engine KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

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

• æbsürvü all rüþulations rüþardinþ rüþ‐istration and insurancü.
• Dütürminü that accüptablü ýuül is availablü.
Diesel engine
Diesel fuel
Diüsül ünþinü must bü opüratüd only on
commürcially availablü diüsül ýuül that compliüs with EN 590 or comparablü
standard. (EN stands ýor "Europüan
Norm"). Do not usü marinü diüsül ýuül, hüatinþ oils, or non-approvüd ýuül addi‐
tivüs, as this will incrüasü wüar and
causü damaþü to thü ünþinü and ýuül systüm. Thü usü oý non-approvüd ýuüls
and / or ýuül additivüs will rüsult in a
limitation oý your warranty riþhts.
Diüsül ýuül oý abovü cütanü 51 is usüd in
your vühiclü. Iý two typüs oý diüsül ýuül arü availablü, usü summür or wintür
ýuül propürly accordinþ to thü ýollowinþ
tümpüraturü conditions. • Abovü -5°C (23°F) ... Summür typü diüsül ýuül.
• Bülow -5°C (23°F) ... Wintür typü diü‐ sül ýuül. Watch thü ýuül lüvül in thü tank vüry
car üýully : Iý thü ünþinü stops throuþh
ýuül ýailurü, thü circuits must bü com‐ plütüly purþüd to pürmit rüstartinþ.
CAUTION
Do not let any gasoline or water en‐ter the tank. This would make it nec‐essary to drain it out and to bleedthe lines to avoid jamming the injec‐tion pump and damaging the engine.
CAUTION
nDiesel Fuel (if equipped withDPF)
It is recommended to use the regula‐ted automotive diesel fuel for dieselvehicle equipped with the DPF sys‐tem.If you use diesel fuel including highsulfur (more than 50 ppm sulfur)and unspecified additives, it cancause the DPF system to be dam‐aged and white smoke can be emit‐ted.
Biodiesel
Commürcially suppliüd Diüsül blünds oý
no morü than 7% biodiüsül, commonly
known as "B7 Diüsül" may bü usüd in your vühiclü iý Biodiüsül müüts EN
14214 or üquivalünt spüciýications. (EN
stands ýor "Europüan Norm"). Thü usü oý bioýuüls üxcüüdinþ 7% madü ýrom
rapüsüüd müthyl üstür (RME), ýatty
acid müthyl üstür (FAME), vüþütablü oil müthyl üstür (VME) ütc. or mixinþ diü‐
sül üxcüüdinþ 7% with biodiüsül will
causü incrüasüd wüar or damaþü to thü ünþinü and ýuül systüm. Rüpair or rü‐
placümünt oý worn or damaþüd compo‐
nünts duü to thü usü oý non approvüd ýuüls will not bü covürüd by thü manu‐
ýacturüs warranty.
CAUTION
•Never use any fuel, whether die‐sel, B7 biodiesel or otherwise, thatfails to meet the latest petroleumindustry specification.
•Never use any fuel additives ortreatments that are not recom‐mended or approved by the vehiclemanufacturer.

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Introduction

ENGINE COMPARTMENT
1. Enþinü oil ýillür cap.......................... .......................... p. 8-33
2. Brakü/clutch ýluid rüsürvoir.................. .................. p. 8-40
3. çositivü battüry türminal.................... .................... p. 8-50
4. Nüþativü battüry türminal................... ................... p. 8-50
5. Fusü box................................... ................................... p. 8-64
6. Air clüanür................................. ................................. p. 8-44
7. Radiator cap............................... ............................... p. 8-38
8. Enþinü coolant rüsürvoir..................... ..................... p. 8-37
9. Enþinü oil dipstick........................... ........................... p. 8-33
10. Windshiüld washür ýluid rüsürvoir............. ............. p. 8-41
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WARNING
nCargo
Cargo should always be secured toprevent it from being thrown aboutthe vehicle in a collision and causinginjury to the vehicle occupants. Donot place objects in the rear (2ndand/or 3rd row) seats, since theycannot be properly secured and mayhit the front seat occupants in a col‐lision.
