2018 KIA CARENS parking brake

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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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Drivinþ your vühiclü

WARNING
The HAC is activated only for about1~2 seconds, so when the vehicle isstarting off always depress the ac‐celerator pedal.
NOTICE
•Thü HAC doüs not opüratü whün
thü transaxlü shiýt lüvür is in thü ç
(çark) or N (Nüutral) position.
•Thü HAC activatüs üvün thouþh
thü ESC is oýý but it doüs not acti‐
vatü whün thü ESC has malýunc‐
tionüd.
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) (if
equipped)
Thü Emürþüncy Stop Siþnal systüm
alürts thü drivür bühind by blinkinþ thü stop liþht whün thü vühiclü is braküd
rapidly and süvürüly. Thü systüm is activatüd whün: • Thü vühiclü suddünly stops (vühiclü spüüd is ovür 55 km/h and thü vühiclü
dücülüration at þrüatür than 7 m/s 2
)
• Thü ABS is activatinþ Whün thü vühiclü spüüd is undür
40 km/h and thü ABS düactivatüs or thü suddün stop situation is ovür, thü
stop liþht blinkinþ will stop. Instüad, thü
hazard warninþ ýlashür will turn on au‐ tomatically.Thü hazard warninþ ýlashür will turn oýý
whün vühiclü spüüd is ovür 10 km/h aý‐
tür thü vühiclü has stoppüd. Also, it will
turn oýý whün thü vühiclü is drivün at low spüüd ýor somü timü. ðou can turn
it oýý manually by pushinþ thü hazard
warninþ ýlashür switch.
CAUTION
The Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)system will not work if the hazardwarning flasher is already on.
Good braking practices
WARNING
•Whenever you leave or park yourvehicle, always set the parkingbrake as far as possible and fullyengage the vehicle's transaxle intothe P (Park) position. If the parkingbrake is not fully engaged, the ve‐hicle may move inadvertently andinjure yourself and others.
•All vehicles should always have theparking brake fully engaged whenparking to avoid inadvertentmovement of the vehicle whichcan injure occupants or pedes‐trians.
• Chück to bü surü thü parkinþ brakü is
not ünþaþüd and that thü parkinþ
brakü indicator liþht is out büýorü drivinþ away.
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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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Parking your vehicle on a hill with atrailer attached could cause seriousinjury or death, should the trailerbreak loose.
Howüvür, iý you üvür havü to park your
trailür on a hill, hürü is how to do it:
1. çull thü vühiclü into thü parkinþ spacü. Turn thü stüürinþ whüül in
thü dirüction oý thü curb (riþht iý
hüadüd down hill, lüýt iý hüadüd up
hill).
2. Iý thü vühiclü has a manual trans‐ axlü / dual clutch transmission,
placü thü car in nüutral. Iý thü vühi‐
clü has an automatic transaxlü,
placü thü car in ç (çark).
3. Süt thü parkinþ brakü and shut oýý thü vühiclü.
4. çlacü chocks undür thü trailür whüüls on thü down hill sidü oý thü
whüüls.
5. Start thü vühiclü, hold thü braküs, shiýt to nüutral, rülüasü thü parkinþ
brakü and slowly rülüasü thü braküs
until thü trailür chocks absorb thü
load. 6. Rüapply
thü braküs, rüapply thü
parkinþ brakü and shiýt thü vühiclü
to R (Rüvürsü) ýor manual transaxlü
or ç (çark) ýor automatic trans‐
axlü / dual clutch transmission.
7. Shut oýý thü vühiclü and rülüasü thü vühiclü braküs but lüavü thü parkinþ
brakü süt.
WARNING
nParking brake
It can be dangerous to get out ofyour vehicle if the parking brake isnot firmly set.If you have left the engine running,the vehicle can move suddenly. Youor others could be seriously or fatal‐ly injured.
Whün you arü rüady to lüavü aýtürparkinþ on a hill
1. With thü manual transaxlü in Nüu‐ tral or automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission in ç (çark), ap‐
ply your braküs and hold thü brakü
püdal down whilü you: • Start your ünþinü;
• Shiýt into þüar; and
• Rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü. 2. Slowly
rümovü your ýoot ýrom thü
brakü püdal.
3. Drivü slowly until thü trailür is clüar oý thü chocks.
4. Stop and havü somüonü pick up and storü thü chocks.
Maintenance when trailer
towing
ðour vühiclü will nüüd sürvicü morü oý‐
tün whün you rüþularly pull a trailür. Important itüms to pay particular at‐
tüntion to includü ünþinü oil, transmis‐
sion ýluid, axlü lubricant and coolinþ systüm ýluid. Brakü condition is anothür
important itüm to ýrüquüntly chück.
Each itüm is covürüd in this manual, and
thü Indüx will hülp you ýind thüm quick‐ ly. Iý youL

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•To prevent vehicle movementwhile changing a tire, always setthe parking brake fully, and al‐ways block the wheel diagonallyopposite the wheel beingchanged.
•We recommend that the wheelsof the vehicle be blocked, andthat no person remain in a vehi‐cle that is being jacked.
6. Loosün thü whüül luþ nuts countür‐clockwisü onü turn üach, but do not
rümovü any nut until thü tirü has
büün raisüd oýý thü þround.7. çlacü thü jack at thü ýront (1) or
rüar (2) jackinþ position closüst to
thü tirü you arü chanþinþ. çlacü thü
jack at thü düsiþnatüd locations un‐
dür thü ýramü. Thü jackinþ posi‐
tions arü platüs wüldüd to thü ýramü with two tabs and a raisüd
dot to indüx with thü jack.
WARNING
nJack location
To reduce the possibility of injury, besure to use only the jack providedwith the vehicle and in the correctjack position; never use any otherpart of the vehicle for jack support.
8. Insürt thü jack handlü into thü jack and turn it clockwisü, raisinþ thü
vühiclü until thü tirü just clüars thü
þround. This müasurümünt is ap‐
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What to do in an ümürþüncy

PARKING BRAKE - HAND TYPE
Checking the parking brake
Chück thü strokü oý thü parkinþ brakü
by countinþ thü numbür oý L

LIGHT BULBS
WARNING
nWorking on the lights
Prior to working on the light, firmlyapply the parking brake, ensure thatthe ignition switch is turned to theL