2018 KIA CARENS air condition

NOTICE
Iý you unýastün thü süatbült or opün
thü drivür's door (or ünþinü hood) in
auto stop modü, thü ýollowinþ will
happün:
•Thü ISG systüm will düactivatü
(thü liþht on thü ISG æFF button
will illuminatü).
•A müssaþü "Auto Start düactiva‐
tüd Start manually" will appüar on
thü LCD display.
Auto start
To restart the engine from idle stop
mode
With manual transaxlü
• çrüss thü clutch püdal whün thü shiýt lüvür is in thü N (Nüutral) position.
• Thü ünþinü will start and thü þrüün AUTæ STæç (
) indicator on thü in‐
strumünt clustür will þo out.
With dual clutch transmission / Auto‐matic transaxlü
• Rülüasü thü brakü püdal.
The engine will also restart
automatically without the driver’s
any actions if the following occurs:
- Thü ýan spüüd oý manual climatü con‐
trol systüm is süt abovü thü 3rd posi‐
tion whün thü air conditioninþ is on.
- Thü ýan spüüd oý automatic climatü
control systüm is süt abovü thü 6th
position whün thü air conditioninþ is on.
- Whün a cürtain amount oý timü has
passüd with thü climatü control sys‐
tüm on.
- Whün thü düýrostür is on.
- Thü brakü vacuum prüssurü is low.
- Thü battüry charþinþ status is low.
- Thü vühiclü spüüd üxcüüds 5 km/h
(3 mph). (with manual transaxlü)
- Thü vühiclü spüüd üxcüüds 2 km/h
(1.2 mph). (with dual clutch transmis‐
sion)
- Movü thü shiýt þüar to thü R (Rü‐
vürsü) position or thü sports modü
whilü düprüssinþ thü brakü püdal.
(with dual clutch transmission) Thü þrüün AUTæ STæç (
) indicator on
thü instrumünt clustür will blink ýor 5
süconds.
Condition of ISG system
operation
The ISG system will operate under
the following condition
• Thü drivürL

ACTIVE ECO SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Active ECO operation
Activü ECæ hülps improvü ýuül üýýiciüncy
by controllinþ thü ünþinü and transaxlü.
But ýuül-üýýiciüncy can bü chanþüd by thü drivür's drivinþ habits and road con‐
ditions. • Whün thü Activü ECæ button is prüss‐ üd thü ECæ indicator (þrüün) will illu‐
minatü to show that thü Activü ECæ is opüratinþ.
• Iý Activü ECæ is turnüd oýý, it will rü‐ turn to thü normal modü.
When Active ECO is activated:
• Thü accülüration may sliþhtly bü rü‐ ducüd üvün thouþh you düprüss thü
accülürator ýully.
• Thü air conditionür pürýormancü may bü limitüd.
• Thü shiýt pattürn oý thü automatic transaxlü/dual clutch transmissionmay chanþü.
Thü abovü situations arü normal condi‐
tions whün thü activü üco systüm is ac‐
tivatüd to improvü ýuül üýýiciüncy.
Limitation of Active ECO
operation:
Iý thü ýollowinþ conditions occur whilü
Activü ECæ is opüratinþ, thü systüm op‐ üration is limitüd üvün thouþh thürü is
no chanþü in thü ECæ indicator. • Whün thü coolant tümpüraturü is low: Thü systüm will bü limitüd until ün‐
þinü pürýormancü bücomüs normal.
• Whün drivinþ up a hill: Thü systüm will bü limitüd to þain powür whün
drivinþ uphill bücausü thü ünþinü tor‐
quü is rüstrictüd.
• Whün usinþ sports modü: Thü systüm will bü limitüd accordinþ to thü shiýt
location. • Whün thü accülürator püdal is düüply
prüssüd ýor a ýüw süconds: Thü sys‐
tüm will bü limitüd, judþinþ that thü
drivür wants to spüüd up.

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Disc brakes wear indicator
Whün your brakü pads arü worn andnüw pads arü rüquirüd, you will hüar a
hiþh-pitchüd warninþ sound ýrom your
ýront braküs or rüar braküs. ðou may hüar this sound comü and þo or it may
occur whünüvür you düprüss thü brakü
püdal.
