2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

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CAUTION
•If the passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch is not workingproperly, the air bag warning light() on the instrument panel willilluminate.And, the passenger's front air bagOFF indicator () will not illumi‐nate (The passenger's front airbag ON indicator comes on andgoes off after approximately 60seconds), the SRS Control Modulereactivates the passenger’s frontair bag and the passenger’s frontair bag will inflate in frontal impactcrashes even if the passenger’sfront air bag ON/OFF switch is setto the OFF position.In this case, have the system in‐spected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
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•If the SRS air bag warning lightblinks or does not illuminate whenthe ignition switch is turned to theON position, or if it illuminateswhile the vehicle is being driven,have the system inspected by aprofessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
WARNING
•The driver is responsible for theproper position of the passenger’sfront air bag ON/OFF switch.
•Deactivate the passenger's frontair bag only when the ignitionswitch is switched off, or the mal‐function may occur in the SRSControl Module.And there may be a danger thatthe driver's and/or front passeng‐er’s and/or side and curtain air bagmay fail to trigger, or not triggercorrectly during a collision.
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•Never install a rearward facingchild seat on the front passenger'sseat unless the passenger's frontair bag has been deactivated. Theinfant or child could be severely in‐jured or killed by an air bag deploy‐ment in case of an accident.
•Even though your vehicle is equip‐ped with the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch, do not install achild restraint system in the frontpassenger's seat. A child restraintsystem must never be placed inthe front seat. Children who aretoo large for child restraint sys‐tems should always occupy therear seat and use the available lap/shoulder belts. Children are affor‐ded the most safety in the eventof an accident when they are re‐strained by a proper restraint sys‐tem in the rear seat.
•As soon as the child seat is no lon‐ger needed on the front passeng‐er's seat, reactivate the front pas‐senger's air bag.
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WARNING
nNo attaching objects
No objects (such as crash pad cover,cellular phone holder, cup holder,perfume or stickers) should beplaced over or near the air bag mod‐ules on the steering wheel, instru‐ment panel, windshield glass, andthe front passenger's panel abovethe glove box. Such objects couldcause harm if the vehicle is in acrash severe enough to cause the airbags to deploy. Do not place any ob‐jects over the air bag or between theair bag and yourself.
Side air bag (if equipped)
❈Thü actual air baþs in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration. ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with a sidü air
baþ in üach ýront süat.
Thü purposü oý thü air baþ is to providü thü vühiclü's drivür and/or thü ýront
passünþür with additional protüction
than that oýýürüd by thü süat bült alonü.
Thü sidü air baþs arü düsiþnüd to dü‐
ploy only durinþ cürtain sidü-impact
collisions, düpündinþ on thü crash sü‐ vürity, anþlü, spüüd and point oý im‐
pact. Thü sidü air baþs arü not düsiþnüd
to düploy in all sidü impact situations.
WARNING
Do not allow the passengers to leantheir heads or bodies onto doors, puttheir arms on the doors, stretchtheir arms out of the window, orplace objects between the doors andpassengers when they are seated onseats equipped with side and/or cur‐tain air bags.

