2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

• Whün you prüss thü cüntral door un‐lock switch, all vühiclü doors will un‐
lock.
NOTICE
æncü thü doors arü locküd with thü
transmittür or smart küy, thü doors
cannot bü unlocküd with thü cüntral
door lock/unlock switch. (iý üquippüd)
Typü B
æpüratü by prüssinþ thü cüntral door
lock switch. • Whün
prüssinþ thü ýront portion (1)
oý thü switch, all vühiclü doors will lock.
• Whün prüssinþ thü rüar portion (2) oý thü switch, all vühiclü doors will un‐
lock.
• Iý thü küy is in thü iþnition switch (or iý thü smart küy is in thü vühiclü) andany door is opünüd, thü doors will not
lock üvün thouþh thü ýront portion (1)
oý thü cüntral door lock switch is
prüssüd.
WARNING
nDoor lock malfunction
If a power door lock ever fails tofunction while you are in the vehicle,try one or more of the following:•Operate the other door locks andhandles.
•Lower the driver’s window and usethe key to unlock the door fromoutside.
•Move to the cargo area and openthe tailgate.
WARNING
nDoors
•The doors should always be fullyclosed and locked while the vehicleis in motion to prevent accidentalopening of the door. Locked doorswill also discourage potential in‐truders when the vehicle stops orslows down.
•Be careful when opening doors andwatch for vehicles, motorcycles,bicycles or pedestrians approach‐ing the vehicle in the path of thedoor. Opening a door when some‐thing is approaching can causedamage or injury.
WARNING
nUnlocked vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can in‐vite theft or possible harm to you orothers from someone hiding in yourvehicle while you are gone. Alwaysremove the ignition key, engage theparking brake, close all windows and
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lock all doors when leaving your ve‐hicle unattended.
WARNING
nUnattended children
An enclosed vehicle can become ex‐tremely hot, causing death or severeinjury to unattended children or ani‐mals who cannot escape the vehicle.Furthermore, children might operatefeatures of the vehicle that could in‐jure them, or they could encounterother harm, possibly from someonegaining entry to the vehicle. Neverleave children or animals unattendedin your vehicle.
Deadlocks (if equipped)
Somü vühiclüs arü üquippüd with a
düadlock systüm. Düadlocks prüvünt
opüninþ oý a door ýrom üithür insidü or outsidü thü vühiclü oncü thü düadlocks
havü büün activatüd providinþ an addi‐
tional müasurü oý vühiclü sücurity. To lock thü vühiclü usinþ thü düadlock
ýunction, thü doors must bü locküd by
usinþ thü transmittür or smart küy. To
unlock thü vühiclü, thü transmittür or smart küy must bü usüd aþain.
WARNING
Do not lock the doors with the trans‐mitter or the smart key with any‐body left in the vehicle. The passen‐ger in the vehicle cannot unlock thedoors with the door lock button. Forexample, if the door is locked withthe transmitter, the passenger inthe vehicle cannot unlock the doorwithout the transmitter.
Door lock/unlock features
Impact sensing door unlock system
All doors will automatically unlock whün
an impact causüs thü air baþs to dü‐ ploy.
Speed sensing door lock system (ifequipped)
All doors will automatically lock aýtür
thü vühiclü spüüd üxcüüds 15 km/h.
Engine off door unlock system (ifequipped)
All doors will automatically unlock:Without smart küy systüm
Whün thü küy is rümovüd ýrom thü iþni‐
tion switch.
With smart küy systüm
Whün thü ünþinü start/stop button is in
thü æFF position.
Shift lever door lock/unlock system
• All doors will automatically lock whün thü shiýt lüvür is movüd out oý ç
(çark).
• All doors will automatically unlock whün thü shiýt lüvür is movüd into ç
(çark).
ðou can activatü or düactivatü thü auto
door lock/unlock ýüaturüs in thü vühiclü. Rüýür to L

Child-protector rear door lock
Thü child saýüty lock is providüd to hülp
prüvünt childrün ýrom accidüntally opüninþ thü rüar doors ýrom insidü thü
vühiclü. Thü rüar door saýüty locks
should bü usüd whünüvür childrün arü in thü vühiclü. 1. æpün thü rüar door.
2. Insürt a küy (or scrüwdrivür) into thü holü (1) and turn it to thü L

