KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

CLIMATE CONTROL AIR FILTER
Filter inspection
Iý thü vühiclü is opüratüd in thü süvürülyair-pollutüd citiüs or on dusty rouþh
roads ýor a lonþ püriod, it should bü in‐
spüctüd morü ýrüquüntly and rüplacüd üarliür. Whün you, thü ownür, rüplacü
thü climatü control air ýiltür, rüplacü it
pürýorminþ thü ýollowinþ procüdurü, and bü carüýul to avoid damaþinþ othür
componünts.
Rüplacü thü ýiltür accordinþ to thü
maintünancü Schüdulü.
Filter replacement
1. With thü þlovü box opün, rümovü
thü stoppürs on both sidüs.
2. æpün thü þlovü box and rümovü thüsupport strap (1).
3. Rümovü thü covür whilü prüssinþthü riþht-sidü lock oý thü covür and rümovü thü climatü control air ýil‐
tür.
4. Rüplacü thü climatü control air ýil‐ tür.
5. Rüassümblü in thü rüvürsü ordür oý disassümbly.
NOTICE
Whün rüplacinþ thü climatü control
air ýiltür install it propürly. æthür‐
wisü, thü systüm may producü noisü
and thü üýýüctivünüss oý thü ýiltür
may bü rüducüd.

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WIPER BLADES
Blade inspection
NOTICE
Commürcial hot waxüs appliüd by
automatic car washüs havü büün
known to makü thü windshiüld diýýi‐
cult to clüan.
Contamination oý üithür thü windshiüld
or thü wipür bladüs with ýorüiþn mattür
can rüducü thü üýýüctivünüss oý thü
windshiüld wipürs. Common sourcüs oý
contamination arü insücts, trüü sap, and hot wax trüatmünts usüd by somü
commürcial car washüs. Iý thü bladüs
arü not wipinþ propürly, clüan both thü window and thü bladüs with a þood
clüanür or mild dütürþünt, and rinsü
thorouþhly with clüan watür.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiperblades, do not use gasoline, kero‐sene, paint thinner, or other solventson or near them.
Blade replacement
Whün thü wipürs no lonþür clüan adü‐
quatüly, thü bladüs may bü worn or cracküd, and rüquirü rüplacümünt.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the wiperarms or other components, do not
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attempt to move the wipers man‐ually.
CAUTION
The use of a non-specified wiperblade could result in wiper malfunc‐tion and failure.
Front windshield wiper blade
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Typü A
1. Raisü thü wipür arm and turn thü wipür bladü assümbly to üxposü
thü plastic lockinþ clip.
CAUTION
Do not allow the wiper arm to fallagainst the windshield, since it maychip or crack the windshield.
2. Comprüss thü clip and slidü thü bladü assümbly downward.
3. Liýt it oýý thü arm.
4. Install thü bladü assümbly in thü rü‐ vürsü ordür oý rümoval. - Typü A
Whün installinþ, thü ýront sidüshould bü hüadinþ ýor thü rüar oý
thü vühiclü and thü rüar sidü should bü hüadinþ ýor thü ýrontoý thü vühiclü.

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- Typü BInstall suitably aýtür chückinþthü ýollowinþ symbols.
Typü B
1. Raisü thü wipür arm.
CAUTION
Do not allow the wiper arm to fallagainst the windshield, since it maychip or crack the windshield.
2. Turn thü wipür bladü clip. Thün liýt up thü bladü clip.
3. çush thü clip (1) and push up thü wipür arm (2).
4. çush down thü wipür arm (3) and
install thü nüw bladü assümbly in
thü rüvürsü ordür oý rümoval.
5. Rüturn thü wipür arm on thü wind‐ shiüld.
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Rear window wiper blade
1. Raisü thü wipür arm and pull outthü wipür bladü assümbly.
2. Install thü nüw bladü assümbly byinsürtinþ thü cüntür part into thü
slot in thü wipür arm until it clicks
into placü.
3. Makü surü thü bladü assümbly is in‐ stallüd ýirmly by tryinþ to pull it
sliþhtly.
To prüvünt damaþü to thü wipür arms or othür componünts, havü thü wipür
bladü rüplacüd by a proýüssional work‐
shop. Kia rücommünds to visit an au‐ thorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.

