2015 KIA Carens hood release

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Inside door handle ................................4-21
2. Power window switch ............................4-27
3. Power window lock switch .....................4-30
4. Outside rearview mirror control.............4-52
5. Outside rearview mirror folding .............4-53
6. Fuel filler lid open lever .........................4-34
7. Instrument panel illumination control switch ....................................................4-55
8. Steering wheel heater On/Off Button....4-45
9. Active ECO On/Off button .....................5-50
10. ESC Off button ....................................5-37
11. Steering wheel ....................................4-43
12. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever ............................................................4-44
13. Inner panel fuse panel ........................7-66
14. Hood release lever ..............................4-32
15. Seat .......................................................3-2
16. Transaxle shift lever ...................5-13, 5-17
17. Cup holder ........................................4-150
ORP013003C❈ The actual shape may differ from the illustration.

Features of your vehicle
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Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, pull up the sec-
ondary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2). 3. Pull out the support rod from the
hood.
4. Hold the hood opened with the support rod.
HOOD
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WARNING
Open the hood after turning off
the engine on a flat surface,
shifting the shift lever to the P
(Park) position for automatic
transaxle and to the 1st (First)
gear or R (Reverse) for manual
transaxle, and setting the park-
ing brake.
WARNING - Hot parts
Grasp the support rod in the
area wrapped in rubber. The
plastic will help prevent you
from being burned by hot metal
when the engine is hot.
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Driving your vehicle
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To release EPB (electric parking
brake) automatically:
Manual transaxle vehicle
1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, engine hood and tailgate.
4. Depress the clutch pedal with the gear engaged.
5. Depress the accelerator pedal while releasing the clutch pedal.
Automatic transaxle vehicle 1. Start the engine.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, engine hood and tailgate.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal while the shift lever is in R
(Rear), D (Drive).
Shift lever in P (Park) With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Rear) or D (Drive). Shift lever in N (Neutral)
With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Rear) or D (Drive).
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off.✽ ✽ NOTICE
• For your safety, you can engage
the EPB even though the ignition
switch or engine stop/start button
is in the OFF position, but you
cannot release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake pedal and release the parking
brake manually with the EPB
switch when you drive downhill or
when backing up the vehicle.

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Driving your vehicle
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✽NOTICE- Manual transaxle
A vehicle towing a trailer on a hill or
on an incline may slightly roll back-
wards when starting the vehicle. To
prevent the situation follow the
below instructions.
1. Depress the clutch pedal and select
a gear.
2. Keep pulling up the EPB switch.
3. Depress the accelerator pedal and slowly release the clutch pedal.
4.If the vehicle starts off with enough driving power release the
EPB switch.
Do not follow the above procedure
when driving on a flat level ground.
The vehicle may suddenly move for-
ward.
EPB (electric parking brake) may be
automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Requested by other systems If you try to drive off depressing the
accelerator pedal with the EPB
applied, but doesn't release auto-
matically, a warning will sound and
a message will appear.
If the driver's seat belt is not fas- tened and any door, the engine
hood or tailgate is opened, a warn-
ing will sound and a message will
appear.
If there is a problem with the vehi- cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear.
If the above situation occurs,
depress the brake pedal and release
EPB by pressing the EPB switch.
■ Type A
■Type BCAUTION
If the parking brake warning
light is still on even thoughthe EPB has been released,have the system be checkedby an authorized Kia dealer.
Do not drive your vehicle with the EPB applied. It may causeexcessive brake pad andbrake rotor wear.
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