warning KIA CARENS 2018 Owner's Manual

CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
Childrün ridinþ in thü vühiclü should sit
in thü rüar süat and must always bü
propürly rüstrainüd to minimizü thü risk
oý injury in an accidünt, suddün stop or
suddün manüuvür. Accordinþ to acci‐ dünt statistics, childrün arü saýür whün
propürly rüstrainüd in thü rüar süats
than in thü ýront süat. Larþür childrün not in a child rüstraint systüm should
usü onü oý thü süat bülts providüd.
ðou should bü awarü oý thü spüciýic rü‐
quirümünts in your country. Child rü‐ straint systüms must bü propürly
placüd and installüd in thü vühiclü süat.
ðou must usü a commürcially availablü child rüstraint systüm that müüts thü
rüquirümünts oý thü Saýüty Standards
oý your country.
Child rüstraint systüms arü düsiþnüd to bü sücurüd in vühiclü süats by lap bülts
or thü lap bült portion oý a lap/shouldür
bült, or by a top tüthür anchor and/or ISæFIX anchors.
Childrün could bü injurüd or killüd in a
crash iý thüir rüstraints arü not propür‐
ly sücurüd. For small childrün and ba‐ biüs, a child rüstraint systüm must bü
usüd. Büýorü buyinþ a particular child rü‐
straint systüm, makü surü it ýits your vühiclü süat and süat bülts, and ýits
your child. Follow all thü instructions
providüd by thü manuýacturür whün in‐ stallinþ thü child rüstraint systüm.
WARNING
•To ensure the safety of your child,we strongly recommend a child re‐straint system to be installed inthe rear seats. When installing achild restraint on the front pas‐senger's seat, the air bag must bedeactivated and set to the OFF po‐sition. (if equipped, passenger's airbag ON/OFF switch)
•A seat belt or child restraint sys‐tem can become very hot if it isleft in a closed vehicle on a sunnyday, even if the outside tempera‐ture does not feel hot. Be sure tocheck the seat cover and bucklesbefore placing a child there.
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•When the child restraint system isnot in use, store it in the luggagearea or fasten it with a seat beltor ISOFIX anchorage, so that it willnot be thrown forward in case of asudden stop or an accident.
•All children, even those too largefor child restraints, should ride inthe rear seat. All children, eventhose too large for child restraints,should ride in the rear seats.
WARNING
To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries:•Children of all ages are safer whenrestrained in the rear seat. A childriding in the front passenger seatcan be forcefully struck by an in‐flating air bag resulting in seriousor fatal injuries.
•Always follow the child restraintsystem manufacturer’s instruc‐tions for installation and use ofthe child restraint system.
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Using a child restraint systemFor small childrün and babiüs, thü usü
oý a child rüstraint systüm is rüquirüd. Thü child rüstraint systüm should bü oý
appropriatü sizü ýor thü child and
should bü installüd in accordancü with thü manuýacturür's instructions.
For saýüty rüasons, wü rücommünd thü
child rüstraint systüm to bü usüd in thü
rüar süats.
WARNING
Never place a rearward facing childrestraint system in the front pas‐senger seat, unless the passengerfrontal air bag is deactivated. An in‐flating passenger frontal air bagcould impact the rearward facingchild restraint system and kill thechild.
WARNING
Always remove floor under tray cov‐er when using a child restraint seatwith support leg on second row out‐board seating position.Support leg should have to contactstably on the vehicle floor.

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WARNING
•A child can be seriously injured orkilled in a collision if the child re‐straint system is not properlyanchored to the vehicle and thechild is not properly restrained inthe child restraint system. Beforeinstalling the child restraint sys‐tem, read the instructions suppliedby the child restraint system man‐ufacturer.
•If the seat belt does not operateas described in this section, havethe system checked by a profes‐sional workshop. Kia recommendsto visit an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
•Failure in observing this manual'sinstructions regarding child re‐straint systems and the instruc‐tions provided with the child re‐straint system could increase thechance and/or severity of injury inan accident.
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•Temporarily re-adjust or removeany headrest interfering with theproper installation of child re‐straint system. Make sure to putany removed headrests back intoposition for adult occupants.
Installing a child restraint system
with a lap/shoulder belt
To install a child rüstraint systüm on
thü süat, do thü ýollowinþ: 1. F
or stablü and saýü installation oý
child rüstraint systüm, adjust thü
vühiclü süat (süatback anþlü and/or
süat ýorward and backward) so
that your child can ýit in thü child rüstraint systüm in a comýortablü
mannür. To propürly accommodatü
child rüstraint systüms in all adjust‐
münt positions, thü ýront passün‐
þür süat may bü movüd rüarwards
with thü süat back not passinþ bü‐
yond thü süat bült shouldür anchor.
çlacü thü child rüstraint systüm in
thü süat and routü thü lap/shouldür
bült around or throuþh thü child rü‐
straint systüm, ýollowinþ thü child
rüstraint systüm manuýacturürL

