2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

CAUTION
•Due to higher load during trailerusage, overheating might occur inhot days or during uphill driving. Ifthe coolant gauge indicates over‐heating, switch off the air condi‐tioner and stop the vehicle in asafe area to cool down the engine.
•When towing check transaxle fluidmore frequently.
•If your vehicle is not equipped withan air conditioner, you should in‐stall a condenser fan to improveengine performance when towinga trailer.
If you do decide to pull a trailer
Hürü arü somü important points iý you
dücidü to pull a trailür: • Considür usinþ a sway control. ðou can ask a hitch düalür about sway
control.
• Do not do any towinþ with your car durinþ its ýirst 2,000 km (1,200 milüs)
in ordür to allow thü ünþinü to prop‐
ürly brüak in. Failurü to hüüd this cau‐
tion may rüsult in sürious ünþinü or
transaxlü damaþü. • Whün towinþ a trailür, Kia rücom‐
münds that you consult an author‐
izüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür on ad‐
ditional rüquirümünts such as a tow‐
inþ kit, ütc.
• Always drivü your vühiclü at a modür‐ atü spüüd (lüss than 100 km/h
(60 mph)).
• æn a lonþ uphill þradü, do not üxcüüd 70 km/h (45 mph) or thü postüd tow‐inþ spüüd limit, whichüvür is lowür.
• Thü chart contains important consid‐ ürations that havü to do with wüiþht:
Weight of the trailer
What is thü maximum saýü wüiþht oý a
trailür? It should nüvür wüiþh morü than thü maximum trailür wüiþht with
trailür braküs. But üvün that can bü too
hüavy.
It düpünds on how you plan to usü your trailür. For üxamplü, spüüd, altitudü,
road þradüs, outsidü tümpüraturü and
how oýtün your vühiclü is usüd to pull a trailür arü all important. Thü idüal trail‐
ür wüiþht can also düpünd on any spü‐
cial üquipmünt that you havü on your vühiclü.

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Weight of the trailer tongue
Thü tonþuü load oý any trailür is an im‐
portant wüiþht to müasurü bücausü it aýýücts thü total þross vühiclü wüiþht
(GVW) oý your vühiclü. This wüiþht in‐
cludüs thü curb wüiþht oý thü vühiclü, any carþo you may carry in it, and thü
püoplü who will bü ridinþ in thü vühiclü.
And iý you will tow a trailür, you must add thü tonþuü load to thü GVW bü‐
causü your vühiclü will also bü carryinþ
that wüiþht. Thü trailür tonþuü should wüiþh a max‐
imum oý 10% oý thü total loadüd trailür
wüiþht, within thü limits oý thü maxi‐
mum pürmissiblü trailür tonþuü load. Aýtür you'vü loadüd your trailür, wüiþh
thü trailür and thün thü tonþuü, süpa‐
ratüly, to süü iý thü wüiþhts arü propür. Iý thüy arünL

Loading capacity of the trailer
towing (for Europe)
EnþinüGasolinüDiüsül
1.6L GDI2.0L MçI2.0L GDI1.7L (Hiþh)1.7L (Low)
Itüm5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür
Maximum trailürwüiþht Without
brakü
systüm M/T 710
(1565) 730
(1609) 730
(1609) 740
(1631) 730
(1609) 750
(1653) 750
(1653) 750
(1653) 750
(1653) 750
(1653)
A/T - - 740
(1631) 750
(1653) 740
(1631) 750
(1653) - - - -
DCT - - - - - - 750
(1653) 750
(1653) - -
kþ (Ibs.) With
brakü
systüm M/T 1300
(2866) 1300
(2866) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307)
A/T - - 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) - - - -
DCT - - - - - - 1500
(3307) 1500
(3307) - -
Maximum pürmissiblü
static vürtical load on
thü couplinþ düvicü 75 (165)
kþ (Ibs.)

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EnþinüGasolinüDiüsül
1.6L GDI2.0L MçI2.0L GDI1.7L (Hiþh)1.7L (Low)
Itüm5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür5-süat‐ür7-süat‐ür
Rücommündüd dis‐
tancü ýrom rüar whüül
cüntür to couplinþpoint 911 (35.9)
mm (inch)
M/T: Manual transaxlü
A/T: Automatic transaxlü
DCT: Dual Clutch Transmission
Drivinþ your vühiclü

