僅 How Does The Air Bag System Operate - Kia Stinger 2022 Owner's Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
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 pre-tensioners contain explo-
sive chemicals.
If scrapping a vehicle without remov-
ing SRS and pre-tensioners from a
vehicle, it may cause fire. Before
scrapping a vehicle, contact a profes-
sional workshop. 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 ENGINE
START/STOP button is turned to the
ON 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.
NOTICE
If equipped with rollover sensor
Also, the air bags inflate instantly in the
event of a rollover (if equipped with a
side air bag or curtain air bag) in order
to help protect the occupants from seri-
ous physical injury.
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
僅 There is no single speed at which the
air bags will inflate.
Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate based upon the severity of a
collision and its direction. These two
factors determine whether the sen-
sors produce an electronic deploy-
ment/ inflation signal.
僅 Air bag deployment depends on a
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the den-
sity and stiffness of the vehicles or
objects which your vehicle hits in the
collision. The determining factors are
not limited to those mentioned above.
僅 The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.
It is virtually impossible for you tosee
the air bags inflate during anaccident.
It is much more likely that you will
simply see the deflated air bags hang-
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-
sion occurs and the need to inflate the
air bag between the occupant and the
vehicle structures before the occu-
pant impacts those structures.
This speed of inflation reduces the
risk of serious or life-threatening inju-
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.