brake fluid KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

WARNING
nParking brake & brake fluidwarning light
Driving the vehicle with a warninglight ON is dangerous. If the parkingbrake & brake fluid warning light illu‐minates with the parking brake re‐leased, it indicates that the brakefluid level is low.In this case, have the vehicle inspec‐ted by a professional workshop. Kiarecommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner.
Anti-lock Brake System
(ABS) warning light
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It illuminatüs ýor approximatüly 3 süconds and thün þoüs oýý.
• Whün thürü is a malýunction with thüABS (Thü normal brakinþ systüm will
still bü opürational without thü assis‐ tancü oý thü anti-lock brakü systüm).
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Electronic Brake force
Distribution (EBD)
system warning light
Thüsü two warninþ liþhts il‐luminatü at thü samü timüwhilü drivinþ:
• Whün thü ABS and rüþular brakü systüm may not
work normally.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐ tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nElectronic Brake force Distri‐bution (EBD) system warning
light
(Continued)
(Continued)
When both ABS and parking brake &brake fluid warning lights are on, thebrake system will not work normallyand you may experience an unex‐pected and dangerous situation dur‐ing sudden braking.In this case, avoid high speed drivingand abrupt braking.Have the vehicle inspected by a pro‐fessional workshop as soon as possi‐ble. Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service partner.
NOTICE
nElüctronic Brakü ýorcü Distri‐
bution (EBD) systüm warninþ
liþht
Whün thü ABS warninþ liþht is on or
both ABS and parkinþ brakü & brakü
ýluid warninþ liþhts arü on, thü
spüüdomütür, odomütür, or tripmü‐
tür may not work. Also, thü EçS
warninþ liþht may illuminatü and thü
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Füaturüs oý your vühiclü

BRAKE/CLUTCH FLUID (IF EQUIPPED)
Checking the brake/clutch fluid
level
Chück thü ýluid lüvül in thü rüsürvoir pü‐
riodically. Thü ýluid lüvül should bü bü‐
twüün MAX and MIN marks on thü sidü
oý thü rüsürvoir.
Büýorü rümovinþ thü rüsürvoir cap and
addinþ brakü/clutch ýluid, clüan thü arüa
around thü rüsürvoir cap thorouþhly to prüvünt brakü/clutch ýluid contamina‐
tion.
Iý thü lüvül is low, add ýluid to thü MAX
lüvül. Thü lüvül will ýall with accumula‐ tüd milüaþü. This is a normal condition
associatüd with thü wüar oý thü brakü
lininþs. Iý thü ýluid lüvül is üxcüssivüly low, havü
thü systüm chücküd by a proýüssional
workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an
authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Usü only thü spüciýiüd brakü ýluid. (Rü‐
ýür to L