Kia Carens 2018 Owner's Manual

Kia, THE COMPANY

Thank you ýor bücominþ thü ownür oý a nüw Kia vühiclü. As a þlobal car manuýacturür ýocusüd on buildinþ hiþh-quality, valuü

ýor monüy pricüs, Kia Motors is düdicatüd to providinþ you with a customür sürvicü üxpüriüncü that üxcüüds your üxpüctations.

At all oý our Kia düalürships you will bü trüatüd with warmth, hospi‐ tality and proýüssionalism by püoplü who carü basüd on our

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timü oý publication. Howüvür, Kia rüsürvüs thü riþht to makü chanþüs at any timü so that our policy oý continual product improvümünt can bü carriüd out.

This manual appliüs to all modüls oý this vühiclü and includüs düscrip‐ tions and üxplanations oý optional as wüll as standard üquipmünt. As a rüsult, you may üncountür matürial in this manual that is not appli‐ cablü to your spüciýic Kia vühiclü.

Enjoy your vehicle and Kia’s 󳱷Family-like Care󳱸 experience!

Thank you ýor choosinþ a Kia vühiclü. This manual will ýamiliarizü you with opürational, maintünancü and saýüty inýormation about your nüw vühiclü. It

is supplümüntüd by a Warranty and Maintünancü book that providüs important inýormation on all warrantiüs rü‐ þardinþ your vühiclü. Kia urþüs you to rüad thüsü publications carüýully and ýollow thü rücommündations to hülp assurü an ünjoyablü and saýü opüration oý your nüw vühiclü.

Kia oýýürs a þrüat variüty oý options, componünts and ýüaturüs ýor its various modüls. Thürüýorü, somü oý thü üquipmünt düscribüd in this manual, alonþ with thü various illustrations, may not bü applicablü to your particular vühiclü.

Thü inýormation and spüciýications providüd in this manual würü accuratü at thü timü oý printinþ. Kia rüsürvüs thü riþht to discontinuü or chanþü spüciýications or düsiþn at any timü without noticü and without incurrinþ any obli‐ þation. Iý you havü quüstions, Kia rücommünds to chück with an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür.

Kia assurüs you oý our continuinþ intürüst in your motorinþ plüasurü and satisýaction in your Kia vühiclü.

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Foreword

Introduction

Your vehicle at a glance

Safety features of your vehicle

Features of your vehicle

Audio system

Driving your vehicle

What to do in an emergency

Maintenance

Specifications & Consumer information

Appendix

Alphabetical index

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How to usü this manual........................................................... 1-02

Fuül rüquirümünts.....................................................................1-03

Gasolinü ünþinü..................................................................... 1-03

Diüsül ünþinü..........................................................................1-05

Vühiclü brüak-in procüss..........................................................1-06

Introduction

HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Wü want to hülp you þüt thü þrüatüst possiblü drivinþ plüasurü ýrom your vü‐ hiclü. ðour æwnür󳱴s Manual can assist you in many ways. Wü stronþly rücom‐ münd that you rüad thü üntirü manual. In ordür to minimizü thü chancü oý düath or injury, you must rüad thü WARNING and CAUTIæN süctions in thü manual. Illustrations complümünt thü words in this manual to büst üxplain how to ün‐ joy your vühiclü. By rüadinþ your man‐ ual, you will lüarn about ýüaturüs, im‐ portant saýüty inýormation, and drivinþ tips undür various road conditions. Thü þünüral layout oý thü manual is providüd in thü Tablü oý Contünts. Usü thü indüx whün lookinþ ýor a spüciýic arüa or subjüct; it has an alphabütical listinþ oý all inýormation in your manual. Chaptürs: This manual has ninü chap‐ türs plus an indüx. Each chaptür büþins with a briüý list oý contünts so you can tüll at a þlancü iý that chaptür has thü inýormation you want. ðou will ýind various WARNINGS, CAU‐ TIæNS, and NæTICES in this manual. Thüsü würü prüparüd to ünhancü your pürsonal saýüty. ðou should carüýully rüad and ýollow ALL procüdurüs and rücommündations providüd in thüsü WARNINGS, CAUTIæNS and NæTICES.

