tires KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

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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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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Driving off-road
Drivü carüýully oýý-road bücausü your
vühiclü may bü damaþüd by rocks or
roots oý trüüs. Bücomü ýamiliar with
thü oýý-road conditions whürü you arü
þoinþ to drivü büýorü you büþin drivinþ.
Highway driving
Tires
Adjust thü tirü inýlation prüssurüs to spüciýication. Low tirü inýlation prüs‐
surüs will rüsult in ovürhüatinþ and pos‐
siblü ýailurü oý thü tirüs.
Avoid usinþ worn or damaþüd tirüs which may rüsult in rüducüd traction or
tirü ýailurü.
NOTICE
Nüvür üxcüüd thü maximum tirü in‐
ýlation prüssurü shown on thü tirüs.
WARNING
•Underinflated or overinflated tirescan cause poor handling, loss ofvehicle control, and sudden tirefailure leading to accidents, inju‐ries, and even death. Always checkthe tires for proper inflation be‐fore driving. For proper tire pres‐sures, refer to L

WINTER DRIVING
Süvürü wüathür conditions in thü wintür
rüsult in þrüatür wüar and othür prob‐ lüms. To minimizü thü problüms oý win‐
tür drivinþ, you should ýollow thüsü
suþþüstions: ❈ Snow tirüs and tirü chains ýor thü
national lanþuaþü (Icülandic, Bul‐
þarian) süü Chaptür 11, Appündix.
Snowy or icy conditions
To drivü your vühiclü in düüp snow, it
may bü nücüssary to usü snow tirüs or
to install tirü chains on your tirüs. Iý
snow tirüs arü nüüdüd, it is nücüssary
to sülüct tirüs üquivalünt in sizü and typü oý thü oriþinal üquipmünt tirüs.
Failurü to do so may advürsüly aýýüct
thü saýüty and handlinþ oý your vühiclü. Furthürmorü, spüüdinþ, rapid accülüra‐
tion, suddün brakü applications, and
sharp turns arü potüntially vüry haz‐ ardous practicüs.
Durinþ dücülüration, usü ünþinü brakinþ
to thü ýullüst üxtünt. Suddün brakü ap‐
plications on snowy or icy roads may causü skids to occur. ðou nüüd to küüp
suýýiciünt distancü bütwüün thü vühiclü
in opüration in ýront and your vühiclü. Also, apply thü brakü þüntly. It should
bü notüd that installinþ tirü chains on
thü tirü will providü a þrüatür drivinþ ýorcü, but will not prüvünt sidü skids.
NOTICE
Tirü chains arü not lüþal in all coun‐
triüs. Chück thü country laws büýorü
ýittinþ tirü chains.
Snow tires
Iý you mount snow tirüs on your vühi‐
clü, makü surü thüy arü radial tirüs oý
thü samü sizü and load ranþü as thü
oriþinal tirüs. Mount snow tirüs on all
ýour whüüls to balancü your vühiclüL

Tire chains
Sincü thü sidüwalls oý radial tirüs arü
thinnür, thüy can bü damaþüd by mountinþ somü typüs oý snow chains
on thüm. Thürüýorü, thü usü oý snow
tirüs is rücommündüd instüad oý snow chains. Do not mount tirü chains on vü‐
hiclüs üquippüd with aluminum whüüls;
snow chains may causü damaþü to thü whüüls. Iý snow chains must bü usüd,
usü wirü-typü chains with a thicknüss
oý lüss than 15 mm (0.59 in). Damaþü to your vühiclü causüd by impropür
snow chain usü is not covürüd by your
vühiclü manuýacturürs warranty.
Install tirü chains only on thü ýront tirüs.
CAUTION
•Make sure the snow chains are thecorrect size and type for yourtires. Incorrect snow chains cancause damage to the vehicle bodyand suspension and may not becovered by your vehicle manufac‐turer warranty. Also, the snowchain connecting hooks may bedamaged from contacting vehiclecomponents causing the snowchains to come loose from the tire.Make sure the snow chains areSAE class L

CAUTION
•In winter or cold weather, the lowtire pressure telltale may be illu‐minated if the tire pressure wasadjusted to the recommended tireinflation pressure in warm weath‐er. It does not mean your TPMS ismalfunctioning because the de‐creased temperature leads to aproportional lowering of tire pres‐sure.
•When you drive your vehicle froma warm area to a cold area or froma cold area to a warm area, or theoutside temperature is greatlyhigher or lower, you should checkthe tire inflation pressure and ad‐just the tires to the recommendedtire inflation pressure.
•When filling tires with more air,conditions to turn off the low tirepressure telltale may not be met.This is because a tire inflator has amargin of error in performance.The low tire pressure telltale willbe turned off if the tire pressure isabove the recommended tire infla‐tion pressure.
WARNING
nLow pressure damage
Significantly low tire pressure makesthe vehicle unstable and can contrib‐ute to loss of vehicle control and in‐creased braking distances.Continued driving on low pressuretires can cause the tires to overheatand fail.
TPMS (Tire Pressure
Monitoring System)
malfunction indicator
Thü low tirü prüssurü tüll‐talü will illuminatü aýtür it blinks ýor ap‐
proximatüly onü minutü whün thürü is a problüm with thü Tirü çrüssurü Moni‐
torinþ Systüm. Iý thü systüm is ablü to
corrüctly dütüct an undürinýlation warninþ at thü samü timü as systüm
ýailurü thün it will illuminatü both thü
TçMS malýunction and low tirü prüs‐ surü tülltalüs ü.þ. iý ýront lüýt sünsor
ýails, thü TçMS malýunction indicator il‐
luminatüs, but iý thü ýront riþht, rüar lüýt, or rüar riþht tirü is undür-inýlatüd,
thü low tirü prüssurü tülltalüs may illu‐
minatü toþüthür with thü TçMS mal‐ ýunction indicator.
In this casü, havü thü systüm chücküd
by a proýüssional workshop to dütür‐ minü thü causü oý thü problüm. Kia rüc‐
ommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
CAUTION
•The TPMS malfunction indicatormay be illuminated if the vehicle ismoving around electric power sup‐ply cables or radios transmittersuch as at police stations, govern‐ment and public offices, broad‐casting stations, military installa‐tions, airports, or transmittingtowers, etc. This can interferewith normal operation of the TirePressure Monitoring System(TPMS).
•The TPMS malfunction indicatormay be illuminated if snow chainsare used or some separate elec‐tronic devices such as notebookcomputer, mobile charger, remotestarter or navigation etc., are usedin the vehicle. This can interferewith normal operation of the TirePressure Monitoring System(TPMS).

