Kia Telluride (2020 year). Owner's manual — part 2

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Air bag - advanced Supplemental Restraint System . ...3-56
䳜 How does the air bag system operate? . . . . . . ...3-57
䳜 Do not install a child restraint on the front passenger's

seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-58

䳜 Air bag warning light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59
䳜 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) components and

functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60

䳜 Occupant Detection System (ODS). . . . . . . . . 3-62
䳜 Driver's and passenger's front air bag. . . . . . . ..3-69
䳜 Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72
䳜 Curtain air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-73
䳜 Air bag collision sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..3-75
䳜 Why didn't my air bag go off in a collision?

(Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag)...3-76

䳜 Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) care . . . . . 3-80
䳜 Adding equipment to or modifying your air bag-

equipped vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-81

䳜 Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...3-81

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Important safety precautions

SAFETY FEATURES OF YOUR
VEHICLE

For the safety of the driver and
vehicle passengers, you should
become familiar with the vehicle's
safety features.

Important safety precautions

You will find many safety precau-
tions and recommendations
throughout this section, and
throughout this manual.

The safety precautions in this sec-
tion are among the most important.

Always wear your seat belt

A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of accidents. Air bags are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with air
bags, ALWAYS make sure you and
your passengers wear your seat
belts, and wear them properly.

Restrain all children

All children under age 13 should ride
in your vehicle properly restrained in
a rear seat, not the front seat.
Infants and small children should be
restrained in an appropriate child
restraint. Larger children should use
a booster seat with the lap/shoulder
belt until they can use the seat belt
properly without a booster seat.

Air bag hazards

While air bags can save lives, they
can also cause serious or fatal inju-
ries to occupants who sit too close
to them, or who are not properly
restrained. Infants, young children,
and shorter adults are at the great-
est risk of being injured by an inflat-
ing air bag. Follow all instructions
and warnings in this manual.

Driver distraction

Driver distraction presents a serious
and potentially deadly danger, espe-
cially for inexperienced drivers.
Safety should be the first concern
when behind the wheel and drivers
need to be aware of the wide array
of potential distractions, such as
drowsiness, reaching for objects,
eating, personal grooming, other
passengers, and using cellular
phones.

Drivers can become distracted when
they take their eyes and attention
off the road or their hands off the
wheel to focus on activities other
than driving. To reduce your risk of
distraction or getting into an acci-
dent:
䳜 ALWAYS set up your mobile

devices (i.e., MP3 players, phones,
navigation units, etc.) when your
vehicle is parked or safely
stopped.

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Important safety precautions

䳜 ONLY use your mobile device

when allowed by laws and when
conditions permit safe use.
NEVER text or email while driving.
Most countries have laws prohib-
iting drivers from texting. Some
countries and cities also prohibit
drivers from using handheld
phones.

䳜 NEVER let the use of a mobile

device distract you from driving.
You have a responsibility to your
passengers and others on the
road to always drive safely, with
your hands on the wheel as well
as your eyes and attention on the
road.

Control your speed

Excessive speed is a major factor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed, the greater
the risk, but serious injuries can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
faster than is safe for current con-
ditions, regardless of the maximum
speed posted.

Keep your vehicle in safe condition

Having a tire blowout or a mechani-
cal failure can be extremely hazard-
ous. To reduce the possibility of
such problems, check your tire pres-
sures and condition frequently, and
perform all regularly scheduled
maintenance.

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Seat

Seat

8 Seats

Front seat
1. Forward and backward
2. Seatback angle
3. Seat cushion height*
4. Lumbar support (Driver's seat)*
5. Cushion extension (Driver's seat)*
6. Driver position memory system*
7. Headrest

2nd row seat
8. Forward and backward
9. Walk-in switch
10.Seatback angle

11.Headrest
12.Walk-in strap for emergency

3rd row seat
13.Seatback angle strap
14.2nd row seat remote folding

button

15.Headrest

*: if equipped

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7 Seats

Front seat
1. Forward and backward
2. Seatback angle
3. Seat cushion height*
4. Lumbar support (Driver's seat)*
5. Cushion extension (Driver's seat)*
6. Driver position memory system*
7. Headrest

2nd row seat
8. Forward and backward
9. Walk-in switch
10.Seatback angle
11.Headrest
12.Walk-in strap for emergency

3rd row seat
13.Seatback angle strap
14.2nd row seat remote folding

button

15.Headrest

* : if equipped

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WARNING

Loose objects
Do not place anything in the driver's
footwell or under the front seats.
Loose objects in the driver's foot
area could interfere with the opera-
tion of the foot pedals.

