warning KIA Rio 2005 2.G Owner's Guide

3-45 Proper Use and Care of the Safety Belt System
To ensure that the safety belts provide the maximum
protection, please follow these instructions:
 Use the belts at all times - even on short trips.
 If the safety belt is twisted, straighten it prior to use.
 Keep sharp edges and damaging objects away from
the belts.
 Periodically inspect belt webbing, anchors, buckles,
and all other parts for signs of wear and damage.
Replace damaged, excessively worn or questionable
parts immediately.
WARNING - Center Rear
Lap Belt
Be sure the center rear lap belt is positioned
snugly around the hips, and not on the waist.
Failure to position the center rear lap belt
snugly around the hips and not on the waist
will increase the chance and severity of injury
in the event of a collision.
 To clean the belt webbing, use any mild soap solu-
tion recommended for cleaning upholstery or car-
pets. Follow the instructions provided with the soap.
Do not bleach or dye the webbing because this may
weaken the webbing fibers and allow them to fail
when loaded in a collision.
 Do not make modifications or additions to the safety
belt.
 After wearing a safety belt, make sure it fully
retracts to the stowed position. Do not allow the belt
to get caught in the door when you close it.
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Knowing Your Vehicle3-46
In other words, just because your vehicle is damaged
and even if it is totally unusable, don’t be surprised
that the air bag(s) did not inflate.
The Importance of Using Safety Belts
There are four very important reasons to use safety
belts even with an air bag system, they:
 Help keep you in the proper position (away from the
air bag) when it inflates.
 Reduce the risk of harm in rollover, side or rear
impact collisions, because an air bag is not designed
to inflate in such situations.
 Reduce the risk of harm in frontal collisions that are
not severe enough to activate the supplemental
restraint system.
 Reduce the risk of being thrown from your vehicle.
WARNING - Air Bags & Safety
Belts
Even in vehicles with air bags, you and your
passengers must always wear the safety belts
provided in order to minimize the risk and
severity of injury in the event of a collision or
rollover. (Continued)
Air Bag – Supplemental Restraint SystemWhat Your Air Bag System Does
Your vehicle is equipped with a dual Supplemental
Restraint System (SRS), which includes an air bag for
the driver (standard) and another air bag for the front
passenger (optional).
What Your Air Bag System Does Not Do
The air bag system is designed to supplement or add to
the protection provided to properly belted occupants in
moderate to severe frontal collisions. It is not a substi-
tute for the driver’s or front passenger’s safety belt and
it does not provide restraint to the lower body.
Why Didn’t My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision?
There are many types of accidents in which the air bag
would not be expected to provide additional protection.
These include side or rear impacts, rollovers, and sec-
ond or third impacts in multiple-impact accidents as
well as low speed impacts.
Remember: air bags are onl
ydesigned to inflate when
the impact would throw the occupant into the air bags
– generally from a little to the left to a little to the
right of straight ahead.
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Knowing Your Vehicle3-50YOU MUST ALWAYS SIT AS FAR BACK FROM
THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG AS POSSI-
BLE, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING A COM-
FORTABLE SEATING POSITION FOR GOOD
VEHICLE CONTROL, IN ORDER TO REDUCE
THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH IN A COLLI-
SION.
WARNING - Air Bag Injuries
 Sit as far back from the steering wheel as
possible without interfering with your con-
trol of the vehicle. Positioning yourself too
close to the steering wheel can result in seri-
ous or even fatal injuries if the air bag
deploys.
 Never place objects over the air bag storage
compartments or between the air bags and
yourself. Due to the speed and force of the
air bag inflation, such objects could hit your
body at high speed and cause severe bodily
injury and even death.
Noise and SmokeWhen the air bags inflate, they make a loud noise and
they leave smoke and powder in the air inside of the
vehicle. This is normal and is a result of the ignition of
the air bag inflator.
After the air bags inflate, you may feel substantial dis-
comfort in breathing due both to the contact by your
chest with both the safety belt and the air bag, as well
as from breathing the smoke and powder. We strongly urge you to open your doors and/or windows
as promptly as possible after impact in order to reduce
discomfort and prevent prolonged exposure to the smoke
and powder.
WARNING - Hot Metal Parts
When the air bags deploy, the air bag inflators
in the steering wheel and/or in the dashboard
are very hot. To prevent injury, do not touch the
air bag storage area’s internal components
immediately after an air bag has inflated.
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3-51 The Importance of The Passenger Being
Properly Seated
The front seat passenger’s air bag is much larger than
the driver’s air bag and inflates with considerably more
force. It can seriously hurt or kill a passenger who is
not in the proper position and wearing the safety belt
properly. The front passenger should always move
their seat as far back as practical and sit well back in
the seat. It is essential that the front passenger always
wears his/her safety belt, even when travelling in a
parking lot or along a driveway into a garage.
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The reason for this is that in most frontal impacts there
is substantial pre-impact braking which tends to throw
the occupants forward. If the right front passenger is
not using their safety belt, they will be directly in front
of or even touching the air bag storage compartment
when inflation occurs. In that situation, death or severe
injury is possible.
Because of the air bag, you must NEVER INSTALL A
CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM IN THE FRONT
PASSENGER SEAT. There is a very significant risk of
serious or fatal injuries to a child in a child restraint if
the right front passenger air bag inflates.
