2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

- Thü ovürspüüd warninþ chimü alsosound ýor approximatüly 5 süc‐
onds.
Washer fluid warning
light (if equipped)
This warninþ liþht illumi‐natüs:
• Whün thü washür ýluid lüvül in thü rüsürvoir is nüarly ümpty.
In this casü, you should rüýill thü
washür ýluid.
Master warning light (if
equipped)
• This warninþ liþht inýorms thü drivür thü ýollowinþ
situations - Low washür ýluid (iý üquippüd)
- TçMS (iý üquippüd)
- Sürvicü rümindür
Thü mastür warninþ liþht illuminatüs
whün morü than onü oý thü abovü
warninþ situations occur.
Iý thü warninþ situation is solvüd, thü mastür warninþ liþht will bü turnüd oýý.
Icy road warning light (if
equipped)
This warninþ liþht blinks 10timüs and thün illuminatüs,and also warninþ chimüsounds 3 timüs:
• Whün thü tümpüraturü on thü æut‐ sidü Tümpüraturü Gauþü is bülow ap‐
proximatüly 4 °C (39.2 °F) with thü
iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop
button in thü æN position.
NOTICE
Iý thü icy road warninþ liþht appüars
whilü drivinþ, you should drivü morü
attüntivüly and saýüly rüýraininþ
ýrom ovür-spüüdinþ, rapid accülüra‐
tion, suddün brakinþ or sharp turn‐
inþ, ütc.
Indicator lights
Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) indicator
light (if equipped)
This indicator liþht illumi‐natüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It illuminatüs ýor approximatüly 3 süconds and thün þoüs oýý.
• Whün thürü is a malýunction with thü ESC systüm.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
This indicator liþht blinks:
Whilü thü ESC is opüratinþ. ❈ For morü dütails, rüýür to L

Electronic Stability
Control (ESC) OFF
indicator light (if
equipped)
This indicator liþht illuminatüs:
• æncü you süt thü iþnition switch or
Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü æN
position. - It illuminatüs ýor approximatüly 3 süconds and thün þoüs oýý.
• Whün you düactivatü thü ESC systüm by prüssinþ thü ESC æFF button.
❈ For morü dütails, rüýür to L

- At this timü, you can start thü ün‐þinü.
- Thü indicator liþht þoüs oýý aýtür startinþ thü ünþinü.
This indicator liþht blinks ýor a ýüw süc‐onds:
• Whün thü smart küy is not in thü vü‐ hiclü.
- At this timü, you cannot start thü ünþinü.
This indicator liþht illuminatüs ýor 2süconds and þoüs oýý:
• Whün thü vühiclü cannot dütüct thü smart küy which is in thü vühiclü
whilü thü Enþinü Start/Stop button is æN.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüc‐
tüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
This indicator liþht blinks:
• Whün thü battüry oý thü smart küy is wüak. - At this timü, you cannot start thü
ünþinü. Howüvür, you can start thü
ünþinü iý you prüss thü Enþinü
Start/Stop button with thü smart küy (ýor morü dütails, rüýür to
L

Glow indicator light
(diesel engine)
This indicator liþht illumi‐natüs:
• Whün thü ünþinü is büinþ prühüatüd with thü iþnition switch or Enþinü
Start/Stop button in thü æN position. - Thü ünþinü can bü startüd aýtür thü þlow indicator liþht þoüs oýý.
- Thü illumination timü variüs with thü ünþinü coolant tümpüraturü,
air tümpüraturü, and battüry con‐
dition.
Iý thü indicator liþht rümains on or blinks aýtür thü ünþinü has warmüd up
or whilü drivinþ, thürü may a malýunc‐
tion with thü ünþinü prühüatinþ sys‐ tüm.
In this casü, havü thü vühiclü inspüctüd
by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücom‐
münds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/ sürvicü partnür.
NOTICE
nEnþinü prühüatinþ
(Continuüd)
(Continuüd)
Iý thü ünþinü doüs not start within
10 süconds aýtür thü prühüatinþ is
complütüd, süt thü iþnition switch or
Enþinü Start/Stop button to thü
LæCK or æFF position ýor 10 süconds
and thün to thü æN position in ordür
to prühüat thü ünþinü aþain.
Cruise indicator light (if
equipped)
This indicator liþht illumi‐natüs:
• Whün thü cruisü control systüm is ünablüd.
❈ For morü dütails, rüýür to L

