2006 KIA Optima child restraint

KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
3-34CHILD RESTRAINT
ANCHORAGE POSITIONYour vehicle is equipped with an anchor
for securing the tether strap of a child
restraint system (child seat).
The child restraint anchor fittings are
installed on the shelf behind the rear seat.Installing a child restraint seat ;
1. Position the child restraint seat on the
rear passenger seat cushion.
2. Route the child restraint seat tether
strap over the back of the seat.
For vehicles with adjustable head
restraints, route the tether strap under
the head restraint and between the
head restraint posts, otherwise route
the tether strap over the top of the
seatback.
3. Locate the correct anchor on the
package tray behind the rear seat for
the selected seating position.
4. Open the tether anchor cover.
5. Clip the tether strap hook to the
tether strap hook holder.
6. Tighten the tether strap to secure the
seat.
MMSA3032
Child Restraint Anchorage
WARNING
If the tether strap is clipped
incorrectly, the child restraint
seat may not be restrained
properly in the event of a
collision.
WARNING - Child
Restraint
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 come
away causing death or injury.
WARNING - Child
Restraint Anchorage
 Child restraint anchorages are
designed to withstand only
those loads imposed by
correctly fitted child restraints.
Under no circumstances are
they to be used for adult seat
belts or harnesses or for
attaching other items or
equipment to the vehicle.
 The tether strap may not work
properly if attached
somewhere other than the
correct tether anchor.
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CHILD SEAT LOWER
ANCHORSSome child seat manufacturers make
child restraint seats that are labeled as
ISOFIX or ISOFIX-compatible child
restraint seats. These seats include two
rigid or webbing mounted attachments
that connect to two ISOFIX 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 for forward-facing
child restraint seats.There is a symbol located on the lower
portion of each side of the rear seatbacks.
These symbols indicate the position of
the lower anchors for child restraints so
equipped. A zipper is located directly
beneath each indicator, which when
opened will expose the metal anchor.ISOFIX anchors have been provided in
your vehicle. The ISOFIX anchors are
located in the left and right outboard rear
seating positions. Their locations are
shown in the illustration. There is no
ISOFIX anchor provided for the center
rear seating position.
The ISOFIX anchors are located
between the seatback and the seat
cushion of the rear seat left and right
outboard seating positions.
Follow the child seat manufacturer’s
instructions to properly install child
restraint seats with ISOFIX or ISOFIX-
compatible attachments.
MMSA3082
MMSA3036
Child lower anchorChild lower anchor
indicater
Zipper
MMSB3035
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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
3-36 Once you have installed the ISOFIX
child restraint, assure that the seat is
properly attached to the ISOFIX 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.
SAFETY BELT WARNING
LIGHT AND CHIMEAs a reminder to the driver and
passenger, safety belt warning light will
blink for approximately 6 seconds each
time you turn the ignition switch ON.
If the driver's lap/shoulder belt is not
fastened when the key is turned ON or if
it is unfastened after the key is turned
ON, the safety belt warning light blinks
for approximately 6 seconds and safety
belt warning chime sounds for
approximately 6 seconds.
AN7B03016
Safety belt warning light
WARNING
 If the child restraint is not
anchored properly, the risk of
a child being seriously injured
or killed in a collision greatly
increases.
 Do not mount more than one
child restraint to a single
tether or to a child restraint
lower anchorage point. The
improper increased load may
cause the anchorage points or
tether anchor to break,
causing serious injury or
death.
 Do not install a child restraint
seat at the rear center seating
position using the vehicle’s
ISOFIX anchors. The ISOFIX
anchors are only provided for
the left and right outboard rear
seating positions. Do not
misuse the ISOFIX anchors by
attempting to attach a child
restraint seat in the middle rear
seating position position to the
ISOFIX anchors. In a crash, the
child restraint seat ISOFIX
attachments may not be strong
enough to secure the child
restraint seat improperly in the
rear center seating position
and may break, causing
serious injury or death.

Attach the ISOFIX or ISOFIX-
compatible child restraint seat
only to the appropriate locations
shown in the illustration.
 Always follow the installation
and use instructions provided
by the manufacturer of the
child restraint.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
PASSENGER BEING
PROPERLY SEATEDThe front seat passenger’s air bag is
much larger than the driver’s air bag and
inflates with considerably more force. It
can seriously hurt or kill a passenger
who is not in the proper position and
wearing the safety belt properly. The
front passenger should always move
their seat as far back as practical and sit
well back in the seat. It is essential that
the front passenger always wear their
safety belt, even when mounting in a
parking lot or up a drive way into a
garage.The reason for this is that in most frontal
impacts there is substantial pre-impact
braking which tends to throw the
occupants forward. If the right front
passenger is not using their safety belt,
they will be directly in front of or even
touching the air bag storage
compartment when inflation occurs. In
that situation, death or severe injury is
possible.
Because of the air bag, you must NEVER
INSTALL A CHILD RESTRAINT
SYSTEM IN THE FRONT PASSENGER
SEAT.
There is a very significant risk of serious
or fatal injuries to a child in a child
restraint if the right front passenger air
bag inflates. We also strongly recommend
that you do not put a front-facing child
restraint system in the front passenger
seat.
S R SAIRBAGWARNING
MMSA3038
WARNING - Right Front
Seat
Pre-impact braking could throw
an unbelted passenger toward
or onto the air bag storage
compartment. Upon impact in a
collision, the air bag would
rapidly inflate and possibly
severely injure or kill that
occupant who failed to wear
their safety belt.
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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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PASSENGER PRESENCE
DETECTIONThe passenger presence detection system
detects the presence of a passenger in the
front seat. If no passenger is recognized
on the front passenger seat, the
deployment of the front passenger and/or
side airbag will be prevented. This
system is designed to prevent the
replacement of airbag components that
deploy needlessly in an accident.
WARNING - Front
Passengers
 NEVER use a child restraint
in the front seat. In the front
seat, a child restraint would
be positioned too close to
where the air bags are stored
and in the event an air bag
deploys, the air bag would
impact the child restraint and
cause serious injuries or
death.
 Failure to observe the
instructions provided with
the child restraint system
could increase the risk
and/or severity of injury in an
accident.
WARNING
The passenger presence
detection system is NOT
intended to prevent airbag
deployment while a child is in
the front passenger’s seat. it is
intended ONLY as a means to
reduce unnecessary collision
damage repair expense by
preventing airbag and seat belt
pretensioner deployment when
the right front passenger seat is
unoccupied. Deployment is still
possible if only a few pounds
are placed upon the seat.
Therefore, children must not be
transported in the front seat. All
children must be seated in the
rear seat and properly
restrained with the vehicle’s
restraint system or a child
restraint system appropriate for
the child’s size and weight.
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