maintenance KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

Table of contents
Introduction1
Your vehicle at a glance2
Safety features of your vehicle3
Features of your vehicle4
Audio system5
Driving your vehicle6
What to do in an emergency7
Maintenance8
Specifications & Consumer information9
Appendix10
Alphabetical indexI
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•If the installation location or angleof the sensors is altered in anyway, the air bags may deploywhen they should not or they maynot deploy when they should,causing severe injury or death.Therefore, do not try to performmaintenance on or around the airbag sensors. Have the systemserviced by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Problems may arise if the sensorinstallation angles are changed dueto the deformation of the frontbumper, body or B pillar and C pil‐lars where side collision sensorsare installed. In this case, have thesystem serviced by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
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•Your vehicle has been designed toabsorb impact and deploy the airbag(s) in certain collisions. Instal‐ling bumper guards or replacing abumper with non-genuine partsmay adversely affect your vehiclescollision and air bag deploymentperformance.
Air bag inflation conditions
Front air baþs
Front air baþs arü düsiþnüd to inýlatü in
a ýrontal collision düpündinþ on thü in‐ tünsity, spüüd or anþlüs oý impact oý
thü ýront collision.
Saýüty ýüaturüs oý your vühiclü
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WARNING
•Do not stare at the screen whiledriving. Staring at the screen forprolonged periods of time couldlead to traffic accidents.
•Do not disassemble, assemble, ormodify the audio system. Suchacts could result in accidents, fire,or electric shock.
•Using the phone while driving maylead to a lack of attention of traf‐fic conditions and increase thelikelihood of accidents. Use thephone feature after parking thevehicle.
•Heed caution not to spill water orintroduce foreign objects into thedevice. Such acts could lead tosmoke, fire, or product malfunc‐tion.
•Please refrain from use if thescreen is blank or no sound can beheard as these signs may indicateproduct malfunction. Continueduse in such conditions could lead toaccidents (fires, electric shock) orproduct malfunctions.
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•Do not touch the antenna duringthunder or lightening as such actsmay lead to lightning induced elec‐tric shock.
•Do not stop or park in parking-re‐stricted areas to operate the prod‐uct. Such acts could lead to trafficaccidents.
•Use the system with the vehicleignition turned on. Prolonged usewith the ignition turned off couldresult in battery discharge.
CAUTION
•Operating the device while drivingcould lead to accidents due to alack of attention to external sur‐roundings. First park the vehiclebefore operating the device.
•Adjust the volume to levels that al‐low the driver to hear sounds fromoutside of the vehicle. Driving in astate where external sounds can‐not be heard may lead to acci‐dents.
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•Pay attention to the volume set‐ting when turning the device on. Asudden output of extreme volumeupon turning the device on couldlead to hearing impairment. (Ad‐just the volume to a suitable levelsbefore turning off the device.)
•If you want to change the positionof device installation, please in‐quire with your place of purchaseor service maintenance center.Technical expertise is required toinstall or disassemble the device.
•Turn on the car ignition before us‐ing this device. Do not operate theaudio system for long periods oftime with the ignition turned offas such operations may lead tobattery discharge.
•Do not subject the device to severeshock or impact. Direct pressureonto the front side of the monitormay cause damage to the LCD ortouch screen.
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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