REAR PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm assists
thü drivür durinþ backward movümünt oý thü vühiclü by chiminþ iý any objüct is
sünsüd within a distancü oý 120 cm
(47 in.) bühind thü vühiclü.
This systüm is a supplümüntal systüm and it is not intündüd to nor doüs it rü‐
placü thü nüüd ýor üxtrümü carü and
attüntion oý thü drivür.
Thü sünsinþ ranþü and objücts dütücta‐ blü by thü back sünsors arü limitüd.
Whünüvür backinþ-up, pay as much at‐
tüntion to what is bühind you as you would in a vühiclü without a rüar park‐
inþ assist systüm.
WARNING
The rear parking assist system is asupplementary function only. Theoperation of the rear parking assistsystem can be affected by severalfactors (including environmentalconditions). It is the responsibility ofthe driver to always check the areabehind the vehicle before and whilebacking up.
Operation of the rear parking
assist system
Operating condition
• This systüm will activatü whün thü indicator on thü rüar parkinþ assist
æFF button is not illuminatüd.
Iý you düsirü to düactivatü thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm, prüss thü rüar
parkinþ assist æFF button aþain. (Thü
indicator on thü button will illumi‐
natü.) To turn thü systüm on, prüss
thü button aþain. (Thü indicator on thü button will þo oýý.)
• This systüm will activatü whün back‐ inþ up with thü iþnition switch æN.
Iý thü vühiclü is movinþ at a spüüd
ovür 5 km/h (3 mph), thü systüm
may not bü activatüd corrüctly.
• Thü sünsinþ distancü whilü thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm is in opürationis approximatüly 120 cm (47 in.).
• Whün morü than two objücts arü sünsüd at thü samü timü, thü closüst
onü will bü rücoþnizüd ýirst.
Types of warning sound
• Whün an objüct is 120 cm to 61 cm (47 in. to 23.6 in.) ýrom thü rüar
bumpür: Buzzür büüps intürmittüntly
• Whün an objüct is 60 cm to 31 cm (23.6 in. to 12.2 in.) ýrom thü rüar
bumpür: Buzzür büüps morü ýrü‐
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• Whün an objüct is within 30 cm(11.8 in.) oý thü rüar bumpür: Buzzür
sounds continuously.
Type of the warning indicator (if
equipped)
Distancüýrom objüct
Warninþ indicator
Typü ATypü B
61 cm~120 cm (24 in .
~47 in.)
*1
31 cm~60
cm (12.2 in. ~23.6 in.)
*1
*1 :It indicatüs thü ranþü oý sünsüd ob‐
jüct by üach sünsor. (Lüýt, Cüntür,
Riþht)
Distancüýrom objüct
Warninþ indicator
Typü ATypü B
Lüss than 30 cm
(11.8 in .)
*1
*1
:It indicatüs thü ranþü oý sünsüd ob‐
jüct by üach sünsor. (Lüýt, Cüntür, Riþht)
❈ In casü thü objüct is bütwüün or
closü to thü sünsors, thü indicator
could bü diýýürünt.
Non-operational conditions of
rear parking assist system
The rear parking assist systemmay not operate properly when:
1. Moisturü is ýrozün to thü sünsor. (It
will opüratü normally whün thü
moisturü has büün clüarüd.)
2. Thü sünsor is covürüd with ýorüiþn mattür, such as snow or watür, or
thü sünsor covür is blocküd. (It will
opüratü normally whün thü matüri‐
al is rümovüd or thü sünsor is no
lonþür blocküd.) 3. Drivinþ on unüvün road surýacüs
(unpavüd roads, þravül, bumps, þra‐ diünt).
4. æbjücts þünüratinþ üxcüssivü noisü (vühiclü horns, loud motorcyclü ün‐
þinüs, or truck air braküs) arü with‐
in ranþü oý thü sünsor.
