Installing A Child Restraint System - Kia Optima 2017 Owner's Manual

Forward-facing Child Restraint System
A forward-facing Child Restraint Sys‐
tem provides restraint for the child's
body with a harness. Keep children in a
forward-facing Child Restraint System
with a harness until they reach the top
height or weight limit allowed by your
Child Restraint System's manufacturer.
Once your child outgrows the forward-
facing Child Restraint System, your
child is ready for a booster seat.
Booster seats
A booster seat is a Child Restraint Sys‐
tem designed to improve the fit of the
vehicle's seat belt system. A booster
seat positions the seat belt so that it
fits properly over the stronger parts of
your child's body. Keep your children in
booster seats until they are big enough
to fit in a seat belt properly.
For a seat belt to fit properly, the lap
belt must lie comfortable across the
upper thighs, not the stomach. The
shoulder belt should lie comfortable
across the shoulder and chest and not
across the neck or face. Children under
age 13 must always be properly re‐
strained to minimize the risk of injury
in an accident, sudden stop or sudden
maneuver.
Installing a Child Restraint
System (CRS)
WARNING
Before installing your Child Restraint
System always:
Read and follow the instructions
provided by the manufacturer of the
Child Restraint System.
Failure to follow all warnings and in‐
structions could increase the risk of
the SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH if an
accident occurs.
WARNING
If the vehicle headrest prevents
proper installation of a Child Re‐
straint System, the headrest of the
respective seating position shall be
readjusted or entirely removed.
After selecting a proper Child Restraint
System for your child and checking that
the Child Restraint System fits properly
on the seating position, there are three
general steps for a proper installation:
• Properly secure the Child Restraint
System to the vehicle. All Child Re‐
straint Systems must be secured to
the vehicle with the lap belt or lap
part of a lap/shoulder belt or with the
ISOFIX toptether and/or ISOFIX an‐
chorage and/or with the support leg.
• Make sure the Child Restraint System
is firmly secured. After installing a
Child Restraint System to the vehicle,
push and pull the seat forward and
from side-to-side to verify that it is
securely attached to the seat. A Child
Restraint System secured with a seat
belt should be installed as firmly as
possible. However, some side-to-side
movement can be expected. When in‐
stalling a Child Restraint System, ad‐
just the vehicle seat and seatback (up
and down, forward and rearward) so
that your child fits in the Child Re‐
straint System in a comfortable man‐
ner.
• Secure the child in the Child Restraint
System. Make sure the child is prop‐
erly strapped in the Child Restraint
System according to the Child Re‐
straint System manufacturer's in‐
structions.
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