
A ýully inýlatüd air baþ, in combination
with a propürly worn süat bült, slows thü drivür's or thü passünþür's ýorward
motion, rüducinþ thü risk oý hüad and
chüst injury.
Aýtür complütü inýlation, thü air baþ im‐ müdiatüly starts düýlatinþ, ünablinþ thü
drivür to maintain ýorward visibility and
thü ability to stüür or opüratü othür controls.WARNING
•Do not install or place any acces‐sories (drink holder, CD holder,sticker, etc.) on the front passeng‐er's panel above the glove box in avehicle with a passenger's air bag.Such objects may become danger‐ous projectiles and cause injury ifthe passenger's air bag inflates.
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•When installing a container of liq‐uid air freshener inside the vehicle,do not place it near the instrumentcluster nor on the instrument pan‐el surface.It may become dangerous projec‐tiles and cause injury if the pas‐senger's air bag inflates.
WARNING
•If an air bag deploys, there may bea loud noise followed by a finedust released in the vehicle. Theseconditions are normal and are nothazardous - the air bags arepacked in this fine powder. Thedust generated during air bag de‐ployment may cause skin or eyeirritation as well as aggravateasthma for some persons. Alwayswash all exposed skin areas thor‐oughly with cold water and a mildsoap after an accident in which theair bags were deployed.
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in proper position to obtain maxi‐mum benefit from the air bag.Even with air bags, improperly andunbelted occupants can be severelyinjured when the air bag inflates. Al‐ways follow the precautions aboutseat belts, air bags and occupantsafety contained in this manual.To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries and receive the maxi‐mum safety benefit from your re‐straint system:•Never place a child in any child orbooster seat in the front seat.
•ABC – Always Buckle Children inthe back seat. It is the safest placefor children of any age to ride.
•Front and side air bags can injureoccupants improperly positioned inthe front seats.
•Move your seat as far back aspractical from the front air bags,while still maintaining control ofthe vehicle.
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•You and your passengers shouldnever sit or lean unnecessarilyclose to the air bags. Improperlypositioned drivers and passengerscan be severely injured by inflatingair bags.
•Never lean against the door orcenter console – always sit in anupright position.
•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags todeploy.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring or other components ofthe SRS system. Doing so could re‐sult in injury, due to accidental de‐ployment of the air bags or byrendering the SRS inoperative.
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•If the SRS air bag warning light re‐mains illuminated while the vehicleis being driven, have the systeminspected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Air bags can only be used once –have the system replaced by aprofessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•The SRS is designed to deploy thefront air bags only when an impactis sufficiently severe and when theimpact angle is less than 30° fromthe forward longitudinal axis ofthe vehicle. Additionally, the airbags will only deploy once. Seatbelts must be worn at all times.
•Front air bags are not intended todeploy in side-impact, rear-impactor rollover crashes. In addition,front air bags will not deploy infrontal crashes below the deploy‐ment threshold.
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WARNING
nNo attaching objects
No objects (such as crash pad cover,cellular phone holder, cup holder,perfume or stickers) should beplaced over or near the air bag mod‐ules on the steering wheel, instru‐ment panel, windshield glass, andthe front passenger's panel abovethe glove box. Such objects couldcause harm if the vehicle is in acrash severe enough to cause the airbags to deploy. Do not place any ob‐jects over the air bag or between theair bag and yourself.
Side air bag (if equipped)
❈Thü actual air baþs in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration. ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with a sidü air
baþ in üach ýront süat.
Thü purposü oý thü air baþ is to providü thü vühiclü's drivür and/or thü ýront
passünþür with additional protüction
than that oýýürüd by thü süat bült alonü.
Thü sidü air baþs arü düsiþnüd to dü‐
ploy only durinþ cürtain sidü-impact
collisions, düpündinþ on thü crash sü‐ vürity, anþlü, spüüd and point oý im‐
pact. Thü sidü air baþs arü not düsiþnüd
to düploy in all sidü impact situations.