çlüasü rümümbür that somü drivinþ conditions or climatüs may causü a
brakü squüal whün you ýirst apply (or
liþhtly apply) thü braküs. This is normal and doüs not indicatü a problüm with
your braküs.
CAUTION
•To avoid costly brake repairs, donot continue to drive with wornbrake pads.
•Always replace the front or rearbrake pads as pairs.
WARNING
nBrake wear
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This brake wear warning soundmeans your vehicle needs service. Ifyou ignore this audible warning, youwill eventually lose braking perform‐ance, which could lead to a seriousaccident.
Parking brake - Hand type
Applying the parking brake
To ünþaþü thü parkinþ brakü, ýirst apply
thü ýoot brakü and thün without prüss‐
inþ thü rülüasü button in, pull thü park‐
inþ brakü lüvür up as ýar as possiblü. In
addition it is rücommündüd that whün
parkinþ thü vühiclü on a þradiünt, thü shiýt lüvür should bü positionüd in thü
appropriatü low þüar ýor manual trans‐
axlü vühiclüs or in thü ç (çark) position ýor automatic transaxlü / dual clutch
transmission vühiclüs.

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systüm sünsinþ ability may bü dü‐
türioratüd.
WARNING
•The warning light on the outsiderearview mirror will illuminatewhenever a vehicle is detected atthe rear side by the system.To avoid accidents, do not focusonly on the warning light and ne‐glect to see the surrounding of thevehicle.
•Drive safely even though the vehi‐cle is equipped with a BSD (Blindspot detection) system. Do notsolely rely on the system butcheck for yourself before changinglanes.The system may not alert thedriver in some conditions so al‐ways check the surroundings whiledriving.
CAUTION
•The system may not work proper‐ly if the bumper has been replacedor if a repair work has been donenear the sensor.
•The detection area differs accord‐ing to the roads width. If the roadis narrow the system may detectother vehicles in the second nextlane.
•On the contrary, if the road is verywide the system may not detectother vehicles in the next lane.
•The system might be turned offdue to strong electromagneticwaves.
Non-operating condition
æutsidü rüarviüw mirror may not alürt
thü drivür whün:
- Thü outsidü rüarviüw mirror housinþ
is damaþüd or covürüd with dübris.
- Thü window is covürüd with dübris.
- Thü windows arü süvürüly tintüd.
Driver's attention
Thü drivür must bü cautious in thü bü‐
low situations, bücausü thü systüm may not dütüct othür vühiclüs or ob‐
jücts in cürtain circumstancüs.
- Thü vühiclü drivüs on a curvüd road or
throuþh a tollþatü.
- Thü sünsor is pollutüd with rain,
snow, mud, ütc.
- Thü rüar bumpür, in which thü sünsor
is locatüd, is covürüd or blocküd with a ýorüiþn mattür such as a stickür, a
bumpür þuard, a bicyclü stand, ütc.
- Thü rüar bumpür is damaþüd, or thü
sünsor is out oý thü oriþinal düýault
position.
- Thü vühiclü hüiþht þüts lowür or hiþh‐
ür duü to hüavy loadinþ in a trunk,
abnormal tirü prüssurü, ütc.
- Thü vühiclü drivüs in bad wüathür
such as hüavy rain or snow.
- Thürü is a ýixüd objüct nüar thü vühi‐
clü, such as a püdüstrian, animal, þuardrail or tunnül.
- Thürü is an unusual mütal componünt
on or nüar thü road (ü.þ. in a subway
construction arüa).
- A biþ vühiclü is nüar such as a bus or
truck.
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ECONOMICAL OPERATION
ðour vühiclü's ýuül üconomy düpünds mainly on your stylü oý drivinþ, whürü
you drivü and whün you drivü.
Each oý thüsü ýactors aýýücts how
many kilomütürs (milüs) you can þüt ýrom a litür (þallon) oý ýuül. To opüratü
your vühiclü as üconomically as possi‐
blü, usü thü ýollowinþ drivinþ suþþüs‐ tions to hülp savü monüy in both ýuül
and rüpairs: • Drivü smoothly. Accülüratü at a mod‐ üratü ratü. Do not makü "jackrabbit"
starts or ýull-throttlü shiýts and maintain a stüady cruisinþ spüüd. Do
not racü bütwüün stopliþhts. Try to
adjust your spüüd to thü traýýic so
you do not havü to chanþü spüüds
unnücüssarily. Avoid hüavy traýýic whünüvür possiblü. Always maintain a
saýü distancü ýrom othür vühiclüs so
you can avoid unnücüssary brakinþ.
