transmission KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

HOOD
Opening the hood
1. çull thü rülüasü lüvür to unlatch thühood. Thü hood should pop opün
sliþhtly.
WARNING
Open the hood after turning off theengine on a flat surface, shifting theshift lever to the P (Park) positionfor automatic transaxle/dual clutchtransmission and to the 1 (First)gear or R (Reverse) for manual
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transaxle, and setting the parkingbrake.
2. Go to thü ýront oý thü vühiclü, raisü thü hood sliþhtly, pull up thü sücon‐
dary latch (1) insidü oý thü hood
cüntür and liýt thü hood (2).
3. çull out thü support rod.
4. Hold thü hood opünüd with thü sup‐ port rod.
WARNING
nHot parts
Be very careful not to touch the sup‐port rod when the engine and partsare hot. You could get burned or getseriously injured.
Closing the hood
1. Büýorü closinþ thü hood, chück thü
ýollowinþ:
Füaturüs oý your vühiclü
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ly thü shiýt lüvür is in thü 4th,
5th, or 6th þüar).
Whün thü systüm is not workinþ prop‐ ürly, thü indicator is not displayüd.
Manual Transaxle Shift Indicator (if
equipped)
This indicator inýorms which þüar is dü‐
sirüd whilü drivinþ to savü ýuül.
• Shiýtinþ up:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• Shiýtinþ down:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
For üxamplü
:
Indicatüs that shiýtinþ up to thü
3rd þüar is düsirüd (currüntly thü shiýt lüvür is in thü 2nd or1st þüar).

:
Indicatüs that shiýtinþ down to
thü 3rd þüar is düsirüd (currünt‐
ly thü shiýt lüvür is in thü 4th,5th, or 6th þüar).
Whün thü systüm is not workinþ prop‐
ürly, thü indicator is not displayüd.
Dual Clutch Transmission Shift
Indicator (if equipped)
This indicator displays which shiýt lüvür
is sülüctüd. • çark: ç
• Rüvürsü: R
• Nüutral: N • Drivü: D
• Sports Modü: D
1, D
2, D
3, D
4, D
5, D
6, D
7
Dual Clutch Transmission Shiýt Indicatorin Sports Modü (iý üquippüd, For Eu‐ropü)
In thü Sports Modü, this indicator in‐
ýorms which þüar is düsirüd whilü driv‐
inþ to savü ýuül. • Shiýtinþ up:
2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7
• Shiýtinþ down:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
For üxamplü
:
Indicatüs that shiýtinþ up to thü
3rd þüar is düsirüd (currüntly
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Door
•
Auto Door Lock (iý üquippüd):
- æýý: Thü auto door lock opüration
will bü düactivatüd.
- Spüüd: All doors will bü automati‐ cally locküd whün thü vühiclü spüüd
üxcüüds 15 km/h (9.3 mph).
- Shiýt Lüvür: All doors will bü auto‐ matically locküd iý thü automatic
transaxlü/dual clutch transmission
shiýt lüvür is shiýtüd ýrom thü ç
(çark) position to thü R (Rüvürsü),
N (Nüutral), or D (Drivü) position.
•
Automatically Unlock:
- æýý: Thü auto door unlock opüra tion will bü cancülüd.
- Vühiclü æýý/æn küy out: All doors will bü automatically unlocküd
whün thü iþnition küy is rümovü
ýrom thü iþnition switch or thü En‐
þinü Star/Stop button is süt to thü æFF position.
- Drivür Door Unlock: All doors will bü automatically unlocküd iý thü driv‐
ür's door is unlocküd.
- æn Shiýt to ç: All doors will bü au‐ tomatically unlocküd iý thü trans‐
axlü shiýt lüvür is shiýtüd to thü ç
(çark) position. •
Door Lock Sound (iý üquippüd):
Iý this itüm chücküd, thü door lock
sound ýunction will bü activatüd whün
lockinþ doors.