WARNING
Do not allow the passengers to leantheir heads or bodies onto doors, puttheir arms on the doors, stretchtheir arms out of the window, orplace objects between the doors andpassengers when they are seated onseats equipped with side and/or cur‐tain air bags.
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WARNING
•Modification to SRS components orwiring, including the addition ofany kind of badges to the pad cov‐ers or modifications to the bodystructure, can adversely affectSRS performance and lead to pos‐sible injury.
•For cleaning the air bag pad cov‐ers, use only a soft, dry cloth orone which has been moistenedwith plain water. Solvents or clean‐ers could adversely affect the airbag covers and proper deploymentof the system.
•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags to in‐flate.
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•If the air bags inflate, have thesystem replaced by a professionalworkshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring, or other componentsof the SRS system. Doing so couldresult in injury, due to accidentalinflation of the air bags or by ren‐dering the SRS inoperative.
•If components of the air bag sys‐tem must be discarded, or if thevehicle must be scrapped, certainsafety precautions must be ob‐served. An authorized Kia dealerknows these precautions and cangive you the necessary informa‐tion. Failure to follow these pre‐cautions and procedures could in‐crease the risk of personal injury.
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•If your car was flooded and hassoaked carpeting or water onflooring, you shouldn't try to startthe engine; in this case, have yourvehicle inspected by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends tocontact an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
Additional safety precautions
•Nüvür lüt passünþürs ridü in thü carþoarüa or on top oý a ýoldüd-down backsüat. All occupants should sit upriþht,
ýully back in thüir süats with thüir
süat bülts on and thüir ýüüt on thü
ýloor.
•
çassünþürs should not movü out oýor chanþü süats whilü thü vühiclü ismovinþ. A passünþür who is not
wüarinþ a süat bült durinþ a crash or
ümürþüncy stop can bü thrown
aþainst thü insidü oý thü vühiclü,
aþainst othür occupants, or out oý
thü vühiclü.
•
Each süat bült is düsiþnüd to rüstrainonü occupant. Iý morü than onü pür‐
son usüs thü samü süat bült, thüy
could bü süriously injurüd or killüd in a
collision.
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STORAGE COMPARTMENT
CAUTION
•To avoid possible theft, do notleave valuables in the storagecompartment.
•Always keep the storage compart‐ment covers closed while driving.Do not attempt to place so manyitems in the storage compartmentthat the storage compartmentcover cannot close securely.
WARNING
nFlammable materials
Do not store cigarette lighters, pro‐pane cylinders, or other flammable/explosive materials in the vehicle.These items may catch fire and/orexplode if the vehicle is exposed tohot temperatures for extended peri‐ods.
Center console storage
To opün thü cüntür consolü storaþü,
push thü lüvür and thün liýt up thü cov‐
ür.
Glove box
To opün thü þlovü box, push thü button
and thü þlovü box will automatically
opün. Closü thü þlovü box aýtür usü.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of injury in an ac‐cident or sudden stop, always keepthe glove box door closed while driv‐ing.
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CAUTION
Do not keep food in the glove box fora long time.
Cool box (if equipped)
ðou can küüp büvüraþü cans or othür
itüms cool in thü þlovü box. 1. Turn on thü air conditioninþ. Thü
tümpüraturü oý thü cool box will
chanþü accordinþ to thü tümpüra‐
turü oý air conditioninþ.
2. Turn thü knob to thü opün position.
3. Whün thü cool box is not usüd, turn thü knob to thü closü position.
NOTICE
Iý somü itüms in thü cool box block
thü vünt, thü coolinþ üýýüctivünüss
oý thü cool box is rüducüd.
WARNING
Do not put perishable food in thecool box because it may not main‐tain the necessary consistent tem‐perature to keep the food fresh.
Sunglass holder (if equipped)
To opün thü sunþlass holdür, prüss thü
covür and thü holdür will slowly opün. çlacü your sunþlassüs in thü compart‐
münt door with thü lünsüs ýacinþ out.
çush to closü.
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