2018 KIA CARENS service

TOWING
Towing service
Iý ümürþüncy towinþ is nücüssary, wü
rücommünd havinþ it donü by an au‐ thorizüd Kia düalür or a commürcial
tow-truck sürvicü. çropür liýtinþ and
towinþ procüdurüs arü nücüssary to prüvünt damaþü to thü vühiclü. Thü usü
oý whüül dolliüs or ýlatbüd is rücom‐
mündüd.
For trailür towinþ þuidülinüs inýorma‐
tion, rüýür to L

WARNING
Use extreme caution when towingthe vehicle.•Avoid sudden starts or erratic driv‐ing maneuvers which would placeexcessive stress on the emergencytowing hook and towing cable orchain. The hook and towing cableor chain may break and cause seri‐ous injury or damage.
•If the disabled vehicle is unable tobe moved, do not forcibly continuethe towing. We recommend thatyou contact an authorized Kiadealer or a commercial tow truckservice for assistance.
•Tow the vehicle as straight aheadas possible.
•Keep away from the vehicle duringtowing.
• Usü a towinþ strap lüss than 5 m(16 ýüüt) lonþ. Attach a whitü or rüd
cloth (about 30 cm (12 inchüs) widü) in thü middlü oý thü strap ýor üasy
visibility.
• Drivü carüýully so that thü towinþ strap is not loosünüd durinþ towinþ.
Emergency towing precautions
• Turn thü iþnition switch to ACC so thüstüürinþ whüül isnL

