KIA Sorento 2006 - Manual (Page 45)

KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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WARNING
- Infants and Young
Children
• Infants and young children
are at much greater risk of
serious injury or death in an
accident or sudden stop if
they are unrestrained or
restrained improperly. Follow
all instructions in this section
of your Kia manual and the
instructions that came on and
with an improved child safety
restraint system.
The child
restraint must be correctly
installed in the vehicle, and
the child must be correctly
installed in the child restraint.
• All children under 12 are
safest in the back seat. The
center rear position is best.
• Never install a child or infant
seat in the front passenger
position. The baby will be
injured or killed by the airbag
if it deploys in an accident.
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• Never allow a child to stand or
kneel on the seat of a moving
vehicle.
Insist the child sit
down in an approved restraint
system.
• Never allow a safety belt to be
placed around both a child and
an adult or around two chil-
dren. In an accident they will
not be properly restrained and
may receive worse injuries
from being thrown forward or
crushed against one another.
• Never allow a child to be held
on a lap or in anyone’s arms
while the vehicle is moving.
Even a very strong person can-
not hold onto a child in even a
minor collision.
• A child too large for a child
restraint but too small for the
vehicle safety belts should use
an approved belt-positioning
booster seat. This is safer than
allowing a child to ride with a
shoulder belt that touches their
face or neck.
WARNING
- Hot Metal Parts
Since a safety belt or child
restraint system can become
very hot in a closed vehicle dur-
ing warm sunny weather, be
sure to check the seat cover
and buckles before placing a
child anywhere near them.
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