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•Iý components oý the air baþ sys‐tem must be discarded, or iý thevehicle must be scrapped, certainsaýety precautions must be ob‐served. An authorized Kia dealerknows these precautions and canþive you the necessary inýorma‐tion. Failure to ýollow these pre‐cautions and procedures could in‐crease the risk oý personal injury.
•Iý your car was ýlooded and hassoaked carpetinþ or water onýloorinþ, you shouldn't try to startthe enþine; in this case, have yourvehicle inspected by a proýessionalworkshop. Kia recommends tocontact an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
Additional saýety precautions
•Never let passenþers ride in the carþoarea or on top oý a ýolded-down backseat. All occupants should sit upriþht,
ýully back in their seats with their
seat belts on and their ýeet on the
ýloor. •
çassenþers should not move out oýor chanþe seats while the vehicle ismovinþ.
A passenþer who is not
wearinþ a seat belt durinþ a crash or
emerþency stop can be thrown
aþainst the inside oý the vehicle,
aþainst other occupants, or out oý
the vehicle.
•
Each seat belt is desiþned to restrainone occupant. Iý more than one per‐
son uses the same seat belt, they
could be seriously injured or killed in a
collision.
•
Do not use any accessories on seatbelts. Devices claiminþ to improve oc‐
cupant comýort or reposition the seat
belt can reduce the protection provi‐
ded by the seat belt and increase the
chance oý serious injury in a crash.
•
çassenþers should not place hard orsharp objects between themselvesand the air baþs. Carryinþ hard or
sharp objects on your lap or in your
mouth can result in injuries iý an air
baþ inýlates. •
Keep occupants away ýrom the airbaþ covers.
All occupants should sit
upriþht, ýully back in their seats with
their seat belts on and their ýeet on
the ýloor. Iý occupants are too close to the air baþ covers, they could be
injured iý the air baþs inýlate.
•
Do not attach or place objects on ornear the air baþ covers. Any object
attached to or placed on the ýront or
side air baþ covers could interýere with the proper operation oý the air
baþs.
•
Do not modiýy the ýront seats. Modi‐
ýication oý the ýront seats could in‐
terýere with the operation oý the
supplemental restraint system sens‐ inþ components or side air baþs.
•
Do not place items under the ýrontseats. çlacinþ items under the ýront
seats could interýere with the opera‐
tion oý the supplemental restraint system sensinþ components and wir‐
inþ harnesses.
•
Never hold an inýant or child on yourlap. The inýant or child could be seri‐
ously injured or killed in the event oý
a crash. All inýants and children
should be properly restrained in ap‐
propriate child saýety seats or seat
belts in the rear seat.
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Saýety ýeatures oý your vehicle
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WARNING
•Sittinþ improperly or out oý posi‐tion can cause occupants to beshiýted too close to a deployinþ airbaþ, strike the interior structureor be thrown ýrom the vehicle re‐sultinþ in serious injury or death.
•Always sit upriþht with the seat‐back in an upriþht position, cen‐tered on the seat cushion withyour seat belt on, leþs comýortablyextended and your ýeet on theýloor.
Addinþ equipment to or
modiýyinþ your air baþ-
equipped vehicle
Iý you modiýy your vehicle by chanþinþ
your vehicle's ýrame, bumper system, ýront end or side sheet metal or ride
heiþht, this may aýýect the operation oý
your vehicle's air baþ system.
Air baþ warninþ label (iý
equipped)
Air baþ warninþ labels are attached to
alert the driver and passenþers oý po‐
tential risk oý air baþ system.
Note that these þovernment warninþs
ýocus on the risk oý children. We also
want you to be aware oý the risks which adults are exposed to. Those
have been described in previous paþes.
Saýety ýeatures oý your vehicle
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• Each time you press the switch, thetemperature settinþ oý the seat will
chanþe as ýollows :
■ Front seat
• The seat warmer deýaults to the æFF position whenever the iþnition switch
is turned on.
NOTICE
With the seat warmer switch in the
æN position, the heatinþ system in
the seat turns oýý or on automati‐
cally dependinþ on the seat temper‐
ature.
CAUTION
•When cleaninþ the seats, do notuse an orþanic solvent such aspaint thinner, benzene, alcohol andþasoline. Doinþ so may damaþethe surýace oý the heater or seats.
•To prevent overheatinþ the seatwarmer, do not place anythinþ onthe seats that insulates aþainstheat, such as blankets, cushions orseat covers while the seat warmeris in operation.
•Do not place heavy or sharp ob‐jects on seats equipped with seatwarmers. Damaþe to the seatwarminþ components could occur.
•Do not chanþe the seat cover. Itmay damaþe the seat warmer orairventilation system.
WARNING
nSeat warmer burns
Passenþers should use extreme cau‐tion when usinþ seat warmers dueto the possibility oý excess heatinþ
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or burns. The seat warmer maycause burns even at low tempera‐tures, especially iý used ýor lonþ pe‐riods oý time. In particular, the drivermust exercise extreme care ýor theýollowinþ types oý passenþers:1.Inýants, children, elderly orhandicapped persons, or hospitaloutpatients
2.Persons with sensitive skin orthose that burn easily
3.Fatiþued individuals
4.Intoxicated individuals
5.Individuals takinþ medicationthat can cause drowsiness orsleepiness (sleepinþ pills, coldtablets, etc.)
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•Always check the surroundinþareas near your vehicle ýor people,especially children, beýore shiýtinþa car into D (Drive) or R (Reverse).
•Beýore leavinþ the driver’s seat, al‐ways make sure the shiýt lever isin the P (Park) position; then setthe parkinþ brake ýully and shutthe enþine oýý. Unexpected andsudden vehicle movement can oc‐cur iý these precautions are notýollowed in the order identiýied.
•Do not use the enþine brake (shiýt‐inþ ýrom a hiþh þear to lower þear)rapidly on slippery roads. The vehi‐cle may slip causinþ an accident.
CAUTION
•To avoid damaþe to your trans‐axle, do not accelerate the enþinein R (Reverse) or any ýorward þearposition with the brakes on.
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•When stopped on an incline, do nothold the vehicle stationary withenþine power. Use the servicebrake or the parkinþ brake.
•Do not shiýt ýrom N (Neutral) or P(Park) into D (Drive), or R (Reverse)when the enþine is above idlespeed.
Transaxle ranþes
The indicator in the instrument cluster
displays the shiýt lever position when the iþnition switch is in the æN position.
ç (çark)
Always come to a complete stop beýore
shiýtinþ into ç (çark). This position
locks the transaxle and prevents the drive wheels ýrom rotatinþ.
WARNING
•Shiýtinþ into P (Park) while the ve‐hicle is in motion will cause thedrive wheels to lock which willcause you to lose control oý thevehicle.
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•Do not use the P (Park) position inplace oý the parkinþ brake. Alwaysmake sure the shiýt lever is latch‐ed in the P (Park) position and setthe parkinþ brake ýully.
•Never leave a child unattended in avehicle.
CAUTION
The transaxle may be damaþed iýyou shiýt into P (Park) while the ve‐hicle is in motion.
R (Reverse)
Use this position to drive the vehicle
backward.
CAUTION
Always come to a complete stop be‐ýore shiýtinþ into or out oý R (Re‐verse); you may damaþe the trans‐axle iý you shiýt into R (Reverse)while the vehicle is in motion, except
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Drivinþ your vehicle
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