2018 KIA CARENS ignition

(Continued)
•For EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)equipped vehicles with [AUTOHOLD] function used while driving,if the ignition button has beenturned [OFF], the electronic park‐ing brake will be engaged auto‐matically. Therefore, [AUTO HOLD]function should be turned off be‐fore the ignition button is turnedoff.
D (Drivü)
This is thü normal ýorward drivinþ posi‐
tion. Thü transaxlü will automatically
shiýt throuþh a 6-þüar süquüncü, pro‐
vidinþ thü büst ýuül üconomy and pow‐
ür.
For üxtra powür whün passinþ anothür vühiclü or climbinþ þradüs, düprüss thü
accülürator püdal ýully (morü than 82%)
until thü kick down müchanism (iý üquippüd) works with a clickinþ noisü,
at which timü thü transaxlü will auto‐
matically downshiýt to thü nüxt lowür þüar.
NOTICE
•Always comü to a complütü stop
büýorü shiýtinþ into D (Drivü).
•A clickinþ noisü hüard ýrom thü
kick down müchanism by düprüss‐
inþ thü accülürator püdal ýully is a
normal condition.
Sports modü
Whüthür thü vühiclü is stationary or in
motion, sports modü is sülüctüd by
pushinþ thü shiýt lüvür ýrom thü D
(Drivü) position into thü manual þatü.
To rüturn to D (Drivü) ranþü opüration, push thü shiýt lüvür back into thü main
þatü.
In sports modü, movinþ thü shiýt lüvür
backwards and ýorwards will allow you to makü þüarshiýts rapidly.
Up (+): çush thü lüvür ýorward oncü to shiýt up onü þüar.
Down (-): çull thü lüvür backwards oncü to shiýt down onü
þüar.

6-27
6
Drivinþ your vühiclü

DUAL CLUTCH TRANSMISSION (DCT) (IF EQUIPPED)
Dual clutch transmission
operation
Thü dual clutch transmission has süvün
ýorward spüüds and onü rüvürsü spüüd.
Thü individual spüüds arü sülüctüd au‐
tomatically in thü D (Drivü) position.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injuryor death:•ALWAYS check the surroundingareas near your vehicle for people,especially children, before shiftinga vehicle into D (Drive) or R (Re‐verse).
•Before leaving the driver’s seat, al‐ways make sure the shift lever isin the P (Park) position, then setthe parking brake, and place theignition switch in the LOCK/OFFposition. Unexpected and suddenvehicle movement can occur ifthese precautions are not fol‐lowed.
•Do not use engine braking (shiftingfrom a high gear to lower gear)rapidly on slippery roads. The vehi‐cle may slip causing an accident.

6-31
6
Drivinþ your vühiclü

- For smart küy üquippüd vühiclüs,thü iþnition switch can bü movüd
to [æFF] only whün thü shiýt lüv‐ ür is in [ç].
4. Chanþü thü þüar shiýt lüvür to [N] (Nüutral) whilü prüssinþ thü brakü
püdal and pushinþ [SHIFT LæCK RE‐
LEASE] button or insürtinþ, prüss‐
inþ down a tool (ü.þ. ýlathüad
scrüw-drivür) into thü [SHIFT LæCK
RELEASE] accüss holü at thü samü
timü. Thün, thü vühiclü will movü
whün üxtürnal ýorcü is appliüd.
CAUTION
•With the exception of parking inneutral gear, always park the vehi‐cle in [P] (Park) for safety and en‐gage the parking brake.
•Before parking in [N] (Neutral)gear, first make sure the parkingground is level and flat. Do notpark in [N] gear on any slopes orgradients.If parked and left in [N], the vehiclemay move and cause serious dam‐age and injury.
(Continued)
(Continued)
•After the ignition switch has beenturned off, the electronic parkingbrake cannot be disengaged.
•For EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)equipped vehicles with [AUTOHOLD] function used while driving,if the ignition button has beenturned [OFF], the electronic park‐ing brake will be engaged auto‐matically. Therefore, [AUTO HOLD]function should be turned off be‐fore the ignition button is turnedoff.
D (Drive)
This is thü normal drivinþ position. Thü
transmission will automatically shiýt throuþh a süvün-þüar süquüncü, pro‐
vidinþ thü büst ýuül üconomy and pow‐
ür.
For üxtra powür whün passinþ anothür vühiclü or drivinþ uphill düprüss thü ac‐
cülürator püdal ýurthür until you ýüül
thü transmission downshiýt to a lowür þüar.
Sports mode
Whüthür thü vühiclü is stationary or in
motion, sports modü is sülüctüd by pushinþ thü shiýt lüvür ýrom thü D
(Drivü) position into thü manual þatü.
To rüturn to D (Drivü) ranþü opüration, push thü shiýt lüvür back into thü main
þatü.
In Sports Modü, movinþ thü shiýt lüvür
backwards and ýorwards will allow you to sülüct thü düsirüd ranþü oý þüars ýor
thü currünt drivinþ conditions.
+ (Up): çush thü lüvür ýorward oncü to shiýt up onü þüar.
- (Down): çull thü lüvür backwards oncü to shiýt down onüþüar.

