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Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF
switch (if equipped)
The passenger’s front air bag can be
deactivated by the passenger’s front air
bag ON/OFF switch if a child restraint isinstalled on the front passenger's seat orif the front passenger's seat is unoccu-
pied by a person.
To ensure the safety of your child, the
passenger’s front air bag must be deacti-
vated when it should be necessary to
install a rearward facing child seat on the
front passenger seat in exceptional cir-
cumstances.
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For maximum safety protection in all types of crashes, all occu-
pants including the driver should
always wear their seat belts
whether or not an air bag is also
provided at their seating position
to minimize the risk of severe
injury or death in the event of a
crash. Do not sit or lean unneces-
sarily close to the air bag whilst
the vehicle is in motion.
Sitting improperly or out of posi- tion can result in serious or fatal
injury in a crash. All occupantsshould sit upright with the seat
back in an upright position, cen-tred on the seat cushion with
their seat belt on, legs comfort-
ably extended and their feet on
the floor until the vehicle is
parked and the ignition key is
removed.
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The SRS air bag system mustdeploy very rapidly to provide
protection in a crash. If an occu-pant is out of position because of
not wearing a seat belt, the air
bag may forcefully contact theoccupant causing serious or fatalinjuries.
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Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the passenger's
front air bag ON/OFF switch, do
not install a child restraint sys-
tem in the front passenger's seat.
A child restraint system must
never be placed in the front seat.
Children who are too large for
child restraint systems should
always occupy the rear seat and
use the available lap/shoulder
belts. Children are afforded the
most safety in the event of an
accident when they are
restrained by a proper restraintsystem in the rear seat.
As soon as the child seat is no longer needed on the front pas-
senger's seat, reactivate the front
passenger's air bag.WARNING
The driver is responsible for the proper position of the passen-
ger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch.
Deactivate the passenger's front air bag only when the ignition
switch is switched off, or the mal-
function may occur in the SRS
Control Module.
And there may be a danger that
the driver's and/or front passen-
ger’s and/or side and curtain air
bag may fail to trigger, or not trig-
ger correctly during a collision.
Never install a rearward facing child seat on the front passen-
ger's seat unless the passenger's
front air bag has been deactivat-
ed. The infant or child could be
severely injured or killed by an air
bag deployment in case of anaccident.
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If this occurs, we recommend thatthe system be inspected by anauthorised Kia dealer.
If the SRS air bag warning light blinks or does not illuminatewhen the ignition switch is turnedto the ON position, or if it illumi-nates whilst the vehicle is being
driven, we recommend that the system be inspected by an autho-rised Kia dealer.
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Do not allow the passengers tolean their heads or bodies onto
doors, put their arms on the
doors, stretch their arms out of
the window, or place objects
between the doors and passen-
gers when they are seated onseats equipped with side and/or
curtain air bags.
Never try to open or repair any components of the side curtain
air bag system. We recommend
that the system be serviced by an
authorised Kia dealer.
Failure to follow the above men-tioned instructions can result in
injury or death to the vehicle occu-pants in an accident.WARNING
In order for side impact and cur- tain air bags to provide the best
protection, both front seat occu-
pants and both outboard rearoccupants should sit in anupright position with the seat
belts properly fastened.
Importantly, children should sit in
a proper child restraint system inthe rear seat.
When children are seated in the rear outboard seats, they must be
seated in the proper childrestraint system.
Make sure to put the child
restraint system as far away from
the door side as possible, and
secure the child restraint system
in a locked position.
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Additional safety precautions Never let passengers ride in the
cargo area or on top of a folded-
down back seat. All occupants should
sit upright, fully back in their seats with
their seat belts on and their feet on the
floor.
Passengers should not move out of
or change seats whilst the vehicle is
moving. A passenger who is not wear-
ing a seat belt during a crash or emer-
gency stop can be thrown against the
inside of the vehicle, against other
occupants, or out of the vehicle.
Each seat belt is designed torestrain one occupant. If more than
one person uses the same seat belt,
they could be seriously injured or killedin a collision.
