Get Knowing your vehicle Guide for Kia Ceed SUV First Generation (2006-2012)

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Keys / 3-2

Remote keyless entry / 3-3

Theft-alarm system / 3-5

Immobilizer system / 3-7

Door locks / 3-8

Windows / 3-15

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Seat / 3-20

Seat belts / 3-30

Air bag - supplemental restraint system / 3-53

Hood / 3-77

Fuel filler lid / 3-79

Mirrors / 3-82

Interior lights / 3-86

Storage compartment / 3-87

Interior features / 3-89

Sunroof / 3-93

Luggage net / 3-98

Mounting bracket for roof carrier / 3-99

Roof rack / 3-100

Antenna / 3-101

Barrier net / 3-102

Tonneau cover / 3-104

Luggage under tray / 3-105

Audio system / 3-106

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KEYS

Type A

Type B

Type C

WARNING - Ignition key

• Leaving children unattended

in a vehicle with the ignition

key is dangerous even if the

key is not in the ignition.

Children copy adults and they

could place the key in the igni-

tion. The ignition key would

enable children to operate

power windows or other con-

trols, or even make the vehicle

move, which could result in

serious bodily injury or even

death. Never leave the keys in

your vehicle with unsuper-

vised children.

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The key code number is stamped on

the plate attached to the key set.

Should you lose your keys, this num-

ber will enable an authorized Kia

Dealer to duplicate the keys easily.

Remove the plate and store it in a

safe place. Also, record the code (2) Transmitter (if equipped)

number and keep it in a safe and

handy place, but not in the vehicle.

Key operations

(1) Master key

Used to start the engine, lock and

unlock the doors, and the rear

hatch.

• Use only Kia original parts for

the ignition key in your vehi-

cle. If an aftermarket key is

used, the ignition switch may

not return to ON after START.

If this happens, the starter will

continue to operate causing

damage to the starter motor

and possible fire due to exces-

sive current in the wiring.

Used to lock and unlock the doors

and the rear hatch.

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REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (IF EQUIPPED)

Type A

Type B

After opening the rear hatch while

all doors are locked, the rear

hatch will lock when closed.

CAUTION

Keep the transmitter away from

water or any liquid. If the key-

less entry system is inoperative

due to exposure to water or liq-

uids, it will not be covered by

your manufacturer vehicle war-

ranty.

If any door is unlocked, the rear

hatch will not lock when closed.

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NOTICE

The transmitter will not work if any

of following occur:

- The ignition key is in ignition

switch.

Operational distance may vary

depending upon the area the trans-

mitter is used in. For example, if the

vehicle is parked near police sta-

tions, government and public offices,

broadcasting stations, military instal-

lations, airports, or transmitting tow-

ers, etc.

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- You exceed the operating distance

limit (30 m).

(1) Lock (

)

All doors are locked if the lock

button is pressed.

- The battery in the transmitter is

weak.

- Other vehicles or objects may be

blocking the signal.

(2) Unlock (

)

All doors are unlocked if the

unlock button is pressed.

- The weather is extremely cold.

- The transmitter is close to a radio

transmitter such as a radio station

or an airport which can interfere

with normal operation of the

transmitter.

After depressing this button, the

doors will be locked automatical-

ly unless you open them within

30 seconds.

(3) Rear hatch unlock

When the transmitter does not work

correctly, open and close the door

with the ignition key. If you have a

problem with the transmitter, con-

tact an authorized Kia Dealer.

(

, if equipped)

The rear hatch is unlocked for 30

seconds if this button is pressed

when all doors are locked.

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Type A

2. Insert a slim tool into the slot and

gently pry open the transmitter

centre cover (2).

CAUTION

• Using the wrong battery can

cause the transmitter to mal-

function. Be sure to use the

correct battery.

3. Remove the battery cover (3, Type

A only).

4. Replace the battery with new one.

When replacing the battery, make

sure the battery positive “+” sym-

bol faces up as indicated in the

illustration.

• To avoid damaging the trans-

mitter, don't drop it, get it wet,

or expose it to heat or sun-

light.

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Type B

5. Install the battery in the reverse

order of removal.

CAUTION

The keyless entry system trans-

mitter is designed to give you

years of troublefree use, howev-

er it can malfunction if exposed

to moisture or static electricity.

If you are unsure how to use

your transmitter or replace the

battery, contact an authorized

Kia dealer.

OED037003

Battery replacement

Transmitter uses a 3 volt lithium bat-

tery which will normally last for sev-

eral years. When replacement is

necessary, use the following proce-

dure.

For replacement transmitters, see an

Authorized Kia Dealer for reprogram-

ming.

1. Remove the screw (1) using a

cross-tip screwdriver. (Type A only)

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THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)

Armed stage

CAUTION

When the ignition switch is in the

“LOCK” position, and key is not in the

ignition, the system will be armed

and the hazard lights will flash once

when the following conditions are

met:

Before leaving your vehicle,

check if the hazard warning

lights flash once, to see whether

the vehicle entered the armed

stage. If the hazard warning

lights does not flash, the vehicle

will not operate the theft alarm

system as it does not enter the

armed stage. Therefore, have

your vehicle checked by an

authorized Kia dealer as soon

as possible.

Armed

stage

Theft alarm

stage

Disarmed

stage

• The hood, rear hatch and doors

are all closed and locked with the

transmitter.

• If a door or the rear hatch is not

opened within approximately 30

seconds after unlocking with the

transmitter, all doors will be locked

again and theft alarm system

armed.

Theft alarm system will not operate

when the ignition key is in the ignition

switch.

If the doors are locked by the trans-

mitter key, unlock the doors with the

transmitter.

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NOTICE

Do not arm the system until all pas-

sengers have left the vehicle. If the

system is armed while a passenger(s)

remains in the vehicle, the alarm

may be activated when the remain-

ing passenger(s) leave the vehicle. If

any door (or rear hatch) or engine

hood is opened within 30 seconds

after the system enters the armed

stage, the system is disarmed to pre-

vent an unnecessary alarm.

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The alarm will be deactivated when:

• The lock ( ) or unlock ( ) but-

ton on the transmitter is pressed.

Theft alarm stage

Disarmed stage

The alarm will be activated when:

The armed stage will be deactivated

when:

• Any door (or rearhatch) is opened

without using the transmitter.

• The ignition switch is in the “ON”

position for 30 seconds or more.

• The “

” button on the transmit-

ter is pressed.

• The engine hood is opened.

• The engine starts by turning the

ignition key to the starting position.

After depressing unlock button,

you must open the doors within 30

seconds or all doors will be locked

again and automatically placed

into the armed stage.

The alarm sound and flash will be

ON for 30 seconds.

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NOTICE

If the ignition key is in the ignition

switch, the transmitter will not func-

tion. Avoid trying to start the engine

with the alarm activated.

• The ignition switch is in the “ON”

position.

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IMMOBILIZER SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)

Your vehicle is equipped with an To activate the immobilizer sys-

electronic engine immobilizer system tem:

to reduce the risk of unauthorized

CAUTION

The transponder in your ignition

key is an important part of the

immobilizer system. It is

designed to give years of trou-

blefree service, however you

should avoid exposure to mois-

ture, static electricity and rough

handling. Immobilizer system

malfunction could occur.

Turn the ignition key to the OFF posi-

vehicle use.

tion. The immobilizer system acti-

The immobilizer system is comprised vates automatically. Without a valid

of a small transponder in the ignition ignition key for your vehicle, the

key and electronic devices inside the engine will not start.

vehicle.

With the immobilizer system, when-

ever you insert your ignition key into

the ignition switch and turn it to ON,

it checks and determines whether

the ignition key is valid or not.

✽

NOTICE

When starting the engine, do not use

the key with other immobilizer keys

around.

CAUTION

Otherwise the engine may not start

If the key is determined to be valid,

the engine will start.

or may stop soon after it starts. Keep

Do not change, alter or adjust

the immobilizer system because

it could cause the immobilizer

system to malfunction and

should only be serviced by an

authorized Kia dealer.

Malfunctions caused by improp-

er alterations, adjustments or

modifications to the immobilizer

system are not covered by your

vehicle manufacturer warranty.

each key separately not to have any

If the key is determined to be invalid,

the engine will not start.

malfunction after you receive your

new vehicle.

To deactivate the immobilizer sys-

tem:

CAUTION

Do not put metal accessories

near the key or ignition key.

Insert the ignition key into the key

cylinder and turn it to the ON posi-

tion.

The engine may not start for the

metal accessories may interrupt

the transponder signal from

normally transmitting

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DOOR LOCKS

• Once the doors are unlocked, it

may be opened by pulling the door

handle.

Lock

• When closing the door, push the

door by hand. Make sure that

doors are closed securely.

Unlock

• If you lock/unlock the front door

with a key, all vehicle doors will

lock/unlock automatically.

Unlock

Lock

OED036006

OED036094

CAUTION

In case of an emergency

Operating door locks from

outside the vehicle

Always remove the ignition key,

engage the parking brake, close

all windows and lock all doors

when leaving your vehicle unat-

tended.

If the power door lock switch does

not operate electrically, you can only

lock the door(s) with the ignition key

from the outside key hole.

• Turn the key toward rear of vehicle

to unlock and toward front of vehi-

cle to lock.

The doors without the outside key

hole, you can lock as follows;

• Doors can also be locked and

unlocked with the transmitter key.

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NOTICE

1. Open the door.

If the door is locked/unlocked multi-

ple times in rapid succession with

either the vehicle key or door lock

switch, the system may stop operat-

ing temporarily in order to protect

the circuit and prevent damage to

system components.

2. Insert the key into the emergency

door lock hole and turn the key

toward the rear of the vehicle to

lock.

3. Close the door securely.

The rear hatch will lock and will not

unlock if you close the rear hatch

when the power door lock switch

does not operate electrically.

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• When pushing the door lock switch

again, all vehicle doors will unlock

and the indicator light on the switch

will not illuminate.

OED036008

OED036007

With central door lock switch

Operating door locks from

inside the vehicle

It is operated by depressing the door

lock switch.

With the door handle

• When pushing the door lock

switch, all vehicle doors will lock

and the indicator light on the switch

will illuminate.

• Driver's side door

If the inner door handle of the front

door is pulled when the door is

locked, the door will unlock and

open.

If any door is opened when the

switch is pushed, all doors will not

lock.

• Passenger's side door

If the inner door handle is pulled

once when the door is locked, the

door will unlock.

• If any door is unlocked, the indica-

tor of the door lock switch will blink.

If you push the switch when the

indicator is blinking, all doors will

lock.

If the inner door handle is pulled

twice, the door will open.

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Super lock system

(if equipped)

WARNING

• The doors should always be

fully closed and locked while

the vehicle is in motion to pre-

vent accidental opening of the

door. Locked doors will also

discourage potential intruders

when the vehicle stops or

slows.

Leaving your vehicle unlocked

can invite theft or possible harm

to you or others from someone

hiding in your vehicle while you

are gone. Always remove the

ignition key, engage the parking

brake, close all windows and

lock all doors when leaving your

vehicle unattended.

If you turn the key to the “LOCK”

position or depress the “LOCK” but-

ton on the transmitter to lock the

doors, the locked doors are not

unlocked by other tools except

unlocking with the key or transmitter.

This feature is to prevent potential

intruders from opening the door.

• Be careful when opening

doors and watch for vehicles,

motorcycles, bicycles or

pedestrians approaching the

vehicle in the path of the door.

Opening a door when some-

thing is approaching can

cause damage or injury.

WARNING

WARNING - Unattended

children

Do not lock the doors by super

locking with the key or the

transmitter with anybody left in

the vehicle. The passenger in

the vehicle cannot unlock the

doors with the inside handle or

the door lock switch. For exam-

ple, if the door is locked with the

transmitter, the passenger in

the vehicle cannot unlock the

door without the transmitter.

An enclosed vehicle can

become extremely hot, causing

death or severe injury to unat-

tended children or animals who

cannot escape the vehicle.

Furthermore, children might

operate features of the vehicle

that could injure them, or they

could encounter other harm,

possibly from someone gaining

entry to the vehicle. Never leave

children or animals unattended

in your vehicle.

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2. Push the child safety lock located

on the rear edge of the door to the

“lock” position. When the child

safety lock is in the “lock ( )”

position, rear door will not open

when the inner door handle is

pulled inside the vehicle.

Impact sensing door unlock

system

All doors will be automatically

unlocked when the impact is deliv-

ered to impact sensors while the igni-

tion switch ON.

However, the doors may not be

unlocked when there are some prob-

lems of mechanical door lock system

or battery.

3. Close the rear door.

4. To open the rear door, pull the out-

side door handle (1) .

Even though the doors may be

unlocked, the rear door will not open

by pulling the inner door handle ( )

2

until rear door child safety lock is

OED036009

Speed sensing door lock sys-

tem

Rear door child safety lock

The child safety lock is provided to

help prevent children from acciden-

tally opening the rear doors from

inside the vehicle. The rear door

safety locks should be used whenev-

er children are in the vehicle.

When the speed of the vehicle keeps

above 40 km/h for 1 second, it will

automatically lock all doors. For

deactivation of this feature, contact

an authorized Kia dealer.

unlocked (

).

1. Open the rear door.

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CAUTION

WARNING - Rear door

locks

Do not put any heavy object on

the covering shelf. It may dam-

age the covering shelf.

If children accidentally open the

rear doors while the vehicle is in

motion, they could fall out and

be severely injured or killed. To

prevent children from opening

the rear doors from the inside,

the rear door safety locks

should be used whenever chil-

dren are in the vehicle.

WARNING

• Do not put any object on the

covering shelf. If the vehicle

suddenly stops or makes a

curve, the object may injure

passengers.

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Rear hatch

• Watch out for the edge of the

covering shelf, when you are

using the luggage room. You

may injure yourself.

Opening the rear hatch

• You can lock/unlock the latch (but

not release it) with the central door

lock system.

• If unlocked, the rear hatch can be

opened by pressing the handle ( )

1

and pulling the hatch up.

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Type A

When someone is inadvertently

locked in the luggage compartment,

if the lever is pushed, the rear hatch

latch mechanism is released and the

rear hatch is opened by pushing

backward.

WARNING

• For emergency, be fully aware

of the location of the emer-

gency rear hatch safety

release lever in their vehicle

and how to open the rear

hatch if you are accidentally

locked in the luggage com-

partment.

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Type B

OED036074

Luggage room lamp

(if equipped)

Luggage room lamp turns on when

the rear hatch is opened. It remains

on until the rear hatch is securely

closed.

• No one should be allowed to

occupy the luggage compart-

ment of the vehicle at any

time. The luggage compart-

ment is a highly dangerous

location in the event of a

crash.

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NOTICE

OED037011L

Make sure to close the rear hatch

securely. If it remains open while

engine is not running, it may cause

battery discharge because luggage

room lamp remains on.

Emergency rear hatch safety

release

Your vehicle is equipped with emer-

gency rear hatch safety release lever

located on the bottom of the rear

hatch.

• Use the release lever for emer-

gency only. Use extreme cau-

tion while the vehicle is in

motion.

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✽

NOTICE

CAUTION

WARNING - Rear cargo

area

ꢀ In cold and wet climates door lock

and door mechanisms may not

work properly due to freezing con-

ditions.

ꢀ When jacking up the vehicle to

change a tire or repair the vehicle,

do not operate the rear hatch. This

could cause the rear hatch to close

improperly.

Make certain that you close the

rear hatch before driving your

vehicle. Possible damage may

occur to the rear hatch lift cylin-

ders and attaching hardware if

the rear hatch is not closed

prior to driving.

Occupants should never ride in

the rear cargo area where no

restraints are available.To avoid

injury in the event of an acci-

dent or sudden stops, occu-

pants should always be proper-

ly restrained.

WARNING - Rear hatch

WARNING - Exhaust

fumes

The rear hatch swings upward.

Make sure no objects or people

are near the rear of the vehicle

when opening the rear hatch.

If you drive with the rear hatch

open, you will draw dangerous

exhaust fumes into your vehicle

which can cause serious injury

or death to vehicle occupants.

If you must drive with the rear

hatch open, keep the air vents

and all windows open so that

additional outside air comes

into the vehicle.

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WINDOWS

Power windows (if equipped)

(1) Driver’s door power window

switch

(2) Front passenger’s door power

window switch

(3) Rear door (left) power window

switch (if equipped)

(4) Rear door (right) power window

switch (if equipped)

Type A

Type B

Type C

(5) Window opening and closing

(6) Automatic power window

(if equipped)

(7) Power window lock switch

• Power window timer

The power windows can be operated

for approximately 30 seconds after

the ignition key is removed or turned

to the ACC or LOCK position.

However, if the front doors are

opened, the power windows cannot

be operated even within the 30 sec-

onds after the ignition key removal.