Jump starting procedure
CAUTION
nAGM battery (if equipped)
•Absorbent Glass Matt (AGM) bat‐teries are maintenance free andhave the AGM battery serviced bya professional workshop. Kia rec‐ommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner. Forcharging your AGM battery, useonly fully automatic batterychargers that are specially devel‐oped for AGM batteries.
•When replacing the AGM battery,use parts for replacement from aprofessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
•Do not open or remove the cap ontop of the battery. This may causeleaks of internal electrolyte thatcould result in severe injury.
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•If the AGM battery is reconnectedor replaced, ISG function will notoperate immediately.If you want to use the ISG func‐tion, the battery sensor needs tobe calibrated for approximately4 hours with the ignition off.
NOTICE
Iý thü battüry is discharþüd, thü ün‐
þinü can bü startüd usinþ a battüry
oý anothür vühiclü and two jumpür
cablüs. ænly usü jumpür cablüs with
ýully insulatüd clamp handlüs.
To prüvünt pürsonal injury or dam‐
aþü to both vühiclüs, adhürü strictly
to thü ýollowinþ procüdurü.
1. Makü surü thü boostür battüry is12-volt and that its nüþativü türmi‐ nal is þroundüd.
2. Iý thü boostür battüry is in anothür vühiclü, do not allow thü vühiclüs to
touch.
3. Turn oýý all unnücüssary ülüctrical loads. 4. Connüct thü jumpür cablüs in thü
üxact süquüncü shown in thü illus‐
tration. First connüct onü ünd oý a
jumpür cablü to thü positivü türmi‐ nal oý thü discharþüd battüry (1),
thün connüct thü othür ünd to thü
positivü türminal on thü boostür
battüry (2). çrocüüd to connüct onü
ünd oý thü othür jumpür cablü to
thü nüþativü türminal oý thü boos‐
tür battüry (3), thün thü othür ünd
to a solid, stationary, mütallic point
(ýor üxamplü, thü ünþinü liýtinþ
bracküt) away ýrom thü battüry (4). Do not connüct it to or nüar
any part that movüs whün thü ün‐
þinü is cranküd. Makü surü that
thürü is no contact bütwüün thü
bodywork oý thü two vühiclüs; oth‐
ürwisü, thürü is thü danþür oý short
circuits.
Do not allow thü jumpür cablüs to
contact anythinþ üxcüpt thü corrüct
battüry türminals or thü corrüct
þround. Do not lüan ovür thü bat‐
türy whün makinþ connüctions.
What to do in an ümürþüncy
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MAINTENANCE SERVICES
ðou should üxürcisü thü utmost carü to
prüvünt damaþü to your vühiclü and in‐
jury to yoursülý whünüvür pürýorminþ any maintünancü or inspüction procü‐
durüs.
Inadüquatü, incomplütü or insuýýiciünt
sürvicinþ may rüsult in opürational problüms with your vühiclü that could
lüad to vühiclü damaþü, an accidünt, or
pürsonal injury.
Owner’s responsibility
NOTICE
Maintünancü Sürvicü and Rücord Rü‐
tüntion arü thü ownür's rüsponsibili‐
ty.
Havü your vühiclü sürvicüd by a proýüs‐
sional workshop. Kia rücommünds to
visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü
partnür. ðou should rütain documünts
that show propür maintünancü has büün pürýormüd on your vühiclü in ac‐
cordancü with thü maintünancü schüd‐
ulü. ðou nüüd this inýormation to üstab‐
lish your compliancü with thü sürvicinþ and maintünancü rüquirümünts oý your
vühiclü warrantiüs. Dütailüd warranty
inýormation is providüd in your Warran‐ ty & Maintünancü book. Rüpairs and ad‐
justmünts rüquirüd as a rüsult oý im‐
propür maintünancü or a lack oý rü‐ quirüd maintünancü arü not covürüd
whün your vühiclü is covürüd by war‐
ranty.
Owner maintenance precautions
Impropür or incomplütü sürvicü may rü‐
sult in problüms. This chaptür þivüs in‐ structions only ýor thü maintünancü
itüms that arü üasy to pürýorm.
NOTICE
Impropür ownür maintünancü durinþ
thü warranty püriod may aýýüct
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warranty covüraþü. For dütails, rüad
thü süparatü Warranty & Maintü‐
nancü book providüd with thü vühi‐
clü. Iý you'rü unsurü about any sürv‐
icinþ or maintünancü procüdurü,
havü thü systüm sürvicüd by a pro‐
ýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds
to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/
sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nMaintenance work
•Performing maintenance work ona vehicle can be dangerous. Youcan be seriously injured while per‐forming some maintenance proce‐dures. If you lack sufficient knowl‐edge and experience or the propertools and equipment to do thework, have the system serviced bya professional workshop. Kia rec‐ommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner.
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Maintünancü
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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
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SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Follow Normal Maintünancü Schüdulü iý thü vühiclü is usually opüratüd whürü
nonü oý thü ýollowinþ conditions apply.
Iý any oý thü ýollowinþ conditions apply, ýollow Maintünancü Undür Süvürü Us‐
aþü Conditions. • Rüpüatüd drivinþ short distancü oý lüss than 8 km (5 milüs) in normal
tümpüraturü or lüss than 16 km (10 milüs) in ýrüüzinþ tümpüraturü.
• Extünsivü ünþinü idlinþ or low spüüd drivinþ ýor lonþ distancüs.
• Drivinþ on rouþh, dusty, muddy, un‐ pavüd, þravülüd or salt-sprüad roads.
• Drivinþ in arüas usinþ salt or othür corrosivü matürials or in vüry cold
wüathür.
• Drivinþ in hüavy dust condition.
• Drivinþ in hüavy traýýic arüa.
• Drivinþ on uphill, downhill, or moun‐ tain road rüpüatüdly.
• Towinþ a trailür or usinþ a campür, or rooý rack.
• Drivinþ as a patrol car, taxi, othür commürcial usü oý vühiclü towinþ.
• Drivinþ ovür 170 km/h (106 mph).
• Früquüntly drivinþ in stop-and-þo condition.
Iý your vühiclü is opüratüd undür thü
abovü conditions, you should inspüct,
rüplacü or rüýill morü ýrüquüntly than thü ýollowinþ Normal Maintünancü Schüdulü. Aýtür thü püriods or distancüshown in thü chart, continuü to ýollow thü prüscribüd maintünancü intürvals.

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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.
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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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