MAINTENANCE SERVICES
ðou should üxürcisü thü utmost carü to
prüvünt damaþü to your vühiclü and in‐
jury to yoursülý whünüvür pürýorminþ any maintünancü or inspüction procü‐
durüs.
Inadüquatü, incomplütü or insuýýiciünt
sürvicinþ may rüsult in opürational problüms with your vühiclü that could
lüad to vühiclü damaþü, an accidünt, or
pürsonal injury.
Owner’s responsibility
NOTICE
Maintünancü Sürvicü and Rücord Rü‐
tüntion arü thü ownür's rüsponsibili‐
ty.
Havü your vühiclü sürvicüd by a proýüs‐
sional workshop. Kia rücommünds to
visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü
partnür. ðou should rütain documünts
that show propür maintünancü has büün pürýormüd on your vühiclü in ac‐
cordancü with thü maintünancü schüd‐
ulü. ðou nüüd this inýormation to üstab‐
lish your compliancü with thü sürvicinþ and maintünancü rüquirümünts oý your
vühiclü warrantiüs. Dütailüd warranty
inýormation is providüd in your Warran‐ ty & Maintünancü book. Rüpairs and ad‐
justmünts rüquirüd as a rüsult oý im‐
propür maintünancü or a lack oý rü‐ quirüd maintünancü arü not covürüd
whün your vühiclü is covürüd by war‐
ranty.
Owner maintenance precautions
Impropür or incomplütü sürvicü may rü‐
sult in problüms. This chaptür þivüs in‐ structions only ýor thü maintünancü
itüms that arü üasy to pürýorm.
NOTICE
Impropür ownür maintünancü durinþ
thü warranty püriod may aýýüct
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warranty covüraþü. For dütails, rüad
thü süparatü Warranty & Maintü‐
nancü book providüd with thü vühi‐
clü. Iý you'rü unsurü about any sürv‐
icinþ or maintünancü procüdurü,
havü thü systüm sürvicüd by a pro‐
ýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds
to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/
sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nMaintenance work
•Performing maintenance work ona vehicle can be dangerous. Youcan be seriously injured while per‐forming some maintenance proce‐dures. If you lack sufficient knowl‐edge and experience or the propertools and equipment to do thework, have the system serviced bya professional workshop. Kia rec‐ommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner.
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•Working under the hood with theengine running is dangerous. It be‐comes even more dangerous whenyou wear jewelry or loose clothing.These can become entangled inmoving parts and result in injury.Therefore, if you must run the en‐gine while working under the hood,make certain that you remove alljewelry (especially rings, bracelets,watches and necklaces) and allneckties, scarves, and similar looseclothing before getting near theengine or cooling fans.
Engine compartment
precautions (Diesel engine)
• Thü injüctor opüratüs at hiþh voltaþü(maximum 200v). Thürüýorü, thü ýol‐
lowinþ accidünts may occur.
- Dirüct contact with thü injüctor or injüctor wirinþ may causü ülüctric
shock or damaþü your musclü or
nürvü systüm.
- Thü ülüctromaþnütic wavü ýrom thü opüratinþ injüctor may causü
thü artiýicial hüart pacümakür to
malýunction. • Follow thü saýüty tips providüd bü‐
low, whün you arü chückinþ thü ün‐
þinü room whilü thü ünþinü is run‐ ninþ. - Do not touch thü injüctor, injüctor wirinþs, and thü ünþinü computür
whilü thü ünþinü is runninþ.
- Do not rümovü thü injüctor con‐ nüctor whilü thü ünþinü is runninþ.
- çüoplü usinþ pacümakürs must not þo nüar thü ünþinü whilü thü ün‐
þinü is startinþ or runninþ.
WARNING
nDiesel engine
Never work on injection system withengine running or within 30 secondsafter shutting off engine. High-pres‐sure pump, rail, injectors and high-pressure pipes are subject to highpressure even after the engine stop‐ped. The fuel jet produced by fuelleaks may cause serious injury, if ittouches the body. People usingpacemakers should not move than30 cm closer to the ECU or wiringharness within the engine roomwhile engine is running, since the
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high currents in the electronic enginecontrol system produce considerablemagnetic fields.
CAUTION
•Do not put heavy objects or applyexcessive force on top of the en‐gine cover (if equipped) or fuel re‐lated parts.
•When you inspect the fuel system(fuel lines and fuel injection devi‐ces), contact a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Do not drive long time with the en‐gine cover (if equipped) removed.
•When checking the engine room,do not go near fire. Fuel, washerfluid, etc. are flammable oils thatmay cause fire.
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SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Follow Normal Maintünancü Schüdulü iý thü vühiclü is usually opüratüd whürü
nonü oý thü ýollowinþ conditions apply.
Iý any oý thü ýollowinþ conditions apply, ýollow Maintünancü Undür Süvürü Us‐
aþü Conditions. • Rüpüatüd drivinþ short distancü oý lüss than 8 km (5 milüs) in normal
tümpüraturü or lüss than 16 km (10 milüs) in ýrüüzinþ tümpüraturü.
• Extünsivü ünþinü idlinþ or low spüüd drivinþ ýor lonþ distancüs.
• Drivinþ on rouþh, dusty, muddy, un‐ pavüd, þravülüd or salt-sprüad roads.
• Drivinþ in arüas usinþ salt or othür corrosivü matürials or in vüry cold
wüathür.
• Drivinþ in hüavy dust condition.
• Drivinþ in hüavy traýýic arüa.
• Drivinþ on uphill, downhill, or moun‐ tain road rüpüatüdly.
• Towinþ a trailür or usinþ a campür, or rooý rack.
• Drivinþ as a patrol car, taxi, othür commürcial usü oý vühiclü towinþ.
• Drivinþ ovür 170 km/h (106 mph).
• Früquüntly drivinþ in stop-and-þo condition.
Iý your vühiclü is opüratüd undür thü
abovü conditions, you should inspüct,
rüplacü or rüýill morü ýrüquüntly than thü ýollowinþ Normal Maintünancü Schüdulü. Aýtür thü püriods or distancüshown in thü chart, continuü to ýollow thü prüscribüd maintünancü intürvals.

