2023 Hyundai Nexo-Fule-Cell Seats and Seat Belt

Introduction

With the 2023 Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell, welcome to the cutting edge of automotive innovation, where comfort and safety seamlessly intersect to reinvent your driving experience. Hyundai has expertly developed seats and seat belts in this generation of the Nexo that go above and beyond simple practicality, raising your trips to a level of sophistication and security.

Hyundai’s dedication to excellent ergonomics is visible in every facet of the Nexo’s seats. The customizable features let you customize your driving position so that every journey is enjoyable and causes the least amount of fatigue possible. Lumbar support, height adjustment, and movable headrests allow you to customize your Nexo into a perfectly fitting paradise. Finally, the notion of vehicle seats and seat belt systems has been completely rethought with the 2023 Hyundai Nexo Fuel Cell. It combines opulent comfort with unwavering safety to make sure that your driving experience is nothing short of extraordinary. Step into the Nexo to start a journey where each seat, each safety belt, and each second is a monument to Hyundai’s dedication to quality.

SEATS

Front seat

1. Forward and rearward
2. Seatback angle
3.  Seat height
4. Lumbar support (Driver’s seat)*
5. Seat warmer*
6. Head restraints

Rear Seat

1. Armrest*
2. Seatback folding
3. Head restraints
   *: if equipped

Safety Precautions
Adjusting the seats so that you are sitting in a safe and comfortable position plays an important role for the safety of the driver and passengers, as much as seat belts and air bags when in an accident.

WARNING
Do not use a cushion that reduces friction between the seat and the passenger. The passenger’s hips may slide under the lap portion of the seat belt during an accident or a sudden stop. Serious or fatal internal injuries could result because the seat belt cannot operate properly.

Airbags
You can take steps to reduce the risk of being injured by an inflating air bag. Sitting too close to an air bag greatly increases the risk of injury in the event the air bag inflates.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that drivers allow at least 10 inches (25cm) between the center of the steering wheel and their chest.

WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury or death from an inflating air bag, take the following precautions:

• Adjust the driver’s seat as far to the rear as possible while maintaining the ability to control the vehicle.
• Adjust the front passenger seat as far to the rear as possible.
• Hold the steering wheel by the rim with your hands at the 9 o’clock and 3 o’clock positions to minimize the risk of injuries to your hands and arms.
• NEVER place anything or anyone between you and the air bag.
• Do not allow the front passenger to place feet or legs on the dashboard to minimize the risk of leg injuries.

Seat Belts

Always fasten your seat belt before starting any trip. At all times, passengers should sit upright and be properly restrained. Infants and small children must be restrained in appropriate Child Restraint Systems. Children who have outgrown a booster seat and adults must be restrained using the seat belts.

WARNING
Take the following precautions when adjusting your seat belt:

• NEVER use one seat belt for more than one occupant.
• Always position the seatback upright with the lap portion of the seat belt snug and low across the hips.
• NEVER allow children or small infants to ride on a passenger’s lap.
• Do not route the seat belt across your neck, across sharp edges, or reroute the shoulder strap away from your body.
• Do not allow the seat belt to become caught or jammed.

Front Seats

WARNING
Take the following precautions when adjusting your seat:

• NEVER attempt to adjust the seat while the vehicle is moving. The seat could respond with unexpected movement and may cause loss of vehicle control resulting in an accident.
• Do not place anything under the front seats. Loose objects in the driver’s foot area could interfere with the operation of the foot pedals, causing an accident.
• Do not allow anything to interfere with the normal position and proper locking of the seatback.
• Do not place a cigarette lighter on the floor or seat. When you operate the seat, gas may exit out of the lighter causing a fire.
• Use extreme caution when picking up small objects trapped under the seats or between the seat and the center console. Your hands might be cut or injured by the sharp edges of the seat mechanism.
• if there are occupants in the rear seats, be careful while adjusting the front seat position.
• Make sure that the seat is locked in place after the adjustment. If not, the seat might move unexpectedly resulting in an accident.

CAUTION
To prevent injury:
Do not adjust your seat while wearing your seat belt. Moving the seat cushion forward may cause strong pressure on your abdomen.
Do not allow your hands or fingers to get caught in the seat mechanisms while the seat is moving.

