seats KIA Amanti 2008 1.G Owner's Guide

Knowing your vehicle
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Side air bag (if equipped)
Side air bags are stored in the left side of
the driver’s seat, right side of the front
passenger’s seat and left and right sides
of the rear seats.
Side air bags are designed to deploy only
during certain side impact collisions
depending on the crash severity, angle,
speed and impact. The side air bags are
not designed to deploy in all side impact
situations.
WARNING
• Do not use any accessory seat
cover s for the vehicle equipped
with side air bags.
Use of seat cover s could interfere
with side air bag deployment.
If seat or seat cover is damaged,
have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia
dealer. Inform them that your
vehicle is equipped with side air
bags and an occupant detection
system.
• Do not make modifications or
additions to the seats. If inappro-
priate seats are u sed, unexpected
injury may result in due to the
malfunction of the air bag sys-
tem.
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• Never allow front passenger to put their hand s, feet or face on or
clo se to the instrument panel. In
the event of air bag deployment,
such a mispositioned occupant
would be likely to suffer severe
injury or death.
• Never allow children, pregnant women or frail per sons to sit in
the front passenger seat. Do not
put child restraint system on the
front passenger's seat either.
They may be seriously injured by
the air bag inflation when air bag
deploys.
• Do not put object s or stickers on
the ins trument panel. Do not
apply any accessory to the front
windshield. Do not install after-
market mirror s or accessories on
the factory-installed rearview mir-
ror. Any of these could interfere
with the deployment of the air bag
or could hit your body at high
speed and cause severe bodily
injury and even death.

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Curtain air bag
Curtain air bags are located along both
sides of the roof rails above the front and
rear doors.
It is designed to help protect the heads of
the front seat occupants and the rear out-
board seat occupants in certain side
impact collisions.• The curtain air bag deployment occurs
only on the side of the vehicle affected
by the impact.
• The side air bags (side and curtain air bags) are not designed to deploy dur-
ing collisions from the front or rear of
the vehicle or in most rollover situa-
tions.
• The curtain air bags are designed to deploy only during certain side-impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity, angle, speed and impact. The
curtain air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact situations.
WARNING
• In order for side air bags ( side
and curtain air bag s) to provide
best protection, both front seat
occupants and both outboard
rear occupants should sit in an
upright pos ition with the s eat
belts properly fas tened.
Importantly, children should sit in
a proper child restraint system in
the rear seat.
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• When children are seated in the
rear outboard seats, they must be
s eated in the proper child
restraint system. Make sure to put
the child restraint system as far
away from the door side as possi-
ble, and securely lock the child
restraint system in position.
• Do not allow the pa ssengers to
lean their head s or bodies onto
door s, put their arms on the
door s,stretch their arms out of
the window, or place objects
between the door s and passen-
ger s when they are seated on
s eats equipped with s ide air
bags.
• Never try to open or repair any components of the side curtain
air bag system.
This should only
be done by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Failure to follow the above men-
tioned ins tructions can res ult in
injury or death to the vehicle occu-
pants in an accident.
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Installing a child restraint on a
front passenger’ s seat is forbid-
den.
Never place a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger’s seat. If the air
bag deploys, it would impact the rear-fac-
ing child restraint, causing serious or
fatal injury.
In addition, do not place front-facing
child restraint in the front passenger’s
seat either. If the front passenger air bag
inflates, it would cause ser ious or fatal
injuries to the improperly positioned or
improperly restrained child.
Air bag warning light
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 System (SRS).
When the ignition switch is turned ON,
the indicator light should blink or illumi-
nate 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 the engine starts.
• The light comes on while the vehicle is in motion.
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AIR
BAG
WARNING
• Never put child restraint in the front passenger’ s seat. If the front
passenger air bag inflates ,it
would caus e serious or fatal
injuries.
• When children are seated in the rear outboard seats in which side
air bags are equipped, be sure to
put the child restraint system as
far away from the door side as
possible, and securely lock the
child restraint system in position.
Inflation of side or curtain air bag
could caus e serious injury or
death due to the expans ion
impact.

