Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual page 49

Safety features of your vehicle
always be seated in the rear seat.
NEVER place any infant restraint
system in the front seat of the
vehicle.
This type of seat belt combines the
features of both an emergency
locking retractor seat belt and an
automatic locking retractor seat
belt.
• Pull it out of the retractor and
insert the metal tab into the
buckle. There will be an audible
"click" when the tab locks into the
buckle. When not securing a child
restraint, the seat belt operates
in the same way as the driver's
seat belt (emergency locking
retractor type).
It automatically adjusts to the
proper length only after the lap belt
portion of the seat belt is adjusted
manually so that it fits snugly
around your hips.
When the seat belt is fully extended
from the retractor to allow the
installation of a child restraint sys -
tem, the seat belt operation
changes to allow the belt to retract,
but not to extend (automatic locking
retractor type). Refer to "Securing a
child restraint with a lap/shoulder
belt" on page 3-39.
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NOTICE
Although the combination retractor
provides the same level of protec -
tion for seated passengers in either
emergency or automatic locking
modes, have the seated passengers
use the emergency locking feature
for improved convenience. The
automatic locking function is
intended to facilitate child restraint
installation. To convert from the
automatic locking feature to the
emergency locking operation mode,
allow the unbuckled seat belt to
fully retract.
CAUTION
Do NOT fold down the left portion of
the rear seatback when the rear
center seat belt is buckled. ALWAYS
UNBUCKLE the rear center seat belt
before folding down the left portion
of the rear seatback. If the rear cen -
ter seat belt is buckled when the
left portion of the rear seatback is
folded down, distortion and damage
to the top portion of the seatback
and seat belt garnish may result,
causing the seatback to lock into the
folded down position.
Seat belts