2011 KIA CEED Owners Manual

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Luggage net holder (if equipped)
To keep items from shifting in the cargo
area, you can use the 4 holders located inthe cargo area to attach the luggage net. If necessary, contact your authorized KIAdealer to obtain a luggage net.
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CAUTION
To prevent damage to the goods or
the vehicle, care should be takenwhen carrying fragile or bulky
objects in the luggage compart-ment.
WARNING
Avoid eye injury. DO NOT over-
stretch the luggage net, ALWAYS
keep your face and body out of the
luggage net’s recoil path. DO NOT
use when the strap has visible
signs of wear or damage.
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Your vehicle is equipped with a barrier net.
When you load some cargoes on the rear
seat or rear cargo area, you must install
the barrier net behind front seatback or
rear seatback. It is designed to help protect the heads of
the occupants by obstructing objects fly-
ing forward in frontal collisions.
There are four hook holders on both side
of the headliner over the headrests forupper side fixation and on the floor
behind the rear seats for lower side fixa-tion.To install the barrier net
1. Insert the net upper shaft into the large
hole and then secure by sliding into
the small hole. 2. Hang the net strap hooks in the hook
holders on the floor behind the rearseat.
BARRIER NET (IF EQUIPPED)
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3. Fasten the straps, by using the
adjuster (1). To remove the barrier net
1. Loosen the straps by using the strap
adjusters and remove the strap hooks
from the hook holders.
2. Remove the net upper shaft by pulling it through the large holes.
3. Remove the barrier net.
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WARNING
 Make sure that there is no slack in the barrier net by fastening the
strap securely when installing the
net. The strap should be fastenedafter confirming that the hook is
inserted into the upper hook
holder securely.
 Make sure that the seatbacks are locked securely.
WARNING
 Do not put passengers in the rear seat or cargo area behind the bar- rier net.
 Do not put passenger in the rear center seat when the barrier netis installed behind the rear seats.
The barrier net may interfere with
use of the rear center safety belt.
 Do not load cargo in the area higher than the barrier net'supper end.
 Do not load heavy cargo in the area higher than the seatback to
avoid accident even if the barriernet is installed.
 Do not load cargo which has sharp edge that can pass throughthe barrier net.
 Do not apply excessive force to the barrier net by hanging on to
the net or by suspending heavy
cargo and so on.
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Features of your vehicle
Use the tonneau cover to hide items stored in the cargo area.To use the tonneau cover, pull the handle
backward and insert the edges into the
slots.
TONNEAU COVER (IF EQUIPPED)
CAUTION
 Do not place objects on the ton-
neau cover. Such objects may be
thrown about inside the vehicle and possibly injure vehicle occu-pants during an accident or whenbraking.
 Since the tonneau cover may be damaged or malformed, do notput the luggage on it when it is used.
 For better fuel economy, do not carry unnecessary weight.
 Never allow anyone to ride in the luggage compartment. It isdesigned for luggage only.
 Try to maintain the balance of the vehicle and locate the weight asfar forward as possible.
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To install or remove a roof carrier, you
can use the mounting bracket and cover
on the roof.
When you install a roof carrier, use the
following procedure.
1. Insert a slim tool(coin or flat blade driv-
er) into the slot and slide the cover
toward the arrow on the cover. 2. Rotate the cover half way and insert
the cover on the roof hole as the illus-
tration.
✽✽ NOTICE
To prevent loosing the roof carrier
cover, install the cover on the roof before
you install the roof carrier.
3. After using the roof carrier, install the cover back on the roof in the reverse
order.
MOUNTING BRACKET FOR ROOF CARRIER
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WARNING
Use a coin or flat blade driver when
you remove the roof carrier cover.
If you use your fingernail, it may
damage your fingernail.
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EXTERIOR FEATURE
Roof rack (if equipped)
If the vehicle has a roof rack, you can
load cargo on top of your vehicle.
✽✽ NOTICE
If the vehicle is equipped with a sunroof,
be sure not to position cargo onto the
roof rack in such a way that it could
interfere with sunroof operation.
WARNING
 The following specification is the maximum weight that can be
loaded onto the roof rack.
Distribute the load as evenly as
possible on the roof rack and
secure the load firmly.
Loading cargo or luggage above
specification on the roof rack
may damage your vehicle.
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ROOF 75 kg (165 lbs.)
RACK EVENLY DISTRIBUTED
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 The vehicle center of gravity will
be higher when items are loaded
onto the roof rack. Avoid sudden
starts, braking, sharp turns,
abrupt maneuvers or high speeds
that may result in loss of vehicle
control or rollover causing anaccident.
 Always drive slowly and turn cor- ners carefully when carrying
items on the roof rack. Severe
wind updrafts, caused by passing
vehicles or natural causes, can
cause sudden upward pressure
on items loaded on the roof rack.
This is especially true when car-
rying large, flat items such as
wood panels or mattresses. Thiscould cause the items to fall off
the roof rack and cause damage
to your vehicle or others around
you.
 To prevent damage or loss of cargo while driving, check fre-
quently before or while driving to
make sure the items on the roof
rack are securely fastened.CAUTION
 When carrying cargo on the roof
rack, take the necessary precau-
tions to make sure the cargo doesnot damage the roof of the vehicle.
 When carrying large objects on the roof rack, make sure they do
not exceed the overall roof lengthor width.
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NOTICE
If you install an after market HID head
lamp, your vehicle’s audio and electron-ic device may malfunction.
AntennaRoof antenna
Your vehicle uses a roof antenna to
receive both AM and FM signals. This
antenna can be removed. To remove the
antenna, turn it counter clockwise, To
install the antenna, turn it clockwise.
AUDIO SYSTEM
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CAUTION
• Before entering a place with a low
height clearance or a car wash,
remove the antenna by rotating it counter-clockwise. If not, theantenna may be damaged.
 When reinstalling your antenna, it is important that it is fully tight-ened to ensure proper reception.
 When cargo is loaded on the roof rack, do not place the cargo nearthe antenna pole to ensure proper
reception.
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How car audio works
AM (MW) and FM radio signals are
broadcast from transmitter towers locat-
ed around your city. They are intercepted
by the radio antenna on your car. This
signal is then received by the radio and
sent to your speakers.
When a strong radio signal has reached
your vehicle the precise engineering of
your audio system ensures the best pos-
sible audio reproduction. However in
some cases the signal coming to your
vehicle may not be strong an clear. This
can be due to factors such as the dis-
tance from the radio station, closeness of
other strong radio stations or the pres-
ence of buildings, bridges or other large
obstructions in the area.AM (MW) broadcasts can be received at
greater distances then FM broadcasts.
This is because AM (MW) radio waves
are transmitted at low frequencies. These
long low radio frequency waves can fol-
low the curvature of the earth rather then
travelling straight out into the atmos-
phere. In addition they curve around
obstructions so that they can provide bet-
ter signal coverage.
FM broadcasts are transmitted at high
frequencies and do not bent to follow the
earth’s surface. Because of this FM
broadcasts begin to fade at short dis-
tances from the station. Also FM signal
are easily affected by buildings, moun-
tains or other obstructions. These can
result in certain listening conditions
which might lead you to believe a prob-
lem exists with your radio. The following
conditions are normal and do not indicate
radio trouble.
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AM(MW, LW) receptionJBM003
FM radio station
Mountains
Unobstructed area
Iron bridges
Buildings
JBM001
FM reception
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