Kia 2019 niro, Owner'S Manual, Page: 98 / 551

Safety features of your vehicle
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Seat belts
WARNING
Shoulder Belt
䳜 Never wear the shoulder belt
under your arm or behind your
back. An improperly positioned
shoulder belt cannot protect the
occupant in a crash.
䳜 Always wear both the shoulder
portion and lap portion of the lap/
shoulder belt.
WARNING
Damaged seat belt
Replace the entire seat belt assem
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bly 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.
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 sec
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tion of the belt across the abdomi
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nal 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 con
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tamination of the webbing with pol
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ishes, 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.
䳜 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.
䳜 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 prop
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erly.
䳜 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 dam
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age.
䳜 When fastening the seat belt,
make sure that the seat belt does
not pass over objects that are
hard or can break easily.