belt KIA CERATO 2005 Owners Manual

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Immobilizer system / 3-7
Door locks / 3-8
Windows / 3-13 Seats / 3-16Safety belts / 3-30
Airbags-supplemental restraint system / 3-56
Trunk / 3-75Hood / 3-77
Fuel filler lid / 3-79
Mirrors / 3-82
Interior lights / 3-86
Storage compartment / 3-88
Interior features / 3-91
Sunroof / 3-96Luggage net / 3-99Antenna / 3-100
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your seatback upright and the
lap portion of the safety belt,
or lap belt, snug and low
across the hips. This position
puts your safety belts in the
best position to protect you incase of an accident.
In order to avoid unnecessary airbag injuries including the
possibility of severe injury or
death, always sit as far back
as possible from the steering
wheel so that your chest is
away at least 250 mm (10 inch-
es) away from the steeringwheel.WARNING
Loose objects in the driver’s foot area could interfere with
the operation of the foot ped-
als, possibly causing an acci-
dent. Loose objects might
interfere with the seat slide
mechanism. Do not place any-
thing under the front seats.
Children should never be left unattended in the car.WARNING - Driver’s seat
Never attempt to adjust seat while the vehicle is moving. This could result in loss of
control, and an accident caus-
ing death, serious injury, or
property damage.
fere with the normal position
of the seatback. Storing items
against a seatback or in any
other way interfering with
proper locking of a seatbackcould result in serious or fatal
injury in a sudden stop or col-lision.
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Adjusting the driver’s seatbackrecliner
To recline the seatback:
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up on the seatback recline lever located on the outside of the seat, at the
rear.
2. Carefully lean back on the seat and adjust the seatback of the
seat to the position you desire. 3. Release the lever and make sure
the seatback is locked in place.
(The lever MUST return to its orig-
inal position for the seatback to
lock.)
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WARNING
Driving or riding in a vehicle
with a front seatback reclinedcould lead to serious or fatal
injury in an accident. If a front
seat is reclined during an acci-
dent, the occupant’s hips may
slide under the lap portion of
the safety belt applying great
force to the unprotected
abdomen or neck. Serious orfatal internal injuries could
result. Keep the seatbacks in a
comfortably upright position
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Adjusting the seatback recliner
To recline the seatback:
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up onthe seatback recline lever located on the outside of the seat, at the
rear.
2. Carefully lean back on the seat and adjust the seatback of the
seat to the position you desire. 3. Release the lever and make sure
the seatback is locked in place.
(The lever MUST return to its orig-
inal position for the seatback to
lock.)
WARNING
Riding in a vehicle with a front
seatback reclined could lead to
serious or fatal injury in an acci-
dent. If a front seat is reclined,
the occupant’s hips may slide
under the lap portion of the
safety belt applying great force
to the unprotected abdomen or
neck. Serious or fatal internal
injuries could result. Keep the
seatbacks in a comfortably
upright position whenever the
vehicle is in motion.
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Rear seat
Split folding rear seat (if equipped)
The rear seatbacks fold forward to
provide additional cargo space and
to provide access to the cargo area.
To fold the rear seatback(s) down,
pull the lock release lever, then fold
the seatback forward and down.
To raise the seatback, lift and push it firmly until it clicks into place.
When you return the seatback to its upright position, reposition the
rear safety belts so that they can
be used by rear seat passengers.
4 Door (if equipped)
1. Pull the lock release lever fold theseatback forward and down firmly.
2. Move the rear centre three-point seat belts (if equipped) to the out- side ( ➀) so that they don’t interfere
with the seatback when lowering.
3. Fold the seatback forward and down firmly ( ➁). 5 Door (if equipped)
1. Lift the front of seat cushion (
➀)
up.
2. Lift the rear of seat cushion up (➁ ).
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3. Move the seat cushion firmly untilit clicks ( ➂).
4. Remove the headrest and put the headrest poles into the holes on the rear of the seat cushion ( ➃). 5. Pull the lock release lever (
➄).
6. Fold the seatback forward and down firmly ( ➅).✽✽
NOTICE
When you fold the rear seatback or
put luggage on the rear seat cushion,insert the buckle in the pocket
between the rear seatback and cush-
ion. Doing so can prevent the buckle
from being damaged by the rear
seatback or luggage.
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To unfold the rear seat:
1. Move the rear centre shoulder belt
(➀ , if equipped) to the side so that
it is clear of the seatback.
2. Lift and push the seatback back- ward firmly until it clicks into place (➁ ).
Move and push the seat cushion
downward firmly to the proper
position (5 Door, if equipped).
3. Return the rear safety belt to the proper position.
CAUTION
When returning the rear seat-
backs to the upright position,remember to return the rear shoulder belts to their properposition.
