Kia Soul 2009, Owner'S Manual, Page: 28 / 328

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Safety features of your vehicle
If you continue not to fasten the seat belt
and you drive over 20km/h the seat belt
warning chime will sound for approxi-
mately 100 seconds and the correspon-
ding warning light will blink.
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NOTICE
• You can find the front passenger’s
seat belt warning light on the center
fascia panel.
• Although the front passenger seat is
not occupied, the seat belt warning
light will blink or illuminate for 6 sec-
onds.
• The front passenger's seat belt warn-
ing may operate when luggage is
placed on the front passenger seat.
Rear (if equipped)
If the ignition switch is turned ON(engine
is not running) when the rear passen-
ger's lap/shoulder belt is not fastened,
the corresponding seat belt warning light
will illuminate until the belt is fastened.
And then, the rear corresponding seat
belt warning light will illuminate for
approximately 35 seconds, if any of fol-
lowing occurs;
- You start the engine when the rear belt
is not fastened.
- You drive over 9km/h when the rear belt
is not fastened.
- The rear belt is disconnected when you
diver under 20km/h.
If the rear seat belt is fastened, the warn-
ing light will turn off immediately.
If the rear seat belt is disconnected when
you drive over the 20km/h, the corre-
sponding seat belt warning light will blink
and warning chime will sound for 35 sec-
onds.
But, if the rear passenger's lap/shoulder
belt is/are connected and disconnected
twice within 9 seconds after the belt is
fastened, the corresponding seat belt
warning light will not operate.
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