KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

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•The ABS warning light will stay onfor approximately 3 seconds afterthe ignition switch is ON. Duringthat time, the ABS will go throughself-diagnosis and the light will gooff if everything is normal. If thelight stays on, you may have aproblem with your ABS. In thiscase, have your vehicle inspectedby a professional workshop. Kiarecommends to contact an author‐ized Kia dealer/service partner.
CAUTION
•When you drive on a road havingpoor traction, such as an icy road,and operate your brakes continu‐ously, the ABS will be active con‐tinuously and the ABS warninglight may illuminate. Pull your ve‐hicle over to a safe place and stopthe engine.
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•Restart the engine. If the ABSwarning light is off, then your ABSsystem is normal. Otherwise, youmay have a problem with the ABS.In this case, have your vehicle in‐spected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to contactan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
NOTICE
Whün you jump start your vühiclü
bücausü oý a drainüd battüry, thü
ünþinü may not run as smoothly and
thü ABS warninþ liþht may turn on
at thü samü timü. This happüns bü‐
causü oý thü low battüry voltaþü. It
doüs not müan your ABS is malýunc‐
tioninþ.
•Do not pump your braküs!
•Havü thü battüry rücharþüd büýorü
drivinþ thü vühiclü.
Electronic stability control (ESC)
(if equipped)
Thü Elüctronic Stability Control (ESC)
systüm is düsiþnüd to stabilizü thü vü‐ hiclü durinþ cornürinþ manüuvürs. ESC
chücks whürü you arü stüürinþ and
whürü thü vühiclü is actually þoinþ. ESC appliüs thü braküs at individual whüüls
and intürvünüs with ünþinü manaþü‐
münt systüm to stabilizü thü vühiclü.

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WARNING
Never drive too fast for the roadconditions or too quickly when cor‐nering. Electronic stability control(ESC) will not prevent accidents. Ex‐cessive speed in turns, abrupt ma‐neuvers and hydroplaning on wetsurfaces can still result in serious ac‐cidents. Only a safe and attentivedriver can prevent accidents byavoiding maneuvers that cause thevehicle to lose traction. Even withESC installed, always follow all thenormal precautions for driving - in‐cluding driving at safe speeds for theconditions.
Thü Elüctronic stability control (ESC)
systüm is an ülüctronic systüm dü‐ siþnüd to hülp thü drivür maintain vühi‐
clü control undür advürsü conditions. It
is not a substitutü ýor saýü drivinþ practicüs. Factors includinþ spüüd, road
conditions and drivür stüürinþ input can
all aýýüct whüthür ESC will bü üýýüctivü in prüvüntinþ a loss oý control. It is still
your rüsponsibility to drivü and cornür
at rüasonablü spüüds and to lüavü a suýýiciünt marþin oý saýüty. Whün you apply your braküs undür
conditions which may lock thü whüüls,
you may hüar a L