WARNING -Right Front Seat
Pre-impact braking could throw an unbelted
passenger toward or onto the air bag storage
compartment. Upon impact in a collision, the
air bag would rapidly inflate and possibly
serverly injure or kill that occupant who failed
to wear their safety belt.
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Knowing Your Vehicle3-52 Air Bag Warning LightThe purpose of the air bag warning light in your instru-
ment panel is to alert you of a potential problem with
your Air Bag – Supplemental Restraint System (SRS).
WARNING - Front Passengers
 NEVER use a child restraint in the front
seat. There is a very significant risk of seri-
ous or fatal injuries to a child in a child
restraint if the right front passenger air bag
inflates.

In the front seat, a rear-facing child restraint
would be positioned too close to where the
air bags are stored and in the event an air
bag deploys, the air bag would impact the
rear-facing child restraint and cause serious
injuries or death.
 Failure to observe the instructions provided
with the child restraint system could
increase the risk and/or severity of injury in
an accident.
Have the system checked if:
 The light does not illuminate when you turn the
ignition ON.
 The light stays ON after the engine starts.
 The light comes ON or flashes while you are dri-
ving.
A-BAG-W
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT
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3-53 Supplemental Restraint System Service
Your Supplemental Restraint System is virtually main-
tenance-free. There are no parts which you can service.
You must have the system serviced under the following
circumstances:
 If an air bag ever inflates, the air bag must be
replaced. Do not try to remove or discard the air bag
by yourself. This must be done by an authorized Kia
dealer.
 If the air bag warning indicator light alerts you of a
problem, have the air bag system checked as soon as
possible. Otherwise, your air bag might not inflate
when you need it.
WARNING -SRS Modifications
 Do not modify your steering wheel or any
other part of the Supplemental Restraint
System. Modification could make the system
ineffective.
 Do not work on the system’s components or
wiring. This could cause the air bags to
inflate inadvertently, possibly seriously
injuring someone. Working on the system
could also disable the system so that the air
bags did not deploy in a collision.
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Knowing Your Vehicle3-54Air Bag Warning Label (sunvisor - front side)
To remind you of the dangers of the air bag, air bag
warning labels which are now required by the
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS)
are adhered to the driver’s and passenger’s sunvisors
and attached to the glove box.
Note that even though these government warnings
emphasize the risk to children, please be aware of the
risk to adults, as described in previous pages.
Children 12 and under can be killed by the air bag.
The BACK SEAT is the SAFEST place for children.
NEVER put a rear-facing child seat in the front.
Sit as far back as possible from the air bag.ALWAYS use SEAT BELTS and CHILD RESTRAINTS.
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Rear Hatch (For 5 Door Hatchback) The rear hatch can be locked and unlocked with the
key.
 You can also unlock the latch with the automatic
door lock system(if equipped) but couldn't open the
rear hatch.
 Once the rear hatch has been unlocked, lifting the
rear hatch handle may open it.
To make certain that you close the rear hatch door
before driving your vehicle. Possible damage may
occur to the rear hatch lift cylinders and attaching
hardware if the rear hatch door is not closed prior to
driving.
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handleUnlock Lock
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Trunk Lid (For 4 Door Coupe) To open the trunk, insert the key into the lock and
turn it clockwise until an audible “click” is heard.
 To close the trunk, use both hands to push the trunk
lid down until the lock “snaps’’ shut.
 Do not slam the trunk lid.
 Pull up on the trunk lid to make sure it is securely
latched.
To prevent premature wear or damage to the trunk lid
lift cylinders and attaching hardware, the trunk lid
must be fully closed before you drive your vehicle.
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Unlock
Key slot
If you must drive with the trunk lid open, keep the air
vents open so that additional outside air comes into the
vehicle.Remote Trunk Lid Release (If Equipped)The release is located at the left front corner of the dri-
ver’s seat on the floor. To open the trunk, pull up on
the lever.
WARNING -Exhaust Fumes
If you drive with the trunk lid open, you will
draw dangerous exhaust fumes into your vehi-
cle.
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Emergency Trunk Safety Release (If Equipped)You vehicle is equipped with an emergency trunk
release cable located inside the trunk. When pulled,
this cable will release the trunk latch mechanism and
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WARNING -Exhaust Fumes
No one should be allowed to occupy the trunk
of the vehicle at any time. If the trunk is par-
tially or totally closed and the person is unable
to get out, severe injury or death could occur
due to lack of ventilation, fumes and rapid heat
build-up, or because of exposure due to cold
weather conditions. The trunk is also a highly
dangerous location in the event of a crash
because it is not a protected occupant space and
is instead part of the vehicle’s crush zone.
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Knowing Your Vehicle3-583. Lift the hood and hold it open with the prop rod by
inserting the free end of the rod into the slot in the
hood.
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Closing the Hood Check the area under the hood to make certain all
filler caps are in place and that all loose items have
been removed.
 Secure the support rod in its clip.
 Lower the hood to about 30 cm (12 inches) height
and then let it drop to properly lock in place.
 Check to make sure the hood is closed.
WARNING
Hold the upper part wrapped in rubber of the
support rod. If you hold the other parts when
the support rod is heated by engine, you may
get burned.
CAUTION
Before closing the hood, make sure that all parts
and tools have been removed from the engine
area and that everyone is clear of the hood open-
ing.
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