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Safety features of your Kia Seat belts
"Child Restraint System (CRS)" on page
3-25.
Larger children
Children who are too large for Child
Restraint System must always sit in the
rear seat and use the available lap/
shoulder belts. The lap portion should be
fastened snugly on the hips as low as
possible. Check periodically to ensure
that the belt fits. A squirming child could
move the belt out of position. Children
are given the most safety in the event of
an accident when they are restrained by
a proper restraint system in the rear
seat. If a larger child (over age 13) must
be seated in the front seat, the child
should be securely restrained by the
available lap/shoulder belt and the seat
should be placed in the rearmost posi
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tion. Children aged 13 and under should
be restrained securely in the rear seat.
NEVER place a child aged 13 and under
in the front seat. NEVER place a rear fac
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ing child seat in the front seat of a vehi
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cle.
If the shoulder belt portion touches the
child's neck or face, try placing the child
closer to the center of the vehicle. If the
shoulder belt still touches their face or
neck, you need to use a Child Restraint
System.
Small children
Do not allow small children to ride in the
vehicle without an appropriate Child
Restraint System. If the shoulder belt
contacts your child's neck or face, your
child is too small to ride in the vehicle
without an appropriate Child Restraint
System. In a collision, the seat belt will
inflict injury to your child's neck, throat
and face.
Restraint of pregnant women
Pregnant women should wear lap/shoul
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der belt assemblies whenever possible
according to specific recommendations
by their doctors. The lap portion of the
belt should be worn AS SECURELY AND
LOW AS POSSIBLE.
Pregnant women
Pregnant women must never place the
lap portion of the seat belt above or on
the abdomen where the fetus is located.
The force of the seat belt during a colli
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sion can seriously injure the fetus.
Injured person
A seat belt should be used when an
injured person is being transported.
When this is necessary, you should con
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sult a physician for recommendations.
One person per belt
Two people (including children) should
never attempt to use a single seat belt.
This could increase injury severity in an
accident.
Do not lie down
To reduce the chance of injuries in the
event of an accident and to achieve
maximum effectiveness of the restraint
system, all passengers should be sitting
up and the front and rear seats should
be in an upright position when the vehi
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cle is moving. A seat belt cannot provide
proper protection if a person is lying
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