Kia EV9 2024 Manual page 135

Safety features of your Kia
Side/curtain air bags, and/or the front
center side air bag will inflate when an
impact is detected by the side collision
sensors depending on the severity,
speed and angle of impact.
The side/curtain air bags, and/or the
front center side air bag will inflate when
a rollover (or possible rollover) is
detected by a rollover sensor.
Although the front air bags (driver's and
front passenger's air bags) are primarily
designed to inflate in frontal collisions,
they may inflate in other types of colli -
sions if the front impact sensors detect a
sufficient frontal force in another type of
impact.
Similarly, although side/curtain air bags,
and/or the front center side air bag are
designed to inflate in certain side impact
collisions, they may inflate in other types
of collisions where a side force is
detected by the sensors. For instance,
side/curtain air bags, and/or the front
center side air bag may inflate if rollover
sensors indicate the possibility of a roll -
over occurring (even if none occurs) or
in other situations, including when the
vehicle is tilted while being towed.
Even if side/curtain air bags, and/or the
front center side air bag do not provide
impact protection in a rollover, they will
deploy to prevent ejection of occupants,
especially those who are restrained with
seat belts.
If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved roads,
the air bags may deploy. Drive carefully
on unimproved roads or on surfaces not
designed for vehicle traffic to prevent
unintended air bag deployment.
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system
Air bag non-inflation conditions
僅 In certain low-speed collisions the air
bags may not deploy. The air bags are
designed not to deploy in such cases
because they may not provide bene -
fits beyond the protection of the seat
belts in such collisions.
OMV023068N
僅 Air bags are not designed to inflate in
rear collisions, because occupants are
moved backward by the force of the
impact. In this case, inflated air bags
would not provide any additional ben -
efit.
OMV023070N
僅 Front air bags may not inflate in side
impact collisions, because occupants
move to the direction of the collision.
In side impacts, frontal air bag deploy -
ment would not provide additional
occupant protection.
OMV023069N
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