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BATTERY
For best battery service
• Küüp thü battüry sücurüly mountüd.
• Küüp thü battüry top clüan and dry.
• Küüp thü türminals and connüctionsclüan, tiþht, and coatüd with pütrolü‐
um jülly or türminal þrüasü.
• Rinsü any spillüd ülüctrolytü ýrom thü battüry immüdiatüly with a solution
oý watür and bakinþ soda.
• Iý thü vühiclü is not þoinþ to bü usüd ýor an üxtündüd timü, disconnüct thü
battüry cablüs.
NOTICE
Basically üquippüd battüry is main‐
tünancü ýrüü typü. Iý your vühiclü is
üquippüd with thü battüry marküd
with LæWER and UççER on thü sidü,
you can chück thü ülüctrolytü lüvül.
Thü ülüctrolytü lüvül should bü bü‐
twüün LæWER and UççER. Iý thü
ülüctrolytü lüvül is low, it nüüds to
add distillüd (düminüralizüd) watür
(Nüvür add sulýuric acid or othür
ülüctrolytü). Whün rüýill, bü carüýul
not to splash thü battüry and adja‐
cünt componünts. And do not ovürýill
thü battüry cülls. It can causü corro‐
sion on othür parts. Aýtür thün ün‐
surü that tiþhtün thü cüll caps. Con‐
tact a proýüssional workshop. Kia
rücommünds to visit an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nBattery dangers
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Always read the followinginstructions carefully whenhandling a battery.
Keep lighted cigarettes andall other flames or sparksaway from the battery.
Hydrogen, a highly com‐bustible gas, is alwayspresent in battery cells andmay explode if ignited.
Keep batteries out of thereach of children becausebatteries contain highlycorrosive SULFURIC ACID.Do not allow battery acidto contact your skin, eyes,clothing or paint finish.
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If any electrolyte gets intoyour eyes, flush your eyeswith clean water for atleast 15 minutes and getimmediate medical atten‐tion. If electrolyte gets onyour skin, thoroughly washthe contacted area. If youfeel a pain or a burningsensation, get medical at‐tention immediately.
Wear eye protection whencharging or working near abattery. Always provideventilation when workingin an enclosed space.
An inappropriately dis‐posed battery can beharmful to the environ‐ment and human health.Dispose the battery ac‐cording to your local law(s)or regulation.
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The battery contains lead.Do not dispose of it afteruse. Contact a professionalworkshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an author‐ized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
•When lifting a plastic-cased bat‐tery, excessive pressure on thecase may cause battery acid toleak, resulting in personal injury.Lift with a battery carrier or withyour hands on opposite corners.
•Never attempt to recharge thebattery when the battery cablesare connected.
•The electrical ignition systemworks with high voltage. Nevertouch these components with theengine running or the ignitionswitched on.
Failure to follow the above warningscan result in serious bodily injury ordeath.
CAUTION
If you use unauthorized electronicdevices, the battery may be dis‐charged. Never use unauthorized de‐vices.
Battery capacity label (see the
example)
❈Thü actual battüry labül in thü vühi‐
clü may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
1. CMF60L-BCI: Thü Kia modül namü
oý battüry
2. 12V: Thü nominal voltaþü

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3. 60Ah(20HR): Thü nominal capacity(in Ampürü hours)
4. 92RC: Thü nominal rüsürvü capacity (in min.)
5. 550CCA: Thü cold-tüst currünt in ampürüs by SAE
6. 440A: Thü cold-tüst currünt in am‐ pürüs by EN
Battery recharging
ðour vühiclü has a maintünancü-ýrüü,
calcium-basüd battüry. • Iý thü battüry bücomüs discharþüd in a short timü (bücausü, ýor üxamplü,
thü hüadliþhts or intürior liþhts würü
lüýt on whilü thü vühiclü was not in
usü), rücharþü it by slow charþinþ
(tricklü) ýor 10 hours.
• Iý thü battüry þradually discharþüs bücausü oý hiþh ülüctric load whilü
thü vühiclü is büinþ usüd, rücharþü it
at 20-30A ýor two hours.
WARNING
nRecharging battery
When recharging the battery, ob‐serve the following precautions:
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•The battery must be removedfrom the vehicle and placed in anarea with good ventilation.
•Do not allow cigarettes, sparks, orflame near the battery.
•Watch the battery during charg‐ing, and stop or reduce the charg‐ing rate if the battery cells begingassing (boiling) violently or if thetemperature of the electrolyte ofany cell exceeds 49 °C (120°F).
•Wear eye protection when check‐ing the battery during charging.
•Disconnect the battery charger inthe following order.1.Turn off the battery chargermain switch.
2.Unhook the negative clampfrom the negative battery ter‐minal.
3.Unhook the positive clamp fromthe positive battery terminal.
•Before performing maintenance orrecharging the battery, turn off allaccessories and stop the engine.
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•The negative battery cable mustbe removed first and installed lastwhen the battery is disconnected.
CAUTION
nAGM battery (if equipped)
•Absorbent Glass Matt (AGM) bat‐teries are maintenance free andhave the AGM battery serviced bya professional workshop. Kia rec‐ommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner. Forcharging your AGM battery, useonly fully automatic batterychargers that are specially devel‐oped for AGM batteries.
•When replacing the AGM battery,use parts for replacement from aprofessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
•Do not open or remove the cap ontop of the battery. This may causeleaks of internal electrolyte thatcould result in severe injury.
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