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Hyundai Genesis (2016 year). Instruction - part 3

Safety system of your vehicle

Pre-tensioner seat belt

WARNING

(Driver and front passenger)

Retractor pre-tensioner

Pre-Tensioner

Seat

Belts

Your vehicle is equipped with driver's

(Retractor pre-tensioner seat belt

and front passenger's Pre-Tensioner

and emergency fastening device)

Seat Belts. The purpose of the pre-

that malfunction may not protect

tensioner is to make sure the seat

you properly during an accident.

belts fit tightly against the occupant's

Take the following precautions:

body in certain frontal collisions. The

•

Always wear your seat belt and

pre-tensioner seat belts may be acti-

sit properly in your seat.

vated in crashes where the frontal col-

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•

Do not use the seat belt if it is

lision is severe enough, together with

loose or twisted. A loose or

the air bags.

EFD system

twisted seat belt will not pro-

(Driver and front passenger)

tect you properly in an acci-

The purpose of the EFD (Emergency

If the system senses excessive ten-

dent.

Fastening Device) system is to make

sion on the driver’s or passenger's

•

Do not place anything near the

sure the lap belt fit tightly against the

seat belt when the pre-tensioner acti-

buckle. This may adversely

occupant's lower body in certain frontal

vates, the load limiter inside the pre-

affect the buckle and cause it

collisions. The EFD

(Emergency

tensioner will release some of the

to function improperly.

Fastening Device) may be activated in

pressure on the affected seat belt.

crashes where the frontal collision is

•

Always replace your pre-ten-

When the vehicle stops suddenly, or

severe enough.

sioners after activation or an

if the occupant tries to lean forward

accident.

too quickly, the seat belt retractor will

•

NEVER inspect, service, repair

lock into position. In certain frontal

or replace the pre-tensioners

collisions, the pre-tensioner will acti-

yourself. This must be done by

vate and pull the seat belt into tighter

an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

contact against the occupant's body.

•

Do not hit the seat belt assem-

blies.

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✽ NOTICE

WARNING

The sensor that activates the SRS air

bag is connected with the pre-ten-

Do not touch the pre-tensioner

sioner seat belts. The SRS air bag

seat belt (Retractor pre-tension-

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warning light on the instrument panel

er seat belt and emergency fas-

will illuminate for approximately 6

tening device) assemblies for

seconds after the Engine Start/Stop

several minutes after they have

button is pressed to the ON position,

been activated. When the pre-

and then it should turn off.

tensioner seat belt

(Retractor

If the pre-tensioner is not working

pre-tensioner seat belt and

properly, the warning light will illu-

emergency fastening device)

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minate even if the SRS air bag is not

mechanism deploy during a col-

lision,

the

pre-tensioner

The Pre-Tensioner Seat Belt System

malfunctioning. If the warning light

does not illuminate, stays illuminated

becomes hot and can burn you.

consists mainly of the following com-

ponents. Their locations are shown in

or illuminates when the vehicle is

being driven, have an authorized

the illustration above:

HYUNDAI dealer inspect the pre-

CAUTION

1. SRS air bag warning light

tensioner seat belts and SRS air bags

2. Retractor pre-tensioner assembly

as soon as possible.

Body work on the front area of

3. SRS control module

the vehicle may damage the pre-

tensioner seat belt

(Retractor

4. Emergency fastening device (EFD)

pre-tensioner seat belt and

emergency fastening device)

system. Therefore, we recom-

mend that the system be serv-

iced by an authorized HYUNDAI

dealer.

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Safety system of your vehicle

✽ NOTICE

Pre-Safe Seat belt (PSB)

CAUTION

(if equipped)

•

Both the driver's and front pas-

senger's pre-tensioner seat belts

The pre-safe seat belt is a sup-

may be activated in certain frontal

plementary system. The pre-

or side collisions or rollovers.

safe seat belt activates only

•

The pre-tensioners will not be acti-

when the passenger is wearing

vated if the seat belts are not worn

his/her seat belt.

at the time of the collision.

If the seat belt is released, the

•

When the pre-tensioner seat belts

belt parking function will acti-

are activated, a loud noise may be

vate. For more detailed refer to

heard and fine dust, which may

the belt parking function.

appear to be smoke, may be visible

in the passenger compartment.

These are normal operating condi-

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tions and are not hazardous.

•

Although it is non-toxic, the fine

The purpose of the Pre-Safe Seat

dust may cause skin irritation and

Belt is to tighten the seat belt when a

should not be breathed for pro-

collision is sensed, driving emer-

longed periods. Wash all exposed

gency braking, or when a loss of

skin areas thoroughly after an

control is sensed.

accident in which the pre-tension-

er seat belts were activated.

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In order to maximize the safety of the

Additional seat belt safety pre-

passenger, the pre-safe seat belt

cautions

system operates as below.

