KIA STINGER 2018 Owner's Manual

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WARNING- Looseobjects
Do not place anything in the dri-
ver's foot well or under the front
seats. Loose objects in the dri-
ver's foot area could interfere
with the operation of the foot
pedals.WARNING- Driver respon-
sibility for passengers
The driver must advise the pas-
sengers to keep the seatback in
an upright position whenever
the vehicle is in motion. If a seat
is reclined during an accident,
the restraint system's ability to
restrain will be greatly reduced.
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WARNING- Seat cushion
Occupants should never sit on
aftermarket seat cushions or sit-
ting cushions. The passenger's
hips may slide under the lap por-
tion of the seat belt during an
accident or a sudden stop.

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WARNING - Rear seatbacks
Always lock the rear seatback
before driving. Failure to do so
could result in passengers or
objects being thrown forward
injuring vehicle occupants.
WARNING- Luggage and Cargo
Do not stack pile or stack lug-
gage or cargo higher than the
seatback in the cargo area. In an
accident the cargo could strike
and injury a passenger. If
objects are large, heavy or must
be piled, they must be secured
in the cargo area.
WARNING- Cargo Area
Do not allow passengers to ride
in the cargo area under any cir-
cumstance. The cargo area is
solely for the purpose of trans-
porting luggage or cargo.WARNING- Driver’s seat
Never attempt to adjust the seat while the vehicle is mov-
ing. This could result in loss
of control of your vehicle.
Do not allow anything to inter- fere with the normal position
of the seatback. Storing items
against the seatback could
result in serious or fatal injury
in a sudden stop or collision.
Sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel while still
maintaining comfortable con-
trol of the your vehicle. A dis-
tance of at least 25 cm (10 in.)
from your chest to the steering
wheel is recommended. Failure
to do so can result in air bag
inflation injuries to the driver.

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Feature of Seat Leather
Leather is made from the outerskin of an animal, which goes
through a special process to be
available for use. Since it is a nat-
ural substance, each part differs in
thickness or density.
Wrinkles may appear as a natural
result of stretching and shrinking
depending on the temperature and
humidity.
The seat is made of stretchable fabric to improve comfort.
The parts contacting the body are curved and the side supporting
area is high which provides driving
comfort and stability.
Wrinkles may appear naturally from usage. It is not a fault of the
product.
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NOTICE
Wrinkles or abrasions which appear
naturally from usage are not cov-
ered by warranty.
CAUTION
Belts with metallic acces-
sories, zippers or keys insideyour back pants pocket maydamage the seat fabric.
Make sure not to wet the seat. It may change the nature ofnatural leather.
Jeans or clothes which con- tain bleach may contaminatethe surface of the seat cover-ing fabric and cause damageor discoloration.
WARNING- Seat
adjustment
Do not adjust the seat while wearing seat belts. Moving the
seat forward will cause strong
pressure on the abdomen.
Do not place your hand near the seat bottom or seat track
while adjusting the seat. Your
hand could get caught in the
seat mechanism.
WARNING- Small
Objects
Use extreme caution when pick-
ing up small objects trapped
under the seats or between the
seat and the center console.
Your hands might be cut or
injured by the sharp edges of
the seats mechanism.

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Front seat adjustment - power
The front seat can be adjusted by
using the control switches located on
the outside of the seat cushion.
Before driving, adjust the seat to the
proper position so you can easily con-
trol the steering wheel, pedals and
switches on the instrument panel.When in operation, the power seat-
consumes a large amount of electri-
cal power. To prevent unnecessary
system drain, don’t adjust the power
seat longer than necessary while the
engine is not running.
Forward and backward
Push the control switch forward or
backward to move the seat to the
desired position. When the control
switch is operated forward, the seat
cushion is slightly raised, and the
seat cushion lowered when the
switch is operated backward.
Release the switch once the seat
reaches the desired position.
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CAUTION- Power seatadjustments
The power seating controlsfunction by electronic motor.
Excessive operation may causedamage to the electrical equip-ment.
CAUTION- Power Seating
Do not operate two or morepower seat control switches atthe same time. Doing so maydamage the power seat motor orelectrical components.
WARNING- Unattended
children
Do not leave children unattend-
ed in the vehicle. Children might
operate features of the vehicle
that could injure them.