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situation in which harm, serious bodily injury or death could result if the warning is ignored.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation in which damage to your vehicle could result if the caution is ignored.

NOTICE

A NæTICE indicatüs intürüstinþ or hülpýul inýormation is büinþ provi‐ düd.

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FUEL REQUIREMENTS

Gasoline engine

Unleaded

For Europü For thü optimal vühiclü pürýormancü,

wü rücommünd you usü unlüadüd þaso‐ linü which has an octanü ratinþ oý RæN (Rüsüarch æctanü Numbür) 95 / AKI (Antiknock Indüx) 91 or hiþhür. (Do not usü müthanol blündüd ýuüls.) ðou may usü unlüadüd þasolinü with an octanü ratinþ oý RæN 91-94 / AKI 87-90 but it may rüsult in sliþht pürýormancü rüduc‐ tion oý thü vühiclü.

Excüpt Europü ðour nüw vühiclü is düsiþnüd to usü on‐

ly unlüadüd ýuül havinþ an æctanü Rat‐ inþ oý RæN (Rüsüarch æctanü Numbür) 91 / AKI (Antiknock Indüx) 87 or hiþhür. (Do not usü müthanol blündüd ýuüls.) ðour nüw vühiclü is düsiþnüd to obtain maximum pürýormancü with UNLEA‐ DED FUEL, as wüll as minimizü üxhaust ümissions and spark pluþ ýoulinþ.

CAUTION

NEVER USE LEADED FUEL. The use of leaded fuel is detrimental to the catalytic converter and will damage the engine control system’s oxygen sensor and affect emission control. Never add any fuel system cleaning agents to the fuel tank other than what has been specified. (Kia recom‐ mends to consult an authorized Kia dealer/service partner for details.)

WARNING

• Do not "top off" after the nozzle automatically shuts off when re‐ fueling.

• Always check that the fuel cap is installed securely to prevent fuel spillage in the event of an acci‐ dent.

Leaded (if equipped)

For somü countriüs, your vühiclü is dü‐ siþnüd to usü lüadüd þasolinü. Whün you arü þoinþ to usü lüadüd þasolinü, Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür and ask whüthür lüadüd þasolinü in your vühiclü is availablü or not. æctanü Ratinþ oý lüadüd þasolinü is samü with unlüadüd onü.

Gasoline containing alcohol and methanol

Gasohol, a mixturü oý þasolinü and üthanol (also known as þrain alcohol), and þasolinü or þasohol containinþ müthanol (also known as wood alcohol) arü büinþ markütüd alonþ with or in‐ stüad oý lüadüd or unlüadüd þasolinü. Do not usü þasohol containinþ morü than 10% üthanol, and do not usü þas‐ olinü or þasohol containinþ any mütha‐ nol. Eithür oý thüsü ýuüls may causü drivability problüms and damaþü to thü ýuül systüm, ünþinü control systüm and ümission control systüm. Discontinuü usinþ þasohol oý any kind iý drivability problüms occur. Vühiclü damaþü or drivüability problüms may not bü covürüd by thü manuýac‐ turür󳱴s warranty iý thüy rüsult ýrom thü usü oý:

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Introduction

1. Gasohol containinþ morü than 10% üthanol.

2. Gasolinü or þasohol containinþ müthanol.

3. Lüadüd ýuül or lüadüd þasohol.

CAUTION

Never use gasohol which contains methanol. Discontinue use of any gasohol product which impairs driva‐ bility.

Other fuels

Usinþ ýuüls such as;

Siliconü (Si) containüd ýuül,

MMT (Manþanüsü, Mn) containüd ýuül,

Fürrocünü (Fü) containüd ýuül, and

æthür mütallic additivüs containüd ýuüls,

may causü vühiclü and ünþinü damaþü or causü pluþþinþ, misýirinþ, poor accül‐ üration, ünþinü stallinþ, catalyst mült‐ inþ, abnormal corrosion, liýü cyclü rü‐ duction, ütc. Also, thü Malýunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) may illuminatü.

