air condition KIA Amanti 2008 1.G Owner's Manual

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✽NOTICE
The transmitter will not work if any of
the following occur:
- The ignition key is in the ignition
switch.
- You exceed the operating distance limit (10 m [393.7 inches]).
- The battery in the transmitter is weak.
- Other vehicles or objects may be blocking the signal.
- The weather is extremely cold.
- The transmitter is close to a radio transmitter such as a radio station or
an airport which can interfere with
normal operation of the transmitter.
When the transmitter does not work
correctly, open and close the door with
the ignition key. If you have a problem
with the transmitter, contact an author-
ized Kia Dealer.
✽ NOTICE
Keep the transmitter away from water
or any liquid. If the keyless entry system
is inoperative due to exposure to water
or liquids, it will not be covered by your
manufacturer vehicle warranty.
Operational distance may vary depend-
ing upon the area the transmitter is used
in. For example, if the vehicle is parked
near police stations, government and
public offices, broadcasting stations, mil-
itary installations, airports, or transmit-
ting towers, etc., operational distance
may be lessened. This device complie
s with Industry
Canada Standard RSS-210.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause interfer- ence, and
2. This device must accept any interfer- ence, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the
device.
WARNING
Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could
void the user’ s authority to operate
the equipment.

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3. To enter the first digit (in this example“2”), turn the ignition key to the ON and
ACC position twice. Perform the same
procedure for the next digits between 3
seconds and 10 seconds (for example,
for “3”, turn the ignition ON and ACC 3
times).
4. If all of the digits have been input suc- cessfully, you have to start the engine
within 10 seconds. If you attempt to
start the engine after 10 seconds, the
engine will not start and you will have
to input your password again.
After performing the limp home proce-
dure, you have to see an authorized Kia
dealer immediately to inspect and repair
your ignition key or immobilizer system. This device complie
s with Industry
Canada Standard RSS-210.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause interfer- ence, and
2. This device must accept any interfer- ence, including interference that may
cause undesired operation of the
device.
CAUTION
The transponder in your ignitionkey is an important part of the
immobilizer system. It is designed
to give year s of trouble free service,
however you should avoid expo- sure to moisture, static electricity
and rough handling. Immobilizer system malfunction could occur.
CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adju st the
immobilizer system becaus e it
could cause the immobilizer sys- tem to malfunction and should only
be serviced by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Malfunctions caused by improperalterations, adjustments or modifi-cations to the immobilizer system are not covered by your vehiclemanufacturer warranty.
CAUTION
If you cannot start your engine in spite of limp home procedure, haveyour vehicle towed by an author- ized Kia dealer for in spection and
necessary repair s.
WARNING
Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could
void the user’ s authority to operate
the equipment.

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Warming and ventilating the front
seats (if equipped)
Warming the seats
The front seats can be electrically heated
individually when the ignition switch is
ON. When the switch is ON, a number
ranging from 1 to 5 is displayed on the
switch (5 = warmest setting).
To turn off the seat warmer, set the
switch to 0.
The seat warmer turns off automatically
when the seat temperature reaches the
selected range and will turn on again if
the temperature drops below the select-
ed range.
Ventilating the seats
The front seats are ventilated by the
small vent hole on the surface of the
seats and seatbacks, when the ignition
switch is ON and the control switch is dis-
played in the range of -1 to -3.
Do not spill liquid such as water or bev-
erages on the surface of the front seats
and seatbacks. For the air vent holes
may be blocked and prevent them from
working properly.
Do not place materials such as plastic
bags or newspapers under the seats. The
air vent may not work properly as the air
intake can be blocked.
When the air vent does not operate,
restart the vehicle. If there is no change,
have your vehicle inspected by an
authorized KIA dealer.
As you operate the control switch, you
will be able to notice the temperature
change after 3 to 5 minutes. For the tem-
perature is adjusted by the small air vent.
For more effective use, you may use it
with the air conditioner and heater.
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CAUTION
• 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 blanket s,
cushions or seat cover s on the
seats while the seat warmer is in operation.
• Do not place heavy or s harp
objects on seats equipped with seat warmer s. Damage to the
seat warming components could occur.