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WARNING
•The side air bag is supplemental tothe driver's and the passenger'sseat belt systems and is not asubstitute for them. Thereforeyour seat belts must be worn at alltimes while the vehicle is in mo‐tion. The air bags deploy only incertain side impact conditions se‐vere enough to cause significantinjury to the vehicle occupants.
•For best protection from the sideair bag system and to avoid beinginjured by the deploying side airbag, both front seat occupantsshould sit in an upright positionwith the seat belt properly fas‐tened. The driver's hands shouldbe placed on the steering wheel atthe 9:00 and 3:00 positions. Thepassenger's arms and handsshould be placed on their laps.
•Do not use any accessory seatcovers.
•Use of seat covers could reduce orprevent the effectiveness of thesystem.
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•To prevent unexpected deploy‐ment of the side air bag that mayresult in personal injury, avoid im‐pact to the side impact sensorwhen the ignition key is on.
•If the seat or seat cover is dam‐aged, have the system serviced bya professional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Never place or insert any object in‐to any small opening near side air‐bag labels attached to the vehicleseats. When the air bag deploys,the object may affect the deploy‐ment and result in unexpected ac‐cident or bodily harm.
WARNING
nNo attaching objects
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•Do not place any objects over theair bag or between the air bag andyourself. Also, do not attach anyobjects around the area the air baginflates such as the door, side doorglass, front and rear pillar.
•Do not place any objects betweenthe door and the seat. They maybecome dangerous projectiles ifthe side air bag inflates.
•Do not install any accessories onthe side or near the side air bags.
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Curtain air bag (if equipped)
❈Thü actual air baþs in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration. Curtain air baþs arü locatüd alonþ both
sidüs oý thü rooý rails abovü thü ýront and rüar doors.
Thüy arü düsiþnüd to hülp protüct thü
hüads oý thü ýront süat occupants and
thü rüar outboard süat occupants in cürtain sidü impact collisions.
Thü curtain air baþs arü düsiþnüd to
düploy durinþ cürtain sidü impact colli‐
sions, düpündinþ on thü crash süvürity, anþlü, spüüd and point oý impact. Thü
curtain air baþs arü not düsiþnüd to dü‐
ploy in all sidü impact situations, colli‐ sions ýrom thü ýront or rüar oý thü vü‐
hiclü or in most rollovür situations.
WARNING
•In order for side and curtain airbags to provide the best protec‐tion, both front seat occupantsand both outboard rear occupantsshould sit in an upright positionwith the seat belts properly fas‐tened.Importantly, children should sit ina proper child restraint system inthe rear seat.
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•When children are seated in therear outboard seats, they must beseated in the proper child restraintsystem.Make sure to put the child re‐straint system as far away fromthe door side as possible, and se‐cure the child restraint system in alocked position.
•Do not allow the passengers tolean their heads or bodies ontodoors, put their arms on thedoors, stretch their arms out ofthe window, or place objects be‐tween the doors and passengerswhen they are seated on seatsequipped with side and/or curtainair bags.
•Never try to open or repair anycomponents of the curtain air bagsystem. If necessary, have thesystem serviced by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
Failure to follow the above men‐tioned instructions can result in in‐jury or death to the vehicle occu‐pants in an accident.

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WARNING
nNo attaching objects
•Do not place any objects over theair bag. Also, do not attach anyobjects around the area the air baginflates such as the door, side doorglass, front and rear pillar, roofside rail.
•Do not hang hard or breakable ob‐jects on the coat hook.
•Do not hang heavy items on thecoat hooks for safety reasons.
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Why didn’t my air bag go off in a collision?Inflation and non-inflationconditions of the air bag
Thürü arü many typüs oý accidünts in
which thü air baþ would not bü üxpüc‐ tüd to providü additional protüction.
Thüsü includü rüar impacts, sücond or
third collisions in multiplü impact acci‐
dünts, as wüll as low spüüd impacts.
Air baþ collision sünsors
1. SRS control modulü
2. Front impact sünsor
3. Sidü prüssurü sünsor (iý üquippüd)
4. Sidü impact sünsor (iý üquippüd)
WARNING
•Do not hit or allow any objects toimpact the locations where air bagor sensors are installed.This may cause unexpected airbag deployment, which could re‐sult in serious personal injury ordeath.
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•If the installation location or angleof the sensors is altered in anyway, the air bags may deploywhen they should not or they maynot deploy when they should,causing severe injury or death.Therefore, do not try to performmaintenance on or around the airbag sensors. Have the systemserviced by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Problems may arise if the sensorinstallation angles are changed dueto the deformation of the frontbumper, body or B pillar and C pil‐lars where side collision sensorsare installed. In this case, have thesystem serviced by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
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•Your vehicle has been designed toabsorb impact and deploy the airbag(s) in certain collisions. Instal‐ling bumper guards or replacing abumper with non-genuine partsmay adversely affect your vehiclescollision and air bag deploymentperformance.
Air bag inflation conditions
Front air baþs
Front air baþs arü düsiþnüd to inýlatü in
a ýrontal collision düpündinþ on thü in‐ tünsity, spüüd or anþlüs oý impact oý
thü ýront collision.
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