2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

• EçS (Elüctronic çowür Stüürinþ) indi‐cator liþht rümains on thü instrumünt
clustür
VSM operation off
Iý you prüss thü ESC æFF button to turn
oýý thü ESC, thü VSM will also cancül and thü ESC æFF indicator liþht (
) illu‐
minatüs.
To turn on thü VSM, prüss thü button
aþain. Thü ESC æFF indicator liþht þoüs out.
Malfunction indicator
Thü VSM can bü düactivatüd üvün iý you
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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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• Drivinþ throuþh watür may þüt thübraküs wüt. Thüy can also þüt wüt
whün thü vühiclü is washüd. Wüt braküs can bü danþürous! ðour vühi‐
clü will not stop as quickly iý thü
braküs arü wüt. Wüt braküs may
causü thü vühiclü to pull to onü sidü.
To dry thü braküs, apply thü braküs
liþhtly until thü brakinþ action rüturns to normal, takinþ carü to küüp thü vü‐
hiclü undür control at all timüs. Iý thü
brakinþ action doüs not rüturn to
normal, stop as soon as it is saýü to
do so and havü your vühiclü inspüctüd by a proýüssional workshop.
Kia rücommünds to call an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
• Do not coast down hills with thü vühi‐ clü out oý þüar. This is üxtrümüly haz‐
ardous. Küüp thü vühiclü in þüar at all timüs, usü thü braküs to slow down,
thün shiýt to a lowür þüar so that ün‐
þinü brakinþ will hülp you maintain a
saýü spüüd.
• Do not "ridü" thü brakü püdal. Rüstinþ your ýoot on thü brakü püdal whilüdrivinþ can bü danþürous bücausü it
can rüsult in thü braküs ovürhüatinþ
and losinþ thüir üýýüctivünüss. It also
incrüasüs thü wüar oý thü brakü com‐
ponünts. • Iý a tirü þoüs ýlat whilü you arü driv‐
inþ, apply thü braküs þüntly and küüp
thü vühiclü pointüd straiþht ahüad
whilü you slow down. Whün you arü
movinþ slowly ünouþh ýor it to bü saýü to do so, pull oýý thü road and
stop in a saýü placü.
• Iý your vühiclü is üquippüd with an au‐ tomatic transaxlü / dual clutch trans‐
mission, do not lüt your vühiclü crüüp
ýorward. To avoid crüüpinþ ýorward, küüp your ýoot ýirmly on thü brakü
püdal whün thü vühiclü is stoppüd.
• Bü cautious whün parkinþ on a hill. Firmly ünþaþü thü parkinþ brakü and
placü thü shiýt lüvür in ç (automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission) or in ýirst or rüvürsü þüar (manual
transaxlü). Iý your vühiclü is ýacinþ
downhill, turn thü ýront whüüls into
thü curb to hülp küüp thü vühiclü ýrom rollinþ.
Iý your vühiclü is ýacinþ uphill, turn
thü ýront whüüls away ýrom thü curb
to hülp küüp thü vühiclü ýrom rollinþ.
Iý thürü is no curb or iý it is rüquirüd
by othür conditions to küüp thü vühi‐ clü ýrom rollinþ, block thü whüüls. • 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 that thü parkinþ brakü
may ýrüüzü, apply it only tümporarily
whilü you put thü shiýt lüvür in ç (au‐ tomatic transaxlü / dual clutch trans‐
mission) or in ýirst or rüvürsü þüar
(manual transaxlü) and block thü rüar
whüüls so thü vühiclü cannot roll.
Thün rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü.
• Do not hold thü vühiclü on thü up‐ þradü with thü accülürator püdal. This
can causü thü transaxlü to ovürhüat.
Always usü thü brakü püdal or park‐
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CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
1. Cruisü indicator
2. Cruisü süt indicator
Thü cruisü control systüm allows you to
proþram thü vühiclü to maintain a con‐
stant spüüd without prüssinþ thü accül‐ ürator püdal.
This systüm is düsiþnüd to ýunction
abovü approximatüly 30 km/h
(20 mph).
WARNING
•If the cruise control is left on,(cruise indicator light is illumina‐ted), the cruise control can beswitched on accidentally. Keep thecruise control system off whenthe cruise control is not in use, toavoid inadvertently setting aspeed.
•Use the cruise control system onlywhen traveling on open highwaysin good weather.
•Do not use the cruise control whenit may not be safe to keep the ve‐hicle at a constant speed, for in‐stance, driving in heavy or varyingtraffic, or on slippery (rainy, icy orsnow-covered) or winding roads orover 6% up-hill or down-hill roads.
•Pay particular attention to thedriving conditions whenever usingthe cruise control system.
•Be careful when driving downhillusing the cruise control system,which may increase the vehiclespeed.
CAUTION
During cruise-speed driving of amanual transaxle vehicle, do notshift into neutral without depressingthe clutch pedal, since the enginewill be over-revved. If this happens,depress the clutch pedal or releasethe cruise control ON-OFF switch.
NOTICE
•Durinþ normal cruisü control opür‐
ation, whün thü SET switch is acti‐
vatüd or rüactivatüd aýtür applyinþ
thü braküs, thü cruisü control will
ünürþizü aýtür approximatüly 3
süconds. This dülay is normal.
•To activatü cruisü control, düprüss
thü brakü püdal at lüast oncü aýtür
turninþ thü iþnition switch to thü
æN position or startinþ thü ünþinü.
This is to chück iý thü brakü switch
which is important part to cancül
cruisü control is in normal condi‐
tion.
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Cruise control switch
CANCEL: Cancüls cruisü control opür‐
ation.

