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2nd row seat folding

(from outside, if equipped)

To fold down the rear center seat-

back (for 2nd row seat)

WARNING - Rear seat

folding

Do not fold the rear seats (2nd &

3rd row seats), if passengers,

pets or luggage are in the rear

seats.

It may cause injury or damage

to passengers, pets or luggage.

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Pull the 2nd row seat back folding

lever out.

1. Lower the rear headrests to the

lowest position.

The 2nd row seat back will be folded.

2. Push the center seatback folding

lever up, then fold the seat toward

the front of the vehicle.

If you pull the left side lever (1) out,

left side seat back and center seat

back will be folded.

If you pull the right side lever (2) out,

right side seat back will be folded.

When you return the seatback to its

upright position, always be sure it

has locked into position by pushing

on the top of the seatback.

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Remember to return the rear shoulder

belts to their proper position. Routing

the seat belt webbing through the rear

seat belt guides will help keep the belts

from being trapped behind or under

the seats.

CAUTION - Damaging

rear seat belt buckles

When you fold the rear (2nd

and/or 3rd row) seatback, insert

the buckle in the pocket between

the rear seatback and cushion.

Doing so can prevent the buckle

from being damaged by the rear

seatback.

WARNING - 2nd row cen-

ter seat folding

• Do not fold the 2nd row center

seat, if there are occupants in

the 3rd row seats, as this may

result in injury to occupants if

the seat moves during a colli-

sion. If occupants in the 3rd

row seats, fix the 2nd row cen-

ter seat in its upright and

locked position.

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WARNING - Cargo

Do not place objects in the rear

(2nd and/or 3rd row) seats,

since they cannot be properly

secured and may hit the front

seat occupants in a collision.

Cargo should always be

secured to prevent it from being

thrown around in the vehicle in

a collision causing injuries to

vehicle occupants.

WARNING - 3rd row seat

3rd row occupants should always

remain in the center of the seat

cushion so the occupants head

is protected by the headrest.

• The 2nd row center seat back

does not lock into position

when it is folded toward the

front of the vehicle. If you use

the 2nd row center seat back

folding function to carry long

objects, you should fix the

long object to prevent it from

being thrown about the vehi-

cle in a collision and causing

injury to vehicle occupants.

If not, the tailgate may hit the

occupant's head, which could

cause injury.

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Armrest (2nd row seat)

For maximum effectiveness in case of

an accident, the headrest should be

adjusted so the middle of the head-

rest is at the same height as the cen-

ter of gravity of an occupant's head.

Headrest (for rear seat)

Generally, the center of gravity of

most people's head is similar with

the height of the top of their eyes.

*

Also adjust the headrest as close to

your head as possible. For this rea-

son, the use of a cushion that holds

the body away from the seatback is

not recommended.

* : if equipped

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To use the armrest, pull it forward

from the seatback.

The rear seat(s) is equipped with

headrests in all the seating positions

for the occupant's safety and comfort.

The headrests not only provide com-

fort for passengers, but also helps

protect the head and neck in the

event of a collision.

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Adjusting the height up and down To lower the headrest :

(for 2nd row seats)

Removal and reinstallation

(for 2nd row seats)

1. Push and hold the release button

(2) on the headrest support

■

Outside

■

Outside

2. Lower the headrest to the desired

position (3).

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■

Center

■

Center

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To raise the headrest :

1. Pull it up to the desired position (1).

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To remove the headrest :

3rd row headrest (if equipped)

To fold the headrest manually :

Pull the strap.

1. Raise it as far as it can go then

press the release button (1) while

pulling the headrest up (2).

To unfold the headrest :

Raise the headrest manually.

To reinstall the headrest :

Always be sure the headrest has

locked into position after you return

the seatback.

1. Put the headrest poles (3) into the

holes while pressing the release

button (1).

2. Adjust it to the appropriate height.

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WARNING

• Make sure the headrest locks

in position after adjusting it to

properly protect the occu-

pants.