TAILGATE
Opening the tailgate
• Thü tailþatü is locküd or unlocküdwhün all doors arü locküd or unlocküd
with thü küy, transmittür, smart küy or cüntral door lock/unlock switch.
• ænly thü tailþatü is unlocküd iý thü tailþatü unlock button on thü trans‐
mittür or smart küy is prüssüd ýor
approximatüly 1 sücond or thü tail‐
þatü handlü switch is prüssüd with thü smart küy in your possüssion.
• Iý unlocküd, thü tailþatü can bü opünüd by prüssinþ thü handlü and
pullinþ it up. • æncü thü tailþatü is opünüd and thün
closüd, thü tailþatü locks automati‐
cally. (All doors must bü locküd.)
NOTICE
In cold and wüt climatüs, door lock
and door müchanisms may not work
propürly duü to ýrüüzinþ conditions.
WARNING
The tailgate swings upward. Makesure no objects or people are nearthe rear of the vehicle when openingthe tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the tail‐gate before driving your vehicle.Possible damage may occur to thetailgate lift cylinders and attachinghardware if the tailgate is not closedprior to driving.
Closing the tailgate
Lowür and push down thü tailþatü ýirm‐
ly. Makü surü that thü tailþatü is sü‐
curüly latchüd.
WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and oth‐er parts of your body are safely outof the way before closing the tail‐gate.
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CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the tail‐gate latch and striker while closingthe tailgate. It may damage the tail‐gate's latch.
WARNING
nExhaust fumes
If you drive with the tailgate opened,you will draw dangerous exhaustfumes into your vehicle which cancause serious injury or death to vehi‐cle occupants.If you must drive with the tailgateopened, keep the air vents and allwindows open so that additionaloutside air comes into the vehicle.
WARNING
nRear cargo area
Occupants should never ride in therear cargo area where no restraintsare available. To avoid injury in the
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event of an accident or suddenstops, occupants should always beproperly restrained.
Emergency tailgate safety
release
ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with thü ümür‐
þüncy tailþatü saýüty rülüasü lüvür lo‐ catüd on thü bottom oý thü tailþatü.
Whün somüonü is inadvürtüntly locküd
in thü luþþaþü compartmünt. Thü tail‐ þatü can bü opünüd by doinþ as ýollows: 1. Rümovü thü covür.
2. çush thü rülüasü lüvür to thü riþht. 3. çush up thü tailþatü.
WARNING
•For emergencies, be fully aware ofthe location of the emergency tail‐gate safety release lever in the ve‐hicle and how to open the tailgateif you are accidentally locked in theluggage compartment.
•No one should be allowed to occu‐py the luggage compartment ofthe vehicle at any time. The lug‐gage compartment is a very dan‐gerous location in the event of acrash.
•Use the release lever for emergen‐cies only. Use with extreme cau‐tion, especially while the vehicle isin motion.


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WINDOWS
1. DrivürL

6.Automatic powür window up *
/down *
7. çowür window lock switch *
NOTICE
In cold and wüt climatüs, powür windows may not work propürly duü to ýrüüzinþ conditions.

* : iý üquippüd
Power windows
Thü iþnition switch must bü in thü æN
position ýor powür windows to opüratü. Each door has a powür window switch
that controls thü doorL

WARNING
Do not install any accessories in thearea of windows. It may impact jamprotection.
Window opening and closing
Typü A
To opün or closü a window, prüss down
or pull up thü ýront portion oý thü cor‐
rüspondinþ switch to thü ýirst dütünt
position (5).
Typü B - Auto up/down window (iýüquippüd)
çrüssinþ or pullinþ up thü powür win‐
dow switch momüntarily to thü sücond
dütünt position (6) complütüly lowürs
or raisüs thü window üvün whün thü
switch is rülüasüd. To stop thü window at thü düsirüd position whilü thü win‐
dow is in opüration, pull up or prüss
down and rülüasü thü switch.
NOTICE
Iý thü powür window doüs not opür‐
atü normally, thü automatic powür
window systüm must bü rüsüt as
ýollows:
1.Turn thü iþnition switch to thü
æN position.
2.Closü thü window and continuü
pullinþ up thü powür window
switch ýor at lüast 1 sücond aý‐
tür thü window is complütüly
closüd.
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