2006 KIA Sportage Owner's Manual

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1. Rear door child safety lock
2. Fuel filler lid
3. Antenna
4. Roof rack (if equipped)
5. Rear hatch
6. Spare tire
7. Outside rearview mirror
8. Tail lights
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Door lock/unlock button
2. Power window switches
3. Outside rearview mirror control switch(if equipped)
4. Hood release lever
5. Instrument panel illumination (if equipped)
6. Traction control system (if equipped) / Electronic stability program
(if equipped)
7. 4WD LOCK button (if equipped)
8. Steering wheel tilt
9. Brake pedal
10. Accelerator pedal
11. Seat
12. Parking brake lever
13. Fuel filler lid release lever
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INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
1. Driver’s airbag
2. Light control / Turn signals
3. Instrument cluster
4. Wiper/Washer
5. Ignition switch
6. Steering wheel
7. Digital clock
8. Hazard
9. Audio controls (if equipped)
10. Climate control system (if equipped)
11. Passenger’s airbag
12. Vent controls
13. Glove box
14. Ashtray
15. Cigar lighter
16. Shift lever
17. Auto cruise controls (if equipped)
18. PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
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➀
Driver’s airbag(see page 3- 59)
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Front passenger’s airbag(see page 3- 60)
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Side airbag(if equipped, see page 3- 67)
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Curtain Airbag(if equipped, see page 3- 67)
➄ Front impact sensor
(see page 3- 69)
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Side impact sensor(if equipped, see page 3- 69)
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SRS Control Module (see page 3- 69)
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Front seat position sensor
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Occupant classification system(see page 3- 60)


Airbag inflation condition(see page 3- 70)


Airbag non-inflation condition(see page 3- 71)


Airbag warning light(see page 3- 76)


Airbag service(see page 3- 77)


