Kia Cee'd: Winter driving / Don't let your parking brake freeze
Under some conditions your parking brake can freeze in the engaged position. This is most likely to happen when there is an accumulation of snow or ice around or near the rear brakes or if the brakes are wet. If there is a risk the parking brake may freeze, apply it only temporarily while you put the shift lever in P (automatic transaxle) or in first or reverse gear (manual transaxle) and block the rear wheels so the vehicle cannot roll. Then release the parking brake.
Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To keep the water in the window washer
system from freezing, add an approved
window washer anti-freeze solution in
accordance with instructions on the container.
Window washer anti-freeze is
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Don't let ice and snow accumulate
underneath
Under some conditions, snow and ice
can build up under the fenders and interfere
with the steering. When driving in
severe winter conditions where this may
happen, you should periodically chec ...
Other information:
Kia Cee'd JD Owners Manual: Auto Start
To restart the engine from idle stop
mode
Press the clutch pedal when the shift
lever is in the N (Neutral) position.
A message "Press Clutch Pedal for Auto
Start" will appear on the LCD display.
The engine will start and the green
AUTO STOP () indicator on the
instrument clu ...
: Post-Crash Alert System. Automatic Crash Shutoff
Post-Crash Alert System
What Is the Post-Crash Alert System
The system helps draw attention to your
vehicle in the event of a serious impact.
How Does the Post-Crash Alert System Work
The system is designed to turn the hazard
flashers on and to intermittently sound the
horn in the event of a seri ...
