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owners manual KIA Optima
owners manual KIA Optima - year of production: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - KIA Optima III 3 owners manual EN
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from owners manual to the vehicle KIA Optima, year of production 2010 - 2015:
Driving your vehicle
BRAKE SYSTEM
Power brakes (Continued) In the event of brake failure
Your vehicle has power-assisted brakes • When descending a long or steepIf service brakes fail to operate while the
that adjust automatically through normal vehicle is in motion, you can make an
hill, shift to a lower gear and
usage. emergency stop with the parking brake.
avoid continuous application of
In the event that the power-assisted The stopping distance, however, will be
the brakes. Continuous brake
brakes lose power because of a stalled much greater than normal.
application will cause the brakes
engine or some other reason, you can
still stop your vehicle by applying greaterto overheat and could result in a
temporary loss of braking per-
force to the brake pedal than you nor- WARNING- Parking brake
mally would.The stopping distance, how-formance. Applying the parking brake while
• Wet brakes may impair the vehi-
ever, will be longer. the vehicle is moving at normal
cle’s ability to sefely slow down;
When the engine is not running, the speeds can cause a sudden loss of
the vehicle may also pull to one
reserve brake power is partially depletedside when the brakes are applied.control of the vehicle. If you must
each time the brake pedal is applied. Do use the parking brake to stop the
Applying the brakes lightly will
not pump the brake pedal when the vehicle, use great caution in apply-
power assist has been interrupted.indicate whether they have beening the brake.
Pump the brake pedal only when neces- affected in this way. Always test
your brakes in this fashion after
sary to maintain steering control on slip-
pery surfaces. driving through deep water. To
dry the brakes, apply them lightly
while maintaining a safe forward
speed until brake performance
WARNING- Brakes returns to normal.
• Always, confirm the position of
• Do not drive with your foot rest-
the brake and accelerator pedal
ing on the brake pedal.This will
before driving. If you don't check
create abnormal high brake tem-
peratures, excessive brake liningthe position of the accelerator
and brake pedal before driving,
and pad wear, and increased
stopping distances. you may depress the accelerator
(Continued) instead of the brake pedal. It may
cause a serious accident.
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