fold seats KIA CARENS 2018 Owners Manual

WARNING
nRear seatbacks
•The rear seatback must be secure‐ly latched. If not, passengers andobjects could be thrown forwardresulting in serious injury or deathin the event of a sudden stop orcollision.
•Luggage and other cargo should belaid flat in the cargo area. If ob‐jects are large, heavy, or must bepiled, they must be secured. Underno circumstances should cargo bepiled higher than the seatbacks.Failure to follow these warningscould result in serious injury ordeath in the event of a suddenstop, collision or rollover.
•No passenger should ride in thecargo area or sit or lie on foldedseatbacks while the vehicle ismoving. All passengers must beproperly seated in seats and re‐strained properly while riding.
•When resetting the seatback tothe upright position, make sure itis securely latched by pushing itforward and backwards.
WARNING
After adjusting the seat, alwayscheck that it is securely locked intoplace by attempting to move theseat forward or backward withoutusing the lock release lever. Suddenor unexpected movement of thedriver's seat could cause you to losecontrol of the vehicle resulting in anaccident.
WARNING
•Use extreme caution so that handsor other objects are not caught inthe seat mechanisms while theseat is moving.
•Do not put a cigarette lighter onthe floor or seat. When you oper‐ate the seat, gas may gush out ofthe lighter and cause fire.
•If there are occupants in the rearseats, be careful while adjustingthe front seat position.
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•Use extreme caution when pickingsmall objects trapped under theseats or between the seat and thecenter console. Your hands mightbe cut or injured by the sharpedges of the seats mechanism.
CAUTION
-Precautions with seat covers
•Use caution when working on theseat cover. A short circuitor dis‐connection may occur, which couldlead to noise, damage the ventila‐tion system, and possible fire.
•Be aware of wires or air ventswhen placing a seat cover or cov‐ering the seat with plastic cover. Ashort circuit may occur, whichcould lead to fire.
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To fold down the rear center
seatback (for 2nd row seat, if
equipped)
1. Lowür thü rüar hüadrüsts to thülowüst position.
2. çull thü cüntür süatback ýoldinþ lüvür up, thün ýold thü süat toward
thü ýront oý thü vühiclü.
Whün you rüturn thü süatback to its upriþht position, always bü surü it has
locküd into position by pushinþ on thü
top oý thü süatback.
WARNING
n2nd row center seat folding (ifequipped)
•Do not fold the 2nd row centerseat, if the occupants in the 3rdrow seats, It may cause the injuryto occupants by the seat device.If occupants in the 3rd row seats,Fix the upright position of the 2ndrow center seat.
•If you use the 2nd row center seatback folding function to carry longobjects, you should fix the long ob‐ject to prevent it from beingthrown about the vehicle in a colli‐sion and causing injury to vehicleoccupants.
WARNING
nUprighting seat
When you return the seatback to itsupright position, hold the seatbackand return it slowly. If the seatbackis returned without holding it, theback of the seat could spring for‐
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ward resulting in injury caused bybeing struck by the seatback.
CAUTION
nDamaging rear seat belt buck‐les
When you fold the rear (2nd and/or3rd row) seatback, insert the bucklein the pocket between the rear seat‐back and cushion. Doing so can pre‐vent the buckle from being damagedby the rear seatback.
CAUTION
nRear seat belts
When returning the rear (2nd and/or3rd row) seatbacks to the uprightposition, remember to return therear shoulder belts to their properposition. Routing the seat belt web‐bing through the rear seat beltguides will help keep the belts frombeing trapped behind or under theseats.

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over the area of the abdomen wherethe fetus is located or above the ab‐domen where the belt could crushthe fetus during an impact.
Injured person
A süat bült should bü usüd whün an in‐
jurüd pürson is büinþ transportüd. Whün this is nücüssary, you should con‐
sult a physician ýor rücommündations.
One person per belt
Two püoplü (includinþ childrün) should
nüvür attümpt to usü a sinþlü süat bült. This could incrüasü thü süvürity oý inju‐
riüs in casü oý an accidünt.
Do not lie down
To rüducü thü chancü oý injuriüs in thü
üvünt oý an accidünt and to achiüvü maximum üýýüctivünüss oý thü rü‐
straint systüm, all passünþürs should
bü sittinþ up and thü ýront süats should bü in an upriþht position whün thü car
is movinþ. A süat bült cannot providü
propür protüction iý thü pürson is lyinþ down in thü rüar süat or iý thü ýront
süat is in a rüclinüd position.
WARNING
Riding with a reclined seatback in‐creases your chance of serious or fa‐tal injuries in the event of a collisionor sudden stop. The protection ofyour restraint system (seat beltsand air bags) is greatly reduced byreclining your seat. Seat belts mustbe snug against your hips and chestto work properly. The more theseatback is reclined, the greater thechance that an occupant's hips willslide under the lap belt causing seri‐ous internal injuries or the occu‐pant's neck could strike the shoulderbelt. Drivers and passengers shouldalways sit well back in their seats,properly belted, and with the seat‐backs upright.
Care of seat belts
Süat bült systüms should nüvür bü dis‐
assümblüd or modiýiüd. In addition, carü should bü takün to assurü that süat
bülts and bült hardwarü arü not dam‐
aþüd by süat hinþüs, doors or othür abusü.
WARNING
•When you return the rear seat‐back to its upright position afterthe rear seatback was foldeddown, be careful not to damagethe seat belt webbing or buckle. Besure that the webbing or buckledoes not get caught or pinched inthe rear seat. A seat belt withdamaged webbing or buckle willnot be as strong and could possiblyfail during a collision or suddenstop, resulting in serious injury. Ifthe webbing or buckles are dam‐aged, get them replaced immedi‐ately.
•Seatbelts can become hot in a ve‐hicle that has been closed up insunny weather.They could burn infants and chil‐dren.
Periodic inspection
It is rücommündüd that all süat bülts bü
inspüctüd püriodically ýor wüar or dam‐
aþü oý any kind. Any damaþüd parts should bü rüplacüd as soon as possiblü.

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