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Installing a Child Restraint 
System (CRS)
 WARNING
Before installing your Child Restraint 
System always:
Read and follow the instructions 
provided by the manufacturer of the 
Child Restraint System.
Failure to follow all warnings and 
instructions could increase the risk of 
the SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH if an 
accident occurs.
 WARNING
If the vehicle head restraint prevents 
proper installation of a Child Restraint 
System, the head restraint of the 
respective seating position shall be 
readjusted or entirely removed.
After selecting a proper Child Restraint 
System for your child and checking that 
the Child Restraint System fits properly 
on the seating position, there are three 
general steps for a proper installation:
•	Properly secure the Child Restraint 
System to the vehicle. All Child 
Restraint Systems must be secured 
to the vehicle with the lap belt or 
lap part of a lap/shoulder part of a 
lap/shoulder belt or with the LATCH 
system. •	
Make sure the Child Restraint System 
is firmly secured. After installing a 
Child Restraint System to the vehicle, 
push and pull the seat forward and 
from side-to-side to verify that it is 
securely attached to the seat. A Child 
Restraint System secured with a seat 
belt should be installed as firmly as 
possible. However, some side-to-side 
movement can be expected.
When installing a Child Restraint 
System, adjust the vehicle seat and 
seatback (up and down, forward 
and rearward) so that your child fits 
in the Child Restraint System in a 
comfortable manner.
•	 Secure the child in the Child 
Restraint System. Make sure the 
child is properly strapped in the Child 
Restraint System according to the 
Child Restraint System manufacturer’s 
instructions.
 CAUTION
A Child Restraint System in a closed 
vehicle can become very hot. To prevent 
burns, check the seating surface and 
buckles before placing your child in the 
Child Restraint System.   

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Lower Anchors and Tether for 
Children (LATCH System)
The LATCH system holds a Child 
Restraint System during driving and in 
an accident. This system is designed 
to make installation of the Child 
Restraint System easier and reduce 
the possibility of improperly installing 
your Child Restraint System. The LATCH 
system uses anchors in the vehicle and 
attachments on the Child Restraint 
System. The LATCH system eliminates 
the need to use seat belts to secure the 
Child Restraint System to the rear seats.
Lower anchors are metal bars built into 
the vehicle. There are two lower anchors 
for each LATCH seating position that will 
accommodate a Child Restraint System 
with lower attachments.
To use the LATCH system in your vehicle, 
you must have a Child Restraint System 
with LATCH attachments.
The Child Restraint System manufacturer 
will provide you with instructions on how 
to use the Child Restraint System with its 
attachments for the LATCH anchorages.
OOSEV038012
LATCH anchors have been provided in 
the left and right outboard rear seating 
positions. Their locations are shown in 
the illustration. There are not LATCH 
anchors provided for the center rear 
seating position.
 WARNING
Do not attempt to install a Child 
Restraint System using LATCH anchors 
in the rear center seating position. 
There are no LATCH anchors provided 
for this seat. Using the outboard seat 
anchors can damage the anchors which 
may break or fail in a collision resulting 
in serious injury or death.    
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[B] : Lower Anchor
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Rear passenger seat
OTM030012
[A] : Lower Anchor Position Indicator(Type A-  ,Type B-  ),
[B] : Lower Anchor
The lower anchor position indicator 
symbols are located on the left and right 
rear seat backs to identify the position 
of the lower anchors in your vehicle (see 
arrows in illustration).
The LATCH anchors are located between 
the seatback and the seat cushion of the 
rear seat left and right outboard seating 
positions.
 WARNING
Before installing the Child Restraint 
System, make sure that there are no 
objects (e.g. toy, pen, wire) around the 
lower anchor area. Those objects may 
damage either the seat belt system or 
the Child Restraint System during the 
installment procedure. If necessary, 
have the vehicle inspected by an 
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Securing a Child Restraint System 
with the “LATCH Anchors System”
To install a LATCH-compatible Child 
Restraint System in either of the rear 
outboard seating positions:
1.
 Mo
ve the seat belt buckle away from 
the lower anchors.
2.
 Mo
ve any other objects away from 
the anchorages that could prevent 
a secure connection between the 
Child Restraint System and the lower 
anchors.
3.
 Place the Child Res
traint System on 
the vehicle seat, then attach the seat 
to the lower anchors according to the 
instructions provided by the Child 
Restraint System manufacturer.
4.
 Follo
w the instructions of the Child 
Restraint System’s manufacturer for 
proper installation and connection of 
the lower attachments on the Child 
Restraint System to the lower anchors.   

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 WARNING
Take the following precautions when 
using the LATCH system:
•	Read and follow all installation 
instructions provided with your Child 
Restraint System.
•	 To prevent the child from reaching 
and taking hold of unretracted 
seat belts, buckle all unused rear 
seat belts and retract the seat belt 
webbing behind the child. Children 
can be strangled if a shoulder belt 
becomes wrapped around their neck 
and the seat belt tightens.
•	 NEVER attach more than one 
Child Restraint System to a single 
anchorage. This could cause the 
anchor or attachment to come loose 
or break.
•	 Always have the LATCH system 
inspected by your dealer after an 
accident. An accident can damage 
the LATCH system and may not 
properly secure the Child Restraint 
System.
NOTICE
The recommended weight for the 
LATCH system is under 65 lb. (30 kg).
How to determine an appropriate child 
restraint weight: Child weight + Child 
restraint weight < 65 lb. (30kg)
Securing a Child Restraint System 
seat with “Tether Anchor” system
OTMA038032
First secure the child restraint with 
the LATCH lower anchors or the seat 
belt. If the child restraint manufacturer 
recommends that the top tether strap 
be attached, attach and tighten the 
top tether strap to the top tether strap 
anchor.
Child restraint hook holders are located 
on the rear of the seatbacks.    

