Belt KIA Rio 2008 2.G Owner's Manual

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Keys / 3-2
Remote keyless entry / 3-3
Theft-alarm system / 3-5
Immobilizer system / 3-7
Door locks / 3-9
Windows / 3-14
Seat / 3-17
Safety belts / 3-27
Air bags-supplemental restraint system / 3-47
Trunk / 3-62
Hood / 3-64
Fuel filler lid / 3-65
Mirrors / 3-68
Interior lights / 3-71
Storage compartment / 3-72
Interior features / 3-73
Sunroof / 3-76
Luggage net / 3-78
Antenna / 3-79
Audio system / 3-80
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Front seat adjustment
Adjusting the seat forward and back-
ward
To move the seat forward or backward:
1. Pull the seat slide adjustment lever
under the front edge of the seat cush-
ion up and hold it.
2. Slide the seat to the desired position.
3. Release the lever and make sure the
seat is locked in place.
Adjust the seat before driving, and make
sure the seat is locked securely by trying
to move forward and backward without
using the control knob. If the seat moves,
it is not locked properly.
WARNING- Loose objects
Loose objects in the driver’s foot
area could interfere with the opera-
tion 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.
WARNING
• Children should never be left
unattended in the car.
• In order to avoid unnecessary air
bag injuries including the possi-
bility of severe injury or death,
always sit as far back as possible
by moving the seat far back, while
still maintaining good vehicle
control. Serious injury or death
may be caused due to the deploy-
ment of the passenger’s air bag.
WARNING- Driver’s seat
• Never attempt to adjust seat while
the vehicle is moving. This could
result in loss of control, and an
accident causing death,serious
injury, or property damage.
• Do not allow anything to interfere
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.
• Always drive and ride with your
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 a
s possible
from the steering wheel so that
your chest is away at least 10
inches (250 mm) away from the
steering wheel.
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Adjusting height of the driver’s seat
cushion (if equipped)
To change the height of the seat cushion,
rotate the knob located on the outside of
the seat cushion.
• To adjust the front height of the seat
cushion, rotate the knob (1).
• To adjust the rear height of the seat
cushion, rotate the knob (2).
Adjusting the seatback recliner
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 to the desired
position.
3. Release the lever and make sure the
seatback is locked in place. (The lever
MUST return to its original position for
the seatback to lock.)
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WARNING- Driver respon-
sibility for front seat pas-
senger
Driving or 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 dur-
ing an accident, 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 seat-
backs 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 pro-
vide additional cargo space and to pro-
vide 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.
If the seatback is locked into its upright
position, red mark of knob becomes
invisible.
• 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. Slide and upright the front seat to the
forward position.
2. Lower the headrest to the lowest posi-
tion.
3. To retract the rear center seatbelt,
insert the key or similar small rigid
device into the web release button (B)
on the anchor connector. Pull up on
the seat belt web (A) and allow the
webbing to retract automatically.
(4Door, if equipped)4. Pull the lock release lever (1).
If the seatback is unlocked, red mark
(a) of knob becomes visible.
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5. Move the rear lap/shoulder belt to the
outside (2) so that they don’t interfere
with the seatback when lowering (3).
6. Fold the seatback forward and down
firmly (4).5 Door (if equipped)
1. Set the front seatback to the upright
position and slide the front seat for-
ward.
2. Pull the seat cushion retaining strap (1)
and lift the front of the seat cushion.
3. Lift the rear of seat cushion (2).4. Fold the seat cushion forward firmly
into place (3).
5. Remove the headrest from the rear
seatback and stow the headrest by
inserting the headrest poles into the
holes on the bottom of the seat cush-
ion (4).
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6. Pull up on the rear seatback lock
release lever (5). If the seatback is
unlocked, red mark (a) of knob
becomes visible.
7. Fold the seatback forward and down
firmly (6).✽
NOTICE- Damaging rear safe-
ty buckles
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 cushion. Doing so can
prevent the buckle from being damaged
by the rear seatback or luggage.
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NOTICE- Rear safety belts
Routing the safety belt webbing through
the rear safety belt guides will help keep
the belts from being trapped behind or
under the seats. When returning the
rear seatbacks to the upright position,
remember to return the rear shoulder
belts to their proper position.
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To unfold the rear seat:
1. Move the rear lap/shoulder belt (1, if
equipped) to the side so that it is clear
of the seatback.
2. Lift and push the seatback backward
firmly until it clicks into place (2).
3. Move and push the headrest and the
seat cushion downward firmly to the
proper position (5 Door, if equipped).
4. Return the rear safety belt to the prop-
er position.
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NOTICE
If the seat belt is locked during the seat-
back folding, pull out and retract the
seat belt to release it.
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CAUTION
• When returning the rear seat-
backs to the upright position,
remember to return the rear
shoulder belts to their proper
position.
• Do not remove the floor carpet in
your vehicle. Emission control
system components cause high
exhaust temperatures under the
floor.
WARNING- Cargo
Cargo should always be secured to
prevent it from being thrown about
the vehicle in a collision and caus-
ing injury to the vehicle occupants.
