Kia Sorento 2022 Manual page 149

Safety features of your vehicle
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However, if equipped with side
and curtain air bags, the air bags
may inflate depending on the
intensity, vehicle speed and
angles of impact.
In an angled collision, the force of
impact may direct the occupants
in a direction where the air bags
would not be able to provide any
additional benefit, and thus the
sensors may not deploy any air
bags.
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Just before impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the
vehicle causing it to "ride" under a
Air bag - supplemental restraint system
vehicle with a higher ground
clearance. Air bags may not
inflate in this "under-ride" situa-
tion because deceleration forces
that are detected by sensors may
be significantly reduced by such
"under-ride" collisions.
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Air bags may not inflate in roll-
over accidents because the vehicle
can not detect rollover accident.
However, side and/or curtain air
bags may inflate when the vehicle
is rolled over following (or after)
side impact collision.
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