Power adjustment
The front seat can be adjusted by using the control switches located on the outside of the seat cushion. Before driving, adjust the seat to the proper position so that you can easily control the steering wheel, foot pedals and controls on the instrument panel.

WARNING
NEVER allow children in the vehicle unattended. The power seats are operable when the vehicle is turned off.

NOTICE
To prevent damage to the seats:

• Always stop adjusting the seats when the seat has been adjusted as far forward or rearward as possible.
• Do not adjust the seats longer than necessary when the vehicle is turned off. This may result in unnecessary battery drain.
•  Do not operate two or more seats at the same time. This may result in an electrical malfunction.

Forward and Rearward AdjustmentTo move the seat forward or rearward:

1. Push the control switch forward or rearward.
2. Release the switch once the seat reaches the desired position.
   

Seatback Angle
To recline the seatback:

1. Push the control switch forward or rearward.
2. Release the switch once the seatback reaches the desired position.

Reclining Seatback
Sitting in a reclined position when the vehicle is in motion can be dangerous. Even when buckled up, the protection of your restraint system (seat belts and air bags) is greatly reduced by reclining your seatback.

WARNING
NEVER ride with a reclined seatback when the vehicle is moving. Riding with a reclined seatback increases your chance of serious or fatal injuries in the event of a collision or sudden stop. Driver and passengers should ALWAYS sit well back in their seats, properly belted, and with the seatbacks upright.

Seat belts must be snug against your hips and chest to work properly. When the seatback is reclined, the shoulder belt cannot do its job because it will not be snug against your chest. Instead, it will be in front of you. During an accident, you could be thrown into the seat belt, causing neck or other injuries.
The more the seatback is reclined, the greater chance the passenger’s hips will slide under the lap belt or the passenger’s neck will strike the shoulder belt.

Seat Cushion Tilt 
To change the angle of the front part of the seat cushion: Push the front portion of the control switch up to raise or down to lower the front part of the seat cushion. Release the switch once the seat reaches the desired position.

Seat Height 
To change the height of the seat cushion: Push the rear portion of the control switch up to raise or down to lower the height of the seat cushion. Release the switch once the seat reaches the desired position.

Lumbar support (for driver’s seat)

To Adjust the lumbar Support:

1.  Press the front portion of the switch to increase support or the rear portion of the switch (2) to decrease support.
2. Release the switch once it reaches the desired position.

Seatback Pocket

The seatback pocket is provided on the back of the front passenger seatback.

CAUTION
Do not put heavy or sharp objects in the seatback pockets. In an accident they could come loose from the pocket and injure occupants.

Rear Seats

Rear Seat Adjustment

Seatback Angle
To recline the seatback:

1. Pull up the seatback recline lever.
2. Hold the lever and adjust the seatback of the seat to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seatback is locked in place.
   (The lever MUST return to its original position for the seatback to lock.)

Folding the Rear Seat
The rear seatbacks can be folded to facilitate carrying long items or to increase the luggage capacity of the vehicle.

WARNING

• Never allow passengers to sit on top of the folded-down seatback while the vehicle is moving. This is not a proper seating position and no seat belts are available for use. This could result in serious injury or death in case of an accident or sudden stop.
• Objects carried on the folded-down seatback should not extend higher than the top of the front seatback. This could allow cargo to slide forward and cause injury or damage during sudden stops.

To fold down the Rear Seatback:

1. Set the front seatback to the upright position and if necessary, slide the front seat forward.
   
2. Lower the rear head restraints to the lowest position by pushing and holding the release button (1) and pushing down on the head restraint (2).
   
3.  Locate the seatbelt toward the outboard position before folding down the seatback. If not, the seatbelt system may be interfered by the seatback.
   
4. Put out the belt from guide (1) and pull up the seatback folding lever (2), then fold the seat toward the front of the vehicle.
   
5. To use the rear seat, lift and unfold the seatback to the upright position. Push the seatback firmly until it clicks into place. Make sure the seatback is locked in place.
   Be careful when returning the rear seatback to prevent damage to the seatbelt. Return the belt in the guide.

WARNING
When returning the rear seatback from a folded to an upright position, hold the seatback and return it slowly. Ensure that the seatback is completely locked into its upright position by pushing on the top of the seatback. In an accident or sudden stop, the unlocked seatback could allow cargo to move forward with great force and enter the passenger compartment, which could result in serious injury or death.

