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With central door lock switch When pushing down on the front por-tion of the switch, all vehicle doors will
lock (
➀).
When pushing down on the rear por- tion of the switch, all vehicle doors will
unlock (➁). However, if the key is in the ignition
switch and any front door is open, the
doors will not lock when the front por-
tion of central door lock switch is
pressed.
✽ ✽ NOTICEIf the door is locked/unlocked multiple
times in rapid succession with either the
vehicle key or door lock switch, the sys-
tem may stop operating temporarily in
order to protect the circuit and prevent
damage to system components.
WARNING -
Doors
The doors should always be fully
closed and locked while the vehi-
cle is in motion to prevent acci-
dental opening of the door.
Locked doors will also discour-
age potential intruders when the
vehicle stops or slows.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles, motorcy-
cles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a door
when something is approaching
can cause damage or injury.
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Driver’s door
Front passenger’s door (if equipped) LOCK
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Impact sensing door unlock sys-
tem (if equipped)All doors will be automatically unlocked
when the Supplemental Restraint
System (SRS) detects a collision while
the ignition switch is ON.
However, the doors may not be unlocked,
if electrical power in the vehicle should
fail.
Rear door child safety lockThe child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally open-
ing the rear doors from inside the vehicle.
The rear door safety locks should be
used whenever children are in the vehi-
cle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the child safety lock located on
the rear edge of the door to the “lock”
position. When the child safety lock is
in the “lock ( )” position, rear door
will not open when the inner door han-
dle is pulled inside the vehicle.
WARNING
- Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can
invite theft or possible harm to you
or others from someone hiding in
your vehicle while you are gone.
Always remove the ignition key,
engage the parking brake, close all
windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
WARNING
- Unattendedchildren
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-
dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate features of the vehi-
cle that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm, possi-
bly from someone gaining entry to
the vehicle. Never leave children or
animals unattended in your vehicle.
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3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the outside
door handle.
Even though the doors may be unlocked,
the rear door will not open by pulling the
inner door handle until rear door child
safety lock is unlocked ( ).
Rear hatchOpening the rear hatch Rear hatch is locked or unlocked with akey.
To open the rear hatch, insert the key into the lock, turn it to the unlock posi-
tion and pull up the rear hatch by
pressing the handle.
You can also lock/unlock the latch (but
not release it) with the central door lock
system.
If unlocked, the rear hatch can be opened by pressing the handle and
pulling the hatch up.
To close the rear hatch, lower and push down the rear hatch firmly. Make
sure that the rear hatch is securely
latched.
✽ ✽ NOTICEMake certain that you close the rear
hatch/window before driving your vehi-
cle. Possible damage may occur to the
rear hatch/window lift cylinders and
attaching hardware if the rear
hatch/window is not closed prior to driv-
ing.
WARNING
- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out and be
severely injured or killed. To prevent
children from opening the rear
doors from the inside, the rear door
safety locks should be used when-
ever children are in the vehicle.
CAUTION -
Rear hatch
The rear hatch/window swings
upward. Make sure no objects or people are near the rear of the vehi-cle when opening the hatch/win-dow.
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3Opening the rear hatch windowTo open the rear hatch window, press the
rear hatch window release button and
raise the rear hatch window at the rear of
the vehicle. The window will raise completely by itself
after it has been raised halfway.
To close the rear hatch window, lower
and push down the rear hatch window
firmly. Make sure that the rear hatch win-
dow is securely fastened.
If your vehicle is not equipped with a
remote keyless entry, you can also
open the rear hatch window by insert-
ing the key into the rear hatch key
cylinder and turning the key to the right
twice within 3 seconds and raising it.
If your vehicle is equipped with a remote keyless entry, you can also
open the rear hatch window by press-
ing the rear hatch window open button
on the transmitter.
WARNING
- Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the rear hatch /win-
dow open, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury or
death to vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the rear
hatch/window open, keep the air
vents and all windows open so that
additional outside air comes into
the vehicle.
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Power windows The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for power windows to operate.
Each door has a power window switch
that controls that door’s window.
However, the driver has a power window
lock switch which can block the operation
of passenger windows.
The power windows can be operated for
approximately 30 seconds after the igni-
tion key is removed or turned to the ACC
or LOCK position. However, if the front
doors are opened, the power windows
cannot be operated even within the 30
seconds after the ignition key removal.✽ ✽NOTICE• If you notice buffeting and pulsation
(wind shock) with either side window
open, you should open the opposite
window slightly to reduce the condi-
tion.
• In cold and wet climates, power win- dows may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.WINDOWS
CAUTION
To protect the power window sys-
tem from the possibility of dam-age, do not open or close twowindows at the same time. This will also ensure the longevity ofthe fuse.
Never try to operate the main switch on the driver's door andthe individual door windowswitch in opposing directions at the same time. If this is done, thewindow will stop and cannot be opened or closed.
WARNING -
Windows
Always double check to make sure all arms, hands, head and
other obstructions are safely out
of the way before closing a win-
dow.
Do not allow children to play with the power windows. Keep the
driver’s door power window lock
switch in the LOCK position
(depressed). Serious injury can
result from unintentional window
operation by the child.
Do not extend face or arms out- side through the window opening
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Load limiter (if equipped)When the pre-tentioner activates, if the
system senses excessive seat belt ten-
sion on the driver or passenger’s seat
belt, the load limiter inside the pre-ten-
sioner will release some of the pressure
on the affected seat belt.
WARNING -
Hot parts
The pre-tensioner assembly mecha-
nism become hot during activation.
Do not touch the pre-tensioner seat
belt assembly for several minutes
after they have been activated.
WARNING
- Air bag/pre-
tensioner warning light
If the SRS air bag warning light
does not illuminate when the igni-
tion key is turned to “ON”, or if it
remains illuminated after approxi-
mately 6 seconds, or if it illuminates
while the vehicle is being driven,
please have an authorized Kia deal-
er inspect the pre-tensioner and air
bag system as soon as possible.
WARNING -
Air bag/Pre-
tensioner dust
When the air bags and pre-tension-
ers 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 toxic. The dust may
cause skin irritation and should not
be breathed for prolonged periods.
Ventilate the vehicle after impact
and wash your hands and face thor-
oughly after an accident.
WARNING
- Safety belt adjustment
To obtain maximum benefit from a
pre-tensioner seat belt:
The safety belt must be worn cor-
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Safety belt warning light and
chimeIf the driver's safety belt is not fastened
when the key is turned ON or if it is
unfastened after the key is turned ON,
the safety belt warning light blinks until
the belt fastened.
If the driver's safety belt is not fastened
when the key is turned ON or if it is
unfastened after the key is ON, the safe-
ty belt warning chime will sound for
approximately 6 seconds. At this time, if
the safety belt is fastened, the chime will
stop at once.
Lap/shoulder beltTo fasten the front lap/shoulder belt:1. Grasp the buckle and tongue plate.
2. Slowly pull the lap/shoulder belt out
from the retractor.
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WARNING
Never close the doors on any part
of the lap or shoulder belt. It can
damage the safety belt or buckle
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To unfasten the rear center belt 1. Press the release button on the buckle(D) and remove the tongue plate (B)
from the buckle (D).
2. To retract the rear center seatbelt, insert the key or similar small rigid
device into the web release button (E)
on the anchor connector. Pull up on
the seat belt web (A) and allow the
webbing to retract automatically. 3. Insert the tongue plate into the hole on
the belt assembly cover. When using the rear center seat belt, the
buckle with the “CENTER” mark must be
used.
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