2008 KIA Opirus child lock

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The key code number is stamped on the
plate attached to the key set. Should you
lose your keys, this number will enable
an authorized Kia Dealer to duplicate the
keys easily. Remove the plate and store it
in a safe place. Also, record the code
number and keep it in a safe and handy
place, but not in the vehicle.Key operations
➀Master key
Used to start the engine, lock and unlock the doors, lock and unlock the
glove box, and open the trunk.
➁Sub key
Used only to start the engine and lock
and unlock the door.
➂Transmitter
Used to lock and unlock the doors
and trunk (trunk can only be opened
with the transmitter when the trunk lid
control button located in the glove
compartment is turned on. See page
3-3).
KEYS
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WARNING- Ignition key
Leaving children unattended in a
vehicle with the ignition key i s dan-
gerou s even if the key is not in the
ignition. Children copy adult s and
they could place the key in the igni-
tion. The ignition key would enable
children to operate power window s
or other control s, or even make the
vehicle move, which could re sult in
serious bodily injury or even death.
Never leave the keys in your vehicle
with unsupervised children.
➀
➁
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• When pushing down on the front por-tion (
➀) of the door lock switch, all
vehicle doors will lock.
• When pushing down on the rear por- tion (
➁) of the switch, all vehicle doors
will unlock.
• However, if the key is in the ignition switch and any front door is open, the
doors will not lock by pressing the door
lock switch.
CAUTION
• The door s should always be fully
clo sed and locked while the vehi-
cle is in motion to prevent acci- dental opening of the door. Locked door s will also discour-
age potential intruder s when the
vehicle stops or slows.
• Be careful when opening door s
and watch for vehicle s, motorcy-
cle s, bicycles or pedes trians
approaching the vehicle in the path of the door. Opening a doorwhen something i s approaching
can cause damage or injury.
WARNING
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can
invite theft or possible harm to you
or other s 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 door s when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
WARNING- Unattended children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, caus ing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-
dren or animals who cannot e scape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate feature s 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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WARNING- Rear doorlocks
If children accidentally open the
rear door s while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out and be
severely injured or killed. To prevent
children from opening the rear
door s from inside, the rear door
safety locks should be used when-
ever children are in the vehicle.
Impact sensing door unlock sys-
tem (if equipped)
All doors will automatically unlock if a col-
lision that warrants SRS air bag deploy-
ment is detected when the ignition switch
is in the ON position.
However, if the impact causes damage to
the vehicle electrical system or the
mechanical door lock mechanisms, the
impact sensing door unlock system may
not operate.
Rear door child safety lock
The 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 from inside the vehicle.
3. Close the rear door.
4. 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 (➀) until rear door
child safety lock is unlocked ( ).
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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 the passenger windows.
If you notice buffeting and pulsation
(wind shock) with either side windows
opened, you should open the opposite
window slightly to reduce the condition.CAUTION
• To prevent the power windowsystem from the possibility of
damage, do not open or close two windows at the same time. Thi s
will also ensure the longevity of the fuse.
• Never try to operate the main switch on the driver' s door and
the individual door window s witch in opposing directions at
the same time. If this i s done, the
window will stop and cannot be opened or closed.
WARNING
• Make sure hands and face are
safely out of the way before clo s-
ing a window.
• Do not allow children to play with the power window s. Keep the dri-
ver’ s door power window lock
s witch in the LOCK pos ition
(depressed). Serious injury can
result from unintentional window
operation by the child.
• Do not extend face or arm s out-
side through the window opening
while driving.
•Alway s double check to make
sure all arms, hands and other
obstructions are safely out of the
way before closing a window.

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For a seating position more comfortable
to the driver and front passenger, adjust
the seat forward, backward, up and
down.
WARNING
• Loose objects in the driver’s foot
area could interfere with the oper-
ation of the foot pedal s,possibly
caus ing an accident. Loos e
objects might interfere with the
s eat slide mechanis m. Do not
place anything under the front
seats.
• The power s eats are operable
with the ignition OFF.
Therefore, children should never
be left unattended in the car.
WARNING- Driver’ s seat
• Never attempt to adjus t the seat
while the vehicle is moving. This
could res ult in loss of control, and
an accident caus ing death,seri-
ous injury, or property damage.
• Do not allow anything to interfere with the normal pos ition of the
s eatback. Storing items against a
s eatback or in any other way inter-
fering with proper locking of a
s eatback could res ult in serious
or fatal injury in a s udden stop or
collis ion.
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• Always drive and ride with yourseatback upright and the lap por-
tion of the safety belt, or lap belt,
snug and low across the hips.
This pos ition puts your safety
belts in the best position to pro-
tect you in case of an accident.
• In order to avoid unnece ssary air
bag injuries including the po ssi-
bility of severe injury or death,
always sit as far back as possible
from the steering wheel while still
being able to maintain comfort-
able control of your vehicle.
• The Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS) rec-
ommends that the driver sit at
least 250 mm (10 inches) away
from the steering wheel to avoid
the risk of serious injury or death
due to the deployment of the dri-
ver’ s air bag.
CAUTION
• Power seats are driven by electric
motor. Stop operating when the adjustment is completed.
Excessive operation may damagethe electrical equipment.
• When in operation, the power seats consume large amounts ofelectrical power. To preventunnecessary charging s ystem
drain, don’t adjus t the power
s eats longer than necessary
while the engine is not running.
• Do not operate two or more power seat control buttons at the sametime. Doing so may res ult in
power seat motor or electrical
component malfunction.

