warning Hyundai Equus 2016 Owner's Guide

Seat belt restraint system
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To achieve the maximum pro-
tection of the restraint sys-
tem, the seat belts must
always be fastened whenever
the vehicle is in motion.
A seat belt is most effective, when a seatback is in the
upright position.
Children age 12 and under must always be properly
restrained in the rear seat.
Never allow children to ride in
the front passenger's seat.
When a child over the age of
12 needs to seat in the front,
he/she must be properly belt-
ed and the seat should be set
in the rearmost position.
Never fasten the shoulder belt under your arm or behind your
back. An improperly posi-
tioned shoulder belt may
cause serious injury in a
crash. The shoulder belt
should be positioned midway
over your shoulder across
your collarbone.
Always wear both the shoul- der portion and lap portion of
the lap/shoulder belt.
Avoid wearing a twisted seat belt. A twisted belt cannot
properly activate. It may even
cut through in a collision.
Make sure that a belt webbing
is straight and untwisted.
Be careful not to damage a belt webbing or other compo-
nents. When the belt webbing
or other components is dam-
aged, replace it.
WARNINGA seat belt is designed to be
fastened across the bony struc-
ture of the body. The lap portion
of the belt should be fastened
low across the front pelvis.
Fastening the lap portion of the
belt across the abdomen must
be avoided.
A seat belt should be tightly fas-
tened, in accordance with an
occupant's comfort, to provide
the protection, for which a seat
belt is designed.
Loose fastening of a seat belt
greatly reduces an occupants'
protection.
Particular care should be taken
to avoid any webbing contami-
nation with polishes, oils, chem-
icals or battery acid.
Immediately clean the webbing,
using mild soap and water. A
belt should be replaced, when
its webbing is frayed, contami-
nated or damaged. It is essen-
tial to replace the entire assem-
bly after a severe impact, even if
damage to the assembly is not
obvious. A belt, of which straps
are twisted, should not be fas-
tened. Each seat belt assembly
must be used only by one occu-
pant. it is dangerous to fasten a
belt over a child being carried
on an occupant's laps.
WARNING

Seat belt warning (for driver’s seat)
The warning light and the chime will
activate, as in the following table,
when the ignition switch is ON.
*
1The flashing will repeat 11 times at
an interval of 24 seconds. Upon
buckling the driver's seat belt, the
flashing will stop in 6 seconds, and
chime will immediately stop.
*
2The flashing will stop in 6 seconds,
and the chime will immediately
stop.
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Any modifications or additions should not be done by a driver.
Such modifications or addi-
tions may make the seat belt
assembly slack, and the seat
belt assembly may not firmly
and tightly tighten.
When fastening a seat belt, be careful not to latch your seat
belt in a buckle of other seats.
It is very dangerous, and you
may not be properly protected
by the seat belt.
Do not unfasten the seat belt, or do not repeatedly fasten
and unfasten the seat belt,
while driving. This may result
in loss of control, and an acci-
dent, causing death, serious
injury, or property damage.
When fastening a seat belt, make sure that it is not fas-
tened over any hard or fragile
object.
Before latching a seatbelt, make sure that there is nothing
inside a buckle, not to block the
mechanism. Otherwise, a seat
belt may not be securely fas-
tened.
WARNING
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ConditionsWarning Pattern
Seat BeltVehicle
SpeedLight-BlinkChime-Sound
Unbuckled6 seconds
Buckled6 secondsNone
Buckled →
Unbuckled
Below 3 mph (5 km/h)6 secondsNone
3 mph~6 mph6 seconds
Above 6 mph (10 km/h)6 sec. on / 24 sec. off (11 times)
Unbuckled
Above 6 mph(10 km/h)
↓
Below 3 mph (5 km/h)
6 seconds *1
↓
Stop *
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Seat belt warning (for front passenger's seat)
To remind the front passenger, the
front passenger's seat belt warning
light will flash, whenever you turn ON
the ignition switch regardless of belt
fastening. When the passenger's
seat belt is unfastened, when the
vehicle drives over 6 mph (10 km/h),
and when occupant presence is
detected, the passenger's seat belt
warning light will flash until being fas-
tened.
3-point system with emergencylocking retractor
To fasten your seat belt:
Pull the belt webbing out of the
retractor and insert the metal tab (1)
into the buckle (2). It will "click" when
the tab locks into the buckle. The
seat belt automatically adjusts to the
proper length only after the lap por-
tion of the belt is manually adjusted
so that it fits snugly around your
body. If you lean forward slowly and
comfortably, the belt will extend and
move with you. If there is a sudden
stop or impact, the belt will be
locked. It will be also locked if you try
to lean forward too quickly.
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When a seat belt is not smoothly
stretched from the retractor, pull it
hard and release. After this, the seat
belt can be smoothly stretched.
