Safety features of your Kia
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Seats
Uprighting a seat
Do not press the release lever on a man
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ual seatback without holding and con
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trolling the seatback. The seatback will
spring upright, possibly impacting you
or other passengers.
Driver responsibility for passengers
The driver must advise passengers to
keep seatbacks in upright positions
whenever the vehicle is in motion. If a
seat is reclined during an accident, the
restraint system's ability to restrain the
passenger will be greatly reduced.
Seat cushion
Occupants should never sit on aftermar
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ket seat cushions or sitting cushions. The
passenger Occupant Detection System
(ODS) may not operate properly, or the
passenger's hips may slide under the lap
portion of the seat belt during an acci
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dent or a sudden stop.
Driver's seat
僅 Never attempt to adjust the seat while
the vehicle is moving. This could result
in loss of control of your Kia.
僅 Do not allow anything to interfere with
the normal position of the seatback.
For example, storing items against the
seatback could result in serious or
fatal injury in a sudden stop or colli
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sion.
僅 Sit as far back as possible from the
steering wheel while still maintaining
comfortable control of your Kia. A dis
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tance of at least 25 cm (10 inches)
from your chest to the steering wheel
is recommended. Failure to do so can
result in airbag inflation injuries to the
driver.
Rear seatbacks
Always lock the rear seatback before
driving. Failure to do so could result in
passengers or objects being thrown for
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ward, injuring occupants.
Unexpected seat movement
After adjusting a manual seat, always
check that it is locked by shifting your
weight to the front and to the back. Sud
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den or unexpected movement of the
driver's seat could cause you to lose
control of the vehicle.
Seat adjustment
僅 Do not adjust the seat while wearing
seat belts. Moving the seat forward
will cause strong pressure on the
abdomen.
僅 Do not place your hand near the seat
bottom or seat track while adjusting
the seat. Your hand could get caught
in the seat mechanism.
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