KIA Sorento 2014 User Manual

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Driving your vehicle

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Parking brake

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 brake and then without
pressing the release button in, pull
the parking brake lever up as far as
possible.
In addition it is recommended that
when parking the vehicle on a gradi-
ent, the shift lever should be posi-
tioned in the appropriate low gear on
manual transaxle vehicles.

CAUTION

Driving with the parking brake
applied will cause excessive
brake pad and brake rotor wear.

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