WARNING

Uprighting seat
Do not press the release lever on a
manual seatback without holding
and controlling the seatback. The
seatback will spring upright possibly
impacting you or other passengers.

WARNING

Driver responsibility for passengers

The driver must advise the passen-
gers to keep the seatback in an
upright position whenever the vehi-
cle is in motion. If a seat is reclined
during an accident, the restraint
system's ability to restrain will be
greatly reduced.

WARNING

Seat cushion
Occupants should never sit on after-
market seat cushions or sitting
cushions. The passenger Occupant
Detection System may not operate
properly, or passenger's hips may
slide under the lap portion of the
seat belt during an accident or a
sudden stop.

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WARNING

Driver's seat
䳜 Never attempt to adjust the seat

while the vehicle is moving. This
could result in loss of control of
your vehicle.

䳜 Do not allow anything to interfere

with the normal position of the
seatback. Storing items against
the seatback could result in seri-
ous or fatal injury in a sudden
stop or collision.

䳜 Sit as far back as possible from

the steering wheel while still
maintaining comfortable control
of the your vehicle. A distance of
at least 25 cm (10 in) from your
chest to the steering wheel is rec-
ommended. 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 forward injuring vehicle
occupants.

WARNING

Unexpected Seat Movement
After adjusting a manual seat,
always check that it is locked by
shifting your weight to the front
and back. Sudden or unexpected
movement of the driver's seat could
cause you to lose control of the
vehicle.

WARNING

Seat adjustment
䳜 Do not adjust the seat while

wearing seat belts. Moving the
seat forward will cause strong
pressure on the abdomen.

䳜 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

Luggage and Cargo
Do not stack pile or stack luggage or
cargo higher than the seatback in
the cargo area. In an accident the
cargo could strike and injure a pas-
senger. If objects are large, heavy or
must be piled, they must be secured
in the cargo area.

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WARNING

Cargo Area
Do not allow passengers to ride in
the cargo area under any circum-
stance. The cargo area is solely for
the purpose of transporting luggage
or cargo.

WARNING

Small Objects
Use extreme caution when picking
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.

Feature of Seat Leather

Leather is made from the outer skin
of an animal, which goes through a
special process to be available for
use. Since it is a natural substance,
each part differs in thickness or
density.
䳜 Wrinkles may appear as a natural

result of stretching and shrinking
depending on the temperature
and humidity.

䳜 The seat is made of stretchable

fabric to improve comfort.

䳜 The parts contacting the body are

curved and the side supporting
area is high which provides driving
comfort and stability.

CAUTION

䳜 Belts with metallic accessories,

zippers or keys inside the back
pocket may damage the seat fab-
ric.

䳜 Make sure not to wet the seat. It

may change the nature of natural
leather.

䳜 Jeans or clothes which could

bleach may contaminate the sur-
face of the seat covering fabric.

NOTICE

Wrinkles or abrasions may appear
naturally from usage. It is not a
fault of product. Wrinkles or abra-
sions are not covered by warranty.

Front seat adjustment for manual
seat

The front seat can be adjusted by
using the control levers located on
the outside of the seat cushion.

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Moving forward and backward

Adjust the seat before driving, and
make sure the seat is locked
securely by trying to move forward
and backward without using the
lever. If the seat moves, it is not
locked properly.

To move the seat forward or back-
ward:
1. Pull the seat slide adjustment

lever up and hold it.

2. Slide the seat to the position you

desire.

