body KIA Sportage 2009 JE_ / 2.G Owner's Manual

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3HeadrestThe driver's and front passenger's
seats are equipped with a headrest
for the occupant's safety and com-
for t.
The headrest not only provides com-
fort for the driver and front passen-
ger, but also helps protect the head
and neck in the event of a collision. Forward and backward adjustment
The headrest may be adjusted for-
ward to 3 different positions by
pulling the headrest forward to the
desired detent. To adjust the head-
rest to it’s furthest backward position,
pull it fully forward to the farthest
position and release it. Adjust the
headrest so that it properly supports
the head and neck.
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WARNING
For maximum effectiveness in
case of an accident, the head-
rest should be adjusted so the
middle of the headrest is at
the same height of the center
of gravity of an occupant's
head. Generally, the center of
gravity of most people's head
is similar with the height of
the top of their eyes. Also,
adjust the headrest as close to
your head as possible. For
this reason, the use of a cush-
ion that holds the body away
from the seatback is not rec-
ommended.
Do not operate the vehicle with the headrests removed. Severe
injury to the occupants may
occur in the event of an acci-
dent. Headrests may provide
protection against neck injuries
when properly adjusted.
Do not adjust the headrest position of the driver’s seat
while the vehicle is in motion.
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Adjusting the height up and down
To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (
➀). To lower the
headrest, push and hold the release
button (
➁) on the headrest support
and lower the headrest to the desired
position (➂). Removal
To remove the headrest, raise it as
far as it can go then press the
release button (
➀) while pulling the
headrest up (
➁).
To reinstall the headrest, put the
headrest poles (
➂) into the holes
while pressing the release button
(
➀). Then adjust it to the appropriate
height.
WARNING
For maximum effectiveness in case of an accident, the head-
rest should be adjusted so the
middle of the headrest is at
the same height of the center
of gravity of an occupant's
head. Generally, the center of
gravity of most people's head
is similar with the height of
the top of their eyes. Also
adjust the headrest as close to
your head as possible. For
this reason, the use of a cush-
ion that holds the body away
from the seatback is not rec-
ommended.
Do not operate the vehicle with the headrests removed.
Severe injury to an occupant
may occur in the event of an
accident. Headrests may pro-
vide protection against severe
neck injuries when properly
adjusted.
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Make sure the headrest locks in
position after adjusting it to
properly protect the occupants.
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Driver’s airbagYour vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Supplemental Restraint
(Air Bag) System and lap/shoulder
belts at both the driver and passen-
ger seating positions.
The driver’s airbag is stored in the
center of the steering wheel.
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Have your car checked by a
Kia dealer as soon as possible
if the SRS warning light
comes on. Ignoring the indica-
tor light can result in serious
or fatal injury.
Sitting improperly or out of position can provide incorrect
data to the occupant classifi-
cation system and result in
serious or fatal injury in a
crash. All occupants should
sit upright in their seats with
their feet on the floor.
WARNING
- Steering
wheel
You must always sit as far back from the steering wheel
airbag as possible (chest at
least 250 mm (10 inches) away
from the steering wheel), while
still maintaining a comfortable
seating position for good
vehicle control, in order to
reduce the risk of injury or
death in a collision.
Never place objects over the airbag storage compartments
or between the airbags and
yourself. Due to the speed and
force of the airbag inflation,
such objects could hit your
body at high speed and cause
severe bodily injury and even
death.
Do not put stickers or orna- ments on the steering wheel
cover. These may interfere
with the deployment of the
airbag.
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CAUTION
If the occupant classification
system is not working properly,the airbag warning light ( ) onthe instrument panel will illumi-nate because the passenger’sairbag is connected with theoccupant classification system.If there is a malfunction of theoccupant classification system,the PASSENGER AIR BAG“OFF” indicator will illuminateand the front passenger'sairbag will not deploy in frontalcrashes even if there is adultoccupant in the front passen-ger's seat.
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(Continued)Have an authorized Kia dealerinspect the occupant classifica-tion system with the SRS airbagsystem as soon as possible ifany of following occur;
The SRS airbag warning light does not illuminate when theignition key is turned to "ON"position.
The SRS airbag warning light remains illuminated after illu-minating for approximately 6seconds.
The SRS airbag warning light illuminates while the vehicle isbeing driven.
WARNING
The occupant classification system can function only
when the ignition key is in the
"ON" position.
For very small person, the occupant classification sys-
tem may or may not turn off
the right front passenger's
frontal airbag, depending
upon the person's seating
posture and body build.
Everyone in your vehicle
should wear a safety belt
properly -- whether or not
there is an air bag for that per-
son.
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WARNING
If the front passenger seat
should be modified for persons
with disabilities that may affect
the operation of the occupant
classification system, contact
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If the driver brakes the vehicleheavily in an urgent situa-
tions, occupants will be
thrown forward. If front pas-
sengers are not wearing the
safety belts, they will be
directly in front of the storage
compartment when inflation
occurs. In that situation, seri-
ous injury or death is possi-
ble.
Never allow front passenger to put their hands or feet on
the instrument panel or put
their face close to the instru-
ment panel. The airbag will
impact the front passenger
when it inflates.
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Never allow children/old and feeble persons/pregnant
women to sit on the front pas-
senger’s seat. Do not put child
restraint systems on the front
passenger’s seat either. They
may be seriously injured by
the airbag inflation when
airbag deploys.
Do not put objects or stickers on the instrument panel. Do
not apply any accessory on
the front windshield glass or
do not install aftermarket mir-
rors or accessories on the fac-
tory installed rearview mirror.
These may interfere with the
deployment of airbag inflation
or could hit your body at high
speed and cause severe bodi-
ly injury and even death.