Seat belt use during pregnancy

• Full retraction

The seat belt should always be used

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The seat belt is tightened when:

during pregnancy. The best way to

- Emergency braking situation

protect your unborn child is to protect

occurs

yourself by always wearing the seat

- Losing control of the vehicle

belt.

Pregnant women should always wear

- The vehicle senses the collision

situation by sensor (If equipped)

a lap-shoulder seat belt. Place the

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shoulder belt across your chest, rout-

• Dynamic support

ed between your breasts and away

The pre-safe seat belt warning will

- Slippery frozen road

from your neck. Place the shoulder

turn on if there is a problem with your

- The passenger leans to one side

belt across the chest, routed away

pre-safe seat belt.

by sudden braking or rapid turning.

from the neck. Place the lap belt below

Have the system checked by an

the belt line so that it fits snugly and as

• Slack removal

authorized HYUNDAI dealer if :

low as possible across the hips, not

Other functions are tightening a

The warning message comes on

across the abdomen.

loose seat belt after vehicle speed

while the vehicle is in motion. if the

is over

15 km/h (9.3 mph) and

PSB warning message disappeared,

WARNING

winding a loose seat belt after

the warning indicator (master symbol)

unfastening the seat belt.

turns on.

To reduce the risk of serious

• Belt parking

injury or death to an unborn

When releasing the seat belt, if the

child during an accident, preg-

seat belt loosens, the motor will

nant women should NEVER

wind up a loose seat belt to tight.

place the lap portion of the seat

belt above or over the area of

the abdomen where the unborn

child is located.

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Larger children

One person per belt

WARNING

Children under age 13 and who are

Two people (including children) should

too large for a booster seat must

never attempt to use a single seat belt.

• Always make sure children

always occupy the rear seat and use

This could increase the severity of

are wearing their seat belts

the available lap/shoulder belts. A

injuries in case of an accident.

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and that they are properly

seat belt should lie across the upper

adjusted before driving.

thighs and be snug across the shoul-

• NEVER allow the shoulder

Do not lie down

der and chest to restrain the child

safely. Check belt fit periodically. A

belt to contact the child’s

Sitting in a reclined position when

child's squirming could put the belt

neck or face.

the vehicle is in motion can be dan-

out of position. Always have the

• Do not allow more than one

gerous. Even when buckled up, the

LATCH system inspected by your

child to use a single seat belt.

protections of your restraint system

authorized HYUNDAI dealer after an

(seat belts and air bags) is greatly

accident. An accident can damage

reduced by reclining your seatback.

the LATCH system and may not

Transporting an injured person

To reduce the chance of injuries in

properly secure the child restraint.

A seat belt should be used when an

the event of an accident and to

If a larger child over age 13 must be

injured person is being transported.

achieve the maximum effectiveness

seated in the front seat, the child

Consult a physician for specific rec-

of the restraint system, all passen-

must be securely restrained by the

ommendations.

gers should be sitting up and the

available lap/shoulder belt and the

front and rear seats should be in an

seat should be placed in the rear-

upright position when the car is mov-

most position.

ing. A seat belt cannot provide prop-

er protection if the person is lying

If the shoulder belt portion slightly

down in the rear seat or if the front or

touches the child’s neck or face, try

rear seats are in a reclined position.

placing the child closer to the center

of the vehicle. If the shoulder belt still

touches their face or neck, they need

to be returned to an appropriate

booster seat in the rear seat.

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CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM (CRS)

Children under age 13 must always

Child restraint systems must be

WARNING

ride in the rear seats and must

properly placed and installed in the

always be properly restrained to min-

rear seat. You must use a commer-

Always properly restrain chil-

imize the risk of injury in an accident,

cially available child restraint system

dren in the rear seats of the

sudden stop or sudden maneuver.

that meets the requirements of the

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vehicle.

According to accident statistics, chil-

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

Children of all ages are safer

dren are safer when properly

Standards (FMVSS).

when restrained in the rear seat.

restrained in the rear seats than in

Child restraint systems are generally

A child riding in the front pas-

the front seat. Even with air bags,

designed to be secured in a vehicle

senger seat can be forcefully

children can be seriously injured

seat by lap belt portion of a

struck by an inflating air bag

or killed. Children too large for a

lap/shoulder belt, or by a LATCH sys-

resulting in SERIOUS INJURY

child restraint must use the seat belts

tem in the rear seats of the vehicle.

or DEATH.

provided.

All 50 states have child restraint laws

which require children to travel in

approved child restraint devices. The

laws governing the age or

height/weight restrictions at which

seat belts can be used instead of

child restraints differs among states,

so you should be aware of the spe-

cific requirements in your state, and

where you are travelling.

