2006 KIA Optima belt

3-1
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLEKeys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3
Keyless Entry System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Theft-Alarm System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5
Immobilizer System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6
Door Locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14
Safety Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22
Air Bag - Supplemental Restraint System . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Trunk Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54
Fuel Filler Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55
Steering Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Interior Lights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62
Cup Holders and Console Storage Compartment . . . 3-63
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SEATS
FRONT SEAT ADJUSTMENTMOVING THE FRONT SEAT
FORWARD AND BACKWARDTo move the seat forward or backward;
1. Pull the seat slide adjustment lever
under the front edge of the seat
cushion up and hold it.
2. Slide the seat to the position you
desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the
seat is locked in place.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
3-14
MMSA3007
WARNING - Drivers
 Never adjust the driver’s seat
or seatback when the vehicle
is moving. Doing so could
cause loss of control, and
serious personal injury or
death.
 Do not allow packages or
other objects to interfere with
the normal position of a
seatback. These objects may
prevent the seatback from
locking, which could result in
serious injury or death in the
event of a sudden stop or
collision.
 Always drive and ride with
your seatback upright and
the lap portion of the safety
belt snug and low across the
hips.
 Children can be killed or
injured by the passenger air
bag. The back seat is the
safest place for children 12
and under. Make sure all
children use seat belts or
child seats.
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ADJUSTING THE FRONT
SEATBACK RECLINERTo 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 locked in place. (The
lever MUST return to its orginal
position for the seatback to lock.)
3-15
MMSA3008
CAUTION
Do not place anything under the
front seats. Loose objects might
interfere with the seat slide
mechanism or possibly roll out
from under the seat and interfere
with the operation of the brake,
clutch or accelerator foot pedals.
WARNING - Passengers
To reduce the risk of sliding
under the lap portion 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 vehicle is in motion. If a
seat is reclined, the occupant’s
hip could slide under or out of
the lap portion of the
lap/shoulder belt during a
collision. If that occurs, the
occupant may no longer be
properly restrained, and the
safety belt could apply restraint
forces to the unprotected
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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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
3-18SEAT CUSHION HEIGHT
ADJUSTMENTMove the front portion of the control
knob up or down to raise or lower the
front part of the seat cushion. Move the
rear portion of the control knob up or
down to raise or lower the rear part of the
seat cushion.
ADJUSTING SEATBACK
ANGLERotate the upper portion of the control
knob forward or backward to recline the
seatback to the desired position. Release
the control knob and then the seatback
will lock in that position.
MMSA3078/MMSA3015
MMSA3012
WARNING
To minimize the risk of personal
injury in the event of a collision
or a sudden stop, both the
driver's and passenger's
seatback should remain in an
upright position while the car is
in motion. The protection
provided by the seat belts and
airbags may be reduced signifi-
cantly when the seatbacks are
reclined. There is a greater risk
that the seat occupants will
slide under the belt resulting in
serious injury if a crash occurs
when the seat-backs are
reclined. The seat belt cannot
provide full protection to an
occupant if the seat back is
reclined.
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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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SPLIT FOLDING REAR
SEATThe rear seatbacks fold forward to
provide additional cargo space and to
provide a access to the trunk area.
• To fold the rear seatback(s) down,
press the unlock button located in the
top of the seatbacks, then fold the
seatback forward and down.
• To raise the seatback, lift and push it
firmly until it clicks into place.
• When you return the seatback to its
upright position, reposition the rear
safety belts so that they can be used
by rear seat passengers.
MMSA3014
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.
WARNING - Cargo
Cargo should always be
secured to prevent it from
shifting and causing injury to
the vehicle occupants.
CAUTION
Do not remove the floor carpet in
your vehicle, emission controls
cause high exhaust temperatures
under the floor.
