KIA CARENS RHD 2018 Owners Manual

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Features of your vehicle
Malfunction IndicatorLamp (MIL)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position. - It remains on until the engine is
started.
When there is a malfunction with the emission control system.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional work-
shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service part-
ner.
CAUTION - Petrol Engine
If the Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL) illuminates, poten-tial catalytic converter damage is possible which could result inloss of engine power.
In this case, have the vehicleinspected by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visit an authorised Kiadealer/service partner.
CAUTION - Diesel Engine with DPF (if equipped)
When the Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL) blinks, it may stopblinking after driving the vehicle:
- at more than 60km/h (37 mph), or- at more than 2nd gear with 1500 ~ 2000 engine rpm for a certaintime (for about 25 minutes).
If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) continues to blink inspite of the procedure, have the DPF system checked by a pro-fessional workshop. Kia recom-mends to visit an authorised Kiadealer/service partner.
If you continue to drive with theMalfunction Indicator Lamp(MIL) blinking for a long time,the DPF system can be dam- aged and fuel consumption canworsen.
CAUTION - Malfunction IndicatorLamp (MIL)
Driving with the Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (MIL) on maycause damage to the emission control systems which couldeffect drivability and/or fueleconomy.

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Charging System
Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When there is a malfunction with either the alternator or electrical charging system.
If there is a malfunction with either the
alternator or electrical charging system:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe location and stop your vehicle.
2. Turn the engine off and check the alternator drive belt for looseness
or breakage.
If the belt is adjusted properly,
there may be a problem in the
electrical charging system.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional work-
shop as soon as possible. Kia rec-
ommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
Engine Coolant Temperature Warning Light (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
When the engine coolant tempera- ture is above 120°C (248°F). This
means that the engine is overheat-
ed and may be damaged.
If your vehicle is overheated, refer
to “Overheating” in chapter 7.
CAUTION - Diesel Engine
If the Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL) blinks, some errorrelated to the injection quantity adjustment occurs which couldresult in loss of engine power,combustion noise and poor emission.
In this case, have the enginecontrol system inspected by aprofessional workshop. Kia rec-ommends to visit an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.
CAUTION - Engine Overheating
Do not continue driving with the
engine overheated. Otherwiseengine may be damaged.

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Engine Oil PressureWarning Light
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When the engine oil pressure is low.
If the engine oil pressure is low:
1.Drive carefully to the nearest safe location and stop your vehicle.
2.Turn the engine off and check the engine oil level (For more details,
refer to “Engine Oil” in chapter 8). If
the level is low, add oil as required.
If the warning light remains on after
adding oil or if oil is not available,
have the vehicle inspected by a
professional workshop as soon as
possible. Kia recommends to visit
an authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
Engine Oil Level
Warning Light (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position
- It remains on until the engine isstarted.
When the engine oil level should be checked.
If the engine oil level is low:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe location and stop your vehicle.
2. Turn the engine off and check the engine oil level (For more details,
refer to “Engine Oil” in chapter 8). If
the level is low, add oil as required.
If the warning light remains on
after adding oil or if oil is not avail-
able, have the vehicle inspected
by a professional workshop as
soon as possible. Kia recom-
mends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
CAUTION - Engine Oil Pressure
Warning Light

If the engine does not stop immediately after the Engine Oil Pressure Warning Light isilluminated, severe damagecould result.
If the warning light stays onwhilst the engine is running, it indicates that there may beserious engine damage ormalfunction. In this case,
1. Stop the vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so.
2. Turn off the engine and check the oil level. If the oillevel is low, fill the engine oil to the proper level.
3. Start the engine again. If the warning light stays on afterthe engine is started, turnthe engine off immediately. In this case, have the vehicleinspected by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visit an authorised Kiadealer/service partner.

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Low Fuel Level Warning
Light
This warning light illuminates:
When the fuel tank is nearly empty.
If the fuel tank is nearly empty:
Add fuel as soon as possible.
Low Tyre PressureWarning Light (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When one or more of your tyres are significantly underinflated (The
location of the underinflated tyres
are displayed on the LCD display).
For more details, refer to “Tyre
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 7. This warning light remains on after
blinking for approximately 60 seconds
or repeats blinking and off at the
intervals of approximately 3 seconds:
When there is a malfunction with
the TPMS.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional work-
shop as soon as possible. Kia rec-
ommends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
For more details, refer to “Tyre
Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS)” in chapter 7.
CAUTION - Low Fuel
Level
Driving with the Low Fuel Level
warning light on or with the fuellevel below “0 or E” can cause the engine to misfire and dam-age the catalytic converter (ifequipped).
WARNING - Safe Stopping
The TPMS cannot alert you to severe and sudden tyre dam-
age caused by external factors.
If you notice any vehicle insta- bility, immediately take your
foot off the accelerator pedal,
apply the brakes gradually with
light force, and slowly move to
a safe position off the road.

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Door Ajar Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
When a door is not closed securely.
Tailgate Open WarningLight
This warning light illuminates: When the tailgate is not closed
securely.
Fuel Filter Warning Light(Diesel Engine)
This warning light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off. When water has accumulated
inside the fuel filter.
In this case, remove the water from
the fuel filter.
For more details, refer to “Fuel
Filter” in chapter 8.
Exhaust system (DPF)
warning light (Diesel Engine)
This warning light illuminates:
When there is a malfunction with Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) system.
When this warning light illumi- nates, it may turn off after driving
the vehicle: - at more than 60km/h (37 mph), or
- at more than 2nd gear with 1500~ 2000 engine rpm for a certain
time (for about 25 minutes).
If this warning light blinks in spite ofthe procedure (at this time the LCD
warning message will be displayed),
have the DPF system checked by a
professional workshop. Kia recom-
mends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
CAUTION - Fuel Filter
Warning Light
When the Fuel Filter Warning
Light illuminates, enginepower (vehicle speed & idlespeed) may decrease.
If you keep driving with the warning light on, engine parts(injector, common rail, high pressure fuel pump) may bedamaged. If this occurs, havethe vehicle inspected by a pro- fessional workshop as soonas possible. Kia recommendsto visit an authorised Kia deal-er/service partner.
CAUTION - Diesel Engine
with DPF (if equipped)
If you continue to drive with the DPF warning light blinking for along time, the DPF system can be damaged and fuel consump-tion can worsen.