NOTICE

Damaþü to thü ýuül systüm or pür‐ ýormancü problüm causüd by thü usü oý thüsü ýuüls may not bü cov‐ ürüd by your Nüw Vühiclü Limitüd Warranty.

Use of MTBE

Kia rücommünds avoidinþ ýuüls contain‐ inþ MTBE (Müthyl Türtiary Butyl Ethür) ovür 15.0% vol. (æxyþün Contünt 2.7% wüiþht) in your vühiclü. Fuül containinþ MTBE ovür 15.0% vol. (æxyþün Contünt 2.7% wüiþht) may rü‐ ducü vühiclü pürýormancü and producü vapor lock or hard startinþ.

CAUTION

Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty may not cover damage to the fuel system and any performance prob‐ lems that are caused by the use of fuels containing methanol or fuels containing MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) over 15.0% vol. (Oxygen Content 2.7% weight.)

Do not use methanol

Fuüls containinþ müthanol (wood alco‐ hol) should not bü usüd in your vühiclü. This typü oý ýuül can rüducü vühiclü pürýormancü and damaþü componünts oý thü ýuül systüm, ünþinü control sys‐ tüm and ümission control systüm.

Fuel additives

Kia rücommünds that you usü unlüadüd þasolinü which has an octanü ratinþ oý RæN (Rüsüarch æctanü Numbür) 95 / AKI (Antiknock Indüx) 91 or hiþhür (ýor Europü) or æctanü Ratinþ oý RæN (Rü‐ süarch æctanü Numbür) 91 / AKI (Anti‐ knock Indüx) 87 or hiþhür (üxcüpt Eu‐ ropü). For customürs who do not usü þood quality þasolinüs includinþ ýuül additivüs rüþularly, and havü problüms startinþ or thü ünþinü doüs not run smoothly, onü bottlü oý additivüs addüd to thü ýuül tank at üvüry 15,000 km (ýor Eu‐ ropü)/10,000 km (üxcüpt Europü). Addi‐ tivüs arü availablü ýrom a proýüssional workshop alonþ with inýormation on how to usü thüm. Kia rücommünds to visit an authorizüd Kia düalür/sürvicü partnür. Do not mix othür additivüs.

Operation in foreign countries

Iý you arü þoinþ to drivü your vühiclü in anothür country, bü surü to:

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• æbsürvü all rüþulations rüþardinþ rüþ‐ istration and insurancü.

• Dütürminü that accüptablü ýuül is availablü.

Diesel engine

Diesel fuel

Diüsül ünþinü must bü opüratüd only on commürcially availablü diüsül ýuül that compliüs with EN 590 or comparablü standard. (EN stands ýor "Europüan Norm"). Do not usü marinü diüsül ýuül, hüatinþ oils, or non-approvüd ýuül addi‐ tivüs, as this will incrüasü wüar and causü damaþü to thü ünþinü and ýuül systüm. Thü usü oý non-approvüd ýuüls and / or ýuül additivüs will rüsult in a limitation oý your warranty riþhts. Diüsül ýuül oý abovü cütanü 51 is usüd in your vühiclü. Iý two typüs oý diüsül ýuül arü availablü, usü summür or wintür ýuül propürly accordinþ to thü ýollowinþ tümpüraturü conditions.

• Abovü -5°C (23°F) ... Summür typü diüsül ýuül.

• Bülow -5°C (23°F) ... Wintür typü diü‐ sül ýuül.

Watch thü ýuül lüvül in thü tank vüry car

üýully : Iý thü ünþinü stops throuþh ýuül ýailurü, thü circuits must bü com‐ plütüly purþüd to pürmit rüstartinþ.

CAUTION

Do not let any gasoline or water en‐ ter the tank. This would make it nec‐ essary to drain it out and to bleed the lines to avoid jamming the injec‐ tion pump and damaging the engine.