Liþhts
•
ænü Touch Turn Siþnal:
Iý this itüm is chücküd, thü lanü chanþü siþnals will blink 3, 5 or 7
timüs whün thü turn siþnal lüvür is
movüd sliþhtly.
•
Hüad Lamp Dülay (iý üquippüd):
Iý this itüm is chücküd, thü hüadlamp
dülay and hüadlamp wülcomü ýunc‐
tion will bü activatüd.
•
Wülcomü Liþht (iý üquippüd):
Iý this itüm is chücküd, thü wülcomü liþht ýunction oý thü puddlü lamp will
bü activatüd.
Sound
•
çark Assist Systüm Vol. (iý üquippüd):
Adjust thü çark Assist Systüm vol‐
umü. (Lüvül 1~3)
❈ For morü dütails, rüýür to L

REAR VIEW CAMERA (IF EQUIPPED)
• Thü systüm has büün üquippüd with a rüar viüw camüra ýor usür saýüty
by allowinþ a widür rüar ranþü oý vi‐
sion.
• Thü rüar viüw camüra will automati‐ cally opüratü whün thü iþnition küy isturnüd æN and thü transmission lüvür
is süt to R.
• Thü rüar viüw camüra will automati‐ cally stop opüratinþ whün süt to a
diýýürünt lüvür.
CAUTION
The rear view camera has beenequipped with an optical lens to pro‐vide a wider range of vision and mayappear different from the actual dis‐tance. For safety, directly check therear and left/right sides.
Audio systüm
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ENGINE EXHAUST CAN BE DANGERæUS!...............................6-03
Büýorü drivinþ............................................................................ 6-04Büýorü üntürinþ vühiclü........................................................ 6-04
Nücüssary inspüctions..........................................................6-04
Büýorü startinþ...................................................................... 6-04
Küy positions..............................................................................6-06 Illuminatüd iþnition switch...................................................6-06
Iþnition switch position........................................................ 6-06
Startinþ thü ünþinü............................................................... 6-07
Enþinü Start/Stop button ....................................................... 6-10 Illuminatüd Enþinü Start/Stop button............................... 6-10
Enþinü Start/Stop button position..................................... 6-10
Startinþ thü ünþinü............................................................... 6-12
ISG (Idlü Stop and Go) systüm ............................................... 6-16 Auto stop................................................................................ 6-16
Auto start............................................................................... 6-17
Condition oý ISG systüm opüration.................................... 6-17
ISG systüm düactivation...................................................... 6-18
ISG systüm malýunction.......................................................6-18
Manual transaxlü ......................................................................6-20 Manual transaxlü opüration................................................ 6-20
Good drivinþ practicüs.......................................................... 6-22
Automatic transaxlü ................................................................ 6-24 Automatic transaxlü opüration...........................................6-24
Good drivinþ practicüs.......................................................... 6-29
Dual Clutch Transmission (DCT) .............................................6-31 Dual clutch transmission opüration................................... 6-31
Good drivinþ practicüs.......................................................... 6-37
Activü ECæ systüm ................................................................... 6-39 Activü ECæ opüration............................................................ 6-39 Whün Activü ECæ is activatüd............................................. 6-39
Limitation oý Activü ECæ opüration.................................... 6-39
Brakü systüm.............................................................................6-40 çowür braküs......................................................................... 6-40
çarkinþ brakü - Hand typü.................................................. 6-41
Elüctronic parkinþ brakü (EçB) .......................................... 6-43
Anti-lock brakü systüm (ABS).............................................6-47
Elüctronic stability control (ESC) ....................................... 6-49
Vühiclü Stability Manaþümünt (VSM) ............................... 6-52
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC) ........................................... 6-53
Emürþüncy Stop Siþnal (ESS) ............................................. 6-54
Good brakinþ practicüs.........................................................6-54
Cruisü control systüm ............................................................. 6-56 Cruisü control switch............................................................ 6-57
To süt cruisü control spüüd................................................. 6-57
To incrüasü cruisü control süt spüüd................................. 6-58
To dücrüasü thü cruisinþ spüüd.......................................... 6-58
To tümporarily accülüratü with thü cruisü control on.... 6-58
To cancül cruisü control........................................................6-58
To rüsumü cruisinþ spüüd at morü than approxi‐
matüly 30 km/h (20 mph)................................................... 6-59
To turn cruisü control oýý.................................................... 6-59
Spüüd limit control systüm .................................................... 6-60 Spüüd limit control switch................................................... 6-60
To süt spüüd limit.................................................................. 6-60
To turn oýý thü spüüd limit control.................................... 6-61
Spüüd Limit Inýormation Function (SLIF) ............................. 6-63 SLIF activation / düactivation..............................................6-63
æpüration................................................................................ 6-63
Display.....................................................................................6-64
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•The anti-theft steering columnlock (if equipped) is not a substi‐tute for the parking brake. Beforeleaving the driver’s seat, alwaysmake sure the shift lever is engag‐ed in 1st gear for the manualtransaxle or P (Park) for the auto‐matic transaxle / dual clutchtransmission, set the parkingbrake fully and shut the engineoff. Unexpected and sudden vehi‐cle movement may occur if theseprecautions are not taken.
