Kia Sonet QY 2021 Owner's Manual page 75

Safety features of your vehicle
The SRS consists of air bags
installed under the pad covers in the
centre of the steering wheel and the
passenger's side front panel above
the glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide
the vehicle's driver and/or the front
passenger with additional protec-
tion than that offered by the seat
belt system alone in case of a fron-
tal impact of sufficient severity.
WARNING
The driver's hands should be placed
on the steering wheel at the 9:00
and 3:00 positions. The passenger's
arms and hands should be placed on
their laps.
WARNING
Always use seat belts and child
restraints every trip, every time,
everyone! Air bags inflate with con-
siderable force and in the blink of an
eye. Seat belts help keep occupants
in proper position to obtain maxi-
mum benefit from the air bag. Even
with air bags, improperly and
unbelted occupants can be severely
injured when the air bag inflates.
Always follow the precautions about
seat belts, air bags and occupant
safety contained in this manual.
Air bag - supplemental restraint system
To reduce the chance of serious or
fatal injuries and receive the maxi-
mum safety benefit from your
restraint system:
Never place a child in any child or
booster seat in the front seat.
ABC Always Buckle Children in
the back seat. It is the safest
place for children of any age to
ride.
Front and side air bags can injure
occupants improperly positioned
in the front seats.
Move your seat as far back as
practical from the front air bags,
whilst still maintaining control of
the vehicle.
You and your passengers should
never sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the air bags. Improperly
positioned drivers and passengers
can be severely injured by inflat-
ing air bags.
Never lean against the door or
centre console
upright position.
No objects should be placed over
or near the air bag modules on
the steering wheel, instrument
panel, and the front passenger's
panel above the glove box,
because any such object could
cause harm if the vehicle is in a
crash severe enough to cause the
air bags to deploy.
always sit in an
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