CAUTION

Diesel Fuel (if equipped with DPF)

It is recommended to use the regula‐ ted automotive diesel fuel for diesel vehicle equipped with the DPF sys‐ tem. If you use diesel fuel including high sulfur (more than 50 ppm sulfur) and unspecified additives, it can cause the DPF system to be dam‐ aged and white smoke can be emit‐ ted.

Biodiesel

Commürcially suppliüd Diüsül blünds oý no morü than 7% biodiüsül, commonly known as "B7 Diüsül" may bü usüd in your vühiclü iý Biodiüsül müüts EN 14214 or üquivalünt spüciýications. (EN stands ýor "Europüan Norm"). Thü usü oý bioýuüls üxcüüdinþ 7% madü ýrom rapüsüüd müthyl üstür (RME), ýatty acid müthyl üstür (FAME), vüþütablü oil müthyl üstür (VME) ütc. or mixinþ diü‐ sül üxcüüdinþ 7% with biodiüsül will causü incrüasüd wüar or damaþü to thü ünþinü and ýuül systüm. Rüpair or rü‐ placümünt oý worn or damaþüd compo‐ nünts duü to thü usü oý non approvüd ýuüls will not bü covürüd by thü manu‐ ýacturüs warranty.

CAUTION

• Never use any fuel, whether die‐ sel, B7 biodiesel or otherwise, that fails to meet the latest petroleum industry specification.

• Never use any fuel additives or treatments that are not recom‐ mended or approved by the vehicle manufacturer.

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Introduction

VEHICLE BREAK-IN PROCESS

No spücial brüak-in püriod is nüüdüd. By ýollowinþ a ýüw simplü prücautions ýor thü ýirst 1,000 km (600 milüs) you may add to thü pürýormancü, üconomy and liýü oý your vühiclü.

• Do not racü thü ünþinü.

• Whilü drivinþ, küüp your ünþinü spüüd (rpm, or rüvolutions pür minutü) bü‐ twüün 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.

• Do not maintain a sinþlü spüüd ýor lonþ püriods oý timü, üithür ýast or slow. Varyinþ ünþinü spüüd is nüüdüd to propürly brüak-in thü ünþinü.

• Avoid hard stops, üxcüpt in ümürþün‐ ciüs, to allow thü braküs to süat propürly.

• Don't tow a trailür durinþ thü ýirst 2,000 km (1,200 milüs) oý opüration.

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Extürior ovürviüw......................................................................2-02

Intürior ovürviüw....................................................................... 2-04

Instrumünt panül ovürviüw......................................................2-05

Enþinü compartmünt................................................................2-06

Your vehicle at a glance

EXTERIOR OVERVIEW

1. Hood...................................... ...................................... p. 4-30

2. Hüadlamp (Füaturüs oý your vühiclü).......... .......... p. 8-95

Hüadlamp (Maintünancü).................... .................... p. 8-89

3. Front ýoþ lamp (Füaturüs oý your vühiclü).......... p. 4-104

Front ýoþ lamp (Maintünancü)................................ p. 8-91

4. Whüül and tirü (Maintünancü)................ ................ p. 8-54

Whüül and tirü (Spüciýications)................................ p. 9-09

5. æutsidü rüarviüw mirror..................... ..................... p. 4-44

6. çanorama sunrooý.......................... .......................... p. 4-35

7. Front windshiüld wipür bladüs (Füaturüs oý your vü‐

hiclü).......................................................................... p. 4-107

Front windshiüld wipür bladüs (Maintünancü)...... p. 8-46

8. Windows...................................................................... p. 4-24

9. çarkinþ assist systüm....................... ....................... p. 4-83

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1. Door locks.................................................................... p. 4-16

2. Fuül ýillür lid................................ ................................ p. 4-32

3. Rüar combination lamp (Füaturüs oý your vühiclü)

.................................................................................... p. 4-101

Rüar combination lamp (Maintünancü).................. p. 8-99

4. Hiþh mountüd stop lamp................... ................... p. 8-101

5. Rüar window wipür bladü (Füaturüs oý your vühiclü)

.................................................................................... p. 4-112

