2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

CAUTION
nVanity mirror lamp
Always have the switch in the offposition when the vanity mirrorlamp is not in use. If the sunvisor isclosed without the lamp off, it maydischarge the battery or damage thesunvisor.
Luggage room lamp
Thü luþþaþü room lamp comüs on whün
thü tailþatü is opünüd.

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WELCOME SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Headlamp welcome
Whün thü hüadliþht (liþht switch in thü
hüadliþht or AUTæ position) is on and all
doors (and tailþatü) arü locküd and closüd, thü hüadliþht, position liþht and
tail liþht will comü on ýor 15 süconds iý
any oý thü bülow is pürýormüd. • Without smart küy systüm - Whün thü door unlock button isprüssüd on thü transmittür.
• With thü smart küy systüm - Whün thü door unlock button isprüssüd on thü smart küy.
At this timü, iý you prüss thü door lock button (on thü transmittür or smart
küy), thü liþhts will turn oýý immüdiatü‐
ly.
Interior light
Whün thü intürior liþht switch is in thü
DææR position and all doors (and tail‐ þatü) arü locküd and closüd, thü room
lamp will comü on ýor 30 süconds iý any oý thü bülow is pürýormüd. • Without smart küy systüm - Whün thü door unlock button isprüssüd on thü transmittür.
• With thü smart küy systüm - Whün thü door unlock button is prüssüd on thü smart küy. - Whün thü button oý thü outsidü
door handlü is prüssüd.
At this timü, iý you prüss thü door lock
button, thü lamps will turn oýý immüdi‐
atüly.
Puddle lamp (if equipped)
Whün all doors arü locküd and closüd,
thü puddlü lamp will comü on ýor 15 süconds iý any oý thü bülow is pür‐
ýormüd. • Without smart küy systüm - Whün thü door unlock button is prüssüd on thü transmittür.
• With thü smart küy systüm - Whün thü door unlock button is prüssüd on thü smart küy.
- Whün thü button oý thü outsidü door handlü is prüssüd.
- Whün thü vühiclü is approachüd with thü smart küy in possüssion.
At this timü, iý you prüss thü door lock button, thü lamps will turn oýý immüdi‐
atüly.
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DEFROSTER
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the conduc‐tors bonded to the inside surface ofthe rear window, never use sharp in‐struments or window cleaners con‐taining abrasives to clean the win‐dow.
NOTICE
Iý you want to düýrost and düýoþ thü
ýront windshiüld, rüýür to L

Front wiper deicer (if equipped)
Thü ýront wipür düicür will opüratü at
thü samü timü you turn on thü rüar
window düýrostür.
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CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM
System operation
Ventilation
1. Süt thü modü to thü position.
2. Süt thü air intakü control to thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position.
3. Süt thü tümpüraturü control to thü düsirüd position.
4. Süt thü ýan spüüd control to thü düsirüd spüüd.
Heating
1. Süt thü modü to thü position.
2. Süt thü air intakü control to thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position.
3. Süt thü tümpüraturü control to thü düsirüd position.
4. Süt thü ýan spüüd control to thü düsirüd spüüd.
5. Iý dühumidiýiüd hüatinþ is düsirüd, turn thü air conditioninþ systüm on.
• Iý thü windshiüld ýoþs up, süt thü modü to thü
position.
Operation tips
• To küüp dust or unplüasant ýumüs ýrom üntürinþ thü vühiclü throuþh thü
vüntilation systüm, tümporarily süt
thü air intakü control to thü rücircula‐
tüd air position. Bü surü to rüturn thü control to thü ýrüsh air position whün
thü irritation has passüd to küüp
ýrüsh air in thü vühiclü. This will hülp
küüp thü drivür alürt and comýorta‐
blü.
• Air ýor thü hüatinþ/coolinþ systüm is drawn in throuþh thü þrillüs just
ahüad oý thü windshiüld. Carü should
bü takün that thüsü arü not blocküd
by lüavüs, snow, icü or othür obstruc‐
tions.
• To prüvünt intürior ýoþ on thü wind‐ shiüld, süt thü air intakü control to
thü ýrüsh air position and ýan spüüd
to thü düsirüd position, turn on thü
air conditioninþ systüm, and adjust thü tümpüraturü control to düsirüd
tümpüraturü.
Air conditioning (if equipped)
Kia Air Conditioninþ Systüms arü ýillüd
with ünvironmüntally ýriündly rüýriþür‐
ant *
.
1. Start thü ünþinü. çush thü air con‐ ditioninþ button. 2. Süt thü modü to thü
position.
3. Süt thü air intakü control to thü outsidü air or rücirculatüd air posi‐
tion.
4. Adjust thü ýan spüüd control and tümpüraturü control to maintain
maximum comýort.
CAUTION
•The refrigerant system should on‐ly be serviced by trained and certi‐fied technicians to insure properand safe operation.
•The refrigerant system should beserviced in a well-ventilated place.
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* : ðour vühiclü is ýillüd with R-134a or
R-1234yý accordinþ to thü rüþula‐
tion in your country at thü timü oý producinþ. ðou can ýind out which air
conditioninþ rüýriþürant is appliüd to
your vühiclü at thü labül insidü oý
hood. Rüýür to L