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Power windows (if equipped)

CAUTION

WARNING

The ignition switch must be in the ON

position for power windows to oper-

ate. Each door has a power window

switch that controls that door’s win-

dow. However, the driver has a power

window lock switch which can block

the operation of passenger windows.

• To prevent the power window

system from the possibility of

damage, do not open or close

two windows at the same time.

This will also ensure the

longevity of the fuse.

• Make sure heads and hands

are safely out of the way

before closing a window.

• Do not allow children to play

with the power windows. Keep

the driver’s door power win-

dow lock switch in the LOCK

position (depressed). Serious

injury can result from uninten-

tional window operation by

the child.

• Never try to operate the main

switch on the driver's door

and the individual door win-

dow switch in opposing direc-

tions at the same time. If this

is done, the window will stop

and cannot be opened or

closed.

If you notice buffeting and pulsation

(wind shock) with either side window

open, you should open the opposite

window slightly to reduce the condi-

tion.

• Do not extend face or arms

outside through the window

opening while driving.

• Always double check to make

sure all arms, hands and other

obstructions are safely out of

the way before closing a win-

dow

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Type A

Type B

Type C

OED036084

OED036085

OED036086

Type B - Automatic power window

Type C - Automatic power window

Window opening and closing

down (driver’s window,

if equipped)

Depressing or pulling up the power

window switch momentarily to the

Type A

The driver’s door has a master power

window switch that controls all the

windows in the vehicle. To open or

close a window, press down (5) or

pull up (5) the front portion of the cor-

responding switch.

Depressing the power window switch second detent position (6) complete-

momentarily to the second detent ly lowers or lifts the window even

position (6) completely lowers the when the switch is released. To stop

driver’s window even when the the window at the desired position

switch is released. To stop the win- while the window is in operation, pull

dow at the desired position while the up or depress the switch momentari-

window is in operation, pull up the ly to the opposite direction of the win-

switch momentarily to the opposite dow movement.

direction of the window movement.

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If the automatic power window sys-

tem does not operate properly, you

may reset as follows:

WARNING

• The automatic window reversal

feature will only operate when

the automatic power window

operation feature is used.

Automatic window reversal will

not operate if the window is

raised using the first detent

position (5) on the power win-

dow switch. Always double

check to make sure all faces,

arms, hands and other obstruc-

tions are safely out of the way

of before operating the power

window.

1. Turn the ignition key to ON posi-

tion.

2. Close each window and continue

pulling up on each power window

switch for at least 0.5 second after

the window is completely closed.

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Automatic window reversal (When

window is closed by the automatic

power window)

If the upward movement of the win-

dow is blocked by an object or part of

the body, the window will detect the

resistance and will stop upward

movement. The window will then

lower approximately 30cm (11.8 in)

from the top to allow the object to be

cleared.

• If an object less than 4 mm in

diameter is caught between the

window glass and the upper

window channel, the automatic

reversal may not detect the

resistance and will not operate.

Therefore, always check for any

obstructions before raising any

window.

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OED036013

OED036088

Power window lock switch

(if equipped)

• The driver can disable the power

window switches on a rear passen-

ger door by depressing the power

window lock switch located on the

driver’s door to LOCK (pressed).

Manual windows (if equipped)

Use the window crank to open and

close each window.

• When the power window lock

switch is ON, the driver’s master

control cannot operate the rear

passenger door power windows

either.

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SEAT

Driver’s seat

(1) Seat adjustment, forward / back-

ward

(2) Seatback recliner

(3) Seat adjustment, height*

(4) Seat warmer*

(5) Lumbar support*

(6) Headrest adjustment

Front passenger seat

(7) Seat adjustment, forward /

backward

(8) Seatback recliner

(9) Seat warmer

*

(10) Lumbar support*

(11) Headrest adjustment

Rear seat

(12) Split folding rear seat

(13) Armrest*

(14) Headrest adjustment

* ; if equipped

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WARNING

WARNING - Driver’s seat

• Always drive and ride with

your seatback upright and the

lap portion of the seat belt, or

lap belt, snug and low across

the hips. This position puts

your seat belts in the best

position to protect you in case

of an accident.

• Loose objects in the driver’s

foot area could interfere with

the operation of the foot ped-

als, possibly causing an acci-

dent. Loose objects might

interfere with the seat slide

mechanism. Do not place any-

thing under the front seats.

• Never attempt to adjust seat

while the vehicle is moving.

This could result in loss of

control, and an accident caus-

ing death, serious injury, or

property damage.

• Do not allow anything to inter-

fere with the normal position

of the seatback. Storing items

against a seatback or in any

other way interfering with

proper locking of a seatback

could result in serious or fatal

injury in a sudden stop or col-

lision.

• In order to avoid unnecessary

air bag injuries including the

possibility of severe injury or

death, always sit as far back

as possible from the steering

wheel so that your chest is

away at least 250 mm (10 inch-

es) away from the steering

wheel.

• Children should never be left

unattended in the car.

(Continued)

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Adjust the seat before driving, and

make sure the seat is locked secure-

ly by trying to move forward and

backward without using the control

knob. If the seat moves, it is not

locked properly.

OED036015

OED036016

Adjusting height of the driver’s

seat cushion (if equipped)

Front seat adjustment

Adjusting the seat forward and

backward

Pivot the lever upward to raise the

seat cushion.

To move the seat forward or back-

ward:

Pivot the lever downward to lower the

seat cushion.

1. Pull the seat slide adjustment

lever under the front edge of the

seat cushion up and hold it.

2. Slide the seat to the position you

desire.

3. Release the lever and make sure

the seat is locked in place.

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WARNING

Driving or riding in a vehicle

with a front seatback reclined

could lead to serious or fatal

injury in an accident. If a front

seat is reclined during an acci-

dent, the occupant’s hips may

slide under the lap portion of

the seat belt applying great

force to the unprotected

abdomen or neck. Serious or

fatal internal injuries could

result. Keep the seatbacks in a

comfortably upright position

whenever the vehicle is in

motion.

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Adjusting the seatback recliner

Lumbar support (if equipped)

To recline the seatback, rotate the

knob forward or rearward to the

desired angle.

You can adjust the lumbar support by

moving the lever on the side of seat-

back.

Pivoting the lever toward the front of

the vehicle increases the lumbar

support.

Pivoting the lever toward the rear of

the vehicle decreases the lumbar

support.

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NOTICE

WARNING

ꢀ If the seat warmer doesn't work

when the ambient temperature is

below 21 °C (70 °F), have the sys-

tem checked by an authorized

dealer.

ꢀ When cleaning the seats, do not

use an organic solvent such as

thinner, benzene, alcohol and

gasoline. Doing so may damage

the surface of the heater or seats.

ꢀ To prevent overheating the seat

warmer, do not place blankets,

cushions or seat covers on the

seats while the seat warmer is in

operation.

Passengers should use extreme

caution when using seat warm-

ers due to the possibility of

excess heating or burns. In par-

ticular, the following types of

passengers should exercise

extreme care:

1. Infants, children, elderly or

handicapped persons, or hos-

pital outpatients

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Seat warmer (if equipped)

2. Persons with sensitive skin or

those that burn easily

The front seats can be electrically

heated individually when the ignition

switch is ON. When you depress the

seat warmer switch, a thermostat

regulates seat temperature. Each

time you push the button the temper-

ature setting of the seat changes. To

deactivate the heating system,

depress the switch until the indicator

light on the button turns off.

3. Fatigued individuals

4. Intoxicated individuals

ꢀ Do not place heavy or sharp

objects on seats equipped with

seat warmers. Damage to the seat

warming components could occur.

5. Individuals taking medication

that can cause drowsiness or

sleepiness (sleeping pills,

cold tablets, etc.)

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Removal

Active headrest (if equipped)

Headrest adjustment

To remove the headrest, raise it as The active headrest is designed to

far as it can go then press the move forward and upward during a

Adjusting the height up and down

The headrest not only provides com-

fort for the driver and passengers,

but also helps to protect the head

and neck in the event of a collision.

release lever ( ) while pulling upward rear impact. This helps to prevent the

1

( ).

2

driver's and front passenger’s heads

from moving backward and thus

helps prevent neck injuries.

If the vehicle is equipped with an

active headrest, you can not remove

the headrest.

To raise the headrest, pull it up to the

desired position (1). To lower the

headrest, push and hold the release

button (2) on the headrest support

and lower the headrest to the desired

position (3). For best protection,

adjust the headrest so its center is as

high as your ears. Also adjust the

headrest so its distance from the

head is as wide as your fist.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of head and

neck injuries, do not drive the

vehicle with the headrest

removed or improperly posi-

tioned. Do not adjust the dri-

ver’s headrest while driving.

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Rear seat

Split folding rear seat

The rear seatbacks fold forward to

provide additional cargo space and

to provide access to the cargo area.

• To fold the rear seatback(s) down,

pull the lock release lever, then fold

the seatback forward and down.

• To raise the seatback, lift and push

it firmly until it clicks into place.

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• When you return the seatback to

its upright position, reposition the

rear seat belts so that they can be

used by rear seat passengers.

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1. Lift the front side of the seat cush- 3. Move the seat cushion firmly until

ion ( ) up. it clicks ( ).

1

3

2. Lift the rear of seat cushion up ( ). 4. Remove the headrest (4).

2

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To unfold the rear seat:

CAUTION

1. Remove the headrest.

• When returning the rear seat-

backs to the upright position,

remember to return the rear

shoulder belts to their proper

position.

2. While slightly pushing the seat

cushion towards the front of the

vehicle, lift and push the seatback

backward firmly until it clicks into

place.

• Do not remove the floor carpet

in your vehicle. Emission con-

3. Place the headrest to the proper

position.

trol

system

components

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4. Move and push the seat cushion

downward firmly to the proper

position.

cause high exhaust tempera-

tures under the floor.

5. Check the rear seat belt and buck-

le.

WARNING - Cargo

Cargo should always be

secured to prevent it from being

thrown about the vehicle in a

collision and causing injury to

the vehicle occupants.

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5. Pull the lock release lever (5).

6. Fold the seatback forward and

down firmly (6).

7. Put the headrest poles into the

holes on the rear of the seat cush-

ion (7).

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CAUTION

• Make sure the engine is off,

the transaxle is in P and the

parking brake is applied

whenever loading or unload-

ing cargo. Vehicle may move if

shift lever is inadvertently

moved to another position.

• Be careful when loading cargo

through the rear passenger

seats to prevent damage to

the vehicle interior.

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Armrest (if equipped)

Headrest adjustment

• When cargo is loaded through

the rear passenger seats,

ensure the cargo is properly

secured to prevent it from

The armrest is located in the center

of the rear seat. Pull the armrest

down from the seatback.

Adjusting the height up and down

To raise the headrest, pull it up until

it clicks into place (1). To lower the

headrest, push and hold the release

button (2) on the headrest support

and lower the headrest to the lowest

position (3).

moving

while

driving.

Unsecured cargo in the pas-

senger compartment can

cause damage to the vehicle

or injury to it’s occupants.

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Removal

After entering the rear seat

Entering the rear seat

(3 Door, if equipped)

To remove the headrest, raise it as

far as it can go then press the

release lever ( ) while pulling upward

1

3. Push the front seat back to the

upright position until you hear a

click noise.

Before entering the rear seat

1. Lift up the lever and fold the seat-

back down.

( ).

2

4. Adjust the front seat to the desired

position.

2. Push the entire seat forward.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of head and

neck injuries, do not drive the

vehicle with the headrest

removed or improperly posi-

tioned.

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SEAT BELTS

When the vehicle stops suddenly, or

if the occupant tries to lean forward

too quickly, the seat belt retractor will

lock into position. In certain frontal

collisions, the pre-tensioner will acti-

vate and pull the seat belt into tighter

contact against the occupant's body.

If the system senses excessive seat

belt tension on the driver or passen-

ger's seat belt when the pre-tension-

er activates, the load limiter inside

the pre-tensioner will release some

of the pressure on the affected seat

belt. (if equipped)

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The seat belt pre-tensioner system

consists mainly of the following com-

ponents.Their locations are shown in

the illustration.

Pre-tensioner seat belt

(if equipped)

Your vehicle is equipped with driver's

and front passenger's pre-tensioner

seat belts. The purpose of the pre-

tensioner is to make sure that the

seat belts fit tightly against the occu-

pant's body in certain frontal colli-

sions. The pre-tensioner seat belts

can be activated, where the frontal

collision is severe enough, together

with the air bags.

(1) SRS air bag warning light

(2) Seatbelt pre-tensioner assembly

(3) SRS air bag control module

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CAUTION

WARNING

To obtain maximum benefit from

a pre-tensioner seat belt:

WARNING

• Because the sensor that acti-

vates the SRS air bag is con-

nected with pre-tensioner seat

belt, the SRS air bag warning

light on the instrument panel

will blink or illuminate for

approximately 6 seconds after

the ignition key has been

turned to the “ON” position,

then the light should go off.

When the pre-tensioner seat

belts are activated, a loud noise

may be heard and fine dust,

which may appear to be smoke,

may be visible in the passenger

compartment and are not toxic.

• The seat belt must be worn

correctly.

• The seat belt must be adjusted

to the correct position.

Although, it is harmless, the fine

dust may cause skin irritation

and should not be breathed for

prolonged periods. Wash your

hands and face thoroughly after

an accident in which the air

bags and/or pre-tensioner seat

belts were activated.

• If the pre-tensioner seat belt is

not working properly, this

warning light will illuminate

even if there is no malfunction

of SRS air bag system. If the

SRS air bag warning light

does not illuminate when the

ignition key is turned to “ON” ,

or if it remains illuminated

after blinking or illuminating

for approximately 6 seconds,

or if it illuminates while the

vehicle is being driven, please

have an authorized Kia dealer

inspect the pre-tensioner seat

belt or SRS air bag system as

soon as possible.

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WARNING

• Do not strike the pre-tensioner

seat belt assemblies.

The pre-tensioner seat belt

assembly mechanisms become

hot during activation. Do not

touch the pre-tensioner seat

belt assembly for several min-

utes after they have been acti-

vated.

• Pre-tensioners are designed

to operate once. After activa-

tion, pre-tensioner seat belts

must be replaced. All seat

belts, of any type, should

always be replaced after they

have been worn during a colli-

sion.

• Do not attempt to service or

repair the pre-tensioner seat

belt system in any manner.

• Improper handling of the pre-

tensioner seat belt assem-

blies, and failure to heed the

warnings not to strike, modify,

inspect, place, service or

repair the pre-tensioner seat

belt assemblies may lead to

improper operation or inad-

vertent activation causing

serious injury.

And driver’s and passenger’s

seat belt should always be

replaced after

although they have not been

worn during a collision.

a

collision

• Do not attempt to inspect or

replace the pre-tensioner seat

belts yourself. This must be

done by an authorized Kia

dealer.

Always wear the seat belts

when driving or riding in a

motor vehicle.

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We strongly recommend that the Since the inertial locks do not require

driver and all passengers be proper- a collision in order to lock up, you

ly restrained at all times by using the may become aware of the seat belts

seat belts provided with the vehicle. locking while braking or going

Proper use of the seat belts decreas- around sharp corners.

Seat belt restraint system

WARNING - Seat belts

To minimize the risk of serious

or fatal injury in an accident, the

driver and all passengers

should use the appropriate

safety restraints for their age

and size. The presence of air

bags does not change the need

to be properly restrained by a

seat belt or size-appropriate

child restraint. In fact, air bags

are designed to work the best

when passengers are correctly

restrained in the vehicle. Be

sure you are familiar with the

information in this section,

including the information on

infant and child restraints. Read

the safety warnings on the sun

visors of your vehicle also.

es the risk of severe injury or death

in accidents or sudden stops.

to install your child restraint(s).

Always use the rear seat position(s)

All seats have lap/shoulder belts.

Never install a child restraint system

Inertial locks in the seat belt retrac-

in the front passenger position, as an

tors allow all of the lap/shoulder seat

inflating air bag could cause serious

belts to remain unlocked during nor-

or fatal injury to a child in that posi-

mal vehicle operation.This allows the

tion.

occupants some freedom of move-

ment and increased comfort while

using the seat belts. If a force is

applied to the vehicle, such as a

strong stop, a sharp turn, or a colli-

sion, the seat belt retractors will

automatically lock the seat belts.

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Seat belts provide the best restraint

when:

WARNING - After a colli-

sion

WARNING - Cargo area

(if equipped)

• The seatback is upright.

• Lap/shoulder belt assemblies

may be stretched or damaged

when subjected to the stress

and forces of a collision.

Passengers should never be

allowed to ride in the cargo area

of a vehicle. No seat belts are

provided for the cargo area.

Persons riding in the vehicle

without a fastened seat belt are

much more likely to suffer seri-

ous bodily injury or death dur-

ing an accident.

• The occupant is sitting upright (not

slouched).

• The lap belt is snug across the hips.

• The shoulder belt is snug across

the chest.

