Stowing The Rear Seat Belt; Pre-Tensioner Seat Belt - Kia Soul 2020 Owner's Manual

Safety features of your vehicle

Stowing the rear seat belt

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If the center seat belt is not in use,
always lock the latch plate into the
buckle as above illustration.
The rear seat belt buckles can be
stowed in the pocket between the
rear seatback and cushion when not
in use.
WARNING
Rear center seat belt
Do not separate the mini tongue (1)
and mini buckle (2) even if there is
not an occupant.
If it is separated, It may hit the rear
seat occupants in a collision or sud -
den stops.

Pre-tensioner seat belt

Your vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's pre-tensioner
seat belts (retractor pre-tensioner
and EFD (Emergency Fastening
Device)).
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The pre-tensioner seat belts may
be activated, when a frontal collision
is severe enough, together with the
air bags.
When the vehicle stops suddenly, or
if the occupant tries to lean forward
too quickly, the seat belt retractor
may 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-
tensioner is to make sure that the
shoulder belts fit in tightly against
the occupant's upper body in cer -
tain frontal collisions.
2. EFD (Emergency Fastening
Device)
The purpose of the EFD is to
make sure that the pelvis belts fit
in tightly against the occupant's
lower body in certain frontal colli -
sions.
Seat belts