Seat belt restraint system
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A properly positioned shoulder belt should be positioned midway over your shoulder, across your collarbone.
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Never allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. See More Details for further discussion.

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 cut into your body.

Shoulder Belt
Never wear the shoulder belt under your arm or behind your back. An improperly positioned shoulder belt cannot protect the occupant in an accident.

Damaged seat belt
Any damage to webbing or hardware may cause to serious injury or death in an accident. The entire seat belt assembly should be replaced by an authorized Kia dealer if the seatbelt 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 most protection.
A slack belt will greatly reduce protection.
Care should be taken to avoid contamination of the webbing with polishes, oils and chemicals, and particularly battery acid. Using mild soap and water. The belt should be replaced if webbing becomes frayed, contaminated or damaged.
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No modifications or additions should be made by the user which could either prevent the seat belt adjusting devices from operating to remove slack.
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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 properly protected.
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When fastening the seat belt, make sure that the seat belt does not pass over objects that are hard or can break easily.

Do not fasten and unfasten the seat belt repeatedly while driving. This could cause loss of control, and an accident causing death, serious injury, or property damage.

Seat belt buckle
Do not allow foreign material (gum, crumbs, coins, liquids, etc.) to obstruct the seat belt buckle orifice. This may prevent the seat belt from fastening securely.
Driver's seat belt warning

As a reminder, the seat belt warning light and chime will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds each time you turn the ignition switch or the ENGINE START/STOP button is in ON. If a driver continue not to fasten or unfastens the seat belt and drives below 12 mph (20km/h), the warning light will stay illuminated. If driving over 12 mph (20km/h) the seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the corresponding warning light will blink.If a driver unfastens the seat belt while driving below 12 mph (20km/h), the warning light will stay illuminated.

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Even if the front passenger seat is unoccupied, the seat belt warning light will illuminate for 6 seconds.
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The front passenger's seat belt warning may operate when luggage is placed on the front passenger seat.
Front passenger's seat belt warning

The front passenger’s seat belt warning lights will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds each time you turn the ignition switch or the ENGINE START/STOP button in ON regardless of belt fastening.
If the front passenger continue not to fasten or unfastens the seat belt and drives below 12 mph (20km/h), the warning light will stay illuminated.
If the front passenger continue not to fasten the seat belt when being drive over 12 mph (20km/h), the seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the corresponding warning light will blink.
If the front passenger unfastens the seat belt while driving below 12 mph (20km/h), the warning light will stay illuminated.
If the front passenger unfastens the seat belt while driving over 12 mph (20km/h), the seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the corresponding warning light will blink.

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Even if the front passenger seat is not occupied, the seat belt warning light will illuminate for 6 seconds.
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The front passenger's seat belt warning may operate when luggage is placed on the front passenger seat.