KIA Sorento 2006 - Manual (Page 49)

5. Before placing the child in the child
restraint, forcibly try to push the
seat from side to side and forward
to make sure that the seat is
securely held in place.
6. Double check that the retractor is
in the automatic locking mode by
trying to pull the shoulder portion
of the safety belt out of the retrac-
tor. If you cannot pull the belt out of
the retractor, it is in the automatic
locking mode. If you can, repeat
step 4.
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 safety belt
to retract fully.
Child restraint anchor position
For small children and babies, the
use of a child seat or infant seat is
strongly recommended. This child
seat or infant seat should be of
appropriate size for the child and
should be installed in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions.
It is further recommended that the
seat be placed in the vehicle’s rear
seat since this can make an impor-
tant contribution to safety. Your vehi-
cle is provided with three child
restraint hook holders on the floor
behind the rear seat for installing the
child seat or infant seat.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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WARNING
- Auto Lock Mode
The lap/shoulder belt automati-
cally returns to the “emergency
lock mode” whenever the belt is
allowed to retract fully.Therefore,
the preceding seven steps must
be followed each time a child
restraint is installed.
If the safety belt is not placed in
the “auto lock” mode, severe
injury or death could occur to the
child and/or other occupants in
the vehicle in a collision, since
the child restraint will not be
effectively held in place.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
When the safety belt is allowed to
retract to its fully stowed position,
the retractor will automatically
switch from the “Auto Lock” mode
to the emergency lock mode for
normal adult usage.
WARNING
- Child Restraint Placement
Never use a child restraint in
the front passenger seat. A
child in a child restraint
installed in the front passenger
seat can be severely or fatally
injured by an air bag which
could impact the child restraint
with great force when the air
bag inflates.
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