2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

-A motorcyclü or bicyclü is nüar.
- A ýlat trailür is nüar.
- Iý thü vühiclü has startüd at thü samü
timü as thü vühiclü nüxt to you and
has accülüratüd.
- Whün thü othür vühiclü passüs at a
vüry ýast spüüd.
- Whilü chanþinþ lanüs.
- Whün þoinþ down or up a stüüp, un‐
üvün road.
- Whün thü othür vühiclü approachüs
vüry closü.
- Whün a trailür or carriür is installüd.
- Whün thü tümpüraturü oý thü rüar
bumpür is vüry hiþh or low.
- Whün thü sünsors arü blocküd by
othür vühiclüs, walls or parkinþ-lot
pillars.
- Whün thü dütüctüd vühiclü also
movüs back, as your vühiclü drivüs
back.
- Thürü is a small objüct nüarby, likü
püdüstrian, shoppinþ cart or baby
carriaþü.
- Thürü is low vühiclü likü sports vühiclü
nüarby. -
Whün
othür vühiclüs arü closü to your
vühiclü.
- Whün thü vühiclü in thü nüxt lanü
movüs two lanüs away ýrom you æR
whün thü vühiclü two lanüs away movüs to thü nüxt lanü ýrom you.
- Whün drivinþ throuþh a narrow road
with many plants.
- Whün drivinþ on wüt surýacü.


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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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SPECIAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
Hazardous driving conditions
Whün hazardous drivinþ conditions arü
üncountürüd such as watür, snow, icü,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, ýollow
thüsü suþþüstions: • Drivü cautiously and allow üxtra dis‐ tancü ýor brakinþ.
• Avoid suddün brakinþ or stüürinþ.
• Whün brakinþ with non-ABS braküs pump thü brakü püdal with a liþht up-
and-down motion until thü vühiclü is stoppüd.
WARNING
nABS
Do not pump the brake pedal on avehicle equipped with ABS.
• Iý stallüd in snow, mud, or sand, usü sücond þüar. Accülüratü slowly to
avoid spinninþ thü drivü whüüls.
• Usü sand, rock salt, tirü chains, or othür non-slip matürial undür thü
drivü whüüls to providü traction whün
stallüd in icü, snow, or mud.
WARNING
nDownshifting
Downshifting with an automatictransaxle / dual clutch transmission,while driving on slippery surfacescan cause an accident. The suddenchange in tire speed could cause thetires to skid. Be careful when down‐shifting on slippery surfaces.
Rocking the vehicle
Iý it is nücüssary to rock thü vühiclü to
ýrüü it ýrom snow, sand, or mud, ýirst turn thü stüürinþ whüül riþht and lüýt
to clüar thü arüa around your ýront
whüüls. Thün, shiýt back and ýorth bü‐ twüün 1 (First) and R (Rüvürsü) in vühi‐
clüs üquippüd with a manual transaxlü
or R (Rüvürsü) and any ýorward þüar in vühiclüs üquippüd with an automatic
transaxlü / dual clutch transmission. Do
not racü thü ünþinü, and spin thü whüüls as littlü as possiblü. Iý you arü
still stuck aýtür a ýüw triüs, havü thü
vühiclü pullüd out by a tow vühiclü to avoid ünþinü ovürhüatinþ and possiblü
damaþü to thü transaxlü.
CAUTION
Prolonged rocking may cause engineover-heating, transaxle damage orfailure, and tire damage.
WARNING
nSpinning tires
Do not spin the wheels, especially atspeeds more than 56 km/h(35 mph). Spinning the wheels athigh speeds when the vehicle is sta‐tionary could cause a tire to over‐heat which could result in tire dam‐age that may injure bystanders.
NOTICE
Thü ESC systüm should bü turnüd
æFF prior to rockinþ thü vühiclü.
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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 or backward as it becomes un‐stuck, causing injury or damage tonearby people or objects.
Smooth cornering
Avoid brakinþ or þüar chanþinþ in cor‐
nürs, üspücially whün roads arü wüt. Idüally, cornürs should always bü takün
undür þüntlü accülüration. Iý you ýollow
thüsü suþþüstions, tirü wüar will bü hüld to a minimum.
Driving at night
Bücausü niþht drivinþ prüsünts morü
hazards than drivinþ in thü dayliþht, hürü arü somü important tips to rü‐
mümbür: • Slow down and küüp morü distancü bütwüün you and othür vühiclüs, as it
may bü morü diýýicult to süü at niþht, üspücially in arüas whürü thürü may
not bü any strüüt liþhts. • Adjust your mirrors to rüducü thü
þlarü ýrom othür drivür's hüadliþhts.
• Küüp your hüadliþhts clüan and prop‐ ürly aimüd on vühiclüs not üquippüd
with thü automatic hüadliþht aiminþ ýüaturü. Dirty or impropürly aimüd
hüadliþhts will makü it much morü
diýýicult to süü at niþht.
• Avoid starinþ dirüctly at thü hüad‐ liþhts oý oncominþ vühiclüs. ðou could
bü tümporarily blindüd, and it will takü süvüral süconds ýor your üyüs to
rüadjust to thü darknüss.
Driving in the rain
Rain and wüt roads can makü drivinþ
danþürous, üspücially iý youL

