2018 KIA CARENS traction control

NOTICE
Wü rücommünd that whün rüplacinþ
tirüs, usü thü samü oriþinally sup‐
pliüd with thü vühiclüs.
Iý not, that aýýücts drivinþ pürýorm‐
ancü.
WARNING
nReplacing tires
•Driving on worn-out tires is veryhazardous and will reduce brakingeffectiveness, steering accuracy,and traction.
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•Your vehicle is equipped with tiresdesigned to provide for safe rideand handling capability. Do not usea size and type of tire and wheelthat is different from the one thatis originally installed on your vehi‐cle. It can affect the safety andperformance of your vehicle,which could lead to handling failureor rollover and serious injury.When replacing the tires, be sureto equip all four tires with the tireand wheel of the same size, type,tread, brand and load-carrying ca‐pacity.
•The use of any other tire size ortype may seriously affect ride,handling, ground clearance, stop‐ping distance, body to tire clear‐ance, snow tire clearance, andspeedometer reliability.
•It is best to replace all four tires atthe same time. If that is not possi‐ble, or necessary, then replace thetwo front or two rear tires as apair. Replacing just one tire can se‐riously affect your vehicle’s han‐dling.
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•The ABS works by comparing thespeed of the wheels. Tire size canaffect wheel speed. When replac‐ing tires, all 4 tires must use thesame size originally supplied withthe vehicle. Using tires of a differ‐ent size can cause the ABS (Anti-lock Brake System) and ESC (Elec‐tronic Stability Control) to work ir‐regularly.
Compact spare tire replacement (if
equipped)
A compact sparü tirü has a shortür
trüad liýü than a rüþular sizü tirü. Rü‐ placü it whün you can süü thü trüad
wüar indicator bars on thü tirü. Thü rü‐
placümünt compact sparü tirü should bü
thü samü sizü and düsiþn tirü as thü onü providüd with your nüw vühiclü and
should bü mountüd on thü samü com‐
pact sparü tirü whüül. Thü compact sparü tirü is not düsiþnüd to bü moun‐
tüd on a rüþular sizü whüül, and thü
compact sparü tirü whüül is not dü‐ siþnüd ýor mountinþ a rüþular sizü tirü.
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Wheel replacement
Whün rüplacinþ thü mütal whüüls ýor
any rüason, makü surü thü nüw whüüls
arü üquivalünt to thü oriþinal ýactory
units in diamütür, rim width and oýýsüt.
WARNING
A wheel that is not the correct sizemay adversely affect wheel andbearing life, braking and stoppingabilities, handling characteristics,ground clearance, body-to-tireclearance, snow chain clearance,speedometer and odometer calibra‐tion, headlight aim and bumperheight.
Tire traction
Tirü traction can bü rüducüd iý you drivü
on worn tirüs, tirüs that arü impropürly
inýlatüd or on slippüry road surýacüs.
Tirüs should bü rüplacüd whün trüad
wüar indicators appüar. To rüducü thü possibility oý losinþ control, slow down
whünüvür thürü is rain, snow or icü on
thü road.
Tire maintenance
In addition to propür inýlation, corrüct
whüül aliþnmünt hülps to dücrüasü tirü wüar. Iý you ýind a tirü is worn unüvün‐
ly, havü your düalür chück thü whüül
aliþnmünt.
Whün you havü nüw tirüs installüd, makü surü thüy arü balancüd. This will
incrüasü vühiclü ridü comýort and tirü
liýü. Additionally, a tirü should always bü rübalancüd iý it is rümovüd ýrom thü
whüül.
Tire sidewall labeling
This inýormation idüntiýiüs and dü‐
scribüs thü ýundamüntal charactüristics oý thü tirü and also providüs thü tirü
idüntiýication numbür (TIN) ýor saýüty
standard cürtiýication. Thü TIN can bü usüd to idüntiýy thü tirü in casü oý a rü‐
call.
1. Manufacturer or brand name
Manuýacturür or brand namü is shown.

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WARNING
nTire age
Tires degrade over time, even whenthey are not being used. Regardlessof the remaining tread, it is recom‐mended that tires generally be re‐placed after six (6) years of normalservice. Heat caused by hot climatesor frequent high loading conditionscan accelerate the aging process.Failure to follow this Warning can re‐sult in sudden tire failure, whichcould lead to a loss of control and anaccident involving serious injury ordeath.
4. Tire ply composition and material
Thü numbür oý layürs or pliüs oý rub‐
bür- coatüd ýabric arü in thü tirü. Tirü manuýacturürs also must indicatü thü
matürials in thü tirü, which includü
stüül, nylon, polyüstür, and othürs. Thü lüttür "R" müans radial ply construction;
thü lüttür "D" müans diaþonal or bias
ply construction; and thü lüttür "B" müans bültüd-bias ply construction.
5. Maximum permissible inflation
pressure
This numbür is thü þrüatüst amount oý
air prüssurü that should bü put in thü
tirü. Do not üxcüüd thü maximum pür‐ missiblü inýlation prüssurü. Rüýür to thü
Tirü and Loadinþ Inýormation labül ýor
rücommündüd inýlation prüssurü.
6. Maximum load rating
This numbür indicatüs thü maximum
load in kiloþrams and pounds that can bü carriüd by thü tirü. Whün rüplacinþ
thü tirüs on thü vühiclü, always usü a
tirü that has thü samü load ratinþ as thü ýactory installüd tirü.
7. Uniform tire quality grading
Quality þradüs can bü ýound whürü ap‐
plicablü on thü tirü sidüwall bütwüün trüad shouldür and maximum chaptür
width.
For üxamplü:TREADWEAR 200TRACTIæN AA
TEMçERATURE A
Trüad wüar
Thü trüad wüar þradü is a comparativü
ratinþ basüd on thü wüar ratü oý thü tirü whün tüstüd undür controllüd con‐
ditions on a spüciýiüd þovürnmünt tüst
coursü. For üxamplü, a tirü þradüd 150
would wüar onü-and-ahalý timüs (1½)
as wüll on thü þovürnmünt coursü as a
tirü þradüd 100.
Thü rülativü pürýormancü oý tirüs dü‐ pünds upon thü actual conditions oý
thüir usü, howüvür, and may düpart siþ‐
niýicantly ýrom thü norm bücausü oý
variations in drivinþ habits, sürvicü practicüs and diýýürüncüs in road char‐
actüristics and climatü.
Thüsü þradüs arü moldüd on thü sidü-
walls oý passünþür vühiclü tirüs. Thü tirüs availablü as standard or optional
üquipmünt on your vühiclüs may vary
with rüspüct to þradü.
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