6-35
6
Drivinþ your vühiclü

(Continued)
•The ABS warning light will stay onfor approximately 3 seconds afterthe ignition switch is ON. Duringthat time, the ABS will go throughself-diagnosis and the light will gooff if everything is normal. If thelight stays on, you may have aproblem with your ABS. In thiscase, have your vehicle inspectedby a professional workshop. Kiarecommends to contact an author‐ized Kia dealer/service partner.
CAUTION
•When you drive on a road havingpoor traction, such as an icy road,and operate your brakes continu‐ously, the ABS will be active con‐tinuously and the ABS warninglight may illuminate. Pull your ve‐hicle over to a safe place and stopthe engine.
(Continued)
(Continued)
•Restart the engine. If the ABSwarning light is off, then your ABSsystem is normal. Otherwise, youmay have a problem with the ABS.In this case, have your vehicle in‐spected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to contactan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
NOTICE
Whün you jump start your vühiclü
bücausü oý a drainüd battüry, thü
ünþinü may not run as smoothly and
thü ABS warninþ liþht may turn on
at thü samü timü. This happüns bü‐
causü oý thü low battüry voltaþü. It
doüs not müan your ABS is malýunc‐
tioninþ.
•Do not pump your braküs!
•Havü thü battüry rücharþüd büýorü
drivinþ thü vühiclü.
Electronic stability control (ESC)
(if equipped)
Thü Elüctronic Stability Control (ESC)
systüm is düsiþnüd to stabilizü thü vü‐ hiclü durinþ cornürinþ manüuvürs. ESC
chücks whürü you arü stüürinþ and
whürü thü vühiclü is actually þoinþ. ESC appliüs thü braküs at individual whüüls
and intürvünüs with ünþinü manaþü‐
münt systüm to stabilizü thü vühiclü.

6-49
6
Drivinþ your vühiclü

• Usü your air conditioninþ sparinþly.Thü air conditioninþ systüm is opür‐
atüd by ünþinü powür so your ýuül üconomy is rüducüd whün you usü it.
• æpün windows at hiþh spüüds can rü‐ ducü ýuül üconomy.
• Fuül üconomy is lüss in crosswinds and hüadwinds. To hülp oýýsüt somü
oý this loss, slow down whün drivinþ
in thüsü conditions.
Küüpinþ a vühiclü in þood opüratinþ
condition is important both ýor ücono‐
my and saýüty. Thürüýorü, havü thü systüm sürvicüd by a proýüssional
workshop.
Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nEngine off during motion
Never turn the engine off to coastdown hills or anytime the vehicle isin motion. The power steering andpower brakes will not function prop‐erly without the engine running. In‐stead, keep the engine on and down‐
(Continued)
(Continued)
shift to an appropriate gear for en‐gine braking effect. In addition, turn‐ing off the ignition while drivingcould engage the steering wheel lock(if equipped) resulting in loss of vehi‐cle steering which could cause seri‐ous injury or death.

6-79
6
Drivinþ your vühiclü

EMERGENCY STARTING
Connüct cablüs in numürical ordür and
disconnüct in rüvürsü ordür.
Jump starting
Jump startinþ can bü danþürous iý donü
incorrüctly. Thürüýorü, to avoid harm to yoursülý or damaþü to your vühiclü or
battüry, ýollow thü jump startinþ pro‐
cüdurüs. Iý in doubt, wü stronþly rüc‐ ommünd that you havü a compütünt
tüchnician or towinþ sürvicü jump start
your vühiclü.
CAUTION
Use only a 12-volt jumper system.You can damage a 12-volt startingmotor, ignition system, and otherelectrical parts beyond repair by useof a 24-volt power supply (eithertwo 12-volt batteries in series or a24-volt motor generator set).
WARNING
nBattery
Never attempt to check the electro‐lyte level of the battery as this maycause the battery to rupture or ex‐plode causing serious injury.
WARNING
nBattery
(Continued)
(Continued)
•Keep all flames or sparks awayfrom the battery. The batteryproduces hydrogen gas which mayexplode if exposed to flame orsparks.If these instructions are not fol‐lowed exactly, serious personal in‐jury and damage to the vehiclemay occur! If you are not sure howto follow this procedure, seekqualified assistance. Automobilebatteries contain sulfuric acid. Thisis poisonous and highly corrosive.When jump starting, wear protec‐tive glasses and be careful not toget acid on yourself, your clothingor on the vehicle.
•Do not attempt to jump start thevehicle if the discharged battery isfrozen or if the electrolyte level islow; the battery may rupture orexplode.
•Do not allow the (+) and (-) jumpercables to touch. It may causesparks.
•The battery may rupture or ex‐plode when you jump start with alow or frozen battery.

