Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 43

Safety features of your vehicle
Stowing the rear seat (4th row
seat)
The rear seat can be folded and stowed
in the luggage compartment to provide
additional cargo space.
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To stow the rear seat:
1. Insert the rear seat belt buckle in the
pocket between the rear seatback
and cushion, and insert the rear seat
belt webbing in the guide to prevent
the seat belt from being damaged.
* For further information, refer to
"Seat belts" on page 3-41.
2. Pull down the headrests of the 4th
row seats as far down as possible (1).
3. Pull the folding strap (2) located on
back of the seatback. The 4th row
seats will fold down.
4. Firmly press on the seatback to
securely stow the seats in place.
OKA4030028
To use the rear seat:
1. Pull on the folding strap (1), and at the
same time, pull up the top of the seat-
back (2).
2. Fully pull the seatback to upright posi-
tion and then let go of the strap (1).
The seatback will lock in place. To
confirm, try to move the seatback
front to back. Then, adjust the head
rest to suit the occupant.
WARNING
僅 When open a folding seatback, posi-
tion the fold back strap vertically to
the seatback and pull upward.
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