Safety features of your vehicle
Seat belts
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• Thepre-tensionerseatbelt
assemblymechanismsbecome
hotduringactivation.Donot
touchthepre-tensionerseatbelt
assembliesforseveralminutes
aftertheyhavebeenactivated.
• Donotattempttoinspector
replacethepre-tensionerseat
beltsyourself.Havethesystem
inspectedbyaprofessional
workshop.Kiarecommendsto
visitanauthorizedKiadealer/
servicepartner.
• Donotstrikethepre-tensioner
seatbeltassemblies.
• Donotattempttoserviceor
repairthepre-tensionerseatbelt
systeminanymanner.
• Improperhandlingofthepre-
tensionerseatbeltassemblies,
andfailuretoheedthewarnings
nottostrike,modify,inspect,
replace,serviceorrepairthepre-
tensionerseatbeltassemblies
mayleadtoimproperoperationor
inadvertentactivationandserious
injury.
• Alwaysweartheseatbeltswhen
drivingorridinginamotorvehicle.
• Ifthevehicleorpre-tensionerseat
beltmustbediscarded,contact
aprofessionalworkshop.Kia
recommendstovisitanauthorized
Kiadealer/servicepartner.
CAUTION
Bodyworkonthefrontarea
ofthevehiclemaydamagethe
pre-tensionerseatbeltsystem.
Therefore,havethesystemserviced
byaprofessionalworkshop.Kia
recommendstovisitanauthorized
Kiadealer/servicepartner.
Seat belt precautions
WARNING
• Alloccupantsofthevehiclemust
weartheirseatbeltsatalltimes.
Seatbeltsandchildrestraints
reducetheriskofseriousorfatal
injuriesforalloccupantsinthe
eventofacollisionorsuddenstop.
Withoutaseatbelt,occupants
couldbeshiftedtoocloseto
adeployingairbag,strikethe
interiorstructureorbethrown
fromthevehicle.Properlyworn
seatbeltsgreatlyreducethese
hazards.
Alwaysfollowtheprecautions
aboutseatbelts,airbagsand
occupantsafetycontainedinthis
manual.
• Neverwearaseatbeltover
fragileobjects.Ifthereisasudden
stoporimpact,theseatbeltcan
damageit.