Kia EV9 2024 Manual page 107

Safety features of your Kia
occupant's upper body in certain fron -
tal collisions.
If the system senses excessive tension
on the driver or passenger's seat belt
when the pre-tensioner system acti -
vates, the load limiter inside the retractor
pre-tensioner will release some of the
pressure on the affected seat belt.
NOTICE
When the pre-tensioner seat belts are
activated, a loud noise may be heard
and fine dust, which may appear to be
smoke, may be visible in the passenger
compartment. These are normal operat -
ing conditions and are not hazardous.
The seat belt pre-tensioner system con -
sists mainly of the following compo -
nents. Their locations are shown in the
illustration:
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* The actual position of seat belt pre-ten -
sioner system components may differ
from the illustration.
1 SRS (supplemental restraints system)
air bag warning light
2 Front retractor pre-tensioner assem -
bly
3 SRS control module
4 2nd row retractor pre-tensioner
assembly
WARNING
Skin Irritation
Wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly
after an accident when the pre-tensioner
seat belts were activated. The fine dust
from the pre-tensioner activation may
cause skin irritation and should not be
inhaled for prolonged periods.
NOTICE
僅 Both the driver's and front passen -
ger's seat belt pre-tensioner systems
may activat not only in certain frontal
collisions, but also in certain side colli -
sions or rollovers if the vehicle is
equipped with side/curtain air bags,
and/or the front center side air bag.
僅 The sensor that activates the SRS air
bag operates with the pre-tensioner
seat belt. The SRS air bag warning
light ( ) on the instrument panel will
appear for approximately 3~6seconds
after the EV button has been changed
to the ON position, and should then
turn off.
If the pre-tensioner seat belt system is
not working properly, this warning light
will appear even if there is not a mal -
function of the SRS air bag. If the SRS air
bag warning light does not appear when
the EV button is changed to ON, or if it
remains illuminated after approximately
3~6seconds, or if it appears while the
vehicle is being driven, have an autho -
Seat belts
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