• The entire restraint system

should be inspected following

any collision. All belts, retrac-

tors, anchors and hardware

damaged by a collision should

be replaced before the vehicle

is operated again.

• The knees are straight forward.

To help you remember to fasten your

seat belt, a warning light will come

on and a chime will sound.

WARNING - Twisted belts

A twisted or jammed seat belt

cannot restrain you properly. If

you cannot untwist or unjam the

seat belt, have an authorized

Kia dealer it immediately. Never

drive or ride with a twisted or

jammed seat belt.

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(Continued)

WARNING - Belt use

WARNING - Seat belt care

• Wear the lap portion as low as

possible. Be sure that the lap

belt fits snugly around the

hips. Never wear lap belt or a

lap portion of a lap/shoulder

belt over your waist; it should

always go over the stronger

area of your hips.

Seat belts must be used correct-

ly to work properly in an acci-

dent. Each seating position in

your vehicle has a specific seat

belt assembly that includes a

buckle and tongue designed to

be used together.

• A damaged belt may not give

you the protection you need in

an accident.

• Inspect your seat belts period-

ically for excessive wear or

damage. Pull out each belt

fully and look for fraying, cuts,

burns or other damage. Pull

the seat belt out and let it

retract a number of times.

Make sure that the lap/shoul-

der belts return smoothly and

easily into the retractor.

For greatest effectiveness, fol-

low these guidelines in using

seat belts:

• Never use a single seat belt

for more than one person.

• The front seatbacks should

always remain in a comfort-

able, upright position when

the vehicle is moving.

• Use the shoulder portion of

the seat belt on the outside

shoulder only. Never wear the

shoulder portion under the

arm.

• Check the latches to make

sure they latch and release

without interference or delay.

• Never swing the seat belt

around your neck to fit over

the inside shoulder.

• Never close the doors on any

part of the lap or shoulder

belt.

• Never wear the shoulder por-

tion of the seat belt across the

neck or face.

• Any belt not in good condition

or in good working order

should be promptly replaced.

(Continued)

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Type A

Type B

CAUTION

Never close the doors on any

part of the lap or shoulder belt.

It can damage the seat belt or

buckle which could increase the

risk of injury in case of an acci-

dent.

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Seat belt warning light and chime

(1) Driver’s seat belt warning light

(2) Front passenger’s seat belt warning light

(3) Rear left passenger’s seat belt warning light (if equipped)

(4) Rear center passenger’s seat belt warning light (if equipped)

(5) Rear right passenger’s seat belt warning light (if equipped)

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Driver's and front passenger's

seat belt warning light and chime

If you continue not to fasten the seat Rear passenger's seat belt warn-

belt and you drive over 20km/h for

the first time, the seat belt warning

chime will sound for approximately

100 seconds and the corresponding

warning light will blink.

ing light (if equipped)

As a reminder to the driver and pas-

senger, seat belt warning light will

illuminate for approximately 6 sec-

onds each time you turn the ignition

switch ON.

If the rear passenger's lap/shoulder

belt is not fastened when the key is

turned ON(engine is not running) the

corresponding seat belt warning light

will illuminate as red and if the belt is

fastened the color will change to green.

Also, when you unfasten your seat

belt and drive over 9 km/h for the first

time, the warning chime will sound

for approximately 100 seconds.

If the front seat is occupied, the seat

belt warning light and chime will

operate as follows;

And then, if you start the engine and

drive under 9km/h, the corresponding

warning light will turn off after 35 sec-

onds.

If the driver's and/or front passen-

ger's lap/shoulder belt is not fas-

tened when the key is turned ON or

if it is disconnected after the key is

turned ON, the corresponding seat

belt warning light will illuminate until

the belt is fastened.

If all rear passenger's seat belts are

fasten, the green seat belt warning

lights will turn off.

If you drive over 9km/h, the correspon-

ding warning light (fasten ; green color,

unfasten ; red color) will turn on and

turn off after 35 seconds.

If you continue not to fasten the seat

belt and you drive over 9km/h, the

illuminated warning light will start to

blink until you drive under 6km/h.

If the rear seat belt is disconnected

when you drive over the 9km/h, the

corresponding seat belt warning light

will blink for 35 seconds.

But, if the rear passenger's lap/shoul-

der belt is/are connected and discon-

nected twice within 9 seconds after the

belt is fastened, the corresponding

seat belt warning light will not operate.

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3. Insert the tongue plate ( ) into the 4. Position the lap portion ( ) of the

1

Lap/shoulder belt

open end of the buckle ( ) until an

2

belt across your lap as LOW ON

THE HIPS as possible to reduce

the risk of sliding under it during

an accident. Adjust the belt to a

SNUG FIT by pulling up on the

To fasten the front lap/shoulder

belt:

audible “click” is heard, indicating

the belt is locked in the buckle.

1. Grasp the buckle and tongue

plate.

shoulder portion ( ) of the seat

2

2. Slowly pull the lap/shoulder belt

out from the retractor.

belt. The belt retractor is designed

to take up excess webbing auto-

matically and to maintain tension

on the belt. For your safety, do not

put any excess slack into the seat

belt at any location.

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WARNING

• The seatbacks should always

remain in comfortable,

a

upright position while the

vehicle is in motion. The seat

belt system will provide the

most protection with the seat-

backs in an upright position.

• Never wear the shoulder por-

tion of the seat belt under the

outside arm or behind the

back.

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5. Adjust the shoulder anchor posi- To unfasten the front lap/shoulder

tion to your size. To raise the

anchor position, push the anchor

up (1). To lower the anchor posi-

tion, press (2) the button and slide

the anchor down (3). After adjust-

ment, make sure the anchor is

locked in position.

belt:

• Never wear the shoulder por-

tion of the seat belt across the

neck or face.

Press the release button on the

buckle and allow the belt to slowly

retract.

• Wear the lap portion of the

seat belt as low on the hips as

possible. Be sure the lap belt

fits snugly around the hips.

Never wear the lap belt over

your waist.

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(Continued)

• Never drive or ride with a

twisted or jammed seat belt. If

you cannot untwist or unjam

the seat belt, see the nearest

Kia dealer immediately.

• Never use a single belt to

restrain more than one person

at a time.

Failure to follow these warnings

will increase the risk and sever-

ity of injury in an accident.

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4. Position the lap portion ( ) of the

1

Rear lap/shoulder belt

belt across your lap as LOW ON

THE HIPS as possible to reduce

the risk of sliding under it during

an accident. Adjust the belt to a

SNUG FIT by pulling up on the

To fasten the rear lap/shoulder

belt:

1. Grasp the buckle and tongue

plate.

shoulder portion ( ) of the seat

2

2. Slowly pull the lap/shoulder belt

out.

belt. The belt retractor is designed

to take up excess webbing auto-

matically and to maintain tension

on the belt. For your safety do not

put any excess slack into the seat

belt.

3. Insert the tongue plate ( ) into the

1

open end of the buckle ( ) until an

2

audible “click’’ is heard, indicating

the belt is locked in the buckle.

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To unfasten:

Proper use and care of the

seat belt system

(Continued)

Press the release button on the

buckle and allow the belt to slowly

retract.

• Never drive or ride with a

twisted or jammed seat belt. If

you cannot untwist or unjam

the seat belt, see the nearest

Kia dealer immediately.

To ensure that the seat belts provide

the maximum protection, please fol-

low these instructions:

WARNING

• Use the belts at all times - even on

short trips.

• Never wear the shoulder por-

tion of the seat belt under the

outside arm or behind the

back.

• Never use a single belt to

restrain more than one person

at a time.

• If the seat belt is twisted, straighten

it prior to use.

• Keep sharp edges and damaging

objects away from the belts.

Failure to follow these warnings

will increase the risk and sever-

ity of injury in an accident.

• Never wear the shoulder por-

tion of the seat belt across the

neck or face.

• Periodically inspect belt webbing,

anchors, buckles and all other

parts for signs of wear and dam-

age. Replace damaged, excessive-

ly worn or questionable parts

immediately.

• Wear the lap portion of the

seat belt as low as possible.

Be sure the lap belt fits snug-

ly around the hips. Never wear

the lap belt over your waist.

(Continued)

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• To clean the belt webbing, use a

mild soap solution recommended

for cleaning upholstery or carpets.

Follow the instructions provided

with the soap.

Restraint of pregnant women

Restraint of infants and small

children

Pregnant women should wear

lap/shoulder belt assemblies when-

ever possible according to specific

recommendations by their doctors.

The lap portion of the belt should be

worn AS SNUGLY AND LOW AS

POSSIBLE.

To increase their safety, infants and

young children should always be

restrained by a restraint system

approved for their age and size.

• Do not make modifications or addi-

tions to the seat belt.

Never allow a child to stand or kneel

on the seat of a moving vehicle.

Never allow a seat belt to be placed

around both a child and an adult or

around two children at the same

time.

• After wearing a seat belt, make

sure it fully retracts to the stowed

position. Do not allow the belt to

get caught in the door when you

close it.

WARNING - Pregnant

women

Pregnant women must never

place the lap portion of the seat

belt over the area of the

abdomen where the fetus is

located or above the abdomen

where the belt could crush the

fetus during an impact.

It is best for children to be seated in

the rear seats.

WARNING

Do not bleach or dye the web-

bing because this may weaken

the webbing fibers and allow

them to fail when loaded in a

collision.

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Many companies manufacture child

restraint systems (often called child

seats) for infants and small children.

An acceptable child restraint system

must always satisfy the Safety

Standards of your country. Make

sure that any child-restraint system

you use in your vehicle is labelled as

complying with those safety stan-

dards.

Restraint of larger children

WARNING - Children on

laps

As children grow, they may need to

use new child-restraint systems,

including larger child seats or boost-

er seats, which are appropriate for

their increased size.

Never hold a child on your lap or

in your arms in a moving vehi-

cle.

Even a very strong person can-

not hold onto a child in the

event of even a minor collision.

A child who has outgrown available

child-restraint systems should use

the belts provided in the vehicle.

When seated in the rear outboard

seats, the child should be restrained

by the lap/shoulder belt.

The child-restraint system should be

chosen to fit both the size of the child

and the size of the vehicle seat. Be

sure to follow any instructions provid-

ed by the child-restraint system man-

ufacturer when installing the child-

restraint system.

CAUTION - Hot metal

parts

If the shoulder belt portion slightly

touches the child’s neck or face, try

placing the child closer to the center

of the vehicle. If the shoulder belt still

touches their face or neck they may

need to be returned to a child

restraint system. In addition, after-

market devices are available from

independent manufacturers which

help pull the shoulder belt down and

away from the child’s face or neck.

Seat belts and seats can

become hot in a vehicle that has

been closed during warm/hot

weather; they could burn a

child. Check seat covers and

buckles before you place a child

anywhere near them.

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You are required by law to use safe-

ty restraints for children. If small chil-

dren ride in your vehicle you must

put them in a child restraint system

(safety seat).

Child restraint system

(if equipped)

WARNING - Shoulder

belts on small children

For small children and babies, the

use of a child seat or infant seat is

strongly recommended. This child

seat or infant seat should be of

appropriate size for the child and

should be installed in accordance

with the manufacturer's instructions.

It is further recommended that the

seat be placed in the vehicle's rear

seat since this can make an impor-

tant contribution to safety.

• Never allow a shoulder belt to

be in contact with a child’s

neck or face while the vehicle

is in motion.

Children could be injured or killed in

a crash if their restraints are not

properly secured. For small children

and babies, a child seat or infant seat

must be used. Before buying a par-

ticular child restraint system, make

sure it fits your car and seat belts,

and fits your child. Follow all the

instructions provided by the manu-

facturer when installing the child

restraint system.

• If seat belts are not properly

worn and adjusted, there is a

risk of death or serious injury

to such a child.

Children riding in the car should sit

on the rear seat and must always be

properly restrained to minimize the

risk of injury in an accident, sudden

stop or sudden maneuver. According

to accident statistics, children are

safer when properly restrained in the

rear seats than in the front seat.

Larger children should use one of

the seat belts provided.

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(Continued)

• Since a seat belt or child

restraint system can become

very hot if it is left in a closed

vehicle, be sure to check the

seat cover and buckles before

placing a child there.

• Always make sure that the

shoulder belt portion of the

outboard lap/shoulder belt is

positioned midway over the

shoulder, never across the

neck or behind the back.

Moving the child closer to the

center of the vehicle may help

provide a good shoulder belt

fit. The lap belt portion of the

lap/shoulder belt must always

be positioned as low as possi-

ble on the child's hips and as

snug as possible.

• When the child restraint sys-

tem is not in use, store it in the

trunk or fasten it with a seat

belt so that it will not be

thrown forward in the case of

a sudden stop or an accident.

1JBH3051

WARNING

• Children who are too large to

be in a child restraint should

sit in the rear seat and be

restrained with the available

lap/shoulder belts. Never

allow children to ride in the

front passenger seat.

• A child restraint system must

be placed in the rear seat.

Never install a child or infant

seat on the front passenger's

seat.

• If the seat belt will not proper-

ly fit the child, we recommend

the use of an approved boost-

er seat in the rear seat in order

to raise the child's seating

height so that the seat belt will

properly fit the child.

Should an accident occur and

cause the passenger air bag

to deploy, it could severely

injure or kill an infant or child

seated in an infant or child

seat. Thus, only use a child

restraint in the rear seat of

your vehicle.

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Installation on the rear seats

(Continued)

WARNING

• Never allow a child to stand up

or kneel on the seat.

• Do not install any child

restraint system in the front

passenger seat. Should an

accident occur and cause the

passenger air bag to deploy, it

could severely injure or kill an

infant or child seated in an

infant or child seat. Therefore,

only use a child restraint sys-

tem in the rear seat of your

vehicle.

WARNING

• Before installing the child

restraint system, read the

instructions supplied by the

child restraint system manu-

facturer.

• Never allow a child to be held

in a person's arms while they

are in a moving vehicle, as

this could result in serious

injury to the child in the event

of an accident or a sudden

stop. Holding a child in a mov-

ing vehicle does not provide

the child with any means of

protection during an accident,

even if the person holding the

child is wearing a seat belt.

• Failure to observe this manual

instructions regarding child

restraint system and the

instructions provided with the

child restraint system could

increase the chance and/or

severity of injury in an acci-

dent.

• If the child restraint seat is not

anchored properly, the risk of

a child being seriously injured

or killed in a collision greatly

increases.

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E2MS103005

E2BLD310

MMSA3030

Installing a child restraint system by

lap/shoulder belt (on the rear seat)

4. Buckle the seat belt and allow the

seat belt to take up any slack. After

installation of the child restraint

system, try to move it in all direc-

tions to be sure the child restraint

system is securely installed.

3. Route the lap/shoulder belt

through the restraint according to

the seat manufacturer’s instruc-

tions.

To install a child restraint system on

the rear seats, do the following:

1. Place the child restraint system in

the desired position.

If you need to tighten the belt, pull

more webbing toward the retractor.

2. Extend the shoulder/lap belt from

its retractor.

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Child seat restraint suitability for seat position using the seat belt

- For Europe

WARNING

We recommend that a child

restraint seat be installed in the

rear seat, even if the front pas-

senger's air bag ON/OFF switch

is set to the OFF position. To

ensure the safety of your child,

the front passenger’s air bag

must be deactivated when it

should be necessary to install a

child restraint seat on the front

passenger seat in exceptional

circumstances.

Use child safety seats that have been officially approved and are appropriate

for your children.When using the child safety seats, refer to the following table.

Seating position

Age group

Rear

Front

passenger

Outboard

Center

0

:Up to 10 kg

U

X

(0 - 9 months)

0+ :Up to 13 kg

(0 - 2 years)

L1, L2

I

:9 kg to 18 kg

L3, L4, L5

L6, L7

(9 months - 4 years)

II & III : 15 kg to 36 kg

(4 - 12 years)

U : Suitable for "universal" category restraints approved for use in this mass group

L1 : Suitable for PegPerego primo Viaggio (E13 030010) approved for the use in this

mass group

L2 : Suitable for GRACO Autobaby (E11 0344160 / E11 0344161) approved for the use

in this mass group

L3 : Suitable for Romer Lord Plus (E1 03301136) approved for use in this mass group

L4 : Suitable for MAXI-COSI Priori XP (E1 03301153) approved for the use in this mass

group

L5 : Suitable for BeSafe iZi COMFORT (E4 03443206) approved for use in this mass

group

L6 : Suitable for Euro Kids Star (E1 03301129) approved for use in this mass group

L7 : Suitable for Bebe comfort HiPSOS (E2 031011) approved for use in this mass group

X : Seat position not suitable for children in this mass group

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Type A

3. Connect the tether strap hook to

the belonging child restraint hook

holder and tighten to secure the

seat.

Securing a child restraint system

with “ISOFIX” system and “Tether

Anchorage” system (if equipped)

ISOFIX is a standardised method of

fitting child seats that eliminates the

need to use the standard adult seat

belt to secure the seat in the vehicle.

