2018 KIA STONIC Owners Manual

Recommended Child Restraint Systems – For Europe
Mass groupNameManufacturerType of FixationECE-R44 Appro‐val No.
Group 0-1 Baby Safe Plus Britax Römer Rearward-facing with ISOFIX Base E1 04301146 Group 1 Duo Plus Britax Römer Forward-facing with ISOFIX and top-tether E1 04301133
Group 2 KidFix II XP Britax Römer Forward-facing with ISOFIX and vehicle belt E1 04301323
Group 3 Junior III Graco Forward-facing with vehicle belt E11 03.44.164 E11 03.44.165
❈The Graco Junior III will be used without the backrest
CRS Manutacturer information
Britax Römer http://www.britax.com
Graco http://www.gracobaby.com


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1.Driver’s front air bag *
2. Passenger’s front air bag *
3. Side air bag *
4. Curtain air bag *
5. Front passenger’s air bag ON/OFF switch *
WARNING
•Even in vehicles with air bags, youand your passengers must alwayswear the safety belts provided inorder to minimize the risk and se‐verity of injury in the event of acollision or rollover.
•SRS and pretensioners contain ex‐plosive chemicals.If scraping a vehicle without re‐moving SRS and pretensionersfrom a vehicle, it may cause fire.Before scraping a vehicle, contacta professional workshop. Kia rec‐ommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner.
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•Keep the SRS parts and wiringsaway from water or any liquid. Ifthe SRS components are inopera‐tive due to exposure to water orliquids, it may cause fire or severeinjury.
How does the air bag system
operate
• Air bags are activated (able to inflateif necessary) only when the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or START position.
• Air bags inflate instantly in the event of a serious frontal collision or side
collision (if equipped with a side air
bag or curtain air bag) in order to
help protect the occupants from seri‐ ous physical injury.
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Also, the air bags inflate instantly in
the event of a rollover (if equipped
with a side air bag or curtain air bag)
in order to help protect the occu‐
pants from serious physical injury.
• In normal conditions, the airbag is de‐ signed to deploy based on certain an‐
gle and intensity of the collision. These two factors are crucial ele‐
ments for deciding whether to trans‐
mit airbag deployment signal or start
the electrical operation or not.
• The airbag will deploy based on angle and intensity of the collision. It willnot deploy in every crash or collision
situations.
• The front air bags will completely in‐ flate and deflate in an instant.
It is virtually impossible for you to
see the air bags inflate during an ac‐
cident.
It is much more likely that you will simply see the deflated air bags
hanging out of their storage com‐
partments after the collision. • In order to help provide protection in
a severe collision, the air bags mustinflate rapidly. The speed of the air
bag inflation is a consequence of ex‐
tremely short time in which a collision
occurs and the need to inflate the air
bag between the occupant and the vehicle structures before the occu‐
pant impacts those structures.
This speed of inflation reduces the
risk of serious or life-threatening in‐
juries in a severe collision and is thus
a necessary part of the air bag de‐ sign.
However, air bag inflation can also
cause injuries which can include facial
abrasions, bruises and broken bones
because the inflation speed also cau‐ ses the air bags to expand with a
great deal of force.
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There are even circumstances underwhich contact with the steeringwheel air bag can cause fatal injuries,especially if the occupant is posi‐tioned excessively close to the steer‐ing wheel.