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Riding in an improper position
adversely affects the front pas-
senger's seat belt warning sys-
tem. It is important for the driv-
er to properly instruct the pas-
sengers, as in this manual.
WARNING
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Height adjustment
The anchor height for the shoulder
portion of the belt can be adjusted to
one of the 4 positions for your greatest
comfort and safety.
The anchor height should be adjusted,
so the shoulder portion is fastened
over your chest and midway over the
shoulder nearest the door, not over
your neck.
To adjust the anchor height, rise up or
lower down the adjuster.
To rise up the adjuster, pull it up (1). To
lower it down, push it down (3) while
pressing the height adjuster button (2).
Release the button to lock the anchor
height. Attempt to slide up or down the
adjuster to confirm its locking.
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Front seat
Make sure that the shoulderbelt anchor is securely locked
at an appropriate height.
Never fasten the shoulder
portion of the belt over your
neck or face. Improper fasten-
ing may cause serious injury
in an accident.
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WARNING
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Failure to replace a seat beltassembly after an accident
may put you in danger,
because the damaged seat
belt will not provide protec-
tion in the event of another
collision, leading to personal
injury or death. Immediately
replace your seat belts after
an accident.
The lap portion of a seat belt
should be fastened as low as
possible and snugly across your
hips, not on your waist. When
the lap belt is fastened too high
on your waist, it may increase
injury risk in the event of a colli-
sion. Both arms should not be
under or over the belt. Rather,
one should be over and the
other under, as shown in the
illustration.
The seat belt should not be fas-
tened under the driver's left arm,
or the front passenger's right
arm.
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When fastening the seat belt of the
rear center seat, an occupant should
and ALWAYS use the buckle with the
CENTER mark.
To release the seat belt:
Press the release button (1) on a
buckle. When released, the belt will
automatically retract. When it is not
released, make sure that the belt is
not twisted, and then try again.
Pre-tensioner seat belt
Your vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's pre-tensioner
seat belts. The purpose of the pre-
tensioner seat belt is to make sure
that a seat belt tightly fits over an
occupant's body in case of a frontal
collision. The pre-tensioner seat
belts will activate in a crash over a
certain scale.
When the vehicle suddenly stops, or
when an occupant abruptly lean for-
ward, the seat belt retractor locks
into position. In a certain frontal colli-
sion, the pre-tensioner will activate
and fasten the seat belt more tightly
against an occupant's body.
When the pre-tensioner senses an
excessive tension on a seat belt, the
Load Limiter of the pretensioner will
release some of the pressure.
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For your safety, make sure that
the belt webbing is not slack or
twisted. Always properly sit in
your seat.
WARNING

The seat belt pre-tensioner system
mainly consists of the following com-
ponents.
Their locations are shown in the
above illustration:
1.SRS air bag warning light
2.Retractor pre-tensioner assembly
3.SRS control module
4.Anchor pre-tensioner assembly
Information
• Both the driver's and front passen-ger's pre-tensioner seat belts may
activate in a certain frontal/side col-
lision or rollovers.
The pre-tensioner will not activate,
when the seat belt is not fastened at
the time of the collision.
• When the pre-tensioner seat belt activates, there will be a loud noise
with fine dust, which may appear to
be smoke and be visible in the pas-
senger compartment.
These are normal, not indicating any
hazard.
• Although it is non-toxic, the fine dust may cause skin irritation and should
not be inhaled for a prolonged peri-
od of time. Thoroughly Wash all
exposed skin areas after an accident,
in which a pre-tensioner seat belt
activates.
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To obtain maximum benefits
from a pre-tensioner seat belt:
1. The seat belt must be correct- ly fastened and adjusted to
the proper position.
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(Continued)Please read and follow all of
the important information and
precautions about your vehi-
cle’s occupant safety features
– including seat belts and air
bags – that are provided in
this manual.
2. Make sure that you and your passengers always properly
fasten seat belts.
WARNING
Do not leave any objects near a
buckle. Placing objects near the
buckle may adversely affect the
buckle pre-tensioner and
increase the injury risk in the
event of a collision.
WARNING
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Information
The sensor, which triggers the SRS air
bag activation, is connected with the
pretensioner seat belt. The SRS air
bag warning light on the instru-
ment panel will illuminate for approx-
imately 6 seconds, when the ignition
switch is turned ON. This will be auto-
matically turned OFF.
Even when there is not malfunc-
tion of the SRS air bag, but the
malfunction of the pre-tensioner
seat belt, the warning light will
illuminate. When the SRS air bag
warning light does not illuminate
after turning ON the ignition
switch, when it remains illuminat-
ed approximately for more than 6
seconds, or when it remains illus-
trated while driving, immediately
have an authorized EQUUS dealer
inspect the pre-tensioner seat belt
and SRS air bag system.
