Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual page 101

Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING -
Uprighting
seat
When you return the seatback
to its upright position, hold the
seatback and return it slowly. If
the seatback is returned with-
out holding it, the back of the
seat could spring
resulting in injury caused by
being struck by the seatback.
CAUTION -
Damaging
rear seat belt buckles
When you fold the rear seat-
back, insert the buckle in the
pocket between the rear seat-
back and cushion. Doing so can
prevent the buckle from being
damaged by the rear seatback.
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CAUTION
When returning the rear seat-
backs to the upright position,
remember to return the rear
shoulder belts to their proper
position. Routing the seat belt
webbing through the rear seat
belt guides will help keep the
forward
belts from being trapped behind
or under the seats.
- Rear seat belts
Cargo
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
secured and may hit the front
seat occupants in a collision.
Make sure the vehicle is off, the
shifter dial is in P (Park), and the
parking
applied whenever loading or
unloading cargo.
Failure to take these steps may
allow the vehicle to move if the
shifter dial is inadvertently
moved to another position.
WARNING
- Cargo
should always
WARNING -
Cargo loading
brake is securely
be