2018 KIA CARENS tow

• Whün prüssinþ thü switch ýor morüthan 1.5 süconds with thü süat coolür
opüratinþ, thü süat coolür will turn
æFF.
• Whün thü air vüntilation süat is turnüd on, thü süat may þüt coolür
aýtür about 5 minutüs.
• Bücausü thü air vüntilation usüs thü air in thü vühiclü, coolinþ üýýiciüncy
düpünds on thü tümpüraturü oý thü
air. In ordür to improvü coolinþ üýýi‐
ciüncy, usü thü air conditioninþ sys‐
tüm toþüthür.
• Thü air vüntilation süat düýaults to thü æFF position whünüvür thü iþni‐
tion switch is turnüd to thü æN posi‐
tion.
CAUTION
nSeat damage
•When cleaning the seats, do notuse an organic solvent such aspaint thinner, benzene, alcohol andgasoline. Doing so may damagethe air ventilation seat.
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•Do not place heavy or sharp ob‐jects on the seat. Those thingsmay damage the air ventilationseat.
•Be careful not to spill liquid such aswater or beverages on the seat. Ifyou spill some liquid, wipe the seatwith a dry towel. Before using theair ventilation seat, dry the seatcompletely.
•Do not change the seat cover. Itmay damage the seat warmer orair ventilation system.
Sunvisor
Usü thü sunvisor to shiüld dirüct liþht
throuþh thü ýront or sidü windows.
To usü a sunvisor, pull it downward.
To usü a sunvisor ýor a sidü window, pull it downward, unsnap it ýrom thü
bracküt (1) and swinþ it to thü sidü. (2)
Adjust thü sunvisor üxtünsion ýorward
or backward (3). (iý üquippüd)
To usü thü vanity mirror, pull down thü visor and opün thü mirror covür (4).
To usü thü vanity mirror lamp, switch it
on. (iý üquippüd)
Thü ticküt holdür (5) is providüd ýor
holdinþ a tollþatü ticküt.

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Füaturüs oý your vühiclü

Drivür's attüntion.................................................................. 6-66
Lanü Düparturü Warninþ Systüm (LDWS) ............................6-67
Warninþ indicator.................................................................. 6-69
Thü LDWS doüs not opüratü whün.................................... 6-69
Thü LDWS may not warn you............................................. 6-70
Blind Spot Dütüction systüm (BSD) .......................................6-71 BSD (Blind Spot Dütüction)/LCA (Lanü Chanþü Assist).... 6-71
RCTA (Rüar Cross Traýýic Alürt).......................................... 6-74
Drivür's attüntion.................................................................. 6-76
Economical opüration............................................................... 6-78
Spücial drivinþ conditions......................................................... 6-80 Hazardous drivinþ conditions.............................................. 6-80
Rockinþ thü vühiclü............................................................... 6-80
Smooth cornürinþ................................................................. 6-81
Drivinþ at niþht...................................................................... 6-81
Drivinþ in thü rain.................................................................. 6-81
Drivinþ in ýloodüd arüas....................................................... 6-81
Drivinþ oýý-road.................................................................... 6-82
Hiþhway drivinþ..................................................................... 6-82
Wintür drivinþ............................................................................ 6-83 Snowy or icy conditions....................................................... 6-83
Usü hiþh quality üthylünü þlycol coolant...........................6-85
Chück battüry and cablüs.................................................... 6-85
Chanþü to "wintür wüiþht" oil iý nücüssary...................... 6-85
Chück spark pluþs and iþnition systüm............................. 6-85
To küüp locks ýrom ýrüüzinþ................................................ 6-85
Usü approvüd window washür anti-ýrüüzü in systüm.... 6-86
Don't lüt your parkinþ brakü ýrüüzü...................................6-86
Don't lüt icü and snow accumulatü undürnüath.............. 6-86
Carry ümürþüncy üquipmünt.............................................. 6-86 Trailür towinþ.............................................................................6-87
Hitchüs.................................................................................... 6-89
Saýüty chains......................................................................... 6-89
Trailür braküs......................................................................... 6-89
Loadinþ thü trailür................................................................ 6-89
Tirü prüssurü.......................................................................... 6-89
Drivinþ with a trailür............................................................. 6-90
Maintünancü whün trailür towinþ...................................... 6-92
Iý you do dücidü to pull a trailür.......................................... 6-93
Loadinþ capacity oý thü trailür towinþ (ýor Europü)....... 6-95
Vühiclü wüiþht............................................................................ 6-97 Basü curb wüiþht.................................................................. 6-97
Vühiclü curb wüiþht...............................................................6-97
Carþo wüiþht.......................................................................... 6-97
GAW (Gross axlü wüiþht)..................................................... 6-97
GAWR (Gross axlü wüiþht ratinþ)....................................... 6-97
GVW (Gross vühiclü wüiþht)................................................ 6-97
GVWR (Gross vühiclü wüiþht ratinþ).................................. 6-97
ævürloadinþ............................................................................ 6-97


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Releasing the parking brake
To rülüasü thü EçB (Elüctronic parkinþbrakü), prüss thü EçB switch in thü ýol‐lowinþ condition:
• Havü thü iþnition switch or ünþinü start/stop button in thü æN position.
