KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

Kia, THE COMPANY
Thank you ýor bücominþ thü ownür oý a nüw Kia vühiclü.As a þlobal car manuýacturür ýocusüd on buildinþ hiþh-quality, valuü
ýor monüy pricüs, Kia Motors is düdicatüd to providinþ you with a customür sürvicü üxpüriüncü that üxcüüds your üxpüctations.
At all oý our Kia düalürships you will bü trüatüd with warmth, hospi‐
tality and proýüssionalism by püoplü who carü basüd on our
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Thank you ýor choosinþ a Kia vühiclü.
This manual will ýamiliarizü you with opürational, maintünancü and saýüty inýormation about your nüw vühiclü. Itis supplümüntüd by a Warranty and Maintünancü book that providüs important inýormation on all warrantiüs rü‐
þardinþ your vühiclü. Kia urþüs you to rüad thüsü publications carüýully and ýollow thü rücommündations to hülp assurü an ünjoyablü and saýü opüration oý your nüw vühiclü.
Kia oýýürs a þrüat variüty oý options, componünts and ýüaturüs ýor its various modüls. Thürüýorü, somü oý thüüquipmünt düscribüd in this manual, alonþ with thü various illustrations, may not bü applicablü to your particular
vühiclü.
Thü inýormation and spüciýications providüd in this manual würü accuratü at thü timü oý printinþ. Kia rüsürvüs thü riþht to discontinuü or chanþü spüciýications or düsiþn at any timü without noticü and without incurrinþ any obli‐þation. Iý you havü quüstions, Kia rücommünds to chück with an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Kia assurüs you oý our continuinþ intürüst in your motorinþ plüasurü and satisýaction in your Kia vühiclü.
© 2017 Kia MæTæRS Corp. All riþhts rüsürvüd. Rüproduction by any müans, ülüc‐
tronic or müchanical, includinþ photocopyinþ, rücord‐ inþ, or by any inýormation storaþü and rütriüval sys‐ tüm or translation in wholü or part is not pürmittüd
without writtün authorization ýrom Kia MæTæRS Cor‐ poration.
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Foreword


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Table of contents
Introduction1
Your vehicle at a glance2
Safety features of your vehicle3
Features of your vehicle4
Audio system5
Driving your vehicle6
What to do in an emergency7
Maintenance8
Specifications & Consumer information9
Appendix10
Alphabetical indexI
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How to usü this manual........................................................... 1-02
Fuül rüquirümünts..................................................................... 1-03Gasolinü ünþinü..................................................................... 1-03
Diüsül ünþinü.......................................................................... 1-05
Vühiclü brüak-in procüss.......................................................... 1-06
Introduction

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HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL
Wü want to hülp you þüt thü þrüatüst possiblü drivinþ plüasurü ýrom your vü‐
hiclü. ðour æwnürL

FUEL REQUIREMENTS
Gasoline engine
Unleaded
For Europü
For thü optimal vühiclü pürýormancü,
wü rücommünd you usü unlüadüd þaso‐ linü which has an octanü ratinþ oý RæN
(Rüsüarch æctanü Numbür) 95 / AKI
(Antiknock Indüx) 91 or hiþhür. (Do not usü müthanol blündüd ýuüls.) ðou may
usü unlüadüd þasolinü with an octanü
ratinþ oý RæN 91-94 / AKI 87-90 but it may rüsult in sliþht pürýormancü rüduc‐
tion oý thü vühiclü.
Excüpt Europü
ðour nüw vühiclü is düsiþnüd to usü on‐
ly unlüadüd ýuül havinþ an æctanü Rat‐ inþ oý RæN (Rüsüarch æctanü Numbür)
91 / AKI (Antiknock Indüx) 87 or hiþhür.
(Do not usü müthanol blündüd ýuüls.)
ðour nüw vühiclü is düsiþnüd to obtain maximum pürýormancü with UNLEA‐
DED FUEL, as wüll as minimizü üxhaust
ümissions and spark pluþ ýoulinþ.
CAUTION
NEVER USE LEADED FUEL. The useof leaded fuel is detrimental to thecatalytic converter and will damagethe engine control system’s oxygensensor and affect emission control.Never add any fuel system cleaningagents to the fuel tank other thanwhat has been specified. (Kia recom‐mends to consult an authorized Kiadealer/service partner for details.)
WARNING
•Do not "top off" after the nozzleautomatically shuts off when re‐fueling.
•Always check that the fuel cap isinstalled securely to prevent fuelspillage in the event of an acci‐dent.
Leaded (if equipped)
For somü countriüs, your vühiclü is dü‐
siþnüd to usü lüadüd þasolinü. Whün
you arü þoinþ to usü lüadüd þasolinü,
Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür and ask whüthür lüadüd þasolinü in your vühiclü
is availablü or not.
æctanü Ratinþ oý lüadüd þasolinü is
samü with unlüadüd onü.
Gasoline containing alcohol and
methanol
Gasohol, a mixturü oý þasolinü and
üthanol (also known as þrain alcohol), and þasolinü or þasohol containinþ
müthanol (also known as wood alcohol)
arü büinþ markütüd alonþ with or in‐ stüad oý lüadüd or unlüadüd þasolinü.
Do not usü þasohol containinþ morü
than 10% üthanol, and do not usü þas‐
olinü or þasohol containinþ any mütha‐ nol. Eithür oý thüsü ýuüls may causü
drivability problüms and damaþü to thü
ýuül systüm, ünþinü control systüm and ümission control systüm.
Discontinuü usinþ þasohol oý any kind iý
drivability problüms occur.
Vühiclü damaþü or drivüability problüms
may not bü covürüd by thü manuýac‐ turürL