CAUTION
• Make sure the engine is off, the
transaxle is in P and the parking
brake is applied whenever load-
ing or unloading cargo. Vehicle
may move if shift lever is inadver-
tently moved to another position.
• Be careful when loading cargo
through the rear passenger seats
to prevent damage to the vehicle
interior.
• When cargo is loaded through the
rear passenger seats,ensure the
cargo is properly secured to pre-
vent it from moving while driving.
Unsecured cargo in the passen-
ger compartment can cause dam-
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Pre-tensioner seat belt
(if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with driver's and
front passenger's pre-tensioner safety
belts. The purpose of the pre-tensioner
is to make sure that excess slack is taken
up in certain frontal collisions. The pre-
tensioner seat belts will activate together
with the air bags, where the frontal colli-
sion is severe enough.The seat belt pre-tensioner system con-
sists mainly of the following components.
Their locations are shown in the illustra-
tion.
(1) SRS air bag warning light
(2) Seatbelt pre-tensioner assembly
(3) SRS air bag control module
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CAUTION
Both the driver's and front passen-
ger's pre-tensioner seat belts will
be activated in certain frontal colli-
sions. The pre-tensioner seat belts
can be activated, where the frontal
collision is severe enough, together
with the air bag. The pre-tensioners
will be activated under these condi-
tions even if there is no one on the
seat at the time of the collision.
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CAUTION - Air bag/Pre-
tensioner dust
When the air bags and pre-tension-
ers are activated, a loud noise may
be heard and fine dust, which may
appear to be smoke, may be visible
in the passenger compartment. This
dust is not toxic. The dust may
cause skin irritation and should not
be breathed for prolonged periods.
Ventilate the vehicle after impact
and wash your hands and face thor-
oughly after an accident.
WARNING- Air bag/pre-
tensioner warning light
If the SRS air bag warning light
does not illuminate when the igni-
tion key is turned to “ON” , or if it
remains illuminated after approxi-
mately 6 seconds, or if it illuminates
while the vehicle is being driven,
please have an authorized Kia deal-
er inspect the pre-tensioner and air
bag system as soon as possible.
WARNING- Safety belt
adjustment
To obtain maximum benefit from a
pre-tensioner seat belt:
• The safety belt must be worn cor-
rectly.
• The safety belt must be adjusted
to the correct position.
WARNING- Replacing
used pre-tensioners
• Pre-tensioners are designed to
operate once. After activation,
pre-tensioner seat belts must be
replaced. All seat belts, of any
type,should always be replaced
after they have been worn during
a collision.
• Do not attempt to replace the pre-
tensioners yourself. This must be
done by an authorized Kia dealer.
CAUTION - Hot parts
The pre-tensioner assembly mecha-
nism becomes hot during activa-
tion. Do not touch the pre-tensioner
seat belt assembly for several min-
utes after they have been activated.WARNING-Damaging the
pre-tensioners
• Do not hit or strike the pre-ten-
sioner assemblies,especially
with a tool or heavy object.
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Safety belt restraint system We strongly recommend that the driver
and all passengers be properly
restrained at all times by using the safety
belts provided with the vehicle. Proper
use of the safety belts decreases the risk
of severe injury or death in accidents or
sudden stops. In most states, and in
Canada, the law requires their use.
All seats have lap/shoulder belts. Inertial
locks in the safety belt retractors allow all
of the lap/shoulder safety belts to remain
unlocked during normal vehicle opera-
tion. This allows the occupants some
freedom of movement and increased
comfort while using the safety belts. If a
force is applied to the vehicle, such as a
strong stop, a sharp turn, or a collision,
the safety belt retractors will automatical-
ly lock the safety belts.
Since the inertial locks do not require a
collision in order to lock up, you may
become aware of the safety belts locking
while braking or going around sharp cor-
ners.
Always use the rear seat position(s) to
install your child restraint(s).The rear safety belts use a special auto-
lock feature designed to allow a child
restraint to be used in these positions
without an added locking clip. They nor-
mally lock only under extreme or emer-
gency conditions (emergency lock
mode). However they can be adjusted so
that they remain fixed and locked when a
child restraint system is placed in these
positions. (Use this auto-lock mode only
to secure a child restraint, never for pas-
sengers restrained by the safety belts.)
Page 3-42 gives instructions on placing
the safety belt in the auto lock mode.
The drivers safety belt can only operate
in the emergency lock mode.
WARNING- Safety belts
To minimize the risk of serious or
fatal injury in an accident, the driv-
er and all passengers should use
the appropriate safety restraints for
their age and size. The presence of
air bags does not change the need
to be properly restrained by a safe-
ty belt or size-appropriate child
restraint. In fact, air bags are
designed to work the best when
passengers are correctly restrained
in the vehicle.
• Be sure you are familiar with the
information in this section,
including the information on
infant and child restraints.
• Read the safety warnings on the
sun visors of your vehicle also.
WARNING- Child restraint
in front seat
Never install a child restraint sys-
tem in the front passenger position,
as an inflating air bag could cause
serious or fatal injury to a child in
that position.