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Since the inertial locks do not require a
collision in order to lock up, you may
become aware of the safety belts locking
while braking or going around sharp cor-
ners.The rear safety belts use a special auto-
lock feature designed to allow a child
restraint to be used without an added
locking clip. These safety belt positions
normally lock only under extreme or
emergency conditions (emergency lock
mode). However, they can be adjusted so
that they remain in fixed and locked when
a child restraint system is in place. (Use
this auto-lock mode only to secure a child
restraint, never for passengers restrained
by the safety belts.) Page 3-46 gives
instructions on placing the safety belt in
the auto lock mode.
The driver’s safety belt can only operate
in the emergency lock mode.Safety belts provide the best restraint
when:
• The seatback is upright.
• The occupant is sitting upright (not
slouched).
• The lap belt is snug across the hips.
• The shoulder belt is snug across the chest.
• The knees are straight forward.
To help you remember to fasten your
safety belt, a warning light will come on
and a chime will sound. See Safety Belt
Warning Light and Chime on page 3-35.
WARNING
Always u se the rear seat position(s)
to install your child restraint(s).
Never install a child restraint sys-
tem in the front passenger position,
as an inflating air bag could cau se
serious or fatal injury to a child in
that position.
WARNING- After a colli- sion
• Lap/s houlder belt assemblies
may be s tretched or damaged
when subjected to the stress and
force s of a collision.
• The entire res traint system
s hould be ins pected following
any collision. All belts, retractor s,
anchor s and hardware damaged
by a collision should be replaced
before the vehicle is operated
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Installing a child restraint system
For safety reasons, we recommend that
the child restraint system be used in the
rear seats.Never place a rear-facing
child restraint in the front passenger
seat, because of the danger that an
inflating passenger side air bag could
impact the rear-facing child re straint
and kill the child.
Since all passenger’s (except driver’s)
safety belts move freely under normal
conditions and only lock under extreme
or emergency conditions (emergency
lock mode), you must manually change
these safety belts to the auto lock mode
to secure a child restraint.
✽ NOTICE
The driver’s safety belt incorporates the
emergency lock mode only.
WARNING
• Do not install any child restraint
system in the front passenger
seat. Should an accident occur
and cause the passenger air bag
to deploy, it could severely injure
or kill an infant or child seated in
an infant or child seat. Therefore,
only use a child restraint system
in the rear seat of your vehicle.
• If the child restraint seat is not
anchored properly, the ri sk of a
child being seriously injured or
killed in a collis ion greatly
increases.
WARNING
• Before ins talling the child
restraint system, read the instruc-
tions supplied by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
• If the seat belt does not operate as described, have the system
checked immediately by your
authorized Kia dealer.
• Failure to observe this manual ins tructions regarding child
restraint system and the instruc-
tions provided with the child
restraint system could increase
the chance and/or s everity of
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Air bag system components
• The SRS air bag consists of the fol-lowing components;
1. Driver's air bag module
2. Passenger's air bag module
3. Side air bag module
4. Curtain air bag module
5. Front impact sensors
6. Side impact sensors
7. SRS air bag control module
8. Driver's seat position sensor
9. Occupant Classification System (Front passenger's seat only)
10. "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator (Front passenger's seat
only)
11. Driver's and front passenger's safety belt buckle sensors
12. Retractor Pre-tensioner Assemblies
13. SRS "AIR BAG" warning light
• A diagnostic system that continually monitors the system operation.
• An indicator light to warn you of a pos- sible problem with the system.
• Emergency power backup in case your car’s electrical system is disconnected
in a crash. The SRS uses a collection of sensors to
gather information about the driver’s seat
position, the driver’s and front passen-
ger’s safety belt usage and impact sever-
ity.
The driver’s seat position sensor, which
is installed on the seat track, determines
if the seat is fore or aft of a reference
position. Similarly, the safety belt usage
sensors determine if the driver and front
passenger’s safety belts are fastened.
These sensors provide the ability to con-
trol the SRS deployment based on how
close the driver’s seat is to the steering
wheel, how close the passenger’s seat is
to the instrument panel, whether or not
the safety belts are fastened, and the
severity of the impact.
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• If your vehicle has been subject-
ed to flood conditions (e.g.
soaked carpeting/standing water
on the floor of the vehicle, etc.) or
if your vehicle has become flood
damaged in any way, do not
attempt to start the vehicle or put
the key in the ignition before di s-
connecting the battery.
Disregarding thi s precaution may
cause air bag deployment, which
could result in serious per sonal
injury or death. If your vehicle i s
subjected to flooded condition s,
before starting the vehicle, have
the vehicle towed to an author-
ized Kia dealer for in spection and
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The advanced SRS offers the ability to
control the air bag inflation with two lev-
els. A first stage level is provided for
moderate-severity impacts. A second
stage level is provided for more severe
impacts.
According to the impact severity, seating
position (only driver) and safety belt
usage, the SRSCM (SRS Control
Module) controls the air bag inflation.
Failure to properly wear safety belts
can increase the risk or severity of
injury in an accident.
Additionally, your SRS is equipped with
an occupant classification system in the
front passenger’s seat. The occupant
classification system detects the pres-
ence of a passenger in the front passen-
ger’s seat and will turn off the front pas-
senger’s air bag under certain conditions.
For more detail, see “Occupant
Classification System” later in this sec-
tion.
CAUTION
