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Safety features of your Kia Seat belts
keep the belts from being trapped
behind or under the seats.
2. After inserting the seat belt, tighten
the belt webbing by pulling it up.
When pulling out to wear the seat belt,
the tongue should be slowly pulled out
of the seat belt guide so that the seat
belt guide does not come off the trim.
Pre-tensioner seat belt
Your Kia is equipped with front driver
and passenger, and rear passenger’s
(Except center) seat belt pre-tensioners.
The purpose of the pre-tensioner is to
make sure that the seat belts fit tightly
against the occupant's body in certain
collisions.
The pre-tensioner seat belts may be
activated in a collision when the collision
is severe enough.
When the vehicle stops suddenly, or if
the occupant tries to lean forward too
quickly, the seat belt retractor will lock
into position. In certain frontal collisions,
the pre-tensioner will activate and pull
the seat belt into tighter contact against
the occupant's body
If the system senses excessive tension
on the front driver, front passenger, and
rear passenger seat belts (except center)
when the pre-tensioner system acti
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vates, the load limiter inside the retractor
pre-tensioner will release some of the
pressure on the affected seat belt.
For your safety, be sure that the belt
webbing is not loose or twisted and
always sit properly in your seat.
The pre-tensioner may activate not only
in a frontal collision but also in a side col
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lision, if the vehicle is equipped with a
side or curtain airbag.
The seat belt pre-tensioner system con
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sists mainly of the following compo
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nents. Their locations are shown in the
illustration:
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Supplemental Restraint System (SRS)
airbag warning light
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Retractor pre-tensioner assembly
3
SRS Control Module
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2nd row retractor pre-tensioner
assembly
Skin Irritation
Wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly
after an accident in which the pre-ten
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sioner seat belts were activated. The fine
dust from the pre-tensioner activation
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