Kia Forte: Seat belt restraint system / Driver seat belt warning

If a driver turns the ignition switch
ON or the engine starts with the seat
belt unfastened, the seat belt warning
light will stay on until the driver
fastens the seat belt and the warning
sound will continue for 6 seconds. If
a driver turns the ignition switch ON
or the engine starts with seatbelt fastened,
the warning light will stay for 6
seconds and the warning sound will
not be heard.
At a driving speed below 20 km/h (12
mph) with the driver’s seatbelt unfastened,
the warning light will stay on.
At a driving speed of 20 km/h (12
mph) and above with the seatbelt
unfastened, the warning light will
blink and the warning sound will continue
for 100 seconds.
If a driver unfastens the seatbelt
while driving at a speed below 20
km/h (12 mph), the warning light will
stay on; for a driving speed of 20
km/h (12 mph) and above, the warning
light will blink and the warning
sound will continue for 100 seconds.
Seat belts are designed to bear upon
the bony structure of the body, and
should be worn low across the front
of the pelvis, chest and shoulders, as
applicable; wearing the lap section of
the ...
When the ignition switch is ON or the
engine starts with the front passenger
seat belt unfastened, the warning
light will stay on until the belt is fastened.
When the ignition switch is ON
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Other information:
Operating conditions
The indicator on the switch will illuminate
when the BCW (Blind-Spot
Collision Warning) system switch is
pressed with the ignition switch ON.
If the vehicle speed exceeds 30 km/h
(20 mph), the system will activate.
If you press the switch again, the
switch indica ...
Children Always in the Rear
WARNING - Restraint
Location
Never install a child or infant
seat on the front passenger's
seat. A child riding in the front
passenger seat can be forcefully
struck by an inflating airbag
and seriously injured.
WARNING - Hot Child
Restraint
A child restr ...