Do not remove the floor carpet in your vehicle. Emission con-trol system components cause high exhaust tempera-tures under the floor.
WARNING - Cargo
Cargo should always be
secured to prevent it from being
thrown about the vehicle in a
collision and causing injury to
the vehicle occupants.
CAUTION
Make sure the engine is off, the transaxle is in P and theparking brake is appliedwhenever loading or unload- ing cargo. Vehicle may move ifshift lever is inadvertentlymoved to another position.
Be careful when loading cargo through the rear passengerseats to prevent damage tothe vehicle interior.
When cargo is loaded through the rear passenger seats,ensure the cargo is properly secured to prevent it frommoving while driving.Unsecured cargo in the pas- senger compartment cancause damage to the vehicleor injury to it’s occupants.
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Pre-tensioner seat belt (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with driver’s
and front passenger’s pre-tensioner
seat belts. The purpose of the pre-
tensioner is to make sure that theseat belts fit tightly against the occu-
pant’s body in certain frontal colli-
sions. The pre-tensioner seat belts
will activate together with the
airbags, where the frontal collision is
severe enough. The seat belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following com-
ponents. Their locations are shown in
the illustration. ➀
SRS airbag warning light
➁ Seatbelt pre-tensioner assembly
➂ SRS airbag control module
SAFETY BELTS
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CAUTION
The pre-tensioner seat belt is
installed at the front seats, andthe sensor is equipped insidethe buckle, where presence of passenger is sensed by the fas-tening of the seat belts.Therefore, pre-tensioner will not activate if the passenger is notfastened with the seat belts.Likewise, it will activate if buck- led even without a passenger inthe seat. Pre-tensioner seat beltis designed to activate when theseatbelt is in use. To ensure the pretensioner seatbelts activatein event of a possible seatbeltbuckle switch malfunction, the system is designed to activateregardless of whether a seatbelt is in use or if no seat belt use is detected within 6 sec-onds of turning the ignitionswitch ON.
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WARNING
To obtain maximum benefit from a pre-tensioner seat belt:
The seat belt must be worn correctly.
The seat belt must be adjusted to the correct position.CAUTION
When the pre-tensioner seat
belts are activated, a loud noise may be heard and fine dust,which may appear to be smoke,may be visible in the passenger compartment and are not toxic.
Although, it is harmless, the finedust may cause skin irritationand should not be breathed forprolonged periods. Wash your hands and face thoroughly afteran accident in which the airbagsand/or pre-tensioner seat belts were activated.
CAUTION
Because the sensor that acti- vates the SRS airbag is con-nected with pre-tensioner seatbelt, the SRS airbag warninglight on the instrument panel will blink or illuminate forapproximately 6 seconds afterthe ignition key has beenturned to the “ON” position, then the light should go off.
If the pre-tensioner seat belt is not working properly, thiswarning light will illuminateeven if there is no malfunction of SRS airbag system. If theSRS airbag warning light doesnot illuminate when the igni- tion key is turned to “ON” , orif it remains illuminated afterblinking or illuminating for approximately 6 seconds, or ifit illuminates while the vehicleis being driven, please have an authorized Kia dealerinspect the pre-tensioner seatbelt or SRS airbag system as soon as possible.

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Safety belt restraint system
WARNING
Pre-tensioners are designed to operate once. After activa-
tion, pre-tensioner seat belts
must be replaced. All seat
belts, of any type, should
always be replaced after they
have been worn during a colli-sion.
Do not attempt to inspect or replace the pre-tensioner seat
belts yourself. This must be
done by an authorized Kia
dealer.
CAUTION
The pre-tensioner seat belt
assembly mechanisms becomehot during activation. Do nottouch the pre-tensioner seat belt assembly for several min-utes after they have been acti-vated.
WARNING
Do not strike the pre-tensioner seat belt assemblies.
Do not attempt to service or repair the pre-tensioner seat
belt system in any manner.
Improper handling of the pre- tensioner seat belt assem-
blies, and failure to heed the
warnings not to strike, modify,
inspect, place, service orrepair the pre-tensioner seat
belt assemblies may lead to
improper operation or inad-
vertent activation causing
serious injury.
Always wear the seat belts when driving or riding in a
motor vehicle.
WARNING - Safety belts
To minimize the risk of serious
or fatal injury in an accident, the
driver and all passengers
should use the appropriate
safety restraints for their age
and size. The presence of
airbags does not change the
need to be properly restrained
by a safety belt or size-appropri-
ate child restraint. In fact,
airbags are designed to work
the best when passengers are
correctly restrained in the vehi-
cle. Be sure you are familiar
with the information in this sec-
tion, including the information
on infant and child restraints.
Read the safety warnings on the
sun visors of your vehicle also.