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Safety features of your vehicle
Side air bag (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a side air bag in each front seat.(Continued)
Even though your vehicle isequipped with the passenger's
front air bag ON/OFF switch,
do not install a child restraint
system in the front passen-
ger'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 occu-
py the rear seat and use the
available lap/shoulder belts.
Children are afforded the most
safety in the event of an acci-
dent when they are restrained
by a proper restraint system inthe rear seat.
As soon as the child seat is no longer needed on the front
passenger's seat, reactivate
the front passenger's air bag.WARNING - No attaching objects
No objects (such as crash pad
cover, cellular phone holder, cup
holder, perfume or stickers)
should be placed over or near
the air bag modules on the
steering wheel, instrument
panel, windscreen glass, and
the front passenger's panel
above the glove box. Suchobjects could cause harm if the
vehicle is in a crash severe
enough to cause the air bags to
deploy. Do not place any objects
over the air bag or between the
air bag and yourself.
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fer from the illustration.
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Do not allow the passengers to
lean 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 pas-
sengers when they are seatedon seats equipped with side
and/or curtain air bags.
Never try to open or repair any components of the 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 vehicleoccupants in an accident.WARNING
In order for side and curtain air bags to provide the best pro-
tection, 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 restraintsystem in the rear seat.
When children are seated in the rear outboard seats, they
must be seated in the proper
child restraint 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.
(Continued)WARNING - No attaching objects
Do not place any objects over the air bag. Also, do not attach
any objects around the area
the air bag inflates such as the
door, side door glass, front
and rear pillar, roof side rail.
objects on the clothes hanger.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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 theirseats 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 wearing a seat belt dur-
ing a crash or emergency 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 seriouslyinjured or killed in a collision.
Do not use any accessories onseat belts. Devices claiming to
improve occupant comfort or repo-sition 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
hard or sharp objects between
themselves 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 theirseats 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 air bag covers
could interfere 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 supplemental restraint systemsensing components or side air
bags.
Do not place items under the
front seats. Placing items under
the front seats could interfere with
the operation of the supplemental
restraint system sensing compo-
nents and wiring harnesses.
Never hold an infant or child on
your lap. The infant or child could
be seriously injured or killed in the
event of a crash. All infants and chil-
dren should be properly restrained
in appropriate child safety seats orseat belts in the rear seat.
WARNING
Sitting improperly or out of position can cause occupants
to be shifted too close to a
deploying air bag, strike the
interior structure or be thrown
from the vehicle resulting in
serious injury or death.
Always sit upright with the seatback in an upright posi-
tion, centred on the seat cush-
ion with your seat belt on,
legs comfortably extended
and your feet on the floor.
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Index
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant and
compressor lubricant ..............................................4-162
Climate control air filter ..........................................4-161
Manual heating and air conditioning ........................4-153
System operation ......................................................4-159
Automatic transaxle ......................................................6-26 Automatic transaxle operation ....................................6-26
Good driving practices ................................................6-32
Battery............................................................................8-48 Battery capacity label..................................................8-50
Battery recharging ....................................................8-50
For best battery service ..............................................8-48
Reset items ..................................................................8-51
Before driving ..................................................................6-4 Before entering vehicle ................................................6-4Before starting ..............................................................6-4
Necessary inspections ..................................................6-4
Blind spot detection system (BSD) ..............................6-82 BSD (Blind Spot Detection) / LCA (Lane Change Assist) ......................................6-83
Driver's Attention ........................................................6-88
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) ..................................6-86
Bonnet ............................................................................4-38 Closing the bonnet ......................................................4-39
Opening the bonnet ....................................................4-38 Brake system..................................................................6-44
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ..................................6-53
Electronic parking brake (EPB) ..................................6-48
Electronic stability control (ESC) ..............................6-56
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) ....................................6-62
Good braking practices ..............................................6-62
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ....................................6-61
Parking brake - Hand type ..........................................6-46
Power brakes ............................................................6-44
Vehicle stability management (VSM) ........................6-60
Brake/clutch fluid ..........................................................8-38 Checking the brake/clutch fluid level ........................8-38
Bulb wattage ....................................................................9-5
Child restraint system ....................................................3-39 Child restraint system ................................................3-41
Installing a child restraint system with a lap/shoulder belt........................................................3-42
ISOFIX and Top Tether Anchorage system ................3-48
Top Tether Anchor system ..........................................3-46
Clean air ......................................................................4-167
Climate control air filter ................................................8-42 Filter inspection ..........................................................8-42
Filter replacement ......................................................8-42
Cruise Control system ..................................................6-64 Cruise control switch ..................................................6-65
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