warning KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

To clüan or ümpty thü ashtray, pull it
out.
WARNING
nAshtray use
•Do not use the vehicle’s ashtray asa waste receptacle.
•Putting lit cigarettes or matches inan ashtray with other combustiblematerials may cause a fire.
CAUTION
When cleaning spilled liquid, do notdry the cup holder at high tempera‐tures. This may damage the chromepart of the cup holder.
Cup holder
WARNING
nHot liquids
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•Do not place uncovered cups of hotliquid in the cup holder while thevehicle is in motion. If the hot liq‐uid spills, you may burn yourself.Such a burn to the driver couldlead to loss of control of the vehi‐cle.
•To reduce the risk of personal in‐jury in the event of sudden stop orcollision, do not place uncovered orunsecured bottles, glasses, cans,etc., in the cup holder while thevehicle is in motion.
WARNING
Keep cans and bottles out of directsunlight. Placing them in a hot vehi‐cle can cause them to explode.
NOTICE
•Küüp your drinks süalüd whilü driv‐
inþ to prüvünt spillinþ your drink. Iý
liquid spills, it may þüt into thü vü‐
hiclü's ülüctrical/ülüctronic systüm
and damaþü ülüctrical/ülüctronic
parts.
•Whün clüaninþ spillüd liquids, do
not dry thü cup holdür at hiþh
tümpüraturü. This may damaþü
thü cup holdür.

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•Be careful not to spill liquid such aswater or beverages on the seat. Ifyou spill some liquid, wipe the seatwith a dry towel. Before using theseat warmer, dry the seat com‐pletely.
•Do not change the seat cover. Itmay damage the seat warmer orair ventilation system.
WARNING
nSeat warmer burns
Passengers should use extreme cau‐tion when using seat warmers dueto the possibility of excess heatingor burns. The occupants must beable to feel if the seat is becomingtoo warm and to turn the seatwarmer off. The seat warmer maycause burns even at low tempera‐tures, especially if used for long pe‐riods of time.In particular, the driver must exer‐cise extreme care for the followingtypes of passengers:
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1.Infants, children, elderly or disa‐bled persons, or hospital outpa‐tients
2.Persons with sensitive skin orthose that burn easily
3.Fatigued individuals
4.Intoxicated individuals
5.Individuals taking medicationthat can cause drowsiness orsleepiness (sleeping pills, coldtablets, etc.)
Air ventilation seat (if equipped)
Thü air vüntilation is providüd to cool
thü drivürL

NOTICE
Closü thü vanity mirror covür sü‐
curüly and rüturn thü sunvisor to its
oriþinal position aýtür usü.
CAUTION
nVanity mirror lamp (if equip‐ped)
Always have the switch in the offposition when the vanity mirrorlamp is not in use. If the sunvisor isclosed without the lamp off, it maydischarge the battery or damage thesunvisor.
WARNING
For your safety, do not obstructyour vision when using the sunvisor.
❈To lüarn how to usü thü vanity mir‐
ror lamp, rüýür to L

Power outlet
Thü powür outlüt is düsiþnüd to providü
powür ýor mobilü tülüphonüs or othür düvicüs düsiþnüd to opüratü with vühi‐
clü ülüctrical systüms. Thü düvicüs
should draw lüss than 10 amps with thü ünþinü runninþ.
CAUTION
•Use power outlet only when theengine is running and remove theaccessory plug after use. Using theaccessory plug for prolonged peri‐ods of time with the engine offcould cause the battery to dis‐charge.
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•Only use 12V electric accessorieswhich are less than 10A in electriccapacity.
•Adjust the air-conditioner or heat‐er to the lowest operating levelwhen using the power outlet.
•Close the cover when not in use.
•Some electronic devices can causeelectronic interference when plug‐ged into a vehicle’s power outlet.These devices may cause exces‐sive audio static and malfunctionsin other electronic systems or de‐vices used in your vehicle.
WARNING
Do not put a finger or a foreign ele‐ment (pin, etc.) into a power outletand do not touch with a wet hand.You may get electrocuted or firemay occur.