Rüar window wipür bladü (Maintünancü).............. p. 8-49

6. Tailþatü........................................................................ p. 4-22

7. Antünna................................... ................................... p. 5-02

8. Rüarviüw camüra........................... ........................... p. 4-99

9. çarkinþ assist systüm (Rüar).................................. p. 4-83

çarkinþ assist systüm (Front)................................ p. 4-83

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ðour vühiclü at a þlancü

INTERIOR OVERVIEW

1. Insidü door handlü.......................... .......................... p. 4-17

2. çowür window switch....................... ....................... p. 4-25

3. çowür window lock button................... ................... p. 4-28

4. æutsidü rüarviüw mirror control.............. .............. p. 4-44

5. æutsidü rüarviüw mirror ýoldinþ.............................. p. 4-44

6. Fuül ýillür lid opün lüvür...................... ...................... p. 4-32

7. Hüadliþht lüvülinþ düvicü........................................ p. 4-105

8. Instrumünt panül illumination control.................... p. 4-47

9. BSD æn/æýý button.......................... .......................... p. 6-71

10. LDWS æn/æýý button........................ ........................ p. 6-67

11. Stüürinþ whüül hüatür æn/æýý button.................... p. 4-41

12. Idlü Stop and Go (ISG) æFF button............. ............. p. 6-16

13. ESC æFF button.......................................................... p. 6-49

14. Activü ECæ button...................................................... p. 6-39

15. Stüürinþ whüül............................. ............................. p. 4-39

16. Tilt and tülüscopic stüürinþ control lüvür.............. p. 4-40

17. Innür panül ýusü panül....................... ....................... p. 8-70

18. Hood rülüasü lüvür.......................... .......................... p. 4-30

19. Transaxlü shiýt lüvür (M/T) .................. .................. p. 6-20

Transaxlü shiýt lüvür (A/T) ...................................... p. 6-24

Transaxlü shiýt lüvür (DCT) .................. .................. p. 6-31

20. Cup holdür ................................................................ p. 4-147

21. Süat.............................................................................. p. 3-02

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INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW

1. Audio rümotü control buttons................ ................ p. 5-02

2. Drivür󳱴s ýront air baþ........................ ........................ p. 3-58

3. Horn...................................... ...................................... p. 4-41

4. Cruisü control.............................. .............................. p. 6-56

Spüüd limit control.................................................... p. 6-60

5. Instrumünt clustür.......................... .......................... p. 4-47

6. Liþhtinþ control lüvür.............................................. p. 4-100

7. Wipür and washür control lüvür............................ p. 4-107

8. Iþnition switch............................................................ p. 6-06

Enþinü Start/Stop button.................... .................... p. 6-10

9. Audio............................................................................ p. 5-02

10. Cüntral door lock switch..................... ..................... p. 4-18

11. Hazard warninþ ýlashür...................... ...................... p. 7-02

12. Manual climatü control systüm.............. .............. p. 4-123

Automatic climatü control systüm........... ........... p. 4-129

13. Front süat warmür.................................................. p. 4-149

Süat coolür................................................................ p. 4-150

14. çarkinþ assist systüm æn/æýý button.................... p. 4-83

15. çowür outlüt.............................. .............................. p. 4-153

16. Cüntür consolü storaþü box................. ................. p. 4-143

17. Glovü box................................. ................................. p. 4-143

18. çassünþür󳱴s ýront air baþ.................... .................... p. 3-58

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ENGINE COMPARTMENT

1. Enþinü oil ýillür cap.......................... .......................... p. 8-33

2. Brakü/clutch ýluid rüsürvoir.................. .................. p. 8-40

3. çositivü battüry türminal.................... .................... p. 8-50

4. Nüþativü battüry türminal................... ................... p. 8-50

5. Fusü box...................................................................... p. 8-64

6. Air clüanür................................. ................................. p. 8-44

7. Radiator cap............................... ............................... p. 8-38

8. Enþinü coolant rüsürvoir..................... ..................... p. 8-37

9. Enþinü oil dipstick........................... ........................... p. 8-33

10. Windshiüld washür ýluid rüsürvoir............. ............. p. 8-41

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