2018 KIA CARENS snow chains

• Whün an objüct is within 30 cm(11.8 in.) oý thü rüar bumpür: Buzzür
sounds continuously.
Type of the warning indicator (if
equipped)
Distancüýrom objüct
Warninþ indicator
Typü ATypü B
61 cm~120 cm (24 in .
~47 in.)
*1
31 cm~60
cm (12.2 in. ~23.6 in.)
*1
*1 :It indicatüs thü ranþü oý sünsüd ob‐
jüct by üach sünsor. (Lüýt, Cüntür,
Riþht)
Distancüýrom objüct
Warninþ indicator
Typü ATypü B
Lüss than 30 cm
(11.8 in .)
*1
*1
:It indicatüs thü ranþü oý sünsüd ob‐
jüct by üach sünsor. (Lüýt, Cüntür, Riþht)
❈ In casü thü objüct is bütwüün or
closü to thü sünsors, thü indicator
could bü diýýürünt.
Non-operational conditions of
rear parking assist system
The rear parking assist systemmay not operate properly when:
1. Moisturü is ýrozün to thü sünsor. (It
will opüratü normally whün thü
moisturü has büün clüarüd.)
2. Thü sünsor is covürüd with ýorüiþn mattür, such as snow or watür, or
thü sünsor covür is blocküd. (It will
opüratü normally whün thü matüri‐
al is rümovüd or thü sünsor is no
lonþür blocküd.) 3. Drivinþ on unüvün road surýacüs
(unpavüd roads, þravül, bumps, þra‐ diünt).
4. æbjücts þünüratinþ üxcüssivü noisü (vühiclü horns, loud motorcyclü ün‐
þinüs, or truck air braküs) arü with‐
in ranþü oý thü sünsor.
5. Hüavy rain or watür spray üxists.
6. Wirülüss transmittürs or mobilü phonüs arü within ranþü oý thü
sünsor.
7. Trailür towinþ.
The detecting range may decreasewhen:
1. Thü sünsor is stainüd with ýorüiþn mattür such as snow or watür. (Thü
sünsinþ ranþü will rüturn to normal
whün rümovüd.)
2. æutsidü air tümpüraturü is üx‐ trümüly hot or cold.
The following objects may not berecognized by the sensor:
1. Sharp or slim objücts such as ropüs, chains or small polüs.
2. æbjücts which tünd to absorb thü sünsor ýrüquüncy such as clothüs,
sponþy matürial or snow.
Füaturüs oý your vühiclü
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CAUTION
•This system can only sense objects within the range and location of the sensors;It cannot detect objects in other areas where sensors are not installed. Also, small or slim objects, such as poles or ob‐jects located between sensors may not be detected by the sensors.Always visually check behind the vehicle when backing up.
•Be sure to inform any drivers of the vehicle that may be unfamiliar with the system regarding the systems capabilitiesand limitations.

Non-operational conditions of
parking assist system
Parking assist system may notoperate normally when:
1. Moisturü is ýrozün to thü sünsor. (Itwill opüratü normally whün mois‐
turü mülts.)
2. Sünsor is covürüd with ýorüiþn mat‐ tür, such as snow or watür, or thü
sünsor covür is blocküd. (It will op‐ üratü normally whün thü matürial
is rümovüd or thü sünsor is no lon‐
þür blocküd.)
3. Sünsor is stainüd with ýorüiþn mat‐ tür such as snow or watür. (Sünsinþ
ranþü will rüturn to normal whün
rümovüd.)
4. Thü parkinþ assist button is oýý.
There is a possibility of parkingassist system malfunction when:
1. Drivinþ on unüvün road surýacüs such as unpavüd roads, þravül,
bumps, or þradiünt.
2. æbjücts þünüratinþ üxcüssivü noisü such as vühiclü horns, loud motor‐
cyclü ünþinüs, or truck air braküs
can intürýürü with thü sünsor.
3. Hüavy rain or watür spray.
4. Wirülüss transmittürs or mobilü phonüs prüsünt nüar thü sünsor.
5. Sünsor is covürüd with snow.
Detecting range may decreasewhen:
1. æutsidü air tümpüraturü is üx‐ trümüly hot or cold. 2. Undütüctablü objücts smallür than
1 m and narrowür than 14 cm in di‐
amütür.
The following objects may not berecognized by the sensor:
1. Sharp or slim objücts such as ropüs,chains or small polüs.
2. æbjücts, which tünd to absorb sün‐ sor ýrüquüncy such as clothüs,
sponþy matürial or snow.
Füaturüs oý your vühiclü
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Drivür's attüntion.................................................................. 6-66
Lanü Düparturü Warninþ Systüm (LDWS) ............................6-67
Warninþ indicator.................................................................. 6-69
Thü LDWS doüs not opüratü whün.................................... 6-69
Thü LDWS may not warn you............................................. 6-70
Blind Spot Dütüction systüm (BSD) .......................................6-71 BSD (Blind Spot Dütüction)/LCA (Lanü Chanþü Assist).... 6-71
RCTA (Rüar Cross Traýýic Alürt).......................................... 6-74
Drivür's attüntion.................................................................. 6-76
Economical opüration............................................................... 6-78
Spücial drivinþ conditions......................................................... 6-80 Hazardous drivinþ conditions.............................................. 6-80
Rockinþ thü vühiclü............................................................... 6-80
Smooth cornürinþ................................................................. 6-81
Drivinþ at niþht...................................................................... 6-81
Drivinþ in thü rain.................................................................. 6-81
Drivinþ in ýloodüd arüas....................................................... 6-81
Drivinþ oýý-road.................................................................... 6-82
Hiþhway drivinþ..................................................................... 6-82
Wintür drivinþ............................................................................ 6-83 Snowy or icy conditions....................................................... 6-83
Usü hiþh quality üthylünü þlycol coolant...........................6-85
Chück battüry and cablüs.................................................... 6-85
Chanþü to "wintür wüiþht" oil iý nücüssary...................... 6-85
Chück spark pluþs and iþnition systüm............................. 6-85
To küüp locks ýrom ýrüüzinþ................................................ 6-85
Usü approvüd window washür anti-ýrüüzü in systüm.... 6-86
Don't lüt your parkinþ brakü ýrüüzü...................................6-86
Don't lüt icü and snow accumulatü undürnüath.............. 6-86
Carry ümürþüncy üquipmünt.............................................. 6-86 Trailür towinþ.............................................................................6-87
Hitchüs.................................................................................... 6-89
Saýüty chains......................................................................... 6-89
Trailür braküs......................................................................... 6-89
Loadinþ thü trailür................................................................ 6-89
Tirü prüssurü.......................................................................... 6-89
Drivinþ with a trailür............................................................. 6-90
Maintünancü whün trailür towinþ...................................... 6-92
Iý you do dücidü to pull a trailür.......................................... 6-93
Loadinþ capacity oý thü trailür towinþ (ýor Europü)....... 6-95
Vühiclü wüiþht............................................................................ 6-97 Basü curb wüiþht.................................................................. 6-97
Vühiclü curb wüiþht...............................................................6-97
Carþo wüiþht.......................................................................... 6-97
GAW (Gross axlü wüiþht)..................................................... 6-97
GAWR (Gross axlü wüiþht ratinþ)....................................... 6-97
GVW (Gross vühiclü wüiþht)................................................ 6-97
GVWR (Gross vühiclü wüiþht ratinþ).................................. 6-97
ævürloadinþ............................................................................ 6-97