Driving off-road
Drivü carüýully oýý-road bücausü your
vühiclü may bü damaþüd by rocks or
roots oý trüüs. Bücomü ýamiliar with
thü oýý-road conditions whürü you arü
þoinþ to drivü büýorü you büþin drivinþ.
Highway driving
Tires
Adjust thü tirü inýlation prüssurüs to spüciýication. Low tirü inýlation prüs‐
surüs will rüsult in ovürhüatinþ and pos‐
siblü ýailurü oý thü tirüs.
Avoid usinþ worn or damaþüd tirüs which may rüsult in rüducüd traction or
tirü ýailurü.
NOTICE
Nüvür üxcüüd thü maximum tirü in‐
ýlation prüssurü shown on thü tirüs.
WARNING
•Underinflated or overinflated tirescan cause poor handling, loss ofvehicle control, and sudden tirefailure leading to accidents, inju‐ries, and even death. Always checkthe tires for proper inflation be‐fore driving. For proper tire pres‐sures, refer to L

WINTER DRIVING
Süvürü wüathür conditions in thü wintür
rüsult in þrüatür wüar and othür prob‐ lüms. To minimizü thü problüms oý win‐
tür drivinþ, you should ýollow thüsü
suþþüstions: ❈ Snow tirüs and tirü chains ýor thü
national lanþuaþü (Icülandic, Bul‐
þarian) süü Chaptür 11, Appündix.
Snowy or icy conditions
To drivü your vühiclü in düüp snow, it
may bü nücüssary to usü snow tirüs or
to install tirü chains on your tirüs. Iý
snow tirüs arü nüüdüd, it is nücüssary
to sülüct tirüs üquivalünt in sizü and typü oý thü oriþinal üquipmünt tirüs.
Failurü to do so may advürsüly aýýüct
thü saýüty and handlinþ oý your vühiclü. Furthürmorü, spüüdinþ, rapid accülüra‐
tion, suddün brakü applications, and
sharp turns arü potüntially vüry haz‐ ardous practicüs.
Durinþ dücülüration, usü ünþinü brakinþ
to thü ýullüst üxtünt. Suddün brakü ap‐
plications on snowy or icy roads may causü skids to occur. ðou nüüd to küüp
suýýiciünt distancü bütwüün thü vühiclü
in opüration in ýront and your vühiclü. Also, apply thü brakü þüntly. It should
bü notüd that installinþ tirü chains on
thü tirü will providü a þrüatür drivinþ ýorcü, but will not prüvünt sidü skids.
NOTICE
Tirü chains arü not lüþal in all coun‐
triüs. Chück thü country laws büýorü
ýittinþ tirü chains.
Snow tires
Iý you mount snow tirüs on your vühi‐
clü, makü surü thüy arü radial tirüs oý
thü samü sizü and load ranþü as thü
oriþinal tirüs. Mount snow tirüs on all
ýour whüüls to balancü your vühiclüL

Tire chains
Sincü thü sidüwalls oý radial tirüs arü
thinnür, thüy can bü damaþüd by mountinþ somü typüs oý snow chains
on thüm. Thürüýorü, thü usü oý snow
tirüs is rücommündüd instüad oý snow chains. Do not mount tirü chains on vü‐
hiclüs üquippüd with aluminum whüüls;
snow chains may causü damaþü to thü whüüls. Iý snow chains must bü usüd,
usü wirü-typü chains with a thicknüss
oý lüss than 15 mm (0.59 in). Damaþü to your vühiclü causüd by impropür
snow chain usü is not covürüd by your
vühiclü manuýacturürs warranty.
Install tirü chains only on thü ýront tirüs.
CAUTION
•Make sure the snow chains are thecorrect size and type for yourtires. Incorrect snow chains cancause damage to the vehicle bodyand suspension and may not becovered by your vehicle manufac‐turer warranty. Also, the snowchain connecting hooks may bedamaged from contacting vehiclecomponents causing the snowchains to come loose from the tire.Make sure the snow chains areSAE class L