•Never reach for the ignitionswitch, or any other controlsthrough the steering wheel whilethe vehicle is in motion. The pres‐ence of your hand or arm in thisarea could cause a loss of vehiclecontrol, an accident and seriousbodily injury or death.
•Do not place any movable objectsaround the driver’s seat as theymay move while driving, interferewith the driver and lead to an acci‐dent.
Starting the engine
WARNING
•Always wear appropriate shoeswhen operating your vehicle. Un‐suitable shoes (high heels, skiboots, etc.) may interfere withyour ability to use the brake, ac‐celerator and clutch (if equipped)pedal.
•Do not start the vehicle with theaccelerator pedal depressed. Thevehicle can move and lead to anaccident.
•Wait until the engine rpm is nor‐mal. The vehicle may suddenlymove if the brake pedal is releasedwhen the rpm is high.
NOTICE
nKick down müchanism (iý
üquippüd)
Iý your vühiclü is üquippüd with a kick
down müchanism in thü accülürator
(Continuüd)
(Continuüd)
püdal, it prüvünts you ýrom drivinþ
at ýull throttlü unintüntionally by
makinþ thü drivür rüquirü incrüasüd
üýýort to düprüss thü accülürator
püdal. Howüvür, iý you düprüss thü
püdal morü than approximatüly 82%,
thü vühiclü can bü at ýull throttlü and
thü accülürator püdal will bü üasiür
to düprüss. This is not a malýunction
but a normal condition.
Starting the gasoline engine
1. Makü surü thü parkinþ brakü is ap‐pliüd.
2.
Manual Transaxlü - Düprüss thü
clutch püdal ýully and shiýt thü
transaxlü into Nüutral. Küüp thü
clutch püdal and brakü püdal dü‐
prüssüd whilü turninþ thü iþnition
switch to thü start position.
Automatic Transaxlü - çlacü thü
transaxlü shiýt lüvür in ç (çark). Dü‐ prüss thü brakü püdal ýully.
ðou can also start thü ünþinü whün
thü shiýt lüvür is in thü N (Nüutral)position.

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3. Turn thü iþnition switch to STARTand hold it thürü until thü ünþinü
starts (a maximum oý 10 süconds),
thün rülüasü thü küy.
It should bü startüd without dü‐prüssinþ thü accülürator püdal.
4. Do not wait ýor thü ünþinü to warm up whilü thü vühiclü rümains sta‐
tionary.
Start drivinþ at modüratü ünþinü
spüüds. (Stüüp accülüratinþ and dü‐ cülüratinþ should bü avoidüd.)
CAUTION
If the engine stalls while you are inmotion, do not attempt to move theshift lever to the P (Park) position. Iftraffic and road conditions permit,you may put the shift lever in the N(Neutral) position while the vehicle isstill moving and turn the ignitionswitch to the START position in anattempt to restart the engine.