If the seat position sensor is not
working properly, the SRS air bag warning light ( ) on the in stru-
ment panel will illuminate even if there is no malfunction of the SRSair bag system, because the SRS airbag warning light i s connected with
the seat position sensor. If the SRS
air bag warning light doe s not illu-
minate when the ignition key is turned to the "ON" po sition, if it
remains illuminated after blinking for approximately 6 seconds, or if it
illuminates while the vehicle is
being driven, have an authorized Kia dealer inspect the seat position sensor and the advanced SRS airbag system as soon as possible.
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BAG
WARNING
• Modification to the seat structure
can adver sely affect the s eat
position sensor and cause the air
bag to deploy at a different level
than should be provided.
• Failure to properly wear safety
belts can increas e the risk or
severity of injury by causing the
air bags to deploy at a different
level than should be provided.
• Do not place any object s under-
neath the driver’ s seats which
could damage the seat position
sensor.
• Do not place any object s that may
cause magnetic fields near the
front seat. These may cause a
malfunction of the seat position
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Front passenger’s air bag
Front passenger’s air bag is stored in the
instrument panel on the glove box.
Since you cannot know which air bags
will deploy or from what direction, never
put any objects or ornaments on the
instrument panel.
Occupant classification system
The occupant classification system
detects the presence of a passenger in
the front passenger's seat and will turn off
the front passenger's air bag under cer-
tain conditions.
The occupant classification system is
designed to detect the presence of a
properly-seated occupant and determine
if the front passenger's air bag should be
enabled (may inflate) or not.
Main components of occupant cla ssi-
fication system
• A detection device located within the
front passenger seat cushion.
• Electronic system to determine whether passenger air bag systems
(both front passenger’s front and side
air bag only) should be activated or
deactivated.
• A warning light located on the instru- ment panel which illuminates the
words "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
passenger air bag system is deactivat-
ed.
• The instrument panel air bag warning light is interconnected with the occu-
pant classification system.
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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant
cla ssification system
Condition detected by
the occupant classifi- cation system
1. Adult *
1
2. Child*2or child
restraint system
3. Unoccupied Off
On
OnOff
Off
Off
Activated
Deactivated
Deactivated
"PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator lightAIR BAG
warning light Front passenger
front air bag
Indicator/Warning light
Device
*1The system detects a person who is generally adult size as an adult, thus allowing the pas-
senger air bag to deploy. When a smaller adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system
may detect their body shape as that of a child, thus preventing air bag deployment.
*
2When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as an adult depending on his/her body shape or seating
position, thus permitting air bag deployment.
CAUTION
If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator illuminate s or blinks continu-
ously when a per son of adult size sits in the front passenger's seat, it could
be because that per son isn't sitting properly in the seat. If this happens, turn
the vehicle off, make sure the seat back is not reclined, have the passenger center on the seat cushion, with legs comfortably extended, and the safety
belt properly po sitioned. Restart the vehicle and have the per son remain in
this position long enough to allow the system to detect the person and acti-
vate the passenger air bag.
CAUTION
If the occupant cla ssification sys-
tem is not working properly, the air bag warning light ( ) on theins trument panel will illuminate
because the passenger’ s air bag is
connected with the occupant cla s-
sification system. If there is a mal-
function of the occupant cla ssifica-
tion system, the "Passenger Air bag
Off" indicator will not illuminate and the front passenger's air bag will deploy in frontal crashes even ifthere is child or no occupant in the front passenger's seat.
Have an authorized Kia dealer inspect the occupant cla ssification
system with the SRS air bag system as soon as possible if any of follow-
ing occur;
• The SRS air bag warning light does not illuminate when the igni-tion key i s turned to "ON" po si-
tion.
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✽NOTICE
 If luggage or other objects are placed
on the front passenger's seat or if the
temperature of the seat changes while
the seat is unoccupied, the "PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF" indicator may
blink. These conditions do not indi-
cate a problem.
 Do not put heavy objects on the front passenger's seat. This may cause front
passenger air bag deployment in the
event of an accident, thus increasing
your repair costs.WARNING
• The front seat passenger air bag
is much larger than the steering
wheel air bag and inflate s with
considerably more force. It can
seriously hurt or kill a passenger
who is not in the proper po sition
and wearing the safety belt prop-
erly. The front pa ssengers should
always move their seats a s far
back as practical and sit back in
their seats.
• It is e ssential that the front pas-
senger always wear s their safety
belts, even when the vehicle i s
moving in a parking lot or up a
driveway into garage.
• If the driver brakes the vehicle heavily prior to an impact, unbelt-
ed occupants will be thrown for-
ward. If the front pa ssenger is not
wearing a safety belt, he/she will
be directly in front of the storage
compartment when deployment
occur s. In that situation, serious
injur

y or death i s possible.
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• Do not modify or replace the frontpassenger seat. This will disable
the OCS unless a proper Kia
replacement seat is used.
• Do not place sharp objects on the
front passenger seat. These can
damage the occupant cla ssifica-
tion system, if they puncture the
seat cushion.
• Do not install accessory seat cov-
er s on the front seats, since these
will interfere with proper sensor
operation.