2006 KIA Optima belt

There will be an audible “click” when
the tab locks in the buckle. The seat belt
automatically adjusts to the proper length
only after the lap belt is adjusted
manually so that it fits snugly around
your hips, if you lean forward in a slow,
easy motion, the belt will extend and let
you move around. If there is a sudden
stop or impact, the belt will lock into
position. It will also lock if you try to
lean forward too quickly.
TO UNFASTEN THE REAR
CENTER BELT1. Press the release button on the buckle
(D) and remove the tongue plate (B)
from the buckle (D).
2. Press the release button on the buckle
(C) and remove the tongue plate (A)
from the buckle (C).
The belt webbing will retract
automatically.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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(B)
(D)
(C)(B)
(D) (A)
(C)(A)
MMSA3081
WARNING
When using the rear seat
center belt, you must lock all
tongue plates and buckles. If
any tongue plate or buckle is
not locked, it will increase the
chance of injury in the event of
collision.
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PROPER USE AND CARE
OF THE SAFETY BELT
SYSTEMTo ensure that the safety belts provide
the maximum protection, please follow
these instructions:
• Use the belts at all times - even on
short trips.
• If the safety belt is twisted, straighten
it prior to use.
• Keep sharp edges and damaging
objects away from the belts.
• Periodically inspect belt webbing,
anchors, buckles, and all other parts
for signs of wear and damage.
Replace damaged, excessively worn
or questionable parts immediately.• To clean the belt webbing, use any
mild soap solution recommended for
cleaning upholstery or carpets.
Follow the instructions provided with
the soap.
Do not bleach or dye the webbing
because this may weaken the
webbing fibers and allow them to fail
when loaded in a collision.
• Do not make modifications or
additions to the safety belt.
• After wearing a safety belt, make
sure it fully retracts to the stowed
position. Do not allow the belt to get
caught in the door when you close it.
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3-42AIR BAG -
SUPPLEMENTAL
RESTRAINT SYSTEM WHAT YOUR AIR BAG
SYSTEM DOESYour vehicle is equipped with a dual
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS),
which includes an air bag for the driver
and another air bag for the front
passenger.
WHAT YOUR AIR BAG
SYSTEM DOES NOT DOThe air bag system is designed to
supplement or add to the protection
provided to properly BELTED
occupants in moderate to severe frontal
collisions. It is not a substitute for the
driver’s or front passenger’s safety belt
and it does not provide restraint to the
lower body.
WHY DIDN’T MY AIR BAG
GO OFF IN A COLLISION?There are many types of accidents in
which the air bag would not be expected
to provide additional protection. These
include side or rear impacts, rollovers,
and second or third impacts in multiple-
impact accidents as well as low speed
impacts. Remember: air bags are only
designed to inflate when the impact
would throw the occupant into the air
bags -generally from a little to the left to
a little to the right of straight ahead. In
other words, just because your vehicle is
damaged end even if it is totally
unusable, don’t be surprised that the
airbag(s) did not inflate.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF
USING SAFETY BELTSThere are four very important reasons to
use safety belts even with an air bag
system, they:
• Help keep you in the proper position
(away from the air bag) when it
inflates.
• Reduce the risk of harm in rollover,
side or rear impact collisions,
because an air bag is not designed to
inflate in such situations.
• Reduce the risk of harm in frontal
collisions that are not severe enough
to activate the supplemental restraint
system.
• Reduce the risk of being thrown from
your vehicle.
WARNING - Air Bags &
Safety Belts
 Even in vehicles with air bags,
you and your passengers
must always wear the safety
belts provided in order to
minimize the risk and severity
of injury in the event of a
collision or rollover.
 Always wear your safety belt.
It can help keep you away
from the air bags during
heavy braking just before a
collision.
 Air bags are designed to
inflate only in severe frontal
collisions and will generally
not provide protection in side
or rear impacts, rollovers or
less severe frontal collisions.
They will also not provide
protection from later impacts
in a multi-impact collision.
 If your vehicle has been
subjected to flood conditions
(e.g. soaked carpeting/
standing water on the floor of
the vehicle, etc.) or if your
vehicle has become flood
damaged in any way, do not
attempt to start the vehicle or
put the key in the ignition
before disconnecting the
battery. This may cause air
bag deployment, which could
result in serious personal
injury or death. Have the
vehicle towed to an
Authorized Kia Dealer for
inspection and necessary
repairs.
