steering wheel adjustment KIA AMANTI 2009 Owners Manual

Knowing your vehicle18
3For a seating position more comfortable
to the driver and front passenger, adjust
the seat forward, backward, up and
down.
WARNING
Loose objects in the driver’s foot
area could interfere with the oper-
ation of the foot pedals, possibly
causing an accident. Loose
objects might interfere with the
seat slide mechanism. Do not
place anything under the front
seats.
The power seats are operable with the ignition OFF.
Therefore, children should never
be left unattended in the car.
WARNING
- Driver’s seat
Never attempt to adjust the seatwhile the vehicle is moving. This
could result in loss of control,
and an accident causing death,
serious injury, or property dam-
age.
with the normal position of the
seatback. Storing items against a
seatback or in any other way
interfering with proper locking of
a seatback could result in serious
or fatal injury in a sudden stop or
collision.
seatback upright and the lap por-
tion of the safety belt, or lap belt,
snug and low across the hips.
This position puts your safety
belts in the best position to pro-
tect you in case of an accident.
In order to avoid unnecessary air bag injuries including the possi-
bility of severe injury or death,
always sit as far back as possible
from the steering wheel so that
your chest is away at least 10
inches (250 mm) away from the
steering wheel.
CAUTION
Power seats are driven by electric motor. Stop operating when theadjustment is completed.
Excessive operation may damagethe electrical equipment.
When in operation, the power seats consume large amounts ofelectrical power. To preventunnecessary charging system drain, don’t adjust the powerseats longer than necessarywhile the engine is not running.
Do not operate two or more power seat control buttons at the sametime. Doing so may result inpower seat motor or electricalcomponent malfunction.

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Seat··················\
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·········3-17Adjustment ··················\
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Warming and Ventilating the Front ··················\
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Snow Tires ··················\
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······5-10, 7-40
Spare Tire, Removing the ··················\
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Special Driving Conditions ··················\
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Specifications ··················\
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·············8-2 Lubricant··················\
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Speedometer··················\
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Starting Emergency, Jump ··················\
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····6-4
the Engine ··················\
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Steering Column Lock, Ignition Switch and Anti-Theft ·············4-2
Power ··················\
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Wheel ··················\
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···4-17
Tilt··················\
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Storage Compartments··················\
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Suggestions for Economical Operation ··················\
·········5-6
Storing the Jack and Tools ··················\
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·········6-22
Storing the Spare Tire ··················\
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Sunglass Holder ··················\
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Sunroof··················\
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···3-96
Sunvisor ··················\
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·3-93
Switch, Ignition··················\
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··········4-2 Tachometer··················\
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Temperature
Control Knob ··················\
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·········4-48
Gauge, Engine ··················\
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·······4-26
Tilt Steering ··················\
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Tips for Towing a Stuck Vehicle ··················\
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Tire and Wheels ··················\
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Balance, Wheel Alignment and ··················\
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Care··················\
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Chains··················\
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Changing··················\
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Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) ················4-37, 6-\
17
Quality Grading, Uniform ··················\
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·······7-36
Replacement ··················\
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·6-24, 7-32
Rotation ··················\
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Size Designation ··················\
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····7-34
Snow··················\
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·············5-10, 7-40
Speed Ratings ··················\
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········7-35
Specifications ··················\
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··········8-3
Toll-Free Consumer Assistance ··················\
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···9-2
Towing ··················\
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···6-13 With a Vehicle Other Than a Tow Truck··················\
···6-15
Trailer Brakes ··················\
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··5-21
Driving with a··················\
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