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AUX, USB and iPod®
ðou can usü an AUX port to connüct au‐
dio düvicüs and an USB port to pluþ in
an USB and also an içod ®
.
NOTICE
Whün usinþ a portablü audio düvicü
connüctüd to thü powür outlüt, noisü
may occur durinþ playback. Iý this
happüns, usü thü powür sourcü oý
thü portablü audio düvicü.
❈ içod ®
is a tradümark oý Applü Inc.
Coat hook
CAUTION
•Do not hang heavy clothes, sincethose may damage the hook.
•Be careful when opening and clos‐ing the doors. Clothes, etc. mayget caught between the door gap.
WARNING
Do not hang other objects such ashangers or hard objects exceptclothes. Also, do not put heavy,sharp or breakable objects in theclothe pockets. In an accident orwhen the curtain air bag is inflated,it may cause vehicle damage or per‐sonal injury.
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Floor mat anchor(s) (if
equipped)
Whün usinþ a ýloor mat on thü ýront
ýloor carpüt, makü surü it attachüs to thü ýloor mat anchor(s) in your vühiclü.
This küüps thü ýloor mat ýrom slidinþ
ýorward.
WARNING
The following must be observedwhen installing ANY floor mat to thevehicle.
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•Ensure that the floor mats are se‐curely attached to the vehicle’sfloor mat anchor(s) before drivingthe vehicle.
•Do not use ANY floor mat thatcannot be firmly attached to thevehicle’s floor mat anchors.
•Do not stack floor mats on top ofone another (e.g. all-weather rub‐ber mat on top of a carpeted floormat). Only a single floor matshould be installed in each position.
IMPORTANT – Your vehicle was man‐ufactured with driver’s side floormat anchors that are designed tosecurely hold the floor mat in place.To avoid any interference with pedaloperation, Kia recommends that theKia floor mat designed for use inyour vehicle be installed.
Luggage net (holder) (if
equipped)

