2005 KIA Rio Owner's Manual

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5. Adjust the shoulder anchor position to your size. To
raise the anchor position, pull the knob and push
the anchor up. To lower the anchor position, pull
the knob and slide the anchor down. After adjust-
ment, make sure the anchor is locked in position.
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Adjustable shoul-
der anchor
(If equipped)
WARNING - Front Safety Belts
 The front seatbacks should always remain in
a comfortable, upright position while the
vehicle is in motion. The safety belt system
will provide the most protection with the
seatbacks in an upright position.
 Never wear the shoulder portion of the safe-
ty belt under the outside arm or behind the
back.
 Never wear the shoulder portion of the safe-
ty belt across the neck or face.
 Wear the lap portion of the safety 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.
 Never drive or ride with a twisted or
jammed safety belt. If you cannot untwist or
unjam the safety 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 severity of injury in an accident.
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Rear Lap/Shoulder Belt (Outboard Seats)
To Fasten:
1. Grasp the buckle with one hand and the tongue
plate with the other.
2. Slowly pull the lap/shoulder belt out.
To Unfasten the Front Lap/Shoulder Belt:
Press the release button on the buckle.Rear Safety BeltsTwo kinds of safety belts are provided:
 Lap/shoulder belts for people who sit on the out-
board sides of the vehicle.
 A lap belt for people who sit in the center of the
rear seat.
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3. Insert the tongue plate into the open end of the
buckle until an audible “click’’ is heard, indicating
the belt is locked.
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4. Position the lap portion of the 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 shoul-
der portion of the safety belt. The belt retractor is
designed to take up excess webbing automatically
and to maintain tension on the belt. This is for your
safety. Do not put excess slack into the safety belt.
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Too high Take up slack
Keep as low on hip bone as possible
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To Unfasten:
Press the release button on the buckle.Knowing Your Vehicle3-42
WARNING - Rear Lap/Shoulder
Safety Belts
 Never wear the shoulder portion of the safe-
ty belt under the outside arm or behind the
back.
 Never wear the shoulder portion of the safe-
ty belt across the neck or face.
 Wear the lap belt or the lap portion of the
belt as low as possible. Be sure the lap belt
fits snugly around the hips. Never wear the
lap belt over your waist.
 Never ride or drive with a twisted or
jammed safety belt. If you cannot untwist or
unjam the safety 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 could increase
the chance and severity of injury in an acci-
dent.
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2. To lengthen the belt, hold the latch plate tongue at a
right angle to the safety belt webbing and pull.
3. To shorten the belt, hold the latch plate tongue at a
right angle to the safety belt webbing and pull on
the loose end of the belt until the desired belt
length is reached.
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To Fasten the Rear Lap Belt:
1. Grasp the buckle end and pull it low over the
abdomen. Insert the tongue plate into the open end
of the buckle until an audible “click’’ is heard, indi-
cating the latch is locked. Make sure the belt is not
twisted.
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To Unfasten the Rear Lap Belt:
Press the release button on buckle.
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4. Grasp the free portion of the belt webbing and pull
until the belt is snug over the hips and as low on
the abdomen as possible.
5. Make sure that the belt is placed as LOW ON THE
HIPS as possible.
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3-45 Proper Use and Care of the Safety Belt System
To ensure that the safety belts provide the maximum
protection, please follow these instructions:
 Use the belts at all times - even on short trips.
 If the safety belt is twisted, straighten it prior to use.
 Keep sharp edges and damaging objects away from
the belts.
 Periodically inspect belt webbing, anchors, buckles,
and all other parts for signs of wear and damage.
Replace damaged, excessively worn or questionable
parts immediately.
WARNING - Center Rear
Lap Belt
Be sure the center rear lap belt is positioned
snugly around the hips, and not on the waist.
Failure to position the center rear lap belt
snugly around the hips and not on the waist
will increase the chance and severity of injury
in the event of a collision.
 To clean the belt webbing, use any mild soap solu-
tion recommended for cleaning upholstery or car-
pets. Follow the instructions provided with the soap.
Do not bleach or dye the webbing because this may
weaken the webbing fibers and allow them to fail
when loaded in a collision.
 Do not make modifications or additions to the safety
belt.
 After wearing a safety 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.
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In other words, just because your vehicle is damaged
and even if it is totally unusable, don’t be surprised
that the air bag(s) did not inflate.
The Importance of Using Safety Belts
There are four very important reasons to use safety
belts even with an air bag system, they:
 Help keep you in the proper position (away from the
air bag) when it inflates.
 Reduce the risk of harm in rollover, side or rear
impact collisions, because an air bag is not designed
to inflate in such situations.
 Reduce the risk of harm in frontal collisions that are
not severe enough to activate the supplemental
restraint system.
 Reduce the risk of being thrown from your vehicle.
WARNING - Air Bags & Safety
Belts
Even in vehicles with air bags, you and your
passengers must always wear the safety belts
provided in order to minimize the risk and
severity of injury in the event of a collision or
rollover. (Continued)
Air Bag – Supplemental Restraint SystemWhat Your Air Bag System Does
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS), which includes an air bag for
the driver (standard) and another air bag for the front
passenger (optional).
What Your Air Bag System Does Not Do
The air bag system is designed to supplement or add to
the protection provided to properly belted occupants in
moderate to severe frontal collisions. It is not a substi-
tute for the driver’s or front passenger’s safety belt and
it does not provide restraint to the lower body.
Why Didn’t My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision?
There are many types of accidents in which the air bag
would not be expected to provide additional protection.
These include side or rear impacts, rollovers, and sec-
ond or third impacts in multiple-impact accidents as
well as low speed impacts.
Remember: air bags are onl
ydesigned to inflate when
the impact would throw the occupant into the air bags
– generally from a little to the left to a little to the
right of straight ahead.
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