NOTICE
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Pre-tensioners are designedto operate only one time. After
activation, pre-tensioner seat
belts must be replaced. All
seat belts of any type should
always be replaced after a col-
lision.
The pre-tensioner seat belt assembly mechanism gets hot
while being activated. Do not
touch the pre-tensioner seat
belt assembly for several min-
utes after its activation.
Do not attempt to inspect or replace the pre-tensioner seat
belt by yourself. This must be
done by an authorized EQUUS
dealer.
Do not hit hard the pre-ten- sioner seat belt assemblies.
Never attempt to maintain or repair the pre-tensioner seat
belt system in any manner.
Improper handling of preten- sioner seat belt assemblies,
and failure to heed the warn-
ings not to hit, modify, inspect,
replace, maintain or repair the
pre-tensioner seat belt assem-
blies may lead to improper
operation, malfunction and
serious injury.
Always fasten a seat belt, while the vehicle is in motion.
When the pre-tensioner seat belt needs to be discarded,
contact an authorized EQUUS
dealer.
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Pre-safe seat belt (PSB)
(if equipped)
The purpose of the pre-safe seat belt
is to tighten the seat belt in an emer-
gency braking or upon sensing a loss
of control.
The pre-safe seat belt activates,
only when a seat belt is fastened.The pre-safe seat belt warning light
will illuminate, when a malfunction of
a pre-safe seat belt is detected.
Have the system checked, when;
The warning light illuminates while
driving.
In order to maximize occupants'
safety, the pre-safe seat belt system
operates, as below:
The seat belt is tightened when; - An emergency braking situationoccurs,
- The control of the vehicle is lost, and
- A passenger leans toward one side.
The seat belt vibrates when; - The Lane Departure WarningSystem (if equipped) detects the
vehicle swerves out of its lane.
Do not be surprised when the seat
belt vibrates. It is a warning for
your safety, not a malfunction.
NOTICE
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Automatic Seat Belt Retracting
In order to prevent a seat belt from
being slack due to weak fabric dura-
bility, your seat belt assembly is
equipped with the automatic retract-
ing function. A motor automatically
retracts the seat belt after approxi-
mately 3 seconds. However, this
does not operate, when the seat belt
is unfastened with little slack.
Seat belt precautions
Infant or small child
All 50 states have child restraint laws
which require children to travel in
approved child restraint devices,
including booster seats. The ages, at
which seat belts may be used
instead of child restraints, differ
among states, so you should check
the specific requirements in your
state before driving. Infant and child
restraints must be properly placed
and installed in a rear seat.
For further information, refer to the
Child Restraint Systems chapter.
All occupants of the vehicle
must and always fasten their
seat belts. Seat belts and child
restraints reduce the risk of
serious or fatal injury in the
event of a collision or a sudden
stop. Without fastening a seat
belt, occupants may fall too
close to a deploying air bag,
strike the interior structure or
be thrown out of the vehicle.
Proper fastening greatly
reduces these hazards.
Even with advanced air bag
technologies, unbelted occu-
pants may be severely injured
due to air bag inflation. Always
follow the precautions about
seat belts, air bags and occu-
pant safety contained in this
manual.
WARNING
Every person in your vehicle
needs to be properly and
always restrained, including
infants and children. Never hold
a child in your arms or on your
laps when riding in a vehicle.
The violent impact in a crash
may force you miss the child
from your arms and the child
may strike against the vehicle
interior.
Always use a child restraint
appropriate for your child's
height and weight.
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Information
Small children are best protected
from injury in an accident when
being properly restrained in the rear
seat by a child restraint system,
which meets the requirements of the
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards.
Before purchasing any child
restraint, make sure that it has a
label certifying that it meets Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 213.
The restraint must be appropriate
for your child's height and weight.
Check the label on the child
restraint for this information. Refer
to Child Restraint Systems in this
chapter.
Big child
Children, who are under age 13 but
too big for a booster seat, must
always ride in the rear seat and use
the available lap/shoulder belts. A
seat belt should be fastened over the
upper thighs and be snug across the
shoulder and chest to safely restrain
the child. Often check belt fastening.
A child's squirming may move the
belt out of position. Children are best
protected in the event of an accident
when they are restrained by a proper
restraint system and in the rear seat.
When a big child over age 13 is seat-
ed in the front seat, the child must be
securely restrained by the available
lap/shoulder belt and the seat should
be placed in the rearmost position. If
the shoulder portion of the seat belt
slightly crosses over the child's neck
or face, have the child slightly moves
leftwards. When the shoulder portion
still touches the child's face or neck,
he or she needs to be returned to an
appropriate booster seat.i
- Shoulder belts on small chil-dren
Never allow a shoulder por- tions to be fastened over a
child’s neck or face while the
vehicle is in motion.
When a seat belt is improper- ly fastened and adjusted over
a child, there is a risk of death
or serious injury.
WARNING