
Safety features of your vehicle
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To deactivate or reactivate the passen-
ger’s front air bag:
To deactivate the passenger’s front air
bag, insert the master key into the pas-
senger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch
and turn it to the OFF position. The pas-
senger’s front air bag OFF indicator will
illuminate and stay on until the passen-
ger’s front air bag is reactivated.
To reactivate the passenger’s front air
bag, insert the master key into the pas-
senger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch
and turn it to the ON position. The pas-
senger’s front air bag OFF indicator will
go out.
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NOTICE
• When the passenger’s front air bag
ON/OFF switch is set to the ON posi-
tion, the passenger’s front air bag is
activated and child or infant seat
should not be installed on the front
passenger seat.
• When the passenger’s front air bag
ON/OFF switch is set to the OFF posi-
tion, the passenger’s front air bag is
deactivated.
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CAUTION
• If the passenger’s front air bag
ON/OFF switch is not working
properly, the air bag warning light
on the instrument panel will illu-
minate.
And, the passenger's front air bag
OFF indicator will not illuminate,
the SRS Control Module reacti-
vate the passenger’s front air bag
and the passenger’s front air bag
will inflate in frontal impact crash-
es even if the passenger’s front air
bag ON/OFF switch is set to the
OFF position.
If this occurs, have an authorized
KIA dealer inspect the passen-
ger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch,
the pre-tensioner seat belt system
and the SRS air bag system as
soon as possible.
• If the SRS air bag warning light
blinks or does not illuminate when
the ignition switch is turned to the
ON position, or if it illuminates
while the vehicle is being driven,
have an authorized KIA dealer
inspect the passenger’s front air
bag ON/OFF switch, pre-tensioner
seat belt and the SRS air bag sys-
tem as soon as possible.
WARNING
The front air bag ON/OFF switch
could turn by using a similar small
rigid device. Always check the sta-
tus of the front air bag ON/OFF
switch and passenger's front air
bag OFF indicator.