2006 KIA Sorento airbag

KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-66Airbag warning label
Airbag warning labels which are now required by the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) are attached
to alert driver and passengers of potential risk of airbag system.
Note that these government warnings focus on the risk to children, Kia also wants you to be aware of the risks which
adults are exposed to. Those have been described in previous pages.
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You could cause the air bag to inflate or the system
may fail to operate which may result in severe personal injury.
Refer to Service Manual for further information. Cela pourrait
gonfler le coussin de sécurité ou le mettre hors service et
entraîner des blessures. Voir le manuel de réparation.WARNING
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STEERING WHEELHorn
To sound the horn, press the horn
symbol on your steering wheel.
Check the horn regularly to be sure it
operates properly.Tilt Steering (If equipped)
To change the steering wheel angle,
pull the lock release lever, adjust the
steering wheel to the desired angle,
then release the lock release lever to
lock the steering wheel in place. The
steering wheel should be positioned
so that it feels comfortable to you
when driving, while permitting you to
see the instrument panel warning
lights and gauges.
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WARNING
- Tilt Steering
Never adjust the position of
the steering wheel while the
vehicle is in motion, or you
may lose control of the vehi-
cle.
After adjusting, push the
steering wheel up and down
to be certain it is locked in
position.
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CAUTION
 To sound the horn, press the
area indicated by the horn
symbol on your steering
wheel (see illustration). The
horn will operate only when
this area is pressed.
 Do not strike the horn severely
to operate it, or hit it with your
fist. Do not press on the horn
with a sharp-pointed object.
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STORAGE COMPARTMENTCenter Tray
To use the storage compartment,
press the front face, and then release
it to allow the storage compartment to
slowly extend from the instrument
panel.Multi Box
The multi box may be opened by
pulling it out by its handle grip. It can
be used for storing small items.Center Console Storage
To use the console storage compart-
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WARNING
Do not put gas lighters and
other explosive materials in the
vehicle. These may cause explo-
sion if the vehicle is exposed for
extended periods outside in hot
weather.
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You must learn how to corner in a
4WD vehicle as soon as possible.
Do not rely on your experience in
conventional 2WD vehicles in
choosing a safe cornering speed.
You must drive more slowly.
Drive off-road carefully because
your vehicle may be damaged by
rocks or roots of trees. Become
familiar with the off-road conditions
you are going to drive before you
start.
Always hold the steering wheel
firmly when you are driving off-
road.
Make sure all passengers are
wearing seat belts.If you need to drive in water, stop
your vehicle, set your transfer lever
to “4LO’’or “LOW”and drive at less
than 5 mph (8 km/h).
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- Turning
Corners
Reduce speed when you turn
corners. The center of gravity of
4WD vehicles is raised higher
than that of conventional 2WD
vehicles, making them more
likely to roll over when you turn
corners too fast.
WARNING
Do not grab inside of the steer-
ing wheel when you are driving
off-road. Your arm may be hurt
by a sudden steering maneuver
or from steering wheel rebound
due to impact with objects on
the ground. You could lose con-
trol of the steering wheel.
WARNING
If you are driving in heavy wind,
the vehicle’s higher center of
gravity decreases your steering
control. Drive more slowly than
you would in calm conditions.
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CRUISE CONTROLThe cruise control system allows you
to program the vehicle to maintain a
constant speed without resting your
foot on the accelerator pedal.
With cruise control, you can set and
automatically maintain any speed of
more than about 24 mph (40km/h).
To Set Cruise Control Speed:
1. Push the CRUISE switch, located
on the left side of the steering col-
umn, to the ON position.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed,
which must be more than 24 mph
(40 km/h).3. Depress the COAST/SET switch,
located on the steering wheel, and
release it at the speed you want.
Release the accelerator at the
same time. The desired speed will
automatically be maintained and
the CRUISE light on your instru-
ment cluster will illuminate.
The SET function cannot be activated
until approximately 2 seconds after
the CRUISE MAIN switch has been
engaged.
On a steep grade, the vehicle may
momentarily slow down while going
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WARNING- Cruise Control
Do not use the cruise control
feature under the following con-
ditions:
Heavy or unsteady traffic
Slippery or winding roads
Situations that involve vary-
ing speeds
WARNING
If the CRUISE MAIN switch is
left on, the cruise control can be
switched on accidentally. Keep
the CRUISE MAIN switch off
when cruise control is not in
use.
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To Cancel Cruise Control, do one
of the following:
Depress the brake pedal.
Depress the clutch pedal with a
manual transmission, or shift into N
(Neutral) with an automatic trans-
mission.
Depress the CANCEL switch locat-
ed on the steering wheel.
Depress the COAST/SET and
RES/ACCEL switches at the same
time.
Each of these actions will cancel
cruise control operation, but it will not
turn the system off. If you wish to
resume cruise control operation,
depress the RES/ACCEL switch
located on your steering wheel. You
will return to your previously preset
speed.To turn cruise control off, do one
of the following:
Push the CRUISE switch to the
OFF position.
Turn the ignition off.
Both of these actions also cancel
cruise control operation. If you want
to resume cruise control operation,
repeat the steps provided in “To Set
Cruise Control Speed” on the previ-
ous page.
To Increase Cruise Control Set
Speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Depress the RES/ACCEL switch
and hold it. Your vehicle will accel-
erate. Release the switch at the
speed you want.
Depress the RES/ACCEL switch
and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will increase 1mph
(1.6 km/h) by one touch and will be
memorized to the reset speed.
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To Temporarily Accelerate with
the Cruise Control On
If you want to speed up temporarily
when the cruise control is on,
depress the accelerator pedal.
Increased speed will not interfere
with cruise control operation or
change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your
foot off the accelerator.To Decrease the Cruising Speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Depress the COAST/SET switch
and hold it. Your vehicle will gradu-
ally slow down. Release the switch
at the speed you want to maintain.
Depress the COAST/SET switch
and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will decrease 1mph
(1.6 km/h) by one touch and will be
memorized to the reset speed.
To Resume Cruising Speed at
More Than 24 mph (40 km/h):
If something besides the CRUISE
MAIN switch was used to cancel
cruising speed and the system is still
activated, the most recent set speed
will automatically resume when the
RES/ACCEL switch is depressed. It
will not resume, however, if the vehi-
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DEFROSTER
The defroster clears frost, fog and
thin ice from the interior and exterior
of the front windshield and rear win-
dow, while the engine is running.If your vehicle is equipped with the
outside rearview mirror defroster, you
can also clear frost from the mirrors
by depressing this rear window
defroster switch.
To activate the defroster, depress the
corresponding defroster switch locat-
ed on the center console switch
panel. Front windshield and rear win-
dow defroster indicators illuminate
when the defrosters are on. The
defrosters automatically turn off after
about 20 minutes, or when the igni-
tion switch is turned off. To turn off the
defroster, press the corresponding
defroster switch again.
If there is heavy accumulation of
snow on the rear window, brush it off
before operating the rear defroster.
If your vehicle is equipped with an
outside rearview mirror defroster, it
will be operating at the same time
when you operate the rear window
defroster.
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NOTICE To prevent damage to the conduc-
tors bonded to the inside surface
of the bottom of the front wind-
shield and the rear window, never
use sharp instruments or window
cleaners containing abrasives to
clean the window.
 To prevent the battery from being
discharged, operate the defroster
only while the engine is running.
 The front windshield defroster is
designed to defrost wiper blades.
If you want to defrost and defog
on the front windshield, refer to
“Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging” in this section.
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