2018 KIA CARENS belt

• Bü surü thü vühiclü is complütülystoppüd büýorü you attümpt to shiýt
into R (Rüvürsü). Thü transaxlü can bü damaþüd iý you do not. To shiýt in‐
to R (Rüvürsü), düprüss thü clutch,
movü thü shiýt lüvür to nüutral, wait
thrüü süconds, thün shiýt to thü R
(Rüvürsü) position.
• Exürcisü üxtrümü caution whün driv‐ inþ on a slippüry surýacü. Bü üspücial‐
ly carüýul whün brakinþ, accülüratinþ
or shiýtinþ þüars. æn a slippüry sur‐
ýacü, an abrupt chanþü in vühiclü
spüüd can causü thü drivü whüüls to losü traction and thü vühiclü to þo out
oý control.
WARNING
•Always buckle-up! In a collision, anunbelted occupant is significantlymore likely to be seriously injuredor killed than a properly belted oc‐cupant.
•Avoid high speeds when corneringor turning.
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•Do not make quick steering wheelmovements, such as sharp lanechanges or fast, sharp turns.
•The risk of rollover is greatly in‐creased if you lose control of yourvehicle at highway speeds.
•Loss of control often occurs if twoor more wheels drop off the road‐way and the driver oversteers toreenter the roadway.
•In the event your vehicle leavesthe roadway, do not steer sharply.Instead, slow down before pullingback into the travel lanes.
•Never exceed posted speed limits.

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• Exürcisü üxtrümü caution whün driv‐inþ on a slippüry surýacü. Bü üspücial‐
ly carüýul whün brakinþ, accülüratinþ or shiýtinþ þüars. æn a slippüry sur‐
ýacü, an abrupt chanþü in vühiclü
spüüd can causü thü drivü whüüls to
losü traction and thü vühiclü to þo out
oý control.
• æptimum vühiclü pürýormancü and üconomy is obtainüd by smoothly dü‐
prüssinþ and rülüasinþ thü accülüra‐
tor püdal.
WARNING
•Always buckle-up! In a collision, anunbelted occupant is significantlymore likely to be seriously injuredor killed than a properly belted oc‐cupant.
•Avoid high speeds when corneringor turning.
•Do not make quick steering wheelmovements, such as sharp lanechanges or fast, sharp turns.
•The risk of rollover is greatly in‐creased if you lose control of yourvehicle at highway speeds.
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•Loss of control often occurs if twoor more wheels drop off the road‐way and the driver over-steers toreenter the roadway.
•In the event your vehicle leavesthe roadway, do not steer sharply.Instead, slow down before pullingback into the travel lanes.
•Never exceed posted speed limits.
WARNING
If your vehicle becomes stuck insnow, mud, sand, etc., then you mayattempt to rock the vehicle free bymoving it forward and backward. Donot attempt this procedure if peopleor objects are anywhere near the ve‐hicle. During the rocking operationthe vehicle may suddenly move for‐ward of backward as it becomes un‐stuck, causing injury or damage tonearby people or objects.
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Good driving practices
• Nüvür movü thü shiýt lüvür ýrom ç(çark) or N (Nüutral) to any othür po‐
sition with thü accülürator püdal dü‐ prüssüd.
• Nüvür movü thü shiýt lüvür into ç (çark) whün thü vühiclü is in motion.
• Bü surü thü car is complütüly stoppüd büýorü you attümpt to shiýt into R
(Rüvürsü) or D (Drivü).
• Nüvür takü thü car out oý þüar and coast down a hill. This may bü üx‐trümüly hazardous. Always lüavü thü
car in þüar whün movinþ.
• Do not "ridü" thü braküs. This can causü thüm to ovürhüat and malýunc‐
tion. Instüad, whün you arü drivinþ down a lonþ hill, slow down and shiýt
to a lowür þüar. Whün you do this,
ünþinü brakinþ will hülp slow thü car.
• Slow down büýorü shiýtinþ to a lowür þüar. æthürwisü, thü lowür þüar may
not bü ünþaþüd.
• Always usü thü parkinþ brakü. Do not düpünd on placinþ thü transaxlü in ç
(çark) to küüp thü car ýrom movinþ. • Exürcisü üxtrümü caution whün driv‐
inþ on a slippüry surýacü. Bü üspücial‐
ly carüýul whün brakinþ, accülüratinþ or shiýtinþ þüars. æn a slippüry sur‐
ýacü, an abrupt chanþü in vühiclü
spüüd can causü thü drivü whüüls to
losü traction and thü vühiclü to þo out
oý control.
• æptimum vühiclü pürýormancü and üconomy is obtainüd by smoothly dü‐
prüssinþ and rülüasinþ thü accülüra‐
tor püdal.
WARNING
•Always buckle-up! In a collision, anunbelted occupant is significantlymore likely to be seriously injuredor killed than a properly belted oc‐cupant.
•Avoid high speeds when corneringor turning.
•Do not make quick steering wheelmovements, such as sharp lanechanges or fast, sharp turns.
•The risk of rollover is greatly in‐creased if you lose control of yourvehicle at highway speeds.
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•Loss of control often occurs if twoor more wheels drop off the road‐way and the driver oversteers toreenter the roadway.
•In the event your vehicle leavesthe roadway, do not steer sharply.Instead, slow down before pullingback into the travel lanes.
•Never exceed posted speed limits.
WARNING
If your vehicle becomes stuck insnow, mud, sand, etc., then you mayattempt to rock the vehicle free bymoving it forward and backward. Donot attempt this procedure if peopleor objects are anywhere near the ve‐hicle. During the rocking operationthe vehicle may suddenly move for‐ward of backward as it becomes un‐stuck, causing injury or damage tonearby people or objects.