WARNING
The front seat passenger’sairbag is much larger than the
steering wheel airbag 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 proper-
ly. The front passengers
should always move their seat
as far back as practical and sit
back in their seat.
It is essential that the front passengers always wear their
safety belts, even when the
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Airbag inflation conditionFront airbag
Front airbags are designed to inflate
when the impact is delivered to front
collision sensors depending on the
intensity, speed or angles of impact
of the front collision - generally from
an area a little to the left to a little to
the right of straight ahead.
WARNING
- Protecting
airbag module and sensors
Do not hit or allow any heavy objects to hit the locations
where airbags or sensors are
installed.
This may cause damage and
unexpected airbag deploy-
ment, which could result in
serious personal injury or
death.
If the installation location or angle of the sensors is altered
in any way, the airbags may
malfunction, causing severe
injury or death.
Therefore, do not try to per-
form maintenance on or
around the airbag sensors.
Have the vehicle repaired by
an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING
- Body
changes
Problems may arise if the sen- sor installation angles are
changed due to the deforma-
tion of front bumper, body or B
pillar where side collision sen-
sors are installed. In the event
of a collision, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
Your vehicle has been designed to deploy the
airbag(s) in certain collisions.
Installing aftermarket bumper
guards or replacing a bumper
with non-genuine parts may
adversely affect your vehicle’s
airbag deployment perfor-
mance.
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Just before impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi-
cle and the vehicle dive under a
vehicle with a higher ground clear-
ance. Airbags may not inflate in
this "underride" situation because
deceleration forces are so radically
altered by such "underride" colli-
sions. Front airbags do not generally
inflate in rollover accidents.
However, side airbags may inflate
during a rollover, depending on the
precise impacts which the side of
the vehicle experienced during a
rollover. Airbags may not inflate if the vehi-
cle collides with objects such as
utility poles or trees, where the
point of impact is concentrated to
one area and not the main body
structures, so that the full force of
the impact is not transmitted to the
sensors.
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9. RANDOM Selection ButtonTurns on/off the randomization of the
play list of files in the currently played
DISC.
To cancel the mode, press the key
once again.10. SCAN Selection ButtonPlays first 10 seconds of each song
in the DISC.
To cancel the mode, press the key
once again.
CAUTION
- Using USBdevice
• To use the external USB device, make sure the deviceis not mounted when startingup the vehicle and mount thedevice after starting up.
If you start the vehicle when the USB device is mounted, itmay damage the USB device.(USB is not ESA)
If the vehicle is started up or turned off while the externalUSB device is connected, theexternal USB device may notwork.
It may not play inauthentic MP3 or WMA files.
1) It can only play MP3 files with the compression ratebetween 8Kbps~320Kbps.
2) It can only play WMA music files with the compressionrate between 8Kbps~320Kbps.
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Take cautions for static elec- tricity when mounting or dis-mounting the external USBdevice.
Encoded MP3 PLAYER is not recognizable.
Depending on the condition of the external USB device, theconnected external USBdevice can be unrecognizable.
When the formatted byte/sec- tor setting of External USBdevices is not either 512BYTEor 2048BYTE, then the devicewill not be recognized.
Only the USB device format- ted to FAT 12/16/32.
USB device without USB IF authentication may not be rec-ognizable.
Make sure the USB connection terminal does not come incontact with human body orany object.
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(Continued) Take cautions for static elec- tricity when mounting or dis-mounting the external USBdevice.
Encoded MP3 PLAYER is not recognizable.
Depending on the condition of the external USB device, theconnected external USBdevice can be unrecognizable.
When the formatted byte/sec- tor setting of External USBdevices is not either 512BYTEor 2048BYTE, then the devicewill not be recognized.
Only the USB device format- ted to FAT 12/16/32.
USB device without USB IF authentication may not be rec-ognizable.
Make sure the USB connection terminal does not come incontact with human body orany object.
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(Continued) If you repeat mounting or dis- mounting USB device in ashort period of time, it maybreak the device.
You might hear strange noise when mounting or dismount-ing a USB device.
If you dismount the external USB device during playback inUSB mode, the external USBdevice can be damaged or mal-function. Therefore, mount theexternal USB device when theengine is turned off or inanother mode.
Depending on the type and capacity of the external USBdevice or the type of the filesstored in the device, there is adifference in the time taken forrecognition of the device, butthis is not a trouble and youonly have to wait.
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(Continued) Do not use the USB device for other purposes than playingmusic files.
Use of USB accessories such as the recharger or heaterusing USB I/F may lower theperformance or cause trouble.
If you use devices such as the USB hub you purchased sepa-rately, the vehicle’s audio sys-tem may not recognize theUSB device. Connect the USBdevice directly to the multime-dia terminal of the vehicle.

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Face position
Air flow is directed toward
the upper body and face.
Additionally, each outlet
can be controlled to direct
the air discharged from
the outlet.
(outlet port: , )
Face - floor position
Air flow is directed towardsthe face and the floor. The
air to the floor is warmer
than the air to the face
(except when the temper-
ature control is set to the
extreme cold position).
(outlet port: , , , )
OFF position
The climate control sys-
tem is turned off.
Floor position
Most of the air flow is
directed to the floor, with a
small amount of the air
being directed to the wind-
shield and side window
defroster.
(outlet port: , , , , )
Floor - defrost position
Most of the air flow is
directed to the floor and
the windshield with a
small amount directed to
the side window
defrosters.
(outlet port:
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Defrost position
Most of the air flow is
directed to the windshield
with a small amount of air
directed to the side win-
dow defrosters.
(outlet port: , , )
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