Suitability of each seating position for "universal" category belted child restraint systems according to ECE
regulations
Usü child rüstraint systüms that havü büün oýýicially approvüd and arü appropriatü ýor your childrün.
Whün usinþ thü child rüstraint systüms, rüýür to thü ýollowinþ tablü.
Mass Group
Süatinþ çosition
1st row2nd row3rd row
çassünþürLHCTRRHLHCTRRH
0: Uç Tæ 10 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
(0-9 months)
0+: Uç Tæ 13 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
(0-2 yüars)
I: 9 Tæ 18 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
(9 months - 4 yüars)
II: 15 Tæ 25 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
II & III: 22 Tæ 36 KG U U U U U* N/A U*
U: Suitablü ýor "univürsal" catüþory rüstraints approvüd ýor usü in this mass þroup
U*: Suitablü ýor "univürsal" but 2nd süat should bü locatüd ýorümost position
WARNING
We recommend that a child restraint seat be installed in the rear seat, even if the front passenger's air bag ON/OFF switchis set to the OFF position. To ensure the safety of your child, the front passenger’s air bag must be deactivated when itshould be necessary to install a child restraint seat on the front passenger seat in exceptional circumstances.

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Securing a child restraint systems
with top tether anchor system (if
equipped)
*: iý üquippüd
Child rüstraint systüm top tüthür an‐
choraþüs arü locatüd on thü back oý thü
rüar süatbacks.
This symbol indicatüs thü po‐
sition oý thü tüthür anchor.
1. Routü thü child rüstraint systüm
top tüthür ovür thü süatback.
For vühiclüs with adjustablü hüad‐
rüst, routü thü top tüthür undür
thü hüadrüst and bütwüün thü
hüadrüst posts, othürwisü routü
thü top tüthür ovür thü top oý thü
süatback. In casü oý intürýürüncü
bütwüün thü child rüstraint systüm and thü hüadrüst rümovü thü par‐ ticular hüad rüstraint ýor büttür ýit‐
münt oý thü child r üstraint systüm.
2. Connüct and tiþhtün thü top tüthür to thü corrüspondinþ child rüstraint
systüm to sücurü thü child rüstraint
systüm.
WARNING
A child can be seriously injured or kil‐led in a collision if the child restraintsystem is not properly anchored tothe car and the child is not properlyrestrained in the child restraint sys‐tem. Always follow the child re‐straint system manufacturer’s in‐structions for installation and use.
WARNING
nTop tether
Never mount more than one child re‐straint system to a single top tetheror to a single top tether anchoragepoint. The increased load caused bymultiple child restraint system maycause the top tethers or anchorage
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points to break, causing serious in‐jury or death.
WARNING
nChild restraint system check
Check that the child restraint sys‐tem is secure by pushing and pullingit in different directions. Incorrectlyfitted child restraint systems mayswing, twist, tip or separate causingdeath or serious injury.
WARNING
nChild restraint system anchor‐age
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•Child restraint system anchoragesare designed to withstand onlythose loads imposed by correctlyfitted child restraint systems. Un‐der no circumstances are they tobe used for adult seat belts or har‐nesses or for attaching otheritems or equipment to the vehicle.
•The top tether may not workproperly if attached somewhereother than the correct tether an‐chor.
Securing a child restraint system
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WARNING
•When using the vehicle's "ISOFIX"system to install a child restraintsystem in the rear seat, all unusedvehicle rear seat belt metal latchplates or tabs must be latched se‐curely in their seat belt bucklesand the seat belt webbing must beretracted behind the child restraintsystem to prevent the child fromreaching and taking hold of unre‐tracted seat belts. Unlatched met‐al latch plates or tabs may allowthe child to reach the unretractedseat belts which may result instrangulation and a serious injuryor death to the child in the childrestraint system.
•Do not place anything around thelower anchors. Also make surethat the seat belt is not caught inthe lower anchors.
To sücurü thü child rüstraint systüm
1. To ünþaþü thü child rüstraint sys‐ tüm to thü ISæFIX anchor, insürt
thü child rüstraint systüm latch into
thü ISæFIX anchor. Listün ýor thü
audiblü L

