Get Safety features of your vehicle -> Child restraint system Guide for Kia Sorento SUV Third Generation (2016-2020)

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For safety reasons, we recommend Placing a passenger seat belt

that the child restraint system be

used in the rear seats.

into the auto lock mode

Never place a rear-facing child

restraint in the front passenger seat,

because of the danger an inflating

passenger-side air bag could impact

the rear-facing child restraint and kill

the child.

Since all passenger seat belts move

freely under normal conditions and

only lock under extreme or emer-

gency conditions (emergency lock

mode), you must manually change

these seat belts to the auto lock

mode to secure a child restraint.

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To install a child restraint system on

the outboard or center rear seats, do

the following:

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The auto lock mode will help prevent

the normal movement of the child in

the vehicle from causing the seat belt

to loosen and compromise the child

restraint system. To secure a child

restraint system, use the following

procedure.

1. Place the child restraint system in

the seat and route the lap/shoul-

der belt around or through the

restraint, following the restraint

manufacturer’s instructions. Be

sure the seat belt webbing is not

twisted.

If the seat belt does not operate as

described in this section, have the

system checked immediately by your

authorized Kia dealer.

2. Fasten the lap/shoulder belt latch

into the buckle. Listen for the dis-

tinct “click” sound.

Position the release button so that it

is easy to access in case of an emer-

gency.

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If the vehicle headrest prevents prop-

er installation of a child seat (as

described in the child seat system

manual), the headrest of the respec-

tive seating position shall be read-

justed or entirely removed.

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3. Pull the shoulder portion of the 4. Slowly allow the shoulder portion

seat belt all the way out. When the

shoulder portion of the seat belt is

fully extended, it will shift the

retractor to the “Auto Lock” (child

restraint) mode.

of the seat belt to retract and listen

for an audible “clicking” or “ratchet-

ing” sound. This indicates that the

retractor is in the “Auto Lock”

mode. If no distinct sound is

heard, repeat steps 3 and 4.

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The lap/shoulder belt automatically

returns to the “emergency lock

mode” whenever the belt is allowed

to retract fully. Therefore, the preced-

ing seven steps must be followed

each time a child restraint is installed.

WARNING - Auto lock

mode

Set the retractor to Automatic

Lock mode when installing any

child restraint system. If the

retractor is not in the Automatic

Locking mode, the child

restraint can move when your

vehicle turns or stops suddenly.

To remove the child restraint, press

the release button on the buckle and

then pull the lap/shoulder belt out of

the restraint and allow the seat belt

to retract fully.

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When the seat belt is allowed to

retract to its fully stowed position,

the retractor will automatically

switch from the “Auto Lock” mode

to the emergency lock mode for

normal adult usage.

5. Remove as much slack from the

belt as possible by pushing down

on the child restraint system while

feeding the shoulder belt back into

the retractor.

6. Push and pull on the child restraint

system to confirm that the seat

belt is holding it firmly in place. If it

is not, release the seat belt and

repeat steps 2 through 6.

7. Double check that the retractor is

in the “Auto Lock” mode by

attempting to pull more of the seat

belt out of the retractor. If you can-

not, the retractor is in the “Auto

Lock” mode.

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Securing a child restraint seat

with tether anchor system

WARNING - Tether strap

Never mount more than one

child restraint to a single tether

or to a single lower anchorage

point. The increased load

caused by multiple seats may

cause the tethers or anchorage

points to break.

■ 2nd row seat

Check that the child restraint system

is secure by pushing and pulling it in

different directions. Incorrectly fitted

child restraints may swing, twist, tip

or separate causing death or serious

injury.

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1.Route the child restraint seat strap

over the seatback.

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For vehicles with adjustable head-

rests, route the tether strap under

the headrest and between the

headrest posts, otherwise route

the tether strap over the top of the

seatback. In case of interference

between the child restraint seat

and the headrest remove the par-

ticular head restraint for better fit-

ment of the child restraint seat.

Child restraint hook holders are

located on the back of the rear cush-

ions.

2. Connect the tether strap hook to

the appropriate child restraint

hook holder and tighten to secure

the child restraint seat.

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Securing a child restraint seat with

child seat lower anchor system

WARNING - Unused rear

seatbelts

Always fasten the seatbelts

behind the child restraint seat

when they are not used to

secure the child seat. Failure to

do so may result in child stran-

gulation.

Lower Anchor

Position Indicator

Lower Anchor

Install the child restraint seat fully

rearward against the seatback with

the seatback reclined two positions

from the most upright latched posi-

tion.

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Child restraint symbols are located

on the left and right 2nd row seat

backs to indicate the position of the

lower anchors for child restraints.

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Some child seat manufacturers

make child restraint seats that are

labeled as LATCH or LATCH-com-

patible child restraint seats. LATCH

stands for "Lower Anchors and

Tethers for Children". These seats

include two rigid or webbing mount-

ed attachments that connect to two

LATCH anchors at specific seating

positions in your vehicle. This type of

child restraint seat eliminates the

need to use seat belts to attach the

child seat in the rear seats.

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LATCH anchors have been provided

in your vehicle. The LATCH anchors

are located in the left and right out-

board rear seating positions. Their

locations are shown in the illustra-

tion. There is no LATCH anchor pro-

vided for the center rear seating

position.

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NOTICE

WARNING - LATCH lower

anchors

The recommended weight for the

LATCH system is under 65 lb (30

kg).

How to calculate the child restraint

weight :

Never attempt to attach

LATCH equipped seat in the

center seating position. LATCH

lower anchors are only to be

used with the left and right rear

outboard seating positions. You

may damage the anchors or the

anchors may fail and break in a

collision.

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Child restraint weight =

65 lb (30 kg) - Child weight

The LATCH anchors are located

between the seatback and the seat

cushion of the 2nd row seat left and

right outboard seating positions.

Follow the child seat manufacturer’s

instructions to properly install child

restraint seats with LATCH or

LATCH-compatible attachments.

Once you have installed the LATCH

child restraint, assure that the seat is

properly attached to the LATCH and

tether anchors.

Also, test the child restraint seat

before you place the child in it. Tilt

the seat from side to side. Also try to

tug the seat forward. Check to see if

the anchors hold the seat in place.

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