Kia Niro Hybrid Owner's Manual page 106

Saýety ýeatures oý your vehicle
Forward-ýacinþ Child Restraint System
A ýorward-ýacinþ Child Restraint Sys‐
tem provides restraint ýor the child s
body with a harness. Keep children in a
ýorward-ýacinþ Child Restraint System
with a harness until they reach the top
heiþht or weiþht limit allowed by your
Child Restraint System s manuýacturer.
Once your child outþrows the ýorward-
ýacinþ Child Restraint System, your
child is ready ýor a booster seat.
Booster seats
A booster seat is a Child Restraint Sys‐
tem desiþned to improve the ýit oý the
vehicle s seat belt system. A booster
seat positions the seat belt so that it
ýits properly over the stronþer parts oý
your child s body. Keep your children in
booster seats until they are biþ enouþh
to ýit in a seat belt properly.
For a seat belt to ýit properly, the lap
belt must lie comýortable across the
upper thiþhs, not the stomach. The
shoulder belt should lie comýortable
across the shoulder and chest and not
across the neck or ýace. Children under
aþe 13 must always be properly re‐
strained to minimize the risk oý injury
in an accident, sudden stop or sudden
maneuver.
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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.
Aýter selectinþ a proper Child Restraint
System ýor your child and checkinþ that
the Child Restraint System ýits properly
on the seatinþ position, there are three
þeneral steps ýor 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 oý a lap/shoulder belt or with the
ISOFIX toptether and/or ISOFIX an‐
choraþe and/or with the support leþ.
• Make sure the Child Restraint System
is ýirmly secured. Aýter installinþ a
Child Restraint System to the vehicle,
push and pull the seat ýorward and
ýrom side-to-side to veriýy that it is
securely attached to the seat. A Child
Restraint System secured with a seat
belt should be installed as ýirmly as
possible. However, some side-toside
movement can be expected. When in‐
stallinþ a Child Restraint System, ad‐
just the vehicle seat and seatback (up
and down, ýorward and rearward) so
that your child ýits in the Child Re‐
straint System in a conýortable man‐
ner.
• Secure the child in the Child Restraint
System. Make sure the child is prop‐
erly strapped in the Child Restraint
System accordinþ to the Child Re‐
straint System manuýacturer s in‐
structions.