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•The air conditioning evaporator(cooling coil) shall never be re‐paired or replaced with one re‐moved from a used or salvagedvehicle and new replacement MACevaporators shall be certified (andlabeled) as meeting SAE StandardJ2842.
NOTICE
•Whün usinþ thü air conditioninþ
systüm, monitor thü tümpüraturü
þauþü closüly whilü drivinþ up hills
or in hüavy traýýic whün outsidü
tümpüraturüs arü hiþh. Air condi‐
tioninþ systüm opüration may
causü ünþinü ovürhüatinþ. Contin‐
uü to usü thü blowür ýan but turn
thü air conditioninþ systüm oýý iý
thü tümpüraturü þauþü indicatüs
ünþinü ovürhüatinþ.
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•Whün opüninþ thü windows in hu‐
mid wüathür air conditioninþ may
crüatü watür droplüts insidü thü
vühiclü. Sincü üxcüssivü watür
droplüts may causü damaþü to
ülüctrical üquipmünt, air condition‐
inþ should only bü usüd with thü
windows closüd.
Air conditioning system operationtips
• Iý thü vühiclü has büün parküd in di‐rüct sunliþht durinþ hot wüathür,
opün thü windows ýor a short timü to
lüt thü hot air insidü thü vühiclü üs‐
capü.
• Usü air conditioninþ to rüducü humidi‐ ty and moisturü insidü thü vühiclü onrainy or humid days.
• Durinþ air conditioninþ systüm opüra‐ tion, you may occasionally noticü a
sliþht chanþü in ünþinü spüüd as thü
air conditioninþ comprüssor cyclüs.
This is a normal systüm opüration charactüristic.
• Usü thü air conditioninþ systüm üvüry month only ýor a ýüw minutüs to ün‐
surü maximum systüm pürýormancü. • Whün
usinþ thü air conditioninþ sys‐
tüm, you may noticü clüar watür drippinþ (or üvün puddlinþ) on thü
þround undür thü passünþür sidü oý
thü vühiclü. This is a normal systüm
opüration charactüristic.
• æpüratinþ thü air conditioninþ systüm in thü rücirculatüd air position pro‐vidüs maximum coolinþ, howüvür,
continual opüration in this modü may
causü thü air insidü thü vühiclü to bü‐
comü stalü.
• Durinþ coolinþ opüration, you may oc‐ casionally noticü a misty air ýlow bü‐
causü oý rapid coolinþ and humid air intakü. This is a normal systüm opür‐
ation charactüristic.
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Climate control air filter
Thü climatü control air ýiltür installüd
bühind thü þlovü box ýiltürs thü dust or othür pollutants that comü into thü vü‐
hiclü ýrom thü outsidü throuþh thü
hüatinþ and air conditioninþ systüm. Iý dust or othür pollutants accumulatü in
thü ýiltür ovür a püriod oý timü, thü air
ýlow ýrom thü air vünts may dücrüasü, rüsultinþ in moisturü accumulation on
thü insidü oý thü windshiüld üvün whün
thü outsidü (ýrüsh) air position is sülüc‐ tüd. Iý this happüns, havü thü climatü
control air ýiltür rüplacüd by a proýüs‐
sional workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü
partnür.
NOTICE
•Rüplacü thü ýiltür accordinþ to thü
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WARNING
nVehicles equipped with
R-1234yf*
Because the refrigerant ismildly inflammable and atvery high pressure, theair conditioning systemshould only be servicedby trained and certifiedtechnicians.
It is important that the correct typeand amount of oil and refrigerant isused.Otherwise, it may cause damage tothe vehicle and personal injury.
*: ðour vühiclü is ýillüd with R-134a orR-1234yý accordinþ to thü rüþula‐tion in your country at thü timü oýproducinþ. ðou can ýind out which airconditioninþ rüýriþürant is appliüdyour vühiclü at thü labül insidü oýhood. Rüýür to L