Kia EV6 2024 Owner's Manual page 273

Driving your vehicle
can cause excessive brake lining and
pad wear.
WARNING
Steep Hill Braking
Avoid continuous application of the
brakes when descending a long or steep
hill by increasing the regeneration level.
Continuous brake application will cause
the brakes to overheat and could result
in a temporary loss of braking perfor-
mance.
Wet brakes may impair the vehicle's abil-
ity to safely slow down; the vehicle may
also pull to one side when the brakes are
applied. Applying the brakes lightly will
indicate whether they have been
affected in this way. Always test your
brakes in this fashion after driving
through deep water. To dry the brakes,
apply them lightly while maintaining a
safe forward speed until brake perfor-
mance returns to normal.
NOTICE
Do not depress the brake pedal continu-
ously without the READY indicator ON.
The battery may be discharged.
Brake disc cleaning
If there is a surface rust on the brake
disc or squeal can be heard, select level
0 of the regenerative brake system.
The regenerative brake system will be
temporarily deactivated to clean the
brake disc.
Depressing a brake while driving
approximately 10 times, the regenera-
tive brake system will not be operated
during Brake Disc Cleaning mode is acti-
vated (Regenerative brake system level
0). The energy consumption may
increases.
After Brake Disc Cleaning mode oper-
ates, the regenerative brake system will
activate again.
In the event of brake failure
If service brakes fail to operate while the
vehicle is in motion, you can make an
emergency stop with the parking brake.
The stopping distance, however, will be
much greater than normal.
WARNING
Parking Brake
Avoid applying the parking brake to stop
the vehicle while it is moving except in
an emergency situation. Applying the
parking brake while the vehicle is mov-
ing at normal speeds can cause a sud-
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.
WARNING
Replace Brake Pads
Do not continue to drive with worn brake
pads. Continuing to drive with worn
brake pads can damage the braking sys-
Brake system
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