2016 KIA Carens hood release

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Inside door handle ................................4-22
2. Power window switch ............................4-30
3. Power window lock switch .....................4-33
4. Outside rearview mirror control.............4-56
5. Outside rearview mirror folding .............4-57
6. Fuel filler lid open lever .........................4-38
7. Instrument panel illumination control switch ....................................................4-59
8. Steering wheel heater On/Off Button....4-49
9. Active ECO On/Off button .....................5-52
10. ESC Off button ....................................5-39
11. Steering wheel ....................................4-47
12. Tilt and telescopic steering control lever ............................................................4-48
13. Inner panel fuse panel ........................7-66
14. Hood release lever ..............................4-35
15. Seat .......................................................3-2
16. Transaxle shift lever ...................5-13, 5-18
17. Cup holder ........................................4-157
ORP013003C❈ The actual shape may differ from the illustration.

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Features of your vehicle
Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatchthe 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).
HOOD
ORP042015
ORP043016C
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.

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Driving your vehicle
Releasing the parking brake
To release the EPB (electric parking
brake), press the EPB switch in the
following condition:
Have the ignition switch or enginestart/stop button in the ON posi-
tion.
Depress the brake pedal.
Make sure the brake warning light
goes off. 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.
ORP052027

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Driving your vehicle
EPB (electric parking brake) may be
automatically applied when:
The EPB is overheated
Requested by other systems If you try to drive off depressing theaccelerator 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 fastened and any door, the engine hood or
tailgate is opened, a warning 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 B
ORP052028/ORP052029
WARNING
To prevent unintentional
movement when stopped and
leaving the vehicle, do not use
the shift lever in place of the
parking brake. Set the parking
brake and make sure the shift
lever is securely positioned in
P (Park).
Never allow anyone who is unfamiliar with the vehicle to
touch the parking brake. If the
parking brake is released
unintentionally, serious injury
may occur.
All vehicles should always have the parking brake fully
engaged when parking to
avoid inadvertent movement
of the car which can injure
occupants or pedestrians.