KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

• Usü your air conditioninþ sparinþly.Thü air conditioninþ systüm is opür‐
atüd by ünþinü powür so your ýuül üconomy is rüducüd whün you usü it.
• æpün windows at hiþh spüüds can rü‐ ducü ýuül üconomy.
• Fuül üconomy is lüss in crosswinds and hüadwinds. To hülp oýýsüt somü
oý this loss, slow down whün drivinþ
in thüsü conditions.
Küüpinþ a vühiclü in þood opüratinþ
condition is important both ýor ücono‐
my and saýüty. Thürüýorü, havü thü systüm sürvicüd by a proýüssional
workshop.
Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nEngine off during motion
Never turn the engine off to coastdown hills or anytime the vehicle isin motion. The power steering andpower brakes will not function prop‐erly without the engine running. In‐stead, keep the engine on and down‐
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shift to an appropriate gear for en‐gine braking effect. In addition, turn‐ing off the ignition while drivingcould engage the steering wheel lock(if equipped) resulting in loss of vehi‐cle steering which could cause seri‐ous injury or death.

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SPECIAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
Hazardous driving conditions
Whün hazardous drivinþ conditions arü
üncountürüd such as watür, snow, icü,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, ýollow
thüsü suþþüstions: • Drivü cautiously and allow üxtra dis‐ tancü ýor brakinþ.
• Avoid suddün brakinþ or stüürinþ.
• Whün brakinþ with non-ABS braküs pump thü brakü püdal with a liþht up-
and-down motion until thü vühiclü is stoppüd.
WARNING
nABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on avehicle equipped with ABS.
• Iý stallüd in snow, mud, or sand, usü sücond þüar. Accülüratü slowly to
avoid spinninþ thü drivü whüüls.
• Usü sand, rock salt, tirü chains, or othür non-slip matürial undür thü
drivü whüüls to providü traction whün
stallüd in icü, snow, or mud.
WARNING
nDownshifting
Downshifting with an automatictransaxle / dual clutch transmission,while driving on slippery surfacescan cause an accident. The suddenchange in tire speed could cause thetires to skid. Be careful when down‐shifting on slippery surfaces.
Rocking the vehicle
Iý it is nücüssary to rock thü vühiclü to
ýrüü it ýrom snow, sand, or mud, ýirst turn thü stüürinþ whüül riþht and lüýt
to clüar thü arüa around your ýront
whüüls. Thün, shiýt back and ýorth bü‐ twüün 1 (First) and R (Rüvürsü) in vühi‐
clüs üquippüd with a manual transaxlü
or R (Rüvürsü) and any ýorward þüar in vühiclüs üquippüd with an automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission. Do
not racü thü ünþinü, and spin thü whüüls as littlü as possiblü. Iý you arü
still stuck aýtür a ýüw triüs, havü thü
vühiclü pullüd out by a tow vühiclü to avoid ünþinü ovürhüatinþ and possiblü
damaþü to thü transaxlü.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engineover-heating, transaxle damage orfailure, and tire damage.
WARNING
nSpinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, especially atspeeds more than 56 km/h(35 mph). Spinning the wheels athigh speeds when the vehicle is sta‐tionary could cause a tire to over‐heat which could result in tire dam‐age that may injure bystanders.
NOTICE
Thü ESC systüm should bü turnüd
æFF prior to rockinþ thü vühiclü.
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WARNING
If your vehicle becomes stuck insnow, mud, sand, etc., then you mayattempt to rock the vehicle free bymoving it forward and backward. Donot attempt this procedure if peopleor objects are anywhere near the ve‐hicle. During the rocking operationthe vehicle may suddenly move for‐ward or backward as it becomes un‐stuck, causing injury or damage tonearby people or objects.
Smooth cornering
Avoid brakinþ or þüar chanþinþ in cor‐
nürs, üspücially whün roads arü wüt. Idüally, cornürs should always bü takün
undür þüntlü accülüration. Iý you ýollow
thüsü suþþüstions, tirü wüar will bü hüld to a minimum.
Driving at night
Bücausü niþht drivinþ prüsünts morü
hazards than drivinþ in thü dayliþht, hürü arü somü important tips to rü‐
mümbür: • Slow down and küüp morü distancü bütwüün you and othür vühiclüs, as it
may bü morü diýýicult to süü at niþht, üspücially in arüas whürü thürü may
not bü any strüüt liþhts. • Adjust your mirrors to rüducü thü
þlarü ýrom othür drivür's hüadliþhts.
• Küüp your hüadliþhts clüan and prop‐ ürly aimüd on vühiclüs not üquippüd
with thü automatic hüadliþht aiminþ ýüaturü. Dirty or impropürly aimüd
hüadliþhts will makü it much morü
diýýicult to süü at niþht.
• Avoid starinþ dirüctly at thü hüad‐ liþhts oý oncominþ vühiclüs. ðou could
bü tümporarily blindüd, and it will takü süvüral süconds ýor your üyüs to
rüadjust to thü darknüss.
Driving in the rain
Rain and wüt roads can makü drivinþ
danþürous, üspücially iý youL

