Kia XCeed 2020 - Care Of Seat Belts

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Safety features of your vehicle Seat belts
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(seatbeltsandairbags)isgreatly
reducedbyrecliningyourseat.Seat
beltsmustbesnugagainstyour
hipsandchesttoworkproperly.
Themoretheseatbackisreclined,
thegreaterthechancethatan
occupant’shipswillslideunderthe
lapbeltcausingseriousinternal
injuriesortheoccupant’sneckcould
striketheshoulderbelt.Driversand
passengersshouldalwayssitwell
backintheirseats,properlybelted,
andwiththeseatbacksupright.
Care of seat belts
Seatbeltsystemsshouldnever
bedisassembledormodified.In
addition,careshouldbetakento
assurethatseatbeltsandbelt
hardwarearenotdamagedbyseat
hinges,doorsorotherabuse.
WARNING
• Whenyoureturntherear
seatbacktoitsuprightposition
aftertherearseatbackhasbeen
foldeddown,becarefulnotto
damagetheseatbeltwebbingor
buckle.Besurethatthewebbing
orbuckledoesnotgetcaughtor
pinchedintherearseat.Aseat
beltwithdamagedwebbingor
bucklecouldpossiblyfailduringa
collisionorsuddenstop,resulting
inseriousinjury.Ifthewebbingor
bucklesaredamaged,getthem
replacedimmediately.
• Seatbeltscanbecomehotina
vehiclethathasbeenclosedupin
sunnyweather.Theycouldburn
infantsandchildren.
Periodic inspection
Allseatbeltsshouldbeinspected
periodicallyforwearordamageof
anykind.Anydamagedpartsshould
bereplacedassoonaspossible.
Keep belts clean and dry
Seatbeltsshouldbekeptcleanand
dry.Ifbeltsbecomedirty,theycan
becleanedbyusingamildsoap
solutionandwarmwater.Bleach,
dye,strongdetergentsorabrasives
shouldnotbeusedbecausethey
maydamageandweakenthefabric.
When to replace seat belts
Entirein-useseatbeltassembly
orassembliesshouldbereplaced
ifthevehiclehasbeeninvolvedin
anaccident.Thisshouldbedone
evenifnodamageisvisible.Inthis
case,havethesystemreplaced
byaprofessionalworkshop.
Kiarecommendstoconsultan
authorizedKiadealer/service
partner.