This enables a much more secure

and positive location with the added

benefit of easier and quicker installa-

tion.

OED036095

Type B

OED036078

1. Route the child restraint seat strap

over the seatback.

For vehicles with adjustable head-

rest, route the tether strap under

the headrest and between the

headrest posts, otherwise route

the tether strap over the top of the

seatback.

An ISOFIX-seat can only be installed

if it has vehicle-specific approval in

accordance with the requirements of

ECE-R44.

OED037095L

2. Type A

Securing a child restraint seat

with “Tether Anchor” system

(if equipped)

Remove the covering shelf trim

and place it in the luggage room.

Make sure it does not move.

Child restraint hook holders are

located on the transverse trim behind

the rear seats.

Type B

Open the tether anchor cover.

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The installing and the use of a child-

seat has to be done according to the

installing-manual, which is added to

the ISOFIX-seat.

WARNING

When using the vehicle's

“ISOFIX” system to install a

child restraint system in the rear

seat, all unused vehicle rear

seat belt metal latch plates or

tabs must be latched securely in

their seat belt buckles and the

seat belt webbing must be

retracted behind the child

restraint to prevent the child

from reaching and taking hold

of unretracted seat belts.

Unlatched metal latch plates or

tabs may allow the child to

reach the unretracted seat belts

which may result in strangula-

tion and a serious injury or

death to the child in the child

restraint.

OED036079

OED036077A

On each side of the rear seat,

between the cushion and backrest,

are located a pair of ISOFIX anchor-

age points together with a top tether

mounting on the back panel behind

the rear seats. During the installa-

tion, the seat has to be engaged at

the anchorage-points in a way you

can hear it clicking (check by pulling!)

and has to be fixed with the Top

Tether-belt on the belonging point on

the transverse trim behind rear seats.

To secure the child restraint seat

1. To engage the child restraint seat

to the ISOFIX anchor, insert the

child restraint seat latch into the

ISOFIX anchor. Listen for the audi-

ble “click” sound.

2. Connect the tether strap hook to

the child restraint hook holder and

tighten to secure the seat. Refer to

the previous page.

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(Continued)

WARNING

• Do not mount more than one

child restraint to a child

restraint lower anchorage

point. The improper increased

load may cause the anchorage

points or tether anchor to

break, causing serious injury

or death.

• Do not install a child restraint

seat at the center of the rear

seat using the vehicle's

ISOFIX anchors. The ISOFIX

anchors are only provided for

the left and right outboard rear

seating positions. Do not mis-

use the ISOFIX anchors by

attempting to attach a child

restraint seat in the middle of

the rear seat to the ISOFIX

anchors. In a crash, the child

restraint seat ISOFIX attach-

ments may not be strong

enough to secure the child

restraint seat properly in the

center of the rear seat and

may break, causing serious

injury or death.

• Attach the ISOFIX or ISOFIX-

compatible child restraint seat

only to the appropriate loca-

tions shown in the illustration.

• Always follow the installation

and use instructions provided

by the manufacturer of the

child restraint.

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Child seat restraint suitability for vehicle ISOFIX positions - For Europe

vehicle ISOFIX positions

Mass Group

Size Class

Fixture

Rear Outboard

Front Passenger

Rear Center

(Driver side)

(Passenger side)

F

G

E

ISO/L1

ISO/L2

ISO/R1

ISO/R2

ISO/R3

ISO/R2

ISO/R3

ISO/F2

ISO/F2X

ISO/F3

-

X

-

Carrycot

X

0 : UP to 10kg

IUF

E

0+ : UP to 13kg

D

C

D

C

B

I : 9 to 18kg

B1

A

IUF = Suitable for ISOFIX forward child restraints systems of

universal category approved for use in the mass group.

B - ISO/F2: Reduced-Height Forward Facing toddler CRS

(height 650 mm)

X = ISOFIX position not suitable for ISOFIX child restraint sys-

tem in this mass group and/or this size class.

B1- ISO/F2X: Reduced-Height Second Version Back Surface

Shape Forward -Facing toddler CRS (height

650 mm)

* Both ISO/R2 and ISO/R3 are able to be set up only at the

foremost position of the passenger seat.

C - ISO/R3: Full-Size Rearward Facing toddler CRS

D - ISO/R2: Reduced-Size Rearward Facing toddler CRS

E - ISO/R1: Infant -Size Rearward Facing CRS

* ISOFIX child restraint system size classes and fixtures

A - ISO/F3: Full-Height Forward Facing toddler CRS (height

720 mm)

F - ISO/L1: Left Lateral Facing position CRS (carry-cot)

G - ISO/L2: Right Lateral Facing position CRS (carry-cot)

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AIR BAG - SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)

1

2

3

5

4

Driver’s air bag

Front passenger’s air bag

(1)

(2)

8

7

6

(3) Front passenger’s air bag ON/OFF

switch

Side air bag (if equipped)

Curtain air bag (if equipped)

SRS Control Module

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

Side impact sensor (if equipped)

Front impact sensor

OED036080/OED036035/OED036036/OED036075/OED036037/OED036038/OED036106/OED036040/1LDA2054/OED036039

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The SRSCM continually monitors all The SRS AIR BAG warning light on

SRS components while the ignition the instrument panel will blink or illu-

switch is ON to determine if a crash minate for about 6 seconds after the

impact is severe enough to require ignition switch is turned to the ON

air bag deployment or pre-tensioner position, after which the AIR BAG

SRS components and func-

tions

The SRS consists of the following

components:

1. SRS “AIR BAG” warning light

2. Front passenger’s Air bag Module

3. Driver’s Air Bag Module

seat belt deployment.

warning light should go out.

If any of the following conditions

occurs, this indicates a malfunetion

of the SRS. Have an authorized Kia

dealer inspect the air bag system as

soon as possible.

4. Front Impact Sensors

5. Side Impact Sensors (if equipped)

6. SRS Control Module (SRSCM)

• The light does not turn on briefly

when you turn the ignition ON.

7. Retractor Pre-tensioner

Assemblies

• The light stays on after illuminating

for approximately 6 seconds.

8. Side Air Bag Modules (if equipped)

9. Curtain Air bag Modules

(if equipped)

• The light comes on while the vehi-

cle is in motion.

10. Front passenger’s air bag OFF

indicator

11. Front passenger’s air bag

ON/OFF switch

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What your air bag system

does

What your air bag system

does not do

The importance of using

seat belts

Driver’s air bag and front passen- The air bag system is designed to There are four very important rea-

ger’s air bag are designed to supple- supplement the protection offered by sons to use seat belts even with an

ment the protection offered by the the seat belt system. IT IS NOT A air bag supplemental restraint sys-

seat belt in certain frontal collisions. SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SEAT tem. They:

Likewise, side air bag and curtain air BELT.

bags (if equipped) are designed to

tion (away from the air bag) when it

supplement the protection offered by

inflates.

• help keep you in the proper posi-

the seat belt in side collisions. seat

• reduce the risk of harm in rollover,

belts are designed to reduce the

or rear impact collisions, because

injury of the driver or passengers in

an air bag is not designed to inflate

case of light impact or collision.

in such situations and even a side

However, to help reduce impact on

curtain air bag is designed to

driver or passengers in a serious col-

inflate only in certain side impact

lision, seat belts must also be cor-

collisions.

rectly worn.

• reduce the risk of harm in frontal or

side collisions which are not

severe enough to actuate the air

bag supplemental restraint system.

• reduce the risk of being thrown

from your vehicle.

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(Continued)

WARNING - Air bags &

seat belts

• Driver’s and front passenger’s

air bag are designed to inflate

only in certain frontal colli-

sions, and side and curtain air

bags (if equipped) are designed

to inflate in certain side

impacts.They will generally not

provide protection in rear

impacts, rollovers, less severe

frontal collisions.They will not

provide protection from later

impacts in a multi-impact col-

lision.

• If your vehicle has been sub-

jected to flood conditions (e.g.

soaked

• Even in vehicles with air bags,

you and your passengers

must always wear the seat

belts provided in order to min-

imize the risk and severity of

injury in the event of a colli-

sion or rollover.

carpeting/standing

water on the floor of the vehi-

cle, etc.) or if your vehicle has

become flood damaged in any

way, do not attempt to start

the vehicle or put the key in

the ignition before discon-

necting the battery. This may

cause air bag deployment,

which could result in serious

personal injury or death. If

flooded conditions are sub-

jected to your vehicle, before

starting the vehicle, have the

vehicle towed to an authorized

Kia dealer for inspection and

necessary repairs.

• Always wear your seat belt. It

can help keep you away from

the air bags during heavy

braking just before a collision.

• If occupants are not fastened

or correctly seated, they can-

not be protected, and thus

face serious injury or death.

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WARNING

• You must always sit as far

back from the steering wheel

air bag as possible (chest at

least 250 mm (10 inches) away

from the steering wheel), while

still maintaining a comfortable

seating position for good

vehicle control, in order to

reduce the risk of injury or

death in a collision.

OED036035

OED036036

• Never place objects over the

air bag storage compartments

or between the air bags and

yourself. Due to the speed and

force of the air bag inflation,

such objects could hit your

body at high speed and cause

severe bodily injury and even

death.

HLZ2120

HLZ2121

Driver’s air bag (if equipped)

Front passenger’s air bag

The driver’s air bag is stored in the

center of the steering wheel.

Front passenger’s air bag is stored in

the instrument panel above the glove

box.

• Do not put stickers or orna-

ments on the steering wheel

cover. These may interfere

with the deployment of the air

bag.

* The actual air bags in the vehicle

may differ from the illustration.

Since you cannot anticipate which air

bags will deploy or from what direc-

tion, never put any objects or orna-

ments on the instrument panel.

* The actual air bags in the vehicle

may differ from the illustration.

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✽

NOTICE

ꢀ When the front passenger’s air bag

switch is set to "ON" position, the

front passenger’s air bag is activat-

ed and child or infant seat should

not be installed on the front pas-

senger seat.

ꢀ When the front passenger’s air bag

switch is set to "OFF" position, the

front passenger’s air bag is deacti-

vated.

OED036075

OED036076

To deactivate or reactivate the front

passenger’s air bag

Front passenger’s air bag

ON/OFF switch (if equipped)

CAUTION

• If the front passenger’s air bag

ON/OFF switch is not working

properly, the air bag warning

light on the instrument panel

will illuminate.

And, the front passenger’s air

bag OFF indicator will not illu-

minate, the SRS Control

Module reactivate the front

passenger’s air bag and the

front passenger’s air bag will

inflate in frontal impact crash-

es even if the front passenger’s

air bag ON/OFF switch is set to

"OFF" position.

To deactivate the front passenger’s

air bag, insert the master key into the

front passenger’s air bag ON/OFF

switch and turn it to the "OFF" posi-

tion. The front passenger’s air bag

OFF indicator will illuminate and stay

on until the front passenger’s air bag

is reactivated.

The front passenger’s air bag can be

deactivated by the front passenger’s

air bag ON/OFF switch if a child

restraint is installed on the front pas-

senger's seat or if the front passen-

ger's seat is unoccupied by a person.

To ensure the safety of your child,

the front passenger’s air bag must be

deactivated when it should be neces-

sary to install a rearward facing child

seat on the front passenger seat in

exceptional circumstances.

To reactivate the front passenger’s

air bag, insert the master key into the

front passenger’s air bag ON/OFF

switch and turn it to the "ON" posi-

tion. The front passenger’s air bag

OFF indicator will go out.

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(Continued)

WARNING

If this occurs, have an author-

ized Kia dealer inspect the

front passenger’s air bag

ON/OFF switch, the pre-ten-

sioner seat belt system and

the SRS air bag system as

soon as possible.

• If the SRS air bag warning

light does not illuminate when

the ignition key is turned to

the "ON" position, or if it illu-

minates while the vehicle is

being driven, have an author-

ized Kia dealer inspect the

front passenger’s air bag

ON/OFF switch, pre-tensioner

seat belt and the SRS air bag

system as soon as possible.

• Even though your vehicle is

equipped with the front pas-

senger's air bag ON/OFF

switch, do not install a child

restraint system in the front

passenger's seat. A child

restraint system must never

be placed in the front seat.

Children who are too large for

child restraint systems should

always occupy the rear seat

• The driver is responsible for

the proper position of the

front passenger’s air bag

ON/OFF switch.

• Deactivate the front passen-

ger's air bag only when the

ignition switch is switched off,

or the malfunction may occur

in the SRS Control Module.

And there may be a danger

that the driver's and/or front

passenger’s and/or side and

curtain air bag may fail to trig-

ger, or not trigger correctly

during a collision.

• Never install a rearward facing

child seat on the front passen-

ger's seat unless the front

passenger's air bag has been

deactivated.The infant or child

could be severely injured or

killed by an air bag deploy-

ment in case of an accident.

(Continued)

and

use

the

available

lap/shoulder belts. Children

are afforded the most safety in

the event of an accident when

they are restrained by a prop-

er restraint system in the rear

seat.

• As soon as the child seat is no

longer needed on the front

passenger's seat, reactivate

the front passenger's air bag.

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• Never allow

WARNING

• If driver brakes the vehicle

heavily in an urgent situa-

tions, occupants will be

thrown forward. If front pas-

sengers are not wearing the

seat belts, they will be directly

in front of the storage com-

children/old

• The front seat passenger’s air

bag is much larger than the

steering wheel air bag and

inflates with considerably

more force. It can seriously

hurt or kill a passenger who is

not in the proper position and

wearing the seat belt properly.

The front passengers should

always move their seat as far

back as practical and sit back

in their seat.

and feeble persons/pregnant

women to sit on the front pas-

senger’s seat. Do not put child

restraint system on the front

passenger’s seat either. They

may be seriously injured by

the air bag inflation when air

bag deploys.

partment

when

inflation

occurs. In that situation, seri-

ous injury or death is possi-

ble.

• Do not put objects or stickers

on the instrument panel. Do

not apply any accessory on

the front windshield glass or

do not install aftermarket mir-

rors or accessories on the fac-

tory installed rearview mirror.

These may interfere with the

deployment of air bag inflation

or could hit your body at high

speed and cause severe bodi-

ly injury and even death.

• Never allow front passenger

to put their hands or feet on

the instrument panel or put

their face close to the instru-

ment panel. The air bag will

impact the front passenger

when it inflates.

• It is essential that the front

passengers always wear their

seat belts, even when the

vehicle is moving in a parking

lot or up a driveway into

garage.

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The side impact air bags are

designed to deploy only during cer-

tain side-impact collisions, depend-

ing on the crash severity, angle,

speed and point of impact. The side

air bags are not designed to deploy

in all side impact situations.

WARNING

• The side air bag is supple-

mental to the driver's and the

passenger's seat belt systems

and is not a substitute for

them. Therefore your seat

belts must be worn at all times

while the vehicle is in motion.

The air bags deploy only in

certain side impact conditions

severe enough to cause sig-

nificant injury to the vehicle

occupants.

* The actual air bags in the vehicle

may differ from the illustration.

OED036037/OED036038

• For best protection from the

side air bag system and to

avoid being injured by the

deploying side air bag, both

front seat occupants should

sit in an upright position with

the seat belt properly fas-

tened. The driver's hands

should be placed on the steer-

ing wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00

positions. The passenger's

arms and hands should be

placed on their laps.

OED036107

Side air bag (if equipped)

Your vehicle is equipped with a side

air bag in each front seat. The pur-

pose of the air bag is to provide the

vehicle's driver and/or the front pas-

senger with additional protection

than that offered by the seat belt

alone.

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(Continued)

• To prevent

deployment of the side air bag

that may result in personal

injury, avoid impact to the side

impact sensor when the igni-

tion switch is on.

• Do not use any accessory

seat covers.

unexpected

• Use of seat covers could

reduce or prevent the effec-

tiveness of the system.

• Do not install any accessories

on the side or near the side air

bag.

• If seat or seat cover is dam-

aged, have the vehicle

checked and repaired by an

authorized KIA dealer.

OED036106

• Do not place any objects over

the air bag or between the air

bag and yourself.

• Do not place any objects (an

umbrella, bag, etc.) between

the front door and the front

seat. Such objects may

become dangerous projectiles

and cause injury if the supple-

mental side air bag inflates.

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Curtain air bag (if equipped)

Curtain air bags are located along

both sides of the roof rails above the

front and rear doors.

(Continued)

They are designed to help protect the

heads of the front seat occupants

and the rear outboard seat occupants

in certain side impact collisions.

* The actual air bags in the vehicle

may differ from the illustration.

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The curtain air bags are designed to

deploy only during certain side

impact collisions, depending on the

crash severity, angle, speed and

impact. The curtain air bags are not

designed to deploy in all side impact

situations, collisions from the front or

rear of the vehicle or in most rollover

situations.

