So I took the Kia EV for its second car wash since becoming its owner and ended up stuck with the Park Brake warning light on. So the question is why?
I slid into the car wash’s track and placed the car in neutral, as one should. But, I had
I ran through some scenarios after the wash, but without the car wash. I drove forward with Brake Hold on, stopped, which activated the hold, slipped into neutral, turned off Brake Hold, and got the message that I needed to step on the brake to deactivate the Hold. This is what I missed at the car wash, and evidently the mechanism that slid under the wheel attempting to move the car forward set off the warning light.
I have added this notation to the Brake Hold page, which is here, and the Park Brake page, which is here.
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