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Child Restraint System (CRS)

child restraint must use the seat belts

provided.

Most countries have child restraint laws

which require children to travel in

approved child restraint devices. The

laws governing the age or height/weight

restrictions at which seat belts can be

used instead of child restraints differs

among countries, so you should be

aware of the specific requirements in

your country, and where you are travel

ing.

The CRS must be properly placed and

installed in the rear seat. You must use a

commercially available CRS that meets

Child Restraint System (CRS)

Infants and younger children must be

restrained in an appropriate rear-facing

or forward-facing Child Restraint System

(CRS) that has first been properly

secured to the rear seat of the vehicle.

Infants and younger children must be

restrained in an appropriate rear-facing

or forward-facing Child Restraint System

(CRS) that has first been properly

secured to the rear seat of the vehicle

Please refer to your state or federal laws

for child seating requirements in the

operation of a motor vehicle.

Children always in the rear

the requirements of the Safety Stan

Children under age 13 must always ride

in the rear seats and must always be

properly restrained to minimize the risk

of injury in an accident, sudden stop or

sudden maneuver.

dards of your country.

A CRS is generally designed to be

secured in a vehicle seat by lap belt por

tion of a lap/shoulder belt, or by a

LATCH system in the rear seats of the

vehicle.

WARNING

Restraint Location

Never install a child or infant seat on the

front passenger's seat. A child riding in

the front passenger seat can be force

fully struck by an inflating airbag and

get seriously injured.

Child Restraint System (CRS)

Infants and younger children must be

restrained in an appropriate rear-facing

or forward-facing CRS that has first

been properly secured to the rear seat of

the vehicle. Read and comply with the

instructions for installation and use pro

vided by the manufacturer of the CRS.

WARNING

Hot Child Restraint

A Child Restraint System can become

very hot if it is left in a closed vehicle on

a sunny day. Be sure to check the seat

cover, buckles and latches before plac

ing a child in the restraint system.

Child Restraint Installation

An improperly secured child restraint

can increase the risk of serious injury or

death in an accident. Always take the

following precautions when using a

Child Restraint System:

僅 Always follow the Child Restraint Sys

tem manufacturer's instructions for

installation and use.

According to accident statistics, children

are safer when properly restrained in the

rear seats than in the front seat. Even

with air bags, children can be seriously

injured or killed. Children too large for a

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Child Restraint System (CRS)

僅 Always properly restrain your child in

the child restraint.

僅 Read and comply with the warnings

and instructions for installation and

use provided with the CRS.

僅 If the vehicle head restraint prevents

proper installation of a child seat (as

僅 The American Academy of Pediatrics

described in the Child Restraint Sys

provides helpful fit and safety infor

mation about child restraints at

www.healthychildren.org.

tem manual), the head restraint of the

respective seating position shall be

readjusted or entirely removed.

WARNING

Holding children

僅 Do not use an infant carrier or a child

safety seat that "hooks" over a seat

Never hold a child in your arms or lap

when riding in a vehicle. The violent

forces created during a crash will tear

the child from your arms and throw the

child against the car's interior. Always

use a Child Restraint System which is

appropriate for your child's height and

weight.

back as it may not provide adequate

protection in an accident.

僅 A child restraint in the center seating

position may also contact or push up

against the safety belt buckles, which

can damage the buckles and make

them unusable or unsafe. Always

check that the child restraint does not

contact any of the safety belt buckles.

Check the placement of the child

WARNING

Unattended children

Never leave children unattended in a

vehicle. The car can heat up very

quickly, resulting in injuries to the child

in the vehicle.

restraint regularly to make sure that it

has not shifted and come into contact

with any of the safety belt buckles.

NOTICE

After an accident, have a Kia dealer

check the Child Restraint System, seat

belts, tether anchors and lower anchors.

WARNING

Seat belt use

Selecting a CRS

When selecting a CRS for your child,

always:

僅 Make sure the CRS has a label certify

ing that it meets applicable Safety

Standards of your country.

Do not use one seat belt for two occu

pants at the same time. This will elimi

nate any safety benefit provided by the

seat belt to the occupants.

CRS types

僅 Select a child restraint based on your

child's height and weight. The

required label or the instructions for

use typically provide this information.

僅 Select a child restraint that fits the

vehicle seating position where it will

be used.

There are three main types of the CRS:

rear-facing seats, forward-facing seats,

and booster seats. They are classified

according to the child's age, height and

weight.

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Child Restraint System (CRS)

Rear-facing child seats

Forward-facing child restraints

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A rear-facing child seat provides

A forward-facing child seat provides

restraint with the seating surface against

restraint for the child's body with a har-

the back of the child. The harness sys

tem holds the child in place, and in an

accident, acts to keep the child posi

tioned in the seat and reduces the stress

to the neck and spinal cord.