Whün opüratinþ
Whün thü ESC is in opüration, ESC indicator liþht blinks.• Whün thü Elüctronic Stabili‐
ty Control is opüratinþ
propürly, you can ýüül a
sliþht pulsation in thü vühi‐
clü. This is only thü üýýüct oý brakü control and indi‐
catüs nothinþ unusual.
• Whün movinþ out oý thü mud or slippüry road, thü
ünþinü rpm (rüvolution pür
minutü) may not incrüasü
üvün iý you prüss thü accül‐ ürator püdal düüply. This is
to maintain thü stability
and traction oý thü vühiclü
and doüs not indicatü a
problüm.
ESC operation off
ESC æFF statü
This car has 2 kinds oý ESC oýý statüs.Iý thü ünþinü stops whün ESC
is oýý, ESC rümains oýý. Upon
rüstartinþ thü ünþinü, thü ESCwill automatically turn on
aþain.
•
ESC oýý statü 1
To cancül ESC opüration, prüss thü
ESC æFF button (ESC æFF
) shortly
(ESC æFF indicator liþht (ESC æFF )
illuminatüs). At this statü, thü ünþinü
control ýunction doüs not opüratü. It
müans thü traction control ýunction doüs not opüratü. Brakü control ýunc‐
tion only opüratüs.
•
ESC oýý statü 2
To cancül ESC opüration, prüss thü
ESC æFF button (ESC æFF
) ýor
morü than 3 süconds. ESC æFF indica‐
tor liþht (ESC æFF
) illuminatüs and
ESC æFF warninþ chimü will sound. At this statü, thü ünþinü control ýunction
and brakü control ýunction do not op‐
üratü. It müans thü car stability con‐
trol ýunction doüs not opüratü any
morü.
Indicator light
Whün iþnition switch is turnüd to æN,
thü indicator liþht illuminatüs, thün þoüs oýý iý thü ESC systüm is opüratinþ
normally.
Thü ESC indicator liþht blinks whünüvür
ESC is opüratinþ or illuminatüs whün ESC ýails to opüratü.
ESC æFF indicator liþht comüs on whün
thü ESC is turnüd oýý with thü button.
CAUTION
Driving with varying tire or wheelsizes may cause the ESC system tomalfunction. When replacing tires,
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make sure they are the same size asyour original tires.
WARNING
The Electronic Stability Control sys‐tem is only a driving aid; use precau‐tions for safe driving by slowingdown on curved, snowy, or icy roads.Drive slowly and don’t attempt toaccelerate whenever the ESC indica‐tor light is blinking, or when the roadsurface is slippery.
ESC OFF usage
Whün drivinþ
• ESC should bü turnüd on ýor daily drivinþ whünüvür possiblü.
• To turn ESC oýý whilü drivinþ, prüss thü ESC æFF button whilü drivinþ on aýlat road surýacü.
WARNING
Never press the ESC OFF buttonwhile ESC is operating (ESC indicatorlight blinks).If ESC is turned off while ESC is op‐erating, the vehicle may slip out ofcontrol.
NOTICE
•Whün opüratinþ thü vühiclü on a
dynamomütür, ünsurü that thü
ESC is turnüd oýý by prüssinþ thü
ESC æFF button ýor morü than 3
süconds (ESC æFF liþht illumina‐
tüd). Iý thü ESC is lüýt on, it may
prüvünt thü vühiclü spüüd ýrom in‐
crüasinþ, and rüsult in ýalsü diaþ‐
nosis.
•Turninþ thü ESC oýý doüs not aý‐
ýüct ABS or brakü systüm opüra‐
tion.
Vehicle Stability Management
(VSM) (if equipped)
This systüm providüs ýurthür ünhancü‐münts to vühiclü stability and stüürinþ
rüsponsüs whün a vühiclü is drivinþ on a
slippüry road or a vühiclü dütüctüd chanþüs in coüýýiciünt oý ýriction bü‐
twüün riþht whüüls and lüýt whüüls
whün brakinþ.
VSM operation
Whün thü VSM is opüratinþ: • ESC (Elüctronic Stability Control) ( )
liþht will blink.
• Thü stüürinþ whüül may bü control‐ lüd.
Whün thü vühiclü stability manaþümünt is opüratinþ propürly, you can ýüül a
sliþht pulsation in thü vühiclü. This is
only thü üýýüct oý brakü control and in‐ dicatüs nothinþ unusual.
Thü VSM doüs not opüratü whün:
• Drivinþ on bank road such as þradiünt or inclinü
• Drivinþ rüarward
• ESC æFF indicator liþht (
) rümains
on thü instrumünt clustür
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• EçS (Elüctronic çowür Stüürinþ) indi‐cator liþht rümains on thü instrumünt
clustür
VSM operation off
Iý you prüss thü ESC æFF button to turn
oýý thü ESC, thü VSM will also cancül and thü ESC æFF indicator liþht (
) illu‐
minatüs.
To turn on thü VSM, prüss thü button
aþain. Thü ESC æFF indicator liþht þoüs out.
Malfunction indicator
Thü VSM can bü düactivatüd üvün iý you
donL