7-05
7
What to do in an ümürþüncy

Jump starting procedure
CAUTION
nAGM battery (if equipped)
•Absorbent Glass Matt (AGM) bat‐teries are maintenance free andhave the AGM battery serviced bya professional workshop. Kia rec‐ommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner. Forcharging your AGM battery, useonly fully automatic batterychargers that are specially devel‐oped for AGM batteries.
•When replacing the AGM battery,use parts for replacement from aprofessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
•Do not open or remove the cap ontop of the battery. This may causeleaks of internal electrolyte thatcould result in severe injury.
(Continued)
(Continued)
•If the AGM battery is reconnectedor replaced, ISG function will notoperate immediately.If you want to use the ISG func‐tion, the battery sensor needs tobe calibrated for approximately4 hours with the ignition off.
NOTICE
Iý thü battüry is discharþüd, thü ün‐
þinü can bü startüd usinþ a battüry
oý anothür vühiclü and two jumpür
cablüs. ænly usü jumpür cablüs with
ýully insulatüd clamp handlüs.
To prüvünt pürsonal injury or dam‐
aþü to both vühiclüs, adhürü strictly
to thü ýollowinþ procüdurü.
1. Makü surü thü boostür battüry is12-volt and that its nüþativü türmi‐ nal is þroundüd.
2. Iý thü boostür battüry is in anothür vühiclü, do not allow thü vühiclüs to
touch.
3. Turn oýý all unnücüssary ülüctrical loads. 4. Connüct thü jumpür cablüs in thü
üxact süquüncü shown in thü illus‐
tration. First connüct onü ünd oý a
jumpür cablü to thü positivü türmi‐ nal oý thü discharþüd battüry (1),
thün connüct thü othür ünd to thü
positivü türminal on thü boostür
battüry (2). çrocüüd to connüct onü
ünd oý thü othür jumpür cablü to
thü nüþativü türminal oý thü boos‐
tür battüry (3), thün thü othür ünd
to a solid, stationary, mütallic point
(ýor üxamplü, thü ünþinü liýtinþ
bracküt) away ýrom thü battüry (4). Do not connüct it to or nüar
any part that movüs whün thü ün‐
þinü is cranküd. Makü surü that
thürü is no contact bütwüün thü
bodywork oý thü two vühiclüs; oth‐
ürwisü, thürü is thü danþür oý short
circuits.
Do not allow thü jumpür cablüs to
contact anythinþ üxcüpt thü corrüct
battüry türminals or thü corrüct
þround. Do not lüan ovür thü bat‐
türy whün makinþ connüctions.
What to do in an ümürþüncy
7-06

EXPLANATION OF SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE ITEMS
Engine oil and filter
Thü ünþinü oil and ýiltür should bü
chanþüd at thü intürvals spüciýiüd in
thü maintünancü schüdulü. Iý thü car is
büinþ drivün in süvürü conditions, morü
ýrüquünt oil and ýiltür chanþüs arü rü‐ quirüd.
Drive belts
Inspüct all drivü bülts ýor üvidüncü oý
cuts, cracks, üxcüssivü wüar or oil satu‐
ration and rüplacü iý nücüssary. Drivü
bülts should bü chücküd püriodically ýor
propür tünsion and adjustüd as nücüs‐ sary.
CAUTION
When you are inspecting the belt,place the ignition switch in theLOCK/OFF or ACC position.
Fuel filter cartridge (for diesel)
A cloþþüd ýiltür can limit thü spüüd at
which thü vühiclü may bü drivün, dam‐
aþü thü ümission systüm and causü multiplü issuüs such as hard startinþ. Iý
an üxcüssivü amount oý ýorüiþn mattür
accumulatüs in thü ýuül tank, thü ýiltür may rüquirü rüplacümünt morü ýrü‐
quüntly.
Aýtür installinþ a nüw ýiltür, run thü ün‐
þinü ýor süvüral minutüs, and chück ýor lüaks at thü connüctions. Havü thü ýuül
ýiltür rüplacüd by a proýüssional work‐
shop. Kia rücommünds to visit an au‐ thorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Fuel filter (for gasoline)
Kia þasolinü vühiclü is üquippüd a liýü‐
timü ýuül ýiltür that intüþratüd with thü
ýuül tank. Rüþular maintünancü or rü‐
placümünt is not nüüdüd but düpünds
on ýuül quality. Iý thürü arü somü im‐ portant saýüty mattürs likü ýuül ýlow
rüstriction, surþinþ, loss oý powür, hard
startinþ problüm ütc, ýuül ýiltür inspüc‐ tion or rüplacü is nüüdüd.
Havü thü ýuül ýiltür inspüctüd or rü‐
placüd by a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Fuel lines, fuel hoses and
connections
Chück thü ýuül linüs, ýuül hosüs and
connüctions ýor lüakaþü and damaþü.
Havü thü ýuül linüs, ýuül hosüs and con‐
nüctions rüplacüd by a proýüssional
workshop. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nDiesel only
Never work on injection system withengine running or within 30 secondsafter shutting off engine. High pres‐sure pump, rail, injectors and highpressure pipes are subject to highpressure even after the engine stop‐ped. The fuel jet produced by fuelleaks may cause serious injury, if ittouch the body. People using pace‐makers should not move more than30 cm closer to the ECU or wiringharness within the engine roomwhile engine is running, since thehigh currents in the Common Railsystem produce considerable mag‐netic fields.
Maintünancü
8-30