Kia Sorento 2023, Owner'S Manual, Page: 74 / 640

Safety features of your vehicle
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Seat
WARNING
Loose objects
Loose objects in the driver's foot area
could interfere with the operation of the
foot pedals, possibly causing an acci
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dent. Do not place anything under the
front seats.
WARNING
Uprighting seat
Do not press the release lever on a man
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ual seatback without holding and con
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trolling the seatback. The seatback will
spring upright, possibly impacting you
or other passengers.
WARNING
Driver responsibility for passengers
The driver must advise the passengers
to keep the seatback in an upright posi
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tion whenever the vehicle is in motion. If
a seat is reclined during an accident, the
restraint system's ability to restrain the
passenger will be greatly reduced.
WARNING
Seat cushion
Occupants should never sit on aftermar
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ket seat cushions or sitting cushions. The
Passenger Occupant Detection System
may not operate properly, or the pas
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senger's hips may slide under the lap
portion of the seat belt during an acci
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dent or a sudden stop.
WARNING
Driver's seat
僅 Never attempt to adjust the seat while
the vehicle is moving. This could result
in loss of control of your vehicle.
僅 Do not allow anything to interfere with
the normal position of the seatback.
For example, storing items against the
seatback could result in serious or
fatal injury in a sudden stop or colli
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sion.
僅 Sit as far back as possible from the
steering wheel while still maintaining
comfortable control of the your vehi
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cle. A distance of at least 25 cm (10
inches) from your chest to the steer
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ing wheel is recommended. Failure to
do so can result in air bag inflation
injuries to the driver.
WARNING
Rear seatbacks
Always lock the rear seatback before
driving. Failure to do so could result in
passengers or objects being thrown for
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ward, injuring vehicle occupants.
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