Kia CERATO 2018 Owner's Manual page 38

Safety features of your vehicle
CAUTION
n Damaging rear seat belt buck‐
les
When you fold the rear seatback, in‐
sert the buckle between the rear
seatback and cushion. Doing so can
prevent the buckle from being dam‐
aged by the rear seatback.
CAUTION
n Rear seat belts
When returning the rear seatbacks
to the upright position, remember to
return the rear shoulder belts to
their proper position.
WARNING
n Cargo
Cargo should always be secured to
prevent it from being thrown about
the vehicle in a collision and causing
injury to the vehicle occupants. Do
not place objects in the rear seats,
since they cannot be properly se‐
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cured and may hit the front seat oc‐
cupants in a collision.
WARNING
n Cargo loading
Make sure the engine is off, the au‐
tomatic transaxle/dual clutch trans‐
mission is in P (Park) or the manual
transaxle is in 1st, and the parking
brake is securely applied whenever
loading or unloading cargo. Failure to
take these steps may allow the vehi‐
cle to move if the shift lever is inad‐
vertently moved to another position.