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Loose objects in the driver’s footarea could interfere with the opera‐tion of the foot pedals, possiblycausing an accident. Do not placeanything under the front seats.
WARNING
nDriver responsibility for frontseat passenger
Riding in a vehicle with a front seat‐back reclined could lead to serious orfatal injury in an accident. If a front
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seat is reclined during an accident,the occupant’s hips may slide underthe lap portion of the seat belt ap‐plying great force to the unprotec‐ted abdomen. Serious or fatal inter‐nal injuries could result. The drivermust advise the front passenger tokeep the seatback in an upright posi‐tion whenever the vehicle is in mo‐tion.
WARNING
Do not use a sitting cushion that re‐duces friction between the seat andpassenger. The passenger's hipsmay slide under the lap portion ofthe seat belt during an accident or asudden stop. Serious or fatal internalinjuries could result because the seatbelt can't operate normally.
WARNING
nDriver’s seat
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•Never attempt to adjust seat whilethe vehicle is moving. This couldresult in loss of control, and an ac‐cident causing death, serious in‐jury, or property damage.
•Do not allow anything to interferewith the normal position of theseatback. Storing items against aseatback or in any other way in‐terfering with proper locking of aseatback could result in serious orfatal injury in a sudden stop or col‐lision.
•Always drive and ride with yourseatback upright and the lap por‐tion of the seat belt snug and lowacross the hips. This is the bestposition to protect you in case ofan accident.
•In order to avoid unnecessary andperhaps severe air bag injuries, al‐ways sit as far back as possiblefrom the steering wheel whilemaintaining comfortable control ofthe vehicle. It is recommendedthat your chest is at least 250 mm(10 inches) away from the steer‐ing wheel.

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•To avoid severe personal injury ordeath caused by deploying air bagsin a collision, the driver should sitas far back from the steeringwheel air bag. The front passengershould always move their seat asfar back as possible and sit back intheir seat.
•Air bag inflates instantly in anevent of a collision, passengersmay be injured by the air bag ex‐pansion force if they are not in aproper position.
•Air bag inflation may cause injuriesincluding facial or bodily abrasions,injuries from broken glasses orburns.
Noise and smoke
Whün thü air baþs inýlatü, thüy makü a
loud noisü and thüy lüavü smokü and
powdür in thü air insidü oý thü vühiclü. This is normal and is a rüsult oý thü iþ‐
nition oý thü air baþ inýlator. Aýtür thü
air baþ inýlatüs, you may ýüül substan‐ tial discomýort in brüathinþ duü to thü
contact oý your chüst with both thü
süat bült and thü air baþ, as wüll as ýrom brüathinþ thü smokü and powdür.
æpün your doors and/or windows assoon as possiblü aýtür impact in ordürto rüducü discomýort and prüvünt pro‐lonþüd üxposurü to thü smokü andpowdür.
Thouþh smokü and powdür arü nontox‐ ic, it may causü irritation to thü skin
(üyüs, nosü and throat, ütc.). Iý this is
thü casü, wash and rinsü with cold wa‐ tür immüdiatüly and consult thü doctor
iý thü symptom pürsists.
WARNING
•When the air bags deploy, the airbag related parts in the steeringwheel and/or instrument paneland/or in both sides of the roofrails above the front and reardoors are very hot. To prevent in‐jury, do not touch the air bag stor‐age areas internal components im‐mediately after an air bag has in‐flated.
•Do not install or place any acces‐sories near air bag deploymentareas, such as the instrumentpanel, windows, pillars, and roofrails.
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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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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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•The side air bag is supplemental tothe driver's and the passenger'sseat belt systems and is not asubstitute for them. Thereforeyour seat belts must be worn at alltimes while the vehicle is in mo‐tion. The air bags deploy only incertain side impact conditions se‐vere enough to cause significantinjury to the vehicle occupants.
•For best protection from the sideair bag system and to avoid beinginjured by the deploying side airbag, both front seat occupantsshould sit in an upright positionwith the seat belt properly fas‐tened. The driver's hands shouldbe placed on the steering wheel atthe 9:00 and 3:00 positions. Thepassenger's arms and handsshould be placed on their laps.
•Do not use any accessory seatcovers.
•Use of seat covers could reduce orprevent the effectiveness of thesystem.
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•To prevent unexpected deploy‐ment of the side air bag that mayresult in personal injury, avoid im‐pact to the side impact sensorwhen the ignition key is on.
•If the seat or seat cover is dam‐aged, have the system serviced bya professional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Never place or insert any object in‐to any small opening near side air‐bag labels attached to the vehicleseats. When the air bag deploys,the object may affect the deploy‐ment and result in unexpected ac‐cident or bodily harm.
WARNING
nNo attaching objects
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•Do not place any objects over theair bag or between the air bag andyourself. Also, do not attach anyobjects around the area the air baginflates such as the door, side doorglass, front and rear pillar.
•Do not place any objects betweenthe door and the seat. They maybecome dangerous projectiles ifthe side air bag inflates.
•Do not install any accessories onthe side or near the side 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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STEERING WHEEL
Electronic Power Steering (EPS)
çowür stüürinþ usüs thü motor to as‐
sist you in stüürinþ thü vühiclü. Iý thü
ünþinü is oýý or iý thü powür stüürinþ systüm bücomüs inopürativü, thü vühi‐
clü may still bü stüürüd, but it will rü‐
quirü incrüasüd stüürinþ üýýort.
Thü motor drivün powür stüürinþ is controllüd by thü powür stüürinþ con‐
trol unit which sünsüs thü stüürinþ
whüül torquü and vühiclü spüüd to com‐ mand thü motor.
Thü stüürinþ whüül bücomüs hüaviür as
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•Whün thü charþinþ systüm warn‐
inþ liþht comüs on or thü voltaþü is
low (whün thü altürnator (or bat‐
türy) doüs not opüratü normally or
it malýunctions), thü stüürinþ
whüül may þüt hüavy and bücomü
diýýicult to control opüratü abnor‐
mally.
Tilt & telescopic steering
A tilt and tülüscopic stüürinþ whüül al‐
lows you to adjust thü stüürinþ whüül
büýorü you drivü. ðou can also raisü it
to þivü your lüþs morü room whün you
üxit and üntür thü vühiclü.
Thü stüürinþ whüül should bü posi‐ tionüd so that it is comýortablü ýor you
to drivü, whilü pürmittinþ you to süü
thü instrumünt panül warninþ liþhts and þauþüs.
WARNING
•Never adjust the angle and heightof steering wheel while driving.You may lose your steering controland cause severe personal injuryor accidents.
•After adjusting, push the steeringwheel both up and down to be cer‐tain it is locked in position.
To chanþü thü stüürinþ whüül anþlü,
pull down thü lock rülüasü lüvür (1), ad‐ just thü stüürinþ whüül to thü düsirüd
anþlü (2) and hüiþht (3), thün pull up
thü lock-rülüasü lüvür to lock thü stüür‐ inþ whüül in placü. Bü surü to adjust thü
stüürinþ whüül to thü düsirüd position
büýorü drivinþ.
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