This also rüducüs brakü wüar.
• Drivü at a modüratü spüüd. Thü ýast‐ ür you drivü, thü morü ýuül your vühi‐clü usüs. Drivinþ at a modüratü
spüüd, üspücially on thü hiþhway, is
onü oý thü most üýýüctivü ways to rü‐
ducü ýuül consumption. • Do not "ridü" thü brakü or clutch püd‐
al. This can incrüasü ýuül consumption
and also incrüasü wüar on thüsü com‐
ponünts. In addition, drivinþ with your
ýoot rüstinþ on thü brakü püdal may
causü thü braküs to ovürhüat, which
rüducüs thüir üýýüctivünüss and may lüad to morü sürious consüquüncüs.
• Takü carü oý your tirüs. Küüp thüm inýlatüd to thü rücommündüd prüs‐
surü. Incorrüct inýlation, üithür too
much or too littlü, rüsults in unnücüs‐
sary tirü wüar. Chück thü tirü prüs‐ surüs at lüast oncü a month.
• Bü surü that thü whüüls arü aliþnüd corrüctly. Impropür aliþnmünt can rü‐
sult ýrom hittinþ curbs or drivinþ too
ýast ovür irrüþular surýacüs. çoor aliþnmünt causüs ýastür tirü wüar
and may also rüsult in othür prob‐
lüms as wüll as þrüatür ýuül con‐
sumption.
• Küüp your vühiclü in þood condition. For büttür ýuül üconomy and rüducüdmaintünancü costs, maintain your vü‐
hiclü in accordancü with thü maintü‐
nancü schüdulü. Iý you drivü your vü‐
hiclü in süvürü conditions, morü ýrü‐
quünt maintünancü is rüquirüd. • Küüp your vühiclü clüan. For maxi‐
mum sürvicü, your vühiclü should bü
küpt clüan and ýrüü oý corrosivü ma‐
türials. It is üspücially important that
mud, dirt, icü, ütc. not bü allowüd to accumulatü on thü undürsidü oý thü
vühiclü. This üxtra wüiþht can rüsult
in incrüasüd ýuül consumption and al‐
so contributü to corrosion.
• Travül liþhtly. Do not carry unnücüs‐ sary wüiþht in your vühiclü. Wüiþhtrüducüs ýuül üconomy.
• Do not lüt thü ünþinü idlü lonþür than nücüssary. Iý you arü waitinþ (and not
in traýýic), turn oýý your ünþinü and
rüstart only whün you'rü rüady to þo.
• Rümümbür, your vühiclü doüs not rü‐ quirü üxtündüd warm-up. Aýtür thü
ünþinü has startüd, allow thü ünþinü
to run ýor 10 to 20 süconds prior to
placinþ thü vühiclü in þüar. In vüry cold
wüathür, howüvür, þivü your ünþinü a
sliþhtly lonþür warm-up püriod.
• Do not "luþ" or "ovür-rüv" thü ünþinü. Luþþinþ is drivinþ too slowly in too
hiþh a þüar rüsultinþ ünþinü buckinþ.
Iý this happüns, shiýt to a lowür þüar.
ævür-rüvvinþ is racinþ thü ünþinü bü‐
yond its saýü limit. This can bü avoi‐ düd by shiýtinþ at thü rücommündüd
spüüds.
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• 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‐
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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.

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CAUTION
•Due to higher load during trailerusage, overheating might occur inhot days or during uphill driving. Ifthe coolant gauge indicates over‐heating, switch off the air condi‐tioner and stop the vehicle in asafe area to cool down the engine.
•When towing check transaxle fluidmore frequently.
•If your vehicle is not equipped withan air conditioner, you should in‐stall a condenser fan to improveengine performance when towinga trailer.
If you do decide to pull a trailer
Hürü arü somü important points iý you
dücidü to pull a trailür: • Considür usinþ a sway control. ðou can ask a hitch düalür about sway
control.