3. Release the lever and make sure

the seat is locked in place.

Reclining seatback

To recline the seatback:
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up

the seatback recline lever.

2. Carefully lean back on the seat

and adjust the seatback of the
seat to the position you desire.

3. Release the lever and make sure

the seatback is locked in place.
(The lever MUST return to its
original position for the seatback
to lock.)

WARNING

Reclining seatback
Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be dan-
gerous. Even when buckled up, the
protections of your restraint sys-
tem (seat belts and/or air bags) is
greatly reduced by reclining your
seatback.
Seat belts must be snug against
your hips and chest to work prop-
erly. When the seatback is reclined,
the shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be snug against
your chest. Instead, it will be in front
of you. During an accident, you could
be thrown into the seat belt, caus-
ing neck or other injuries.
The more the seatback is reclined,
the greater chance the passenger's
hips will slide under the lap belt or
the passenger's neck will strike the
shoulder belt.

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Changing seat cushion height (if
equipped)

To change the height of the seat
cushion, push the lever upwards or
downwards.
䳜 To lower the seat cushion, push

down the lever several times.

䳜 To raise the seat cushion, pull up

the lever several times.

Front seat adjustment for power
seat (if equipped)

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
control the steering wheel, pedals
and switches on the instrument
panel.

CAUTION

Power seating adjustments
䳜 The power seating controls func-

tion by electronic motor. Exces-
sive operation may cause damage
to the electrical equipment.

䳜 Do not operate two or more

power seat control switches at
the same time. Doing so may
damage the power seat motor or
electrical components.

Moving forward and backward

To move the seat forward or back-
ward:
1. Push the control switch forward

or backward to move the seat to
the desired position.

2. Release the switch once the seat

reaches the desired position.

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Reclining seatback

To recline the seatback:
1. Push the control switch forward

or backward to move the seat-
back to the desired angle

2. Release the switch once the seat

reaches the desired position.

Changing seat cushion tilt and
height

To change the height of the seat:
1. Pull the front portion (1) of the

control switch up to raise or press
down to lower the front part of
the seat cushion.

2. Pull the rear portion (2) of the

control switch up to raise or press
down to lower the seat cushion.

3. Release the switch once the seat

reaches the desired position.

Adjusting lumbar support for
driver's seat (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 to increase support, or the
rear portion of the switch, to
decrease support.

2. Release the switch once it

reaches the desired position.

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Adjusting cushion extension for
driver's seat (if equipped)

1. Press the front portion of the

switch to raise the cushion exten-
sion, or the rear portion of the
switch to lower it.

2. Release the switch once the cush-

ion extension reaches the desired
position.

Driver position memory system for
power seat (if equipped)

A driver position memory system is
provided to store and recall the
driver seat and outside rearview
mirror position with a simple button
operation.

By saving the desired position into
the system memory, different driv-
ers can reposition the driver seat
based upon their driving prefer-
ence. If the battery is disconnected,
the desired seat position memory
will need to be re-saved.

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 control,
and an accident causing death or
serious injury.

CAUTION

The driver position memory system
requires a large amount of electric
power.
Refrain from using the system
when the engine is stopped to pre-
vent battery discharge.

Storing driver's seat positions

1. Place the Engine Strat/Stop but-

ton is ON while the vehicle stop.

2. Adjust the driver's seat and out-

side rearview mirror comfortable
for the driver.

3. Press SET button on the control

panel. The system will beep once.

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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 mem-
ory has been successfully stored.

When recalling an adjustment mem-
ory button while sitting in the vehi-
cle, 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 switch in the
direction of the desired position to
stop further undesired movement.

Recalling positions from memory

Operate the following steps while
the vehicle is stopped:
䳜 To recall a position already stored

in the memory, press the desired
memory button (1 or 2). The sys-
tem will beep once, then the
driver's seat will automatically
adjust to the stored position.

If you adjust the control switch for
the driver's seat while the system is
recalling the stored position, the
seat will stop and then move in the
direction that the control switch is
moved.

