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Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)

To prevent serious injury or death from unintended vehicle movement:

  • Always come to a complete stop and continue to depress the brake pedal before parking, shift the gear into P (Park), pull up the EPB switch, and press the Start/Stop button to the OFF position. Take the key with you when leaving the vehicle.

  • NEVER allow anyone who is unfamiliar with the vehicle to touch the EPB switch.

  • Only release EPB when you are seated inside the vehicle with your foot firmly on the brake pedal.

  • Driving with the parking brake on may overheat the braking system and cause premature wear or damage to brake parts.

  • When leaving your keys with a parking attendant or assistant, make sure to inform them how to operate the EPB.

  • If the Parking Brake warning light is still on even though the EPB has been released, we recommend that your vehicle be inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

  • Do not drive your vehicle with EPB applied. It may cause excessive brake pad and brake rotor wear.

  • Depress the brake pedal and release the parking brake manually with the EPB switch before you drive downhill or when backing up.

  • During an automatic car wash, the Start/Stop button must be in the POWER ON position, and the EPB must also be released.

  • A clicking sound may be heard while operating or releasing the EPB. These conditions are normal and indicate that the EPB is functioning properly.

  • You can apply EPB even though the Start/Stop button is in the OFF position (only if battery power is available), but you cannot release it.

Parking brake operation

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Applying the parking brake

Pull up the EPB switch (direction 1) while depressing and holding the brake pedal.

  • Make sure the Parking Brake warning light comes on.

Releasing the parking brake

With the Start/Stop button in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position, press the EPB switch (direction 2) while depressing the brake pedal.

  • Make sure the Parking Brake warning light goes off.

EPB automatic operation

EPB automatic application

  • When requested by other systems

  • When the driver turns the vehicle off while Auto Hold is operating

  • When the driver's door is opened while the Start/Stop button is in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position

  • EPB will not be applied if the driver presses and holds the EPB switch while turning off the vehicle.

  • When the gear is shifted to P (Park)

  • The EPB will not be applied when the vehicle is turned off if the EPB is released after shifting the gear to P (Park).

EPB automatic release

  • When depressing the brake pedal and shifting out of P (Park) or N (Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive) with the vehicle ON.

    • Make sure the doors, hood, and tailgate are closed and the seat belt is fastened.

  • When all the following conditions are met and the accelerator pedal is depressed.

    • The vehicle is ON.

    • The driver's seat belt is fastened (except Middle East).

    • The driver's door, hood and tailgate are closed.

    • The gear is in R (Reverse), D (Drive) or manual mode.

Make sure the Parking Brake warning light goes off.

If the driver's seat belt is unfastened, or the hood, tailgate, doors are open, and you try to drive with EPB applied, a warning sounds and the 'To release EPB, fasten seat belt and close door, hood and tailgate' message appears.

Emergency braking

If there is a problem with the brake pedal while driving, emergency braking is possible by pulling up and holding the EPB switch. Braking is possible only while you are holding the EPB switch. However, braking distance may be longer than normal.

To reduce the risk of serious injury or death, do not operate the EPB while the vehicle is moving except in an emergency situation. It may damage the brake system and cause a collision.

If you notice a noise or burning smell when the EPB is used for emergency braking, we recommend that your vehicle be inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

During emergency braking, the Parking Brake warning light illuminates and you may hear a clicking noise.

EPB malfunction

EPB warning light illuminates if the Start/Stop button in the POWER ON position and goes off in about 3 seconds if the system is operating normally.

If the EPB warning light remains on, comes on while driving, or does not come on when the Start/Stop button in the POWER ON, the EPB may have malfunctioned.

If this occurs, we recommend that your vehicle be inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

The EPB warning light may illuminate when the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) indicator comes on to indicate that ESC is not working properly, but it does not indicate a malfunction of EPB.

  • If the Parking Brake warning light does not illuminate or blinks after the EPB switch has been pulled, the EPB may not be applied.

  • If the EPB warning light is still on or the Parking Brake warning light blinks, press the switch, and then pull it up. Repeat this one more time. If the EPB warning does not go off, we recommend that your vehicle be inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

Parking brake warning light

The Parking Brake " warning light illuminates when the Parking Brake is applied with the Start/Stop button in the POWER ON position.

Before driving, make sure the Parking Brake is released and the Parking Brake warning light is OFF.

If the Parking Brake warning light remains on after the Parking Brake is released while the vehicle is running, there may be a malfunction in the brake system.

If possible, stop driving the vehicle immediately. If that is not possible, use extreme caution while operating the vehicle and only continue to drive the vehicle until you can reach a safe location.