(Continued)

WARNING

• Do not allow the passengers

to lean their heads or bodies

onto doors, put their arms on

the doors, stretch their arms

out of the window, or place

objects between the doors

and passengers when they are

seated on seats equipped with

side and/or curtain air bags.

• In order for side and curtain

air bags to provide the best

protection, both front seat

occupants and both outboard

rear occupants should sit in

an upright position with the

seat belts properly fastened.

Importantly, children should

sit in a proper child restraint

system in the rear seat.

• Never try to open or repair any

components of the side cur-

tain air bag system. This

should only be done by an

authorized KIA dealer.

• When children are seated in

the rear outboard seats, they

must be seated in the proper

child restraint system. Make

sure to put the child restraint

system as far away from the

door side as possible, and

secure the child restraint sys-

tem in a locked position.

Failure to follow the above men-

tioned instructions can result in

injury or death to the vehicle

occupants in an accident.

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Why didn’t my air bag go off in

a collision?

(Inflation and non-inflation condi-

tions of the air bag)

There are many types of accidents in

which the air bag would not be

expected to provide additional pro-

tection.

These include rear impacts, second

or third collisions in multiple impact

accidents, as well as low speed

impacts. In other words, just because

your vehicle is damaged and even if

it is totally unusable, don’t be sur-

prised that the air bags did not

inflate.

OED036082/OED036040/OED036039/1LDA2054

Air bag collision sensors

(1) SRS control module

(2) Front impact sensor

(3) Side impact sensor (if equipped)

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(Continued)

WARNING

• Problems may arise if the sen-

sor installation angles are

changed due to the deforma-

tion of front bumper, body or B

pillar where side collision sen-

sors are installed. Have the

vehicle checked and repaired

by the authorized Kia dealer.

• Do not hit or allow any objects

to impact the locations where

air bag or sensors are

installed.

This may cause unexpected

air bag deployment, which

could result in serious per-

sonal injury or death.

• Your vehicle has been

designed to absorb impact

and deploy the air bag(s) in

certain collisions. Installing

aftermarket bumper guards or

replacing a bumper with non-

genuine parts may adversely

affect your vehicles collision

and air bag deployment per-

formance.

• If the installation location or

angle of the sensors is altered

in any way, the air bags may

deploy when they should not

or they may not deploy when

they should, causing severe

injury or death.

OED036096

Air bag inflation condition

Front air bag

Front air bags (driver’s and front pas-

senger’s air bags) are designed to

inflate when the impact is delivered

to front collision sensors depending

on the intensity, speed or angles of

impact of the front collision - general-

ly from an area a little to the left to a

little to the right of straight ahead.

Therefore, do not try to per-

form maintenance on or

around the air bag sensors.

Have the vehicle checked and

repaired by the authorized Kia

dealer.

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Although the front air bags (driver’s In other words, they may inflate in

and front passenger’s air bags) are accidents such as slant collision or

designed to inflate only in frontal col- impact, collision or impact where the

lision, it may inflate in any collision if front portion of the vehicle goes

front impact sensors are delivered under a vehicle with a higher ground

with certain impact.

clearance (bus or truck), collision

with utility pole or rollover.

Therefore, drive safely at all times.

a

Side air bags (side and/or curtain air

bags, if equipped) are designed to

inflate only in side impact collision, it If the vehicle chassis is impacted by

may inflate in any collision if side bumps or objects on unimproved

impact sensors are delivered with roads or sidewalks, air bags may

OED036097

certain impact.

deploy. Drive carefully on unim-

proved roads or on surfaces not

designed for vehicle traffic.

To protect occupants, front air bags

and pre-tensioner seat belts may

deploy in certain side impact colli-

sions.

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Side air bags (if equipped)

Side air bags (side and/or curtain air

bags) are designed to inflate when

the impact is delivered to side colli-

sion sensors depending on the

strength, speed or angles of impact

of side impact collision or rollover by

the side impact.

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OED036099

OED036100

OED036101

Air bag non-inflation conditions

• Air bags may not inflate in rear col- • Front air bags may not inflate in

lisions, because occupants are

moved backward by the force of

the impact. In this case, the air

bags do not provide proper protec-

tion.

side impact collision, because

occupants move to the direction of

the collision, and thus front air bag

deployment does not provide prop-

er protection.

• In collisions, the vehicle seat belts

are sufficient to protect the vehicle

occupants and the air bags may

not deploy. In some cases, deploy-

ing air bags in low-speed collisions

can cause a secondary impact to

the occupants (light abrasions,

cuts, burns, etc.), or loss of vehicle

control.

However, side or curtain air bags (if

equipped) may inflate depending

on the intensity, vehicle speed and

angles of impact.

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OED036102

OED036103

OED036104

• In a slant impact or collision, the • At the moment of an accident, driv- • Air bags may not inflate in rollover

force delivered will be relatively

weaker than that of frontal colli-

sion. So, the air bags may not

inflate.

ers brake heavily with reflex. In

such heavy braking, the front por-

tion of the vehicle is lowered by the

force of the braking and the vehicle

can go under a vehicle with a high-

er ground clearance. Air bags may

not inflate in this situation because

impacts may not be delivered or

may be delivered with less intensi-

ty.

accidents because air bag deploy-

ment would not provide proper pro-

tection to the occupants.

However, side air bags (if equipped)

may inflate when the vehicle is

rolled over by a side impact colli-

sion.

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• Air bag deployment depends on a

number of factors including vehicle

speed, angles of impact and the

density and stiffness of the vehi-

cles or objects which your vehicle

hits in the collision. Though, factors

are not limited to those mentioned

above.

How does the air bag system

operate

• Air bag only operates when the

ignition switch is turned to ON or

START position.

• Air bags inflate instantly in the

event of serious frontal or side col-

lision in order to help protect the

occupants from serious physical

injury.

• The front air bags will completely

inflate and deflate in an instant.

It is virtually impossible for you to

see the air bags inflate during an

accident. It is much more likely that

you will simply see the deflated air

bags hanging out of their storage

compartments after the collision.

• There is no single speed at which

the air bags will inflate.

OED036105

• Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-

cle collides with objects such as

utility poles or trees, where the

point of impact is concentrated to

one area and the full force of the

impact is not delivered to the sen-

sors.

Generally, air bags are designed to

inflate by the severity of a collision

and its direction. These two factors

determine whether the sensors

send out an electronic deploy-

ment/inflation signal.

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• In order to help provide protection

in a severe collision, the air bags

must inflate rapidly. The speed of

air bag inflation reduces the likeli-

hood of serious or life-threatening

injuries and is thus a mandatory

part of the air bag design.

Noise and smoke

WARNING

When the air bags inflate, they make

a loud noise and they leave smoke

and powder in the air inside of the

vehicle. This is normal and is a result

of the ignition of the air bag inflator.

After the air bag inflates, you may

feel substantial discomfort in breath-

ing due to the contact of your chest

to both the seat belt and the air bag,

as well as from breathing the smoke

and powder. We strongly urge you

to open your doors and/or win-

dows as soon as possible after

impact in order to reduce discom-

fort and prevent prolonged expo-

sure to the smoke and powder.

• Driver should sit as far back

(at least 250 mm (10 inches)

away) from the steering wheel

air bag as possible to reduce

the risk of injury or death in a

collision. The front passenger

should always move their seat

as far back as possible and sit

back in their seat.

However, air bag inflation can also

cause injuries which normally can

include facial abrasions, bruises

and broken bones, because that

speed also causes the air bags to

expand with a great deal force.

• Air bag inflates instantly in an

event of collision, passengers

may be injured by the air bag

expansion force if they are not

in proper position.

• There are even circumstances

under which contact with the

steering wheel air bag can cause

fatal injuries, especially if the

occupant is positioned exces-

sively close to the steering

wheel.

• Air bag inflation may cause

injuries

which

normally

Though smoke and powder are non-

toxic, it may cause irritation to the

skin (eyes, nose and throat etc). If

this is the case, wash and rinse with

the cold water immediately and con-

sult the doctor if the symptom per-

sists.

include facial or bodily abra-

sions, injuries by the broken

glasses or burns by the explo-

sives.

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WARNING

When the air bags deploy, the

air bag related parts in steering

wheel and/or instrument panel

and/or in both sides of the roof

rails above the front and rear

doors are very hot. To prevent

injury, do not touch the air bag

storage areas internal compo-

nents immediately after an air

bag has inflated.

• Never put child restraint in the

front passenger seat. If the

front passenger air bag

inflates, it would cause seri-

ous or fatal injuries.

• When children are seated in

the rear outboard seats in

which curtain air bags are

equipped, be sure to put the

child restraint system as far

away from the door side as

possible, and secure the child

restraint system to be locked

in position.

1JBH3051

Installing a child restraint on a

front passenger seat is forbid-

den.

Never place a rear-facing child

restraint in the front passenger seat.

If the air bag deploys, it would impact

the rear-facing child restraint, caus-

ing serious or fatal injury.

Inflation of side or curtain air

bag could cause serious

injury or death due to the

expansion impact.

In addition, do not place front-facing

child restraint in the front passenger

seat either. If the front passenger air

bag inflates, it would cause serious

or fatal injuries to the improperly

positioned or improperly restrained

child.

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When the ignition switch is turned

ON, the indicator light should blink or

illuminate for approximately 6 sec-

onds, then go off.

SRS Care

The SRS is virtually maintenance-

free and so there are no parts you

can safely service by yourself. If the

SRS "AIR BAG" warning light does

not illuminate, or continuously

remains on, have your vehicle imme-

diately inspected by an authorized

KIA dealer.

Have the system checked if:

AIR

BAG

Air bag warning light

The purpose of air bag warning light

in your instrument panel is to alert

you of a potential problem with your

air bag - Supplemental Restraint

System (SRS).

• The light does not turn on briefly

when you turn the ignition ON.

• The light stays on after the engine

starts.

• The light comes on while the vehi-

cle is in motion.

Any work on the SRS system, such

as removing, installing, repairing, or

any work on the steering wheel must

be performed by an authorized KIA

dealer. Improper handling of the SRS

system may result in serious person-

al injury.

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(Continued)

WARNING

• No objects should be placed

over or near the air bag mod-

ules on the steering wheel,

instrument panel, and the

front passenger's panel above

the glove box, because any

such object could cause harm

if the vehicle is in a crash

severe enough to cause the

air bags to inflate.

• If components of the air bag

system must be discarded, or

if the vehicle must be

scrapped, certain safety pre-

cautions must be observed.

An authorized KIA dealer

knows these precautions and

can give you the necessary

information. Failure to follow

these precautions and proce-

dures could increase the risk

of personal injury.

• Modification to SRS compo-

nents or wiring, including the

addition of any kind of badges

to the pad covers or modifica-

tions to the body structure,

can adversely affect SRS per-

formance and lead to possible

injury.

• For cleaning the air bag pad

covers, use only a soft, dry

cloth or one which has been

moistened with plain water.

Solvents or cleaners could

adversely affect the air bag

covers and proper deploy-

ment of the system.

• If the air bags inflate, they

must be replaced by an

authorized KIA dealer.

• If your car was flooded and

has soaked carpeting or water

on flooring, you shouldn't try

to start the engine; have the

car towed to an authorized

KIA dealer.

• Do not tamper with or discon-

nect SRS wiring, or other com-

ponents of the SRS system.

Doing so could result in injury,

due to accidental inflation of

the air bags or by rendering

the SRS inoperative.

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• Do not use any accessories on • Do not modify the front seats.

Additional safety precautions

seat belts. Devices claiming to

improve occupant comfort or repo-

sition the seat belt can reduce the

protection provided by the seat belt

and increase the chance of serious

injury in a crash.

Modification of the front seats

could interfere with the operation of

the supplemental restraint system

sensing components or side air

bags.

• Never let passengers ride in the

cargo area or on top of a folded-

down back seat. All occupants

should sit upright, fully back in their

seats with their seat belts on and

their feet on the floor.

• Do not place items under the

front seats. Placing items under

the front seats could interfere with

the operation of the supplemental

restraint system sensing compo-

nents and wiring harnesses.

• Passengers should not place

hard or sharp objects between

themselves and the air bags.

Carrying hard or sharp objects on

your lap or in your mouth can result

in injuries if an air bag inflates.

• Passengers should not move

out of or change seats while the

vehicle is moving. A passenger

who is not wearing a seat belt dur-

ing a crash or emergency stop can

be thrown against the inside of the

vehicle, against other occupants,

or out of the vehicle.

• Never hold an infant or child on

your lap. The infant or child could

be seriously injured or killed in the

event of a crash. All infants and

children should be properly

restrained in appropriate child

safety seats or seat belts in the

rear seat.

• Keep occupants away from the

air bag covers. All occupants

should sit upright, fully back in their

seats with their seat belts on and

their feet on the floor. If occupants

are too close to the air bag covers,

they could be injured if the air bags

inflate.

• Each seat belt is designed to

restrain one occupant. If more

than one person uses the same

seat belt, they could be seriously

injured or killed in a collision.

• Do not attach or place objects

on or near the air bag covers.

Any object attached to or placed

on the front or side air bag covers

could interfere with the proper

operation of the air bags.

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Adding equipment to or modi-

fying your air bag-equipped

vehicle

WARNING

• Sitting improperly or out of

position can cause occupants

to be shifted too close to a

deploying air bag, strike the

interior structure or be thrown

from the vehicle resulting in

serious injury or death.

If you modify your vehicle by chang-

ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-

tem, front end or side sheet metal or

ride height, this may affect the oper-

ation of your vehicle's air bag sys-

tem.

• Always sit upright with the

seatback in an upright posi-

tion, centered on the seat

cushion with your seat belt

on, legs comfortably extended

and your feet on the floor.

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OED036081/OED036041/OED036042

Air bag warning label

Air bag warning label is attached to alert driver and passengers of potential risk of air bag system.

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HOOD

OED036043

OED036044

OED036071

2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise 3. Lift the hood and hold it open with

the hood slightly, push the second- the support rod by inserting the

ary latch ( ) inside of the hood

Opening the hood:

1. Pull the release lever on the lower

left side of the instrument panel to

unlatch the hood.The hood should

pop open slightly.

free end of the rod into the slot ( ).

1

center and lift ( ) the hood.

2

CAUTION

Grasp the support rod in the

area wrapped in rubber.The rub-

ber will help prevent you from

being burned by hot metal when

the engine is hot.

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Closing the hood

WARNING

1. Before closing the hood, check the

following:

• Before closing the hood, make

sure that all engine parts and

tools have been removed from

the engine area and that no

one’s hands are near the hood

opening.

• All filler caps in engine compart-

ment must be correctly installed.

• Gloves, rags or any other com-

bustible material must be

removed from the engine com-

partment.

• Do not leave gloves, rags or

any other combustible materi-

al in the engine compartment.

Doing so may cause a heat-

induced fire.

2. Secure the support rod in its clip.

3. Lower the hood to about 30 cm

(12 inches) height and then let it

drop to properly lock in place.

Make sure the hood is properly

locked before driving.

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FUEL FILLER LID

WARNING - Refueling

If pressurized fuel sprays out, it

can cause serious injuries.

Always remove the fuel cap

carefully and slowly. If the cap is

venting fuel or if you hear a

hissing sound, wait until the

condition stops before com-

pletely removing the cap.

OED036045

OED036046

1. Stop the engine.

3. Pull the fuel filler lid out to open.

2. To open the fuel filler lid, pull the 4. To remove the cap, turn the fuel

release lever.

tank cap counter-clockwise.

5. Refuel as needed.

6. To install the cap, turn it clockwise

until it “clicks”. This indicates that

the cap is securely tightened.

WARNING

To avoid injury from sharp

objects, it is recommended that

protective gloves be worn when

opening the fuel filler door man-

ually.

7. Close the fuel filler lid and push it

lightly and make sure that it is

securely closed.

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WARNING

• Do not get back into a vehicle

once you have begun refuel-

ing. Do not touch, rub or slide

against any item or fabric

(polyester, satin, nylon, etc.)

capable of producing static

electricity. Static electricity

discharge can ignite fuel

vapors resulting in explosion.

If you must re-enter the vehi-

cle, you should once again

eliminate potentially danger-

ous static electricity dis-

charge by touching a metal

part of the vehicle, away from

the fuel filler neck, nozzle or

other gasoline source.

Use only portable fuel con-

tainers designed to carry and

store gasoline.

Automotive fuels are flamma-

ble/explosive materials. When

refueling, please note the fol-

lowing guidelines carefully.

Failure to follow these guide-

lines may result in severe per-

sonal injury, severe burns or

death by fire or explosion.

• Do not use cellular phones

around a gas station or while

refueling any vehicle. Electric

current and/or electronic

interference from cellular

phones can potentially ignite

fuel vapors causing a fire. If

you must use your cellular

phone use it in a place away

from the gas station.

• Before refueling always note

the location of the Emergency

Gasoline Shut-Off, if available,

at the gas station facility.

