Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 91

Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING
Damaged seat belt
Any damage in webbing or hardware
may lead to serious injury or death in a
crash. For your safety, replace the entire
seat belt assembly when any part of the
webbing or hardware is damaged.
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, 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.
僅 No modifications or additions should
be made by the user which would
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 seats. It is very dan-
gerous 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 while 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.
WARNING
Seat belt buckle
Do not allow foreign material (gum,
crumbs, coins, liquids, etc.) to obstruct
the seat belt buckle. This may prevent
the seat belt from fastening securely.
Seat belt warning
The seat belt warning light and warning
chime operate under the following con-
ditions.
Driver's seat belt warning
As a reminder to the driver, the seat belt
warning light will appear for approxi-
mately 6 seconds each time you turn the
ENGINE START/STOP button ON
regardless of belt fastening. If the seat-
belt is not fastened, the warning chime
will sound for about 6 seconds.
If you start to drive without the seat belt
fastened over approximately 9 km/h (5
mph) and less than approximately 20
km/h (12 mph), the corresponding warn-
ing light will appear. The warning light
will turn off when the vehicle speed
drops below approximately 9 km/h (5
mph).
If you start to drive without the seat belt
fastened or you unfasten the seat belt
Seat belts
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