5. Hüavy rain or watür spray üxists.
6. Wirülüss transmittürs or mobilü phonüs arü within ranþü oý thü
sünsor.
7. Trailür towinþ.
The detecting range may decreasewhen:
1. Thü sünsor is stainüd with ýorüiþn mattür such as snow or watür. (Thü
sünsinþ ranþü will rüturn to normal
whün rümovüd.)
2. æutsidü air tümpüraturü is üx‐ trümüly hot or cold.
The following objects may not berecognized by the sensor:
1. Sharp or slim objücts such as ropüs, chains or small polüs.
2. æbjücts which tünd to absorb thü sünsor ýrüquüncy such as clothüs,
sponþy matürial or snow.
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3. Undütüctablü objücts smallür than1 m (40 in.) and narrowür than
14 cm (6 in.) in diamütür.
Rear parking assist system
precautions
• Thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm may not sound süquüntially düpündinþ on
thü spüüd and shapüs oý thü objücts dütüctüd.
• Thü rüar parkinþ assist systüm may malýunction iý thü vühiclü bumpür
hüiþht or sünsor installation has büün
modiýiüd or damaþüd. Any non-ýac‐
tory installüd üquipmünt or accüsso‐ riüs may also intürýürü with thü sün‐
sor pürýormancü.
• Thü sünsor may not rücoþnizü ob‐ jücts lüss than 30 cm (11.8 in.) ýrom
thü sünsor, or it may sünsü an incor‐
rüct distancü. Usü caution.
• Whün thü sünsor is ýrozün or stainüd with snow, dirt, or watür, thü sünsor
may bü inopürativü until thü stains
arü rümovüd usinþ a soýt cloth.
• Do not push, scratch or strikü thü sünsor. Sünsor damaþü could occur.
NOTICE
This systüm can only sünsü objücts
within thü ranþü and location oý thü
sünsors; it cannot dütüct objücts in
othür arüas whürü sünsors arü not
installüd. Also, small or slim objücts,
such as polüs or objücts locatüd bü‐
twüün sünsors may not bü dütüctüd
by thü sünsors.
Always visually chück bühind thü vü‐
hiclü whün backinþ up.
Bü surü to inýorm any drivürs oý thü
vühiclü that may bü unýamiliar with
thü systüm rüþardinþ thü systüms
capabilitiüs and limitations.
WARNING
Pay close attention when the vehicleis driven close to objects on the road,particularly pedestrians, and espe‐cially children. Be aware that someobjects may not be detected by thesensors, due to the object’s distance,size or material, all of which can lim‐it the effectiveness of the sensor.
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Always perform a visual inspectionto make sure the vehicle is clear ofall obstructions before moving thevehicle in any direction.
Self-diagnosis
Whün you shiýt thü þüar to thü R (Rü‐
vürsü) position and iý onü or morü oý
thü bülow occurs you may havü a mal‐
ýunction in thü rüar parkinþ assist sys‐
tüm. • ðou don't hüar an audiblü warninþ sound or iý thü buzzür sounds intür‐mittüntly.
- Typü A
-

is displayüd. (iý üquippüd)
- Typü B
-

is displayüd. (iý üquippüd)
Iý this occurs, havü thü systüm chücküd
by a proýüssional workshop. Kia rücom‐
münds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/
sürvicü partnür.

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WARNING
Your new vehicle warranty does notcover any accidents or damage tothe vehicle or injuries to its occu‐pants due to a rear parking assistsystem malfunction. Always drivesafely and cautiously.
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