Kia Soul 2012 User Manual download pdf (Page 248)

Driving your vehicle

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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 (if

equipped). You may hear this sound

come and go or it may occur when-

ever you depress the brake pedal.

Please remember that some driving

conditions or climates may cause a

brake squeal when you first apply (or

lightly apply) the brakes. This is nor-

mal and does not indicate a problem

with your brakes.

Always replace the front or rear

brake pads as pairs.

Rear drum brakes (if equipped)

Your rear drum brakes do not have

wear indicators. Therefore, have the

rear brake linings inspected if you

hear a rubbing noise. Also have your

rear brakes inspected each time you

change or rotate your tires and when

you have the front brakes replaced.

Parking brake

Applying the parking brake

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 recommend-

ed that when parking the vehicle on

an incline, the shift lever should be in

the P (Park) position for Automatic

transaxle, or Reverse for manual

transaxle.

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CAUTION - Replace

brake pads

Do not continue to drive with

worn brake pads. Continuing to

drive with worn brake pads can

damage the braking system and

result in costly brake repairs.

WARNING - Brake wear

Do not ignore high pinched

wear sounds from your brakes.

If you ignore this audible warn-

ing, you will eventually lose

braking performance, which

could lead to a serious acci-

dent.

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