僅 Good Braking Practices - Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle
僅 The risk of a rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
僅 Losing control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver oversteers to reenter
the roadway.
僅 In the event your vehicle leaves the
roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
僅 Never exceed posted speed limits.
Good braking practices
僅 Be sure the parking brake is not
engaged and the parking brake indi -
cator light is off before driving.
僅 The vehicle will not stop as quickly if
the brakes are wet. Apply the brakes
lightly until the braking action returns
to normal.
僅 Don't "ride" the brake pedal. Resting
your foot on the brake pedal whilst
driving can be dangerous because the
brakes might overheat and lose their
effectiveness. It also increases the
wear of the brake components.
僅 If a tyre goes flat whilst driving, apply
the brakes gently and keep the vehi -
cle pointed straight-ahead whilst
slowing down the vehicle. Pull the
vehicle slowly and safely off the road
and stop in a safe place.
僅 Be cautious when parking on a hill.
Firmly engage the parking brake and
change the gear in P.
僅 If your vehicle is facing downhill, turn
the front wheels into the kerb to help
keep the vehicle from rolling.
If your vehicle is facing uphill, turn the
front wheels away from the kerb to
help keep the vehicle from rolling.
僅 Block the wheels if there is no kerb or
if it is required by other conditions to
keep the vehicle from rolling.
僅 Parking brake can freeze in the
engaged position under certain condi -
tions such as snow or ice around or
near the rear brakes or if the brakes
are wet.
If there is a risk that the parking brake
may freeze, apply it only temporarily
whilst you change the gear in P and
block the rear wheels so the vehicle
cannot roll. Then release the parking
brake.
僅 Do not hold the vehicle on an incline
with the accelerator pedal. This can
cause the transmission to overheat.
Always use the brake pedal or parking
brake.
僅 Do not pump the brake pedal as the
vehicle is equipped with ABS.
僅 When the brake pedal is depressed
under certain driving conditions or
weather conditions, the vehicle may
experience a temporary "squeak" or
other noise. This is not a malfunction
in brake operation and is normal.
僅 Driving on roads with snow removal
agents can cause brake noise or
abnormal wear on tyres. Set the
regenerative braking system level to
"0" in a safe traffic environment and
apply the brakes several times to
remove the snow removal agent from
the brake discs and pads.
僅 The vehicle is equipped with elec -
tronic hydraulic brake. Due to mal -
function or power instability, the
brake booster may not operate nor -
mally and cause the brake pedal to
feel stiff, resulting in longer braking
distances. In this case, stop the vehicle
by depressing the brake pedal
Before driving
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