WARNING
Do not place objects in the rear seats, since they cannot be properly secured and may hit vehicle occupants in a collision causing serious injury or death.

WARNING
Make sure the engine is off, the shift lever is in P (Park), and the parking brake is securely applied whenever loading or unloading cargo. Failure to take these steps may allow the vehicle to move if the shift lever is inadvertently moved to another position.

CAUTION

• Be careful when loading cargo through the rear passenger seats to prevent damage to the vehicle interior.
• When cargo is loaded through the rear passenger seats, ensure the cargo is properly secured to prevent it from moving while driving.
• Unsecured cargo in the passenger compartment can cause damage to the vehicle or injury to it’s occupants.

Armrest

The armrest is located in the center of the rear seat. Pull the armrest down from the seatback to use it.

Head Restraints

The vehicle’s front and rear (second row and/or third row) seats have adjustable head restraints. The head restraints provide comfort for passengers, but more importantly, they are designed to help protect passengers from whiplash and other neck and spinal injuries during an accident, especially in a rear-impact collision.

WARNING
To help reduce the risk of serious injury or death in an accident, take the following precautions when adjusting your head restraints:To reinstall the head restraint :

1. Recline the seatback.
2. Put the head restraint poles (2) into the holes while pressing the release button (1).
3. Adjust the head restraint to the appropriate height.
4. Recline the seatback (4) with the seatback angle lever or switch (3).

WARNING
Always make sure the head restraint locks into position after reinstalling and adjusting it properly.

SEAT BELTS

This section describes how to use the seat belts properly. It also describes some of the things not to do when using seat belts.

Seat Belt Safety Precautions

Always fasten your seat belt and make sure all passengers have fastened their seat belts before starting any trip. Airbags are designed to supplement the seat belt as an additional safety device, not a replacement. Most countries require all occupants of a vehicle to wear seat belts.

WARNING
Seat belts must be used by ALL passengers whenever the vehicle is moving. Take the following precautions when adjusting and wearing seat belts:

• Children under the age of 13 should be properly restrained in the rear seats.
•  Never allow children to ride in the front passenger seat, unless the air bag is deactivated. If a child is seated in the front passenger seat, move the seat as far back as possible. And the child must always be restrained in the seat properly.
• NEVER allow an infant or child to be carried on an occupant’s lap.
•  NEVER ride with the seatback reclined when the vehicle is moving.
• Do not allow children to share a seat or seat belt.
• Do not wear the shoulder belt under your arm or behind your back.
•  NEVER wear a seat belt over fragile objects. If there is a sudden stop or impact, the seat belt can damage it.
• Do not use the seat belt if it is twisted. A twisted seat belt will not protect you properly in an accident.
•  Do not use a seat belt if the webbing or hardware is damaged.
•  Do not latch the seat belt into the buckles of other seats.
•  NEVER unfasten the seat belt while driving. This may cause loss of vehicle control resulting in an accident.
•  Make sure there is nothing in the buckle interfering with the seat belt latch mechanism, because any materials in the buckle can cause the seat belt not to be fastened securely.
• No modifications or additions should be made by the user which will either prohibit the seat belt adjusting devices from operating to remove slack, or prohibit the seat belt assembly from being adjusted to remove slack.

WARNING
Damaged seat belts and seat belt assemblies will not operate properly. Always replace:

• Frayed, contaminated, or damaged webbing.
•  Damaged hardware.
•  The entire seat belt assembly after it has been worn in an accident, even if damage to webbing or assembly is not apparent

Driver’s seat belt warning
As a reminder to the driver, the seat belt warning light will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds each time the Engine Start/Stop button is in the ON position regardless of belt fastening. If the driver’s seat belt is not fastened, the warning chime will sound for about 6 seconds. If you continue not to fasten the seat belt and you drive over 6 mph (9 km/h), the warning light will stay illuminated. If you continue not to fasten the seat belt and you drive over 12 mph (20 km/h) the seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the corresponding warning light will blink.
If you unfasten the seat belt while driving under 12 mph (20 km/h), the seat belt warning light will illuminate until the seat belt is fastened.
If you unfasten the seat belt while driving over 12 mph (20 km/h), the seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the corresponding warning light will blink.

