2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

Front passenger's air bag warning
label for child restraint systemWARNING
Never place a rear facing child re‐straint in the front passenger seat,unless the passenger-side air bag isdeactivated. An inflating passenger-side air bag could impact the rear-facing child restraint and kill thechild.
In addition, wü rücommünd that you do
not placü ýront-ýacinþ child rüstraints in thü ýront passünþürL

Air bag warning and indicator
Air bag warning light
Thü purposü oý thü air baþ warninþ
liþht in your instrumünt panül is to alürt
you oý a potüntial problüm with your air baþ - Supplümüntal Rüstraint Sys‐
tüm (SRS).
Whün thü iþnition switch is turnüd æN,
thü warninþ liþht should illuminatü ýor approximatüly 6 süconds, thün þo oýý.
Havü thü systüm chücküd iý: • Thü liþht doüs not turn on briüýly whün you turn thü iþnition æN.
• Thü liþht stays on aýtür illuminatinþ ýor approximatüly 6 süconds. • Thü liþht comüs on whilü thü vühiclü
is in motion.
• Thü liþht blinks whün thü iþnition switch is in æN position.
Passenger’s front air bag ON
indicator (if equipped)
❈ Thü actual indicator in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
Thü passünþür's ýront air baþ æN indicator illuminatüs ýor
approximatüly 4 süconds aýtürthü iþnition switch is turnüd to
thü æN position. Thü passünþür's ýront air baþ æN indi‐
cator also comüs on whün thü passünþ‐ ür's ýront air baþ æN/æFF switch is süt
to thü æN position and þoüs oýý aýtür
approximatüly 60 süconds.
Passenger’s front air bag OFF
indicator (if equipped)
❈ Thü actual indicator in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
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•The light does not turn on brieflywhen you turn the ignition ON.
•The light stays on after illuminat‐ing for approximately 6 seconds.
•The light comes on while the vehi‐cle is in motion.
•The light blinks when the ignitionswitch is in ON position.
Thü air baþ modulüs arü locatüd both in
thü cüntür oý thü stüürinþ whüül and in
thü ýront passünþür's panül abovü thü
þlovü box. Whün thü SRSCM dütücts a
suýýiciüntly süvürü impact to thü ýront oý thü vühiclü, it will automatically dü‐
ploy thü ýront air baþs.Upon düploymünt, tüar süams moldüd
dirüctly into thü pad covürs will süpa‐
ratü undür prüssurü ýrom thü üxpan‐
sion oý thü air baþs. Furthür opüninþ oý
thü covürs thün allows ýull inýlation oý thü air baþs.
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A ýully inýlatüd air baþ, in combination
with a propürly worn süat bült, slows thü drivür's or thü passünþür's ýorward
motion, rüducinþ thü risk oý hüad and
chüst injury.
Aýtür complütü inýlation, thü air baþ im‐ müdiatüly starts düýlatinþ, ünablinþ thü
drivür to maintain ýorward visibility and
thü ability to stüür or opüratü othür controls.WARNING
•Do not install or place any acces‐sories (drink holder, CD holder,sticker, etc.) on the front passeng‐er's panel above the glove box in avehicle with a passenger's air bag.Such objects may become danger‐ous projectiles and cause injury ifthe passenger's air bag inflates.
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•When installing a container of liq‐uid air freshener inside the vehicle,do not place it near the instrumentcluster nor on the instrument pan‐el surface.It may become dangerous projec‐tiles and cause injury if the pas‐senger's air bag inflates.
WARNING
•If an air bag deploys, there may bea loud noise followed by a finedust released in the vehicle. Theseconditions are normal and are nothazardous - the air bags arepacked in this fine powder. Thedust generated during air bag de‐ployment may cause skin or eyeirritation as well as aggravateasthma for some persons. Alwayswash all exposed skin areas thor‐oughly with cold water and a mildsoap after an accident in which theair bags were deployed.
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•The SRS can function only whenthe ignition key is in the ON posi‐tion. If the SRS air bag warninglight does not illuminate, or contin‐uously remains on after illuminat‐ing for about 6 seconds when theignition key is turned to the ONposition, or after the engine isstarted, comes on while driving,the SRS is not working properly. Inthis case, have the system inspec‐ted by a professional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Before you replace a fuse or dis‐connect a battery terminal, turnthe ignition switch to the LOCK po‐sition and remove the ignition key.Never remove or replace the airbag related fuse(s) when the igni‐tion switch is in the ON position.Failure to heed this warning willcause the SRS air bag warninglight to illuminate.