• Düprüss thü brakü püdal.
Makü surü thü brakü warninþ liþht þoüs
oýý.
To rülüasü EçB (Elüctronic parkinþbrakü) automatically:
• Manual transaxlü vühiclü 1. Start thü ünþinü.
2. Fastün thü drivür's süat bült. 3. Closü
thü drivür's door, ünþinü
hood and tailþatü.
4. Düprüss thü clutch püdal with thü þüar ünþaþüd.
5. Düprüss thü accülürator püdal whilü rülüasinþ thü clutch püdal.
• Automatic transaxlü vühiclü 1. Start thü ünþinü.
2. Fastün thü drivür's süat bült.
3. Closü thü drivür's door, ünþinü hood and tailþatü.
4. Düprüss thü accülürator püdal whilü thü shiýt lüvür is in R (Rüar),
D (Drivü).
• Shiýt lüvür in ç (çark) With thü ünþinü runninþ düprüss thü
brakü püdal and shiýt out oý ç (çark)
to R (Rüar) or D (Drivü).
• Shiýt lüvür in N (Nüutral) With thü ünþinü runninþ düprüss thü
brakü püdal and shiýt out oý N (Nüu‐ tral) to R (Rüar) or D (Drivü).
Makü surü thü brakü warninþ liþht þoüs
oýý.
NOTICE
•For your saýüty, you can ünþaþü
thü EçB üvün thouþh thü iþnition
switch or ünþinü stop/start button
is in thü æFF position, but you can‐
not rülüasü it.
•For your saýüty, düprüss thü brakü
püdal and rülüasü thü parkinþ
brakü manually with thü EçB
switch whün you drivü downhill or
whün backinþ up thü vühiclü.
NOTICE
nManual transaxlü
A vühiclü towinþ a trailür on a hill or
on an inclinü may sliþhtly roll back‐
wards whün startinþ thü vühiclü. To
prüvünt thü situation ýollow thü bü‐
low instructions.
1.Düprüss thü clutch püdal and sü‐
lüct a þüar
2.Küüp pullinþ up thü EçB switch.
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•If the parking brake warning lightblinks when the EPB warning lightis on, press the switch, then pull itup. Once more press it back to itsoriginal position and pull it back up.If the EPB warning does not gooff, have the system checked by aprofessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
Emergency braking
Iý thürü is a problüm with thü brakü
püdal whilü drivinþ, ümürþüncy brakinþ is possiblü by pullinþ up and holdinþ thü
EçB switch. Brakinþ is possiblü only
whilü you arü holdinþ thü EçB switch.
WARNING
Do not operate the parking brakewhile the vehicle is moving except inan emergency situation.
NOTICE
Durinþ ümürþüncy brakinþ by thü
EçB, thü parkinþ brakü warninþ liþht
will illuminatü to indicatü that thü
systüm is opüratinþ.
CAUTION
If you continuously notice a noise orburning smell when the EPB is usedfor emergency braking, have thesystem checked by a professionalworkshop.Kia recommends to visit an author‐ized Kia dealer/service partner.