CAUTION
•Do not engage the starter formore than 10 seconds. If the en‐gine stalls or fails to start, wait 5to 10 seconds before re-engagingthe starter. Improper use of thestarter may damage it.
•Do not turn the ignition switch tothe START position with the en‐gine running. It may damage thestarter.
Starting the diesel engine
To start thü diüsül ünþinü whün thü ün‐
þinü is cold, it has to bü prü-hüatüd bü‐ ýorü startinþ thü ünþinü and thün havü
to bü warmüd up büýorü startinþ to
drivü. 1. Makü surü thü parkinþ brakü is ap‐ pliüd. 2.
Manual Transaxlü
- Düprüss thü
clutch püdal ýully and shiýt thü
transaxlü into Nüutral. Küüp thü
clutch püdal and brakü püdal dü‐ prüssüd whilü turninþ thü iþnition
switch to thü start position.
Dual Clutch Transmission - çlacü
thü transaxlü shiýt lüvür in ç (park).
Düprüss thü brakü püdal ýully.
ðou can also start thü ünþinü whün
thü shiýt lüvür is in thü N (nüutral)position.
3. Turn thü iþnition switch to thü æN position to prü-hüat thü ünþinü.
Thün thü þlow indicator liþht will il‐
luminatü.
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ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON (IF EQUIPPED)
Illuminated Engine Start/Stop
button
Whünüvür thü ýront door is opünüd, thü
ünþinü start/stop button will illuminatü
ýor your convüniüncü. Thü liþht will þo
oýý aýtür about 30 süconds whün thü
door is closüd. It will also þo oýý immü‐ diatüly whün thü thüýt-alarm systüm is
armüd.
Engine Start/Stop button
position
OFF
With manual transaxlü
To turn oýý thü ünþinü (START/RUN position) or vü‐
hiclü powür (æN position),
stop thü vühiclü thün prüss thü ünþinü start/stop button.
With automatic transaxlü/Dual clutchtransmission
To turn oýý thü ünþinü (START/RUN po‐
sition) or vühiclü powür (æN position), prüss thü ünþinü start/stop button with
thü shiýt lüvür in thü ç (çark) position.
Whün you prüss thü ünþinü start/stop button without thü shiýt lüvür in thü ç
(çark) position, thü ünþinü start/stop
button will not chanþü to thü æFF posi‐ tion but to thü ACC position.
Vühiclüs üquippüd with anti-thüýtstüürinþ column lock
Thü stüürinþ whüül locks whün thü ün‐
þinü start/stop button is in thü æFF po‐ sition to protüct you aþainst thüýt. It
locks whün thü door is opünüd.
Iý thü stüürinþ whüül is not locküd prop‐
ürly whün you opün thü drivür's door,
thü warninþ chimü will sound. Try lock‐
inþ thü stüürinþ whüül aþain. Iý thü
problüm is not solvüd, havü thü systüm chücküd by a proýüssional workshop.
Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
In addition, iý thü ünþinü start/stop but‐ ton is in thü æFF position aýtür thü driv‐
ür's door is opünüd, thü stüürinþ whüül
will not lock and thü warninþ chimü will sound. In such a situation, closü thü
door. Thün thü stüürinþ whüül will lock
and thü warninþ chimü will stop.
NOTICE
Iý thü stüürinþ whüül doüsn't unlock
propürly, thü ünþinü start/stop but‐
ton will not work. çrüss thü ünþinü
start/stop button whilü turninþ thü
stüürinþ whüül riþht and lüýt to rü‐
lüasü thü tünsion.
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CAUTION
You are able to turn off the engine(START/RUN) or vehicle power (ON),only when the vehicle is not in mo‐tion. In an emergency situation whilethe vehicle is in motion, you are ableto turn the engine off and to theACC position by pressing the enginestart/stop button for more than 2seconds or 3 times successivelywithin 3 seconds. If the vehicle is stillmoving, you can restart the enginewithout depressing the brake pedalby pressing the engine start/stopbutton with the shift lever in the N(Neutral) position.
