Kia Picanto 2006 Owner's Manual page 78

Knowing your vehicle
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• In a slant impact or collision, The
force delivered will be relatively
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weaker than that of frontal colli-
sion. So, the airbags may not
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inflate.
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• At the moment of an accident, driv-
ers brake heavily with reflex. In
such heavy braking, the front por-
tion of the vehicle is lowered by the
force of the braking and the vehicle
can go under a vehicle with a high-
er ground clearance. Airbags may
not inflate in this situation because
impacts may not be delivered or
may be delivered with less intensi-
ty.
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• Airbags may not inflate in rollover
accidents because airbag deploy-
ment would not provide proper pro-
tection to the occupants.
However, side airbags may inflate
when the vehicle is rolled over by a
side impact collision, if the vehicle
is equipped with side airbags.
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