2008 KIA Sportage belt

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9Keys / 3-2
Remote keyless entry / 3-3
Theft-alarm system / 3-5
Immobilizer system / 3-6
Door locks / 3-9
Window / 3-16
Seat / 3-19
Safety belts / 3-30
Airbags-supplemental restraint system / 3-54
Hood / 3-80
Fuel filler lid / 3-82
Mirrors / 3-85
Interior lights / 3-89
Storage compartment / 3-91
Interior features / 3-94
Sunroof / 3-100
Luggage net / 3-104
Tonneau cover / 3-105
Luggage center box / 3-107
Roof rack / 3-108
Antenna / 3-109
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• Always drive and ride with
your seatback upright and the
lap portion of the safety belt
snug and low across the hips.
This is the best position to
protect you in case of an acci-
dent.
• 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 steer
ing wheel.
WARNING-Loose
objects
Loose objects in the driver’s
foot area could interfere with
the operation 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
while the vehicle is moving.
This could result in loss of
control, and an accident caus-
ing death,serious injury, or
property damage.
• Do not allow anything to inter-
fere 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 s
erious or fatal
injury in a sudden stop or col-
lision.
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Adjusting the height of seat cush-
ion (for driver’s seat,if equipped)
To change the height of the seat
cushion, rotate the knob located on
the outside of the seat cushion.
• To adjust the front height of the
seat cushion, rotate the knob (
➀).
• To adjust the rear height of the seat
cushion, rotate the knob (
➁, if
equipped).
Lumbar support
(for driver’s seat,if equipped)
You can adjust the lumbar support by
moving the lever on the side of the
driver’s seatback.
Pivoting the lever toward the front of
the vehicle increases the lumbar
support.
Pivoting the lever toward the rear of
the vehicle decreases the lumbar
support.
WARNING-Driver
responsibility for front seat
passenger
Riding in a vehicle with a front
seatback reclined could lead to
serious or fatal injury in an acci-
dent.If a front seat is reclined
during an accident, the occu-
pant’s hips may slide under the
lap portion of the safety belt
applying great force to the
unprotected abdomen.Serious
or fatal internal injuries could
result.The dr
iver must advise
the front passengers to keep the
seatback in a comfortably
upright position whenever the
vehicle is in motion.
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Seatback pocket
A seatback pocket is provided on the
back of the front passenger and dri-
vers seatbacks.
Rear seat adjustment
Adjusting the seatback recliner
To recline the seatback:
1. Pull the lock release lever located
on the top of the seatback.
2. Recline the seatback to the
desired position.
3. Release the lever and make sure
the seatback is locked in place.
Split folding rear seat
The rear seatbacks fold forward to
provide additional cargo space and
to provide access to the cargo area.
• To fold the rear seatback(s) down,
pull the lock release lever, then fold
the seatback forward and down.
• To raise the seatback, lift and push
it firmly until it clicks into place.
• When you return the seatback to
its upright position, reposition the
rear safety belts so that they can
be used by rear seat passengers.
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WARNING-Seatback
pockets
Do not put heavy or sharp
objects in the seatback pockets.
In an accident they could come
loose from the pocket and injure
vehicle occupants.
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CAUTION - Rear seatback
locks
When reclining the seatback,
you should adjust the lock
release lever while standing and
holding the seatback.

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To fold the rear seat;
1. Lower the headrest to the lowest
position.
2. Pull the lock release lever located
on the top of the seatback.
3. Fold the seatback forward and
down firmly until it clicks into
place.
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WARNING- Damaging
rear safety buckles
When you fold the rear seatback
or put luggage on the rear seat
cushion,insert the buckle in the
pocket between the rear seat-
back and cushion.Doing so can
prevent the buckle from being
damaged by the rear seatback
or luggage.WARNING- Rear safety
belts
When returning the rear seat-
backs to the upright position,
remember to return the rear
shoulder belts to their proper
position.Routing the safety belt
webbing through the rear safety
belt guides will help keep the
belts from being trapped behind
or under the seats.

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To unfold the rear seat;
1. Pull the lock release lever located
on the top of the seatback.
2. Lift and push the seatback back-
ward firmly until it clicks into place.
Make sure the seatback is locked
in place.
3. Return the rear safety belt to the
proper position.
WARNING- Cargo
Cargo should always be
secured to prevent it from being
thrown about the vehicle in a
collision and causing 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 - Cargo loading
Make sure the engine is off, the
transaxle is in P and the parking
brake is applied whenever load-
ing or unloading cargo.Failure
to take these steps may allow
the vehicle to move if shift lever
is inadvertently moved to anoth-
er position.
CAUTION - Rear floor
Do not remove the floor carpet
in your vehicle.Emission con-
trol system components in the
area of the rear seats cause
high exhaust temperatures
under the floor.

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Pre-tensioner safety belt
Your vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's pre-tensioner
safety belts. The purpose of the pre-
tensioner is to make sure that excess
slack is taken up in certain frontal
collisions. The pre-tensioners may
activate along with the front airbags
in frontal collisions based on angle of
impact, seat belt usage and impact
severity.The seat belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following com-
ponents. Their locations are shown in
the illustration.
➀ SRS airbag warning light
➁ Seatbelt pre-tensioner assembly
➂ SRS airbag control module
➃ Buckle pre-tensioner assembly
(if equipped)
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➁
➂➃
CAUTION
The pre-tensioner seat belt is
installed at the front seats, and
the sensor is equipped inside
the buckle, where presence of
passenger is sensed by the fas-
tening of the seat belts.
Therefore, pre-tensioner will not
activate if the passenger is not
fastened with the seat belts.
Likewise,it will activate if buck-
led even without a passenger in
the seat.Pre-tensioner seat belt
is desi
gned to activate when the
seatbelt is in use.To e nsure the
pretensioner seatbelts activate
in event of a possible seatbelt
buckle switch malfunction, the
system is designed to activate
regardless of whether a seat
belt is in use or if no seat belt
use is detected within 6 sec-
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Load limiter
When the pre-tentioner activates, if
the system senses excessive seat
belt tension on the driver or passen-
ger’s seat belt, the load limiter inside
the pre-tensioner will release some
of the pressure on the affected seat
belt.
CAUTION - Airbag/Pre-
tensioner dust
When the airbags and pre-ten-
sioners 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 thoroughly after
an accident.
WARNING- Airbag/pre-
tensioner warning light
If the SRS airbag warning light
does not illuminate when the
ignition key is turned to “ON”,or
if it remains illuminated after
approximately 6 seconds, or if it
illuminates while the vehicle is
being driven, please have an
authorized Kia dealer inspect
the pre-tensioner and airbag
system as soon as po
ssible.
WARNING- Safety belt
adjustment
To obtain maximum benefit from
a pre-tensioner seat belt:
• The safety belt must be worn
correctly.
• The safety belt must be
adjusted to the correct posi-
tion.