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Safety belt restraint system We strongly recommend that the driver
and all passengers be properly
restrained at all times by using the safety
belts provided with the vehicle. Proper
use of the safety belts decreases the risk
of severe injury or death in accidents or
sudden stops. In most states, and in
Canada, the law requires their use.
All seats have lap/shoulder belts. Inertial
locks in the safety belt retractors allow all
of the lap/shoulder safety belts to remain
unlocked during normal vehicle opera-
tion. This allows the occupants some
freedom of movement and increased
comfort while using the safety belts. If a
force is applied to the vehicle, such as a
strong stop, a sharp turn, or a collision,
the safety belt retractors will automatical-
ly lock the safety belts.
WARNING
• Do not strike the pre-tensioner
seat belt assemblies.
• Do not attempt to s ervice or
repair the pre-tensioner seat belt
system in any manner.
• Improper handling of the pre-ten- sioner seat belt assemblies, and
failure to heed the warning s not
to strike, modify, inspect, place,
service or repair the pre-tension-
er seat belt assemblies may lead
to improper operation or inadver-
tent activation caus ing serious
injury.
Always wear the seat belts
when driving or riding in a motor
vehicle.WARNING- Safety belts
To minimize the risk of serious or
fatal injury in an accident, the driv-
er and all passenger s should use
the appropriate safety restraints for
their age and size. The presence of
air bags does not change the need
to be properly restrained by a safe-
ty belt or s ize-appropriate child
res traint. In fact, air bags are
designed to work the be st when
passenger s are correctly re strained
in the vehicle. Be s ure you are
familiar with the information in this
section, including the information
on infant and child re straints. Read
the safety warnings on the sun
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Since the inertial locks do not require a
collision in order to lock up, you may
become aware of the safety belts locking
while braking or going around sharp cor-
ners.The rear safety belts use a special auto-
lock feature designed to allow a child
restraint to be used without an added
locking clip. These safety belt positions
normally lock only under extreme or
emergency conditions (emergency lock
mode). However, they can be adjusted so
that they remain in fixed and locked when
a child restraint system is in place. (Use
this auto-lock mode only to secure a child
restraint, never for passengers restrained
by the safety belts.) Page 3-46 gives
instructions on placing the safety belt in
the auto lock mode.
The driver’s safety belt can only operate
in the emergency lock mode.Safety belts provide the best restraint
when:
• The seatback is upright.
• The occupant is sitting upright (not
slouched).
• The lap belt is snug across the hips.
• The shoulder belt is snug across the chest.
• The knees are straight forward.
To help you remember to fasten your
safety belt, a warning light will come on
and a chime will sound. See Safety Belt
Warning Light and Chime on page 3-35.
WARNING
Always u se the rear seat position(s)
to install your child restraint(s).
Never install a child restraint sys-
tem in the front passenger position,
as an inflating air bag could cau se
serious or fatal injury to a child in
that position.
WARNING- After a colli- sion
• Lap/s houlder belt assemblies
may be s tretched or damaged
when subjected to the stress and
force s of a collision.
• The entire res traint system
s hould be ins pected following
any collision. All belts, retractor s,
anchor s and hardware damaged
by a collision should be replaced
before the vehicle is operated
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Installing a child restraint system
For safety reasons, we recommend that
the child restraint system be used in the
rear seats.Never place a rear-facing
child restraint in the front passenger
seat, because of the danger that an
inflating passenger side air bag could
impact the rear-facing child re straint
and kill the child.
Since all passenger’s (except driver’s)
safety belts move freely under normal
conditions and only lock under extreme
or emergency conditions (emergency
lock mode), you must manually change
these safety belts to the auto lock mode
to secure a child restraint.
✽ NOTICE
The driver’s safety belt incorporates the
emergency lock mode only.
WARNING
• Do not install any child restraint
system in the front passenger
seat. Should an accident occur
and cause the passenger air bag
to deploy, it could severely injure
or kill an infant or child seated in
an infant or child seat. Therefore,
only use a child restraint system
in the rear seat of your vehicle.
• If the child restraint seat is not
anchored properly, the ri sk of a
child being seriously injured or
killed in a collis ion greatly
increases.
WARNING
• Before ins talling the child
restraint system, read the instruc-
tions supplied by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
• If the seat belt does not operate as described, have the system
checked immediately by your
authorized Kia dealer.
• Failure to observe this manual ins tructions regarding child
restraint system and the instruc-
tions provided with the child
restraint system could increase
the chance and/or s everity of
injury in an accident.