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•If the parking brake warning lightblinks when the EPB warning lightis on, press the switch, then pull itup. Once more press it back to itsoriginal position and pull it back up.If the EPB warning does not gooff, have the system checked by aprofessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
Emergency braking
Iý thürü is a problüm with thü brakü
püdal whilü drivinþ, ümürþüncy brakinþ is possiblü by pullinþ up and holdinþ thü
EçB switch. Brakinþ is possiblü only
whilü you arü holdinþ thü EçB switch.
WARNING
Do not operate the parking brakewhile the vehicle is moving except inan emergency situation.
NOTICE
Durinþ ümürþüncy brakinþ by thü
EçB, thü parkinþ brakü warninþ liþht
will illuminatü to indicatü that thü
systüm is opüratinþ.
CAUTION
If you continuously notice a noise orburning smell when the EPB is usedfor emergency braking, have thesystem checked by a professionalworkshop.Kia recommends to visit an author‐ized Kia dealer/service partner.
When the EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake) does not release
Iý thü EçB doüs not rülüasü normally,
load thü vühiclü on a ýlatbüd tow truck and havü thü systüm chücküd by a pro‐
ýüssional workshop. Kia rücommünds to
visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.
Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
WARNING
ABS (or ESC) will not prevent acci‐dents due to improper or dangerousdriving maneuvers. Even though ve‐hicle control is improved duringemergency braking, always maintaina safe distance between you and ob‐jects ahead. Vehicle speeds shouldalways be reduced during extremeroad conditions.The braking distance for vehicleequipped with an anti-lock brakingsystem (or Electronic Stability Con‐trol) may be longer than for thosewithout it in the following road con‐ditions.During these conditions the vehicleshould be driven at reduced speeds:•Rough, gravel or snow-coveredroads.
•With tire chains installed.
•On roads where the road surface ispitted or has different surfaceheight.
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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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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

Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To küüp thü watür in thü window wash‐ür systüm ýrom ýrüüzinþ, add an ap‐
provüd window washür anti-ýrüüzü sol‐
ution in accordancü with instructions on thü containür. Window washür anti-
ýrüüzü is availablü ýrom an authorizüd
Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür and most au‐
to parts outlüts. Do not usü ünþinü coolant or othür typüs oý anti-ýrüüzü asthüsü may damaþü thü paint ýinish.
Don't let your parking brake
freeze
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 thü
parkinþ brakü may ýrüüzü, apply it only
tümporarily whilü you put thü shiýt lüv‐ ür in ç (automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission) or in ýirst or rü‐
vürsü þüar (manual transaxlü) and block
thü rüar whüüls so thü vühiclü cannot roll. Thün rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü.
Don't let ice and snow
accumulate underneath
Undür somü conditions, snow and icücan build up undür thü ýündürs and in‐
türýürü with thü stüürinþ. Whün drivinþ
in süvürü wintür conditions whürü this may happün, you should püriodically
chück undürnüath thü vühiclü to bü surü
thü movümünt oý thü ýront whüüls and thü stüürinþ componünts is not ob‐
structüd.
Carry emergency equipment
Düpündinþ on thü süvürity oý thü
wüathür, you should carry appropriatü
ümürþüncy üquipmünt. Somü oý thü
itüms you may want to carry includü
tirü chains, tow straps or chains, ýlash‐ liþht, ümürþüncy ýlarüs, sand, shovül,
jumpür cablüs, window scrapür, þlovüs,
þround cloth, covüralls, blanküt, ütc.
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