Setting the easy access function (if
equipped)

The driver position memory system
will move the driver's seat automat-
ically as follows:

The driver can turn off or set the
driver's seat settings in the user
settings mode in the instrument
cluster.
1. Press the MODE button (

) sev-

eral times on the steering wheel
until 'User Settings' menu appears
on the LCD.

2. Select 'Convenience → Seat Easy

Access → OFF/Normal/Extend'
and 'Convenience → Seat upward/
downward' with the MOVE switch
(

/

) and the OK button on

the steering wheel.

䳜 It will move the driver's seat rear-

ward when the ENGINE START/
STOP button is changed to the
OFF position.

䳜 It will move the driver's seat for-

ward when the ENGINE START/
STOP button is changed to the
ACC or START position and front
driver's door is opened.

䳜 It will move the driver's seat for-

ward and upward when the
ENGINE START/STOP button is in
ON. It will move the driver's seat
backward and downward when
the ENGINE START/STOP button
is in OFF.

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You can activate or deactivate this
feature. Refer to "User Settings
mode" on page 4-74.

NOTICE

Upward/downward movement of
the seat may not work when pas-
sengers get on/off the vehicle in
order to prevent foot injuries in cer-
tain places.

Resetting the driver position mem

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ory system

If the driver position memory sys-
tem reset fails to work, initialize the
system 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 auto-
matic shift lever in P (parking)
position.

2. Pull the driver's seat forward as

far as possible and have the seat-
back upright as much as possible
using driver's seat forward/back-
ward adjustment and seatback
angle (recline) movement
switches.

3. Push SET button and seat for-

ward movement switch button
for 2 seconds simultaneously.

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.
However, the initialization process
will come to a stop and the alarm
sound will stop as well.
䳜 When pushing driving position

memory system button

䳜 When pushing driver's seat

height adjustment switch

䳜 When the driving speed exceeds

3 km/h (2 mph)

䳜 When the driver's door is closed

NOTICE

䳜 When the operation of the driver's

seat and alarm sound stop during
the initialization process, start the
process again.

䳜 Make sure that there are no

obstacles around the driver's seat
before starting initialization.

䳜 When the initialization is finished,

adjust the seat to a position com-
fortable for the driver and save it
to the driver position memory
system.

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Headrest for front seat

The driver's and front passenger's
seats are equipped with a headrest
for the occupant's safety and com-
fort.

The headrest not only provides
comfort for the driver and front
passenger, but also helps protect
the head and neck in the event of a
rear collision.

For maximum effectiveness in case
of an accident, the headrest should
be adjusted so the middle of the
headrest is as high as the center of
gravity of an occupant's head. Gen-
erally, the center of gravity of most
people's head is similar with the
height of the top of their eyes.

Also, adjust the headrest as close to
your head as possible. For this rea-
son, the use of a cushion that holds
the body away from the seatback is
not recommended.

WARNING

Headrest removal/adjustment
䳜 Do not operate the vehicle with

the headrests removed. Head-
rests can provide critical neck and
head support in a crash.

䳜 Do not adjust the headrest height

while the vehicle is in motion.
Driver may lose control of the
vehicle.

CAUTION

Excessive pulling or pushing may
damage the headrest.

Adjusting the height up and down

To raise the headrest:
1. Pull it up to the desired position

(1).

2. To lower the headrest, push and

hold the release button (2) on the
headrest support.

3. Lower the headrest to the desired

position (3).

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NOTICE

If you recline the seatback towards
the front with the headrest and
seat cushion raised, the headrest
may come in contact with the sun
visor or other parts of the vehicle.

Removing headrest

Type A

Type B

To remove the headrest:
1. Recline the seatback (2) with the

recline lever or switch (1).

2. Raise headrest as far as it can go.
3. Press the headrest release button

(3) while pulling the headrest up
(4).

WARNING

Headrest Removal
NEVER allow anyone to ride in a
seat with the headrest removed or
reversed. Headrests can provide
critical neck and head support in a
crash.

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