KIA Amanti 2008 1.G Manual Online

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How does the air bag system
operate
• Air bag only operates when the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or START
positions.
• Air bags inflate instantly in the event of serious frontal or side collision (if
equipped with side air bag or curtain
air bag) in order to help protect the
occupants from serious physical injury.
• There is no single speed at which the air bags will inflate.
Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate by the severity of a collision and
its direction. These two factors deter-
mine whether the sensors send out an
electronic deployment/inflation signal. • Air bag deployment depends on a
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the densi-
ty and stiffness of the vehicles or
objects which your vehicle hits in the
collision. However, factors are not limit-
ed to those mentioned above.
• The front air bags will completely inflate and deflate in an instant.
It is virtually impossible for you to see
the air bags inflate during an accident.
It is much more likely that you will sim-
ply see the deflated air bags hanging
out of their storage compartments after
the collision. • In order to help provide protection in a
severe collision, the air bags must
inflate rapidly. The speed of air bag
inflation is a consequence of the
extremely short time in which a collision
occurs and the need to get the air bag
between the occupant and the vehicle
structures before the occupant impacts
those structures. This speed of inflation
reduces the risk of serious or life-
threatening injuries in a severe collision
and is thus a necessary part of air bag
design.
However, air bag inflation can also
cause injuries which normally can
include facial abrasions, bruises and
broken bones, and sometimes more
serious injuries because that inflation
speed also causes the air bags to
expand with a great deal force.
• There are even circums tances
under which contact with the steer-
ing wheel air bag can cause fatal
injuries,e specially if the occupant
is positioned excessively close to
the steering wheel.

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Noise and smoke
When the air bags inflate, they make a
loud noise and they leave smoke and
powder in the air inside of the vehicle.
This is normal and is a result of the igni-
tion of the air bag inflator. After the air
bag inflates, you may feel substantial dis-
comfort in breathing due to the contact of
your chest to both the safety belt and the
air bag, as well as from breathing the
smoke and powder.We strongly urge
you to open your door s and/or win-
dows a s soon as possible after impact
in order to reduce discomfort and pre-
vent prolonged expos ure to the
smoke and powder.
Though smoke and powder are non-
toxic, it may cause irritation to the skin
(eyes, nose and throat, etc). If this is the
case, wash and rinse with the cold water
immediately and consult the doctor if the
symptom persists.WARNING - Seated
positioning
• Driver should sit as far back (at
least 250 mm (10 inches)) away
from the steering wheel air bag a s
possible to reduce the ris k of
injury or death in a collision. The
front passenger should always
move their seat as far back as
possible and s it back in their
seat.
• In the event of a collision the air bags inflate instantly. Passenger s
may be injured by the air bag
expansion force if they are not in
proper position.
• Air bag inflation may caus e
injuries which normally include
facial or bodily abras ions, injuries
by the broken glasse s or burns by
the explos ives.
WARNING
When the air bag s deploy, the air
bag related part s in steering wheel
and/or instrument panel and/or in
both sides of the roof rails above
the front and rear door s are very
hot. To prevent injury, do not touch
the air bag storage areas internal
components immediately after an
air bag has inflated.

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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.
ADAIRBAG
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.

