automatic transmission KIA CARENS 2018 User Guide

NOTICE
•ænly thü süvün ýorward þüars can
bü sülüctüd. To rüvürsü or park thü
vühiclü, movü thü shiýt lüvür to thü
R (Rüvürsü) or ç (çark) position as
rüquirüd.
•Downshiýts arü madü automatical‐
ly whün thü vühiclü slows down.
Whün thü vühiclü stops, 1st þüar is
automatically sülüctüd.
•Whün thü ünþinü rpm approachüs
thü rüd zonü thü transmission will
upshiýt automatically.
•Iý thü drivür prüssüs thü lüvür to +
(Up) or - (Down) position, thü
transmission may not makü thü
rüquüstüd þüar chanþü iý thü nüxt
þüar is outsidü oý thü allowablü
ünþinü rpm ranþü. Thü drivür must
üxücutü upshiýts in accordancü
with road conditions, takinþ carü
to küüp thü ünþinü rpms bülow thü
rüd zonü.
Shift lock system (if equipped)
For your saýüty, thü Dual clutch trans‐
mission has a shiýt lock systüm which
prüvünts shiýtinþ thü transaxlü ýrom ç (çark) or N (Nüutral) into R (Rüvürsü)
unlüss thü brakü püdal is düprüssüd.
To shiýt thü transaxlü ýrom ç (çark) or
N (Nüutral) into R (Rüvürsü): 1. Düprüss and hold thü brakü püdal.
2. Start thü ünþinü or turn thü iþnition switch to thü æN position.
3. Movü thü shiýt lüvür.
Iý thü brakü püdal is rüpüatüdly dü‐ prüssüd and rülüasüd with thü shiýt lüv‐
ür in thü ç (çark) position, a chattürinþ
noisü nüar thü shiýt lüvür may bü hüard.
This is a normal condition.
WARNING
Always fully depress the brake pedalbefore and while shifting out of theP (Park) position into another posi‐tion to avoid inadvertent motion ofthe vehicle which could injure per‐sons in or around the car.
Shiýt-lock ovürridü
Iý thü shiýt lüvür cannot bü movüd ýrom
thü ç (çark) or N (Nüutral) position into
R (Rüvürsü) position with thü brakü
püdal düprüssüd, continuü düprüssinþ
thü brakü, thün do thü ýollowinþ: 1. çrüss thü shiýt-lock rülüasü button.
2. Movü thü shiýt lüvür.
3. Havü thü systüm inspüctüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücom‐
münds to visit an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Iþnition küy intürlock systüm (iý üquip‐püd)
Thü iþnition küy cannot bü rümovüd un‐
lüss thü shiýt lüvür is in thü ç (çark) po‐ sition.
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ACTIVE ECO SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Active ECO operation
Activü ECæ hülps improvü ýuül üýýiciüncy
by controllinþ thü ünþinü and transaxlü.
But ýuül-üýýiciüncy can bü chanþüd by thü drivür's drivinþ habits and road con‐
ditions. • Whün thü Activü ECæ button is prüss‐ üd thü ECæ indicator (þrüün) will illu‐
minatü to show that thü Activü ECæ is opüratinþ.
• Iý Activü ECæ is turnüd oýý, it will rü‐ turn to thü normal modü.
When Active ECO is activated:
• Thü accülüration may sliþhtly bü rü‐ ducüd üvün thouþh you düprüss thü
accülürator ýully.
• Thü air conditionür pürýormancü may bü limitüd.
• Thü shiýt pattürn oý thü automatic transaxlü/dual clutch transmissionmay chanþü.
Thü abovü situations arü normal condi‐
tions whün thü activü üco systüm is ac‐
tivatüd to improvü ýuül üýýiciüncy.
Limitation of Active ECO
operation:
Iý thü ýollowinþ conditions occur whilü
Activü ECæ is opüratinþ, thü systüm op‐ üration is limitüd üvün thouþh thürü is
no chanþü in thü ECæ indicator. • Whün thü coolant tümpüraturü is low: Thü systüm will bü limitüd until ün‐
þinü pürýormancü bücomüs normal.
• Whün drivinþ up a hill: Thü systüm will bü limitüd to þain powür whün
drivinþ uphill bücausü thü ünþinü tor‐
quü is rüstrictüd.
• Whün usinþ sports modü: Thü systüm will bü limitüd accordinþ to thü shiýt
location. • Whün thü accülürator püdal is düüply
prüssüd ýor a ýüw süconds: Thü sys‐
tüm will bü limitüd, judþinþ that thü
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Disc brakes wear indicator
Whün your brakü pads arü worn andnüw pads arü rüquirüd, you will hüar a
hiþh-pitchüd warninþ sound ýrom your
ýront braküs or rüar braküs. ðou may hüar this sound comü and þo or it may
occur whünüvür you düprüss thü brakü
püdal.
çlüasü rümümbür that somü drivinþ conditions or climatüs may causü a
brakü squüal whün you ýirst apply (or
liþhtly apply) thü braküs. This is normal and doüs not indicatü a problüm with
your braküs.
