Kia Sorento 2023 Manual page 50

Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING
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 or the pelvis, 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. It is essential
to replace the entire assembly after it
has been worn in a severe impact even if
damage to the assembly is not obvious.
Belts should not be worn with straps
twisted. Each belt assembly must only
be used by one occupant; it is danger-
ous to put a belt around a child being
carried on the occupant's lap.
WARNING
僅 No modifications or additions should
be made by the user which will 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 seat. It's very danger-
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ous 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 whilst 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.
僅 Make sure there is nothing in the
buckle. The seat belt may not be fas-
tened securely.
Seat belt warning (if equipped)
The seat belt warning light and warning
chime operate under the following con-
ditions.
Driver's seat belt
僅 Regardless of the driver's seat belt
fastening, the warning light will
appear for approximately 3 ~ 6 sec-
onds each time you turn the ignition
switch or ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton ON. If the driver's seat belt is not
fastened, the warning chime will
sound for about 6 seconds and the
waning light will stay turned ON until
the driver's seat belt is fastened.
僅 If you start to drive without the
driver's seat belt fastened, when you
drive under 20 km/h or stop, the
warning light will appear. When you
drive 20 km/h or faster, the warning
Seat belts