Kia SORENTO Owner's Manual page 318

Driving your vehicle
EPB (Electronic Parking Brake) may
be automatically applied when:
• The EPB is overheated
• Requested by other systems
NOTICE
If the driver turns the engine off by
mistake whilst Auto Hold is operat-
ing, EPB will be automatically
applied. (Vehicle's equipped with
Auto Hold)
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System warning
• If you try to drive off depressing the
accelerator pedal with the EPB
applied, but doesn't release auto-
matically, a warning will sound and
a message will appear.
• If the driver's seat belt is not fas-
tened and the engine bonnet or
trunk is opened, a warning will
sound and a message will appear.
• If there is a problem with the vehi-
cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear.
If the above situation
depress the brake pedal and release
EPB by pressing the EPB switch.
WARNING
• To prevent
movement when stopped and
leaving the vehicle, do not use
the shift lever in place of the
parking brake. Set the parking
brake and make sure the shift
lever is securely positioned in
P (Park).
• Never allow anyone who is
unfamiliar with the vehicle to
touch the parking brake. If the
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parking brake is released
unintentionally, serious injury
may occur.
• All vehicles should always
have the parking brake fully
engaged when parking to
avoid inadvertent movement
of the car which can injure
occupants or pedestrians.
occurs,
unintentional