Good braking practices help keep occupants safe and extend the life of your brakes.

• Check to be sure that the parking brake is not applied and the parking brake indicator light is OFF before driving.

• Driving through water may wet the brakes. The brakes can also get wet when you wash your vehicle. Wet brakes can be dangerous! Your vehicle does not stop as quickly when the brakes are wet. Wet brakes also may cause your vehicle to drift to one side.

  To dry the brakes, lightly engage the brake pedal until the braking action returns to normal, taking care to always keep your vehicle under control. If the braking action does not return to normal, stop as soon as it is safe to do so and visit an authorized Kia dealer.

• Don’t coast down hills with your vehicle out of gear. This can be extremely hazardous. Always keep your vehicle in gear, use the brakes to slow down, and then shift to a lower gear so that vehicle braking action helps you maintain a safe speed.

• Don’t continuously or constantly apply (i.e. “ride”) the brake pedal. Resting your foot on the brake pedal while driving is dangerous because it can cause the brakes to overheat and lose their effectiveness. It also increases wear on the brake components.

• If a tire goes flat while you are driving, gently engage the brake pedal and keep your vehicle pointed straight ahead while you slow down. Pull off the road and stop in a safe place once you are moving slowly enough to do so.

• Be cautious when parking on a hill. Firmly apply the parking brake shift the gear to P (Park). If your vehicle is facing downhill, turn the front wheels toward the curb to help keep your vehicle from rolling.

  If your vehicle is facing uphill, turn the front wheels away from the curb to help keep your vehicle from rolling. If there is no curb and other conditions require you to keep your vehicle from rolling, block the wheels.

• Under some conditions, your parking brake can freeze while applied. This is most likely to occur when the brakes are wet, or when there is an accumulation of snow or ice near the rear brakes. If there is a risk that the parking brake may freeze, only apply it temporarily while you shift the gear to P (Park). Block the rear wheels so your vehicle cannot roll. Then release the parking brake.

• Do not use the accelerator pedal to hold your vehicle on an incline. This can cause the transmission to overheat. Always use the brake pedal or parking brake.