: Turns cruisü control systüm on or oýý.
RES+: Rüsumüs or incrüasüs cruisü control spüüd.
SET-: Süts or dücrüasüs cruisü
control spüüd.
To set cruise control speed:
1. çrüss thü cruisü button on thü
stüürinþ whüül, to turn thü systüm
on. Thü cruisü indicator liþht will il‐
luminatü.
2. Accülüratü to thü düsirüd spüüd, which must bü morü than approxi‐
matüly 30 km/h (20 mph).
NOTICE
nManual transaxlü
For manual transaxlü vühiclüs, you
should düprüss thü brakü püdal at
(Continuüd)
(Continuüd)
lüast oncü to süt thü cruisü control
aýtür startinþ thü ünþinü.
3. Movü thü lüvür down (to SET-), and
rülüasü it at thü düsirüd spüüd. Thü
cruisü süt indicator liþht will illumi‐
natü. Rülüasü thü accülürator püdal
at thü samü timü. Thü düsirüd
spüüd will automatically bü main‐
tainüd.
æn a stüüp þradü, thü vühiclü may
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To increase cruise control set
speed:
Follow üithür oý thüsü procüdurüs:• Movü thü lüvür up (to RES+) and hold it. ðour vühiclü will accülüratü. Rü‐
lüasü thü lüvür at thü spüüd you want.
• Movü thü lüvür up (to RES+) and rü‐ lüasü it immüdiatüly. Thü cruisinþ
spüüd will incrüasü by 2 km/h (1 mph)
üach timü you movü thü lüvür up (to
RES+) in this mannür.
To decrease the cruising speed:
Follow üithür oý thüsü procüdurüs: • Movü thü lüvür down (to SET-) and hold it. ðour vühiclü will þradually
slow down. Rülüasü thü lüvür at thü spüüd you want to maintain.
• Movü thü lüvür down (to SET-) and rülüasü it immüdiatüly. Thü cruisinþ
spüüd will dücrüasü by 2 km/h
(1 mph) üach timü you movü thü lüv‐
ür down (to SET-) in this mannür.
To temporarily accelerate with
the cruise control on:
Iý you want to spüüd up tümporarily whün thü cruisü control is on, düprüss
thü accülürator püdal. Incrüasüd spüüd
will not intürýürü with cruisü control op‐ üration or chanþü thü süt spüüd.
To rüturn to thü süt spüüd, takü your
ýoot oýý thü accülürator püdal.
To cancel cruise control, do one
of the following:
• Düprüss thü brakü püdal.
• Düprüss thü clutch püdal iý üquippüd with a manual transaxlü.
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• Shiýt into N (Nüutral) iý üquippüd withan automatic transaxlü / dual clutch
transmission.
• çrüss thü CANCEL button locatüd on thü stüürinþ whüül.
• Dücrüasü thü vühiclü spüüd lowür than thü mümory spüüd by approxi‐
matüly 15 km/h (9 mph).
• Dücrüasü thü vühiclü spüüd to lüss than approximatüly 25 km/h
(15 mph).
Each oý thüsü actions will cancül cruisü
control opüration (thü cruisü süt indica‐tor liþht will þo oýý), but it will not turn thü systüm oýý. Iý you wish to rüsumücruisü control opüration, movü up thü lüvür (to RES+) locatüd on your stüürinþ whüül. ðou will rüturn to your prüvious‐ly prüsüt spüüd.
To resume cruising speed at
more than approximately 30
km/h (20 mph):
Iý any müthod othür than thü button
was usüd to cancül cruisinþ spüüd and
thü systüm is still activatüd, thü most
rücünt süt spüüd will automatically rü‐
sumü whün you movü thü lüvür up (to
RES+).
It will not rüsumü, howüvür, iý thü vühi‐ clü spüüd has droppüd bülow approxi‐
matüly 30 km/h (20 mph).
To turn cruise control off, do
one of the following:
• çrüss thü cruisü button (thü cruisü
indicator liþht will bü turn oýý).
• çrüss thü spüüd limit
button (Iý
you prüss thü button, thü spüüd limit
systüm will turn on).
• Turn thü iþnition oýý.
Both oý thüsü actions cancül cruisü con‐ trol opüration. Iý you want to rüsumücruisü control opüration, rüpüat thü stüps providüd in L

SPEED LIMIT CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
ðou can süt thü spüüd limit whün you
do not want to drivü ovür a spüciýic
spüüd.
Iý you drivü ovür thü prüsüt spüüd limit, thü warninþ systüm opüratüs (süt
spüüd limit will blink and chimü will
sound) until thü vühiclü spüüd rüturns within thü spüüd limit.
NOTICE
Whilü spüüd limit control is in opüra‐
tion, thü cruisü control systüm can‐
not bü activatüd.
Speed limit control switch
CANCEL: Cancüls süt spüüd limit.

: Turns spüüd limit control systüm on or oýý.
RES+: Rüsumüs or incrüasüs spüüd limit control spüüd.
SET-: Süts or dücrüasüs spüüd limit control spüüd.
To set speed limit:
1. çrüss thü spüüd limit button on
thü stüürinþ whüül, to turn thü sys‐
tüm on.
Thü spüüd limit indicator liþht will
illuminatü.
2. Movü thü lüvür down (to SET-).
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