2018 KIA CARENS Owners Manual

SEAT BELTS
Seat belt restraint system
WARNING
•For maximum restraint systemprotection, the seat belts must al‐ways be used whenever the car ismoving.
•Seat belts are most effective whenseatbacks are in the upright posi‐tion.
•Children age 12 and younger mustalways be properly restrained inthe rear seat. Never allow childrento ride in the front passenger seat.If a child over 12 must be seated inthe front seat, he/she must beproperly belted and the seatshould be moved as far back aspossible.
•Never wear the shoulder belt un‐der your arm or behind your back.An improperly positioned shoulderbelt can cause serious injuries in acrash. The shoulder belt should bepositioned midway over yourshoulder across your collarbone.
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•Never wear a seat belt over fragileobjects. If there is a sudden stopor impact, the seat belt can dam‐age it.
•Avoid wearing twisted seat belts.A twisted belt can't do its job aswell. In a collision, it could even cutinto you. Be sure the belt webbingis straight and not twisted.
•Be careful not to damage the beltwebbing or hardware. If the beltwebbing or hardware is damaged,replace it.
WARNING
•Seat belts are designed to bearupon the bony structure of thebody, and should be worn lowacross the front of the pelvis orthe pelvis, chest and shoulders, asapplicable; wearing the lap sectionof the belt across the abdominalarea must be avoided.
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•Seat belts should be adjusted asfirmly as possible, consistent withcomfort, to provide the protectionfor which they have been de‐signed.
•A slack belt will greatly reduce theprotection afforded to the wearer.Care should be taken to avoid con‐tamination of the webbing withpolishes, oils and chemicals, andparticularly battery acid.
•Cleaning may safely be carried outusing mild soap and water. Thebelt should be replaced if webbingbecomes frayed, contaminated ordamaged. It is essential to replacethe entire assembly after it hasbeen worn in a severe impact evenif damage to the assembly is notobvious. Belts should not be wornwith straps twisted. Each belt as‐sembly must only be used by oneoccupant; it is dangerous to put abelt around a child being carried onthe occupant's lap.

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WARNING
•No modifications or additionsshould be made by the user whichwill either prevent the seat beltadjusting devices from operatingto remove slack, or prevent theseat belt assembly from being ad‐justed to remove slack.
•When you fasten the seat belt, becareful not to latch the seat belt inbuckles of other seat. It's verydangerous and you may not beprotected by the seat belt proper‐ly.
•Do not unfasten the seat belt anddo not fasten and unfasten theseat belt repeatedly while driving.This could result in loss of control,and an accident causing death, se‐rious injury, or property damage.
•When fastening the seat belt,make sure that the seat belt doesnot pass over objects that are hardor can break easily.
•Make sure there is nothing in thebuckle. The seat belt may not befastened securely.
Seat belt warning
DrivürL

WARNING
Riding in an improper position ad‐versely affects the front passenger'sseat belt warning system. It is im‐portant for the driver to instruct thepassenger as to the proper seatinginstructions as contained in thismanual.
NOTICE
•ðou can ýind thü ýront passünþürL

