僅 Seat Belt Precautions - Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
Your vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's Pre-tensioner seat
belts.
The purpose of the pre-tensioner is to
make sure that the seat belts fit tightly
against the occupant's body in certain
collisions.
The pre-tensioner seat belts may be
activated in crashes where the collision
is severe enough.
When the vehicle stops suddenly, or if
the occupant tries to lean forward too
quickly, the seat belt retractor will lock
into position. In certain frontal collisions,
the pre-tensioner will activate and pull
the seat belt into tighter contact against
the occupant's body.
1 Retractor Pre-tensioner
The purpose of the retractor pre-ten -
sioner is to make sure that the shoul -
der belts fit in tightly against the
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. (if
equipped)
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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1 SRS air bag warning light
2 Front retractor pre-tensioner assem -
bly
3 SRS control module
Operating condition(s)
僅 When the vehicle stops suddenly, or if
the occupant tries to lean forward too
quickly, the seat belt retractor will lock
into position.
僅 In certain frontal collisions, the pre-
tensioner will activate and pull the
seat belt into tighter contact against
the occupant's body.
僅 When the system senses excessive
tension on the driver or passenger's
seat belt when the pre-tensioner sys -
tem activates, the load limiter inside
the retractor pre-tensioner will release
some of the pressure on the affected
seat belt.
WARNING
僅 For your safety, be sure that the belt
webbing is not loose or twisted and
always sit properly on your seat.
僅 To obtain maximum benefit from a
pre-tensioner seat belt:
1. The seatbelt must be working cor -
rectly and adjusted to the proper
position. Please read and follow all
of the important information and
precautions about your vehicle's
occupant safety features - includ -
ing seat belts and air bags that are
provided in this manual.
2. Be sure you and your passengers
always wear seat belts properly.
僅 Pre-tensioners seat belts systems are
designed to operate only one time.
After activation, pre-tensioner seat
belts must be replaced. All seat belts
of any type should always be replaced
Seat belts
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