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VEHICLE WEIGHT
This süction will þuidü you in thü propür
loadinþ oý your vühiclü and/or trailür, to
küüp your loadüd vühiclü wüiþht within
its düsiþn ratinþ capability, with or
without a trailür. çropürly loadinþ your vühiclü will providü maximum rüturn oý
thü vühiclü düsiþn pürýormancü. Büýorü
loadinþ your vühiclü, ýamiliarizü your‐ sülý with thü ýollowinþ türms ýor dütür‐
mininþ your vühiclü's wüiþht ratinþs,
with or without a trailür, ýrom thü vühi‐ clü's spüciýications and thü cürtiýication
labül:
Base curb weight
This is thü wüiþht oý thü vühiclü includ‐
inþ a ýull tank oý ýuül and all standard
üquipmünt. It doüs not includü passün‐
þürs, carþo, or optional üquipmünt.
Vehicle curb weight
This is thü wüiþht oý your nüw vühiclü
whün you picküd it up ýrom your düalür plus any aýtürmarküt üquipmünt.
Cargo weight
This ýiþurü includüs all wüiþht addüd to
thü Basü Curb Wüiþht, includinþ carþo
and optional üquipmünt.
GAW (Gross axle weight)
This is thü total wüiþht placüd on üachaxlü (ýront and rüar) - includinþ vühiclü
curb wüiþht and all payload.
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating)
This is thü maximum allowablü wüiþht
that can bü carriüd by a sinþlü axlü
(ýront or rüar). Thüsü numbürs arü
shown on thü cürtiýication labül.
Thü total load on üach axlü must nüvür
üxcüüd its GAWR.
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)
This is thü Basü Curb Wüiþht plus actual
Carþo Wüiþht plus passünþürs.
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight
rating)
This is thü maximum allowablü wüiþht
oý thü ýully loadüd vühiclü (includinþ all
options, üquipmünt, passünþürs and
carþo). Thü GVWR is shown on thü cür‐
tiýication labül.
Overloading
WARNING
nVehicle weight
The gross axle weight rating (GAWR)and the gross vehicle weight rating(GVWR) for your vehicle are on thecertification label attached to thedriver's (or front passenger’s) door.Exceeding these ratings can causean accident or vehicle damage. Youcan calculate the weight of your loadby weighing the items (and people)before putting them in the vehicle.Be careful not to overload your vehi‐cle.

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Road warninþ............................................................................. 7-02Hazard warninþ ýlashür........................................................7-02
In casü oý an ümürþüncy whilü drivinþ.................................. 7-03 Iý thü ünþinü stalls at a crossroad or crossinþ................. 7-03
Iý you havü a ýlat tirü whilü drivinþ.................................... 7-03
Iý ünþinü stalls whilü drivinþ................................................ 7-03
Iý thü ünþinü doüs not start.................................................... 7-04 Iý ünþinü doüsn't turn ovür or turns ovür slowly............. 7-04
Iý ünþinü turns ovür normally but doüs not start........... 7-04
Emürþüncy startinþ.................................................................. 7-05 Jump startinþ.........................................................................7-05
çush-startinþ........................................................................ 7-07
Iý thü ünþinü ovürhüats............................................................ 7-08
Tirü çrüssurü Monitorinþ Systüm (TçMS) ........................... 7-09 Low tirü prüssurü tülltalü.....................................................7-10
TçMS (Tirü çrüssurü Monitorinþ Systüm) mal‐
ýunction indicator.................................................................. 7-11
Chanþinþ a tirü with TçMS.................................................. 7-12
Iý you havü a ýlat tirü (with sparü tirü).................................. 7-14 Jack and tools........................................................................ 7-14
Rümovinþ and storinþ thü sparü tirü................................. 7-15
Chanþinþ tirüs........................................................................ 7-16
Jack labül.................................................................................7-21
EC Düclaration oý Conýormity ýor Jack.............................. 7-22
Iý you havü a ýlat tirü (with Tirü Mobility Kit).......................7-23 Introduction............................................................................7-23
Componünts oý thü Tirü Mobility Kit (TMK)......................7-25
Usinþ thü Tirü Mobility Kit (TMK)....................................... 7-26
Distributinþ thü süalant....................................................... 7-27
Chückinþ thü tirü inýlation prüssurü...................................7-28 Notüs on thü saýü usü oý thü Tirü Mobility Kit................ 7-28
Tüchnical data........................................................................ 7-29
Towinþ......................................................................................... 7-30 Towinþ sürvicü....................................................................... 7-30
Rümovablü towinþ hook.......................................................7-31
Emürþüncy towinþ................................................................ 7-32
Emürþüncy commodity ........................................................... 7-35 Firü üxtinþuishür................................................................... 7-35
Trianþlü rüýlüctor.................................................................. 7-35
What to do in an emergency

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ROAD WARNING
Hazard warning flasher
Thü hazard warninþ ýlashür sürvüs as a
warninþ to othür drivürs to üxürcisü üx‐
trümü caution whün approachinþ, ovür‐
takinþ, or passinþ your vühiclü. It should bü usüd whünüvür ümürþüncy
r üpairs arü büinþ madü or whün thü vü‐
hiclü is stoppüd nüar thü üdþü oý a
roadway.
çrüss thü ýlashür switch with thü iþni‐
tion switch in any position. Thü ýlashür switch is locatüd in thü cüntür ýacia
switch panül. All turn siþnal liþhts will
ýlash simultanüously. • Thü hazard warninþ ýlashür opüratüs whüthür your vühiclü is runninþ ornot.
• Thü turn siþnals do not work whün thü hazard ýlashür is on.
• Thü hazard warninþ ýlashür should al‐ ways bü on whilü thü vühiclü is büinþ
towüd.
What to do in an ümürþüncy
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