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Air bag (Supplemental Restraint
System) service
Your Supplemental Restraint System is
virtually maintenance-free. There are no
parts which you can service.
You must have the system serviced
under the following circumstances:
• If an air bag ever inflates, the air bag
must be replaced. Do not try to remove
or discard the air bag by yourself. This
must be done by an authorized Kia
dealer.
• If the air bag warning indicator light alerts you to a problem, have the air
bag system checked as soon as possi-
ble. Otherwise, your air bag system
may be ineffective.
When repairing or scrapping thevehicles
• Repairing steering wheel, instrument panel, center console or roofs, or
installing car audio around center con-
sole or painting front metal sheet could
disable the air bag system. Have them
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
• When leaving the vehicle at an author- ized Kia dealer, inform the facility that
the vehicle is equipped with an air bag
system, and leave the owner’s manual
in the vehicle.
• Since the air bag system contains explosive chemical substances, con-
tact an authorized Kia dealer when
scrapping the vehicle.
WARNING- No mainte-
nance or repair
• Do not modify your s teering
wheel, seat or any other part of
the Supplemental Res traint
System. Modification could make
the system inoperable.
• Do not work on the system’ s com-
ponents or wiring. This could
cause the air bags to inflate inad-
vertently, possibly seriously injur-
ing someone. Working on the sys-
tem could al so disable the sys-
tem so that the air bags would not
deploy in a collision.
• Any work on the SRS system, such as removing, ins talling,
repairing, or any work on the
s teering wheel mus t be per-
formed by a qualified Kia techni-
cian. Improper handling of the air
bag system may result in serious
per sonal injury or death.
CAUTION - No modifica-
tion
Do not modify any part of the air
bag system. Modification could
make the air bag system ineffective
or could caus e unnecessary
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Air bag warning label
Air bag warning labels which are now required by the Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) are attached to alert driv-
er and passengers of potential risk of air bag system.
Note that these government warnings focus on the risk to children, Kia also wants you to be aware of the risks which adults are
exposed to. Those have been described in previous pages.
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Outside the vehicle
• To open the trunk, insert the key intothe lock (
➀) and turn it clockwise (➁).
If the trunk is opened with the key while
all the doors are locked, trunk will be
locked if closed.
• To open the trunk, pull up (
➃) the trunk
lid by pressing the button (
➂) of the
trunk handle when the trunk is
unlocked. Trunk can be opened by
pressing the button (
➂) of the handle
and pulling up the lid while any door is
unlocked. • To close the trunk, use both hands to
push the trunk lid down. Check to see
if the trunk is completely shut. If all the
doors are locked then the trunk will be
locked too.
• If the trunk lid control button in the glove box is in the ON position
(depressed), the trunk can be opened
with a transmitter.
• If the trunk is opened with the transmit- ter while all the doors are locked, the
trunk will be locked when closed.
• Trunk cannot be opened with the sub key.
TRUNK
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PROPOSITION 65
WARNING
Engine exhaust and a wide variety
of automobile components and
parts, including component s found
in the interior furnishings in a vehi-
cle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm. In addition, cer-
tain fluids contained in vehicles
and certain product s of component
wear contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm.
CAUTION
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Trunk room lamp
Trunk room lamp turns on when the trunk
is opened. It remains on until the trunk is
securely closed.
Inside the vehicle
To open the trunk from inside the vehicle,
make sure the trunk lid control button in
the glove box is ON, then pull the trunk
lid release switch (
➀) on the driver’s door
panel.
If the trunk lid control button in the glove
box is OFF, the trunk can only be opened
with the vehicle master key.
WARNING-Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the trunk lid open,
you will draw dangerou s exhaust
fumes into your vehicle cau sing
serious injury or death to vehicle
occupants. Open trunk lid s can
also dangerously ob scure rear view
vision.
If you must drive with the trunk lid
open, keep the air vents open so
that additional outside air come s
into the vehicle.
1GHA2018
CAUTION
Make sure to clos e the trunk
securely. If it remains open while the engine i s not running, it may
cause battery discharge because the trunk room lamp remains on.
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Emergency trunk safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with an emer-
gency trunk release cable located inside
the trunk. The lever glows in the dark
when the trunk lid is closed. If someone
is inadvertently locked in the trunk, mov-
ing the handle in the direction of the
arrow will release the trunk latch mecha-
nism and open the trunk.
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WARNING
No one should be allowed to occu-
py the trunk of the vehicle at any
time. If the trunk is partially or total-
ly latched and the person is unable
to get out, severe injury or death
could occur due to lack of ventila-
tion, exhaust fumes and rapid heat
build-up, or because of exposure to
cold weather condition s. The trunk
is also a highly dangerous location
in the event of a crash because it is
not a protected occupant space but
merely a part of the vehicle’ s crush
zone.
WARNING
• If a per son is locked in the trunk,
they can pull the emergency
release to open the trunk lid.
• We recommend that car s be kept
locked and keys be kept out of
the reach of children, and that
parents teach their children about
the danger s of playing in trunks.

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Trunk lock system
The trunk lid control button located in the
vehicle glove box is used to prevent
unauthorized access to the trunk.
Trunk locking
To activate the trunk lock system so that
the trunk can only be opened with the
master key, perform the following:
1. Open the glove box.
2. Set the trunk lid control button to OFFposition (not depressed).
3. Close the glove box and lock the glove box with the master key.
When leaving the key with a parking lot
attendant or valet, perform steps 1 to 3
above and leave the sub key with the
attendent. Sub key can start the engine
and operate door locks only.
Lock release
To release the trunk lock feature, open
the glove box with the master key and set
the trunk lid control button to ON position
(depressed). In this position the trunk will
open with the trunk lid release switch or
transmitter. The trunk can never be
opened with the sub key.
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Opening the hood:
1. Pull the release lever on the lower leftside of the instrument panel to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop open
slightly. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, slightly
raise the hood, pull (➁) the secondary
latch (
➀) inside of the hood center and
lift the hood.
3. Raise the hood. It will raise completely by itself after it has been raised about
halfway.
Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check the fol-lowing:
• All filler caps in engine compartment must be correctly installed.
• Gloves, rags or any other com- bustible material must be removed
from the engine compartment.
2. Lower the hood halfway and push down to securely lock in place. Make
sure the hood is properly locked before
driving.
HOOD
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WARNING
• Before closing the hood, makesure that all engine part s and
tools have been removed from
the engine area and that no one’ s
hands are near the hood opening.
• Do not leave glove s,rags or any
other combustible material in the
engine compartment. Doing s o
may cause a heat-induced fire.