KIA Sportage 2009 JE_ / 2.G Owner's Guide

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Adjusting the height of seat cush-
ion (for driver’s seat, if equipped)To change the height of the seat
cushion, rotate the knob located on
the outside of the seat cushion.
Lumbar support (for driver’s seat, if equipped) You can adjust the lumbar support by
moving the lever on the side of the
driver’s seatback.
Pivoting the lever toward the front of
the vehicle increases the lumbar
support.
Pivoting the lever toward the rear of
the vehicle decreases the lumbar
support.
WARNING
- Driver
responsibility for front seat
passenger
Riding in a vehicle with a front
seatback reclined could lead to
serious or fatal injury in an acci-
dent. If a front seat is reclined
during an accident, the occu-
pant’s hips may slide under the
lap portion of the safety belt
applying great force to the
unprotected abdomen. Serious
or fatal internal injuries could
result. The driver must advise
the front passengers to keep the
seatback in a comfortably
upright position whenever the
vehicle is in motion.
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Warming the front seats(if equipped)The front seats can be electrically
heated individually when the ignition
switch is ON. When you depress the
seat warmer switch, a thermostat
regulates seat temperature. To deac-
tivate the heating system, depress
the switch once again.
✽ ✽ NOTICE• The seat warmer will not operate
if ambient temperature is above
37±3°C (98.5±5.5°F).
• If the seat warmer doesn't work when the ambient temperature is
below 28±3.5°C (82.5±5.5°F), have
the system checked by an autho-
rized dealer.✽ ✽ NOTICE• When cleaning the seats, do not
use an organic solvent such as
thinner, benzene, alcohol and
gasoline. Doing so may damage
the surface of the heater or seats.
• To prevent overheating the seat warmer, do not place blankets,
cushions or seat covers on the
seats while the seat warmer is in
operation.
• Do not place heavy or sharp objects on seats equipped with
seat warmers. Damage to the seat
warming components could occur.
WARNING
- Seat heater
burns
Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat warm-
ers due to the possibility of
excess heating or burns. In par-
ticular, the driver must exercise
extreme care for the following
types of passengers:
1. Infants, children, elderly or handicapped persons, or hos-
pital outpatients
2. Persons with sensitive skin or those that burn easily
3. Fatigued individuals
4. Intoxicated individuals
5. Individuals taking medication that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills,
cold tablets, etc.)
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3HeadrestThe driver's and front passenger's
seats are equipped with a headrest
for the occupant's safety and com-
for t.
The headrest not only provides com-
fort for the driver and front passen-
ger, but also helps protect the head
and neck in the event of a collision. Forward and backward adjustment
The headrest may be adjusted for-
ward to 3 different positions by
pulling the headrest forward to the
desired detent. To adjust the head-
rest to it’s furthest backward position,
pull it fully forward to the farthest
position and release it. Adjust the
headrest so that it properly supports
the head and neck.
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WARNING
For maximum effectiveness in
case of an accident, the head-
rest should be adjusted so the
middle of the headrest is 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 cush-
ion that holds the body away
from the seatback is not rec-
ommended.
Do not operate the vehicle with the headrests removed. Severe
injury to the occupants may
occur in the event of an acci-
dent. Headrests may provide
protection against neck injuries
when properly adjusted.
Do not adjust the headrest position of the driver’s seat
while the vehicle is in motion.
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Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (1). To lower the
headrest, push and hold the release
button (2) on the headrest support
and lower the headrest to the desired
position (3).Removal
To remove the headrest, raise it as
far as it can go then press the
release button (1) while pulling the
headrest up (2).
To reinstall the headrest, put the
headrest poles (3) into the holes
while pressing the release button (1).
Then adjust it to the appropriate
height.Removal
To remove the headrest, raise it as far
as it can go then press the release
lever (
➀) while pulling upward (
➁).
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WARNING
Make sure the headrest locks in
position after adjusting it to
properly protect the occupants.
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Active headrest (if equipped)
The active headrest is designed to
move forward and upward during a
rear impact. This helps to prevent the
driver's and front passenger’s head
from moving backward and thus
helps prevent neck injuries.
Seatback pocket (if equipped)A seatback pocket is provided on the
back of the front passenger and dri-
vers seatbacks.
WARNING
- Headrest
positioning
To reduce the risk of head and
neck injuries, each occupant
headrest must be properly
adjusted. Do not drive the vehi-
cle with the headrest removed
or improperly positioned.
Do not adjust the driver's head-
rest while driving, or else loss of
control and an accident is pos-
sible.
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WARNING
- Seatback
pockets
Do not put heavy or sharp
objects in the seatback pockets.
