2007 KIA Sedona seats

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Features of your vehicle
Front seat(1) Forward and backward
(2) Seatback angle
(3) Seat cushion height (Driver’s seat)*
(4) Seat warmer*
(5) Headrest
(6) Armrest
(7) Lumbar supportRear seats(8) Forward and backward (Long wheelbase)*
(9) Seatback angle
(10) Headrest
(11) Armrest
(12) Stowing (Long wheelbase)** if equipped
SEAT
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Long wheelbaseShort wheelbasePower seat
Manual seat
WARNING
- Loose objects
Loose objects in the driver’s foot
area could interfere with the opera-
tion of the foot pedals, possibly
causing an accident. Do not place
anything under the front seats.

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seatback upright and the lap por-
tion of the safety belt snug and
low across the hips. This is the
best position to protect you in
case of an accident.
In order to avoid unnecessary and perhaps severe airbag
injuries, always sit as far back as
possible from the steering wheel
so that your chest is at least 250
mm (10 inches) away from the
steering wheel.
WARNING
- Loose objects
Loose objects in the driver’s foot
area could interfere with the opera-
tion of the foot pedals, possibly
causing an accident. Do not place
anything under the front seats.
WARNING
- Driver’s seat
Never attempt to adjust seat whilethe vehicle is moving. This could
result in loss of control, and an
accident causing death, serious
injury, or property damage.
Do not allow anything to interfere with the normal position of the
seatback. Storing items against a
seatback or in any other way
interfering with proper locking of
a seatback could result in serious
or fatal injury in a sudden stop or
collision.
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WARNING -
Uprighting
seat
When you return the seatback to its
upright position, hold the seatback
and return it slowly and be sure
there are no other occupants
around the seat. If the seatback is
returned without being held and
controlled, the back of the seat
could spring forward resulting in
accidental injury to a person struck
by the seatback.

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3Seat cushion height (for driver’s seat)To change the height of the seat cushion,
push the lever up or down located on the
outside of the seat cushion.
To lower the seat cushion, push down
the lever several times.
To raise the seat cushion, pull up the lever several times.
Front seat adjustment - powerThe front seat can be adjusted by using
the control knob on the front door. Before
driving, adjust the seat to the proper
position so as to easily control the steer-
ing wheel, pedals and switches on the
instrument panel.
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WARNING
The power seats are operable with
the ignition OFF.
Therefore, children should never be
left unattended in the car.
CAUTION
Power seats are driven by an electric motor. Stop operatingonce the adjustment is complet-ed. Excessive operation may damage the electrical equipment.
When in operation, the power seats consume large amounts ofelectrical power. To prevent unnec-essary charging system drain,don’t adjust the power seats longer than necessary while theengine is not running.
Do not operate two or more power seat control buttons at the sametime. Doing so may result inpower seat motor or electrical component malfunction.
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Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (1). To lower the head-
rest, push and hold the release button (2)
on the headrest support and lower the
headrest to the desired position (3).Removal
To remove the headrest, raise it as far as
it can go then press the release button (1)
while pulling upward (2).
ArmrestThe front seats have the armrest located
on the side of seatback.
Type A
To use the armrest, swing down the arm-
rest to the lowest position.
Type B
To use the armrest, swing down the arm-
rest to the lowest position then pull it up
to the desired position.
WARNING
- Headrest posi-
tioning
To reduce the risk of head and neck
injuries, each occupant headrest
must be properly adjusted. Do not
drive the vehicle with the headrest
removed or improperly positioned.
Do not adjust the driver's headrest
while driving, or else loss of control
and an accident is possible.
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3Seatback pocketA seatback pocket is provided on the
back of the front passenger and drivers
seatbacks.
Seat warmer (if equipped)The front seats can be electrically heated
individually when the ignition switch is
ON. When the switch is ON, a number
ranging from 1 to 5 is displayed on the
switch (5 = warmest setting).
To turn off the seat warmer, set the
switch to 0.
The seat warmer turns off automatically
when the seat temperature reaches the
selected range and will turn on again if
the temperature drops below the select-
ed range.
WARNING
- Seatback
pockets
Do not put heavy or sharp objects
in the seatback pockets. In an acci-
dent they could come loose from
the pocket and injure vehicle occu-
pants.
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❈ The location of the seat warmer switch may
be changed depending on your model.
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CAUTION
For proper operation of the occu- pant classification system:
Do not place any items cumula- tively weighing over 1 kg (2.2 lbs)in the seatback pocket or on theseat.
Do not hang onto the front pas- senger seat.

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Lumbar support (driver’s seat only)You can adjust the lumbar support by
moving the lever on the outside of the dri-
ver’s seatback. Pivoting the lever increas-
es or decreases the lumbar support.
WARNING
- Seat heater burns
Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat warmers
due to the possibility of excess
heating or burns. In particular, the
driver must exercise extreme care
for the following types of passen-
gers:
1. Infants, children, elderly or hand-
icapped persons, or hospital out-
patients
2. Persons with sensitive skin or those that burn easily
3. Fatigued individuals
4. Intoxicated individuals
5. Individuals taking medication that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills, cold
tablets, etc.)
CAUTION
When cleaning the seats, do not use an organic solvent such asthinner, benzene, alcohol and gasoline. Doing so may damagethe surface of the heater or seats.
To prevent overheating the seat warmer, do not place blankets,cushions or seat covers on the seats while the seat warmer is inoperation.
Do not place heavy or sharp objects on seats equipped withseat warmers. Damage to the seatwarming components couldoccur.
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ArmrestThe 2nd row seats have the armrest
located on the side of seatback.
To use the armrest, swing down the arm-
rest to the lowest position.
Headrest (rear)The headrest not only provides comfort
for the passengers, but also helps to pro-
tect the head and neck in the event of a
collision. For best protection, adjust the
headrest so its center is as high as your
ears.
Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (1). To lower the head-
rest, push and hold the release button (2)
on the headrest support and lower the
headrest to the desired position (3).Removal
To remove the headrest, raise it as far as
it can go then press the release button
(1) while pulling upward (2).
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WARNING
To reduce the risk of head and neck
injuries, do not drive the vehicle
with the headrest removed or
improperly positioned.

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WARNING
- Cargo
Cargo should always be secured to
prevent it from being thrown about
the vehicle in a collision and caus-
ing injury to the vehicle occupants.
Special care should be taken of
objects placed in the rear seats,
since those may hit the front seat
occupants in a frontal collision.
CAUTION
- Rear safety
belts
When returning the rear seatbacks
to the upright position, rememberto return the rear shoulder belts totheir proper position. Routing the safety belt webbing through therear safety belt guides will helpkeep the belts from being trappedbehind or under the seats.
WARNING -
Cargo loading
Make sure the engine is off, the
transaxle is in P and the parking
brake is applied whenever loading
or unloading cargo. Failure to take
these steps may allow the vehicle to
move if shift lever is inadvertently
moved to another position.
CAUTION -
Avoid damag-
ing rear safety buckles
When you fold the rear seatback or
put luggage on the rear seat cush- ion, insert the buckle in the pocketbetween the rear seatback and cushion. Doing so can prevent thebuckle from being damaged by therear seatback or luggage.
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3rd row2nd row
CAUTION
Before changing seat position, slip the seat belt into the trim panel andclose the power outlet cap.