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Overspeed Warning
Light (if equipped)
This warning light blinks:
When you drive the vehicle more than 120 km/h.
- This is to prevent you from drivingyour vehicle with overspeed.
- The overspeed warning chime also sound for approximately 5
seconds.
Washer Fluid Warning
Light (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
When the washer fluid level in the reservoir is nearly empty.
In this case, you should refill the
washer fluid.
Master Warning Light
(if equipped)
This warning light informs the driv- er the following situations
- Low washer fluid (if equipped)
- TPMS (if equipped)
- Service reminder
The Master Warning Light illuminates
when more than one of the above
warning situations occur.
If the warning situation is solved, the
master warning light will be turned off.
Icy Road Warning Light (if equipped)
This warning light blinks 10 times and
then illuminates, and also warning
chime sounds 3 times:
When the temperature on the Outside Temperature Gauge is
below approximately 4 O
C (39.2 O
F)
with the ignition switch or Engine
Start/Stop button in the ON position.
✽✽ NOTICE
If the icy road warning light appears
whilst driving, you should drive
more attentively and safely refrain-
ing from over-speeding, rapid accel-
eration, sudden braking or sharp
turning, etc.
120 km/h

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Indicator Lights
Electronic StabilityControl (ESC) Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with the ESC system.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional work-
shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service part-
ner.
This indicator light blinks:
Whilst the ESC is operating.
For more details, refer to “Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)” in chapter 6.
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) OFF Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
Once you set the ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When you deactivate the ESC sys- tem by pressing the ESC OFF but- ton.
For more details, refer to “Electronic
Stability Control (ESC)” in chapter 6.
ECO Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When you activate the active ECO
system by pressing the ACTIVE ECO
button.
For more details, refer to “Active
ECO System” in chapter 6.
ECO

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Auto stop indicator
(if equipped)
This indicator will illuminate when the engine enters the Idle Stop mode ofthe ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system.
When the automatic starting occurs, the auto stop indicator on the cluster
will blink for 5 seconds.
For more details, refer to the ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system in chapter 6.
✽✽ NOTICE
When the engine automatically starts
by the ISG system, some warning
lights (ABS, ESC, ESC OFF, EPS or
Parking brake warning light) may
turn on for a few seconds.
This happens because of the low bat-
tery voltage. It does not mean the
system is malfunctioning.
Immobiliser Indicator Light (Without Smart Key) (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When the vehicle detects the immobiliser in your key properly
whilst the ignition switch is ON.
- At this time, you can start theengine.
- The indicator light goes off after starting the engine.
This indicator light blinks:
When there is a malfunction with the immobiliser system.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional work-
shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service part-
ner.
Immobiliser Indicator
Light (With Smart Key) (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates for up
to 30 seconds:
When the vehicle detects the smart key in the vehicle properly
whilst the Engine Start/Stop Button
is ACC or ON.
- At this time, you can start theengine.
- The indicator light goes off after starting the engine.
This indicator light blinks for a few
seconds:
When the smart key is not in the vehicle.
- At this time, you can not start theengine.

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This indicator light illuminates for 2
seconds and goes off:
When the vehicle can not detectthe smart key which is in the vehi-
cle whilst the Engine Start/StopButton is ON.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional work-
shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service part-
ner.
This indicator light blinks:
When the battery of the smart key is weak.
- At this time, you can not start theengine. However, you can start the
engine if you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button with the smart
key. (For more details, refer to
“Starting the Engine” in chapter 6).
When there is a malfunction with the immobiliser system.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional work-
shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service part-
ner.Turn Signal Indicator
Light
This indicator light blinks:
When you turn the turn signal light on.
If any of the following occurs, there
may a malfunction with the turn signal
system. In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by a professional work-
shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service partner. - The indicator light does not blinkbut illuminates.
- The indicator light blinks more rapidly.
- The indicator light does not illumi- nate at all.
Low Beam Indicator
Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When the headlights are on.
High Beam IndicatorLight
This indicator light illuminates:
When the headlights are on and in the high beam position
When the turn signal lever is pulled into the Flash-to-Pass position.
Light ON Indicator Light
This indicator light illuminates:
When the tail lights or headlightsare on.

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Front Fog Indicator
Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When the front fog lights are on.
Rear Fog Indicator Light (if equipped)
This indicator light illuminates:
When the rear fog lights are on.
Glow Indicator Light(Diesel Engine)
This indicator light illuminates:
When the engine is being preheat- ed with the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button in the ONposition.
- The engine can be started afterthe glow indicator light goes off.
- The illumination time varies with the engine coolant temperature,
air temperature, and battery con-dition.
If the indicator light remains on or
blinks after the engine has warmed
up or whilst driving, there may a mal-function with the engine preheatingsystem.
In this case, have the vehicle inspect-
ed by a professional workshop. Kia
recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
✽✽ NOTICE - Engine Preheating
If the engine does not start within 10
seconds after the preheating is com-
pleted, set the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button to the
LOCK or OFF position for 10 sec-
onds and then to the ON position in
order to preheat the engine again.