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Safety features of your vehicle
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Seat belts
WARNING
Hot pretensioner
Do not touch the pre-tensioner seat belt
assemblies for several minutes after
they have been activated. When the pre-
tensioner seat belt mechanism activates
during a collision the pre-tensioner
becomes hot and can burn you.
Pre-tensioners are designed to operate
only one time. After activation, pre-ten
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sioner seat belts must be replaced. If the
pre-tensioner must be replaced, contact
an authorized Kia dealer.
Seat belt precautions
Infant or small child
Most countries have child restraint laws.
You should be aware of the specific
requirements in your country. Child and/
or infant seats must be properly placed
and installed in the rear seat. For more
information about the use of these
restraints, refer to "Child Restraint Sys
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tem (CRS)" on page 3-26.
NOTICE
Small children are best protected from
injury in an accident when properly
restrained in the rear seat by a child
restraint system that meets the require
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ments of the Safety Standards of your
country. Before buying any child
restraint system, make sure that it has a
label certifying that it meets Safety Stan
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dards of your country. The restraint
must be appropriate for your child's
height and weight. Check the label on
the child restraint for this information.
Refer to "Child Restraint System (CRS)"
on page 3-26.
Larger children
Children who are too large for child
restraint systems should always occupy
the rear seat and use the available lap/
shoulder belts. The lap portion should be
fastened and snugged on the hips as
low as possible. Check periodically to
insure that the belt fits. A child's squirm
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ing could put the belt out of position.
Children are given the most safety in the
event of an accident when they are
restrained by a proper restraint system
in the rear seat. If a larger child (over age
13) must be seated in the front seat, the
child should be securely restrained by
the available lap/shoulder belt and the
seat should be placed in the rearmost
position. Children age 13 and under
should be restrained securely in the rear
seat. NEVER place a child age 13 and
under in the front seat. NEVER place a
rear facing child seat in the front seat of
a vehicle.
If the shoulder belt portion slightly
touches the child’s neck or face, try plac
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ing the child closer to the center of the
vehicle. If the shoulder belt still touches
their face or neck they need to be
returned to a child restraint system.
WARNING
Small children
Do not allow small children to ride in the
vehicle without an appropriate child
restraint system. If the shoulder belt
comes in contact with your child's neck
or face, your child is too small to ride in
the vehicle. In a crash the seat belt will
inflict injury to your child's neck, throat
and face.