• Before touching the fuel noz-

zle or fuel filler cap, you

should eliminate potentially

dangerous static electricity

discharge by touching anoth-

er metal part of the front of the

vehicle, a safe distance away

from the fuel filler neck, noz-

zle, or other gas source.

• When refueling always shut

the engine off. Sparks pro-

duced by electrical compo-

nents related to the engine

can ignite fuel vapors causing

a fire. Always insure that the

engine is OFF before and dur-

ing refueling. Once refueling

is complete, check to make

sure the fuel filler cap and

door are securely closed,

before starting the engine.

• When using a portable fuel

container be sure to place the

container on the ground prior

to refueling. Static electricity

discharge from the container

can ignite fuel vapors causing

a fire. Once refueling has

begun, contact with the vehi-

cle should be maintained until

the filling is complete.

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✽

NOTICE

(Continued)

CAUTION

If the fuel filler lid will not open in

cold weather because the area

around it is frozen, push or lightly

tap the lid.

• Do not light any fire around a

gas station. DO NOT use

matches or a lighter and DO

NOT SMOKE or leave a lit cig-

arette in your vehicle while at

a gas station especially during

refueling. Automotive fuel is

highly flammable and can,

when ignited, result in explo-

sion by flames.

• Make sure to refuel with gaso-

line only for the gasoline

engine vehicles and diesel

fuel only for the diesel engine

vehicles.

• Check to make sure the fuel

filler cap is securely closed

after refueling.

• If the fuel filler cap requires

replacement, use only a gen-

uine Kia cap or the equivalent

specified for your vehicle. An

incorrect fuel filler cap can

result in a serious malfunction

of the fuel system or emission

• If a fire breaks out during refu-

eling, leave the vicinity of the

vehicle, and immediately con-

tact the manager of the gas

station or contact the police

and local fire department.

Follow any safety instructions

they provide.

control

system.

Correct

replacement caps are avail-

able at authorized Kia dealers.

• Do not spill fuel on the exteri-

or surfaces of the vehicle. Any

type of fuel spilled on painted

surfaces may damage the

paint.

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MIRRORS

Outside rearview mirror

WARNING

Be sure to adjust mirror angles

before driving.

• The right outside rearview

mirror is convex. In some

countries, the left outside

rearview mirror is also con-

vex. Objects seen in the mirror

are closer than they appear.

Your vehicle is equipped with both

left-hand and right-hand outside

rearview mirrors. The mirrors can be

adjusted remotely with the control

levers or remote switch, depending

on the type of mirror control installed.

The mirror heads can be folded back

to prevent damage during an auto-

matic car wash or when passing in a

narrow street.

• Use your interior rearview mir-

ror or direct observation to

determine the actual distance

of following vehicles when

changing lanes.

1LDA2081A

Manual remote control

(if equipped)

To adjust an outside mirror, move the

control lever which is located at the

forward inside area of the window

frame.

CAUTION

Do not scrape ice off the mirror

face; this may damage the sur-

face of the glass. If ice should

restrict movement of the mirror,

do not force the mirror for

adjustment. To remove ice, use

a deicer spray, or a sponge or

soft cloth with very warm water.

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CAUTION

• The mirrors stop moving when

they reach the maximum

adjusting angles, but the

motor continues to operate

while the switch is depressed.

Do not depress the switch

longer than necessary, the

motor may be damaged.

• Do not attempt to adjust the

outside rearview mirror by

hands. Doing so may damage

the parts.

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1LDA2083A

Electric remote control

(if equipped)

Folding the outside rearview

mirror

The electric remote control mirror

switch allows you to adjust the posi-

tion of the left and right outside

rearview mirrors. To adjust the posi-

tion of either mirror, move the lever

Manual type

To fold outside rearview mirror, grasp

the housing of mirror and then fold it

toward the rear of the vehicle.

( ) to R or L to select the right side

1

mirror or the left side mirror, then

press a corresponding point (▲) on

the mirror adjustment control to posi-

tion the selected mirror up, down, left

or right.

After adjustment, put the lever into

neutral position to prevent the inad-

vertent adjustment.

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Outside rearview mirror heater

(if equipped)

Day/night rearview mirror

Adjust the rearview mirror to center

on the view through the rear window.

Make this adjustment before you

start driving.

The outside rearview mirror heater is

actuated in connection with the rear

window defroster.To heat the outside

rearview mirror glass, push the but-

ton (

defroster.

) for the rear window

CAUTION

Do not place objects in the rear

seat or cargo area which would

interfere with your vision out

the rear window.

The outside rearview mirror glass will

be heated for defrosting or defogging

and will give you improved rear

vision in inclement weather condi-

tions. Push the button again to turn

the heater off. The outside rearview

mirror heater automatically turns off

after 20 minutes.

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Electric type (if equipped)

To fold the outside rearview mirror,

depress the button.

To unfold it, depress the button

again.

✽

NOTICE

In case of the electric type of outside

rearview mirror, don’t fold it by

hand. It could cause the failure of

the motor.

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When the ignition switch is ON, the

automatic- dimming function will turn

on automatically.

Press the ON/OFF button ( ) to turn

1

Night

the automatic- dimming function off.

The mirror indicator light will turn off.

Press the ON/OFF button ( ) once

1

again to turn the automatic- dimming

function on, the mirror indicator light

will illuminate.

Day

1

1KMA3084

OED036048

CAUTION

Manual type

Electric type (if equipped)

When cleaning the mirror, use a

paper towel or similar material

dampened with glass cleaner.

Do not spray glass cleaner

directly on the mirror as that

may cause the liquid cleaner to

enter the mirror housing.

Make this adjustment before you

start driving and while the day/night

lever is in the day position.

The sensor mounted in the mirror

senses the light level around the

vehicle, and through a chemical reac-

tion, automatically controls the head-

light glare from vehicles behind you.

Pull the day/night lever toward you to

reduce glare from the headlights of

vehicles behind you during night

driving.

Whenever the shift lever is shifted

into reverse (R), the mirror will auto-

matically go to the brightest setting in

order to improve the drivers view

behind the vehicle.

Remember that you lose some

rearview clarity in the night position.

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INTERIOR LIGHTS

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Front (if equipped)

Center (if equipped)

(1) The lights are turned ON or OFF (1) The lights are turned ON or OFF

by pressing the corresponding

switch.

by pressing the corresponding

switch.

(2) DOOR:

The light turns on when a door is

opened or when a door is

unlocked by the transmitter (if

equipped). Interior light goes out

slowly after 30 seconds if the door

is closed. However if the ignition

switch is ON or all vehicle doors

are locked by the transmitter when

the door is closed, interior light will

turn off even within 30 seconds.

The light turns on when a door is

opened or when a door is

unlocked by the transmitter (if

equipped). Interior light goes out

slowly after 30 seconds if the door

is closed. However if the ignition

switch is ON or all vehicle doors

are locked by the transmitter when

the door is closed, interior light will

turn off even within 30 seconds.

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STORAGE COMPARTMENT

✽

NOTICE

WARNING

ꢀ To avoid possible theft, do not

leave valuables in the storage com-

partment.

ꢀ Since stored items may move while

driving, be sure to position them

in the storage compartment so

that they do not make noise or

cause a potential safety hazard

when the vehicle is moving.

Do not store cigarette lighters,

propane cylinders, or other

flammable/explosive materials

in the vehicle. These items may

catch fire and/or explode if the

vehicle is exposed to hot tem-

peratures for extended periods.

ꢀ Always keep the storage compart-

ment covers closed while driving.

Do not attempt to place many

items in the storage compartment

that the storage compartment

cover can not close securely.

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Center console storage

(if equipped)

To open either of the console storage

compartments, pull up on the locking

tab or .

1

2

These compartments can be used to

store small items required by the

driver or front passenger.

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Multi Box (if equipped)

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Glove box

Sunglass holder (if equipped)

To open the cover, push the button.

It can be used for storing small items.

To open the glove box, pull the han- A sunglass storage compartment is

dle ( ) and the glove box will auto- provided on the overhead console.

1

matically open ( ). Close the glove

2

box after use.

To open the sunglass holder, press

the cover and the holder will slowly

open. Place your sunglasses in the

compartment door with the lenses

facing out. Push to close.

If the cool box is equipped, you can

keep beverage cans or other items

warm or cool using the open/close

lever of the vent installed in the glove

box.

✽

NOTICE

Make sure the sunglass holder is

closed while driving.

For details, see chapter 4.

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of injury in

case of an accident or sudden

stop, always keep the glove box

door closed while driving.

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INTERIOR FEATURES

✽

NOTICE

ꢀ Do not hold the lighter in after it is

already heated because it will

overheat.

ꢀ Only a genuine Kia lighter should

be used in the cigarette lighter

socket. The use of plug-in acces-

sories (shavers, hand-held vacu-

ums, and coffee pots, for example)

may damage the socket or cause

electrical failure.

ꢀ If the lighter does not pop out

within 30 seconds, remove it to

prevent overheating.

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Cigarette lighter (if equipped)

Ashtrays (if equipped)

To operate the cigarette lighter, press

it in and release it. When it is heated,

it automatically pops out ready for

use.

To use the ashtray, press the front

face and release it to allow the ciga-

rette lighter and ashtray to slowly

extend from center panel.

If the engine is not running, the igni-

tion switch must be in the ACC posi-

tion for the lighter to operate.

To remove the ashtray, grasp the

ashtray bucket and carefully pull it

out.

WARNING - Ashtray use

• Do not use the vehicle’s ash-

trays as waste receptacles.

• Putting lit cigarettes or match-

es in an ashtray with other

combustible materials may

cause a fire.

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Cup holder

WARNING - Hot liquids

• Do not place uncovered cups

of hot liquid in the cup holder

while the vehicle is in motion.

If the hot liquid spills, you

could be burned. Such a burn

to the driver could cause a

loss of control of the vehicle.

• To reduce the risk of personal

injury in the event of sudden

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Front

Rear (if equipped)

stop or collision, do not place

uncovered or insecure bot-

tles, glasses, cans, etc., in the

cup holder while the vehicle is

in motion.

Cups or small beverage cans may be To use the cup holders in rear seat,

placed in the cup holders.

push the button. Push the cover to

close after use.

✽

NOTICE

Do not place heavy cups or cans in

cup holders. Cup holders could be

damaged.

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Front

✽

NOTICE

ꢀ Close the vanity mirror cover

securely and return the sunvisor

to its original position after use.

ꢀ If the vanity mirror lamp (if

equipped) stays on, it could result

in battery discharge and possible

sunvisor damage.

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Rear (if equipped)

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Sunvisor

Use the sunvisor to shield direct light

through the front or side windows.

To use a sunvisor, pull it downward.

To use a sunvisor for a side window,

pull it downward, unsnap it from the

bracket (1) and swing it to the side.

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To use the vanity mirror, pull down

the visor and open the mirror cover

(2).

Power outlet (if equipped)

The power outlets are designed to

provide power for mobile telephones

or other devices designed to operate

with vehicle electrical systems. The

devices should draw less than 10

amps with the engine running.

The vanity mirror lamp (if equipped)

will turn off after closing the mirror

cover or returning the sunvisor to its

original position.

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Type A

Type B

✽

NOTICE

ꢀ Use the power outlet when the

engine is running, and remove a

plug from the power outlet after

using the electric appliance. Using

when the engine stops or remain-

ing the electric appliance with

plugged in for many hours may

cause the battery to be discharged.

ꢀ Only use the electric appliances

which are less than 12V and 10A

in electric capacity.

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ꢀ Adjust the air-conditioner or

heater to the lowest operation level

when you have to use the power

Type B (if equipped)

Digital clock (if equipped)

When the ignition switch is in the

ACC or ON position, the clock but-

tons operate as follows:

Type A (if equipped)

socket while using air-conditioner Whenever the battery terminals,

or heater.

ROOM fuse, or Power Connect are

disconnected, you must reset the

• HOUR:

ꢀ Close the cover when not in use.

ꢀ Some electronic devices can cause time.

Pressing the “H” button with your

finger, a pencil or similar object will

advance the time displayed by one

hour.

electronic interference when

For details, see trip computer on

chapter 4.

plugged into a vehicle’s power out-

let. These devices may cause

excessive audio static and mal-

functions in other electronic sys-

tems or devices used in your vehi-

cle.

It increases continuously if pressed

longer than 2 seconds.

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SUNROOF (IF EQUIPPED)

• MINUTE:

Pressing the “M” button with your

finger, a pencil or similar object will

advance the time displayed by one

minute.

It increases continuously if pressed

longer than 2 seconds.

• RESET:

To clear away minutes, press the

“R” button with your finger, a pencil

or similar object.Then the clock will

be set precisely on the hour.

For example, if the “R” button is

pressed while the time is between

9:01 and 9:29, the display will be

reset to 9:00.

9:01 ~ 9:29 => 9:00

9:30 ~ 9:59 => 10:00

To change the 24 hour format to

the 12 hour format, press the “R”

button for more than 5 seconds.

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If your vehicle is equipped with a

sunroof, you can slide or tilt your

sunroof with the sunroof control but-

tons located on the overhead con-

sole.

Aux and USB port

(if equipped)

If your vehicle has an aux and/or

USB(universal serial bus) port, you

can use an aux port to connect audio

devices and an USB port to plug in

an USB.

(1) Slide button

(2) Tilt button

(3) Close button

✽

NOTICE

For example, if the “R” button is

pressed for more than 5 seconds

while the time is 22:15, the display

will be changed to 10:15.

The sunroof can only be opened,

closed, or tilted when the ignition

switch is in the ON position.

When using a portable audio device

connected to the power outlet, noise

may occur during playback. If this

happens, use the power source of the

portable audio device.

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To open the sunroof to the maximum

slide open position, press the slide

button (1) once again and hold it until

the sunroof slide all the way open.

✽

NOTICE

ꢀ In cold and wet climates, the sun-

roof may not work properly due to

freezing conditions.

ꢀ After washing the car or after

there is rain, be sure to wipe off

any water that is on the sunroof

before operating it.

ꢀ The sunroof cannot slide when it is

in the tilt position nor can it be tilt-

ed while in an open or slide posi-

tion.

✽

NOTICE

To reduce wind noise while driving,

we recommend you to drive at the

recommended postion (about 50mm

before the maximum slide open

positon).

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Sliding the sunroof

To close the sunroof (autoslide fea-

ture), press the close button (3) on

the overhead console for more than

0.5 second.

CAUTION

To open the sunroof (autoslide fea-

ture), press the slide button (1) on

the overhead console for more than

0.5 second.

Do not continue to press the

sunroof control button(s) after

the sunroof is in the fully open,

closed, or tilt position(s).

Damage to the motor or system

components could occur.

The sunroof will slide all the way

close. To stop the sunroof sliding at

any point, press any sunroof control

button.

The sunroof will slide to the recom-

mended open position (about 50mm

before the maximum slide open posi-

tion).

To stop the sunroof sliding at any

point, press any sunroof control but-

ton.

WARNING

Never adjust the sunshade

while driving. This could result

in loss of control and an acci-

dent that may cause death, seri-

ous injury, or property damage.

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Automatic reversal

Tilting the sunroof

Sunshade

If an object or part of the body is

detected while the sunroof is closing

automatically, it will reverse direction,

and then stop.

To open the sunroof (autotilt feature), The sunshade will be opened with

the glass panel automatically when

the glass panel is slid. Close it man-

ually if you want it closed.

press the tilt button (2) on the over-

head console for more than 0.5 sec-

onds.

Auto reverse function does not work

if a tiny obstacle is between the slid-

ing glass and the sunroof sash. You

should always check that all passen-

gers and objects are away from the

sunroof before closing it.

The sunroof will tilt all the way open.

To stop the sunroof tilting at any

point, press any sunroof control but-

ton.

WARNING

• Be careful that someone’s

head, hands and body are not

trapped by a closing sunroof.

To close the sunroof, press the close

button (3) on the overhead console

and hold it until the sunroof is closed.

• Do not extend face, neck,

arms or body outside through

the sunroof opening while

driving.

• Make sure hand and face are

safely out of the way before

closing a sunroof.

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CAUTION

• Periodically remove any dirt

that may accumulate on the

guide rail.

• If you try to open the sunroof

when the temperature is

below freezing or when the

sunroof is covered with snow

or ice, the glass or the motor

could be damaged.

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• The sunroof is made to slide

together with sunshade. Do

not leave the sunshade closed

while the sunroof is open.

3. Insert the emergency handle (pro-

vided with the vehicle) and turn

the handle clockwise to open or

counterclockwise to close.

In case of an emergency

If the sunroof does not open electri-

cally:

1. Open the sunglass holder.

2. Remove the two (2) screws, and

then remove the overhead con-

sole.