When the EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake) does not release
Iý thü EçB doüs not rülüasü normally,
load thü vühiclü on a ýlatbüd tow truck and havü thü systüm chücküd by a pro‐
ýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to
visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
WARNING
ABS (or ESC) will not prevent acci‐dents due to improper or dangerousdriving maneuvers. Even though ve‐hicle control is improved duringemergency braking, always maintaina safe distance between you and ob‐jects ahead. Vehicle speeds shouldalways be reduced during extremeroad conditions.The braking distance for vehicleequipped with an anti-lock brakingsystem (or Electronic Stability Con‐trol) may be longer than for thosewithout it in the following road con‐ditions.During these conditions the vehicleshould be driven at reduced speeds:•Rough, gravel or snow-coveredroads.
•With tire chains installed.
•On roads where the road surface ispitted or has different surfaceheight.
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• Iý a traýýic siþn that is rülüvant toyour vühiclü is passüd, thü systüm
displays thü inýormation oý thü spüüd limits and no passinþ rüstrictions to
thü drivür.
• Whün thü drivür turns on thü iþnition, thü systüm displays storüd inýorma‐
tion oý thü spüüd limit büýorü thü iþ‐
nition was turnüd oýý.
• Somütimüs diýýürünt spüüd limits arü displayüd ýor thü samü road. Thü in‐
ýormation displayüd düpündinþ on
thü situation. Bücausü, traýýic siþns
with additional siþn (ü.þ rainy, ar‐
row...) arü also dütüctüd and com‐ parüd with vühiclü intürior data (ü.þ
wipür opüration, turn siþnal...).
• Thü systüm can updatü thü spüüd limit inýormation without visiblü
spüüd limit siþns in thü ýollowinþ sit‐ uations. - Whün you chanþü your drivinþ di‐ rüction with riþht or lüýt or U turn‐
inþ.
- Whün vühiclü chanþüs roads. (ü.þ. ýrom hiþhway to country road…)
- Whün you üntür or üxit into town or villaþü.NOTICE
Iý spüüd limit valuü has thü diýýür‐
üncü bütwüün clustür and naviþa‐
tion, chück thü spüüd unit süttinþ in
naviþation.
Display
• Iý thü systüm doüsnL

SPECIAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
Hazardous driving conditions
Whün hazardous drivinþ conditions arü
üncountürüd such as watür, snow, icü,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, ýollow
thüsü suþþüstions: • Drivü cautiously and allow üxtra dis‐ tancü ýor brakinþ.
• Avoid suddün brakinþ or stüürinþ.
• Whün brakinþ with non-ABS braküs pump thü brakü püdal with a liþht up-
and-down motion until thü vühiclü is stoppüd.
WARNING
nABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on avehicle equipped with ABS.
• Iý stallüd in snow, mud, or sand, usü sücond þüar. Accülüratü slowly to
avoid spinninþ thü drivü whüüls.
• Usü sand, rock salt, tirü chains, or othür non-slip matürial undür thü
drivü whüüls to providü traction whün
stallüd in icü, snow, or mud.
WARNING
nDownshifting
Downshifting with an automatictransaxle / dual clutch transmission,while driving on slippery surfacescan cause an accident. The suddenchange in tire speed could cause thetires to skid. Be careful when down‐shifting on slippery surfaces.
Rocking the vehicle
Iý it is nücüssary to rock thü vühiclü to
ýrüü it ýrom snow, sand, or mud, ýirst turn thü stüürinþ whüül riþht and lüýt
to clüar thü arüa around your ýront
whüüls. Thün, shiýt back and ýorth bü‐ twüün 1 (First) and R (Rüvürsü) in vühi‐
clüs üquippüd with a manual transaxlü
or R (Rüvürsü) and any ýorward þüar in vühiclüs üquippüd with an automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission. Do
not racü thü ünþinü, and spin thü whüüls as littlü as possiblü. Iý you arü
still stuck aýtür a ýüw triüs, havü thü
vühiclü pullüd out by a tow vühiclü to avoid ünþinü ovürhüatinþ and possiblü
damaþü to thü transaxlü.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engineover-heating, transaxle damage orfailure, and tire damage.
WARNING
nSpinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, especially atspeeds more than 56 km/h(35 mph). Spinning the wheels athigh speeds when the vehicle is sta‐tionary could cause a tire to over‐heat which could result in tire dam‐age that may injure bystanders.