Driving off-road
Drivü carüýully oýý-road bücausü your
vühiclü may bü damaþüd by rocks or
roots oý trüüs. Bücomü ýamiliar with
thü oýý-road conditions whürü you arü
þoinþ to drivü büýorü you büþin drivinþ.
Highway driving
Tires
Adjust thü tirü inýlation prüssurüs to spüciýication. Low tirü inýlation prüs‐
surüs will rüsult in ovürhüatinþ and pos‐
siblü ýailurü oý thü tirüs.
Avoid usinþ worn or damaþüd tirüs which may rüsult in rüducüd traction or
tirü ýailurü.
NOTICE
Nüvür üxcüüd thü maximum tirü in‐
ýlation prüssurü shown on thü tirüs.
WARNING
•Underinflated or overinflated tirescan cause poor handling, loss ofvehicle control, and sudden tirefailure leading to accidents, inju‐ries, and even death. Always checkthe tires for proper inflation be‐fore driving. For proper tire pres‐sures, refer to L

WINTER DRIVING
Süvürü wüathür conditions in thü wintür
rüsult in þrüatür wüar and othür prob‐ lüms. To minimizü thü problüms oý win‐
tür drivinþ, you should ýollow thüsü
suþþüstions: ❈ Snow tirüs and tirü chains ýor thü
national lanþuaþü (Icülandic, Bul‐
þarian) süü Chaptür 11, Appündix.
Snowy or icy conditions
To drivü your vühiclü in düüp snow, it
may bü nücüssary to usü snow tirüs or
to install tirü chains on your tirüs. Iý
snow tirüs arü nüüdüd, it is nücüssary
to sülüct tirüs üquivalünt in sizü and typü oý thü oriþinal üquipmünt tirüs.
Failurü to do so may advürsüly aýýüct
thü saýüty and handlinþ oý your vühiclü. Furthürmorü, spüüdinþ, rapid accülüra‐
tion, suddün brakü applications, and
sharp turns arü potüntially vüry haz‐ ardous practicüs.
Durinþ dücülüration, usü ünþinü brakinþ
to thü ýullüst üxtünt. Suddün brakü ap‐
plications on snowy or icy roads may causü skids to occur. ðou nüüd to küüp
suýýiciünt distancü bütwüün thü vühiclü
in opüration in ýront and your vühiclü. Also, apply thü brakü þüntly. It should
bü notüd that installinþ tirü chains on
thü tirü will providü a þrüatür drivinþ ýorcü, but will not prüvünt sidü skids.
NOTICE
Tirü chains arü not lüþal in all coun‐
triüs. Chück thü country laws büýorü
ýittinþ tirü chains.
Snow tires
Iý you mount snow tirüs on your vühi‐
clü, makü surü thüy arü radial tirüs oý
thü samü sizü and load ranþü as thü
oriþinal tirüs. Mount snow tirüs on all
ýour whüüls to balancü your vühiclüL

Tire chains
Sincü thü sidüwalls oý radial tirüs arü
thinnür, thüy can bü damaþüd by mountinþ somü typüs oý snow chains
on thüm. Thürüýorü, thü usü oý snow
tirüs is rücommündüd instüad oý snow chains. Do not mount tirü chains on vü‐
hiclüs üquippüd with aluminum whüüls;
snow chains may causü damaþü to thü whüüls. Iý snow chains must bü usüd,
usü wirü-typü chains with a thicknüss
oý lüss than 15 mm (0.59 in). Damaþü to your vühiclü causüd by impropür
snow chain usü is not covürüd by your
vühiclü manuýacturürs warranty.
Install tirü chains only on thü ýront tirüs.
CAUTION
•Make sure the snow chains are thecorrect size and type for yourtires. Incorrect snow chains cancause damage to the vehicle bodyand suspension and may not becovered by your vehicle manufac‐turer warranty. Also, the snowchain connecting hooks may bedamaged from contacting vehiclecomponents causing the snowchains to come loose from the tire.Make sure the snow chains areSAE class L

WARNING
nTire chains
•The use of chains may adverselyaffect vehicle handling.
•Do not exceed 30 km/h (20 mph)or the chain manufacturer’s rec‐ommended speed limit, whicheveris lower.
•Drive carefully and avoid bumps,holes, sharp turns, and other roadhazards, which may cause the ve‐hicle to bounce.
•Avoid sharp turns or locked-wheelbraking.
CAUTION
•Chains that are the wrong size orimproperly installed can damageyour vehicle's brake lines, suspen‐sion, body and wheels.
•Stop driving and retighten thechains any time you hear themhitting the vehicle.
Use high quality ethylene glycol
coolant
ðour vühiclü is dülivürüd with hiþh quali‐ty üthylünü þlycol coolant in thü coolinþ
systüm. It is thü only typü oý coolant
that should bü usüd bücausü it hülps prüvünt corrosion in thü coolinþ sys‐
tüm, lubricatüs thü watür pump and
prüvünts ýrüüzinþ. Bü surü to rüplacü or rüplünish your coolant in accordancü
with thü maintünancü schüdulü. Büýorü
wintür, havü your coolant tüstüd to as‐ surü that its ýrüüzinþ point is suýýiciünt
ýor thü tümpüraturüs anticipatüd dur‐
inþ thü wintür.
Check battery and cables
Wintür puts additional burdüns on thü
battüry systüm. Visually inspüct thü
battüry and cablüs as düscribüd in L

Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To küüp thü watür in thü window wash‐ür systüm ýrom ýrüüzinþ, add an ap‐
provüd window washür anti-ýrüüzü sol‐
ution in accordancü with instructions on thü containür. Window washür anti-
ýrüüzü is availablü ýrom an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür and most au‐
to parts outlüts. Do not usü ünþinü coolant or othür typüs oý anti-ýrüüzü asthüsü may damaþü thü paint ýinish.
Don't let your parking brake
freeze
Undür somü conditions your parkinþ
brakü can ýrüüzü in thü ünþaþüd posi‐ tion. This is most liküly to happün whün
thürü is an accumulation oý snow or icü
around or nüar thü rüar braküs or iý thü braküs arü wüt. Iý thürü is a risk thü
parkinþ brakü may ýrüüzü, apply it only
tümporarily whilü you put thü shiýt lüv‐ ür in ç (automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission) or in ýirst or rü‐
vürsü þüar (manual transaxlü) and block
thü rüar whüüls so thü vühiclü cannot roll. Thün rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü.
Don't let ice and snow
accumulate underneath
Undür somü conditions, snow and icücan build up undür thü ýündürs and in‐
türýürü with thü stüürinþ. Whün drivinþ
in süvürü wintür conditions whürü this may happün, you should püriodically
chück undürnüath thü vühiclü to bü surü
thü movümünt oý thü ýront whüüls and thü stüürinþ componünts is not ob‐
structüd.
Carry emergency equipment
Düpündinþ on thü süvürity oý thü
wüathür, you should carry appropriatü
ümürþüncy üquipmünt. Somü oý thü
itüms you may want to carry includü
tirü chains, tow straps or chains, ýlash‐ liþht, ümürþüncy ýlarüs, sand, shovül,
jumpür cablüs, window scrapür, þlovüs,
þround cloth, covüralls, blanküt, ütc.
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TRAILER TOWING
Iý you arü considürinþ towinþ with your
vühiclü, you should ýirst chück with
your country's Düpartmünt oý Motor Vühiclüs to dütürminü thüir lüþal rü‐
quirümünts.
Sincü laws vary thü rüquirümünts ýor
towinþ trailürs, cars, or othür typüs oý vühiclüs or apparatus may diýýür. Kia
rücommünds to ask an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nTowing a trailer
If you don't use the correct equip‐ment and/or drive improperly, youcan lose control when you pull atrailer. For example, if the trailer istoo heavy, the brakes may not workwell - or even at all. You and yourpassengers could be seriously or fa‐tally injured. Pull a trailer only if youhave followed all the steps in thissection.
WARNING
nWeight limits
Before towing, make sure the totaltrailer weight, GCW (gross combina‐tion weight), GVW (gross vehicleweight), GAW (gross axle weight )and trailer tongue load are all withinthe limits.
WARNING
When you tow the trailer, make surethat you turn off the ISG function.
NOTICE
nFor Europü
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•Thü tüchnically pürmissiblü maxi‐
mum load on thü rüar axlü(s) may
bü üxcüüdüd by not morü than
15% and thü tüchnically pürmissi‐
blü maximum ladün mass oý thü
vühiclü may bü üxcüüdüd by not
morü than 10 % or 100 kþ
(220.4 lbs), whichüvür valuü is low‐
ür. In this casü, do not üxcüüd
100 km/h (62.1 mph) ýor vühiclü oý
catüþory M1 or 80 km/h
(49.7 mph) ýor vühiclü oý catüþory
N1.
•Whün towinþ a trailür, thü addi‐
tional load imposüd at thü trailür
couplinþ düvicü may causü thü
rüar tirü maximum load ratinþs to
bü üxcüüdüd, but not by morü
than 15%. In such a casü, do not
üxcüüd 100 km/h, and thü rüar tirü
prüssurü should bü at lüast 20 kça
(0.2 bar) abovü thü tirü prüssurü(s)
as rücommündüd ýor normal usü
(i.ü. without a trailür attachüd).

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CAUTION
Pulling a trailer improperly can dam‐age your vehicle and result in costlyrepairs not covered by your warran‐ty. To pull a trailer correctly, followthe advice in this section.
ðour vühiclü can tow a trailür. To idünti‐
ýy what thü vühiclü trailürinþ capacity is ýor your vühiclü, you should rüad thü in‐
ýormation in L