Pretensioner seat belt
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Your vehicle is equipped with pretensioner seat belts for the front driver and passenger, as well as the 2nd row, 3rd row passengers.
The purpose of the pretensioner is to help to make sure that the seat belt fits tightly against the occupant’s body in certain collisions.
The pretensioner seat belts may activate in crashes where the collision is severe enough.
When the vehicle stops suddenly, or if the occupant tries to lean forward too quickly, the seat belt retractor will lock into position. In certain frontal collisions, the pretensioner will activate and pull the seat belt into tighter contact against the occupant’s body.
If the system senses excessive tension on the driver’s or passenger’s seat belt when the pretensioner system activates, the load limiter inside the retractor pretensioner will release some of the pressure on the affected seat belt.
For your safety, be sure that the belt webbing is not loose or twisted, and always sit properly on your seat.
The pretensioner may activate in both a frontal or side collision if the vehicle is equipped with a side or curtain air bag.
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SRS air bag warning light
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Front retractor pretensioner assembly
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SRS control module
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2nd row retractor pretensioner assembly
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3rd row retractor pretensioner assembly
Skin irritation
Wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly after an accident in which the pretensioner seat belts were activated. The fine dust from the pretensioner activation may cause skin irritation and should not be inhaled for prolonged periods.
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Both the driver’s and front passenger’s seat belt pretensioner systems may be activated not only in certain frontal collisions, but also in certain side collisions or rollovers if the vehicle is equipped with a side or curtain air bag.
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Because the sensor that activates the SRS air bag is connected with the pretensioner seat belt, the SRS air bag warning light
on the instrument panel will appear for approximately 3–6 seconds after the ENGINE START/STOP button has been turned to the ON position. Then it should turn off. -
If the pretensioner seat belt system is not working properly, this warning light will appear even if there is not a malfunction with the SRS air bag. If the SRS air bag warning light does not appear when the ENGINE START/STOP button has been turned to the ON position, remains illuminated for approximately 3–6 seconds, or appears while the vehicle is being driven, have the system inspected by an authorized Kia dealer.
Do not attempt to service or repair the pretensioner seat belt system in any manner. Do not attempt to inspect or replace the pretensioner seat belts yourself. This must be done by an authorized Kia dealer.
Hot pretensioner
Do not touch the pretensioner seat belt assemblies for several minutes after they have been activated. When the pretensioner seat belt mechanism fires during a collision, the pretensioner becomes hot and can burn you.
Pretensioners are designed to operate only once. After activation, pretensioner seat belts must be replaced. Contact an authorized Kia dealer.