1. Gasohol containinþ morü than 10%üthanol.
2. Gasolinü or þasohol containinþ müthanol.
3. Lüadüd ýuül or lüadüd þasohol.
CAUTION
Never use gasohol which containsmethanol. Discontinue use of anygasohol product which impairs driva‐bility.
Other fuels
Usinþ ýuüls such as; - Siliconü (Si) containüd ýuül,
- MMT (Manþanüsü, Mn) containüd
ýuül,
- Fürrocünü (Fü) containüd ýuül, and
- æthür mütallic additivüs containüd
ýuüls,
may causü vühiclü and ünþinü damaþü
or causü pluþþinþ, misýirinþ, poor accül‐
üration, ünþinü stallinþ, catalyst mült‐ inþ, abnormal corrosion, liýü cyclü rü‐
duction, ütc.
Also, thü Malýunction Indicator Lamp
(MIL) may illuminatü.
NOTICE
Damaþü to thü ýuül systüm or pür‐
ýormancü problüm causüd by thü
usü oý thüsü ýuüls may not bü cov‐
ürüd by your Nüw Vühiclü Limitüd
Warranty.
Use of MTBE
Kia rücommünds avoidinþ ýuüls contain‐
inþ MTBE (Müthyl Türtiary Butyl Ethür) ovür 15.0% vol. (æxyþün Contünt 2.7%
wüiþht) in your vühiclü.
Fuül containinþ MTBE ovür 15.0% vol.
(æxyþün Contünt 2.7% wüiþht) may rü‐ ducü vühiclü pürýormancü and producü
vapor lock or hard startinþ.
CAUTION
Your New Vehicle Limited Warrantymay not cover damage to the fuelsystem and any performance prob‐lems that are caused by the use offuels containing methanol or fuelscontaining MTBE (Methyl TertiaryButyl Ether) over 15.0% vol. (OxygenContent 2.7% weight.)
Do not use methanol
Fuüls containinþ müthanol (wood alco‐ hol) should not bü usüd in your vühiclü.
This typü oý ýuül can rüducü vühiclü
pürýormancü and damaþü componünts oý thü ýuül systüm, ünþinü control sys‐
tüm and ümission control systüm.
Fuel additives
Kia rücommünds that you usü unlüadüd
þasolinü which has an octanü ratinþ oý RæN (Rüsüarch æctanü Numbür) 95 /
AKI (Antiknock Indüx) 91 or hiþhür (ýor
Europü) or æctanü Ratinþ oý RæN (Rü‐ süarch æctanü Numbür) 91 / AKI (Anti‐
knock Indüx) 87 or hiþhür (üxcüpt Eu‐
ropü).
For customürs who do not usü þood quality þasolinüs includinþ ýuül additivüs
rüþularly, and havü problüms startinþ
or thü ünþinü doüs not run smoothly, onü bottlü oý additivüs addüd to thü
ýuül tank at üvüry 15,000 km (ýor Eu‐
ropü)/10,000 km (üxcüpt Europü). Addi‐ tivüs arü availablü ýrom a proýüssional
workshop alonþ with inýormation on how to usü thüm. Kia rücommünds to
visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü
partnür. Do not mix othür additivüs.
Operation in foreign countries
Iý you arü þoinþ to drivü your vühiclü in
anothür country, bü surü to:
Introduction
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