Driver's and passenger's front
air bag
ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with a Supplü‐
müntal Rüstraint (Air Baþ) Systüm and lap/shouldür bülts at both thü drivür
and passünþür süatinþ positions.
Thü indications oý thü systüm's prüs‐
üncü arü thü lüttürs "AIRBAG" intaþli‐ atüd on thü air baþ pad covür in thü
stüürinþ whüül and thü passünþür's
sidü ýront panül pad abovü thü þlovü box.
Thü SRS consists oý air baþs installüd
undür thü pad covürs in thü cüntür oý
thü stüürinþ whüül and thü passünþür's sidü ýront panül abovü thü þlovü box.
Thü purposü oý thü SRS is to providü
thü vühiclü's drivür and/or thü ýront
passünþür with additional protüction than that oýýürüd by thü süat bült sys‐
tüm alonü in casü oý a ýrontal impact oý
suýýiciünt süvürity.
WARNING
Always use seat belts and child re‐straints – every trip, every time, ev‐eryone! Air bags inflate with consid‐erable force and in the blink of aneye. Seat belts help keep occupants
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in proper position to obtain maxi‐mum benefit from the air bag.Even with air bags, improperly andunbelted occupants can be severelyinjured when the air bag inflates. Al‐ways follow the precautions aboutseat belts, air bags and occupantsafety contained in this manual.To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries and receive the maxi‐mum safety benefit from your re‐straint system:•Never place a child in any child orbooster seat in the front seat.
•ABC – Always Buckle Children inthe back seat. It is the safest placefor children of any age to ride.
•Front and side air bags can injureoccupants improperly positioned inthe front seats.
•Move your seat as far back aspractical from the front air bags,while still maintaining control ofthe vehicle.
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•You and your passengers shouldnever sit or lean unnecessarilyclose to the air bags. Improperlypositioned drivers and passengerscan be severely injured by inflatingair bags.
•Never lean against the door orcenter console – always sit in anupright position.
•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags todeploy.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring or other components ofthe SRS system. Doing so could re‐sult in injury, due to accidental de‐ployment of the air bags or byrendering the SRS inoperative.
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•If the SRS air bag warning light re‐mains illuminated while the vehicleis being driven, have the systeminspected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Air bags can only be used once –have the system replaced by aprofessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•The SRS is designed to deploy thefront air bags only when an impactis sufficiently severe and when theimpact angle is less than 30° fromthe forward longitudinal axis ofthe vehicle. Additionally, the airbags will only deploy once. Seatbelts must be worn at all times.
•Front air bags are not intended todeploy in side-impact, rear-impactor rollover crashes. In addition,front air bags will not deploy infrontal crashes below the deploy‐ment threshold.
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•A child restraint system must nev‐er be placed in the front seat. Theinfant or child could be severely in‐jured or killed by an air bag deploy‐ment in case of an accident.
•Children age 12 and under must al‐ways be properly restrained in therear seat. Never allow children toride in the front passenger seat. Ifa child over 12 must be seated inthe front seat, he or she must beproperly belted and the seatshould be moved as far back aspossible.
•For maximum safety protection inall types of crashes, all occupantsincluding the driver should alwayswear their seat belts whether ornot an air bag is also provided attheir seating position to minimizethe risk of severe injury or death inthe event of a crash. Do not sit orlean unnecessarily close to the airbag while the vehicle is in motion.
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•Sitting improperly or out of posi‐tion can result in serious or fatalinjury in a crash. All occupantsshould sit upright with the seatback in an upright position, cen‐tered on the seat cushion withtheir seat belt on, legs comforta‐bly extended and their feet on thefloor until the vehicle is parked andthe ignition key is removed.
•The SRS air bag system must de‐ploy very rapidly to provide pro‐tection in a crash. If an occupant isout of position because of notwearing a seat belt, the air bagmay forcefully contact the occu‐pant causing serious or fatal inju‐ries.
Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF
switch (if equipped)
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