• After installing the headrest,

make sure that it is installed

in the right direction.

A headrest installed reversely

could increase whiplash injury

during rear impact.

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The headrest will fold down automat-

ically when folding the seatback.

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SEAT BELTS

Seat belts are designed to bear upon

the bony structure of the body, and

should be worn low across the front

of the pelvis, chest and shoulders, as

applicable; wearing the lap section of

the belt across the abdominal area

must be avoided.

Seat belt restraint system

WARNING - Shoulder Belt

• For maximum restraint system pro-

tection, the seat belts must always

be used whenever the vehicle is

moving. A properly positioned

shoulder belt should be positioned

midway over your shoulder across

your collarbone.

• Never wear the shoulder belt

under your arm or behind

your back. An improperly

positioned shoulder belt can-

not protect the occupant in a

crash.

Seat belts should be adjusted as

firmly as possible, consistent with

comfort, to provide the protection for

which they have been designed.

• Always wear both the shoul-

der portion and lap portion of

the lap/shoulder belt.

• Never allow children to ride in the

front passenger seat. See child

restraint system section for further

discussion.

A slack belt will greatly reduce the

protection afforded to the wearer.

WARNING - Damaged

seat belt

Care should be taken to avoid con-

tamination of the webbing with pol-

ishes, oils and chemicals, and partic-

ularly battery acid. Cleaning may

safely be carried out using mild soap

and water. The belt should be

replaced if webbing becomes frayed,

contaminated or damaged.

WARNING - Twisted seat

belt

Replace the entire seat belt

assembly if any part of the web-

bing or hardware is damage as

you can no longer be sure that a

damage seat belt will provide

protection in a crash.

Make sure your seat belt is not

twisted when worn. A twisted

seat belt may not properly pro-

tect you in an accident and

could even cut into your body.

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• No modifications or additions

should be made by the user which

will either prevent the seat belt

adjusting devices from operating to

remove slack, or prevent the seat

belt assembly from being adjusted

to remove slack.

Seat belt warning (for driver’s seat)

WARNING - Seat belt

buckle

Do not allow foreign material

(gum, crumbs, coins, etc.) to

obstruct the seat belt buckle.

This may prevent the seat belt

from fastening securely.

• When you fasten the seat belt, be

careful not to latch the seat belt in

buckles of other seat. It's very dan-

gerous and you may not be pro-

tected by the seat belt properly.

• Do not unfasten the seat belt and

do not fasten and unfasten the seat

belt repeatedly while driving. This

could result in loss of control, and

an accident causing death, serious

injury, or property damage.

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The driver's seat belt warning light

and chime will activate according to

the following table when the ignition

switch is in "ON" position.

• When fastening the seat belt,

make sure that the seat belt does

not pass over objects that are hard

or can break easily.

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Seat belt - Driver's 3-point system

with emergency locking retractor

Conditions

Vehicle

Speed

Unbuckled

Buckled

Below 3 mph

Warning Pattern

Chime-

Seat Belt

Light-Blink

Sound

6 seconds

None

(5 km/h)

Buckled

→

3 mph~

6 mph

6 seconds

Unbuckled

Above 6 mph 6 sec. on / 24 sec. off

(10 km/h)

Above 6 mph

(10 km/h)

(11 times)

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The seat belt automatically adjusts to

the proper length only after the lap

belt portion is adjusted manually so

that it fits snugly around your hips. If

you lean forward in a slow, easy

motion, the belt will extend and let

you move around. If there is a sud-

den stop or impact, however, the belt

will lock into position. It will also lock

if you try to lean forward too quickly.

6 seconds *¹

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Unbuckled

↓

To fasten your seat belt:

Below 3 mph

(5 km/h)

Stop *²

To fasten your seat belt, pull it out of

the retractor and insert the metal tab

(1) into the buckle (2). There will be

an audible "click" when the tab locks

into the buckle.