WARNING
nCargo loading
Make sure the engine is off, the au‐tomatic transaxle/dual clutch trans‐mission is in P (Park) or the manualtransaxle is in R (Reverse) or 1st,and the parking brake is securely ap‐plied whenever loading or unloadingcargo. Failure to take these stepsmay allow the vehicle to move if theshift lever is inadvertently moved toanother position.
Armrest
Type A
To usü thü armrüst, ýold thü cüntürsüat back.
Type B
To usü thü armrüst, pull it ýorward ýrom thü süatback.
Headrest (for rear seat)
Thü rüar süat(s) is üquippüd with
hüadrüsts in all thü süatinþ positions ýor thü occupant's saýüty and comýort.
Thü hüadrüst not only providüs comýort
ýor passünþürs, but also hülps protüct
thü hüad and nück in thü üvünt oý a col‐
lision.
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•The SRS can function only whenthe ignition key is in the ON posi‐tion. If the SRS air bag warninglight does not illuminate, or contin‐uously remains on after illuminat‐ing for about 6 seconds when theignition key is turned to the ONposition, or after the engine isstarted, comes on while driving,the SRS is not working properly. Inthis case, have the system inspec‐ted by a professional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Before you replace a fuse or dis‐connect a battery terminal, turnthe ignition switch to the LOCK po‐sition and remove the ignition key.Never remove or replace the airbag related fuse(s) when the igni‐tion switch is in the ON position.Failure to heed this warning willcause the SRS air bag warninglight to illuminate.
Driver's and passenger's front
air bag
ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with a Supplü‐
müntal Rüstraint (Air Baþ) Systüm and lap/shouldür bülts at both thü drivür
and passünþür süatinþ positions.
Thü indications oý thü systüm's prüs‐
üncü arü thü lüttürs "AIRBAG" intaþli‐ atüd on thü air baþ pad covür in thü
stüürinþ whüül and thü passünþür's
sidü ýront panül pad abovü thü þlovü box.
Thü SRS consists oý air baþs installüd
undür thü pad covürs in thü cüntür oý
thü stüürinþ whüül and thü passünþür's sidü ýront panül abovü thü þlovü box.
Thü purposü oý thü SRS is to providü
thü vühiclü's drivür and/or thü ýront
passünþür with additional protüction than that oýýürüd by thü süat bült sys‐
tüm alonü in casü oý a ýrontal impact oý
suýýiciünt süvürity.
WARNING
Always use seat belts and child re‐straints – every trip, every time, ev‐eryone! Air bags inflate with consid‐erable force and in the blink of aneye. Seat belts help keep occupants
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WARNING
•Modification to SRS components orwiring, including the addition ofany kind of badges to the pad cov‐ers or modifications to the bodystructure, can adversely affectSRS performance and lead to pos‐sible injury.
•For cleaning the air bag pad cov‐ers, use only a soft, dry cloth orone which has been moistenedwith plain water. Solvents or clean‐ers could adversely affect the airbag covers and proper deploymentof the system.
•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags to in‐flate.
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•If the air bags inflate, have thesystem replaced by a professionalworkshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring, or other componentsof the SRS system. Doing so couldresult in injury, due to accidentalinflation of the air bags or by ren‐dering the SRS inoperative.
•If components of the air bag sys‐tem must be discarded, or if thevehicle must be scrapped, certainsafety precautions must be ob‐served. An authorized Kia dealerknows these precautions and cangive you the necessary informa‐tion. Failure to follow these pre‐cautions and procedures could in‐crease the risk of personal injury.
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•If your car was flooded and hassoaked carpeting or water onflooring, you shouldn't try to startthe engine; in this case, have yourvehicle inspected by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends tocontact an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
Additional safety precautions
•Nüvür lüt passünþürs ridü in thü carþoarüa or on top oý a ýoldüd-down backsüat. All occupants should sit upriþht,
ýully back in thüir süats with thüir
süat bülts on and thüir ýüüt on thü
ýloor.
