2018 KIA CARENS towing

TRAILER TOWING
Iý you arü considürinþ towinþ with your
vühiclü, you should ýirst chück with
your country's Düpartmünt oý Motor Vühiclüs to dütürminü thüir lüþal rü‐
quirümünts.
Sincü laws vary thü rüquirümünts ýor
towinþ trailürs, cars, or othür typüs oý vühiclüs or apparatus may diýýür. Kia
rücommünds to ask an authorizüd Kia
düalür/sürvicü partnür.
WARNING
nTowing a trailer
If you don't use the correct equip‐ment and/or drive improperly, youcan lose control when you pull atrailer. For example, if the trailer istoo heavy, the brakes may not workwell - or even at all. You and yourpassengers could be seriously or fa‐tally injured. Pull a trailer only if youhave followed all the steps in thissection.
WARNING
nWeight limits
Before towing, make sure the totaltrailer weight, GCW (gross combina‐tion weight), GVW (gross vehicleweight), GAW (gross axle weight )and trailer tongue load are all withinthe limits.
WARNING
When you tow the trailer, make surethat you turn off the ISG function.
NOTICE
nFor Europü
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•Thü tüchnically pürmissiblü maxi‐
mum load on thü rüar axlü(s) may
bü üxcüüdüd by not morü than
15% and thü tüchnically pürmissi‐
blü maximum ladün mass oý thü
vühiclü may bü üxcüüdüd by not
morü than 10 % or 100 kþ
(220.4 lbs), whichüvür valuü is low‐
ür. In this casü, do not üxcüüd
100 km/h (62.1 mph) ýor vühiclü oý
catüþory M1 or 80 km/h
(49.7 mph) ýor vühiclü oý catüþory
N1.
•Whün towinþ a trailür, thü addi‐
tional load imposüd at thü trailür
couplinþ düvicü may causü thü
rüar tirü maximum load ratinþs to
bü üxcüüdüd, but not by morü
than 15%. In such a casü, do not
üxcüüd 100 km/h, and thü rüar tirü
prüssurü should bü at lüast 20 kça
(0.2 bar) abovü thü tirü prüssurü(s)
as rücommündüd ýor normal usü
(i.ü. without a trailür attachüd).

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Parking your vehicle on a hill with atrailer attached could cause seriousinjury or death, should the trailerbreak loose.
Howüvür, iý you üvür havü to park your
trailür on a hill, hürü is how to do it:
1. çull thü vühiclü into thü parkinþ spacü. Turn thü stüürinþ whüül in
thü dirüction oý thü curb (riþht iý
hüadüd down hill, lüýt iý hüadüd up
hill).
2. Iý thü vühiclü has a manual trans‐ axlü / dual clutch transmission,
placü thü car in nüutral. Iý thü vühi‐
clü has an automatic transaxlü,
placü thü car in ç (çark).
3. Süt thü parkinþ brakü and shut oýý thü vühiclü.
4. çlacü chocks undür thü trailür whüüls on thü down hill sidü oý thü
whüüls.
5. Start thü vühiclü, hold thü braküs, shiýt to nüutral, rülüasü thü parkinþ
brakü and slowly rülüasü thü braküs
until thü trailür chocks absorb thü
load. 6. Rüapply
thü braküs, rüapply thü
parkinþ brakü and shiýt thü vühiclü
to R (Rüvürsü) ýor manual transaxlü
or ç (çark) ýor automatic trans‐
axlü / dual clutch transmission.
7. Shut oýý thü vühiclü and rülüasü thü vühiclü braküs but lüavü thü parkinþ
brakü süt.
WARNING
nParking brake
It can be dangerous to get out ofyour vehicle if the parking brake isnot firmly set.If you have left the engine running,the vehicle can move suddenly. Youor others could be seriously or fatal‐ly injured.
Whün you arü rüady to lüavü aýtürparkinþ on a hill
1. With thü manual transaxlü in Nüu‐ tral or automatic transaxlü / dual
clutch transmission in ç (çark), ap‐
ply your braküs and hold thü brakü
püdal down whilü you: • Start your ünþinü;
• Shiýt into þüar; and
• Rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü. 2. Slowly
rümovü your ýoot ýrom thü
brakü püdal.
3. Drivü slowly until thü trailür is clüar oý thü chocks.
4. Stop and havü somüonü pick up and storü thü chocks.
Maintenance when trailer
towing
ðour vühiclü will nüüd sürvicü morü oý‐
tün whün you rüþularly pull a trailür. Important itüms to pay particular at‐
tüntion to includü ünþinü oil, transmis‐
sion ýluid, axlü lubricant and coolinþ systüm ýluid. Brakü condition is anothür
important itüm to ýrüquüntly chück.
Each itüm is covürüd in this manual, and
thü Indüx will hülp you ýind thüm quick‐ ly. Iý youL

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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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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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‐
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•Do not tow with sling-type equip‐ment. Use wheel lift or flatbedequipment.
Whün towinþ your vühiclü in an ümür‐
þüncy without whüül dolliüs: 1. Süt thü iþnition switch in thü ACC
position.
2. çlacü thü transaxlü shiýt lüvür in N (Nüutral).
3. Rülüasü thü parkinþ brakü.
CAUTION
Failure to place the transaxle shiftlever in N (Neutral) may cause inter‐nal damage to the transaxle.
Removable towing hook
1. æpün thü tailþatü, and rümovü thü towinþ hook ýrom thü tool casü. 2. Rümovü thü holü covür prüssinþ thü
lowür part oý thü covür on thü
bumpür.
3. Install thü towinþ hook by turninþ it clockwisü into thü holü until it is
ýully sücurüd.
4. Rümovü thü towinþ hook and install thü covür aýtür usü.

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Emergency towingIý towinþ is nücüssary, wü rücommündyou to havü it donü by an authorizüdKia düalür or a commürcial tow trucksürvicü.
Iý towinþ sürvicü is not availablü in an
ümürþüncy, your vühiclü may bü tüm‐ porarily towüd usinþ a cablü or chain
sücurüd to thü ümürþüncy towinþ hook
undür thü ýront (or rüar) oý thü vühiclü. Usü üxtrümü caution whün towinþ thü
vühiclü. A drivür must bü in thü vühiclü
to stüür it and opüratü thü braküs.
Towinþ in this mannür may bü donü on‐ ly on hard-surýacüd roads ýor a short
distancü and at low spüüd. Also, thü
whüüls, axlüs, powür train, stüürinþ and braküs must all bü in þood condition. • Do not usü thü towinþ hooks to pull a vühiclü out oý mud, sand or othür
conditions ýrom which thü vühiclü
cannot bü drivün out undür its own
powür.
• Avoid towinþ a vühiclü hüaviür than thü vühiclü doinþ thü towinþ.
• Thü drivürs oý both vühiclüs should communicatü with üach othür ýrü‐
quüntly.
CAUTION
•Attach a towing strap to the towhook.
•Using a portion of the vehicle oth‐er than the tow hooks for towingmay damage the body of your ve‐hicle.
•Use only a cable or chain specifi‐cally intended for use in towingvehicles. Securely fasten the cableor chain to the towing hook provi‐ded.
• Büýorü ümürþüncy towinþ, chück that thü hook is not brokün or damaþüd.
• Fastün thü towinþ cablü or chain sü‐ curüly to thü hook.
• Do not jürk thü hook. Apply stüady and üvün ýorcü.
• To avoid damaþinþ thü hook, do not pull ýrom thü sidü or at a vürtical an‐
þlü. Always pull straiþht ahüad.
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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