Kia Optima: Applying the parking brake - Parking brake - Brake system - Driving your vehicle - Kia Optima TF 2011-2026 Owners ManualKia Optima: Applying the parking brake

Foot type

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

Hand type

To engage the parking brake, first apply the foot brake and then pull up the parking brake lever as far as possible.

In addition it is recommended that when parking the vehicle on a incline, the shift lever should be in a low gear on manual transaxle vehicles or in the P (Park) position on automatic transaxle vehicles.

CAUTION

Parking brake
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Releasing the parking brake
Foot type To release the parking brake, depress the parking brake pedal a second time while applying the foot brake. The pedal will automatically extend to the fully released position. Hand ...

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