Front passenger’s seat belt warning
As a reminder to the front passenger, the front passenger’s seat belt warning light will illuminate for approximately 6 seconds each time you turn the Engine Start/Stop button is in the ON position regardless of belt fastening.

If you continue not to fasten the seat belt and you drive over 6 mph (9 km/h), the warning light will stay illuminated. If you continue not to fasten the seat belt and you drive over 12 mph (20 km/h) the seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the corresponding warning light will blink. If you unfasten the seat belt while driving under 12 mph (20 km/h), the seat belt warning light will illuminate until the seat belt is fastened. If you unfasten the seat belt while driving over 12 mph (20 km/h), the seat belt warning chime will sound for approximately 100 seconds and the corresponding warning light will blink.

WARNING
Riding in an improper position adversely affects the front passenger’s seat belt warning system. It is important for the driver to instruct the passenger to be seated properly as instructed in this manual.

Information

• You can find the front passenger’s seat belt warning light on the center fascia panel.
• Although the front passenger seat is not occupied, the seat belt warning light will blink or illuminate for 6 seconds.
• The front passenger’s seat belt warning may operate when luggage is placed on the front passenger seat.

Seat Belt Restraint System

WARNING

Improperly positioned seat belts may increase the risk of serious injury in an accident. Take the following precautions when adjusting the seat belt:

• Position the lap portion of the seat belt as low as possible across your hips, not on your waist, so that it fits snugly. This allows your strong pelvic bones to absorb the force of the crash, reducing the chance of internal injuries.
• Position one arm under the shoulder belt and the other over the belt, as shown in the illustration.
• Always position the shoulder belt anchor into the locked position at the appropriate height.
• Never position the shoulder belt across your neck or face.

Seat Belt-Driver’s 3-point system with emergency locking retractor

To Fasten your Seat Belt:
Pull it out of the retractor and insert the metal tab (1) into the buckle (2). There will be an audible “click” when the tab locks into the buckle.

You should place the lap belt (1) portion across your hips and the shoulder belt (2) portion across your chest.
The seat belt automatically adjusts to the proper length after the lap belt portion is adjusted manually so that it fits snugly around your hips. If you lean forward in a slow, easy motion, the belt will extend and move with you. If there is a sudden stop or impact, the belt will lock into position. It will also lock if you try to lean forward too quickly.

Information
If you are not able to smoothly pull enough of the seat belt out from the retractor, firmly pull the seat belt out and release it. After release, you will be able to pull the belt out smoothly.

Height Adjustment
You can adjust the height of the shoulder belt anchor to one of the four different positions for maximum comfort and safety.
The shoulder portion should be adjusted so it lies across your chest and midway over your shoulder nearest the door, not over your neck.

To adjust the height of the seat belt anchor, lower or raise the height adjuster into an appropriate position.

To Raise the Height adjuster, Pull it up

1. To lower it, push it down
2. while pressing the height adjuster button (2).
   Release the button to lock the anchor into position. Try sliding the height adjuster to make sure that it has locked into position.

To release your seat belt:
Press the release button (1) in the locking buckle.
Once released, the belt should automatically draw back into the retractor. If this does not happen, check the belt to be sure it is not twisted, then try again.

To fasten the Rear Center Seat Belt

When using the rear center seat belt, the buckle with the “CENTER” mark must be used.

1. Extract the small tongue plate (A) from the slot on the belt assembly pocket located in the headliner.
2. Insert the small tongue plate (A) into the primary buckle (A’) located on the right hand (passenger) side of the center seat. Insert the buckle until an audible “click” is heard, indicating that the latch is locked. Make sure the belt is not twisted.
3. Slip the large tongue plate (B) out of the pocket (C) located on the belt assembly.
4. Pull the large tongue plate and insert it into the seat belt buckle (B’) located on the left hand (driver) side of the center seat. Insert the buckle until an audible “click” is heard, indicating that the latch is locked. Make sure the belt is not twisted.

When using the rear center seat belt, the buckle with the “CENTER” mark must be used.

Information
If you are not able to pull out the safety belt from the retractor, firmly pull the belt out and release it. After release, you will be able to pull the belt out smoothly.

FAQs

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