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REAR SEATBACK LOCKThe rear seatback lock lever (located on
the backside of the rear seatback) is
always in the “LOCK” position when the
seatbacks are secured upright. To fold the
rear seatback down, the lock lever must be
moved to the “FREE” position. The lock
feature was designed to provide protection
from unauthorized entry into the trunk.
REAR SEAT ARMRESTThis armrest is located in the center of
the rear seatback.
Open the armrest cover by pressing its
release button. A cup holder and stowage
compartment are inside the armrest.
FREE LOCK
MMSA3018
MMSA3019
✻
NOTICE
When returning the rear seatbacks
to the upright position, remember
to return the rear shoulder belts to
their proper position. Routing the
safety belt webbing through the
rear safety belt guides will help
keep the belts from being trapped
behind or under the seats.
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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
3-22SAFETY BELTSPRE-TENSIONER SEAT
BELTYour vehicle is equipped with driver’s
and front passenger’s pre-tensioner seat
belts. The purpose of the pre-tensioner is
to make sure that the seat belts fit tightly
against the occupant’s body in certain
frontal collisions.The pre-tensioner seat belts can be
activated alone or, with the airbag, where
the frontal collision is severe enough.
The pre-tensioner seat belt operates in
the same way as an Emergency Locking
Retractor (ELR) type of seat belt. When
the vehicle stops suddenly, or if the
occupant tries to lean forward too
quickly, the seat belt retractor will lock
into position. However, in certain frontal
collisions, the pretensioner will activate
and pull the seat belt into tighter contact
against the occupant’s body.The seat belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following
components.
Their locations are shown in the
illustration.
1. SRS airbag warning light.
2. Seatbelt pre-tensioner assembly.
3. SRS control module.
2GHB3002
MMSA3021
Driver’s side airbag
21
3Passenger’s
side airbag
WARNING
To obtain maximum benefit
from a pre-tensioner seat belt:
1. The seat belt must be worn
correctly.
2. The seat belt must be
adjusted to the correct
position.
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✻
NOTICE
• Both the driver’s and front
passenger’s pre-tensioner seat
belts will be activated in certain
frontal collisions. The pre-
tensioner seat belts can be
activated alone or, where the
frontal collision is severe enough,
with the airbags. The pre-
tensioners will be activated
under these conditions even if
the seat belts are not being worn
at the time of the collision.
• When the pre-tensioner seat
belts are activated, a loud noise
may be heard and fine dust,
which may appear to be smoke,
may be visible in the passenger
compartment. This dust is not
hazardous.
• Although it is harmless, the fine
dust may cause skin irritation
and should not be breathed for
prolonged periods. Wash your
hands and face thoroughly after
an accident in which the
pretensioner seat belts were
activated.
CAUTION
• Because the sensor that activates
the SRS airbag is connected with
pre-tensioner seat belt, the SRS
airbag warning light on the
instrument panel will blink for
approximately 6 seconds after
the ignition key has turned to the
“ON” or “ACC” positions. After
the six second period, the air bag
warning light will turn off.
• Please have the SRS airbag
system and the pre-tensioner
system inspected by an
Authorized Kia Dealer if the
following conditions occur:
1. The SRS warning light does
not illuminate when the
ignition switch is turned to
“ON” or “ACC”.
2. When the ignition switch is
turned to “ON” or “ACC” the
SRS warning light stays lit
after blinking for
approximately 6 second.
3. The SRS warning light illum-
inates while the vehicle is being
driven.
AIR
BAG
WARNING
 Pre-tensioners are designed
to operate only one time.
After activation, pretensioner
seat belts must be replaced.
All seat belts, of any type,
should always be replaced
after they have been worn
during a collision.
 The Pre-tensioner seat belt
assembly mechanisms
become hot during
activation. Do not touch the
pre-tensioner seat belt
assemblies for several
minutes after they have been
activated.
 Do not attempt to inspect or
replace the pre-tensioner
seat belts yourself. This
must be done by an
Authorized Kia Dealer.
 Do not strike the pre-
tensioner seat belt
assemblies.
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