All children under age one must always

ride in a rear-facing infant child restraint.

ness. Keep children in a forward-facing

child seat with a harness until they reach

the top height or weight limit allowed by

your child restraint's manufacturer.

Once your child outgrows the forward-

facing child restraint, your child is ready

for a booster seat.

Convertible and 3-in-1 child seats typi

Booster seats

cally have higher height and weight lim

its for the rear-facing position, allowing

you to keep your child rear-facing for a

longer period of time.

A booster seat is a restraint designed to

improve the fit of the vehicle's seat belt

system. A booster seat positions the seat

belt so that it fits properly over the lap of

your child.

Continue to use a rear-facing child seat

for as long as your child will fit within the

height and weight limits allowed by the

child seat manufacturer. It's the best way

to keep them safe. Once your child has

outgrown the rear-facing child restraint,

your child is ready for a forward-facing

child restraint with a harness.

Keep your child in a booster seat until

they are big enough to sit in the seat

without a booster and still have the seat

belt fit properly. For a seat belt to fit

properly, the lap belt must lie snugly

across the upper thighs, not the stom

ach. The shoulder belt should lie snug

across the shoulder and chest and not

across the neck or face. Children under

age 13 must always ride in the rear seats

and must always be properly restrained

to minimize the risk of injury.

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Child Restraint System (CRS)

Lower anchors are metal bars built into

the vehicle. There are two lower anchors

for each LATCH seating position that will

accommodate a child restraint with

lower attachments.

Installing a CRS

After selecting a proper child seat for

your child, check to make sure it fits

properly in your vehicle.

Follow the instructions provided by the

manufacturer when installing the child

seat. Note these general steps when

installing the seat to your vehicle:

To use the LATCH system in your vehi

cle, you must have a child restraint with

LATCH attachments.

The child seat manufacturer will provide

you with instructions on how to use the

child seat with its attachments for the

LATCH lower anchors.

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Properly secure the child restraint

to the vehicle. All child restraints

must be secured to the vehicle with

the lap part of a lap/shoulder belt or

with the LATCH system.

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Make sure the child restraint is

firmly secured. After installing a child

restraint to the vehicle, push and pull

the seat forward and from side-to-

side to verify that it is securely

attached to the seat. A child restraint

secured with a seat belt should be

installed as firmly as possible. How

ever, some side-to-side movement

can be expected.

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Secure the child in the child

LATCH anchors have been provided in

the left and right outboard rear seating

positions. Their locations are shown in

the illustration. There are no LATCH

anchors provided for the center rear

seating position.

restraint. Make sure the child is prop

erly strapped in the child restraint

according to the manufacturer

instructions.

Lower Anchors and Tether for

Children (LATCH) system

The LATCH system holds a child

restraint during driving and in an acci

dent. This system is designed to make

installation of the child restraint easier

and reduce the possibility of improperly

installing your child restraint. The LATCH

system uses anchors in the vehicle and

attachments on the child restraint. The

LATCH system eliminates the need to

use seat belts to secure the child

restraint to the rear seats.

WARNING

LATCH Lower Anchors

Never attempt to attach a LATCH

equipped seat in the center seating posi

tion. LATCH lower anchors are only to be

used in the left and right rear outboard

seating positions. You may damage the

anchors or the anchors may fail and

break in a collision if the seat is in the

center seating position.

The lower anchor position indicator sym

bols are located on the left and right rear

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Child Restraint System (CRS)

seatbacks to identify the position of the

lower anchors in your vehicle (see

arrows in illustration).

4. Follow the child restraint instructions

for properly adjusting and tightening

the lower attachments on the child

restraint to the lower anchors.

WARNING

Take the following precautions when

using the LATCH system:

僅 Read and follow all installation

instructions provided with your Child

Restraint System.

僅 To prevent the child from reaching

and taking hold of the unused seat

belts, buckle all unused rear seat belts

before the child is placed into the

vehicle. Lock each unused seatbelt

following the instructions in the "auto

matic locking mode" subsection, and

place the webbing behind the child

seat or against an unused seatback.

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1. Lower Anchor position indicator

2. Lower Anchor

The LATCH anchors are located

between the seatback and the seat

cushion of the rear seat left and right

outboard seating positions.

Children can be strangled if a shoul

der belt becomes wrapped around

To use the lower anchor, push the upper

portion of the lower anchor cover.

their neck and the seat belt tightens.

僅 NEVER attach more than one child

restraint to a single anchor. This could

cause the anchor or attachment to

come loose or break.

僅 Always have the LATCH system

inspected by your authorized Kia

dealer after an accident. An accident

can damage the LATCH system and

may not properly secure the child

restraint.