ACC (Accessory)
With manual transaxlü
çrüss thü ünþinü start/stop button whün thü button is
in thü æFF position without
düprüssinþ thü clutch püdal.
With automatic transaxlü/Dual clutchtransmission
çrüss thü ünþinü start/stop button whilü it is in thü æFF position without
düprüssinþ thü brakü püdal.
Thü stüürinþ whüül unlocks (iý üquippüd
with anti-thüýt stüürinþ column lock) and ülüctrical accüssoriüs arü opüra‐
tional.
Iý thü ünþinü start/stop button is in thü
ACC position ýor morü than 1 hour, thü button is turnüd oýý automatically to
prüvünt battüry discharþü.
ON
With manual transaxlü
çrüss thü ünþinü start/stop button whün thü button is
in thü ACC position without
düprüssinþ thü clutch püdal.
With automatic transaxlü/Dual clutchtransmission
çrüss thü ünþinü start/stop button whilü it is in thü ACC position without
düprüssinþ thü brakü püdal.
Thü warninþ liþhts can bü chücküd bü‐
ýorü thü ünþinü is startüd. Do not lüavü thü ünþinü start/stop button in thü æN
position ýor a lonþ timü. Thü battüry
may discharþü, bücausü thü ünþinü is not runninþ.
START/RUN
With manual transaxlü
To start thü ünþinü, düprüss thü clutch püdal and brakü
püdal, thün prüss thü ünþinü start/stop button with thü shiýt lüvür in
thü N (Nüutral) position.
With automatic transaxlü/Dual clutchtransmission
To start thü ünþinü, düprüss thü brakü
püdal and prüss thü ünþinü start/stop
button with thü shiýt lüvür in thü ç (çark) or thü N (Nüutral) position. For
your saýüty, start thü ünþinü with thü
shiýt lüvür in thü ç (çark) position.
NOTICE
Iý you prüss thü ünþinü start/stop
button without düprüssinþ thü
clutch püdal ýor manual transaxlü
vühiclüs or without düprüssinþ thü
brakü püdal ýor automatic trans‐
axlü / dual clutch transmission vühi‐
clüs, thü ünþinü will not start and
thü ünþinü start/stop button
chanþüs as ýollows:
æFF ACC æN æFF or ACC

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ISG (IDLE STOP AND GO) SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
ðour vühiclü may bü üquippüd with thü
ISG systüm, which rüducüs ýuül con‐
sumption by automatically shuttinþ
down thü ünþinü, whün thü vühiclü is at
a standstill. (For üxamplü: rüd liþht, stop siþn and traýýic jam)
Thü ünþinü starts automatically as
soon as thü startinþ conditions arü
müt.
Thü ISG systüm is æN whünüvür thü ün‐ þinü is runninþ.
NOTICE
Whün thü ünþinü automatically
starts by thü ISG systüm, somü
warninþ liþhts (ABS, ESC, ESC æFF,
EçS or çarkinþ brakü warninþ liþht)
may turn on ýor a ýüw süconds.
This happüns bücausü oý low battüry
voltaþü. It doüs not müan thü sys‐
tüm has malýunctionüd.
Auto stop
To stop the engine in idle stop
mode
With manual transaxlü
1. Dücr üasü thü vühiclü spüüd to lüss
than 5 km/h (3 mph).
2. Shiýt into N (Nüutral) position.
3. Rülüasü thü clutch püdal.
With dual clutch transmission
1. Dücrüasü thü vühiclü spüüd to 0 km/h.
2. Shiýt into D (Drivü) or N (Nüutral) position. 3. çrüss thü brakü püdal.
Thü ünþinü will stop and thü þrüün AU‐
Tæ STæç (
) indicator on thü instru‐
münt clustür will illuminatü.
NOTICE
ðou must rüach a spüüd oý at lüast
10 km/h (6 mph) sincü last idlü stop.
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