Kia Sportage 2023 Manual page 70

Safety features of your vehicle
being towed. This side and curtain air
bag may deploy when the ignitions is
ON or the ignition is OFF within 3 min-
utes, and the rollover sensor detects
the situation as a rollover.
僅 Deactivate the passenger's front air
bag only when the ignition switch or
ENGINE START/STOP button is
switched off, or the malfunction may
occur in the SRS Control Module. And
there may be a danger that the
driver's and/or front passenger's and/
or side and curtain air bag may fail to
trigger, or not trigger correctly during
a collision.
僅 Do not hit or allow any objects to
impact the locations where air bag or
sensors are installed. This may cause
unexpected air bag deployment,
which could result in serious personal
injury or death.
僅 If the installation location or angle of
the sensors in altered in any way, the
air bags may deploy when they
should not or they may not deploy
when they should, causing severe
injury or death. Therefore, do not try
to perform maintenance on or around
the air bag sensors. Have the system
serviced by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 Your vehicle has been designed to
absorb impact and deploy the air
bag(s) in certain collisions. Use only
Kia Genuine Parts or those of an
equivalent standard to install bumper
guards or replace a bumper. If not, it
may adversely affect your vehicle's
collision and air bag deployment per-
formance.
僅 If an air bag deploys, there may be a
loud noise followed by a fine dust
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
released in the vehicle. These condi-
tions are not hazardous.
僅 The air bags are packed in this fine
power. The dust generated during air
bag deployment It may cause skin or
eye irritation as well as aggravate
asthma for some persons. Always
wash all exposed skin areas thor-
oughly with cold water and a mild
soap after an accident in which the air
bags were deployed.
僅 For cleaning the air bag pad covers,
use only a soft, dry cloth or one which
has been moistened with plain water.
僅 Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.
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.
僅 If any of the following conditions
occurs, this indicates a malfunction of
the SRS. In this case, have the system
inspected by a professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
- The light does not turn on briefly
when you turn the ignition ON.
- The light stays on after illuminating
for approximately 6 seconds.
- The light comes on whilst the vehi-
cle is in motion.
- The light blinks when the ignition
switch or ENGINE START/STOP
button is in ON position.
僅 Before you replace a fuse or discon-
nect a battery terminal, turn the igni-
tion switch or ENGINE START/STOP
button to the LOCK position and
remove the ignition key or turn off the
ENGINE START/STOP button. Never