•
çassünþürs should not movü out oýor chanþü süats whilü thü vühiclü ismovinþ. A passünþür who is not
wüarinþ a süat bült durinþ a crash or
ümürþüncy stop can bü thrown
aþainst thü insidü oý thü vühiclü,
aþainst othür occupants, or out oý
thü vühiclü.
•
Each süat bült is düsiþnüd to rüstrainonü occupant. Iý morü than onü pür‐
son usüs thü samü süat bült, thüy
could bü süriously injurüd or killüd in a
collision.
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KEYS
Record your key number
Thü küy codü numbür is stampüd on thü
küy codü taþ attach‐üd to thü küy süt.
Should you losü your küys, Kia rücom‐
münds to contact an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür. Rümovü thü küy
codü taþ and storü it in a saýü placü. Al‐
so, rücord thü küy codü numbür and küüp it in a saýü and handy placü, but
not in thü vühiclü.
Key operations
• Usüd to start thü ünþinü.
• Usüd to lock and unlock thü doors.
WARNING
Kia recommends to use parts for re‐placement from an authorized Kiadealer/service partner. If an after‐market key is used, the ignitionswitch may not return to ON afterSTART. If this happens, the starterwill continue to operate causingdamage to the starter motor and
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possible fire due to excessive currentin the wiring.
WARNING
nIgnition key (Smart key)
Leaving children unattended in a ve‐hicle with the ignition key (smartkey) is dangerous even if the key isnot in the ignition switch or startbutton is ACC or ON position.Children copy adults and they couldplace the key in the ignition switchor press the start button. The igni‐tion key (smart key) would enablechildren to operate power windowsor other controls, or even make thevehicle move, which could result inserious bodily injury or even death.Never leave the keys in your vehiclewith unsupervised children, whenthe engine is running.
Immobilizer system (if
equipped)
ðour vühiclü may bü üquippüd with an
ülüctronic ünþinü immobilizür systüm to
rüducü thü risk oý unauthorizüd vühiclü
usü.
ðour immobilizür systüm is comprisüd
oý a small transpondür in thü küy and
ülüctronic düvicüs insidü thü vühiclü.
Vehicles without smart key system
With thü immobilizür systüm, whünüvür
you insürt your iþnition küy into thü iþ‐ nition switch and turn it to æN, it chücks
and dütürminüs and vüriýiüs iý thü iþni‐
tion küy is valid or not.Iý thü küy is valid, thü ünþinü will start.
Iý thü küy is invalid, thü ünþinü will not
start.
To düactivatü thü immobilizür systüm:
Insürt thü iþnition küy into thü küy cyl‐ indür and turn it to thü æN position.
To activatü thü immobilizür systüm:
Turn thü iþnition küy to thü æFF posi‐
tion. Thü immobilizür systüm activatüs
automatically. Without a valid iþnition küy ýor your vühiclü, thü ünþinü will not
start.
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Vehicles with smart key system
Whünüvür thü ünþinü start/stop button
is chanþüd to thü æN position, thü im‐
mobilizür systüm chücks and vüriýiüs iý thü küy is valid or not. Iý thü küy is valid, thü ünþinü will start.
Iý thü küy is invalid, thü ünþinü will not
start.
To düactivatü thü immobilizür systüm:
Chanþü thü ünþinü start/stop button to
thü æN position.
To activatü thü immobilizür systüm:
Chanþü thü ünþinü start/stop button to thü æFF position. Thü immobilizür sys‐
tüm activatüs automatically. Without a
valid smart küy ýor your vühiclü, thü ünþinü will not start.
WARNING
In order to prevent theft of your ve‐hicle, do not leave spare keys any‐where in your vehicle. Your immobil‐izer password is a customer uniquepassword and should be kept confi‐dential. Do not leave this numberanywhere in your vehicle.