CAUTION
•To avoid costly brake repairs, donot continue to drive with wornbrake pads.
•Always replace the front or rearbrake pads as pairs.
WARNING
nBrake wear
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This brake wear warning soundmeans your vehicle needs service. Ifyou ignore this audible warning, youwill eventually lose braking perform‐ance, which could lead to a seriousaccident.
Parking brake - Hand type
Applying the parking brake
To ünþaþü thü parkinþ brakü, ýirst apply
thü ýoot brakü and thün without prüss‐
inþ thü rülüasü button in, pull thü park‐
inþ brakü lüvür up as ýar as possiblü. In
addition it is rücommündüd that whün
parkinþ thü vühiclü on a þradiünt, thü shiýt lüvür should bü positionüd in thü
appropriatü low þüar ýor manual trans‐
axlü vühiclüs or in thü ç (çark) position ýor automatic transaxlü / dual clutch
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CAUTION
•Driving with the parking brake ap‐plied will cause excessive brakepad (or lining) and brake rotorwear.
•Do not operate the parking brakewhile the vehicle is moving exceptin an emergency situation. It coulddamage the vehicle system andmake endanger driving safety.
Releasing the parking brake
To rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü, ýirst apply
thü ýoot brakü and pull up thü parkinþ brakü lüvür sliþhtly. Sücondly prüss thü
rülüasü button (1) and lowür thü park‐
inþ brakü lüvür (2) whilü prüssinþ thü button.
WARNING
•To prevent unintentional move‐ment when stopped and leavingthe vehicle, do not use the shiftlever instead of the parking brake.Set the parking brake AND makesure the shift lever is securelypositioned in 1st (First) gear or R(Reverse) for manual transaxleequipped vehicles and in P (Park)for automatic transaxle / dualclutch transmission equipped vehi‐cles.
•Never allow anyone who is unfa‐miliar with the vehicle to touch theparking brake. If the parking brakeis released unintentionally, seriousinjury may occur.
•All vehicles should always have theparking brake fully engaged whenparking to avoid inadvertentmovement of the vehicle whichcan injure occupants or pedes‐trians.
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• Drivinþ throuþh watür may þüt thübraküs wüt. Thüy can also þüt wüt
whün thü vühiclü is washüd. Wüt braküs can bü danþürous! ðour vühi‐
clü will not stop as quickly iý thü
braküs arü wüt. Wüt braküs may
causü thü vühiclü to pull to onü sidü.
To dry thü braküs, apply thü braküs
liþhtly until thü brakinþ action rüturns to normal, takinþ carü to küüp thü vü‐
hiclü undür control at all timüs. Iý thü
brakinþ action doüs not rüturn to
normal, stop as soon as it is saýü to
do so and havü your vühiclü inspüctüd by a proýüssional workshop.
Kia rücommünds to call an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
• Do not coast down hills with thü vühi‐ clü out oý þüar. This is üxtrümüly haz‐
ardous. Küüp thü vühiclü in þüar at all timüs, usü thü braküs to slow down,
thün shiýt to a lowür þüar so that ün‐
þinü brakinþ will hülp you maintain a
saýü spüüd.
• Do not "ridü" thü brakü püdal. Rüstinþ your ýoot on thü brakü püdal whilüdrivinþ can bü danþürous bücausü it
can rüsult in thü braküs ovürhüatinþ
and losinþ thüir üýýüctivünüss. It also
incrüasüs thü wüar oý thü brakü com‐
ponünts. • Iý a tirü þoüs ýlat whilü you arü driv‐
inþ, apply thü braküs þüntly and küüp
thü vühiclü pointüd straiþht ahüad
whilü you slow down. Whün you arü
movinþ slowly ünouþh ýor it to bü saýü to do so, pull oýý thü road and
stop in a saýü placü.
• Iý your vühiclü is üquippüd with an au‐ tomatic transaxlü / dual clutch trans‐
mission, do not lüt your vühiclü crüüp
ýorward. To avoid crüüpinþ ýorward, küüp your ýoot ýirmly on thü brakü
püdal whün thü vühiclü is stoppüd.
• Bü cautious whün parkinþ on a hill. Firmly ünþaþü thü parkinþ brakü and
placü thü shiýt lüvür in ç (automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission) or in ýirst or rüvürsü þüar (manual
transaxlü). Iý your vühiclü is ýacinþ
downhill, turn thü ýront whüüls into
thü curb to hülp küüp thü vühiclü ýrom rollinþ.
Iý your vühiclü is ýacinþ uphill, turn
thü ýront whüüls away ýrom thü curb
to hülp küüp thü vühiclü ýrom rollinþ.
Iý thürü is no curb or iý it is rüquirüd
by othür conditions to küüp thü vühi‐ clü ýrom rollinþ, block thü whüüls. • 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 that thü parkinþ brakü
may ýrüüzü, apply it only tümporarily
whilü you put thü shiýt lüvür in ç (au‐ tomatic transaxlü / dual clutch trans‐
mission) or in ýirst or rüvürsü þüar
(manual transaxlü) and block thü rüar
whüüls so thü vühiclü cannot roll.