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OTM030027
To install the tether anchor:
1.
 Rout
e the Child Restraint System 
top-tether strap over the seatback. 
Route the tether strap under the 
head restraint and between the head 
restraint posts, or route the tether 
strap over the top of the vehicle 
seatback. Make sure the strap is not 
twisted.
2.
 Connect the te
ther strap hook to 
the tether anchor, then tighten the 
top-tether strap according to the 
instructions of your Child Restraint 
System’s manufacturer to firmly 
attach the Child Restraint System to 
the seat.
3.
 Check that the Child R
estraint System 
is securely attached to the seat by 
pushing and pulling the seat forward-
and-back and side-to-side.
 WARNING
Take the following precautions when 
installing the top-tether:
•	 Read and follow all installation 
instructions provided with your Child 
Restraint System.
•	 NEVER attach more than one 
Child Restraint System to a single 
tether anchor. This could cause the 
anchorage or attachment to come 
loose or break.
•	 Do not attach the tether strap to 
anything other than the correct 
top-tether anchor. It may not work 
properly if attached to something 
else.
•	 Child Restraint System anchors are 
designed to withstand only those 
loads imposed by correctly fitted 
Child Restraint System.
Under no circumstances are they 
to be used for adult seat belts or 
harnesses or for attaching other 
items or equipment to the vehicle.   

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Securing a Child Restraint System 
with a lap/shoulder belt
 WARNING
ALWAYS place a rearward-facing Child 
Restraint System in the rear seat of the 
vehicle.
Placing a rearward-facing child restraint 
in the front seat can result in serious 
injury or death if the Child Restraint 
System is struck by an inflating air bag.
When not using the LATCH system, all 
Child Restraint Systems must be secured 
to a rear seat with the lap part of a lap/
shoulder belt.
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Automatic locking mode
Since all passenger seat belts move 
freely under normal conditions and 
only lock under extreme or emergency 
conditions (emergency locking mode), 
you must manually pull the seat belt all 
the way out to shift the retractor to the 
"Automatic Locking" mode to secure a 
Child Restraint System.
The "Automatic Locking" mode will help 
prevent the normal movement of the 
child in the vehicle from causing the 
seat belt to loosen and compromise 
the Child Restraint System. To secure a 
Child Restraint System, use the following 
procedure.
To install a Child Restraint System on the 
rear seats, do the following:
1.
 Place the Child Res
traint System on a 
rear seat and route the lap/shoulder 
belt around or through the Child 
Restraint System, following the Child 
Restraint System manufacturer’s 
instructions. Make sure the seat belt 
webbing is not twisted.
 Information
When using the rear center seat belt, you 
should also refer to the "Rear Seat Belt – 
Passenger's 3-point system" section in this 
chapter.    

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Curtain air bags 
OTM030031
OTM030032
Curtain air bags are located along both 
sides of the roof rails above the front and 
rear doors.
They are designed to help protect the 
heads of the front seat occupants and 
the rear outboard seat occupants in 
certain side impact collisions.
The curtain air bags are designed to 
deploy during certain side impact 
collisions, depending on the crash 
severity, angle, speed and impact.For vehicles equipped with a rollover 
sensor the side and/or curtain air bags 
and pre-tensioners on both sides of 
the vehicle may deploy if a rollover or 
possible rollover is detected.
The curtain air bags are not designed 
to deploy in all side impact or rollover 
situations.
 WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury or 
death from an inflating curtain air bag, 
take the following precautions:
•	
All seat occupants must wear 
seat belts at all times to help keep 
occupants positioned properly.
•	 Properly secure Child Restraint 
System as far away from the door as 
possible.
•	 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.
•	 Do not hang other objects except 
clothes, especially hard or breakable 
objects.
In an accident, it may cause vehicle 
damage or personal injury.
•	 Do not allow 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 seats.
•	 Do not open or repair the side curtain 
air bags.   

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Door, Hood, Liftgate open indicator
OTM040032
This warning is displayed if any door or 
hood or liftgate is left open. The warning 
will indicate which door is open in the 
display.
 CAUTION
Before driving the vehicle, you should 
confirm that the door/ hood/liftgate is 
fully closed.
Also, check there is no door/hood/
liftgate open warning light or message 
displayed on the instrument cluster.
Sunroof open indicator (if equipped)
OTM040034
This warning is displayed if you turn off 
the engine when the sunroof is open.
Close the sunroof securely before leaving 
your vehicle.
Low tire pressure
OTM040022L
This warning message is displayed if the 
tire pressure is low. The corresponding 
tire on the vehicle will be illuminated.
For more details, refer to “Tire Pressure 
Monitoring System (TPMS)” section in 
chapter 8.