what type of brake pads do you recommend

Hello, I'm Danny.

Your vehicle specifies that ceramic style brake pads are recommended as opposed to semi-metallic. Here is a tutorial show how to replace front brake pads:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-replace-front-brake-pads-and-rotors-fwd

I've attached picture steps below on how to remove and replace the front brake pads on your car including a picture of the recommended brake pads. Hope this helps and thanks for using 2CarPros.