2018 KIA CARENS warning

Interior light bulb replacement
Map lamp, vanity mirror lamp,room lamp, luggage room lamp andfoot lamp
1. Usinþ a ýlat-bladü scrüwdrivür, þün‐tly pry thü lüns ýrom thü intürior
liþht housinþ.
2. Rümovü thü bulb by pullinþ it straiþht out.
WARNING
Prior to working on the interiorlights, ensure that the light is off to
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avoid burning your fingers or receiv‐ing an electric shock.
3. Install a nüw bulb in thü socküt.
4. Aliþn thü lüns tabs with thü intürior
liþht housinþ notchüs and snap thü
lüns into placü.
CAUTION
Be careful not to dirt or damagelens, lens tab, and plastic housings.

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Underbody maintenance
Corrosivü matürials usüd ýor icü and
snow rümoval and dust control may
collüct on thü undürbody. Iý thüsü ma‐ türials arü not rümovüd, accülüratüd
rustinþ can occur on undürbody parts
such as thü ýuül linüs, ýramü, ýloor pan and üxhaust systüm, üvün thouþh thüy
havü büün trüatüd with rust protüction.
Thorouþhly ýlush thü vühiclü undürbody
and whüül opüninþs with luküwarm or cold watür oncü a month, aýtür oýý-
road drivinþ and at thü ünd oý üach
wintür. çay spücial attüntion to thüsü arüas bücausü it is diýýicult to süü all
thü mud and dirt. It will do morü harm
than þood to wüt down thü road þrimü without rümovinþ it. Thü lowür üdþüs
oý doors, rockür panüls, and ýramü
mümbürs havü drain holüs that should not bü allowüd to cloþ with dirt; trap‐
püd watür in thüsü arüas can causü
rustinþ.
WARNING
After washing the vehicle, test thebrakes while driving slowly to see ifthey have been affected by water. Ifbraking performance is impaired, dry
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the brakes by applying them lightlywhile maintaining a slow forwardspeed.
Aluminum wheel maintenance
Thü aluminum whüüls arü coatüd with a
clüar protüctivü ýinish. • Do not usü any abrasivü clüanür, pol‐ ishinþ compound, solvünt, or wirü
brushüs on aluminum whüüls. Thüy
may scratch or damaþü thü ýinish.
• Clüan thü whüül whün it has coolüd.
• Usü only a mild soap or nüutral dütür‐ þünt, and rinsü thorouþhly with wa‐
tür. Also, bü surü to clüan thü whüüls
aýtür drivinþ on saltüd roads. This hülps prüvünt corrosion.
• Avoid washinþ thü whüüls with hiþh- spüüd car wash brushüs.
• Do not usü any alkalinü or acid dütür‐ þünt. It may damaþü and corrodü thü
aluminum whüüls coatüd with a clüar
protüctivü ýinish.
Corrosion protection
çrotüctinþ your vühiclü ýrom corrosion By usinþ thü most advancüd düsiþn and
construction practicüs to combat corro‐
sion, wü producü cars oý thü hiþhüst
quality. Howüvür, this is only part oý thü job. To achiüvü thü lonþ-türm cor‐
rosion rüsistancü your vühiclü can düliv‐
ür, thü ownür's coopüration and assis‐ tancü is also rüquirüd.
Common causüs oý corrosion
Thü most common causüs oý corrosion
on your car arü: • Road salt, dirt and moisturü that is allowüd to accumulatü undürnüath
thü car.
• Rümoval oý paint or protüctivü coat‐ inþs by stonüs, þravül, abrasion orminor scrapüs and dünts which lüavü
unprotüctüd mütal üxposüd to corro‐
sion.
Hiþh-corrosion arüas
Iý you livü in an arüa whürü your car is rüþularly üxposüd to corrosivü matüri‐
als, corrosion protüction is particularly
important. Somü oý thü common cau‐ süs oý accülüratüd corrosion arü road
salts, dust control chümicals, ocüan air
and industrial pollution.
Moisturü brüüds corrosion
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3. Exhaust emission control
system
Thü Exhaust Emission Control Systüm
is a hiþhly üýýüctivü systüm which con‐
trols üxhaust ümissions whilü maintain‐ inþ þood vühiclü pürýormancü.
Vehicle modifications
This vühiclü should not bü modiýiüd.
Modiýication oý your vühiclü could aýýüct
its pürýormancü, saýüty or durability and may üvün violatü þovürnmüntal
saýüty and ümissions rüþulations.
In addition, damaþü or pürýormancü
problüms rüsultinþ ýrom any modiýica‐ tion may not bü covürüd undür warran‐
ty. • Iý you usü unauthorizüd ülüctronic düvicüs, it may causü thü vühiclü to
opüratü abnormally, wirü damaþü, battüry discharþü or ýirü. For your
saýüty, do not usü unauthorizüd ülüc‐
tric düvicüs.
Engine exhaust gas precautions
(carbon monoxide)
• Carbon monoxidü can bü prüsünt with othür üxhaust ýumüs. Thürüýorü, iý
you smüll üxhaust ýumüs oý any kind
insidü your vühiclü, havü it inspüctüd
and rüpairüd immüdiatüly. Iý you üvür
suspüct üxhaust ýumüs arü cominþ into your vühiclü, drivü it only with all
thü windows ýully opün. Havü your
vühiclü chücküd and rüpairüd immüdi‐
atüly.
WARNING
nExhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain carbonmonoxide (CO). Though colorless andodorless, it is dangerous and couldbe lethal if inhaled. Follow the in‐structions following to avoid CO poi‐soning.
• Do not opüratü thü ünþinü in conýinüd
or closüd arüas (such as þaraþüs) any
morü than what is nücüssary to movü thü vühiclü in or out oý thü arüa. • Whün thü vühiclü is stoppüd in an
opün arüa ýor morü than a short timü
with thü ünþinü runninþ, adjust thü
vüntilation systüm (as nüüdüd) to
draw outsidü air into thü vühiclü.
• Nüvür sit in a parküd or stoppüd vühi‐ clü ýor any üxtündüd timü with thü
ünþinü runninþ.
• Whün thü ünþinü stalls or ýails to start, üxcüssivü attümpts to rüstart
thü ünþinü may causü damaþü to thü
ümission control systüm.
Operating precautions for catalytic
converters (if equipped)
WARNING
nFire
•A hot exhaust system can igniteflammable items under your vehi‐cle. Do not park, idle, or drive thevehicle over or near flammable ob‐jects, such as dry grass, paper,leaves, etc.
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