Kia Soul 2023 Manual page 227

Driving your vehicle
- The driver's door is opened.
- The engine hood is opened.
- The vehicle is in a standstill for
more than 10 minutes.
- The vehicle is standing on a steep
slope.
- The vehicle moved for a few sec-
onds.
In these cases, the brake warning
light comes on, the AUTO HOLD
indicator changes from green to
white, and a warning sounds and a
message will appear to inform you
that EPB has been automatically
engaged. Before driving off again,
press foot brake pedal, check the
surrounding area near your vehicle
and release parking brake manu-
ally with the EPB switch.
僅 If the AUTO HOLD indicator lights up
yellow, the Auto Hold is not working
properly. Take your vehicle and have
the system checked by an authorized
Kia dealer.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, do not
activate Auto Hold while driving down-
hill, backing up or parking your vehicle.
If there is a malfunction with the driver's
door, liftgate or engine hood open
detection system, the Auto Hold may not
work properly.
Take your vehicle and have the system
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
NOTICE
A click or electric brake motor whine
sound may be heard while operating or
releasing the EPB, but these conditions
are normal and indicate that the EPB is
functioning properly.
Warning messages
The Auto Hold function will display a
warning message with sound under cer-
tain conditions.
When the EPB is applied from Auto Hold,
a warning will sound and a message will
appear.
OSK3052293N
A: Parking brake automatically
engaged
When the conversion from Auto Hold to
EPB is not working properly a warning
will sound and a message will appear.
OSK3052314N
A: AUTO HOLD turning Off! Press
brake pedal
Brake system
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