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Pretensioner seat belt

Retractor pretensioner seat belt

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Your vehicle is equipped with driver's and front passenger's and rear passengers pretensioner seat belts (retractor pretensioner). The pretensioner makes sure the seat belts fit tightly against your body in certain frontal or side collision(s). The pretensioner seat belts may be activated in some crashes where the frontal or side collision(s) is severe enough, together with the airbags.

When the vehicle stops suddenly, or if you try to lean forward too quickly, the seat belt retractor locks in place.

In some frontal collisions, the pretensioner activates and pulls the seat belt against your body.

To prevent serious injury or death:

  • Always wear your seat belt and sit properly in your seat.

  • Do not use the seat belt if it is loose or twisted.

  • Do not place anything near the buckle.

  • Always replace your pretensioners after activation or a crash.

  • Never inspect, service, repair or replace the pretensioners by yourself.

    Have the pretensioners inspected, serviced, repaired, or replaced by only an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

  • Do not hit seat belt assemblies.

Do not touch the pretensioner seat belt assemblies for several minutes after they have been activated. When the pretensioner seat belt mechanism deploys during a collision, the pretensioner can become hot and can burn you.

Have the system serviced by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer. Body work on the front of the vehicle may damage the pretensioner seat belt system.

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2C_RearRetractorPretensionerOverview

The pretensioner seat belt system consists mainly of the following components. Their locations are shown in the illustration above:

  1. SRS airbag warning light
  2. Front retractor pretensioner
  3. SRS control module
  4. Rear retractor pretensioner

The sensor that activates the SRS control module is connected with the pretensioner seat belt. The SRS airbag warning light on the instrument cluster illuminates for about 3-6 seconds after the Engine Start/Stop button is in the ON position, and then it turns off.

If the pretensioner is not working properly, the warning light illuminates even if the SRS airbag is not malfunctioning. If the warning light does not illuminate when starting the engine or stays illuminated or illuminates while driving, have the pretensioner seat belts and/or SRS control module inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer as soon as possible.

  • The pretensioner seat belt system may be activated in certain frontal or side collisions or rollover situations.

  • When the pretensioner seat belts are activated, a loud noise may be heard and fine dust, which may appear to be smoke, may be visible in the passenger compartment. These are normal operating conditions and are not hazardous.

  • Although it is non-toxic, the fine dust may cause skin irritation and should not be inhaled for prolonged periods. Wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly after a crash in which the pretensioner seat belts were activated.

Load limiter

If a seatbelt places an excessive load on the chest during a vehicle crash, a load limiter equipped with the seatbelt reduces the pressure on the chest.