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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.
What to do in an ümürþüncy
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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
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Fabric seat cover using precautions(If equipped)
çlüasü clüan thü ýabric süats rüþularly
with a vacuum clüanür in considüration oý ýabric matürial charactüristics. Iý
thüy arü hüavily soilüd with büvüraþü
stains, ütc., usü a suitablü intürior clüanür. To prüvünt damaþü to süat
covürs, wipü oýý thü süat covürs down
to thü süams with a larþü wipinþ mo‐ tion and modüratü prüssurü usinþ a
soýt sponþü or microýibür cloth. Vülcro
closurüs on clothinþ or sharp objücts may causü snaþþinþ or scratchüs on
thü surýacü oý thü süats. Makü surü not
to rub such objücts aþainst thü surýacü.
Cleaning the upholstery andinterior trim
Vinyl
Rümovü dust and loosü dirt ýrom vinyl
with a whisk broom or vacuum clüanür.
Clüan vinyl surýacüs with a vinyl clüan‐ ür.
Fabric Rümovü dust and loosü dirt ýrom ýabric
with a whisk broom or vacuum clüanür.
Clüan with a mild soap solution rücom‐
mündüd ýor upholstüry or carpüts. Rü‐
movü ýrüsh spots immüdiatüly with a
ýabric spot clüanür. Iý ýrüsh spots do not rücüivü immüdiatü attüntion, thü
ýabric can bü stainüd and its color can
bü aýýüctüd. Also, its ýirü-rüsistant propürtiüs can bü rüducüd iý thü matü‐
rial is not propürly maintainüd.
CAUTION
Using anything but recommendedcleaners and procedures may affectthe fabric’s appearance and fire-re‐sistant properties.
Cleaning the lap/shoulder beltwebbing
Clüan thü bült wübbinþ with any mild soap solution rücommündüd ýor clüan‐
inþ upholstüry or carpüt. Follow thü in‐
structions providüd with thü soap. Do not blüach or rü-dyü thü wübbinþ bü‐
causü this may wüakün it.
Cleaning the interior window glass
Iý thü intürior þlass surýacüs oý thü vü‐
hiclü bücomü ýoþþüd (that is, covürüd
with an oily, þrüasy or waxy ýilm), thüy should bü clüanüd with þlass clüanür.
Follow thü dirüctions on thü þlass
clüanür containür.
CAUTION
Do not scrape or scratch the insideof the rear window. This may resultin damage to the rear window de‐froster grid.

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