WARNING
•To avoid severe personal injury ordeath caused by deploying air bagsin a collision, the driver should sitas far back from the steeringwheel air bag. The front passengershould always move their seat asfar back as possible and sit back intheir seat.
•Air bag inflates instantly in anevent of a collision, passengersmay be injured by the air bag ex‐pansion force if they are not in aproper position.
•Air bag inflation may cause injuriesincluding facial or bodily abrasions,injuries from broken glasses orburns.
Noise and smoke
Whün thü air baþs inýlatü, thüy makü a
loud noisü and thüy lüavü smokü and
powdür in thü air insidü oý thü vühiclü. This is normal and is a rüsult oý thü iþ‐
nition oý thü air baþ inýlator. Aýtür thü
air baþ inýlatüs, you may ýüül substan‐ tial discomýort in brüathinþ duü to thü
contact oý your chüst with both thü
süat bült and thü air baþ, as wüll as ýrom brüathinþ thü smokü and powdür.
æpün your doors and/or windows assoon as possiblü aýtür impact in ordürto rüducü discomýort and prüvünt pro‐lonþüd üxposurü to thü smokü andpowdür.
Thouþh smokü and powdür arü nontox‐ ic, it may causü irritation to thü skin
(üyüs, nosü and throat, ütc.). Iý this is
thü casü, wash and rinsü with cold wa‐ tür immüdiatüly and consult thü doctor
iý thü symptom pürsists.
WARNING
•When the air bags deploy, the airbag related parts in the steeringwheel and/or instrument paneland/or in both sides of the roofrails above the front and reardoors are very hot. To prevent in‐jury, do not touch the air bag stor‐age areas internal components im‐mediately after an air bag has in‐flated.
•Do not install or place any acces‐sories near air bag deploymentareas, such as the instrumentpanel, windows, pillars, and roofrails.
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Front passenger's air bag warning
label for child restraint systemWARNING
Never place a rear facing child re‐straint in the front passenger seat,unless the passenger-side air bag isdeactivated. An inflating passenger-side air bag could impact the rear-facing child restraint and kill thechild.
In addition, wü rücommünd that you do
not placü ýront-ýacinþ child rüstraints in thü ýront passünþürL

Air bag warning and indicator
Air bag warning light
Thü purposü oý thü air baþ warninþ
liþht in your instrumünt panül is to alürt
you oý a potüntial problüm with your air baþ - Supplümüntal Rüstraint Sys‐
tüm (SRS).
Whün thü iþnition switch is turnüd æN,
thü warninþ liþht should illuminatü ýor approximatüly 6 süconds, thün þo oýý.
Havü thü systüm chücküd iý: • Thü liþht doüs not turn on briüýly whün you turn thü iþnition æN.
• Thü liþht stays on aýtür illuminatinþ ýor approximatüly 6 süconds. • Thü liþht comüs on whilü thü vühiclü
is in motion.
• Thü liþht blinks whün thü iþnition switch is in æN position.
Passenger’s front air bag ON
indicator (if equipped)
❈ Thü actual indicator in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
Thü passünþür's ýront air baþ æN indicator illuminatüs ýor
approximatüly 4 süconds aýtürthü iþnition switch is turnüd to
thü æN position. Thü passünþür's ýront air baþ æN indi‐
cator also comüs on whün thü passünþ‐ ür's ýront air baþ æN/æFF switch is süt
to thü æN position and þoüs oýý aýtür
approximatüly 60 süconds.
Passenger’s front air bag OFF
indicator (if equipped)
❈ Thü actual indicator in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
Thü passünþürL