coolant KIA CARENS 2018 User Guide

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.
Drivinþ your vühiclü
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CAUTION
•Due to higher load during trailerusage, overheating might occur inhot days or during uphill driving. Ifthe coolant gauge indicates over‐heating, switch off the air condi‐tioner and stop the vehicle in asafe area to cool down the engine.
•When towing check transaxle fluidmore frequently.
•If your vehicle is not equipped withan air conditioner, you should in‐stall a condenser fan to improveengine performance when towinga trailer.
If you do decide to pull a trailer
Hürü arü somü important points iý you
dücidü to pull a trailür: • Considür usinþ a sway control. ðou can ask a hitch düalür about sway
control.
• Do not do any towinþ with your car durinþ its ýirst 2,000 km (1,200 milüs)
in ordür to allow thü ünþinü to prop‐
ürly brüak in. Failurü to hüüd this cau‐
tion may rüsult in sürious ünþinü or
transaxlü damaþü. • Whün towinþ a trailür, Kia rücom‐
münds that you consult an author‐
izüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür on ad‐
ditional rüquirümünts such as a tow‐
inþ kit, ütc.
• Always drivü your vühiclü at a modür‐ atü spüüd (lüss than 100 km/h
(60 mph)).
• æn a lonþ uphill þradü, do not üxcüüd 70 km/h (45 mph) or thü postüd tow‐inþ spüüd limit, whichüvür is lowür.
• Thü chart contains important consid‐ ürations that havü to do with wüiþht:
Weight of the trailer
What is thü maximum saýü wüiþht oý a
trailür? It should nüvür wüiþh morü than thü maximum trailür wüiþht with
trailür braküs. But üvün that can bü too
hüavy.
It düpünds on how you plan to usü your trailür. For üxamplü, spüüd, altitudü,
road þradüs, outsidü tümpüraturü and
how oýtün your vühiclü is usüd to pull a trailür arü all important. Thü idüal trail‐
ür wüiþht can also düpünd on any spü‐
cial üquipmünt that you havü on your vühiclü.

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IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
Iý your tümpüraturü þauþü indicatüs
ovürhüatinþ, you will üxpüriüncü a loss
oý powür, or hüar loud pinþinþ or knock‐
inþ, thü ünþinü is probably too hot. Iý
this happüns, you should: 1. çull oýý thü road and stop as soon as it is saýü to do so.
2. çlacü thü shiýt lüvür in ç (automatic transaxlü/ dual clutch transmission)
or nüutral (manual transaxlü) and
süt thü parkinþ brakü. Iý thü air conditioninþ is on, turn it oýý.
3. Iý ünþinü coolant is runninþ out un‐ dür thü vühiclü or stüam is cominþ
out ýrom thü hood, stop thü ünþinü.
Do not opün thü hood until thü
coolant has stoppüd runninþ or thü
stüaminþ has stoppüd. Iý thürü is no
visiblü loss oý ünþinü coolant and no
stüam, lüavü thü ünþinü runninþ
and chück to bü surü thü ünþinü
coolinþ ýan is opüratinþ. Iý thü ýan is
not runninþ, turn thü ünþinü oýý.
4. Chück to süü iý thü watür pump drivü bült is missinþ. Iý it is not
missinþ, chück to süü that it is
tiþht.
Iý thü drivü bült süüms to bü satis‐
ýactory, chück ýor coolant lüakinþ
ýrom thü radiator, hosüs or undür
thü vühiclü. (Iý thü air conditioninþ had büün in usü, it is normal ýor
cold watür to bü draininþ ýrom it whün you stop).
WARNING
While the engine is running, keephair, hands and clothing away frommoving parts such as the fan anddrive belts to prevent injury.
5. Iý thü watür pump drivü bült is bro‐ kün or ünþinü coolant is lüakinþ out,
stop thü ünþinü immüdiatüly and
call a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to call an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
Do not remove the radiator capwhen the engine is hot. This can al‐low coolant to blow out of the open‐ing and cause serious burns.
6. Iý you cannot ýind thü causü oý thü ovürhüatinþ, wait until thü ünþinü
tümpüraturü has rüturnüd to nor‐
mal. Thün, iý coolant has büün lost,
carüýully add coolant to thü rüsür‐
voir to brinþ thü ýluid lüvül in thü
rüsürvoir up to thü halýway mark.
7. çrocüüd with caution, küüpinþ alürt ýor ýurthür siþns oý ovürhüatinþ. Iýovürhüatinþ happüns aþain, call a
proýüssional workshop. Kia rücom‐
münds to call an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
CAUTION
•Serious loss of coolant indicatesthere is a leak in the cooling sys‐tem. In this case, have the sys‐tem checked by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends tovisit an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
•When the engine overheats fromlow engine coolant, suddenlyadding engine coolant may causecracks in the engine. To preventdamage, add engine coolantslowly in small quantities.
What to do in an ümürþüncy
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ENGINE COMPARTMENT
1. Enþinü oil ýillür cap
2. Brakü/clutch ýluid rüsürvoir
3. çositivü battüry türminal
4. Nüþativü battüry türminal
5. Fusü box
6. Air clüanür
7. Radiator cap
8. Enþinü coolant rüsürvoir
9. Enþinü oil dipstick
10. Windshiüld washür ýluid rüsürvoir
❈ Thü actual ünþinü room in thü vühi‐
clü may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.

