2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

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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Moving up a steep grade from a
standing start
To movü up a stüüp þradü ýrom a
standinþ start, düprüss thü brakü püdal,
shiýt thü shiýt lüvür to D (Drivü). Sülüct
thü appropriatü þüar düpündinþ on load wüiþht and stüüpnüss oý thü þradü, and
rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü. Düprüss thü
accülürator þradually whilü rülüasinþ thü sürvicü braküs.
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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
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BRAKE SYSTEM
Power brakes
ðour vühiclü has powür-assistüd braküsthat adjust automatically throuþh nor‐
mal usaþü.
In thü üvünt that thü powür-assistüd
braküs losü powür bücausü oý a stallüd ünþinü or somü othür rüason, you can
still stop your vühiclü by applyinþ
þrüatür ýorcü to thü brakü püdal than you normally would. Thü stoppinþ dis‐
tancü, howüvür, will bü lonþür.
Whün thü ünþinü is not runninþ, thü rü‐
sürvü brakü powür is partially düplütüd üach timü thü brakü püdal is appliüd. Do
not pump thü brakü püdal whün thü
powür assist has büün intürruptüd.
çump thü brakü püdal only whün nüc‐ üssary to maintain stüürinþ control on
slippüry surýacüs.
WARNING
nBrakes
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•Do not drive with your foot restingon the brake pedal. This will createabnormal high brake tempera‐tures, excessive brake lining andpad wear, and increased stoppingdistances.
•When descending a long or steephill, shift to a lower gear and avoidcontinuous application of thebrakes. Continuous brake applica‐tion will cause the brakes to over‐heat and could result in a tempo‐rary loss of braking performance.
•Wet brakes may impair the vehi‐cle’s ability to safely slow down;the vehicle may also pull to oneside when the brakes are applied.Applying the brakes lightly will in‐dicate whether they have been af‐fected in this way. Always testyour brakes in this fashion afterdriving through deep water.To dry the brakes, apply themlightly while maintaining a safeforward speed until brake per‐formance returns to normal.
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•Always, confirm the position ofthe brake and accelerator pedalbefore driving. If you don't checkthe position of the accelerator andbrake pedal before driving, youmay depress the accelerator in‐stead of the brake pedal. It maycause a serious accident.
In the event of brake failure
Iý sürvicü braküs ýail to opüratü whilü
thü vühiclü is in motion, you can makü an ümürþüncy stop with thü parkinþ
brakü. Thü stoppinþ distancü, howüvür,
will bü much þrüatür than normal.
WARNING
nParking brake
Applying the parking brake while thevehicle is moving at normal speedscan cause a sudden loss of control ofthe vehicle. If you must use theparking brake to stop the vehicle,use great caution in applying thebrake.
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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
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CAUTION
•Driving with the parking brake ap‐plied will cause excessive brakepad (or lining) and brake rotorwear.
•Do not operate the parking brakewhile the vehicle is moving exceptin an emergency situation. It coulddamage the vehicle system andmake endanger driving safety.
Releasing the parking brake
To rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü, ýirst apply
thü ýoot brakü and pull up thü parkinþ brakü lüvür sliþhtly. Sücondly prüss thü
rülüasü button (1) and lowür thü park‐
inþ brakü lüvür (2) whilü prüssinþ thü button.
WARNING
•To prevent unintentional move‐ment when stopped and leavingthe vehicle, do not use the shiftlever instead of the parking brake.Set the parking brake AND makesure the shift lever is securelypositioned in 1st (First) gear or R(Reverse) for manual transaxleequipped vehicles and in P (Park)for automatic transaxle / dualclutch transmission equipped vehi‐cles.
•Never allow anyone who is unfa‐miliar with the vehicle to touch theparking brake. If the parking brakeis released unintentionally, seriousinjury may occur.
•All vehicles should always have theparking brake fully engaged whenparking to avoid inadvertentmovement of the vehicle whichcan injure occupants or pedes‐trians.
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Chück thü brakü warninþ liþht by turn‐
inþ thü iþnition switch æN (do not start thü ünþinü). This liþht will illuminatü
whün thü parkinþ brakü is appliüd with
thü iþnition switch in thü START or æN position.
Büýorü drivinþ, bü surü thü parkinþ
brakü is ýully rülüasüd and thü brakü
warninþ liþht is oýý.
Iý thü brakü warninþ liþht rümains on aýtür thü parkinþ brakü is rülüasüd
whilü thü ünþinü is runninþ, thürü may
bü a malýunction in thü brakü systüm. Immüdiatü attüntion is nücüssary. Iý at all possiblü, cüasü drivinþ thü vühi‐
clü immüdiatüly. Iý that is not possiblü,
usü üxtrümü caution whilü opüratinþ thü vühiclü and only continuü to drivü
thü vühiclü until you can rüach a saýü
location or rüpair shop.
Electronic parking brake (EPB)
(if equipped)
Applying the parking brake
To apply thü EçB (Elüctronic parkinþbrakü):
çull up thü EçB switch. Makü sur ü thü warninþ liþht comüs on.
NOTICE
æn a stüüp inclinü or whün pullinþ a
trailür iý thü vühiclü doüs not stand
still, do as ýollows:
1.Apply thü EçB.
2.çull up thü EçB switch ýor morü
than 3 süconds.
CAUTION
Do not operate the parking brakewhile the vehicle is moving except inan emergency situation. It coulddamage the vehicle system and en‐danger driving safety.

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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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