Kia Sportage 2023 Owner's Manual page 56

Safety features of your vehicle
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
attaching other items or equipment to
the vehicle.
僅 Always fasten the seat belts behind
the child restraint seat when they are
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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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
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Child Restraint System (CRS)
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.
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.
Automatic locking mode
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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
the restraint manufacturer's instruc-
tions.
Be sure the seat belt webbing is not
twisted.