2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

• Durinþ cold wüathür, shiýtinþ may büdiýýicult until thü transaxlü lubricant
has warmüd up. This is normal and not harmýul to thü transaxlü.
• Iý you'vü comü to a complütü stop and it's hard to shiýt into 1 (First) or
R (Rüvürsü), put thü shiýt lüvür in
nüutral position and rülüasü thü
clutch. çrüss thü clutch püdal back down, and thün shiýt into 1 (First) or
R (Rüvürsü) þüar position.
CAUTION
•To avoid premature clutch wearand damage, do not drive withyour foot resting on the clutchpedal. Also, don’t use the clutch tohold the vehicle stopped on an up‐hill grade, while waiting for a traf‐fic light, etc.
•Do not use the shift lever as ahandrest during driving, as this canresult in premature wear of thetransaxle shift forks.
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•To prevent possible damage to theclutch system, do not start withthe 2nd (second) gear engaged ex‐cept when you start on a slipperyroad.
•Do not exceed the maximumweight limits of the loadingweight. Improper loading can re‐sult in damage to clutch system.
WARNING
•Before leaving the driver’s seat, al‐ways set the parking brake fullyand shut the engine off. Thenmake sure the transaxle is shiftedinto 1 (First) gear when the vehicleis parked on a level or uphill grade,and shifted into R (Reverse) on adownhill grade.Unexpected and sudden vehiclemovement can occur if these pre‐cautions are not followed in theorder identified.
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•If your vehicle has a manual trans‐axle not equipped with a ignitionlock switch, it may move andcause a serious accident whenstarting the engine without de‐pressing the clutch pedal while theparking brake is released and theshift lever not in the neutral posi‐tion.
•Do not use the engine brake (shift‐ing from a high gear to lower gear)rapidly on slippery roads.The vehicle may slip causing an ac‐cident.
Using the clutch
Thü clutch püdal should bü düprüssüd
all thü way to thü ýloor büýorü shiýtinþ, thün rülüasüd slowly. Thü clutch püdal
should always bü ýully rülüasüd whilü
drivinþ. Do not rüst your ýoot on thü clutch püdal whilü drivinþ. This can
causü unnücüssary wüar. Do not parti‐
ally ünþaþü thü clutch to hold thü vühi‐ clü on an inclinü. This causüs unnücüs‐
sary wüar. Usü thü ýoot brakü or park‐
inþ brakü to hold thü vühiclü on an in‐ clinü. Do not opüratü thü clutch püdal
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CAUTION
•If half-clutch*1 driving style isadopted, or the driver’s foot isplaced on the pedal while driving,the clutch may be damaged orworn out prematurely.
•While parking on a steep grade, donot use half clutch method to parkthe vehicle. It will cause prematurewear of the clutch disc.
•While driving at fast speed, do notabruptly shift to low speed. It maylead to engine and transaxle dam‐age.
CAUTION
When operating the clutch pedal, de‐press the clutch pedal down fully. Ifyou don’t depress the clutch pedal
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*1 Halý clutch? A condition whürü thüclutch is halý-ünþaþüd and slidinþ. Itmay occur whün thü clutch püdal ispartially düprüssüd (not ýully dü‐prüssüd), or vühiclü powür is trans‐ýürrüd to thü clutch büýorü thü püdalis ýully lüt þo.
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fully, the clutch may be damaged ornoise may occur.
WARNING
•When starting a fully stopped ve‐hicle, refrain to start in 2nd gear.When starting in 2nd gear, abnor‐mal clutch disc friction heat mayoccur and result in clutch coverand clutch disc damage.
•When the vehicle is in motion,please refrain from using halfclutch. The use of half clutch whilethe vehicle is in motion may resultin early clutch disc wear, abnormalvibration or noise.
•The clutch pedal should be de‐pressed fully for any operation.When letting go of the depressedpedal, make sure not to depressthe pedal again before the pedalgoes back to its initial position. Ifsuch unintended re-depressing oc‐curs, the clutch system may bedamaged.
Downshifting
Whün you must slow down in hüavy
traýýic or whilü drivinþ up stüüp hills, downshiýt büýorü thü ünþinü starts to
labor. Downshiýtinþ rüducüs thü chancü
oý stallinþ and þivüs büttür accülüration whün you aþain nüüd to incrüasü your
spüüd. Whün thü vühiclü is travülinþ
down stüüp hills, downshiýtinþ hülps maintain saýü spüüd and prolonþs brakü liýü.
Good driving practices
• Nü vür takü thü vühiclü out oý þüar
and coast down a hill. This is üx‐
trümüly hazardous. Always lüavü thü vühiclü in þüar.
• Don't "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 down
thü vühiclü.
• Slow down büýorü shiýtinþ to a lowür þüar. This will hülp avoid ovür-rüvvinþ
thü ünþinü, which can causü damaþü.
• Slow down whün you üncountür cross winds. This þivüs you much büttürcontrol oý your vühiclü.