*¹Warning pattern repeats 11 times with

an interval of 24 seconds. If the driver's

seat belt is buckled, the light will stop

within 6 seconds and chime will stop

immediately.

*²The light will stop within 6 seconds and

chime will stop immediately.

✽

NOTICE

If you are not able to pull out the

seat belt from the retractor, firmly

pull the belt out and release it. Then

you will be able to pull the belt out

smoothly.

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Front seat

Release the button to lock the Seat belts - Front passenger and

anchor into position. Try sliding the

height adjuster to make sure that it

has locked into position.

rear seat 3-point system with

combination locking retractor

To fasten your seat belt:

Combination retractor type seat belts

are installed in the rear seat posi-

tions to help accommodate the

installation of child restraint systems.

Although a combination retractor is

also installed in the front passenger

seat position, it is strongly recom-

mended that children always be

seated in the rear seat. NEVER

place any infant restraint system in

the front seat of the vehicle.

WARNING - Shoulder belt

positioning

Never position the shoulder belt

across your neck or face.

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Height adjustment

WARNING - Seat belt

replacement

You can adjust the height of the shoul-

der belt anchor to one of the 3 posi-

tions for maximum comfort and safety.

Replace your seat belts after

being in an accident. Failure to

replace seat belts after an acci-

dent could leave you with dam-

aged seat belts that will not pro-

vide protection in the event of

another collision.

This type of seat belt combines the

features of both an emergency lock-

ing retractor seat belt and an auto-

matic locking retractor seat belt. To

fasten your seat belt, pull it out of the

retractor and insert the metal tab into

the buckle. There will be an audible

"click" when the tab locks into the

buckle. When not securing a child

restraint, the seat belt operates in the

same way as the driver's seat belt

(Emergency Locking Retractor Type).

The height of the adjusting seat belt

should not be too close to your neck.

The shoulder portion should be

adjusted so that it lies across your

chest and midway over your shoulder

near the door and not your neck.

To adjust the height of the seat belt

anchor, lower or raise the height

adjuster into an appropriate position.

To raise the height adjuster, pull it up

(1). To lower it, push it down (3) while

pressing the height adjuster button

(2).

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It automatically adjusts to the proper

length only after the lap belt portion

of the seat belt is adjusted manually

so that it fits snugly around your hips.

CAUTION

Do NOT fold down the left por-

tion of the rear seat back when

the rear center seat belt is buck-

led. ALWAYS UNBUCKLE the

rear center seat belt before fold-

ing down the left portion of the

rear seat back. If the rear center

seat belt is buckled when the

left portion of the rear seat back

is folded down, distortion and

damage to the top portion of the

seat back and seat belt garnish

may result, causing the seat

back to lock into the folded

down position.

When the seat belt is fully extended

from the retractor to allow the instal-

lation of a child restraint system, the

seat belt operation changes to allow

the belt to retract, but not to extend

(Automatic Locking Retractor Type).

Refer to “Using a child restraint sys-

tem” in this section.

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To release the seat belt:

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NOTICE

The seat belt is released by pressing

the release button (1) on the locking

buckle. When it is released, the belt

should automatically draw back into

the retractor.

Although the combination retractor

provides the same level of protection

for seated passengers in either emer-

gency or automatic locking modes,

have the seated passengers use the

emergency locking feature for improv-

ed convenience. The automatic locking

function is intended to facilitate child

restraint installation. To convert from

the automatic locking feature to the

emergency locking operation mode,

allow the unbuckled seat belt to fully

retract.

If this does not happen, check the

belt to be sure it is not twisted, then

try again.

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Stowing the rear seat belt

The rear seat belt buckles can be

stowed in the pocket between the

rear seatback and cushion when not

in use.

■ 2nd row seat

Routing the seat belt webbing

through the rear seat belt guides will

help keep the belts from being

trapped behind or under the seats.

After inserting the seat belt, tighten

the belt webbing by pulling it up.