Securing a child restraint with the

LATCH anchors system

To install a LATCH-compatible child

restraint in either of the rear outboard

seating positions:

1. Move the seat belt buckle away from

the lower anchors. Otherwise, the

webbing or buckle can be damaged

by the latch anchor, which can make

them become unusable or unsafe.

2. Move any other objects away from

the anchors that could prevent a

secure connection between the child

restraint and the lower anchors.

3. Place the child restraint on the vehicle

seat, then attach the seat to the lower

anchors according to the instructions

provided by the child restraint manu

facturer.

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Child Restraint System (CRS)

僅 Always fasten the seat belts behind

the child restraint seat when they are

Securing a child restraint seat

with "Tether Anchor" system

not used to secure the child seat. Fail

ure to do so may result in child stran

gulation.

To install the tether anchor:

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First secure the child restraint with the

LATCH lower anchors or the seat belt. If

the child restraint manufacturer recom

mends that the top tether strap be

attached, attach and tighten the top

tether strap to the top tether strap

anchor.

Child Restraint hook holders are located

on the seat back.

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1. Route the Child Restraint System seat

strap over the seatback.

For vehicles with adjustable headrest,

route the tether strap under the head

rest and between the headrest posts,

otherwise route the tether strap over

the top of the seatback.

2. Connect the top-tether to the top-

tether anchorage, then tighten the

top-tether according to the instruc

tions of your Child Restraint System's

manufacturer to firmly attach the

Child Restraint System to the seat.

3. Check that the child restraint is

securely attached to the seat by push

ing and pulling the seat forward and

from side-to-side.

WARNING

Take the following precautions when

installing the tether strap:

僅 Read and follow all installation

instructions provided with your Child

Restraint System.

僅 NEVER attach more than one child

restraint to a single tether anchor.

This could cause the anchor or attach

ment to come loose or break.

僅 Do not attach the tether strap to any

thing other than the correct tether

anchor. It may not work properly if

attached to something else.

僅 Do not use the tether anchors for

adult seat belts or harnesses, or for

Securing a child restraint with a

lap/shoulder belt

When not using the LATCH system, all

child restraints must be secured to a

vehicle rear seat with the lap part of a

lap/shoulder belt.

attaching other items or equipment to

the vehicle.

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Child Restraint System (CRS)

Automatic locking mode

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3. Pull the shoulder portion of the seat

belt all the way out. When the shoul

der portion of the seat belt is fully

extended, it will shift the retractor to

the "automatic locking" (child

restraint) mode.

All passenger seat belts move freely

under normal conditions and only lock

under extreme or emergency conditions

(emergency locking mode). So, in order

to secure a child restraint, you must

manually pull the seat belt all the way

out to shift the retractor to the "auto

matic locking" mode.

The "automatic locking" mode will help

prevent the normal movement of the

child in the vehicle from causing the seat

belt to loosen and compromise the CRS.

To install a CRS on the rear seats, do the

following:

1. Place the CRS on a rear seat and

route the lap/shoulder belt around or

through the child restraint, following

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4. Slowly allow the shoulder portion of

the seat belt to retract and listen for

an audible "clicking" or "ratcheting"

sound. This indicates that the retrac

tor is in the "automatic locking" mode.

If no distinct sound is heard, repeat

steps 3 and 4.

the restraint manufacturer's instruc

tions.

Be sure the seat belt webbing is not

twisted.

2. Fasten the lap/shoulder belt latch into

the buckle. Listen for the distinct

"click" sound.

Position the release button so that it is

easy to access in case of an emer

gency.

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Child Restraint System (CRS)

WARNING

Auto lock mode

Set the retractor to Automatic Lock

mode when installing any Child Restraint

System. If the retractor is not in the auto

matic locking mode, the child restraint

can move when your vehicle turns or

stops suddenly. A child can be seriously

injured or killed if the child restraint is

not properly anchored in the car.

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To remove the child restraint, press the

release button on the buckle and then

pull the lap/shoulder belt out of the

restraint and allow the seat belt to

retract fully.

5. Remove as much slack from the belt

as possible by pushing down on the

CRS while feeding the shoulder belt

back into the retractor.

6. Push and pull on the CRS to confirm

that the seat belt is holding it firmly in

place. If it is not, release the seat belt

and repeat steps 2 through 6.

7. Double check that the retractor is in

the "automatic locking" mode by

attempting to pull more of the seat

belt out of the retractor. If you cannot,

the retractor is in the "automatic lock

ing" mode.

If your CRS manufacturer instructs or

recommends you to use a tether anchor

with the lap/shoulder belt, refer to

"Securing a child restraint seat with

"Tether Anchor" system" on page 3-35

for more information.

NOTICE

When the seat belt is allowed to retract

to its fully stowed position, the retractor

will automatically switch from the "auto

matic locking" mode to the emergency

lock mode for normal adult usage.

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