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5. Press and hold the tilt button (for

more than 5 seconds) until the

sunroof is operated as follows;

Resetting the sunroof

Whenever the vehicle battery is dis-

connected or discharged, or you use

the emergency handle to operate the

sunroof, you must reset your sunroof

system as follows:

TILT DOWN → SLIDE OPEN →

SLIDE CLOSE

Then, release the button.

1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON

position.

When this is complete, the sunroof

system is reset.

2. Set the sunroof to the maximum

TILT-UP position using the corre-

sponding sunroof switch.

3. Release the tilt button.

4. Press and hold the tilt button (for

more than 10 seconds) until the

sunroof has returned to the origi-

nal position of tilt after it is raised a

little higher than the maximum tilt

position. Then, release the button.

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LUGGAGE NET (IF EQUIPPED)

✽

NOTICE

Do not put fragile, bulky or an

excessive quantity of items into lug-

gage net. They could be damaged.

WARNING

To avoid eye injury, DO NOT

overstretch the netting.

ALWAYS keep face and body

out of recoil path of the net, in

case of strap.

MMSA3066

To keep items from shifting in the

trunk, you can use the four rings

located in the trunk to attach the

cargo net.

DO NOT use the luggage net

when strap has visible signs of

wear or damage.

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MOUNTING BRACKET FOR ROOF CARRIER

WARNING

Use a coin or flat blade driver

when you remove the roof carrier

cover.

If you use your fingernail, it may

damage your fingernail.

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To install or remove a roof carrier,

you can use the mounting bracket

and cover on the roof.

2. Rotate the cover half way and

insert the cover on the roof hole as

the illustration.

When you install a roof carrier, use

the following procedure.

✽

NOTICE

1. Insert a slim tool(coin or flat blade

driver) into the slot and slide the

cover toward the arrow on the

cover.

To prevent loosing the roof carrier

cover, install the cover on the roof

before you install the roof carrier.

3. After using the roof carrier, install

the cover back on the roof in the

reverse order.

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ROOF RACK (IF EQUIPPED)

CAUTION

WARNING

• If the vehicle is equipped with

a sunroof, be sure not to posi-

tion cargo onto the roof rack

in such a way that it could

interfere with sunroof opera-

tion.

• The following specification is

the maximum weight that can

be loaded onto the roof rack.

Distribute the load as evenly

as possible on the roof rack

and secure the load firmly.

• When carrying cargo on the

roof rack, take the necessary

precautions to make sure the

cargo does not damage the

roof of the vehicle.

For Europe : 75 kg (165 lbs.)

Except Europe : 45 kg (100 lbs.)

EVENLY DISTRIBUTED

ROOF

RACK

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If the vehicle has a roof rack, you can

load things on top of your vehicle.

• The vehicle center of gravity

will be higher when items are

loaded onto the roof rack.

Avoid sudden starts, braking,

sharp turns, abrupt maneu-

vers or high speeds that may

result in loss of vehicle con-

trol or rollover causing an

accident.

• When carrying large objects

on the roof rack, make sure

they do not exceed the overall

roof length or width.

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ANTENNA

✽

NOTICE

(Continued)

ꢀ Be sure to remove the antenna

before washing the car in an auto-

matic car wash or it may be dam-

aged.

ꢀ When reinstalling your antenna,

it is important that it is fully tight-

ened to ensure proper reception.

• Always drive slowly and turn

corners carefully when carry-

ing items on the roof rack.

Severe wind updrafts, caused

by passing vehicles or natural

causes, can cause sudden

upward pressure on items

loaded on the roof rack. This

is especially true when carry-

ing large, flat items such as

wood panels or mattresses.

This could cause the items to

fall off the roof rack and cause

damage to your vehicle or

those around you.

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Roof type antenna

If your vehicle has an audio system,

an amplifying antenna is installed in

your vehicle.

• To prevent damage or loss of

cargo while driving, check fre-

quently before or while driving

to make sure the items on the

roof rack are securely fas-

tened.

This antenna can be removed from

the vehicle when needed such as

washing the vehicle.

To remove the antenna, turn it coun-

terclockwise.

To install the antenna, turn it clock-

wise.

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BARRIER NET (IF EQUIPPED)

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Your vehicle is equipped with a barri-

er net.

2. Hang the net strap hooks in the

hook holders on the floor behind

the rear seat.

To install the barrier net

1. Insert the net upper shaft into the

large hole and then secure by slid-

ing into the small hole.

When you load some cargoes on the

rear seat or rear cargo area, you

must install the barrier net behind

front seatback or rear seatback.

It is designed to help protect the

heads of the occupants by obstruct-

ing objects flying forward in frontal

collisions.

There are four hook holders on both

side of the headliner over the head-

rests for upper side fixation and on

the floor behind the rear seats for

lower side fixation.

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To remove the barrier net

WARNING

1. Loosen the straps by using the

strap adjusters and remove the

strap hooks from the hook holders.

• Do not put passengers in the

rear seat or cargo area behind

the barrier net.

2. Remove the net upper shaft by

pulling it through the large holes.

• Do not put passenger in the

rear center seat when the bar-

rier net is installed behind the

rear seats.The barrier net may

interfere with use of the rear

center safety belt.

3. Remove the barrier net.

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• Do not load cargo in the area

higher than the barrier net's

upper end.

3. Fasten the straps, by using the

adjuster (1).

• Do not load heavy cargo in the

area higher than the seatback

to avoid accident even if the

barrier net is installed.

WARNING

• Make sure that there is no

slack in the barrier net by fas-

tening the strap securely

when installing the net. The

strap should be fastened after

confirming that the hook is

inserted into the upper hook

holder securely.

• Do not load cargo which has

sharp edge that can pass

through the barrier net.

• Do not apply excessive force

to the barrier net by hanging

on to the net or by suspending

heavy cargo and so on.

• Make sure that the seatbacks

are locked securely.

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TONNEAU COVER (IF EQUIPPED)

CAUTION

• Do not place objects on the

tonneau cover. Such objects

may be thrown about inside

the vehicle and possibly injure

vehicle occupants during an

accident or when braking.

• Since the tonneau cover may

be damaged or malformed, do

not put the luggage on it when

it is used.

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• For better fuel economy, do

not carry unnecessary weight.

Use the tonneau cover to hide items To use the tonneau cover, pull the

stored in the cargo area.

handle backward and insert the

edges into the slots.

• Never allow anyone to ride in

the luggage compartment. It is

designed for luggage only.

• Try to maintain the balance of

the vehicle and locate the

weight as far forward as pos-

sible.

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LUGGAGE UNDER TRAY (IF EQUIPPED)

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The luggage under tray is located To open the cover, grasp the handle

under the floor in cargo area.You can on the top of the cover and lift it.

place a first aid kit, a reflector trian-

gle, tools, etc. in the box for easy

access.

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AUDIO SYSTEM

General information

Class 1 laser product

WARNING

Notes on operating instructions

When driving your vehicle, be

sure to keep the volume of the

unit set low enough to allow you

to hear sounds coming from the

outside.

The following reading aids are used

to simplify these operating instruc-

tions:

CLASS 1

LASER PRODUCT

) asks you to perform an action

9 shows the unit’s reaction

✐ provides extra info

CAUTION

Any inappropriate use of the

device may expose the user to

invisible laser rays which

exceed the limits for Class 1

laser products.

CAUTION

identifies a list

• Do not place beverages close

to the audio system.The audio

system mechanism may be

damaged if you spill them.

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situa-

tion in which harm, serious bod-

ily injury or death could result if

the warning is ignored.

• Do not strike or allow anything

to impact the audio system,

damage to the system mecha-

nisms could occur.

WARNING

Don’t use a cellular phone when

you are driving. You must stop

at a safe place to use a celluar

phone.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation

in which damage to your vehicle

could result if the caution is

ignored.

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Safety instructions

(Continued)

WARNING

• It is possible that noise is

heard during playback when

using the AUX-IN together

with the power outlet due to

system-related not a malfunc-

tion. If this happens, use the

power source of the AUX

device.

Do not open covers and do not

repair yourself. Refer servicing

to qualified personnel.

WARNING

Make all inputs via the remote

control only when the vehicle is

stationary, or have the passen-

ger make them. Otherwise, you

may endanger the occupants

and other road users.

Notes on USB stick

(thumb drive)

• In rare cases it is possible that

an USB stick (thumb drive) is

not recognized by the unit or

may cause a malfunction.

Please only use USB sticks

that comply with the USB

thumb drive specifications.

WARNING

• We strongly recommend only

using USB sticks (thumb

drives) of well-known manu-

facturers.

Avoid inserting any foreign

objects into the slot of this play-

er. Failure to observe this may

cause malfunction due to the

precise mechanism of this unit.

• On no account must other

USB devices such as hard

discs or other digital equip-

ment or multi plug USB hub

be connected to the USB hub.

Connecting other devices can

cause malfunction or even

destroy the audio equipment.

WARNING

Keep the volume level low

enough to be aware of road and

traffic conditions.

• Avoid using the USB memory

when it might hinder your

safety driving.

(Continued)

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iPod connectivity is made possible RDS (Radio Data System)

Notes on CD formats

by "iAP (iPod Accessory Protocol)

over UART".

Many VHF stations transmit RDS The following CD formats are sup-

information. ported by the CD player:

The radio evaluates the RDS CD Audio (CD-DA in accordance

Listed below are the supported iPod

models with the corresponding mini-

mum firmware versions:

telegram and offers the following

advantages:

with the Red Book Standard)

CD-R/RW (in accordance with

Orange Book, part 2/3)

1) iPod mini (firmware v1.4)

2) 4G iPod (firmware v3.1)

3) iPod photo (firmware v1.1)

4) iPod nano (firmware v1.3)

5) 5G iPod (firmware v1.0)

PS (Program Service name):

Display of station name.

Multisession CD (in accordance

with multisession CD specification

1.0)

Radio text: Display of additional

infomation concerning the radio

station.

PTY (Program TYpe): Station

selection by program type.

Other iPod models such as the iPod

Shuffle does not support "iAP over

UART" and hence shall be treated as

USB mass storage device.

AF (Alternative Frequency):

Automatic retuning to best alter-

native frequency.

TA (Traffic Announcement): Traffic

announcements.

It can not support meta browsing in

the iPod models

EON (Enhanced Other Networks):

Automatic fade-in of traffic

announcements onother stations.

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Handling CDs

Avoid leaving fingerprints on the CD

when removing it.

Always store map and audio CDs in

their protective covers.

Always ensure that CDs are clean

and dry before inserting.

Protect CDs from heat and direct

sunlight.

Cleaning the unit

Do not clean using cleaning fluid,

alcohol or other solvents. Use only a

damp cloth.

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Control elements

1

. . . . . . . . . Press: Switching on/ off

. . . . . . . . . . Turn: Volume control

2

3

. . . . . . . . . . CD eject button

2

3

5

6

4

7

/

. . . . FM: Previous or next station

CD: Previous or next track

CDC: Previous or next track

4

SCAN . . . . . . . . FM: Frequency scans

CD/CDC: Scan first 10 secs of each

track of the CDs.

SETUP . . . . . . . Opens the setup menu containing

setting at each feature.

5

6

/

. . . . . . . . . MP3 only: change the current playback folder.

iPod only: go back to sort menu

LOAD* . . . . . . . CDC: Load CDs into the unit.

1

8

7

8

. . . FM/CD/CDC: Rotary knob to manually

seek up/down.

SETUP: To adjust settings.

9

SOUND . . . . . . Opens the menu for the sound settings.

10 CD (AUX). . . . . . Short press: Change the current source to

CD mode or USB (if connected) or iPOD (if

connected).

Long press: Auxiliary (if connected)

11 1 to 6 . . . . . . . . FM/CD/CDC: Press to tune to desired stored

station or to select desired disc in CDC.

9

13

12

11

10

RPT . . . . . . . . . CD/CDC: To activate repeat track

RND . . . . . . . . . CD/CDC: To activate random track

12 FM/AM . . . . . . . . Change current source to FM/AM mode.

13 TA (AST) . . . . . Short press: to activate TA.

Long press: to activate Autostore (Tuner)

* Depend on version

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Automatic switch off

Inserting and removing CDs

Menu operation

The central element for operating the

If the unit was turned on using the

button with the ignition off, it

automatically switches itself off after

a set time.

Inserting a CD

) Insert the CD into the drive (print-

ed side up).

menus is the

knob.

) Turn the

knob to select

a menu option.

✐ For audio/ MP3 CDs, playback

starts automatically.

Volume

Removing a CD

) Press the

remove the CD.

WARNING

button and carefully

When setting the volume,

please make sure that traffic

noises (horns, sirens, emer-

gency vehicles, etc.) are still

audible.

Switching on/ off

) Press the

unit on or off.

button to switch the

) Turn the

ume.

button to set the vol-

Switching on and off with the ignition

key

If the unit is switched on, it can be

switched off and on automatically by

removing or inserting and turning the

ignition key.

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Balance

Sound settings

Listening to radio

) Set the required volume balance

between L10 to R10.

) Press the SOUND button.

If the unit is not yet in radio mode:

) Press FM or AM.

✐ The unit switches to radio mode.

) Press SOUND button repeatedly

to access the following sub-

menus.

Fader

) Set the required volume balance

between R10 to F10.

BASS

TREBLE

Select waveband

In radio mode:

FADER

BALANCE

✐ Fader level is only transmitted via

the front loudspeakers, the rear

signals are muted.

) Press FM or AM to select the

desired waveband.

) Turn the

knob to select

desired settings.

Available wavebands:

) To exit, press SETUP, CD, FM or

AM buttons.

Volume settings

FM 123: Memory for up to 18

manually programmable FM sta-

tions.

) Adjusts the volume level between

its minimum and maximum.

Settings: 0 ... 35

The following options are available:

FM AST: Memory for up to 6 auto-

matically stored FM stations.

Bass

Equalizer

) Set the required bass level setting

between -10 to +10.

Set the frequency response of the Selection of MW

selected sound sources with the 5-

band equalizer (EQ OFF, JAZZ, POP,

CLASSICAL, ROCK)

MW 1: Memory for up to 6 manu-

ally programmable MW stations.

Treble

MW AST: Memory for up to 6

automatically stored MW stations.

) Set the required treble level set-

ting between -10 to +10.

) Press and hold SOUND button.

) Turn the

desired setting.

knob to select

LW: Memory for up to 6 manually

programmable LW stations.

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Autostore

Manual seek

Storing preset stations

) Tune to the desired station.

Automatic storage of strong stations Manual reception frequency setting.

in the current waveband (FM AST,

AM AST and MW AST).

) Rotate the

knob clock- ) Press and hold one of the preset

wise or anti-clockwise to incre-

ment or decrement the frequency.

(1 - 6) buttons until you hear a

confirmation tone.

) Press and hold AST button to acti-

vate/deactivate this function.

9 The station selected is stored on

the preset button.

Frequency Scan

✐ The maximum possible number of

stations for each band is 6. Radio will tune to each available sta-

Execute “Autostore” to update the tion from the current waveband for

list of the stations with strong 10 seconds before scanning for the

reception (e.g. when driving next higher frequency station.

through different receiving areas).

✐ You can also select a station in a

different waveband (e.g. FM AST

or FM 123) and then store this on

one of the preset buttons.

) Press SCAN button to activate/

deactivate the scan function.

Recalling preset stations

Tune to the desired station.

Automatic search

) Press the

or

button for

) Select the button (1 - 6) for mem-

orized station.

Station memory

the previous/next station receiv-

able station in the currently select-

ed waveband.

In the FM 123 waveband there are

18 station memories, in the “123”

wavebands for MW and LW there are

6 station memories each

9 It will always starts to search for

strong signal station at LOCAL

search level. If no station can be

found at LOCAL level, it will

search at DISTANCE level.

(also see “Select waveband”).

) To exit, press

respectively.

or

button

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If no TP stations found

✐ When a traffic announcement is

made, the unit switches to a traffic

information station linked to EON.

After the announcement, the unit

returns to the previous pro-

gramme.

Radio Data System (RDS) on FM

If no TP stations are found the unit

will remain at current station with dis-

play ‘No TA/TP’ for 3 seconds. If TP

signal of tuned station is lost for 30

seconds, it will perform an automatic

TP seek for the next TP station. If no

TP station is found, the unit will

remain at current station with display

‘TP LOST’ for 3 seconds.

Many FM stations broadcast RDS

information.

The RDS provide you with informa-

tion of the following:

Traffic programme (TP)

Alarm Messages

(PTY ALARM / EON network)

Switch this function on if you want to

hear traffic announcements. You will

also hear traffic announcements

while a CD/ MP3 is playing.

The unit automatically receives

emergency messages made by the

broadcaster.

9 TP seek will be performed period-

ically every 30 secs until TP sta-

tion is found.

) Press the TA button to enable/dis-

able funtion.

9 Display shows ‘ALARM’.

) Press TA button to stop current

announcement message and it

will not disable alarm functions.

