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Safety features of your vehicle
Air bag warning and indicator
Air bag warning light
The purpose of the air bag warning
light in your instrument panel is to
alert you of a potential problem with
your air bag - Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS).When the ignition switch is turned
ON, the warning light should illumi-
nate for approximately 6 seconds,
then go off.
Have the system checked if:
The light does not turn on briefly
when you turn the ignition ON.
The light stays on after illuminating for approximately 6 seconds.
The light comes on whilst the vehi- cle is in motion.
The light blinks when the ignition switch is in ON position.
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WARNING
NEVER use a rearward facing child restraint on a seat pro-
tected by an ACTIVE AIR BAG
in front of it, DEATH or SERI-
OUS INJURY to the CHILD can
occur.
When children are seated in the rear outboard seats of a
vehicle equipped with side
and/or curtain air bags, be
sure to install the child
restraint system as far away
from the door side as possible,
and securely lock the childrestraint system in position.
Inflation of side and/or curtain
air bags could cause serious
injury or death to an infant or
child.

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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. If necessary,
have the system serviced by a
professional workshop. Kiarecommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service
partner.
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 coat hook.
Do not hang heavy items on the coat hooks for safety rea-sons.

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Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm
system will have a label attached to
the vehicle with the following words:
1. WARNING
2. SECURITY SYSTEM This system is designed to provide
protection from unauthorised entry
into the vehicle. This system is oper-
ated in three stages: the first is the
"Armed" stage, the second is the
"Theft-alarm" stage, and the third is
the "Disarmed" stage. If triggered,
the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard
warning lights.Armed stage
Using the smart key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors, the
engine bonnet and tailgate are closed and latched.
button of the front outside door
handle with the smart key in yourpossession.
After completion of the steps
above, the hazard warning lights
will operate once to indicate that
the system is armed. If the tailgate or engine bonnet remains opened, the hazard
warning lights will not operate
and theft-alarm will not arm. After
this, if the tailgate and enginebonnet are closed, the hazard
warning lights will blink once and
the theft-alarm will arm.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)Armed
stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage
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Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm
system will have a label attached to
the vehicle with the following words:
1. WARNING
2. SECURITY SYSTEMThis system is designed to provide
protection from unauthorised entry
into the vehicle, movement inside the
vehicle (if equipped), and leaning to
one side (if equipped). This system is
operated in three stages: the first is
the "Armed" stage, the second is the
"Theft-alarm" stage, and the third is
the "Disarmed" stage. If triggered,
the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard
warning lights.Armed stage
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Remove the ignition key from the
ignition switch or turn off the engine.
2. Make sure the intrusion/tilt sensor is ON (the sensor ON/OFF button
light is off) and exit the vehicle.
3. Make sure that all doors (and tail- gate) and engine bonnet areclosed and latched.
4. Lock the doors using the transmit- ter of the keyless entry system (or
smart key).
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blinkonce to indicate that the system is
armed.
If any door (or tailgate) or engine bonnet remains open, the hazard
warning lights will not operate and
the theft-alarm will not arm. If alldoors (and tailgate) and engine bon-
net are closed after the lock button is
pressed, the hazard warning lights
will blink once.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (INTRUSION PROTECTION SYSTEM, UK ONLY)
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Features of your vehicle
Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
Transmitter/Smart key
Doors can be locked and unlockedwith the transmitter or smart key.
Doors can be locked and unlocked by pressing the button of the out-
side door handle with the smart
key in your possession. (vehicles
equipped with smart key system)
Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door
handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that
doors are closed securely.
Mechanical key
If the transmitter or smart key doesnot operate normally, you can lock
or unlock the doors by the mechan-
ical key.
Insert the key into the key hole of
the outside door handle. Turn the
key toward the rear of the vehicle
to unlock and toward the front of
the vehicle to lock.
If you lock/unlock the driver’s door with a key whilst the power door
lock switch does not operate nor-
mally, only the driver’s door will
lock/unlock. Once the door is unlocked, it may be
opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that
doors are closed securely.
✽✽ NOTICE
 In cold and wet climates, door lock and door mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing con-
ditions.
 If the door is locked/unlocked multiple times in rapid succession
with either the vehicle key or door
lock switch, the system may stop
operating temporarily in order to
protect the circuit and prevent
damage to system components.
DOOR LOCKS
WARNING
If you don't close the door securely, the door may open
again.
Be careful that someone's body and hands are not
trapped when closing the door.
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In case of an emergency
If the power door lock switch does not
operate electrically, the only way to
lock the door(s) is with the mechani-
cal key from the outside key hole.
You can lock the doors without the
outside key hole as follows:
1. Open the door.
2. Insert the key into the emergency
door lock hole and turn the key
horizontally to lock.
3. Close the door securely. Operating door locks from
inside the vehicle
With the door handle (Type A)
Driver’s door and front passenger’s
door (if equipped) If the inner door handle is pulled
when the door is locked, the door will
unlock and open.
Rear door (if equipped) If the inner door handle is pulled
once when the door is locked, the
door will unlock. If the inner door handle is pulled
once more, the door will open.
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WARNING
If people must spend a longer
time in the vehicle whilst it is
very hot or cold outside, there
is risk of injuries or danger to
life. Do not lock the vehicle fromthe outside when there are peo-ple in it.
CAUTION
Do not frequently repeat opening and closing of doors, or applyexcessive force to a door whilst the door closer is operating.

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Features of your vehicle
Deadlocks (if equipped)
Some vehicles are equipped with a
deadlock system. Deadlocks preventopening of a door from either inside or
outside the vehicle once the deadlocks
have been activated providing an addi-
tional measure of vehicle security.
To lock the vehicle using the deadlock
function, the doors must be locked by
using the transmitter or smart key. To
unlock the vehicle, the transmitter or
smart key must be used again.WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be fully closed and locked whilst
the vehicle is in motion to pre-vent accidental opening of the
door. Locked doors will also
discourage potential intruders
when the vehicle stops or
slows down.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles,
motorcycles, bicycles or
pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door.Opening a door when some-
thing is approaching can
cause damage or injury.WARNING - Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
can invite theft or possible harm
to you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle whilst you
are gone. Always remove the
ignition key, engage the parking
brake, close all windows and
lock all doors when leaving your
vehicle unattended.
WARNING - Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can
become extremely hot, causing
death or severe injury to unat-
tended children or animals who
cannot escape the vehicle.
Furthermore, children might
operate features of the vehicle
that could injure them, or theycould encounter other harm,
possibly from someone gaining
entry to the vehicle. Never leave
children or animals unattended
in your vehicle.WARNING
Do not lock the doors with the
transmitter or the smart key
with anybody left in the vehicle.
The passenger in the vehicle
cannot unlock the doors with
the door lock button. For exam-
ple, if the door is locked with
the transmitter, the passenger
in the vehicle cannot unlock the
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Features of your vehicle
Closing the tailgate
Lower and push down the tailgate
firmly. Make sure that the tailgate issecurely latched.
WARNING- Exhaust fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
opened, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury
or death to vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the tail-
gate opened, keep the air vents
and all windows open so that
additional outside air comes
into the vehicle.
WARNING - Rear cargo area
Occupants should never ride in
the rear cargo area where no
restraints are available. To avoid
injury in the event of an acci-
dent or sudden stops, occu-
pants should always be proper-
ly restrained.CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the tailgate latch and striker whilstclosing the tailgate. It may dam- age the tailgate's latch.
WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are
safely out of the way before
closing the tailgate.
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