CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
Childrün ridinþ in thü vühiclü should sit
in thü rüar süat and must always bü
propürly rüstrainüd to minimizü thü risk
oý injury in an accidünt, suddün stop or
suddün manüuvür. Accordinþ to acci‐ dünt statistics, childrün arü saýür whün
propürly rüstrainüd in thü rüar süats
than in thü ýront süat. Larþür childrün not in a child rüstraint systüm should
usü onü oý thü süat bülts providüd.
ðou should bü awarü oý thü spüciýic rü‐
quirümünts in your country. Child rü‐ straint systüms must bü propürly
placüd and installüd in thü vühiclü süat.
ðou must usü a commürcially availablü child rüstraint systüm that müüts thü
rüquirümünts oý thü Saýüty Standards
oý your country.
Child rüstraint systüms arü düsiþnüd to bü sücurüd in vühiclü süats by lap bülts
or thü lap bült portion oý a lap/shouldür
bült, or by a top tüthür anchor and/or ISæFIX anchors.
Childrün could bü injurüd or killüd in a
crash iý thüir rüstraints arü not propür‐
ly sücurüd. For small childrün and ba‐ biüs, a child rüstraint systüm must bü
usüd. Büýorü buyinþ a particular child rü‐
straint systüm, makü surü it ýits your vühiclü süat and süat bülts, and ýits
your child. Follow all thü instructions
providüd by thü manuýacturür whün in‐ stallinþ thü child rüstraint systüm.
WARNING
•To ensure the safety of your child,we strongly recommend a child re‐straint system to be installed inthe rear seats. When installing achild restraint on the front pas‐senger's seat, the air bag must bedeactivated and set to the OFF po‐sition. (if equipped, passenger's airbag ON/OFF switch)
•A seat belt or child restraint sys‐tem can become very hot if it isleft in a closed vehicle on a sunnyday, even if the outside tempera‐ture does not feel hot. Be sure tocheck the seat cover and bucklesbefore placing a child there.
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•When the child restraint system isnot in use, store it in the luggagearea or fasten it with a seat beltor ISOFIX anchorage, so that it willnot be thrown forward in case of asudden stop or an accident.
•All children, even those too largefor child restraints, should ride inthe rear seat. All children, eventhose too large for child restraints,should ride in the rear seats.
WARNING
To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries:•Children of all ages are safer whenrestrained in the rear seat. A childriding in the front passenger seatcan be forcefully struck by an in‐flating air bag resulting in seriousor fatal injuries.
•Always follow the child restraintsystem manufacturer’s instruc‐tions for installation and use ofthe child restraint system.
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CAUTION
•If the passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch is not workingproperly, the air bag warning light() on the instrument panel willilluminate.And, the passenger's front air bagOFF indicator () will not illumi‐nate (The passenger's front airbag ON indicator comes on andgoes off after approximately 60seconds), the SRS Control Modulereactivates the passenger’s frontair bag and the passenger’s frontair bag will inflate in frontal impactcrashes even if the passenger’sfront air bag ON/OFF switch is setto the OFF position.In this case, have the system in‐spected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
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•If the SRS air bag warning lightblinks or does not illuminate whenthe ignition switch is turned to theON position, or if it illuminateswhile the vehicle is being driven,have the system inspected by aprofessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
WARNING
•The driver is responsible for theproper position of the passenger’sfront air bag ON/OFF switch.
•Deactivate the passenger's frontair bag only when the ignitionswitch is switched off, or the mal‐function may occur in the SRSControl Module.And there may be a danger thatthe driver's and/or front passeng‐er’s and/or side and curtain air bagmay fail to trigger, or not triggercorrectly during a collision.
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•Never install a rearward facingchild seat on the front passenger'sseat unless the passenger's frontair bag has been deactivated. Theinfant or child could be severely in‐jured or killed by an air bag deploy‐ment in case of an accident.
•Even though your vehicle is equip‐ped with the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch, do not install achild restraint system in the frontpassenger's seat. A child restraintsystem must never be placed inthe front seat. Children who aretoo large for child restraint sys‐tems should always occupy therear seat and use the available lap/shoulder belts. Children are affor‐ded the most safety in the eventof an accident when they are re‐strained by a proper restraint sys‐tem in the rear seat.
•As soon as the child seat is no lon‐ger needed on the front passeng‐er's seat, reactivate the front pas‐senger's air bag.
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