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Safety system of your vehicle

Child restraint system (CRS)

Selecting a Child Restraint

(Continued)

Infants and younger children must be

System (CRS)

•

Always follow the child

restrained in an appropriate rear-fac-

When selecting a CRS for your child,

restraint system manufactur-

ing or forward-facing CRS that has

always:

er’s instructions for installa-

first been properly secured to the

tion and use.

•

Make sure the CRS has a label

rear seat of the vehicle. Read and

certifying that it meets applicable

•

Always properly restrain your

comply with the instructions for

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety

installation and use provided by the

child in the child restraint.

Standards (FMVSS 213).

manufacturer of the child restraint.

•

Do not use an infant carrier or

a child safety seat that

•

Select a child restraint based on

your child’s height and weight. The

“hooks” over a seatback, it

WARNING

may not provide adequate

required label or the instructions

for use typically provide this infor-

protection in an accident.

An improperly secured child

mation.

restraint can increase the risk

•

After an accident, have a

•

Select a child restraint that fits the

of SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH

HYUNDAI dealer check the

vehicle seating position where it

in an accident. Always take the

child restraint system, seat

will be used.

following precautions when

belts, tether anchors and

using a child restraint system:

lower anchors.

•

Read and comply with the warn-

ings and instructions for installation

• NEVER install a child or infant

and use provided with the child

restraint in the front passen-

restraint system.

ger’s seat.

• Always properly secure the

child restraint to a rear seat of

the vehicle.

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Child restraint system types

Continue to use a rear-facing child

seat for as long as your child will fit

There are three main types of child

within the height and weight limits

restraint systems: rear-facing seats,

allowed by the child seat manufactur-

forward-facing seats, and booster

er. It’s the best way to keep them

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seats. They are classified according

safe. Once your child has outgrown

to the child’s age, height and weight.

the rear-facing child restraint, your

child is ready for a forward-facing

Rear-facing child seats

child restraint with a harness.

WARNING

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NEVER install a child or infant

A rear-facing child seat provides

restraint in the front passen-

restraint with the seating surface

ger’s seat.

against the back of the child. The har-

Placing a rear-facing child

ness system holds the child in place,

restraint in the front seat can

and in an accident, acts to keep the

result in SERIOUS INJURY or

child positioned in the seat and

DEATH if the child restraint is

reduce the stress to the neck and

struck by an inflating air bag.

spinal cord.

All children under age one must

always ride in a rear-facing infant child

restraint.

Convertible and 3-in-1 child seats typ-

ically have higher height and weight

limits for the rear-facing position,

allowing you to keep your child rear-

facing for a longer period of time.

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Safety system of your vehicle

Booster seats

Installing a Child Restraint

A booster seat is a restraint designed

System (CRS)

to improve the fit of the vehicle’s seat

belt system. A booster seat positions

WARNING

the seat belt so that it fits properly

over the lap of your child. Keep your

Before installing your child

child in a booster seat until they are

restraint system always:

big enough to sit in the seat without a

• Read and follow the instruc-

booster and still have the seat belt fit

tions provided by the manu-

properly.

facturer of the child restraint.

For a seat belt to fit properly, the lap

• Read and follow the instruc-

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belt must lie snugly across the upper

tions regarding child restraint

Forward-facing child restraints

thighs, not the stomach. The shoulder

systems in this manual.

belt should lie snug across the shoul-

A forward-facing child seat provides

Failure to follow all warnings

der and chest and not across the neck

restraint for the child’s body with a

and instructions could increase

or face. Children under age 13 must

harness. Keep children in a forward-

the risk of the SERIOUS INJURY

always ride in the rear seats and must

facing child seat with a harness until

or DEATH if an accident occurs.

always be properly restrained to mini-

they reach the top height or weight

mize the risk of injury.

limit allowed by your child restraint’s

manufacturer.

WARNING

Once your child outgrows the forward-

facing child restraint, your child is

If the vehicle headrest prevents

ready for a booster seat.

proper installation of a child

seat (as described in the child

seat system manual), the head-

rest of the respective seating

position shall be readjusted or

entirely removed.

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Safety system of your vehicle

WARNING

Do not attempt to install a child

restraint system using LATCH

ISOFIX Lower

Anchor Position

anchors in the rear center seat-

Indicator

ing position.There are no LATCH

anchors provided for this seat.

Using the outboard seat anchors

can damage the anchors which

may break or fail in a collision

ISOFIX Lower Anchor

resulting in serious injury or

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death.

LATCH anchors have been provided

The lower anchor position indicator

in the left and right outboard rear

symbols are located on the left and

seating positions. Their locations are

right rear seat backs to identify the

shown in the illustration. There are no

position of the lower anchors in your

LATCH anchors provided for the cen-

vehicle (see arrows in illustration).

ter rear seating position.

The LATCH anchors are located

between the seatback and the seat

cushion of the rear seat left and right

outboard seating positions.