Do not use any accessories on seatbelts. Devices claiming to improve
occupant comfort or reposition the seat
belt can reduce the protection provided
by the seat belt and increase the
chance of serious injury in a crash.
Passengers should not place hardor sharp objects between them-
selves and the air bags. Carrying
hard or sharp objects on your lap or in
your mouth can result in injuries if an
air bag inflates.
Keep occupants away from the air
bag covers. All occupants should sit
upright, fully back in their seats with
their seat belts on and their feet on the
floor. If occupants are too close to the
air bag covers, they could be injured if
the air bags inflate.
Do not attach or place objects on or
near the air bag covers. Any object
attached to or placed on the front or
side impact air bag covers could inter-
fere with the proper operation of the air
bags.
Do not modify the front seats.Modification of the front seats could
interfere with the operation of the sup-
plemental restraint system sensing
components or side air bags.
Do not place items under the frontseats. Placing items under the front
seats could interfere with the operation
of the supplemental restraint system
sensing components and wiring har-
nesses.
Never hold an infant or child on yourlap. The infant or child could be seri-
ously injured or killed in the event of a
crash. All infants and children should
be properly restrained in appropriate
child safety seats or seat belts in therear seat. Adding equipment to or modify-
ing your air bag-equipped vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by changing
your vehicle's frame, bumper system,
front end or side sheet metal or ride
height, this may affect the operation of
your vehicle's air bag system.
WARNING
Sitting improperly or out of posi- tion can cause occupants to be
shifted too close to a deploying
air bag, strike the interior struc-
ture or be thrown from the vehicle
resulting in serious injury ordeath.
Always sit upright with the seat- back in an upright position, cen-tred on the seat cushion with
your seat belt on, legs comfort-
ably extended and your feet on
the floor.
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Before entering vehicle
• Be sure that all windows, outside mir-
ror(s), and outside lights are clean.
Check the condition of the tyres.
Check under the vehicle for any sign of leaks.
Be sure there are no obstacles behind you if you intend to back up. Necessary inspections
Fluid levels, such as engine oil, engine
coolant, brake fluid, and washer fluid
should be checked on a regular basis,
with the exact interval depending on the
fluid. Further details are provided in sec-
tion 7, “Maintenance”.
Before starting
Close and lock all doors.
Position the seat so that all controls are
easily reached.
Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors.
Be sure that all lights work.
Check all gauges.
Check the operation of warning lights when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position.
Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light goes out.
For safe operation, be sure you are famil-
iar with your vehicle and its equipment.
BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING
All passengers must be properly
belted whenever the vehicle is mov-
ing. Refer to “Seat belts” in section
3 for more information on their
proper use.
WARNING
Always check the surrounding areas
near your vehicle for people, espe-
cially children, before putting a vehi-
cle into “D (Drive)” or “R (Reverse)”.
WARNING
Driving whilst distracted can result
in a loss of vehicle control, that
may lead to an accident, severe
personal injury, and death. The dri-
ver’s primary responsibility is in
the safe and legal operation of a
vehicle, and use of any handheld
devices, other equipment, or vehi-
cle systems which take the driver’s
eyes, attention and focus away
from the safe operation of a vehicle
or which are not permissible by law
should never be used during oper-
ation of the vehicle.
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Index
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Bonnet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Bottle holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-156
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Electric parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Power brakes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Parking brakes (Hand type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-33
Vehicle stability management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Brakes/clutch fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-82
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-4
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button . . . . . 5-9
Calender. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Camera (Rear view) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-109
Capacities (Lubricants) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Care Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-103
Tyre care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-53
Cargo area cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-160
Cargo security screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-163 Centre console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
Central door lock switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
Certification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9Chains
Tyre chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-68
Changing tyres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-10
Checking tyre inflation pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-55
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29 ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Seat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34
Child-protector rear door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-134, 146, 7-45
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-88
Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-158Combined instrument, see instrument cluster (Normal vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster (Super vision) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
Compact spare tyre. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-15
Compact spare tyre replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-58
Cool box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-152
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-37
Crankcase emission control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-104
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
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