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CAUTION - Seatbelt Guide

■ 3rd row seat

Remove the seat belt from the

guides before using. If you pull

on the seat belt when it is stored

in the guides, it may damage the

guides and/or belt webbing.

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(1) Retractor Pretensioner

If the system senses excessive ten-

sion on the driver or passenger's

seat belt when the pre-tensioner sys-

tem activates, the load limiter inside

the retractor pre-tensioner will release

some of the pressure on the affected

seat belt.

Pre-tensioner seat belt

The purpose of the retractor pre-

tensioner is to make sure that the

shoulder belts fit in tightly against

the occupant's upper body in cer-

tain frontal collisions.

(2) EFD (Emergency Fastening Device)

The purpose of the EFD is to

make sure that the pelvis belts fit

in tightly against the occupant's

lower body in certain frontal colli-

sions.

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Your vehicle is equipped with driver's

and front passenger's pre-tensioner

seat belts (retractor pretensioner and

EFD (Emergency Fastening Device)).

The pre-tensioner seat belts may be

activated, when a frontal collision is

severe enough, together with the air

bags.

When the vehicle stops suddenly, or

if the occupant tries to lean forward

too quickly, the seat belt retractor

may lock into position. In certain

frontal collisions, the pre-tensioner

will activate and pull the seat belt into

tighter contact against the occu-

pant's body.

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✽

NOTICE

WARNING - Skin Irritation

•

Both the driver's and front pas-

senger's seat belt pre-tensioner sys-

tem may be activated not only in

certain frontal collision but also in

certain side collisions or rollovers,

Wash all exposed skin areas

thoroughly after an accident in

which the pre-tensioner seat

belts were activated. The fine

dust from the pre-tensioner

activation may cause skin irrita-

tion and should not be breathed

for prolonged periods.

if the vehicle is equipped with

side or curtain air bag.

a

•

Because the sensor that activates

the SRS air bag is connected with

the pre-tensioner seat belt, the

SRS air bag warning light

on

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the instrument panel will illumi-

nate for approximately 6 seconds

after the ignition switch has been

turned to the ON position, and

then it should turn off.

The seat belt pre-tensioner system

consists mainly of the following com-

ponents.Their locations are shown in

the illustration:

(1) SRS air bag warning light

(2) Retractor pre-tensioner assembly

(3) SRS control module

(4) Emergency fastening device

(EFD)

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If the pre-tensioner seat belt system

are not working properly, this warning

light will illuminate even if there is not

a malfunction with the SRS air bag. If

the SRS air bag warning light does

not illuminate when the ignition

switch is turned ON, or if it remains

illuminated after illuminating for

approximately 6 seconds, or if it illu-

minates while the vehicle is being

driven, have an authorized Kia dealer

inspect the pre-tensioner seat belt

and SRS air bag system as soon as

possible.

Seat belt precautions

Infant or small child

WARNING - Hot preten-

sioner

All 50 states have child restraint

laws. You should be aware of the

specific requirements in your state.

Child and/or infant seats must be

properly placed and installed in the

rear seat. For more information

about the use of these restraints,

refer to “Child restraint system” in this

section.

Do not touch the pre-tensioner

seat belt assemblies for several

minutes after they have been

activated. When the pre-ten-

sioner seat belt mechanism

fires during a collision the pre-

tensioner becomes hot and can

burn you.

Pre-tensioners are designed to oper-

ate only one time. After activation,

pre-tensioner seat belts must be

replaced. If the pre-tensioner must

be replaced, contact an authorized

Kia dealer.

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NOTICE

Small children are best protected

from injury in an accident when

properly restrained in the rear seat by

a child restraint system that meets the

requirements of the Federal Motor

Vehicle Safety Standards. Before buy-

ing any child restraint system, make

sure that it has a label certifying that

it meets Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Standard 213. The restraint must be

appropriate for your child's height

and weight. Check the label on the

child restraint for this information.

Refer to “Child restraint system” in

this section.

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