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Securing a child restraint with

✽ NOTICE

WARNING

the LATCH anchors system

The recommended weight for the

To install a LATCH-compatible child

LATCH system is under 65 lbs (30

Take the following precautions

restraint in either of the rear outboard

kg).

when using the LATCH system:

seating positions:

How to calculate the child restraint

2

•

Read and follow all installation

1. Move the seat belt buckle away from

weight :

instructions provided with

the lower anchors.

Child restraint weight =

your child restraint system.

65 lbs (30 kg) - Child weight

2. Move any other objects away from

•

To prevent the child from

the anchors that could prevent a

reaching and taking hold of

secure connection between the child

unretracted seat belts, buckle

restraint and the lower anchors.

all unused rear seat belts and

3. Place the child restraint on the vehi-

retract the seat belt webbing

cle seat, then attach the seat to the

behind the child. Children can

lower anchors according to the

be strangled if a shoulder belt

instructions provided by the child

becomes wrapped around

restraint manufacturer.

their neck and the seat belt

4. Follow the child restraint instructions

tightens.

for properly adjusting and tightening

•

NEVER attach more than one

the lower attachments on the child

child restraint to a single

restraint to the lower anchors.

anchor. This could cause the

anchor or attachment to come

loose or break.

•

Always have the LATCH sys-

tem inspected by your author-

ized HYUNDAI dealer after an

accident. An accident can

damage the LATCH system

and may not properly secure

the child restraint.

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Safety system of your vehicle

Securing a child restraint seat

WARNING

with “Tether Anchor” system

Take the following precautions

when installing the tether strap:

•

Read and follow all installation

instructions provided with

your child restraint system.

•

NEVER attach more than one

child restraint to a single teth-

er anchor. This could cause

the anchor or attachment to

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come loose or break.

To install the tether anchor:

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Do not attach the tether strap

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1. Route the child restraint tether

to anything other than the cor-

strap over the child restraint seat-

First secure the child restraint with

rect tether anchor. It may not

back. Route the tether strap under

the LATCH lower anchors or the seat

work properly if attached to

the headrest and between the

belt. If the child restraint manufactur-

something else.

headrest posts, or route the tether

er recommends that the top tether

•

Do not use the tether anchors

strap over the top of the vehicle

strap be attached, attach and tighten

for adult seat belts or harness-

seatback. Make sure the strap is

the top tether strap to the top tether

es, or for attaching other items

not twisted.

strap anchor.

or equipment to the vehicle.

2. Connect the tether strap hook to

Child restraint hook holders are

the tether anchor, then tighten the

located on the package tray.

tether strap according to the child

seat manufacturer’s instructions to

firmly secure the child restraint to

the seat.

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3. Check that the child restraint is

To install a child restraint system on

securely attached to the seat by

the rear seats, do the following:

pushing and pulling the seat for-

1. Place the child restraint system on

ward and from side-to-side.

a rear seat and route the lap/shoul-

der belt around or through the child

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restraint, following the restraint

Securing a child restraint with

manufacturer’s instructions.

a lap belt or lap/shoulder belt

Be sure the seat belt webbing is

When not using the LATCH system,

not twisted.

all child restraints must be secured to

a vehicle rear seat with the lap part

of a lap/shoulder belt.

✽ NOTICE

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Automatic lock mode

When using the rear center seat belt,

WARNING

you should also refer to the “3-point

Since all passenger seat belts move

Rear Center Seat Belt” section in this

freely under normal conditions and

ALWAYS place a rear-facing

chapter.

only lock under extreme or emer-

child restraint in the rear seat of

gency conditions (emergency locking

the vehicle.

mode), you must manually pull the

Placing a rear-facing child

seat belt all the way out to shift the

restraint in the front seat can

retractor to the “Automatic Locking”

result in serious injury or death

mode to secure a child restraint.

if the child restraint is struck by

The “Automatic Locking” mode will

an inflating air bag.

help prevent the normal movement

of the child in the vehicle from caus-

ing the seat belt to loosen and com-

promise the child restraint system. To

secure a child restraint system, use

the following procedure.

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Safety system of your vehicle

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2. Fasten the lap/shoulder belt latch

3. Pull the shoulder portion of the

4. Slowly allow the shoulder portion

into the buckle. Listen for the dis-

seat belt all the way out. When the

of the seat belt to retract and listen

tinct “click” sound.

shoulder portion of the seat belt is

for an audible “clicking” or “ratchet-

fully extended, it will shift the

ing” sound. This indicates that the

retractor to the

“Automatic

retractor is in the

“Automatic

✽ NOTICE

Locking” (child restraint) mode.

Locking” mode. If no distinct sound

Position the release button so that it

is heard, repeat steps 3 and 4.

is easy to access in case of an emer-

gency.

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