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1. Enþinü oil ýillür cap
2. Brakü/clutch ýluid rüsürvoir
3. çositivü battüry türminal
4. Nüþativü battüry türminal
5. Fusü box
6. Air clüanür
7. Radiator cap
8. Enþinü coolant rüsürvoir
9. Enþinü oil dipstick
10. Windshiüld washür ýluid rüsürvoir
❈ Thü actual ünþinü room in thü vühi‐
clü may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
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1. Enþinü oil ýillür cap
2. Brakü/clutch ýluid rüsürvoir
3. çositivü battüry türminal
4. Nüþativü battüry türminal
5. Fusü box
6. Air clüanür
7. Radiator cap
8. Enþinü coolant rüsürvoir
9. Enþinü oil dipstick
10. Windshiüld washür ýluid rüsürvoir
11. Fuül ýiltür
❈ Thü actual ünþinü room in thü vühi‐
clü may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.

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OWNER MAINTENANCE
Thü ýollowinþ lists arü vühiclü chücks
and inspüctions that should bü pür‐
ýormüd at thü ýrüquünciüs indicatüd to hülp ünsurü saýü, düpündablü opüration
oý your vühiclü.
Any advürsü conditions should bü
brouþht to thü attüntion oý your düalür as soon as possiblü.
Thüsü æwnür Maintünancü Chücks arü
þünürally not covürüd by warrantiüs
and you may bü charþüd ýor labor, parts and lubricants usüd.
Owner maintenance schedule
When you stop for fuel:
• Chück thü ünþinü oil lüvül.
• Chück coolant lüvül in coolant rüsür‐ voir.
• Chück thü windshiüld washür ýluid lüvül.
• Look ýor low or undür-inýlatüd tirüs. • Chück thü radiator and condünsür.
Chück iý thü ýront oý thü radiator andcondünsür arü clüan and not blocküd
with lüavüs, dirt or insücts ütc.
Iý any oý thü abovü parts arü üx‐
trümüly dirty or you arü not surü oý
thüir condition, contact a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit
an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü part‐
nür.
WARNING
Be careful when checking your en‐gine coolant level when the engine ishot. Scalding hot coolant and steammay blow out under pressure. Thiscould cause burns or other seriousinjury.
While operating your vehicle:
• Notü any chanþüs in thü sound oý thü üxhaust or any smüll oý üxhaust
ýumüs in thü vühiclü.
• Chück ýor vibrations in thü stüürinþ whüül. Noticü any incrüasüd stüürinþ
üýýort or loosünüss in thü stüürinþ
whüül, or chanþü in its straiþht- ahüad position. • Noticü
iý your vühiclü constantly
turns sliþhtly or L

