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Safety features of your vehicle Air bag - supplemental restraint system
WARNING
僅 Even in vehicles with air bags, you
and your passengers must always
wear the safety belts provided in
order to minimise the risk and severity
of injury in the event of a collision or
rollover.
僅 SRS and pretensioners contain explo
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sive chemicals.
If scraping a vehicle without removing
SRS and pretensioners from a vehicle,
it may cause fire. Before scraping a
vehicle, contact a professional work
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shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 Keep the SRS parts and wirings away
from water or any liquid. If the SRS
components are inoperative due to
exposure to water or liquids, it may
cause fire or severe injury.
How does the air bag system
operate
僅 Air bags are activated (able to inflate
if necessary) only when the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or START
position.
僅 Air bags inflate instantly in the event
of a serious frontal collision or side
collision (if equipped with a side air
bag or curtain air bag) in order to help
protect the occupants from serious
physical injury.
僅 In normal conditions, the airbag is
designed to deploy based on certain
angle and intensity of the collision.
These two factors are crucial ele
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ments for deciding whether to trans
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mit airbag deployment signal or start
the electrical operation or not.
僅 The airbag will deploy based on angle
and intensity of the collision. It will not
deploy in every crash or collision situ
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ations.
僅 The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant. It is
virtually impossible for you to see the
air bags inflate during an accident.
It is much more likely that you will
simply see the deflated air bags hang
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ing out of their storage compartments
after the collision.
僅 In order to help provide protection in
a severe collision, the air bags must
inflate rapidly. The speed of the air
bag inflation is a consequence of
extremely short time in which a colli
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sion occurs and the need to inflate the
air bag between the occupant and the
vehicle structures before the occu
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pant impacts those structures.
This speed of inflation reduces the
risk of serious or life-threatening inju
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ries in a severe collision and is thus a
necessary part of the air bag design.
However, air bag inflation can also
cause injuries which can include facial
abrasions, bruises and broken bones
because the inflation speed also
causes the air bags to expand with a
great deal of force.
僅 There are even circumstances
under which contact with the steer
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ing wheel air bag can cause fatal
injuries, especially if the occupant is
positioned excessively close to the
steering wheel.