2006 KIA PICANTO Owners Manual

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Adjusting the seatback recliner
To recline the seatback:
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up onthe seatback recline lever located
on the outside of the seat, toward
the rear.
2. Carefully 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 orig-
inal position for the seatback to
lock.)
WARNING
Riding in a vehicle with a front
seatback reclined could lead to
serious or fatal injury in an acci-
dent. If a front seat is reclined,
the occupant’s hips may slide
under the lap portion of the
safety belt applying great force
to the unprotected abdomen or
neck. Serious or fatal internal
injuries could result. Keep the
seatbacks in a comfortably
upright position whenever the
vehicle is in motion.
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Warming the front passenger
seats (if equipped)
The front seats can be electrically heated individually when the ignition
switch is ON.
When you depress the seat warmer
switch, a thermostat regulates seat
temperature. To deactivate the heat-
ing system, depress the switch onceagain.
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Headrest adjustment
Adjusting the height up and down
The headrest not only provides com-
fort for the driver and passengers,
but also helps to protect the head
and neck in the event of a collision.
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the desired position (➀). To lower the
headrest, push and hold the release
button ( ➁) on the headrest support
and lower the headrest to the desiredposition ( ➂). For best protection,
adjust the headrest so its center is as
high as your ears. Also adjust theheadrest so its distance from the
head is as wide as your fist. Removal
To remove the headrest, raise it as
far as it can go then press the
release button (
➀) while pulling
upward ( ➁).
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of head and
neck injuries, do not drive the
vehicle with the headrest
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Rear seat
Folding the rear seat
(if equipped)
The rear seatbacks fold forward to
provide additional cargo space and
to provide access to the cargo area.
 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. 1. Slide the front seat to the forward
position and insert the safety belt
into the belt holder.
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When folding or unfolding the rear
seat, make sure to move the front
seat fully forward. If there were nospace enough to be folded, never
force to fold the rear seat causing
damage to the headrest or the relatedparts of the seat.
2. Lift the front of seat cushion ( ➀)
up.
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WARNING
After folding the rear seat, unless
the driver’s position is properly
set according to the driver’s
physical figure otherwise, do not
fold the rear seat resulting in
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3. Lift the rear of seat cushion up(➁ ). 4 Move the seat cushion firmly until it
clicks ( ➂).
5. Lower the headrest as low as pos- sible (if equipped). 6. Pull the lock release lever (
➃).
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7. Fold the seatback forward and
down firmly ( ➄).
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NOTICE
When you fold the rear seatback or
put luggage on the rear seat cushion,insert the buckle in the pocket
between the rear seatback and cush-
ion. Doing so can prevent the buckle
from being damaged by the rear
seatback or luggage.
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To unfold the rear seat:
1. Lift and push the seatback back-ward firmly until it clicks into place.
2. Move and push the seat cushion downward firmly to the proper position.
3. Replace the rear safty belt to the proper position.CAUTION
 When returning the rear seat-
backs to the upright position,remember to return the rearshoulder belts to their properposition.
 Do not remove the floor carpet in your vehicle. Emission con-trol system componentscause high exhaust tempera-tures under the floor.
WARNING - Cargo
Cargo should always be
secured to prevent it from being
thrown about the vehicle in a
collision and causing injury to
the vehicle occupants.
CAUTION
 Make sure the engine is off, the transaxle is in P and theparking brake is applied whenever loading or unload-ing cargo. Vehicle may move ifshift lever is inadvertently moved to another position.
 Be careful when loading cargo through the rear passengerseats to prevent damage tothe vehicle interior.
 When cargo is loaded through the rear passenger seats,ensure the cargo is properlysecured to prevent it frommoving while driving. Unsecured cargo in the pas-senger compartment cancause damage to the vehicle or injury to it’s occupants.

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Adjusting the seatback recliner
(6:4 split seat only)
To recline the seatback;
1. Pull the lock release lever. 2. Adjust the seatback to the position
you desire from the 3 positions. 3. Make sure the seatback is locked
securely by trying to move forward
and backward without using the
lock release lever. If the seatback
moves, it is not locked properly.
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