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Cushion extension (for driver's seat, if equipped)
To move the front part of cushion for-
ward:
1. Push the front part of control switch to move the seat cushion to
the desired length.
2. Release the switch once the seat cushion reaches the desired length. To move the front part of cushion
rearward:
1. Push the rear part of control
switch to move the seat cushion to
the desired length.
2. Release the switch once the seat cushion reaches the desired
length.
Seatback angle
Push the control switch forward or
backward to move the seatback to
the desired angle. Release the
switch once the seat reaches the
desired position.OCK037005
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Seat height
Pull the front portion of the control
switch up to raise or press down to
lower the front part of the seat cush-
ion. Pull the rear portion of the con-
trol switch up to raise or press down
to lower the seat cushion. Release
the switch once the seat reaches the
desired position.
Lumbar support (if equipped)
The lumbar support can be adjusted
by pressing the lumbar support switch
on the side of the seat.
1. Press the front portion of the
switch (1) to increase support, or
the rear portion of the switch (2),
to decrease support.
2. Release the switch once it reach- es the desired position. 3. Press the upper portion (3) of the
switch to move the support posi-
tion up, or press the lower portion
(4) of the switch, to move the sup-
port position down.
4. Release the switch once it reach- es the desired position.
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Seat back bolster control(For driver seat, if equipped)
1. Turn the adjustment switch clock- wise, the right/left seatback bol-
sters will be adjusted inward. Turn
the switch counterclockwise, the
seatback bolster will be adjusted
outward. 2. To adjust the bolster height to its
maximum in the default state,
operate the switch for 8 seconds.
After that, release the switch
because there is no change in
height even if you continue to
operate the switch.
3. Once adjustment is done, leave the switch in place.
Driver position memory system
(if equipped, for power seat)
Driving Position Memory System is
the facility that enables driver’s seat,
steering wheel, exterior mirrors, clus-
ter and head-up display (HUD) to be
controlled with a simple button oper-
ation, which allows a driver to recall
memorized driving positions and
automatically control them. Driver’s
seat/ Steering Wheel/ Exterior mir-
rors: location Cluster: Brightness of
lighting
Head up Display (HUD): height, rota-
tion and brightness.
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Storing positions into memory
using the buttons on the door
Storing driver’s seat positions
1. Press the Parking button while the engine start/stop button is ON.
2. Adjust the driver’s seat and out- side rearview mirror and Head up
display comfortable for the driver.
3. Press SET button on the control panel. The system will beep once.
4. Press one of the memory buttons (1 or 2) within 4 seconds after
pressing the SET button. The sys-
tem will beep twice when memory
has been successfully stored.
When recalling an adjustment mem-
ory button while sitting in the vehicle,
you can be surprised by the setting
chosen if the memory has been
adjusted by someone else. If that
occurs, immediately push the seat
position control knob in the direction
of the desired position to stop further
undesired movement. Recalling positions from memory
1. Press the Parking button while the
engine start/stop button is ON.
2. To recall the position in the memo- ry, press the desired memory but-
ton (1 or 2). The system will beep
once, then the driver’s seat will
automatically adjust to the stored
position.
Adjusting the control switch for the
driver’s seat while the system is
recalling the stored position will
cause the movement to stop and
move in the direction that the control
switch is moved.
WARNING - Driver
Position Memory System
Never attempt to operate the
driver position memory system
while the vehicle is moving.
This could result in loss of con-
trol, and an accident causing
death or serious injury.

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Easy access function (if equipped)
To provide easier entry to or exit from
the vehicle for a driver, the driver’s
seat will be adjusted backwards as
far as the distance set by User
Setting on the Instrument Panel. This
occurs when the driver’s door is
opened and the Engine start/stop
button is Off with the shift lever in the
P position. If, however, the distance
between the front seat and back
seats are too close, the driver’s seat
could fail to adjust itself backwards.
The steering wheel moves to the top.
With the steering wheel moving as far
as top and as far as forward to a driv-
er on a regular basis steering wheel
identifies and adjusts its location by
itself.The driver’s seat and steering wheel
will move back to its original position
when a driver closes a driver’s door
with a smart key in his pocket and
the engine start/stop button is in OFF
or in ACC.
You can activate or deactivate this
feature. Refer to “User settings” in
chapter 4.
Driver position memory system
reset
If the Driver position memory system
reset fails to work, initialize the sys-
tem as follows.
How to initialize:
1. Stop the car and open the driver’s door with the Engine start/stop
button in ON and the automatic
shift lever in P (parking) position.
2. Pull the driver’s seat forward as far as possible and have the seatback
upright as much as possible using
driver’s seat forward adjustment
and seatback angle (recline)
movement switches.
3. Push SET button and seat fore movement switch button for 2 sec-
onds simultaneously.

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Initialization in the process :
1. Initialization begins as the alarm
sounds.
2. The seat and seatback will auto- matically move backwards. The
alarm sound will continue while
the system is in operation.
3. Initialization will be all set after the seat and seatback move to the
center with alarm sound being
raised. If, however, cases as fol-
lows occur, the initialization
process will come to a stop and
the alarm sound will stop as well.
- When pushing driving position memory system button
- When pushing driver’s seat height adjustment switch
- When relocating the shift lever from P position to other positions
- When the driving speed exceeds 3 km/h (2mph)
- When the driver’s door is closedHeadrest (for front seat)
The driver's and front passenger's
seats are equipped with a headrest
for the occupant's safety and comfort.
The headrest not only provides com-
fort for the driver and front passenger,
but also helps protect the head and
neck in the event of a rear collision.
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CAUTION
If alarm sound and driver seat adjustment stop while initial-ization is in process, re-startinitialization.
Make sure that there are no obstacles around the driverseat before proceeding withinitialization.
Once initialization is complet- ed, adjust seats conforming toyour idea driving position andsave the customized seat set-tings.