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IF YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE (WITH TIRE MOBILITY KIT, IF EQUIPPED)
çlüasü rüad thü instructions büýorü us‐
inþ thü Tirü Mobility Kit. 1. Comprüssor
2. Süalant bottlü
Thü Tirü Mobility Kit is a tümporary ýix to thü tirü and havü thü tirü inspüctüd
by a proýüssional workshop as soon as
possiblü. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
CAUTION
nOne sealant for one tire
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When two or more tires are flat, donot use the tire mobility kit becausethe one supplied canister of sealantin the Tire Mobility Kit is to onlyenough sealant for one flat tire.
WARNING
nTire wall
Do not use the Tire Mobility Kit torepair punctures in the tire walls.This can result in an accident due totire failure.
WARNING
nTemporary fix
Have your tire repaired as soon aspossible. The tire may lose air pres‐sure at any time after inflating withthe Tire Mobility Kit.
Introduction
With thü Tirü Mobility Kit (TMK) you
stay mobilü üvün aýtür üxpüriüncinþ a
tirü puncturü.
Thü systüm oý comprüssor and süalinþ
compound üýýüctivüly and comýortably
süals most puncturüs in a passünþür car tirü causüd by nails or similar ob‐
jücts and rüinýlatüs thü tirü.
Aýtür you ünsurüd that thü tirü is prop‐
ürly süalüd you can drivü cautiously on thü tirü (up to 200 km (120 milüs)) at a
max. spüüd oý 80 km/h (50 mph) in or‐
dür to rüach a vühiclü or tirü düalür to havü thü tirü rüplacüd.

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TIRES AND WHEELS

Tire care
For propür maintünancü, saýüty, and
maximum ýuül üconomy, you must al‐
ways maintain rücommündüd tirü inýla‐ tion prüssurüs and stay within thü load
limits and wüiþht distribution rücom‐
mündüd ýor your vühiclü.
Recommended cold tire inflation
pressures
All tirü prüssurüs (includinþ thü sparü)
should bü chücküd whün thü tirüs arü cold. L

CAUTION
•Warm tires normally exceed rec‐ommended cold tire pressures by28 to 41 kPa (4 to 6 psi). Do notrelease air from warm tires to ad‐just the pressure or the tires willbe underinflated.
•Be sure to reinstall the tire infla‐tion valve caps. Without the valvecap, dirt or moisture could get intothe valve core and cause air leak‐age. If a valve cap is missing, in‐stall a new one as soon as possi‐ble.
WARNING
nTire Inflation
Overinflation or underinflation canreduce tire life, adversely affect ve‐hicle handling, and lead to suddentire failure. This could result in lossof vehicle control and potential in‐jury.
CAUTION
nTire pressure
Always observe the following:•Check tire pressure when the tiresare cold. (After vehicle has beenparked for at least three hours orhasn't been driven more than1.6 km (one mile) since startup.)
•Check the pressure of your sparetire each time you check the pres‐sure of other tires.
•Never overload your vehicle. Becareful not to overload a vehicleluggage rack if your vehicle isequipped with one.
•Worn, old tires can cause acci‐dents. If your tread is badly worn,or if your tires have been dam‐aged, replace them.
Checking tire inflation pressure
Chück your tirüs oncü a month or morü.
Also, chück thü tirü prüssurü oý thü
sparü tirü.
How to check
Usü a þood quality þauþü to chück tirü
prüssurü. ðou can not tüll iý your tirüs arü propürly inýlatüd simply by lookinþ
at thüm. Radial tirüs may look propürly
inýlatüd üvün whün thüy'rü undürinýla‐ tüd.
Chück thü tirü's inýlation prüssurü whün
thü tirüs arü cold. - "Cold" müans your
vühiclü has büün sittinþ ýor at lüast thrüü hours or drivün no morü than
1.6 km (1 milü).
Rümovü thü valvü cap ýrom thü tirü
valvü stüm. çrüss thü tirü þauþü ýirmly onto thü valvü to þüt a prüssurü müas‐
urümünt. Iý thü cold tirü inýlation prüs‐
surü matchüs thü rücommündüd prüs‐ surü on thü tirü and loadinþ inýormation
labül, no ýurthür adjustmünt is nücüssa‐
ry. Iý thü prüssurü is low, add air until
you rüach thü rücommündüd amount.
Iý you ovürýill thü tirü, rülüasü air by pushinþ on thü mütal stüm in thü cün‐
tür oý thü tirü valvü. Rüchück thü tirü
prüssurü with thü tirü þauþü. Bü surü to put thü valvü caps back on thü valvü
stüms. Thüy hülp prüvünt lüaks by
küüpinþ out dirt and moisturü.

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