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WARNING
•To avoid severe personal injury ordeath caused by deploying air bagsin a collision, the driver should sitas far back from the steeringwheel air bag as possible (at least250 mm (10 inches) away). Thefront passengers should alwaysmove their seats as far back aspossible and sit back in their seat.
•Air bags inflate instantly in theevent of a collision, and passen‐gers may be injured by the air bagexpansion 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
When the air bags inflate, they make a
loud noise and they leave smoke and
powder in the air inside of the vehicle. This is normal and is a result of the ig‐
nition of the air bag inflator. After the
air bag inflates, you may feel substan‐ tial discomfort in breathing due to the
contact of your chest with both the
seat belt and the air bag, as well as from breathing the smoke and powder.
Open your doors and/or windows assoon as possible after impact in orderto reduce discomfort and prevent pro‐longed exposure to the smoke andpowder.
Though the smoke and powder are non-toxic, they may cause irritation to
the skin (eyes, nose and throat, etc). If
this is the case, wash and rinse with cold water immediately and consult a
doctor if the symptom persists.
WARNING
When the air bags deploy, the airbag related parts in the steeringwheel and/or instrument paneland/or in both sides of the roof rails
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above the front and rear doors arevery hot. To prevent injury, do nottouch the air bag storage area’s in‐ternal components immediately af‐ter an air bag has inflated.Do not install or place any accesso‐ries near air bag deployment areas,such as the instrument panel, win‐dows, pillars, and roof rails.
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Front passenger's air bag warning
label for child restraint system
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Never place a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger’s seat. If the air bag deploys, it would impact the rear-
facing child restraint, causing serious or
fatal injury.
In addition, do not place a front-facing child restraints in the front passenger’s
seat. If the front passenger air bag in‐
flates, it could cause serious or fatal in‐ juries to the child.
If your vehicle is equipped with the pas‐
senger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch,
you can activate or deactivate the front passenger’s air bag when neces‐
sary.
WARNING
•Extreme Hazard! Do not use arearward facing child restraint ona seat protected by an air bag infront of it!
•NEVER use a rearward facing childrestraint on a seat protected by anACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it,DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to theCHILD can occur.
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•Never put a child restraint in thefront passenger’s seat. If the frontpassenger air bag inflates, it cancause serious or fatal injuries.
•When children are seated in therear outboard seats of a vehicleequipped with side and/or curtainair bags, be sure to install the childrestraint system as far away fromthe door side as possible, and se‐curely lock the child restraint sys‐tem in position.Inflation of side and/or curtain airbags could cause serious injury ordeath to an infant or child.

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Air bag warning light
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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 Sys‐
tem (SRS).
When the ignition switch is turned ON,
the warning light should illuminate 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 while the vehicle is in motion. • The light blinks when the ignition
switch is in ON position.
Passenger’s front air bag ON
indicator (if equipped)
The passenger's front air bag ON indicator illuminates
for approximately 4 secondsafter the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position.
The passenger's front air bag ON indi‐
cator also comes on when the passeng‐ er's front air bag ON/OFF switch is set
to the ON position and goes off after
approximately 60 seconds.
Passenger’s front air bag OFF
indicator (if equipped)
The passenger’s front air bag OFF indicator illuminates
for about 4 seconds afterthe ignition switch is turned
to the ON position.
The passenger’s front air bag OFF indi‐
cator also comes on when the passeng‐ er’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set
to the OFF position and goes off when
the passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set to the ON position.
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CAUTION
If the passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch malfunctions, thepassenger’s front air bag OFF indica‐tor will not illuminate (The passeng‐er's front air bag ON indicator comeson and goes off after approximately60 seconds) and the passenger’sfront air bag will inflate in a frontalimpact even if the passenger’s frontair bag ON/OFF switch is set to theOFF position.In this case, have the passenger'sfront air bag ON/OFF switch and theSRS air bag system inspected by aprofessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an author‐ized Kia dealer/service partner.
SRS components and functions
The SRS consists of the following com‐
ponents: 1. Driver's front air bag module *
2. Passenger's front air bag module *
3. Side air bag modules *
4. Curtain air bag modules *
5. Retractor pre-tensioner assem‐ blies *
6. Air bag warning light
7. SRS control module (SRSCM) / Roll‐ over sensor *
* if equipped 8.
Side impact sensors *
9. Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch *
10. Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF indicator *
The SRSCM continually monitors all SRS components while the ignition switch is
ON to determine if a crash impact is se‐
vere enough to require air bag deploy‐ ment or pre-tensioner seat belt de‐
ployment.
The SRS air bag warning light "
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the instrument panel will illuminate for
about 6 seconds after the ignition
switch is turned to the ON position, af‐ ter which the SRS air bag warning light
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WARNING
If any of the following conditions oc‐curs, this indicates a malfunction ofthe SRS. In this case, have the sys‐tem inspected by a professionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
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•The light does not turn on brieflywhen you turn the ignition ON.
•The light stays on after illuminat‐ing for approximately 6 seconds.
•The light comes on while the vehi‐cle is in motion.
•The light blinks when the ignitionswitch is in ON position.
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The air bag modules are located both in
the center of the steering wheel and in the front passenger's panel above the
glove box. When the SRSCM detects a
sufficiently severe impact to the front of the vehicle, it will automatically de‐
ploy the front air bags.
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Upon deployment, tear seams molded
directly into the pad covers will sepa‐ rate under pressure from the expan‐
sion of the air bags. Further opening of
the covers then allows full inflation of the air bags.
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