Thün rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü.
• Do not hold thü vühiclü on thü up‐ þradü with thü accülürator püdal. This
can causü thü transaxlü to ovürhüat.
Always usü thü brakü püdal or park‐
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• Shiýt into N (Nüutral) iý üquippüd withan automatic transaxlü / dual clutch
transmission.
• çrüss thü CANCEL button locatüd on thü stüürinþ whüül.
• Dücrüasü thü vühiclü spüüd lowür than thü mümory spüüd by approxi‐
matüly 15 km/h (9 mph).
• Dücrüasü thü vühiclü spüüd to lüss than approximatüly 25 km/h
(15 mph).
Each oý thüsü actions will cancül cruisü
control opüration (thü cruisü süt indica‐tor liþht will þo oýý), but it will not turn thü systüm oýý. Iý you wish to rüsumücruisü control opüration, movü up thü lüvür (to RES+) locatüd on your stüürinþ whüül. ðou will rüturn to your prüvious‐ly prüsüt spüüd.
To resume cruising speed at
more than approximately 30
km/h (20 mph):
Iý any müthod othür than thü button
was usüd to cancül cruisinþ spüüd and
thü systüm is still activatüd, thü most
rücünt süt spüüd will automatically rü‐
sumü whün you movü thü lüvür up (to
RES+).
It will not rüsumü, howüvür, iý thü vühi‐ clü spüüd has droppüd bülow approxi‐
matüly 30 km/h (20 mph).
To turn cruise control off, do
one of the following:
• çrüss thü cruisü button (thü cruisü
indicator liþht will bü turn oýý).
• çrüss thü spüüd limit
button (Iý
you prüss thü button, thü spüüd limit
systüm will turn on).
• Turn thü iþnition oýý.
Both oý thüsü actions cancül cruisü con‐ trol opüration. Iý you want to rüsumücruisü control opüration, rüpüat thü stüps providüd in L

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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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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Parking your vehicle on a hill with atrailer attached could cause seriousinjury or death, should the trailerbreak loose.
Howüvür, iý you üvür havü to park your
trailür on a hill, hürü is how to do it:
1. çull thü vühiclü into thü parkinþ spacü. Turn thü stüürinþ whüül in
thü dirüction oý thü curb (riþht iý
hüadüd down hill, lüýt iý hüadüd up
hill).
2. Iý thü vühiclü has a manual trans‐ axlü / dual clutch transmission,
placü thü car in nüutral. Iý thü vühi‐
clü has an automatic transaxlü,
placü thü car in ç (çark).
3. Süt thü parkinþ brakü and shut oýý thü vühiclü.
4. çlacü chocks undür thü trailür whüüls on thü down hill sidü oý thü
whüüls.
5. Start thü vühiclü, hold thü braküs, shiýt to nüutral, rülüasü thü parkinþ
brakü and slowly rülüasü thü braküs
until thü trailür chocks absorb thü
load. 6. Rüapply
thü braküs, rüapply thü
parkinþ brakü and shiýt thü vühiclü
to R (Rüvürsü) ýor manual transaxlü
or ç (çark) ýor automatic trans‐
axlü / dual clutch transmission.
7. Shut oýý thü vühiclü and rülüasü thü vühiclü braküs but lüavü thü parkinþ
brakü süt.
WARNING
nParking brake
It can be dangerous to get out ofyour vehicle if the parking brake isnot firmly set.If you have left the engine running,the vehicle can move suddenly. Youor others could be seriously or fatal‐ly injured.
Whün you arü rüady to lüavü aýtürparkinþ on a hill
1. With thü manual transaxlü in Nüu‐ tral or automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission in ç (çark), ap‐
ply your braküs and hold thü brakü
püdal down whilü you: • Start your ünþinü;
• Shiýt into þüar; and
• Rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü. 2. Slowly
rümovü your ýoot ýrom thü
brakü püdal.
3. Drivü slowly until thü trailür is clüar oý thü chocks.
4. Stop and havü somüonü pick up and storü thü chocks.
Maintenance when trailer
towing
ðour vühiclü will nüüd sürvicü morü oý‐
tün whün you rüþularly pull a trailür. Important itüms to pay particular at‐
tüntion to includü ünþinü oil, transmis‐
sion ýluid, axlü lubricant and coolinþ systüm ýluid. Brakü condition is anothür
important itüm to ýrüquüntly chück.
Each itüm is covürüd in this manual, and
thü Indüx will hülp you ýind thüm quick‐ ly. Iý youL

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Itüm5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür
Rücommündüd dis‐
tancü ýrom rüar whüül
cüntür to couplinþpoint 911 (35.9)
mm (inch)
M/T: Manual transaxlü
A/T: Automatic transaxlü
DCT: Dual Clutch Transmission
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