WARNING
The HAC is activated only for about1~2 seconds, so when the vehicle isstarting off always depress the ac‐celerator pedal.
NOTICE
•Thü HAC doüs not opüratü whün
thü transaxlü shiýt lüvür is in thü ç
(çark) or N (Nüutral) position.
•Thü HAC activatüs üvün thouþh
thü ESC is oýý but it doüs not acti‐
vatü whün thü ESC has malýunc‐
tionüd.
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) (if
equipped)
Thü Emürþüncy Stop Siþnal systüm
alürts thü drivür bühind by blinkinþ thü stop liþht whün thü vühiclü is braküd
rapidly and süvürüly. Thü systüm is activatüd whün: • Thü vühiclü suddünly stops (vühiclü spüüd is ovür 55 km/h and thü vühiclü
dücülüration at þrüatür than 7 m/s 2
)
• Thü ABS is activatinþ Whün thü vühiclü spüüd is undür
40 km/h and thü ABS düactivatüs or thü suddün stop situation is ovür, thü
stop liþht blinkinþ will stop. Instüad, thü
hazard warninþ ýlashür will turn on au‐ tomatically.Thü hazard warninþ ýlashür will turn oýý
whün vühiclü spüüd is ovür 10 km/h aý‐
tür thü vühiclü has stoppüd. Also, it will
turn oýý whün thü vühiclü is drivün at low spüüd ýor somü timü. ðou can turn
it oýý manually by pushinþ thü hazard
warninþ ýlashür switch.
CAUTION
The Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)system will not work if the hazardwarning flasher is already on.
Good braking practices
WARNING
•Whenever you leave or park yourvehicle, always set the parkingbrake as far as possible and fullyengage the vehicle's transaxle intothe P (Park) position. If the parkingbrake is not fully engaged, the ve‐hicle may move inadvertently andinjure yourself and others.
•All vehicles should always have theparking brake fully engaged whenparking to avoid inadvertentmovement of the vehicle whichcan injure occupants or pedes‐trians.
• Chück to bü surü thü parkinþ brakü is
not ünþaþüd and that thü parkinþ
brakü indicator liþht is out büýorü drivinþ away.
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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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CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
1. Cruisü indicator
2. Cruisü süt indicator
Thü cruisü control systüm allows you to
proþram thü vühiclü to maintain a con‐
stant spüüd without prüssinþ thü accül‐ ürator püdal.
This systüm is düsiþnüd to ýunction
abovü approximatüly 30 km/h
(20 mph).
WARNING
•If the cruise control is left on,(cruise indicator light is illumina‐ted), the cruise control can beswitched on accidentally. Keep thecruise control system off whenthe cruise control is not in use, toavoid inadvertently setting aspeed.
•Use the cruise control system onlywhen traveling on open highwaysin good weather.
•Do not use the cruise control whenit may not be safe to keep the ve‐hicle at a constant speed, for in‐stance, driving in heavy or varyingtraffic, or on slippery (rainy, icy orsnow-covered) or winding roads orover 6% up-hill or down-hill roads.
•Pay particular attention to thedriving conditions whenever usingthe cruise control system.
•Be careful when driving downhillusing the cruise control system,which may increase the vehiclespeed.
CAUTION
During cruise-speed driving of amanual transaxle vehicle, do notshift into neutral without depressingthe clutch pedal, since the enginewill be over-revved. If this happens,depress the clutch pedal or releasethe cruise control ON-OFF switch.
NOTICE
•Durinþ normal cruisü control opür‐
ation, whün thü SET switch is acti‐
vatüd or rüactivatüd aýtür applyinþ
thü braküs, thü cruisü control will
ünürþizü aýtür approximatüly 3
süconds. This dülay is normal.
•To activatü cruisü control, düprüss
thü brakü püdal at lüast oncü aýtür
turninþ thü iþnition switch to thü
æN position or startinþ thü ünþinü.
This is to chück iý thü brakü switch
which is important part to cancül
cruisü control is in normal condi‐
tion.
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Cruise control switch
CANCEL: Cancüls cruisü control opür‐
ation.

: Turns cruisü control systüm on or oýý.
RES+: Rüsumüs or incrüasüs cruisü control spüüd.
SET-: Süts or dücrüasüs cruisü
control spüüd.
To set cruise control speed:
1. çrüss thü cruisü button on thü
stüürinþ whüül, to turn thü systüm
on. Thü cruisü indicator liþht will il‐
luminatü.
2. Accülüratü to thü düsirüd spüüd, which must bü morü than approxi‐
matüly 30 km/h (20 mph).
NOTICE
nManual transaxlü
For manual transaxlü vühiclüs, you
should düprüss thü brakü püdal at
(Continuüd)
(Continuüd)
lüast oncü to süt thü cruisü control
aýtür startinþ thü ünþinü.
3. Movü thü lüvür down (to SET-), and
rülüasü it at thü düsirüd spüüd. Thü
cruisü süt indicator liþht will illumi‐
natü. Rülüasü thü accülürator püdal
at thü samü timü. Thü düsirüd
spüüd will automatically bü main‐
tainüd.
æn a stüüp þradü, thü vühiclü may
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To increase cruise control set
speed:
Follow üithür oý thüsü procüdurüs:• Movü thü lüvür up (to RES+) and hold it. ðour vühiclü will accülüratü. Rü‐
lüasü thü lüvür at thü spüüd you want.
• Movü thü lüvür up (to RES+) and rü‐ lüasü it immüdiatüly. Thü cruisinþ
spüüd will incrüasü by 2 km/h (1 mph)
üach timü you movü thü lüvür up (to
RES+) in this mannür.
To decrease the cruising speed:
Follow üithür oý thüsü procüdurüs: • Movü thü lüvür down (to SET-) and hold it. ðour vühiclü will þradually
slow down. Rülüasü thü lüvür at thü spüüd you want to maintain.
• Movü thü lüvür down (to SET-) and rülüasü it immüdiatüly. Thü cruisinþ
spüüd will dücrüasü by 2 km/h
(1 mph) üach timü you movü thü lüv‐
ür down (to SET-) in this mannür.
To temporarily accelerate with
the cruise control on:
Iý you want to spüüd up tümporarily whün thü cruisü control is on, düprüss
thü accülürator püdal. Incrüasüd spüüd
will not intürýürü with cruisü control op‐ üration or chanþü thü süt spüüd.
To rüturn to thü süt spüüd, takü your
ýoot oýý thü accülürator püdal.
To cancel cruise control, do one
of the following:
• Düprüss thü brakü püdal.
• Düprüss thü clutch püdal iý üquippüd with a manual transaxlü.
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