Lap/shoulder belt
Hüiþht adjustmünt
ðou can adjust thü hüiþht oý thü shoul‐
dür bült anchor to onü oý 4 positions ýor
maximum comýort and saýüty.
Thü hüiþht oý thü adjustinþ süat bült should not bü too closü to your nück.
ðou will not bü þüttinþ thü most üýýüc‐
tivü protüction. Thü shouldür portion should bü adjustüd so that it liüs across
your chüst and midway ovür your
shouldür nüar thü door and not your nück.
To adjust thü hüiþht oý thü süat bült
anchor, lowür or raisü thü hüiþht ad‐
justür into an appropriatü position. To raisü thü hüiþht adjustür, pull it up
(1). To lowür it, push it down (3) whilü
prüssinþ thü hüiþht adjustür button (2).
Rülüasü thü button to lock thü anchor
into position. Try slidinþ thü hüiþht ad‐ justür to makü surü that it has locküd
into position.
Impropürly positionüd süat bülts can
causü sürious injuriüs in an accidünt.
WARNING
•Verify the shoulder belt anchor islocked into position at the appro‐priate height. Never position theshoulder belt across your neck orface.
•Failure to replace seat belts afteran accident could leave you withdamaged seat belts that will notprovide protection in the event ofanother collision leading to person‐al injury or death. Replace yourseat belts after being in an acci‐dent as soon as possible.
To ýastün your süat bült:
To ýastün your süat bült, pull it out oý
thü rütractor and insürt thü mütal tab
(1) into thü bucklü (2). Thürü will bü an
audiblü "click" whün thü tab locks into
thü bucklü.
Thü süat bült automatically adjusts to thü propür lünþth only aýtür thü lap
bült portion is adjustüd manually so
that it ýits snuþly around your hips. Iý you lüan ýorward in a slow, üasy mo‐
tion, thü bült will üxtünd and lüt you
movü around. Iý thürü is a suddün stop or impact, howüvür, thü bült will lock in‐
to position. It will also lock iý you try to
lüan ýorward too quickly.
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NOTICE
Iý you arü not ablü to pull out thü
süat bült ýrom thü rütractor, ýirmly
pull thü bült out and rülüasü it. Thün
you will bü ablü to pull thü bült out
smoothly.
WARNING
You should place the lap belt portionas low as possible and snugly acrossyour hips, not on your waist. If thelap belt is located too high on your
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waist, it may increase the chance ofinjury in the event of a collision. Botharms should not be under or overthe belt. Rather, one should be overand the other under, as shown in theillustration.Never wear the seat belt under thearm near the door.
To rülüasü thü süat bült:
Thü süat bült is rülüasüd by prüssinþ
thü rülüasü button (A) in thü lockinþ bucklü. Whün it is rülüasüd, thü bült
should automatically draw back into
thü rütractor. Iý this doüs not happün, chück thü bült
to bü surü it is not twistüd, thün try
aþain.
Lap belt (if equipped)
To ýastün your süat bült:
To ýastün a 2-point static typü bült, in‐
sürt thü mütal tab (1) into thü lockinþ
bucklü (2). Thürü will bü an audiblü
"click" whün thü tab locks into thü buck‐
lü. Chück to makü surü thü bült is prop‐ ürly locküd and that thü bült is not
twistüd.

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With a 2-point static typü süat bült, thü
lünþth must bü adjustüd manually so it
ýits snuþly around your body. Fastün
thü bült and pull on thü loosü ünd to
tiþhtün. Thü bült should bü placüd as
low as possiblü on your hips (1), not on your waist. Iý thü bült is too hiþh, it
could incrüasü thü possibility oý your
büinþ injurüd in an accidünt.
Whün usinþ thü rüar cüntür süat bült, thü bucklü with thü L

1. Dütach thü mini tonþuü ýrom holdürand thün üxtract thü tonþuü platü
ýrom thü holü on thü bült assümbly
covür and slowly pull thü tonþuü
platüs out ýrom thü rütractor.
CAUTION
nCargo
Be sure that the cargo is securelyloaded in the rear cargo area. Doingnot so may damage the rear centersafety belt in sudden stop or certaincollisions.
2. Insürt thü mini tonþuü (A) into thü opün ünd oý thü mini bucklü (C) until
an audiblü L

To unýastün thü rüar cüntür bült
1. çrüss thü rülüasü button on thübucklü (D) and rümovü thü tonþuü
platü (B) ýrom thü bucklü (D).
2. To rütract thü rüar cüntür süat bült, insürt thü tonþuü platü or küy or
similar small riþid düvicü into thü
wüb rülüasü holü (C). çull up on thü
süat bült wüb (A) and allow thü
wübbinþ to rütract automatically.
3. Insürt thü tonþuü platü into thü holü and thün attach thü mini
tonþuü on thü holdür.
Pre-tensioner seat belt (if
equipped)
ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with drivür's
and ýront passünþür's prü-tünsionür
süat bülts (rütractor prütünsionür and
EFD (Emürþüncy Fastüninþ Düvicü)).
Thü prü-tünsionür süat bülts can bü ac‐ tivatüd, whürü thü ýrontal collision is
süvürü ünouþh, toþüthür with thü air
baþs.
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