Kia Forte: Seat belts / Seat belt restraint system
Seat belts are designed to bear upon
the bony structure of the body, and
should be worn low across the front
of the pelvis, 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
protection afforded to the wearer.
Care should be taken to avoid contamination
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.
- For maximum restraint system protection,
the seat belts must always
be used whenever the vehicle is
moving. A properly positioned
shoulder belt should be positioned
midway over your shoulder across
your collarbone.
- Never allow children to ride in the
front passenger seat. See child
restraint system section for further
discussion.
WARNING - Shoulder belt
Never wear the shoulder belt
under your arm or behind your
back. An improperly positioned
shoulder belt cannot protect the
occupant in a crash.
Always wear both the shoulder
portion and the lap portion of
the seat belt.
- 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 assembly from being adjusted
to remove slack.
- When you fasten the seat belt, be
careful not to latch the seat belt in
buckles of other seats. It's very
dangerous and you may not be
protected by the seat belt properly.
- 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 accident causing death, serious
injury, or property damage.
- When fastening the seat belt,
make sure that the seat belt does
not pass over objects that are hard
or can break easily.
WARNING - Damaged
seat belt
Replace the entire seat belt
assembly if any part of the webbing
or hardware is damaged as
you can no longer be sure that a
damaged seat belt will provide
protection in a crash.
WARNING - Twisted seat
belt
Make sure your seat belt is not
twisted when worn. A twisted
seat belt may not properly protect
you in an accident and
could even cut into your body.
WARNING - Seat belt
buckle
Do not allow foreign material
(gum, crumbs, coins, etc.) to
obstruct the seat belt buckle.
This may prevent the seat belt
from fastening securely.
If a driver turns the ignition switch
ON or the engine starts with the seat
belt unfastened, the seat belt warning
light will stay on until the driver
fastens the seat belt and the warning
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Other information:
Description and operation
Description
The Seat Belt Pretensioners (BPT) are installed inside the Center Pillars (LH
& RH). When a vehicle crashes at a certain degree of frontal impact, the seat belt
pretensioners help reduce the severity of injury to the front seat occupants by ...
Components and components location
Component Location
1. Rear door latch
Repair procedures
Replacement
1.
Remove the rear door module.
(Refer to Rear Door - "Rear Door Module")
2.
Disco ...