Kia EV9 2023 - General Precautions

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Vehicle safety controls General precautions
Vehicle safety controls
* The information provided may differ according to which functions are applicable to your
vehicle.
What you need to know
This printed manual is a summary of the digital manual and does not include all safety
precautions and explanations of all features. For information not included in this manual,
refer to the digital manual provided separately.
General precautions
WARNING
僅 Loose objects in the driver's foot area could interfere with the operation of the foot ped -
als, possibly causing an accident.
僅 Never attempt to adjust while the vehicle is moving or the seat is occupied as the seat
may suddenly move and cause the passenger on the seat to be injured.
僅 Luggage and other cargo should be laid flat in the cargo area. If objects are large, heavy,
or must be piled, they must be secured. Under no circumstances should cargo be piled
higher than the seatbacks. Failure to follow these warnings could result in serious injury
or death in the event of a sudden stop, collision or rollover.
僅 No passenger should ride in the cargo area or sit or lie on folded seatbacks while the
vehicle is moving. All passengers must be properly seated in seats and restrained prop -
erly while riding.
僅 Cargo should always be secured to prevent it from being thrown about the vehicle in a
collision and causing injury to the vehicle occupants. Do not place objects in the seats,
since they cannot be properly secured and may hit the front seat occupants in a colli -
sion.
僅 Make sure the vehicle is in OFF position, shifted to P (Park), and the parking brake is
securely applied whenever loading or unloading cargo. Failure to take these steps may
allow the vehicle to move if the shifter is inadvertently moved to another position.
僅 For maximum effectiveness in case of an accident, the headrest should be adjusted so
the middle of the headrest in at the same height of the center of gravity of an occupant's
head. Generally, the center of gravity of most people's head is similar with the height of
the top of their eyes. Also, adjust the headrest as close to your head as possible. For this
reason, the use of a cushion that holds the body away from the seatback is not recom -
mended.
僅 Do not operate the vehicle with the headrests removed or reversed as severe injury to
the occupants may occur in the event of an accident. Headrests may provide protection
against neck injuries when properly adjusted.
僅 Do not adjust the headrest position of the driver's seat while the vehicle is in motion.
僅 Always make sure the headrest locks into position after reinstalling and adjusting it
properly.
僅 Do not put heavy or sharp objects in the seatback pockets or inside the armrest storage
area. In an accident they could come loose from the pocket and injure vehicle occu -
pants.
僅 Do not put a cigarette lighter on the floor or seat. When you operate the seat, gas may
gush out of the lighter and cause fire.