Kia Carnival Manual page 33

Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING
Do not use a sitting cushion that
reduces friction between the seat
and passenger. The passenger's hips
may slide under the lap portion of
the seat belt during an accident or a
sudden stop. Serious or fatal inter -
nal injuries could result because the
seat belt can't operate normally.
WARNING
Driver's seat
Never attempt to adjust the seat
whilst the vehicle is moving. This
could result in loss of control, and
an accident causing death, serious
injury, or property damage.
Do not allow anything to interfere
with the normal position of the
seatback. Storing items against a
seatback or in any other way
interfering with proper locking of
a seatback could result in serious
or fatal injury in a sudden stop or
collision.
Always drive and ride with your
seatback upright and the lap por -
tion of the seat belt snug and low
across the hips. This is the best
position to protect you in case of
an accident.
In order to avoid unnecessary and
perhaps severe air bag injuries,
always sit as far back as possible
from the steering wheel whilst
maintaining comfortable control
of the vehicle. We recommend
that your chest is at least 250
mm (10 inches) away from the
steering wheel.
WARNING
Rear seatbacks
The rear seatback must be
securely latched. If not, passen -
gers and objects could be thrown
forward resulting in serious injury
or death in the event of a sudden
stop or collision.
Luggage and other cargo should
be laid flat in the cargo area. If
objects are large, heavy, or must
be piled, they must be secured.
Under no circumstances should
cargo be piled higher than the
seatbacks. Failure to follow these
warnings could result in serious
injury or death in the event of a
sudden stop, collision or rollover.
No passenger should ride in the
cargo area or sit or lie on folded
seatbacks whilst the vehicle is
moving. All passengers must be
properly seated in seats and
restrained properly whilst riding.
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