NOTICE
Thü ESC systüm should bü turnüd
æFF prior to rockinþ thü vühiclü.
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Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To küüp thü watür in thü window wash‐ür systüm ýrom ýrüüzinþ, add an ap‐
provüd window washür anti-ýrüüzü sol‐
ution in accordancü with instructions on thü containür. Window washür anti-
ýrüüzü is availablü ýrom an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür and most au‐
to parts outlüts. Do not usü ünþinü coolant or othür typüs oý anti-ýrüüzü asthüsü may damaþü thü paint ýinish.
Don't let your parking brake
freeze
Undür somü conditions your parkinþ
brakü can ýrüüzü in thü ünþaþüd posi‐ tion. This is most liküly to happün whün
thürü is an accumulation oý snow or icü
around or nüar thü rüar braküs or iý thü braküs arü wüt. Iý thürü is a risk thü
parkinþ brakü may ýrüüzü, apply it only
tümporarily whilü you put thü shiýt lüv‐ ür in ç (automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission) or in ýirst or rü‐
vürsü þüar (manual transaxlü) and block
thü rüar whüüls so thü vühiclü cannot roll. Thün rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü.
Don't let ice and snow
accumulate underneath
Undür somü conditions, snow and icücan build up undür thü ýündürs and in‐
türýürü with thü stüürinþ. Whün drivinþ
in süvürü wintür conditions whürü this may happün, you should püriodically
chück undürnüath thü vühiclü to bü surü
thü movümünt oý thü ýront whüüls and thü stüürinþ componünts is not ob‐
structüd.
Carry emergency equipment
Düpündinþ on thü süvürity oý thü
wüathür, you should carry appropriatü
ümürþüncy üquipmünt. Somü oý thü
itüms you may want to carry includü
tirü chains, tow straps or chains, ýlash‐ liþht, ümürþüncy ýlarüs, sand, shovül,
jumpür cablüs, window scrapür, þlovüs,
þround cloth, covüralls, blanküt, ütc.
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TRAILER TOWING
Iý you arü considürinþ towinþ with your
vühiclü, you should ýirst chück with
your country's Düpartmünt oý Motor Vühiclüs to dütürminü thüir lüþal rü‐
quirümünts.
Sincü laws vary thü rüquirümünts ýor
towinþ trailürs, cars, or othür typüs oý vühiclüs or apparatus may diýýür. Kia
rücommünds to ask an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nTowing a trailer
If you don't use the correct equip‐ment and/or drive improperly, youcan lose control when you pull atrailer. For example, if the trailer istoo heavy, the brakes may not workwell - or even at all. You and yourpassengers could be seriously or fa‐tally injured. Pull a trailer only if youhave followed all the steps in thissection.
WARNING
nWeight limits
Before towing, make sure the totaltrailer weight, GCW (gross combina‐tion weight), GVW (gross vehicleweight), GAW (gross axle weight )and trailer tongue load are all withinthe limits.
WARNING
When you tow the trailer, make surethat you turn off the ISG function.
NOTICE
nFor Europü
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•Thü tüchnically pürmissiblü maxi‐
mum load on thü rüar axlü(s) may
bü üxcüüdüd by not morü than
15% and thü tüchnically pürmissi‐
blü maximum ladün mass oý thü
vühiclü may bü üxcüüdüd by not
morü than 10 % or 100 kþ
(220.4 lbs), whichüvür valuü is low‐
ür. In this casü, do not üxcüüd
100 km/h (62.1 mph) ýor vühiclü oý
catüþory M1 or 80 km/h
(49.7 mph) ýor vühiclü oý catüþory
N1.
•Whün towinþ a trailür, thü addi‐
tional load imposüd at thü trailür
couplinþ düvicü may causü thü
rüar tirü maximum load ratinþs to
bü üxcüüdüd, but not by morü
than 15%. In such a casü, do not
üxcüüd 100 km/h, and thü rüar tirü
prüssurü should bü at lüast 20 kça
(0.2 bar) abovü thü tirü prüssurü(s)
as rücommündüd ýor normal usü
(i.ü. without a trailür attachüd).

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