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Door LocksManual Door LocksOperating Door Locks – With Key
 Both front doors can be locked and unlocked with
the key.
 Turn the key toward front of vehicle to unlock and
toward rear of vehicle to lock the door.
 Once a door is unlocked, it may be opened by lifting
the door handle.
Operating Door Locks – Without Key
To lock any door without the key, push the inside door
lock button down and close the door.
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NOTICE
Always remove the ignition key, engage the park-
ing brake, close all windows and lock all doors
when leaving your vehicle unattended.
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UNLOCKLOCK
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Automatic Door Locks (If Equipped)If you lock/unlock the driver’s door or the passenger
door with a key or the door lock knob, all the doors
and rear hatch will lock/unlock automatically.
Knowing Your Vehicle3-6Operating Door Locks from Inside the Vehicle
 To lock a door, push the door lock button down.
 To unlock a door, pull the door lock button up.
 To open a door, pull the door handle towards the
middle of your vehicle.
The door ajar warning light will illuminate if a door is
not fully closed. Close the door completely and the
light will go out.
WARNING
Never leave children or animals unattended in
the vehicle. An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or severe injury
to children or to animals who cannot escape
the vehicle.
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The child safety lock is provided to help prevent chil-
dren from accidentally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle.
 To lock a rear door so that it cannot be opened from
the inside, push the child safety lock located on the
rear edge of the door to the “LOCK” position
(toward front of vehicle) before closing the door.
 To open a rear door while the child safety lock is
engaged, lift the outside door handle.
WARNING - Rear Door Locks
If children accidentally open the rear doors
while the vehicle is in motion, they could fall
out and be seriously or fatally injured. To pre-
vent children from opening the rear doors
from the inside, the rear door safety locks
should be used whenever children are in the
vehicle.
Rear Door Child Safety Lock
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FREE LOCK
CAUTION
The doors should always be fully closed and
locked while the vehicle is in motion to prevent
accidental opening of the doors. Locked doors
will also discourage potential intruders when the
vehicle stops or slows.
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Adjusting the Front Seatback Recliner
To recline the seatback;
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up on the seatback
recline lever located on the outside of the seat,
toward the rear.
2. Lean back on the seat and adjust the back of the seat
to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seatback is
located in place. (The lever MUST return to its orig-
inal position for the seatback to lock.)
WARNING - Passengers
To reduce the risk of sliding under the lap por-
tion of the lap/shoulder belt, and potentially
suffering serious personal injury or death in
the event of a collision, do not use the front
seatback in a reclined position while the vehi-
cle is in motion. If a seat is reclined, the occu-
pant’s hip could slide under or out of the lap
portion of the lap/shoulder belt during a colli-
sion. If that occurs, the occupant may no
longer be properly restrained, and the safety
belt could apply restraint forces to the unpro-
tected abdomen resulting in serious personal
injury or death. Therefore, keep the seatbacks
in a comfortably upright position whenever the
vehicle is in motion.
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Lumbar Support (Drive’s seat only)
You can adjust the lumbar support by moving the lever
on the side of the driver’s seatback. Pivoting the lever
toward the front of the vehicle increases the lumbar
support. Pivoting the lever toward the rear of the vehi-
cle decreases the lumbar support.
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Knowing Your VehicleAdjusting the Height of Driver’s Seat Cushion
(Driver’s side-If Equipped)
To change the height of the seat cushion, rotate the
knob located on the outside of the seat cushion.
 To lower the seat cushion, rotate the knob toward
the front of the vehicle.
 To raise the seat cushion, rotate the knob toward the
rear of the vehicle.
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WARNING
To drive properly, adjust the driver’s seat and
its headrest before starting. After doing so, you
should adjust the day/night rearview mirror
and the outside rearview mirror.
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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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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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(Continued)
 Always wear your safety belt. It can help
keep you away from the air bags during
heavy braking just before a collision.
 Air bags are designed to inflate only in
severe frontal collisions and will generally
not provide protection in side or rear
impacts, rollovers or less severe frontal colli-
sions. They will also not provide protection
from later impacts in a multi-impact colli-
sion.
 If your vehicle has been subjected to flood
conditions (e.g. soaked carpeting/standing
water on the floor of the vehicle, 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. Have the vehicle
towed to an authorized Kia dealer for
inspection and necessary repairs.
Air Bag System ComponentsThe main components of your vehicle’s SRS are:
 One air bag in the steering wheel for the driver, and
another in the dashboard for the front passenger.
 A diagnostic system that continually monitors sys-
tem operation.
 An indicator light to warn you of a possible problem
with the system.
 Emergency power backup in case your car’s electri-
cal system is disconnected in a crash.
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Driver’s side
air bag
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