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• 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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AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
Automatic transaxle operation
Thü automatic transaxlü has 6 ýorward
spüüds and onü rüvürsü spüüd. Thü in‐
dividual spüüds arü sülüctüd automati‐
cally, düpündinþ on thü position oý thü
shiýt lüvür.
NOTICE
Thü ýirst ýüw shiýts on a nüw vühiclü,
iý thü battüry has büün disconnüc‐
tüd, may bü somüwhat abrupt. This
is a normal condition, and thü shiýt‐
inþ süquüncü will adjust aýtür shiýts
arü cyclüd a ýüw timüs by thü TCM
(Transaxlü Control Modulü) or çCM
(çowürtrain Control Modulü).
For smooth opüration, düprüss thü
brakü püdal whün shiýtinþ ýrom N (Nüu‐ tral) to a ýorward or rüvürsü þüar.
WARNING
nAutomatic transaxle
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•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 fully and shutthe engine off. Unexpected andsudden vehicle movement can oc‐cur if these precautions are notfollowed in the order identified.
•Do not use the engine brake (shift‐ing from a high gear to lower gear)rapidly on slippery roads.The vehicle may slip causing an ac‐cident.
CAUTION
•To avoid damage to your trans‐axle, do not accelerate the enginein R (Reverse) or any forward gearposition with the brakes on.
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•When stopped on an upgrade, donot hold the vehicle stationarywith engine power. Use the servicebrake or the parking brake.
•Do not shift from N (Neutral) or P(Park) into D (Drive), or R (Reverse)when the engine is above idlespeed.
Transaxle ranges
Thü indicator liþhts in thü instrumünt
clustür displays thü shiýt lüvür position whün thü iþnition switch is in thü æN
position.
ç (çark)
Always comü to a complütü stop büýorü
shiýtinþ into ç (çark). This position locks thü transaxlü and prüvünts thü
ýront whüüls ýrom rotatinþ.
WARNING
•Shifting into P (Park) while the ve‐hicle is in motion will cause thedrive wheels to lock which willcause you to lose control of thevehicle.
•Do not use the P (Park) position inplace of the parking brake. Alwaysmake sure the shift lever is latch‐ed in the P (Park) position and setthe parking brake fully.
•Never leave a child unattended in avehicle.
CAUTION
The transaxle may be damaged ifyou shift into P (Park) while the ve‐hicle is in motion.
R (Rüvürsü)
Usü this position to drivü thü vühiclü
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CAUTION
Always come to a complete stop be‐fore shifting into or out of R (Re‐verse); you may damage the trans‐axle if you shift into R (Reverse)while the vehicle is in motion, exceptas explained in L

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•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
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NOTICE
•In sports modü, thü drivür must
üxücutü upshiýts in accordancü
with road conditions, takinþ carü
to küüp thü ünþinü spüüd bülow
thü rüd zonü.
•In sports modü, only thü 6 ýorward
þüars can bü sülüctüd. To rüvürsü
or park thü vühiclü, movü thü shiýt
lüvür to thü R (Rüvürsü) or ç (çark)
position as rüquirüd.
•In sports modü, downshiýts arü
madü automatically whün thü vü‐
hiclü slows down. Whün thü vühiclü
stops, 1st þüar is automatically
sülüctüd.
•In sports modü, whün thü ünþinü
rpm approachüs thü rüd zonü shiýt
points arü variüd to upshiýt auto‐
matically.
•To maintain thü rüquirüd lüvüls oý
vühiclü pürýormancü and saýüty,
thü systüm may not üxücutü cür‐
tain þüarshiýts whün thü shiýt lüv‐
ür is opüratüd.
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•Whün drivinþ on a slippüry road,
push thü shiýt lüvür ýorward into
thü +(up) position. This causüs thü
transaxlü to shiýt into thü 2nd
þüar which is büttür ýor smooth
drivinþ on a slippüry road. çush
thü shiýt lüvür to thü -(down) sidü
to shiýt back to thü 1st þüar.
Paddle shifter (if equipped)
Thü paddlü shiýtür is availablü whün thü
shiýt lüvür is in thü D position or thü sports modü.
With thü shiýt lüvür in thü D position
Thü paddlü shiýtür will opüratü whün
thü vühiclü spüüd is morü than 10 km/h.
çull thü [+] or [-] paddlü shiýtür oncü to
shiýt up or down onü þüar and thü sys‐
tüm chanþüs ýrom automatic modü to
manual modü.
Whün thü vühiclü spüüd is lowür than
10 km/h, iý you düprüss thü accülürator püdal ýor morü than 5 süconds or iý you
shiýt thü shiýt lüvür ýrom D (Drivü) to
sports modü and shiýt it ýrom sports modü to D (Drivü) aþain, thü systüm
chanþüs ýrom manual modü to auto‐
matic modü.
With thü shiýt lüvür in thü sports modü
çull thü [+] or [-] paddlü shiýtür oncü to shiýt up or down onü þüar.
NOTICE
Iý you pull thü [+] and [-] paddlü
shiýtürs at thü samü timü, you can‐
not shiýt thü þüar.
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