Kia Optima Hybrid 2017 Owner's Manual page 441

Driving your vehicle
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• If the parking brake warning light
does not illuminate or blinks even
though the EPB switch was pulled
up, the EPB is not applied.
• If the parking brake warning light
blinks when the EPB warning light
is on, press the switch, then pull it
up. Once more press it back to its
original position and pull it back up.
If the EPB warning does not go
off, we recommend that the sys‐
tem be checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
Emergency braking
If there is a problem with the brake
pedal while driving, emergency braking
is possible by pulling up and holding the
EPB switch. Braking is possible only
while you are holding the EPB switch.
WARNING
Do not operate the parking brake
while the vehicle is moving except in
an emergency situation.
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NOTICE
During emergency braking by the
EPB, the parking brake warning light
will illuminate to indicate that the
system is operating.
CAUTION
If you continuously notice a noise or
burning smell when the EPB is used
for emergency braking, we recom‐
mend that the system be checked
by an authorized Kia dealer.
When the EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake) does not release
If the EPB does not release normally,
we recommend that you contact an au‐
thorized Kia dealer by loading the vehi‐
cle on a flatbed tow truck and have the
system checked.
AUTO HOLD (if equipped)
The Auto Hold maintains the vehicle in
a standstill even though the brake ped‐
al is not depressed after the driver
brings the vehicle to a complete stop by
depressing the brake pedal.
Set up
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1. With the driver's door, engine hood
closed, fasten the driver's seat belt
or depress the brake pedal and
then press the Auto Hold button.
The white AUTO HOLD indicator will
come on and the system will be in
the standby position.