Knowing your vehicle
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Care of cassette tapes
(if equipped)
• Because the thickness of a cassette
tape with the total playback time of
over 60 minutes (C-60) are too thin, we
suggest that you do not use any of
them to avoid having tapes being tan-
gled.
• To achieve better sound quality, period- ically clean the tape head using a cot-
ton stick with colorless alcohol (once
per month).
• If a tape is too loose, fasten it to reel by winding with objects like a pencil.
• Because dust or foreign objects on a cassette tape may damage the play-
back head, always store tapes in their
cases when not in use.
• Make sure cassette tapes are kept away from magnetic devices (TV,
stereo system, etc) in order to achieve
better sound quality.
• Be certain that no objects or sub- stances other than cassette tapes are
inserted into the cassette tape player.
• Because tape media can be distorted when exposed to direct sunlight, Do
not leave cassette tapes on the seats,
dashboard or near the back wind-
shield.
Care of di sc (if equipped)
• If the temperature inside the car is too
high, open the car windows for ventilation
before using your car audio.
• Do not apply volatile agents such as benzene and thinner, normal cleaners
and magnetic sprays made for ana-
logue disc onto CDs.
• To prevent the disc surface from get- ting damaged. Hold and carry CDs by
the edges or the edges of the center
hole only.
• Clean the disc surface with a piece of soft cloth before playback (wipe it from the
center to the outside edge.)
• Do not damage the disc surface or attach pieces of sticky tape or paper
onto it.
• Make sure on undesirable matter other than CDs are inserted into the CD
player (Do not insert more than one
CD at a time).
• Keep CDs in their cases after use to protect them from scratches or dirt. • Depending on the type of CD-R/CD-
RW CDs, certain CDs may not operate
normally according to manufacturing
companies or making and recording
methods. In such circumstances, if you
still continue to use those CDs, they
may cause the malfunction of your car
audio system.
✽ NOTICE-Playing an
Incompatible Copy-Protected
Audio CD
Some copy-protected CDs, which do not
comply with the international audio CD
standards (Red Book), may not play on
your car audio. Please note that if you
try to play copy protected CDs and the
CD player of your car audio is not per-
forming to your expectation, this may be
caused by those CDs and not a defect in
the device itself. Please replace those
CDs.

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Driving tips
If you carry items inside your vehicle
- like suitcases, tools, packages, or
anything else - they are moving as
fast as the vehicle. If you have to stop
or turn quickly, or if there is a crash,
the items will keep going and can
cause an injury if they strike the driv-
er or a passenger.This section will guide you in the
proper loading of your vehicle and/or
trailer, to keep your loaded vehicle
weight within its design rating capa-
bility, with or without a trailer.
Properly loading your vehicle will
provide maximum return of the vehi-
cle design performance. Before load-
ing your vehicle, familiarize yourself
with the following terms for determin-
ing your vehicle's weight ratings, with
or without a trailer, from the vehicle's
specifications and the compliance
label:
Base curb weight
This is the weight of the vehicle
including a full tank of fuel and all
standard equipment. It does not
include passengers, cargo, or option-
al equipment.
Vehicle curb weight
This is the weight of your new vehicle
when you picked it up from your deal-
er plus any aftermarket equipment.
Cargo weight
This figure includes all weight added
to the Base Curb Weight, including
cargo and optional equipment.GAW (Gross axle weight)
This is the total weight placed on
each axle (front and rear) - including
vehicle curb weight and all payload.
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating)
This is the maximum allowable
weight that can be carried by a single
axle (front or rear). These numbers
are shown on the compliance label.
The total load on each axle must
never exceed its GAWR.
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)
This is the Base Curb Weight plus
actual Cargo Weight plus passen-
gers.
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating)
This is the maximum allowable
weight of the fully loaded vehicle
(including all options, equipment,
passengers and cargo). The GVWR
is shown on the compliance label
located on the driver’s door sill.
WARNING - Loose cargo
Items you carry ins ide your
vehicle can s trike and injure
occupants in a sudden stop or
turn, or in a crash.
• Put items in the cargo area of your vehicle. Try to spread the
weight evenly.
• Never stack items, like suit-
cas es,in side the vehicle
above the top s of the seats.
• Do not leave an uns ecured
child restraint in your vehicle.
• When you carry s omething
inside the vehicle, secure it.
• Do not drive with a seat folded
down unless necessary.
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Maintenance
Traction - AA, A, B & C
The traction grades, from highest to
lowest, are AA, A, B and C. The
grades represent the tires ability to
stop on wet pavement as measured
under controlled conditions on spec-
ified government test surfaces of
asphalt and concrete. A tire marked
C may have poor traction perform-
ance.
Temperature -A, B & C
The temperature grades are A (the
highest), B and C. The grades repre-
sent the tire’s resistance to the gen-
eration of heat and its ability to dissi-
pate heat when tested under con-
trolled conditions on a specified
indoor laboratory test wheel.
Sustained high temperature can
cause the material of the tires to
degenerate and reduce tires life, and
excessive temperature can lead to
sudden tires failure. Grades A and B
represent higher levels of perform-
ance on the laboratory test wheel than
the minimum required by the law.Tire terminology and definition
s
Air Pressure : The amount of air
inside the tire pressing outward on
the tire. Air pressure is expressed in
kilopascal (kPa) or pounds per
square inch (psi).
Accessory Weight : This means the
combined weight of optional acces-
sories. Some examples of optional
accessories are, automatic transmis-
sion, power seats, and air condition-
ing.
Aspect Ratio : The relationship of a
tire's height to its width.
Belt: A rubber coated layer of cords
that is located between the plies and
the tread. Cords may be made from
steel or other reinforcing materials.
Bead: The tire bead contains steel
wires wrapped by steel cords that
hold the tire onto the rim.
Bias Ply Tire : A pneumatic tire in
which the plies are laid at alternate
angles less than 90 degrees to the
centerline of the tread.
WARNING - Tire temperature
The temperature grade for this
tire is e stablished for a tire that
i s properly inflated and not
overloaded. Excessive speed,
underinflation, or excessive
loading, either separately or in
combination, can caus e heat
build-up and po ssible sudden
tire failure. This can cause loss
of vehicle control and serious
injury or death.

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