In an accident they could come
loose from the pocket and injure
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Rear seat adjustmentAdjusting the seatback reclinerTo recline the seatback:
1. Pull the lock release lever locatedon the top of the seatback.
2. Recline the seatback to the desired position.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seatback is locked in place.
Split folding rear seat The rear seatbacks fold forward to
provide additional cargo space and
to provide access to the cargo area.
To fold the rear seatback(s) down,pull the lock release lever, then fold
the seatback forward and down.
To raise the seatback, lift and push it firmly until it clicks into place.
When you return the seatback to its upright position, reposition the
rear safety belts so that they can
be used by rear seat passengers. To fold the rear seat;
1. Lower the headrest to the lowest
position.
2. Pull the lock release lever located on the top of the seatback.
3. Fold the seatback forward and down firmly until it clicks into
place.
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Rear seatback
locks
When reclining the seatback,you should adjust the lockrelease lever while standing andholding the seatback.
WARNING
No passenger should ride in the
cargo area or sit or lie on folded
seatbacks while the vehicle is
moving. All passengers must be
in seats and restrained properly
while riding.
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CAUTION -
Rear floor
Do not remove the floor carpet
in your vehicle. Emission con-trol system components in thearea of the rear seats causehigh exhaust temperaturesunder the floor.To unfold the rear seat;
1. Pull the lock release lever located on the top of the seatback.
2. Lift and push the seatback back- ward firmly until it clicks into place.
Make sure the seatback is locked
in place.
3. Return the rear safety belt to the proper position.
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WARNING
- Damaging
rear safety buckles
When you fold the rear seatback
or put luggage on the rear seat
cushion, insert the buckle in the
pocket between the rear seat-
back and cushion. Doing so can
prevent the buckle from being
damaged by the rear seatback
or luggage.
WARNING
- Rear safety belts
When returning the rear seat-
backs to the upright position,
remember to return the rear
shoulder belts to their proper
position. Routing the safety belt
webbing through the rear safety
belt guides will help keep the
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ArmrestThe armrest is located in the center
of the rear seat. Pull the armrest
down from the seatback.
HeadrestThe rear seat(s) is equipped with
headrests in all the seating positions
for the occupant's safety and com-
for t.
The headrest not only provides com-
fort for passengers, but also helps
protect the head and neck in the
event of a collision.
WARNING
- Cargo
Cargo should always be
secured to prevent it from being
thrown about the vehicle in a
collision and causing injury to
the vehicle occupants. Special
care should be taken of objects
placed in the rear seats, since
those may hit the front seat
occupants in a frontal collision.
CAUTION -
Cargo loading
Make sure the engine is off, the transaxle is in P and the parkingbrake is applied whenever load-ing or unloading cargo. Failureto take these steps may allowthe vehicle to move if shift leveris inadvertently moved to anoth-er position.
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Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (
➀). To lower the
headrest, push and hold the release
button (
➁) on the headrest support
and lower the headrest to the desired
position (➂). Removal
To remove the headrest, raise it as
far as it can go then press the
release button (
➀) while pulling the
headrest up (
➁).
To reinstall the headrest, put the
headrest poles (
➂) into the holes
while pressing the release button
(
➀). Then adjust it to the appropriate
height.
WARNING
For maximum effectiveness in case of an accident, the head-
rest should be adjusted so the
middle of the headrest is 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 cush-
ion that holds the body away
from the seatback is not rec-
ommended.
Do not operate the vehicle with the headrests removed.
Severe injury to an occupant
may occur in the event of an
accident. Headrests may pro-
vide protection against severe
neck injuries when properly
adjusted.
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WARNING
Make sure the headrest locks in
position after adjusting it to
properly protect the occupants.
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Pre-tensioner safety belt Your vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's pre-tensioner
safety belts. The purpose of the pre-
tensioner is to make sure that excess
slack is taken up in certain frontal
collisions. The pre-tensioners may
activate along with the front airbags
in frontal collisions based on angle of
impact, seat belt usage and impact
severity.The seat belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following com-
ponents. Their locations are shown in
the illustration.
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SRS airbag warning light
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Seatbelt pre-tensioner assembly
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SRS airbag control module
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CAUTION
The pre-tensioner seat belt is
installed at the front seats, andthe sensor is equipped insidethe buckle, where presence ofpassenger is sensed by the fas-tening of the seat belts.Therefore, pre-tensioner will notactivate if the passenger is notfastened with the seat belts.Likewise, it will activate if buck-led even without a passenger inthe seat. Pre-tensioner seat beltis designed to activate when theseatbelt is in use. To ensure thepretensioner seatbelts activatein event of a possible seatbeltbuckle switch malfunction, thesystem is designed to activateregardless of whether a seatbelt is in use or if no seat beltuse is detected within 6 sec-onds of turning the ignitionswitch ON.
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