Knowing your vehicle
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WARNING - Twisted belts
WARNING - Safety belt
care
• A damaged belt may not give
you the protection you needin
an accident.
Inspect your safety belts peri-
odically for excessive wear or
damage. Pull out each belt
fully and look for fraying, cuts,
burns or other damage. Pull
the safety belt out and let it
retract a number of times.
Make sure that the lap/shoul-
der belts return smoothly and
easilyinto the retractor.
Check the latches to make
sure they latch and release
withoutinterference or delay.
Never close the doors on any
part of the lap or shoulder
belt.
• Any belt notin good condition
or in good working order
should be promptly replaced.
•
Never swing the safety belt
around your neck to fit over
theinsideshoulder.
A twisted orjammed safety belt
cannot restrain you properly. If
you cannot untwist or unjam the
safety belt, have an authorized
Kia dealer service it immediate-
ly. Never drive or ride with a
twisted orjammedsafety belt.
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Never wear the shoulder por-
tion of the safety belt acro ss
the neck or face.
•
• Wear the lap portion as low as
possible. Besure that the lap
belt fits snugly around the
hips. Never wear a lap portion
of a lap/shoulder belt over
your waist; it should always
go over the stronger area of
your hips.
WARNING - Belt use
Safety belts must be used cor-
rectly to work properly in an
accident. Each seating position
in your vehicle has a specific
safety
belt
assembly
that
• Never use a single safety belt
for more than one person.
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includes a buckle and tongue
designed to be used together.
•
The front seatbacks should
always remain in a comfort-
able, upright position when
the vehicleis moving.
Failure to heed these warnings
and follow these instructions
willincrease the risk andsever-
ity ofinjuries and the likelihood
of deathin an accident.
Use the shoulder portion of
the safety belt on the outside
shoulder only. Never wear the
shoulder portion under the
arm.
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2008 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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