Kia Sportage: 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.
Seat belt restraint system
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 (CRS)"
for further discussion.
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
Shoulder Belt
- Never wear the shoulder belt under
your arm or behind your back. An
improperly positioned shoulder belt
cannot protect the occupant in the
event of a crash.
- Always wear both the shoulder portion
and lap portion of the lap/shoulder
belt.
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 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.
- 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 is 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
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.
READ NEXT:
As a reminder to the driver, the driver's
seat belt warning lights will appear for
approximately 6 seconds each time you
turn the ENGINE START/STOP button
ON regardless of belt fastening. If t
The following explains how to fasten and
adjust the driver's seat belt.
Fastening the your seat belt:
Pull it out of the retractor
and insert
the metal tab (1) into the buckle (2).
Th
The following explains how to fasten the
passenger's and rear seat belts.
Fastening your seat belt:
Combination retractor type seat belts
are installed in the rear seat positions to
help acco
SEE MORE:
Locate the statement "The combined
weight of occupants and
cargo should never exceed XXX
kg or XXX lbs.'' on your vehicle's
placard.
Determine the combined weight
of the driver and passengers that
will be riding in your vehicle.
Subtract the combined w
* The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.
Driver's front air bag
Passenger's front air bag
Side air bag
Curtain air bag
Even in vehicles with air bags, you and your passengers must always wear the
safety
belts provided in order to minimize the