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Safety features of your vehicle
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* The actual air bags in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.
The purpose of the air bag is to pro-
vide the vehicle's driver and/or the
front passenger with additional pro-
tection than that offered by the
seat belt alone.
The side air bags are designed to
deploy during certain side-impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity of impact.
The side air bags may deploy on
the side of the impact or on both
sides.
The side and/or curtain air bags
on both sides of the vehicle will
deploy if a rollover or possible
rollover is detected.
The side air bags are not designed
to deploy in all side impact or roll-
over situations.
WARNING
Unexpected deployment
Avoid impact to the side impact air-
bag sensor when the ENGINE
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Air bag - advanced Supplemental Restraint
START/STOP button is ON to pre-
vent unexpected deployment of the
side air bag.
The side air bag is supplemental
to the driver's and the passen-
ger's seat belt systems and is not
a substitute for them. Therefore
your seat belts must be worn at
all times while the vehicle is in
operation.
For best protection from the side
air bag system and to avoid being
injured by the deploying side air
bag, both front seat occupants
should sit in an upright position
with the seat belt properly fas-
tened. The driver's hands should
be placed on the steering wheel at
the 9:00 and 3:00 positions. The
passenger's arms and hands
should be placed on their laps.
WARNING
Deployment
Do not install any accessories
including seat covers, on the side or
near the side air bag as this may
affect the deployment of the side
air bags.
If seat or seat cover is damaged,
have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia
dealer. Inform the dealer that
your vehicle is equipped with side
air bags and an Occupant Detec-
tion System (ODS).
System
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