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3-46NOISE AND SMOKEWhen the air bags inflate, they make a
loud noise and they leave smoke and
powder in the air inside of the vehicle.
This is normal and is a result of the
ignition of the air bag inflator.
After the air bags inflate, you may feel
substantial discomfort in breathing due
both to the contact by your chest with
both the safety belt and the air bag, as
well as from breathing the smoke and
powder.
We strongly urge you to open your
doors and/or windows as promptly as
possible after impact in order to
reduce discomfort and prevent
prolonged exposure to the smoke and
powder.
WARNING - Hot Metal
Parts
When the air bags deploy, the
air bag inflators in the steering
wheel and/or in the dashboard
are very hot. To prevent injury,
do not touch the air bag storage
area’s internal components
immediately after an air bag has
inflated.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
PASSENGER BEING
PROPERLY SEATEDThe front seat passenger’s air bag is
much larger than the driver’s air bag and
inflates with considerably more force. It
can seriously hurt or kill a passenger
who is not in the proper position and
wearing the safety belt properly. The
front passenger should always move
their seat as far back as practical and sit
well back in the seat. It is essential that
the front passenger always wear their
safety belt, even when mounting in a
parking lot or up a drive way into a
garage.The reason for this is that in most frontal
impacts there is substantial pre-impact
braking which tends to throw the
occupants forward. If the right front
passenger is not using their safety belt,
they will be directly in front of or even
touching the air bag storage
compartment when inflation occurs. In
that situation, death or severe injury is
possible.
Because of the air bag, you must NEVER
INSTALL A CHILD RESTRAINT
SYSTEM IN THE FRONT PASSENGER
SEAT.
There is a very significant risk of serious
or fatal injuries to a child in a child
restraint if the right front passenger air
bag inflates. We also strongly recommend
that you do not put a front-facing child
restraint system in the front passenger
seat.
S R SAIRBAGWARNING
MMSA3038
WARNING - Right Front
Seat
Pre-impact braking could throw
an unbelted passenger toward
or onto the air bag storage
compartment. Upon impact in a
collision, the air bag would
rapidly inflate and possibly
severely injure or kill that
occupant who failed to wear
their safety belt.
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PASSENGER PRESENCE
DETECTIONThe passenger presence detection system
detects the presence of a passenger in the
front seat. If no passenger is recognized
on the front passenger seat, the
deployment of the front passenger and/or
side airbag will be prevented. This
system is designed to prevent the
replacement of airbag components that
deploy needlessly in an accident.
WARNING - Front
Passengers
 NEVER use a child restraint
in the front seat. In the front
seat, a child restraint would
be positioned too close to
where the air bags are stored
and in the event an air bag
deploys, the air bag would
impact the child restraint and
cause serious injuries or
death.
 Failure to observe the
instructions provided with
the child restraint system
could increase the risk
and/or severity of injury in an
accident.
WARNING
The passenger presence
detection system is NOT
intended to prevent airbag
deployment while a child is in
the front passenger’s seat. it is
intended ONLY as a means to
reduce unnecessary collision
damage repair expense by
preventing airbag and seat belt
pretensioner deployment when
the right front passenger seat is
unoccupied. Deployment is still
possible if only a few pounds
are placed upon the seat.
Therefore, children must not be
transported in the front seat. All
children must be seated in the
rear seat and properly
restrained with the vehicle’s
restraint system or a child
restraint system appropriate for
the child’s size and weight.
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SIDE AIRBAG (IF EQUIPPED)Your vehicle is equipped with a side
airbag in each front seat. The purpose of
the airbag is to provide the vehicle’s
driver and/or the front passenger with
additional protection other than that
offered by the seatbelt alone. The side
impact airbags are designed to deploy
only during certain side-impact collisions,
depending on the crash severity, angle,
speed and point of impact. The air bags
are not designed to deploy in all side
impact situations.
MMSA3041 Side airbag
sensor
MMSA3040
WARNING
 For best protection from the
side airbag system and to
avoid being injuried by the
deploying side airbag, both
front seat occupants should
sit in an upright position with
the seat belt properly
fastened. The driver’s hands
should be placed on the
steering wheel at the 9:00
and 3:00 o’clock positions.
The passenger’s arms and
hands should be placed in
their laps.
 Do not use any accessory seat
covers.
 Use of seat covers could
reduce the effectiveness of
the system.
 Do not install any
accessories on the side or
near the side airbag.
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