Kia Stinger 2023 Owner's Manual page 45

Safety features of your vehicle
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 Pretensioner
The purpose of the retractor preten-
sioner is to make sure that the shoul-
der belts fit in tightly against the
occupant's upper body in certain fron-
tal collisions.
2. EFD (Emergency Fastening Device)
(for front seat belt)
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 collisions.
If the system detects 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
with 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.
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The seat belt pre-tensioner system con-
sists mainly of the following compo-
nents. Their locations are shown in the
illustration:
1. SRS air bag warning light
2. Front retractor pre-tensioner assem-
bly
3. SRS control module
4. Emergency fastening device (EFD)
(for front seat belt)
WARNING
Skin Irritation
Wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly
after an accident in which the pre-ten-
sioner seat belts were activated. The fine
dust from the pre-tensioner activation
may cause skin irritation and should not
be breathed for prolonged periods.
NOTICE
僅 Both the driver's and front passen-
ger's seat belt pre-tensioner system
may be activated not only in certain
frontal collisions, but also in certain
side collisions or rollovers, if the vehi-
cle is equipped with a side or curtain
air bag.
僅 Because the sensor that activates the
SRS air bag is connected with the pre-
tensioner seat belt, the SRS air bag
warning light
panel will appear for approximately 6
seconds after the ENGINE START/
STOP button has been turned to the
ON position, and then it should 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 with the SRS air bag. If the SRS
air bag warning light does not appear
Seat belts
on the instrument