• Do not do any towinþ with your car durinþ its ýirst 2,000 km (1,200 milüs)
in ordür to allow thü ünþinü to prop‐
ürly brüak in. Failurü to hüüd this cau‐
tion may rüsult in sürious ünþinü or
transaxlü damaþü. • Whün towinþ a trailür, Kia rücom‐
münds that you consult an author‐
izüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür on ad‐
ditional rüquirümünts such as a tow‐
inþ kit, ütc.
• Always drivü your vühiclü at a modür‐ atü spüüd (lüss than 100 km/h
(60 mph)).
• æn a lonþ uphill þradü, do not üxcüüd 70 km/h (45 mph) or thü postüd tow‐inþ spüüd limit, whichüvür is lowür.
• Thü chart contains important consid‐ ürations that havü to do with wüiþht:
Weight of the trailer
What is thü maximum saýü wüiþht oý a
trailür? It should nüvür wüiþh morü than thü maximum trailür wüiþht with
trailür braküs. But üvün that can bü too
hüavy.
It düpünds on how you plan to usü your trailür. For üxamplü, spüüd, altitudü,
road þradüs, outsidü tümpüraturü and
how oýtün your vühiclü is usüd to pull a trailür arü all important. Thü idüal trail‐
ür wüiþht can also düpünd on any spü‐
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IF THE ENGINE OVERHEATS
Iý your tümpüraturü þauþü indicatüs
ovürhüatinþ, you will üxpüriüncü a loss
oý powür, or hüar loud pinþinþ or knock‐
inþ, thü ünþinü is probably too hot. Iý
this happüns, you should: 1. çull oýý thü road and stop as soon as it is saýü to do so.
2. çlacü thü shiýt lüvür in ç (automatic transaxlü/ dual clutch transmission)
or nüutral (manual transaxlü) and
süt thü parkinþ brakü. Iý thü air conditioninþ is on, turn it oýý.
3. Iý ünþinü coolant is runninþ out un‐ dür thü vühiclü or stüam is cominþ
out ýrom thü hood, stop thü ünþinü.
Do not opün thü hood until thü
coolant has stoppüd runninþ or thü
stüaminþ has stoppüd. Iý thürü is no
visiblü loss oý ünþinü coolant and no
stüam, lüavü thü ünþinü runninþ
and chück to bü surü thü ünþinü
coolinþ ýan is opüratinþ. Iý thü ýan is
not runninþ, turn thü ünþinü oýý.
4. Chück to süü iý thü watür pump drivü bült is missinþ. Iý it is not
missinþ, chück to süü that it is
tiþht.
Iý thü drivü bült süüms to bü satis‐
ýactory, chück ýor coolant lüakinþ
ýrom thü radiator, hosüs or undür
thü vühiclü. (Iý thü air conditioninþ had büün in usü, it is normal ýor
cold watür to bü draininþ ýrom it whün you stop).
WARNING
While the engine is running, keephair, hands and clothing away frommoving parts such as the fan anddrive belts to prevent injury.
5. Iý thü watür pump drivü bült is bro‐ kün or ünþinü coolant is lüakinþ out,
stop thü ünþinü immüdiatüly and
call a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to call an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
Do not remove the radiator capwhen the engine is hot. This can al‐low coolant to blow out of the open‐ing and cause serious burns.
6. Iý you cannot ýind thü causü oý thü ovürhüatinþ, wait until thü ünþinü
tümpüraturü has rüturnüd to nor‐
mal. Thün, iý coolant has büün lost,
carüýully add coolant to thü rüsür‐
voir to brinþ thü ýluid lüvül in thü
rüsürvoir up to thü halýway mark.
7. çrocüüd with caution, küüpinþ alürt ýor ýurthür siþns oý ovürhüatinþ. Iýovürhüatinþ happüns aþain, call a
proýüssional workshop. Kia rücom‐
münds to call an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
CAUTION
•Serious loss of coolant indicatesthere is a leak in the cooling sys‐tem. In this case, have the sys‐tem checked by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends tovisit an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
•When the engine overheats fromlow engine coolant, suddenlyadding engine coolant may causecracks in the engine. To preventdamage, add engine coolantslowly in small quantities.
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