Kia Stinger 2023 Owner's Manual page 267

Driving your vehicle
den loss of control of the vehicle. If you
must use the parking brake to stop the
vehicle, use great caution in applying the
brake.
Disc brakes wear indicator
When your brake pads are worn and
new pads are required, you will hear a
high-pitched warning sound from your
front brakes or rear brakes. You may
hear this sound come and go or it may
occur whenever you depress the brake
pedal.
Always replace the front or rear brake
pads as pairs.
CAUTION
Replace brake pads
Do not continue to drive with worn brake
pads. Continuing to drive with worn
brake pads can damage the braking sys-
tem and result in costly brake repairs.
WARNING
Brake wear
Do not ignore high pitched wear sounds
from your brakes. If you ignore this audi-
ble warning, you will eventually lose
braking performance, which could lead
to a serious accident.
Brembo Brake (if equipped)
It is normal for vehicles equipped with
high-performance brakes (Large-diame-
ter Brembo brakes for enhanced braking
performance) to generate braking
noises.
Also, Circular patterns caused by disc
surface friction may occur. These pat-
terns are normal and do not affect brak-
ing performance.
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CAUTION
Excessive, high speed, repetitive braking
may cause abnormal deformation and
wear of parts even if high performance
brakes are equipped on the vehicle. This
wear can cause vehicle vibration when
braking. Drivers should obey speed lim-
its and avoid excessive, high speed,
repetitive braking to prevent damage.
The limited warranty does not cover
damage caused by excessive, high
speed, repetitive braking, track driving,
racing, or other abuse or misuse of the
vehicle.
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Check the brake warning light by turn-
ing the ENGINE START/STOP button ON
(do not start the engine). This light will
be appeared when the parking brake is
applied with the ENGINE START/STOP
button in the START or ON position.
Before driving, be sure the parking
brake is fully released and the brake
warning light is off.
If the brake warning light remains on
after the parking brake is released while
the engine is running, there may be a
malfunction in the brake system. Imme-
diate attention is necessary.
If at all possible, cease driving the vehi-
cle immediately. If that is not possible,
use extreme caution while operating the
vehicle and only continue to drive the
vehicle until you can reach a safe loca-
tion or repair shop.
Brake system