KIA Sorento 2006 - Manual (Page 34)

SAFETY BELTS
Pre-tensioner Seat Belt
Your vehicle is equipped with driver’s
and front passenger’s pre-tensioner
safety belts. The purpose of the pre-
tensioner is to pull the safety belt
snugly against the occupant’s body in
certain frontal collisions.
The pre-tensioner safety belts will
activate, along with the airbags, when
a frontal 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. However, in certain
frontal collisions, the pre-tensioner
will also activate and pull the seat belt
into tighter contact against the occu-
pant’s body.
The safety belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following com-
ponents.
Their locations are shown in the illus-
tration.
1. SRS airbag warning light.
2. Seat belt pre-tensioner assembly.
3. SRS control module.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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SBS403100 S2BLD312
2 3
1 Passenger’s
side airbag Driver’s side airbag
WARNING
To obtain maximum benefit
from a pre-tensioner, safety belt
must be worn correctly.
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