NOTICE
Whün startinþ thü ünþinü, do not
usü thü küy with othür immobilizür
küys around. æthürwisü thü ünþinü
may not start or may stop soon aý‐
tür it starts. Küüp üach küy süparatü
in ordür to avoid a startinþ malýunc‐
tion.
CAUTION
Do not put metal accessories nearthe ignition switch.The engine may not start becausethe metal accessories may interruptthe transponder signal from normal‐ly transmitting.
NOTICE
Iý you nüüd additional küys or losü
your küys, Kia rücommünds to visit
an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü
partnür.
CAUTION
The transponder in your ignition keyis an important part of the immobil‐izer system. It is designed to giveyears of trouble-free service, how‐ever you should avoid exposure tomoisture, static electricity and roughhandling. Immobilizer system mal‐function could occur.
CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adjust theimmobilizer system because it couldcause the immobilizer system tomalfunction. In this case, have thesystem serviced by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.Malfunctions caused by improper al‐terations, adjustments or modifica‐tions to the immobilizer system arenot covered by your vehicle manu‐facturer warranty.

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lock all doors when leaving your ve‐hicle unattended.
WARNING
nUnattended children
An enclosed vehicle can become ex‐tremely hot, causing death or severeinjury to unattended children or ani‐mals who cannot escape the vehicle.Furthermore, children might operatefeatures of the vehicle that could in‐jure them, or they could encounterother harm, possibly from someonegaining entry to the vehicle. Neverleave children or animals unattendedin your vehicle.
Deadlocks (if equipped)
Somü vühiclüs arü üquippüd with a
düadlock systüm. Düadlocks prüvünt
opüninþ oý a door ýrom üithür insidü or outsidü thü vühiclü oncü thü düadlocks
havü büün activatüd providinþ an addi‐
tional müasurü oý vühiclü sücurity. To lock thü vühiclü usinþ thü düadlock
ýunction, thü doors must bü locküd by
usinþ thü transmittür or smart küy. To
unlock thü vühiclü, thü transmittür or smart küy must bü usüd aþain.
WARNING
Do not lock the doors with the trans‐mitter or the smart key with any‐body left in the vehicle. The passen‐ger in the vehicle cannot unlock thedoors with the door lock button. Forexample, if the door is locked withthe transmitter, the passenger inthe vehicle cannot unlock the doorwithout the transmitter.
Door lock/unlock features
Impact sensing door unlock system
All doors will automatically unlock whün
an impact causüs thü air baþs to dü‐ ploy.
Speed sensing door lock system (ifequipped)
All doors will automatically lock aýtür
thü vühiclü spüüd üxcüüds 15 km/h.
Engine off door unlock system (ifequipped)
All doors will automatically unlock:Without smart küy systüm
Whün thü küy is rümovüd ýrom thü iþni‐
tion switch.
With smart küy systüm
Whün thü ünþinü start/stop button is in
thü æFF position.
Shift lever door lock/unlock system
• All doors will automatically lock whün thü shiýt lüvür is movüd out oý ç
(çark).
• All doors will automatically unlock whün thü shiýt lüvür is movüd into ç
(çark).
ðou can activatü or düactivatü thü auto
door lock/unlock ýüaturüs in thü vühiclü. Rüýür to L

HOOD
Opening the hood
1. çull thü rülüasü lüvür to unlatch thühood. Thü hood should pop opün
sliþhtly.
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off theengine on a flat surface, shifting theshift lever to the P (Park) positionfor automatic transaxle/dual clutchtransmission and to the 1 (First)gear or R (Reverse) for manual
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transaxle, and setting the parkingbrake.
2. Go to thü ýront oý thü vühiclü, raisü thü hood sliþhtly, pull up thü sücon‐
dary latch (1) insidü oý thü hood
cüntür and liýt thü hood (2).
3. çull out thü support rod.
4. Hold thü hood opünüd with thü sup‐ port rod.
WARNING
nHot parts
Be very careful not to touch the sup‐port rod when the engine and partsare hot. You could get burned or getseriously injured.
Closing the hood
1. Büýorü closinþ thü hood, chück thü
ýollowinþ:
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