僅 Driver's Seat Belt Warning - Kia Soul 2023 Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
Seat belts are designed to bear upon the
bony structure of the body, and should
be worn low across the front of the pel-
vis, chest and shoulders, as applicable;
wearing the lap section of the belt across
the abdominal area must be avoided.
Seat belts should be adjusted as firmly
as possible, consistent with comfort, to
provide the protection for which they
have been designed.
A slack belt will greatly reduce the pro-
tection afforded to the wearer.
Care should be taken to avoid contami-
nation of the webbing with polishes, oils
and chemicals, and particularly battery
acid. Cleaning may safely be carried out
using mild soap and water. The belt
should be replaced if webbing becomes
frayed, contaminated or damaged.
僅 No modifications or additions should
be made by the user which would
either prevent the seat belt adjusting
devices from operating to remove
slack, or prevent the seat belt assem-
bly from being adjusted to remove
slack.
僅 When you fasten the seat belt, be
careful not to latch the seat belt in
buckles of other seats. It is very dan-
gerous and you may not be protected
by the seat belt properly.
僅 Do not unfasten the seat belt and do
not fasten and unfasten the seat belt
repeatedly while driving. This could
result in loss of control, and an acci-
dent causing death, serious injury, or
property damage.
僅 When fastening the seat belt, make
sure that the seat belt does not pass
over objects that are hard or can
break easily.
WARNING
Seat belt buckle
Do not allow foreign material (gum,
crumbs, coins, liquids, etc.) to obstruct
the seat belt buckle. This may prevent
the seat belt from fastening securely.
Driver's seat belt warning
As a reminder to the driver, the driver's
seat belt warning lights will appear for
approximately 6 seconds each time you
turn the ignition switch ON regardless of
belt fastening. If the seatbelt is not fas-
tened, the warning chime will sound for
about 6 seconds.
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If you start to drive without the seat belt
fastened or you unfasten the seat belt
when you drive over 9 km/h (5 mph) and
less than 20 km/h (12 mph), the corre-
sponding warning light will appear. The
warning light will turn off when the vehi-
cle speed drops below 9 km/h (5 mph).
If you start to drive without the seat belt
fastened or you unfasten the seat belt
when you drive 20 km/h (12 mph) and
faster, the warning light will blink and
warning chime will sound for approxi-
mately 100 seconds. When the seat belt
is unfastened during driving, the warn-
ing light will appear when the speed is
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