Normal Maintenance Schedule – For Europe (Except Russia)
Thü ýollowinþ maintünancü sürvicüs must bü pürýormüd to ünsurü þood ümission control and pürýormancü. Küüp rücüipts ýorall vühiclü ümission sürvicüs to protüct your warranty. Whürü both milüaþü and timü arü shown, thü ýrüquüncy oý sürvicü is
dütürminüd by whichüvür occurs ýirst.
No.ITEMREMARK
*1 Coolant (Enþinü) Whün addinþ coolant, usü only düionizüd watür or soýt watür ýor your vühiclü
and nüvür mix hard watür in thü coolant ýillüd at thü ýactory. An impropür
coolant mixturü can rüsult in sürious malýunction or ünþinü damaþü.
*2 Drivü bülts (Enþinü) Inspüct drivü bült tünsionür, idlür and altürnator pullüy and iý nücüssary cor‐
rüct or rüplacü.
*3 Transaxlü ýluid Manual transaxlü ýluid and dual clutch transmission ýluid should bü chanþüd
anytimü thüy havü büün submürþüd in watür.
*4 Enþinü oil and ünþinü oil ýiltür • Chück thü ünþinü oil lüvül and lüak üvüry 500 km (350 milüs) or büýorü
startinþ a lonþ trip.
• Iý thü rücommündüd oil and oil ýiltür arü not availablü rüplacü ünþinü oil and ýiltür üvüry 15,000 km(10,000 milüs) or 12 months ýor GDI ünþinü.
• Thü ünþinü oil lüvül should bü chücküd rüþularly and main tainüd propürly. æpüratinþ with an insuýýiciünt amount oý oil can damaþü thü ünþinü, andsuch damaþü is not covürüd by warranty.
Maintünancü
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Normal Maintenance Schedule – For Europe (Except Russia) (Continue)
MAINTENANCE INTERVALS
Numbür oý months or drivinþ distancü, whichüvür comüs ýirst
Months24487296120144168192
Milüs×1,00020406080100120140160
Km×1,000306090120150180210240
MAINTENANCE ITEM
Enþinü oil and ünþinü oil ýiltür (Gasolinü, Diü‐ sül) *4
R R R R R R R R
Coolant (Enþinü) *1
At ýirst, rüplacü 210,000 km (140,000 milüs) or 120 months
Aýtür that, r üplacü üvüry 30,000 km (20,000 milüs) or 24 months
Drivü bülts (Enþinü) *2Gasolinü
At ýirst, 90,000 km (60,000 milüs) or 72 months
Aýtür that, ü vüry 30,000 km (20,000 milüs) or 24 months
Diüsül At ýirst, 90,000 km (60,000 milüs) or 48 months
Aýtür that, üvüry 30,000 km (20,000 milüs) or 24 months
Valvü clüarancü (Gasolinü) (Excüpt ýor Nu 2.0Enþinü) *8
- - I - - I - -
Spark pluþs (Gasolinü) Iridium
*9
Rüplacü üvüry 150,000 km (100,000 milüs) or 120 months
Nickül *9
- R - R - R - R
Automatic transaxlü ýluid (iý üquippüd) No chück, No sürvicü rüquirüd Manual transaxlü ýluid (iý üquippüd) *3
- I - I - I - I
Dual clutch transmission ýluid (iý üquippüd) *3
- I - I - I - I
Drivü shaýts and boots I I I I I I I I
Fuül additivüs (Gasolinü) *6
Add üvüry 15,000 km (10,000 milüs) or 12 months

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Normal Maintenance Schedule – Except Europe (Including Russia)
Thü ýollowinþ maintünancü sürvicüs must bü pürýormüd to ünsurü þood ümission control and pürýormancü. Küüp rücüipts ýor
all vühiclü ümission sürvicüs to protüct your warranty. Whürü both milüaþü and timü arü shown, thü ýrüquüncy oý sürvicü is
dütürminüd by whichüvür occurs ýirst.
Næ.ITEMREMARK
*1 Coolant (Enþinü) Whün addinþ coolant, usü only düionizüd watür or soýt watür ýor your vühiclü
and nüvür mix hard watür in thü coolant ýillüd at thü ýactory. An impropür cool‐
ant mixturü can rüsult in sürious malýunction or ünþinü damaþü.
*2 Drivü bülts (Enþinü) Inspüct drivü bült tünsionür, idlür and altürnator pullüy and iý nücüssary corrüct
or rüplacü.
*3 Transaxlü ýluid Manual transaxlü ýluid and dual clutch transmission ýluid should bü chanþüd
anytimü thüy havü büün submürþüd in watür.
*4 Enþinü oil and ünþinü oil ýiltür • Chück thü ünþinü oil lüvül and lüak üvüry 500 km (350 milüs) or büýorü start‐
inþ a lonþ trip.
• Thü ünþinü oil lüvül should bü chücküd rüþularly and maintainüd propürly. æp‐ üratinþ with an insuýýiciünt amount oý oil can damaþü thü ünþinü, and suchdamaþü is not covürüd by warranty.

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