Airbag warning label(see page 3- 79)
What your airbag system doesDriver’s airbag and front passenger’s
airbag are designed to supplement
the protection offered by the safety
belt in certain frontal collisions.
Likewise, side airbag and curtain
airbags are designed to supplement
the protection offered by the safety
belt in side collisions. Safety belts
are designed to reduce the injury of
the driver or passengers in case of
impact or collision. No safety belt or
airbag system can completely elimi-
nate injuries that may cause in colli-
sions or impacts. To help reduce
impact on driver or passengers in
any collision, safety belts must be
correctly worn.
What your airbag system does
not doThe air bag system is designed to
supplement the protection offered by
the safety belt system. IT IS NOT A
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SAFETY
BELT.
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The importance of using
safety beltsThere are four very important rea-
sons to use safety belts even with an
airbag supplemental restraint sys-
tem. They:
 help keep you in the proper posi-
tion (away from the airbag) when it
inflates.
 reduce the risk of harm in rollover, side impact (vehicles not equipped
with side and curtain airbags) or
rear impact collisions, because an
airbag is not designed to inflate in
such situations and even a side
curtain airbag is designed to inflate
only in certain side impact colli-
sions.
 reduce the risk of harm in frontal or side collisions which are not
severe enough to actuate the
airbag supplemental restraint sys-
tem.
 reduce the risk of being ejected from your vehicle. Your vehicle’s Supplemental
Restraint System Control Module
is equipped with a recording
device that may record the use or
status of the safety belt restraint
system by the driver and front
passenger in certain collisions.
WARNING
- Airbags &
safety belts
 Even in vehicles with air bags, you and your passengers
must always wear the safety
belts provided in order to min-
imize the risk and severity of
injury in the event of a colli-
sion or rollover.
 Always wear your safety belt. It can help keep you away
from the air bags during heavy
braking just before a collision.
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 If occupants are not wearingsafety belts or correctly seat-
ed, they cannot be fully pro-
tected, and thus face a greater
risk of serious injury or death.
 Driver’s and front passenger’s airbag are designed to inflate
only in certain frontal colli-
sion, and side and curtain
airbags are designed to inflate
in certain side impacts.
Frontal airbags are not
designed to provide protec-
tion in side impacts, rear
impacts, rollovers, or less
severe frontal collisions. They
will not provide protection
from later impacts in a multi-
impact collision.
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Airbag system components The main components of your SRS
are:
 To indicate that your vehicle isequipped with airbags, the corre-
sponding airbag covers are
marked with “SRS AIRBAG”.
- Driver’s airbag (see page 3- 59)
- Passenger’s airbag (see page 3- 60)
- Side airbag (if equipped, see page 3- 67)
- Curtain airbag (if equipped, see page 3- 67)
 A diagnostic system that continual- ly monitors the system operation.
 Airbag warning light to warn you of a possible problem with the sys-
tem.
 Emergency power backup in case your car’s electrical system is dis-
connected in a crash. The SRS uses a collection of sen-
sors to gather information about the
driver’s and front passenger’s seat
position, the driver’s and front pas-
senger’s safety belt usage and
impact severity.
The driver's and front passenger's
seat position sensors, which are
installed on the seat track let the
airbag control module know where
the seats are positioned. Similarly,
the safety belt usage sensors meas-
ure if the driver and front passenger’s
safety belts are fastened. These sen-
sors provide the ability to control the
SRS deployment based on how
close the driver’s seat is to the steer-
ing wheel, how close the passen-
ger’s seat is to the instrument panel,
whether or not the safety belts are
fastened, and the severity of the
impact.
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 If your vehicle has been sub-
jected to flood conditions (e.g.
soaked carpeting/standing
water on the floor of the vehi-
cle, 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. Have the vehicle
towed to an authorized Kia
dealer for inspection and nec-
essary repairs.
Disregarding this precaution
may cause an unexpected
airbag deployment, which
could result in serious per-
sonal injury or death.
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The advanced SRS offers the ability
to control the airbag inflation with two
levels. A first stage level is provided
for moderate-severity impacts. A sec-
ond stage level is provided for more
severe impacts.
According to the impact severity,
seating position and safety belt
usage, the SRS Control Module con-
trols the airbag inflation.
Additionally, your SRS is equipped
with an occupant classification sys-
tem in the front passenger’s seat.
The occupant classification system
detects the presence of a passenger
in the front passenger’s seat and will
turn off the front passenger’s airbag
under certain conditions in order to
protect smaller front passenger seat
occupants. For more detail, see
“Occupant Classification System”
later in this section.
WARNING
- Seating sen-
sors malfunction
If the seat position sensor is not
working properly, the airbag
warning light ( ) on the instru-
ment panel will illuminate
because the airbag warning
light is connected with the seat
position sensor. If the airbag
warning light does not illumi-
nate when the ignition key is
turned to the "ON" position, if it
remains illuminated after illumi-
nating for approximately 6 sec-
onds, or if it illuminates while
the vehicle is being driven, have
an authorized Kia dealer inspect
your vehicle as soon as possi-
ble.
AIR
BAG
WARNING
- Seat usage
 Modification to the seat struc- ture can damage the seat
position sensor and cause the
airbag to deploy at a different
level than should be provided.
 Do not place any objects underneath the front seats
since they could damage the
seat position sensor or inter-
fere with the occupant classi-
fication system.
 Do not place any objects that may cause magnetic fields
near the front seat. These may
cause a malfunction of the
seat position sensor.
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Driver’s airbagThe driver’s airbag is stored in the
center of the steering wheel.
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 Have your car checked by aKia dealer as soon as possible
if the SRS warning light
comes on. Ignoring the indica-
tor light can result in serious
or fatal injury.
 Sitting improperly or out of position can provide incorrect
data to the occupant classifi-
cation system and result in
serious or fatal injury in a
crash. All occupants should
sit upright in their seats with
their feet on the floor.
WARNING
- Steering
wheel
 You must always sit as far back from the steering wheel
airbag as possible (chest at
least 250 mm (10 inches) away
from the steering wheel), while
still maintaining a comfortable
seating position for good
vehicle control, in order to
reduce the risk of injury or
death in a collision.
 Never place objects over the airbag storage compartments
or between the airbags and
yourself. Due to the speed and
force of the airbag inflation,
such objects could hit your
body at high speed and cause
severe bodily injury and even
death.
 Do not put stickers or orna- ments on the steering wheel
cover. These may interfere
with the deployment of the
airbag.
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