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Safety features of your vehicle
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
a rollover, when it is detected by the roll
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over sensor.
NOTICE
Without rollover sensor
However, side and/or curtain air bags
may inflate when the vehicle is rolled
over by a side impact collision, if the
vehicle is equipped with side air bags
and curtain air bags.
僅 Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle
collides with objects such as utility
poles or trees, where the point of
impact is concentrated to one area
and the full force of the impact is not
delivered to the sensors.
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance free
and so there are no parts you can safely
service by yourself. If the SRS air bag
warning light does not illuminate, or con
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tinuously remains on, have the system
inspected by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
WARNING
僅 Modification to SRS components or
wiring, including the addition of any
kind of badges to the pad covers or
modifications to the body structure,
can adversely affect SRS performance
and lead to possible injury.
僅 For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one which
has been moistened with plain water.
Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.
僅 No objects should be placed over or
near the air bag modules on the steer
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ing wheel, instrument panel, and the
front passenger's panel above the
glove box, because any such object
could cause harm if the vehicle is in a
crash severe enough to cause the air
bags to inflate.
僅 If the air bags inflate, have the system
replaced by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 Do not tamper with or disconnect SRS
wiring, or other components of the
SRS system. Doing so could result in
injury, due to accidental inflation of
the air bags or by rendering the SRS
inoperative.
僅 If components of the air bag system
must be discarded, or if the vehicle
must be scrapped, certain safety pre
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cautions must be observed. An autho
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rised Kia dealer knows these
precautions and can give you the nec
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essary information. Failure to follow
these precautions and procedures
could increase the risk of personal
injury.
僅 If your car was flooded and has
soaked carpeting or water on flooring,
you shouldn't try to start the engine;
in this case, have your vehicle
inspected by a professional workshop.
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