2018 KIA SORENTO child restraint

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Safety features of your vehicle
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place anything
on or attach anything such as a blan-
ket, front seat cover or after market
seat heater to the front passenger
seat. This can adversely affect the
occupant detection system.
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
*1: The ODS system uses a field to evaluate a person's size to determine whether the
air bag should deploy. It is possible for a child to be detected and activate the ODS,
thus allowing the air bag to deploy. To maximize safety, do not allow children to ride
in the front passenger seat.
*
2: Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
Condition detected by the occupant detection systemIndicator/Warning lightDevices
"PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator lightSRS warning lightFront passenger air bag
1. Adult or child*1OffOffActivated
2. Child restraint system*2OnOffDeactivated
3. Unoccupied OnOffDeactivated
4. There is a malfunction
in the systemOffOnActivated
WARNING- ODS System
Riding in an improper position
adversely affects the Occupant
Detection System and may
result in the deactivation of the
front passenger airbag. It is
important for the driver to
instruct the passenger as to the
proper seating instructions as
contained in this manual. (Continued)

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Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the occupant detec-
tion system, never install a child
restraint system in the front pas-
senger's seat. A deploying air bag
can forcefully strike a child result-
ing in serious injuries or death. Any
child age 12 and under should ride
in the rear seat. Children too large
for child restraints should use the
available lap/shoulder belts. No
matter what type of crash, children
of all ages are safer when
restrained in the rear seat.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator is illuminated when
the front passenger's seat is occu-
pied by an adult and he/she sits
properly (sitting upright with the
seatback in an upright position,
centered on the seat cushion with
their seat belt on, legs comfortably
extended and their feet on the
floor), have that person sit in the
rear seat. Any child age 12 and under should
ride in the rear seat. Children too
large for child restraints should use
the available lap/shoulder belts. No
matter what type of crash, children of
all ages are safer when restrained in
the rear seat.
If the occupant detection system is
not working properly, the SRS air
bag warning light on the instrument
panel will illuminate because the
passenger's front air bag is connect-
ed with the occupant detection sys-
tem. If there is a malfunction of the
occupant detection system, the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator
will not illuminate and the passen-
ger's front air bag will inflate in frontal
impact crashes even if there is no
occupant in the front passenger's
seat.
WARNING- Replacement
/ modifications
The front passenger seat, dash-
board or door should not be
replaced except by an authorized
Kia dealer using original Kia parts
designed for this vehicle and
model. Any other such replace-
ment or modification could
adversely affect the operation of
the occupant detection system
and your advanced air bags.

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Driver's and passenger's front air
bagYour vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Supplemental Restraint
(Air Bag) System and lap/shoulder
belts at both the driver and passen-
ger seating position.
The indication of the system's pres-
ence are the letters "AIR BAG" locat-
ed on the air bag pad cover on the
steering wheel and the passenger's
side front panel pad above the glove
box.
The SRS consists of air bags
installed under the pad covers in the
center of the steering wheel and the
passenger's side front panel above
the glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide
the vehicle's driver and/or the front
passenger with additional protection
than that offered by the seat belt sys-
tem alone in case of a frontal impact
of sufficient severity. The SRS uses
sensors to gather information about
the driver's and front passenger's
seat belt usage and impact severity.
The seat belt buckle sensors deter-
mine if the driver and front passen-
ger's seat belts are fastened.These sensors provide the ability to
control the SRS deployment based on
whether or not the seat belts are fas-
tened, and how severe the impact is.
The advanced SRS offers the ability
to control the air bag inflation with
two levels. A first stage level is pro-
vided for moderate-severity impacts.
A second stage level is provided for
more severe impacts.
The passenger’s front air bag is
designed to help reduce the injury of
children sitting close to the instru-
ment panel in low speed collisions.
However, children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat.
According to the impact severity and
seat belt usage, the SRSCM (SRS
Control Module) controls the air bag
inflation. Failure to properly wear
seat belts can increase the risk or
severity of injury in an accident.
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Driver’s front air bag
■Passenger’s front air bagOUMA034041

Index
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Advanced smart cruise control system (ASCC) . . . . . . 5-65Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
Speed setting (ASCC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-66
To adjust the sensitivity of advanced smartcruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-75
Vehicle to vehicle distance setting (ASCC) . . . . . . . 5-70
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system . . . 3-44 Air bag warning label. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-61
Do not install a child restraint on the frontpassenger’s seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47
Driver's and passenger's front air bag . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
How does the air bag system operate . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45
Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag . . 3-62
Occupant Detection System (ODS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Side air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
SRS Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42\
Filter replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
All wheel drive (AWD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20 All wheel drive (AWD) transfer mode selection . . . 5-22
For safe all wheel drive operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Tight corner brake effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-21 Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-91
Interior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB)/ Forward collision warning (FCW). . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
AEB warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-52
Brake operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Recognizing pedestrians. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-59
Sensor to detect the distance from the vehicle in front (front radar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-54
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-55
System setting and activation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-174
AUX, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-176
How vehicle audio works. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-177
Steering wheel remote controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-175
Using iPod
®device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-182
Using the USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-181
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-141 3rd row air conditioning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Automatic heating and air conditioning. . . . . . . . . 4-143
Checking the amount of air conditionerrefrigerant and compressor lubricant . . . . . . . . . . 4-154
Climate control air filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-153
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-144
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System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-151
To cancel or reset the automatic ventilation . . . . . 4-150
Automatic transaxle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-13
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-19
Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-49 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-50
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Recharging battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-51
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-84 BSD (Blind spot detection) /LCA (Lane change assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-85
Non-operating condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-90
RCTA (Rear cross traffic alert) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-88
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39\
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-39
Brake system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-40
Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-37
Electronic parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30 Electronic stability control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Good braking practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Parking brake - Foot type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-27
Vehicle stability management (VSM) . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46
Bulb wattage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-3
Child restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36 Child restraint system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-37
Lower anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42
Tether anchor system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-\
160
Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44 Filter inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-44
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-61 To cancel cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
To decrease the cruising speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
To increase cruise control set speed. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
To resume cruising speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
To set cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
To temporarily accelerate with the cruise control on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
To turn cruise control off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
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