Kia Soul 2015 Owner's Manual page 56

Safety features of your vehicle
ISOFIX Anchor
ISOFIX Anchor
Position Indicator
There are ISOFIX symbols located on
the lower portion of each side of the
rear seatbacks. These symbols indi-
cate the position of the lower anchors
for child restraints so equipped.
Both rear outboard
equipped with a pair of ISOFIX
anchorages as well as a correspon-
ding top tether anchorage on the
back side of the back rest. The
ISOFIX anchorages are located
between seat cushion and back rest,
marked with the ISOFIX icon.
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For installation, CRS ISOFIX con-
necters have to engage with the
vehicles ISOFIX anchorages (listen
for a CLICK, check potential visual
indicators on the CRS and cross-
check by pulling).
CRS with universal approval to ECE-
R 44 or relevant regulation need to
be fixed additionally with a top tether
strap connected to the correspon-
ding top tether anchorage point in
the back rest.
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The installing and the use of a child-
seat has to be done according to the
installing-manual, which is added to
the ISOFIX-seat.
seats are
WARNING
Install the child restraint seat
fully rearward against the seat-
back with the seatback reclined
two positions from the most
upright latched position.
WARNING
• When using the vehicle's
"ISOFIX" system to install a
child restraint system in the
rear seat, all unused vehicle
rear seat belt metal latch
plates or tabs must be latched
securely in their seat belt
buckles and the seat belt web-
bing must be retracted behind
the child restraint to prevent
the child from reaching and
taking hold of unretracted
seat belts. Unlatched metal
latch plates or tabs may allow
the child to reach the unre-
tracted seat belts which may
result in strangulation and a
serious injury or death to the
child in the child restraint.
• Do not place anything around
the ISOFIX anchors. Also make
sure that the seat belt is not
caught in the ISOFIX anchors.