Kia Sportage: Parking brake

Third generation SL (2010–2016) / Kia Sportage SL Owners Manual / Driving your vehicle / Brake system / Parking 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 whene ...

Applying the parking brake

Foot type To engage the parking brake, first apply the foot brake and then depress the parking brake pedal down as far as possible. Hand type To engage the parking brake, first apply the foot ...

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Good driving practices
Never take the vehicle out of gear and coast down a hill. This is extremely hazardous. Always leave the vehicle in gear. Don't "ride" the brakes. This can cause them to overheat ...

Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection system
*1) The system judges a person of adult. When a smaller adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique and posture. *2) Do not ...