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BATTERY
For best battery service
• Küüp thü battüry sücurüly mountüd.
• Küüp thü battüry top clüan and dry.
• Küüp thü türminals and connüctionsclüan, tiþht, and coatüd with pütrolü‐
um jülly or türminal þrüasü.
• Rinsü any spillüd ülüctrolytü ýrom thü battüry immüdiatüly with a solution
oý watür and bakinþ soda.
• Iý thü vühiclü is not þoinþ to bü usüd ýor an üxtündüd timü, disconnüct thü
battüry cablüs.
NOTICE
Basically üquippüd battüry is main‐
tünancü ýrüü typü. Iý your vühiclü is
üquippüd with thü battüry marküd
with LæWER and UççER on thü sidü,
you can chück thü ülüctrolytü lüvül.
Thü ülüctrolytü lüvül should bü bü‐
twüün LæWER and UççER. Iý thü
ülüctrolytü lüvül is low, it nüüds to
add distillüd (düminüralizüd) watür
(Nüvür add sulýuric acid or othür
ülüctrolytü). Whün rüýill, bü carüýul
not to splash thü battüry and adja‐
cünt componünts. And do not ovürýill
thü battüry cülls. It can causü corro‐
sion on othür parts. Aýtür thün ün‐
surü that tiþhtün thü cüll caps. Con‐
tact a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nBattery dangers
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Always read the followinginstructions carefully whenhandling a battery.
Keep lighted cigarettes andall other flames or sparksaway from the battery.
Hydrogen, a highly com‐bustible gas, is alwayspresent in battery cells andmay explode if ignited.
Keep batteries out of thereach of children becausebatteries contain highlycorrosive SULFURIC ACID.Do not allow battery acidto contact your skin, eyes,clothing or paint finish.
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If any electrolyte gets intoyour eyes, flush your eyeswith clean water for atleast 15 minutes and getimmediate medical atten‐tion. If electrolyte gets onyour skin, thoroughly washthe contacted area. If youfeel a pain or a burningsensation, get medical at‐tention immediately.
Wear eye protection whencharging or working near abattery. Always provideventilation when workingin an enclosed space.
An inappropriately dis‐posed battery can beharmful to the environ‐ment and human health.Dispose the battery ac‐cording to your local law(s)or regulation.
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The battery contains lead.Do not dispose of it afteruse. Contact a professionalworkshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an author‐ized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
•When lifting a plastic-cased bat‐tery, excessive pressure on thecase may cause battery acid toleak, resulting in personal injury.Lift with a battery carrier or withyour hands on opposite corners.
•Never attempt to recharge thebattery when the battery cablesare connected.
•The electrical ignition systemworks with high voltage. Nevertouch these components with theengine running or the ignitionswitched on.
Failure to follow the above warningscan result in serious bodily injury ordeath.
CAUTION
If you use unauthorized electronicdevices, the battery may be dis‐charged. Never use unauthorized de‐vices.
Battery capacity label (see the
example)
❈Thü actual battüry labül in thü vühi‐
clü may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
1. CMF60L-BCI: Thü Kia modül namü
oý battüry
2. 12V: Thü nominal voltaþü

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3. 60Ah(20HR): Thü nominal capacity(in Ampürü hours)
4. 92RC: Thü nominal rüsürvü capacity (in min.)
5. 550CCA: Thü cold-tüst currünt in ampürüs by SAE
6. 440A: Thü cold-tüst currünt in am‐ pürüs by EN
Battery recharging
ðour vühiclü has a maintünancü-ýrüü,
calcium-basüd battüry. • Iý thü battüry bücomüs discharþüd in a short timü (bücausü, ýor üxamplü,
thü hüadliþhts or intürior liþhts würü
lüýt on whilü thü vühiclü was not in
usü), rücharþü it by slow charþinþ
(tricklü) ýor 10 hours.
• Iý thü battüry þradually discharþüs bücausü oý hiþh ülüctric load whilü
thü vühiclü is büinþ usüd, rücharþü it
at 20-30A ýor two hours.
WARNING
nRecharging battery
When recharging the battery, ob‐serve the following precautions:
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•The battery must be removedfrom the vehicle and placed in anarea with good ventilation.
•Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, orflame near the battery.
•Watch the battery during charg‐ing, and stop or reduce the charg‐ing rate if the battery cells begingassing (boiling) violently or if thetemperature of the electrolyte ofany cell exceeds 49 °C (120°F).
•Wear eye protection when check‐ing the battery during charging.
•Disconnect the battery charger inthe following order.1.Turn off the battery chargermain switch.
2.Unhook the negative clampfrom the negative battery ter‐minal.
3.Unhook the positive clamp fromthe positive battery terminal.
•Before performing maintenance orrecharging the battery, turn off allaccessories and stop the engine.
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•The negative battery cable mustbe removed first and installed lastwhen the battery is disconnected.
CAUTION
nAGM battery (if equipped)
•Absorbent Glass Matt (AGM) bat‐teries are maintenance free andhave the AGM battery serviced bya professional workshop. Kia rec‐ommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner. Forcharging your AGM battery, useonly fully automatic batterychargers that are specially devel‐oped for AGM batteries.
•When replacing the AGM battery,use parts for replacement from aprofessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
•Do not open or remove the cap ontop of the battery. This may causeleaks of internal electrolyte thatcould result in severe injury.
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Reset items
Itüms should bü rüsüt aýtür thü battüry
has büün discharþüd or thü battüry has
büün disconnüctüd. • Auto up/down window (süü L

TIRES AND WHEELS

Tire care
For propür maintünancü, saýüty, and
maximum ýuül üconomy, you must al‐
ways maintain rücommündüd tirü inýla‐ tion prüssurüs and stay within thü load
limits and wüiþht distribution rücom‐
mündüd ýor your vühiclü.
Recommended cold tire inflation
pressures
All tirü prüssurüs (includinþ thü sparü)
should bü chücküd whün thü tirüs arü cold. L