Kia Sportage: Seat Belt Pretensioner

Description and Operation

 Description

The Seat Belt Pretensioners (BPT) are installed inside Center Pillar (LH & RH). When a vehicle crashes with a certain degree of frontal impact, the pretensioner seat belt helps to reduce the severity of injury to the front seat occupants by refracting the seat belt webbing. This prevents the front occupants from thrusting forward and hitting the steering wheel or the instrument panel when the vehicle crashes.

CAUTION

Never attempt to measure the circuit resistance of the Seat Belt Pretensioner (BPT) even if you are using the specified tester. If the circuit resistance is measured with a tester, the pretensioner will be ignited accidentally. This will result in serious personal injury.

Components and Components Location

 Components

Repair procedures

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery negative cable, and wait for at least three minutes before beginning work.

2. To remove the seat belt anchor pretensioner (C), keep on pushing the lock pins (A) as arrow direction. And then remove the seat belt after pushing the lock pin (B).

3. Remove the following parts. (Refer to the Body group- Interior trim)

1. Door scuff trim
2. Center pillar trim

4. Remove the upper anchor bolt.

5. Disconnect the seat belt pretensioner connector (A).

6. Loosen the seat belt pretensioner mounting bolt (B, C) and remove the seat belt pretensioner.

Installation

1. Remove the ignition key from the vehicle.

2. Disconnect the battery negative cable and wait for at least three minutes.

3. Install the seat belt pretensioner (BPT) with a bolt.

Tightening torque: Bolt B: 39.2 ~ 53.9 N.m (4.0 ~ 5.5 kgf.m, 28.9 ~ 39.8 lb-ft)

4. Connect the seat belt pretensioner (BPT) connector.

5. Install the upper anchor bolts.

Tightening torque: 39.2 ~ 53.9 N.m (4.0 ~ 5.5 kgf.m, 28.9 ~ 39.8 lb-ft)

6. Install the following parts. (Refer to the Body group- Interior trim)

1. Center pillar trim
2. Door scuff trim

7. Insert the seat belt to the anchor pretensioner.

8. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

9. After installing the seat belt pretensioner (BPT), confirm proper system operation:

1. Turn the ignition switch ON: the SRS indicator light should be turned on for about six seconds and then go off.

Anchor Pretensioner

Description and Operation

 Description

Anchor pretensioner operates as well as belt Pretensioner at the same time. If it gets into its deploy condition after a collision. It is located at near anchor on front seat and it is an equipment to make up for the existing short stroke.

Anchor pretensioner is supported by two cables and it is an auxiliary equipment to prevent a driver from breaking away doubly as seat belt is being pulled toward anchor side after a collision.

CAUTION

Never measure resistance of anchor pretensioner directly, current of measuring device may cause unexpected airbag deploy.

Repair procedures

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery negative cable, and wait for at least three minutes before beginning work.

2. To remove the seat belt anchor pretensioner (C), keep on pushing the lock pins (A) as arrow direction. And then remove the seat belt after pushing the lock pin (B).

3. Remove the following parts. (Refer to the Body group-interior trim)

1. Door scuff trim
2. Center pillar trim

4. Disconnect the anchor pretensioner connector (A).

5. Loosen the anchor pretensioner mounting bolt (B) and remove the anchor pretensioner

Installation

1. Remove ignition key from the vehicle.

2. Disconnect the negative (-) cable from battery and wait for at least three minutes.

3. Install the anchor pretensioner with a bolt.

Tightening torque: 39.2 ~ 53.9 N.m (4.0 ~ 5.5 kgf.m, 28.9 ~ 39.8 lb-ft)

4. Connect the anchor pretensioner connector.

5. Install the following parts. (Refer to the body group - Interior trim)

1. Center pillar trim
2. Door scuff trim

6. Insert the seat belt to the anchor pretensioner.

NOTE

Make sure the lock pin is connected in properly.

7. Reconnect the battery negative cable.

8. After installing the anchor pretensioner, confirm proper system operation:

1. Turn the ignition switch ON: the SRS indicator light should be turned on for about six seconds and then go off.

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