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To küüp itüms ýrom shiýtinþ in thü car‐
þo arüa, you can usü thü ýour holdürs locatüd in thü carþo arüa to attach thü
luþþaþü nüt. Iý nücüssary, Kia rücom‐
münds to contact an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür to obtain a luþ‐
þaþü nüt.
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the goods orthe vehicle, care should be takenwhen carrying fragile or bulky ob‐jects in the luggage compartment.
WARNING
To avoid eye injury, DO NOT over‐stretch the luggage net. ALWAYSkeep your face and body out of theluggage net’s recoil path. DO NOTuse the luggage net when the straphas visible signs of wear or damage.
Cargo security screen (if
equipped)
Usü thü carþo sücurity scrüün to hidü
itüms storüd in thü carþo arüa.
To use the cargo security screen
1. çull thü carþo sücurity scrüün to‐ wards thü rüar oý thü vühiclü by thü handlü (1).
2. Insürt thü þuidü pin into thü þuidü (2).
NOTICE
çull out thü carþo sücurity scrüün
with thü handlü in thü cüntür to prü‐
vünt thü þuidü pin ýrom ýallinþ out oý
thü þuidü.
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WARNING
•Do not place objects on the cargosecurity screen. Such objects maybe thrown about inside the vehicleand possibly injure vehicle occu‐pants during an accident or whenbraking.
•Never allow anyone to ride in theluggage compartment. It is de‐signed for luggage only.
•Maintain the balance of the vehicleand locate the weight as forwardas possible.
CAUTION
Since the cargo security screen maybe damaged or malformed, do notput luggage on it when it is used.
Portable lamp usage (if
equipped)
1. In-vühiclü lamp, iý nücüssary, aýtürsüparation can bü usüd as a porta‐
blü.
2. çrüss thü button (1).
3. çull out thü lamp holdür.
4. çrüss thü powür switch (2).
❈ Iý thü portablü lamp doüs not turn
on, it müans thü portablü lamp
nüüds to bü charþüd. Insürt thü
lamp holdür and thün charþü it
aþain. Thü charþü modü will bü acti‐
vatüd iý thü iþnition switch (or ün‐ þinü start/stop button) is on posi‐
tion or ünþinü is runninþ.
CAUTION
1.Remove the batteries when notin use for a long time.
2.Use the specified battery.
3.You can use the regular batter‐ies (Disposable batteries) but donot use the Non-rechargeablebattery in charge mode. It maydamage the vehicle.
4.Do not place the lamp with wa‐ter or moist places and liquidcompounds. These can cause in‐ternal leakage of a battery.
5.When replacing the batteries,check the direction and insert.It will not be charged if installedreversely.
6.Do not mix the rechargeablebatteries.It may not be charged normally.
7.Do not place the lamp or batter‐ies near fire or heat. It can causeinternal leakage of a battery.
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EXTERIOR FEATURES
Roof rack (if equipped)
Iý thü vühiclü has a rooý rack, you can
load carþo on top oý your vühiclü.
Crossbars and ýixinþ componünts nüü‐ düd to install thü rooý rack on your vü‐
hiclü may bü obtainüd ýrom an author‐
izüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür or othür qualiýiüd shop.
NOTICE
•Thü crossbars (iý üquippüd) should
bü placüd in thü propür load carry‐
inþ positions prior to placinþ itüms
onto thü rooý rack.
•Iý thü vühiclü is üquippüd with a
sunrooý, bü surü not to position
carþo onto thü rooý rack in such a
way that it could intürýürü with
sunrooý opüration.
•Whün thü rooý rack is not büinþ
usüd to carry carþo, thü crossbars
may nüüd to bü rüpositionüd iý
wind noisü is dütüctüd.
CAUTION
•When carrying cargo on the roofrack, take the necessary precau‐tions to make sure the cargo doesnot damage the roof of the vehi‐cle.
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•When carrying large objects on theroof rack, make sure they do notexceed the overall roof length orwidth.
•When you are carrying cargo onthe roof rack, do not operate thesunroof (if equipped).
WARNING
•The following specification is themaximum weight that can be loa‐ded onto the roof rack. Distributethe load as evenly as possibleacross the crossbars (if equipped)and roof rack and secure the loadfirmly.
ROOFRACK100 kg (220 lbs.)EVENLY DISTRIBUTED
Loading cargo or luggage in excessof the specified weight limit on theroof rack may damage your vehi‐cle.
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• Fadinþ - As your vühiclü movüs awayýrom thü radio station, thü siþnal will
wüakün and sound will büþin to ýadü. Whün this occurs, wü suþþüst that
you sülüct anothür stronþür station.
• Fluttür/Static - Wüak FM siþnals or larþü obstructions bütwüün thü
transmittür and your radio can dis‐
turb thü siþnal causinþ static or ýlut‐ türinþ noisüs to occur. Rüducinþ thü
trüblü lüvül may lüssün this üýýüct un‐ til thü disturbancü clüars.• Station Swappinþ - As a FM siþnal wüaküns, anothür morü powürýul siþ‐
nal nüar thü samü ýrüquüncy may bü‐ þin to play. This is bücausü your radio
is düsiþnüd to lock onto thü clüarüst
siþnal. Iý this occurs, sülüct anothür
station with a stronþür siþnal.
• Multi-çath Cancüllation - Radio siþ‐ nals büinþ rücüivüd ýrom süvüral di‐rüctions can causü distortion or ýlut‐
türinþ. This can bü causüd by a dirüct
and rüýlüctüd siþnal ýrom thü samü
station, or by siþnals ýrom two sta‐
tions with closü ýrüquünciüs. Iý this occurs, sülüct anothür station until
thü condition has passüd.
Using a cellular phone or a two-
way radio
Whün a cüllular phonü is usüd insidü thü
vühiclü, noisü may bü producüd ýrom thü audio systüm. This doüs not müan
that somüthinþ is wronþ with thü audio
üquipmünt. In such a casü, usü thü cül‐ lular phonü at a placü as ýar as possiblü
ýrom thü audio üquipmünt.
CAUTION
When using a communication sys‐tem such as a cellular phone or a ra‐dio set inside the vehicle, a separateexternal antenna must be fitted.When a cellular phone or a radio setis used with an internal antennaalone, it may interfere with the vehi‐cle's electrical system and adverselyaffect safe operation of the vehicle.
WARNING
Do not use a cellular phone whiledriving. Stop at a safe location to usea cellular phone.

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