Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 63

Safety features of your vehicle
- Air bags can only be used once –
have the system replaced by a pro-
fessional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an autho-
rised Kia dealer/service partner.
- The SRS is designed to deploy the
front air bags only when an impact
is sufficiently severe and when the
impact angle is less than 30° from
the forward longitudinal axis of the
vehicle. Additionally, the air bags
will only deploy once. Seat belts
must be worn at all times.
- Front air bags are not intended to
deploy in side-impact, rear-impact
or rollover crashes. In addition,
front air bags will not deploy in
frontal crashes below the deploy-
ment threshold.
- A child restraint system must never
be placed in the front seat. The
infant or child could be severely
injured or killed by an air bag
deployment in case of an accident.
- Children age 13 and under must
always be properly restrained in the
rear seat. Never allow children to
ride in the front passenger seat. If a
child over age 13 must be seated in
the front seat, he or she must be
properly belted and the seat should
be moved as far back as possible.
- For maximum safety protection in
all types of crashes, all occupants
including the driver should always
wear their seat belts whether or not
an air bag is also provided at their
seating position to minimise the risk
of severe injury or death in the
event of a crash. Do not sit or lean
unnecessarily close to the air bag
whilst the vehicle is in motion.
Air bag - supplemental restraint system
- Sitting improperly or out of position
can result in serious or fatal injury
in a crash. All occupants should sit
upright with the seat back in an
upright position, centre on the seat
cushion with their seat belt on, legs
comfortably extended and their
feet on the floor until the vehicle is
parked and the ignition key is
removed.
- The SRS air bag system must
deploy very rapidly to provide pro-
tection in a crash. If an occupant is
out of position because of not
wearing a seat belt, the air bag may
forcefully contact the occupant
causing serious or fatal injuries.
僅 No objects (such as instrument panel
cover, cellular phone holder, cup
holder, perfume or stickers) should be
placed over or near the air bag mod-
ules on the steering wheel, instrument
panel, windscreen glass, and the front
passenger's panel above the glove
box. Such objects could cause harm if
the vehicle is in a crash severe
enough to cause the air bags to
deploy. Do not place any objects over
the air bag or between the air bag and
yourself.
Side air bag and front centre air
bag (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a side air
bag in each front seat.
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