2005 KIA Rio child lock

Knowing Your Vehicle3-28Placement of a Child Restraint System
We recommend that, whenever possible, you put the
child restraint system in the center position of the rear
seat and secure it to the vehicle with the lap belt.
If the center rear seat is not available, or you are using
more than one child restraint system in the vehicle at
the same time, the rear outboard safety belts have been
designed to allow a child restraint system to be used in
these positions. Since those seats normally lock only
under extreme or emergency conditions (emergency
lock mode) you must manually adjust those belts to the
auto lock mode.Installing a Child Restraint System in the Rear
Outboard Seats
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WARNING - Child Restraints
 Children will be endangered in a crash if
their child restraint systems are not proper-
ly secured by the safety belts in the vehicle.
 According to accident statistics, children are
safer when properly restrained in the rear
seating positions rather than the front seat-
ing positions.
 When a child restraint system is not secured
by a safety belt, store it in the trunk so that
it will not be thrown forward in the event of
a sudden stop or accident.
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For safety reasons, we recommend that the child
restraint system be used in the center rear seat. If the
center rear seat is unavailable, a child restraint may be
installed in the rear outboard seats.
WARNING - Restraint Instructions
Failure to observe this manual’s instructions
regarding child restraint systems and the
instructions provided with the child restraint
system could increase the chance and/or severi-
ty of injury in an accident.
Since all three of these safety belts move freely under
normal conditions and only lock under extreme or
emergency conditions (emergency lock mode) you
must manually adjust these belts to the auto lock mode
(if equipped) to secure a child restraint.
The driver’s safety belt incorporates the emergency
lock mode only.
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Knowing Your Vehicle3-30
Placing a Passenger Safety Belt into the
“Auto Lock” Mode (If Equipped)
The use of the auto lock mode will ensure that the nor-
mal movement of the child in the vehicle does not
cause the safety belt to be pulled out and loosen the
firmness of its hold on the child restraint.
To secure a child restraint in the front passenger seat or
rear outboard seats, follow the procedure below.
1. Place the child restraint system in the seat and route
the lap/shoulder belt around or through the
restraint, following the restraint manufacturer’s
instructions. Be sure the belt webbing is not twist-
ed.
WARNING - Child Restraint
Placement
NEVER use a child restraint in the front pas-
senger seat. A child in a child restraint installed
in the front passenger seat can be severely or
fatally injured by an air bag which could
impact the child restraint with great force when
the air bag inflates.
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3. Grasp the shoulder portion of the belt and pull
downward until the entire belt is extracted. When
the belt is fully extracted, the retractor changes to
the automatic locking mode (child restraint mode).
2. Insert the lap/shoulder belt latch into the buckle.
Listen for the distinct “click” sound.
Position the release button so that it is easy to access
in case of an emergency.
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5. Before placing the child in the child restraint,
forcibly try to push the seat from side to side and
forward to make sure that the seat is securely held
in place.
6. Double check that the retractor is in the automatic
locking mode by trying to pull the shoulder portion
of the safety belt out of the retractor. If you cannot
pull the belt out of the retractor, it is in the auto-
matic locking mode. If you can, repeat step 4.
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 safety belt to retract fully.
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4. Slowly allow the belt to retract. Pull up on the
shoulder webbing. A “clicking” or “ratcheting”
sound will be heard as the belt retracts. This indi-
cates the retractor is now in the automatic locking
mode. Push down on the child restraint while you
pull up on the belt in order to remove any slack in
the belt.
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Installing a Child Restraint in the Rear Center Seat
(If Equipped)
To install a child restraint in the rear center seat, do the
following:
1. Place the child restraint in the desired position.
Route the lap belt through the restraint according to
the seat manufacturer’s instructions.
2. Insert the tongue plate into the buckle until an audi-
ble “click” is heard, indicating the belt is locked in
the buckle.
3. Adjust the lap safety belt for a snug hold on the child
restraint by pulling on the loose end of the belt.
To return the safety belt retractor to the emergency
lock mode, allow the seat belt to retract fully to its
stowed position. The retractor will then automatically
switch back to the emergency lock mode for normal
adult usage.
WARNING - Auto Lock Mode
The lap/shoulder belt automatically returns to
the “emergency lock mode” whenever the belt
is allowed to retract fully. Therefore, the pre-
ceding six steps must be followed each time a
child restraint is installed.
If the safety belt is not placed in the “auto
lock” mode, severe injury or death could occur
to the child and/or other occupants in the vehi-
cle in a collision, since the child seat will not be
effectively held in place.
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Knowing Your Vehicle3-54Air Bag Warning Label (sunvisor - front side)
To remind you of the dangers of the air bag, air bag
warning labels which are now required by the
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS)
are adhered to the driver’s and passenger’s sunvisors
and attached to the glove box.
Note that even though these government warnings
emphasize the risk to children, please be aware of the
risk to adults, as described in previous pages.
Children 12 and under can be killed by the air bag.
The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place for children.
NEVER put a rear-facing child seat in the front.
Sit as far back as possible from the air bag.ALWAYS use SEAT BELTS and CHILD RESTRAINTS.
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Rear Hatch (For 5 Door Hatchback) The rear hatch can be locked and unlocked with the
key.
 You can also unlock the latch with the automatic
door lock system(if equipped) but couldn't open the
rear hatch.
 Once the rear hatch has been unlocked, lifting the
rear hatch handle may open it.
To make certain that you close the rear hatch door
before driving your vehicle. Possible damage may
occur to the rear hatch lift cylinders and attaching
hardware if the rear hatch door is not closed prior to
driving.
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handleUnlock Lock
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Driving Your Vehicle4-12
R (Reverse)
Use this position to drive the vehicle backward.
N (Neutral)
In this position, the wheels and transaxle are not
locked. The vehicle will roll freely even on the slight-
est incline unless the parking brake or service brakes
are applied.
D (Drive)
This is the normal forward driving position. The
transaxle will automatically shift through a four-gear
sequence, providing the best fuel economy and power.
For extra power when passing another vehicle or
climbing steep grades, depress the accelerator fully, at
which time the transaxle will automatically downshift
into the next lower gear.
CAUTION
Always come to a complete stop before shifting
into or out of R (Reverse). You may damage the
transaxle if you shift into R while the vehicle is in
motion, except as explained in “Rocking the
Ve h i c l e .’’
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NOTICE
The transaxle may be damaged if you shift into
P (Park) while the vehicle is in motion.
WARNING
 Do not use the P (Park) position in place of
the parking brake when leaving the vehicle.
Always make sure the shift lever is latched
in the P (Park) position so that it cannot be
moved unless the lock release button is
pushed in AND the parking brake is fully
set.
 Turn the ignition switch OFF whenever you
leave the vehicle unattended. Never leave the
vehicle unattended while the engine is run-
ning. Unexpected and sudden vehicle move-
ment may occur if these precautions are not
taken.
 Never leave a child unattended in a vehicle.
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