Traffic announcements from other

stations – EON

) Select SCAN to activate 10 secs

scan for TP stations.

With the RDS function EON

(Enhanced Other Networks) you will

hear traffic announcements even if

the set station does not provide this

service but is operating on a network

with other stations.

) Select

stations.

or

to search for TP

Alternative Frequency

) Set the required volume for the

traffic announcements in the

SETUP menu.

This function enable or disable the

automatic tuning to an alternative

frequency with the best reception

condition.

9 TA symbol will be displayed when

Traffic info has been activated.

✐ If you have activated Traffic info,

stations with EON will be treated

like traffic stations, i.e. the search

will also stop at these stations.

9 AF symbol will be displayed when

AF feature has been activated at

the SETUP menu.

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PTY search (FM only)

Searching for stations by programme

type.

Ejecting a disc

) Press the

) Remove the disc from the disc

slot.

Listening to CD

button.

Notes on CD

This CD player is suitable for

12cm disc and 8cm disc with

adaptor only and can read both

audio and MP3 format CD.

Select the required programme type

from the list.

9 The search begins and finds the

nearest station that transmits this

programme type.

Previous/Next Track

) Press the

Please do not use irregular

shaped CD.

or

buttons to

select previous or next song track

OR

CD-Rs or CD-RWs can generally

be played. Due to varying quality

of CDs, surface condition of the

disc, as well as the performance

and condition of the CD writer,

certain CD-R/CD-RW CD may not

operate normally on this unit.

PI seek

) Rotary

knob in clock-

wise direction to seek up and anti-

clockwise direction to seek down.

This function performs an automatic

seek for the best-received frequency

of a RDS station with a specific PI-

code.

Fast Forward/Reverse

) Press and hold

9 System will trigger to search for a

better quality AF at recall/preset

station.

or

but-

tons to for fast foward and

reverse.

CD playback

Starting/Stopping a disc

) Press CD button to begin.

9 The unit will display ‘PI SEARCH’.

Random Track

9 Playback will stop when another

source becomes active.

) Press RND button to activate/

deactivate track random.

For CDP: ths disc will play back from

the beginning of the first file.

Repeat Track

For CDC: the unit will play the next

available disc if there is more than 1

discs.

) Press RPT button to activate/

deactivate track repeat.

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Scan Track

) Press SCAN button to activate/

deactivate track scan.

Only files with .mp3 extension are

recognized as MP3 files.

Listening to MP3

Notes on MP3 files

The following MP3 files are support-

ed by the CD player:

The unit may not play the first

track in the order that you wrote

them to the disc.

9 CD plays the first 10 seconds of

the song.

Files conform with MPEG1/2 or

2.5-Layer 3.

The unit plays only the first ses-

sion if the disc contains both CD

audio tracks and MP3 files.

The format of the CD must be ISO

9660 Level 1 or Level 2 or Joliet

with sector format in Mode 1 or

Mode 2 Form 1. Other formats

cannot be played reliably.

When playing a disc of 8k bps or

variable bit rate (VBR), the

elapsed playing time in the display

window may not be correct.

Up to maximum number of fold-

ers and number of files is 345,

maximum number of folders is

254 (total number of characters

displayed are 24).

Make sure that a MP3 CD-R/CD-

RW is burned that is formatted as

a data disc and NOT as an audio

disc.

MP3 files are not compatible with

packet write data transfer.

Bit rate: Maximum of 320 kbit/s,

constant or variable.

The MP3 symbol will be shown in

the display if an MP3 is being

played.

Sampling frequency: Maximum of

48 kHz.

Text display: ID3 tag V1 and ID3

tag V2. MP3 tracks can contain

addition information such as

artist, track and album names

(ID3 tags with maximum not more

than 12 characters). Characters

other than uppercase/lowercase

letters (“Aa to Zz”) and under-

score (“_”) may not be displayed.

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Starting/Stopping playback

Random

Scan

) Press CD button to start playback. ) CDC mode*: Press and hold RND ) Press the SCAN button to activate

button to activate or deactivate

random in the tracks.

or deactivate scan track.

9 Playback will stop when another

source becomes active.

9 CD plays the first 10 seconds of

the song.

) CDP mode: Press RND button to

activate or deactivate random in

the tracks.

Previous/Next Folder

9 When a folder ends: scanning

continues with the first file of the

next folder.

) Press the

select previous or next folder.

or

buttons to

* CD Changer version only

9 When a CD ends: scanning con-

tinues with the first file of the first

folder.

Repeat

Previous/Next Track

) CDC mode*: Press and hold RPT

button to activate or deactivate

repeat track.

) Press the

or

buttons to

select previous or next song track

OR

Setting Text

To retrieves text information from the

MP3 files for display.

) CDP mode: Press RPT button to

activate or deactivate repeat

tracks.

) Rotary

in clockwise

direction to go to next track and

anticlockwise direction to previous

track.

) Press and hold SETUP button in

MP3 mode to set information in

available sequence Filename/

Playtime/Title/Artist/Album/

Directory Name.

* CD Changer version only

Fast Forward/Reverse

) Press and hold

or

but-

tons to for fast foward and

reverse.

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Direct disc access

Repeat Track

CDC mode *

) Press button 1-6 to play the ) Press and hold RPT button to

(CD Changer version only)

desired CD.

activate or deactivate repeat

track.

) To load single disc: Press LOAD

button.

9 The CDs in the CD changer are dis-

played as “CDC 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6” etc.

) To load all discs: Press and hold

LOAD button.

Scan Track

Previous/Next Track

) Press the SCAN button to activate

or deactivate scan track.

) Insert the disc with printed side

facing up. CDC playback begins.

) Press the

or

buttons to

select previous or next song track 9 CD plays the first 10 seconds of

OR

the song.

Ejecting a disc

) To eject single disc: Press the

button.

) Rotary

knob in clock- 9 When a last track of CD ends:

wise direction to go to next track

and anticlockwise direction to pre-

vious track.

scanning continues with the first

track of current disc.

) To eject all disc: Press and hold

button.

) Remove the disc from the disc

slot.

Fast Forward/Reverse

) Press and hold

or

but-

tons to for fast foward and

reverse.

Starting/Stopping playback

) Press CD button to start playback.

Random Track

9 Playback start from the current

disc position in the magazine.

) Press and hold RND button to

activate or deactivate random in

the tracks.

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USB Hub & Auxiliary

(if equipped)

CAUTION

The USB hub is designed for a

charge and supply current of up

to 500 mA.

Notes of USB Hub

• A special iPod^®connection cable is

needed to connect the iPod^®to the

unit. This cable is available as orig-

inal accessory at your KIA dealer.

When using external equipment

with a current consumption

exceeding the specified 500 mA,

the unit switches off the USB

hub and gives a warning.

• It is recommended to fully charge

your iPod^®before use in your vehi-

cle. It can not be assured that all

iPod^®models are charged correct-

ly with the connection cable.

OED036062

Due to constant changes of USB

products in the market and their

respective Software, it can be possi-

ble that some of the USB devices are

not compatible with this head unit.

) Lift to open the lid.

) Please keep lid close when not in

use.

• The Auxiliary input terminal is only

supporting a KIA iPod audio cable.

In case an iPod Video cable is

used, audio noise might be audible

in the speaker. In order to avoid

this problem, we highly recom-

mend to use the correct KIA audio

iPod cable.

) Connect the combined 3.5 mm

Stereo and USB plug of the iPod^®

connection cable to the terminal

box.

It supports the formats of files:

MP3

WMA

) Connect the 30-pin connector of

the iPod^®connection cable to the

iPod^®.

OGG

) Press CD button to start playback.

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Previous/Next Folder

or

select previous or next folder.

Random File

Scan File

) Press the

buttons to ) CDC*: Press and hold RND but- ) Press the SCAN button to activate

ton to activate or deactivate ran-

dom in the file.

or deactivate scan file.

9 CD plays the first 10 seconds of

the song.

Previous/Next File

) CDP: Press RND button to acti-

vate or deactivate random in the

file.

) Press the

or

buttons to

9 When a last track of CD ends:

scanning continues with the first

track of current disc.

select previous or next song file

OR

Repeat File

) Rotary

knob in clock-

wise direction to go to next track ) CDC*: Press and hold RPT button Setting Text

and anticlockwise direction to pre-

vious file.

to activate or deactivate repeat file.

To retrieves text information from the

) CDP: Press RPT button to acti- MP3 files for display.

vate or deactivate repeat file.

) Press and hold SETUP button in

Fast Forward/Reverse

MP3 mode to set information in

available sequence Filename/

Playtime/Title/Artist/Album/Direct

ory Name.

) Press and hold

or

but-

tons to for fast foward and

reverse.

* CD Changer version only

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Previous/Next File

) Press the

select previous or next song file

Scan File

or

buttons to ) Press the SCAN button to activate

or deactivate scan file.

OR

) CD plays the first 10 seconds of

the song.

) Rotary

knob in clock-

wise direction to go to next track ) When a last track of CD ends:

and anticlockwise direction to pre-

vious file.

scanning continues with the first

track of current disc.

Fast Forward/Reverse

) Press and hold

to for fast forward and reverse.

Setting Text

buttons To retrieves text information from the

iPOD.

or

OED037062

) Lift to open the lid

) Please keep lid close when not in

use

) Press and hold SETUP button in

MP3 mode to set information in

available sequence Filename/

Playtime/Title/Artist/Album/Direct

or Name.

Random File

) CDC*: Press and hold RND but-

ton to activate or deactivate ran-

dom in the file.

iPod/USB Hub (if equipped)

Notes of iPod/USB Hub

) CDP: Press RND button to acti-

vate or deactivate random in the

file.

iPod connectivity is made possible

by "iAP (iPod Accessory Protocol)

over UART".

Auxiliary In

You can input Aux in to this unit.

Repeat File

) Press CD button to start playback.

) Press and hold CD button when

an auxiliary is connected.

) CDC*: Press and hold RPT button

to activate or deactivate repeat

file.

Sorting Files

9 Playback will stop when another

source becomes active.

) Press the

or

buttons to sort

by playlist, artist, album, song,

genre, composer from iPod files

) CDP: Press RPT button to acti-

vate or deactivate repeat file.

* CD Changer version only

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Steering wheel remote control

Dual steering wheel remote control*

CH / CH

. . . . Radio mode : Select preset up/down from the preset list

of the current waveband

CDC : Select next or previous disc

Seek

/

. . . Radio mode : Select previous/next station

CD/CDC/USB/IPOD : Select previous/next track

Mute . . . . . . . . . . . . Muting the system

+ / - . . . . . . . . . . Volume control up / down

Mode . . . . . . . . . . Switchover between TUNER (FM)/CD/USB/IPOD/AUX

mode

Single steering wheel remote control*

Seek

/

. . .. Radio mode: Select previous/next station

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CD/CDC/USB/IPOD: Select previous/next track

+ / - . . . . . . . . . . Volume control up / down

CH

. . . . . . . . . . Radio mode: Select Preset up

CDC: Next disc

Mode. . . . . . . . . . . .. . Switchover between TUNER (FM)/CD/USB/IPOD/AUX

mode

Note : To enable the following functions to be controlled by the steering

wheel keys, please ensure there is CD in the unit and

USB/IPOD/AUX is connected.

* Depend on version

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Max.start vol.

Setting the maximum volume when Searching for stations by programme

PTY search

Setup menu

In the setup menu you can change to

your preferred settings.

the unit is switched on.

Settings: 5 ... 25

type.

9 None: No PTY

) Press the SETUP button to enter

setup menu.

9 When you switch on the unit, the 9 1 ... 29: PTY programme type

volume will always be set to this

level if the volume was louder

than this level when you switched

off.

) Press SETUP button repeatedly

to access the following sub-

menus.

9 30 ... 31: Cannot be selected. For

emergency test and alarm only.

) Press the knob once to

enter the selected PTY.

• START VOL

• TA VOL

9 The search begins and finds the

nearest station that transmits this

programme type.

TA vol.

• SDVC

Setting the volume for traffic

announcement.

• PTY

• REGIONAL

• AF

Settings: 5 ... 25

Regional

Setting the RDS regional function.

Settings:

SDVC Adjustment for speed-depend-

ent volume control.

Settings:

• MP3

• SECURITY CODE

9 ON: The radio only tunes to alter-

native frequencies of the selected

station which transmit the same

regional programme.

9 1 ... 5: Small (1) to large (5)

increase in volume on accelera-

tion.

) Use the

desired settings.

knob to select

) To exit, press SETUP, CD, FM or

AM buttons.

9 OFF: The radio tunes to all the

alternative frequencies of the

selected station even if different

regional programmes are trans-

mitted.

9 0: OFF, no speed-dependent vol-

ume control.

The following options are available:

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AF retuning

Security code feature

Enable security code:

Setting the RDS AF function.

Settings:

You can enable or disable security ) Press the SETUP button to enter

code feature in the SETUP menu.

setup menu.

) Press the SETUP button repeat-

edly to access the submenus

("SECURITY CODE")

9 ON: Automatic retuning to alterna-

tive frequencies for the same sta-

tion.

Battery reconnection

In any event when the battery of the

car is being disconnected and recon- ) Press the

knob to

select SECURITY CODE.

9 OFF: No automatic retuning to

alternative frequencies. The radio

keeps to the receiving frequency

set.

nected again, you will be prompted

to enter your password if the security

code feature has been enabled.

) Enter '0000' to enable security

code. (Refer 'To enter PASS-

WORD')

User is allowed to enter the correct

password twice. If the password is

not entered correctly after the sec-

ond attempt, the unit will be locked.

The unit has to be left on for 1 hour.

After that, user can re-enter the

password again.

MP3 Display

) Enter NEW password

(Refer 'To enter PASSWORD')

Activating/ deactivating text display

with MP3 playback. The text appears

in the middle line of the screen.

Disable security code:

) Press the SETUP button to enter

setup menu.

Settings:

FILENAME:The filename the user

defined

When security code feature is dis-

abled user will not prompted to enter

password.

) Press the SETUP button repeat-

edly to access the submenus

("SECURITY CODE")

PLAYTIME: Song duration

TITLE: Song title

ARTIST: Artist of the song

ALBUM: Song album

) Press the knob to

select SECURITY CODE.

) Enter the saved password. (Refer

'To enter PASSWORD')

DIRECTORY NAME: Song direc-

tory

) Enter '0000' to disable security

code.

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To enter PASSWORD:

> The volume decreases automati-

cally. The volume can no longer be

increased.

Troubleshooting

) Turn the

change the digits of security code.

) Press knob once to go

to next digit.

knob to

In rare instances, your radio may not

function the way you expect it to.

Before calling the service depart-

ment, please read the operating

instructions thoroughly and go

through the following check list; it

may be possible to quickly remedy

an apparent malfunction.

• An integrated safety circuit pre-

vents the temperature in the unit

from exceeding a certain value.

) Repeat this until you have finished

entering 4 digits.

• Allow the unit to cool down (set low

volume).

) To confirm new password, press

and hold

knob button.

> Symptoms

• Possible cause / remedy

Radio

> Poor or no radio reception.

9Your new password has been

saved.

• Check if the antenna is completely

and correctly connected.

General

In the event if you have forgotten the

password and the unit is ‘locked’,

please approach your car authorised

dealers for assistance.

> Audio/ MP3 rejected by the unit.

• The CD may be dirty.

• Clean the CD with a damp cloth

• Check whether the supply volt-

age’s negative pole (brown cable)

is correctly connected to earth

(vehicle chassis).

• The CD does not comply with the

CD player’s specifications.

> FM ABC and FM AST station list

has only few or no stations.

• See “Notes on audio and MP3

CDs”

• Antenna (disc antenna) obscured,

antenna rod bent or antenna

defective.

> The operating panel generates

some heat.

• Please arrange for an authorised

dealer to check the antenna.

• No error. The unit feels warm.

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CDC / MP3

> Distorted sound/ skips during CD

play.

> The frequency instead of the sta-

tion name is displayed.

> Problems with new copy-protected

audio CDs.

• The unit is tuned to a station that

does not transmit RDS signals or

the transmitter is too weak.

• Some copy protection procedures

are incompatible with accepted

standards for audio CDs. This is

not a fault on the unit

• Player cannot read CD. CD is dam-

aged or soiled.

> The required station cannot be

tuned to using automatic search.

• See “Notes on audio and MP3

CDs”.

> CD player does not work.

• In cold weather conditions, con-

densation may occur on the laser.

• The desired station is too weak.

• Set desired station manually

(manu. tuning).

• With the set on, wait for 5 minutes

until the condensation evaporates.

• Check whether the antenna is

completely and correctly connect-

ed.

> No sound during CD playback.

• Some CDs contain multimedia

data which is not recognised by the

unit.

> No traffic announcements are

switched through (during CDC

playback).

• Advance the tracks until music is

heard.

• Activate the traffic announcement

by pressing TA button

• See “Notes on audio and MP3

CDs”.

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