Kia Sonet QY 2021 Owner's Manual page 76

Safety features of your vehicle
Do not tamper with or disconnect
SRS wiring or other components
of the SRS system. Doing so could
result in injury, due to accidental
deployment of the air bags or by
rendering the SRS inoperative.
If the SRS air bag warning light
remains illuminated whilst the
vehicle is being driven, have the
system inspected by a profes-
sional workshop. Kia recom-
mends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.
Air bags can only be used once
have the system replaced by a
professional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an
authorised 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 longi-
tudinal axis of the vehicle. Addi-
tionally, 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 deployment threshold.
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
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.
Sitting improperly or out of posi-
tion can result in serious or fatal
injury in a crash. All occupants
should sit upright with the seat
back in an upright position, cen-
tred on the seat cushion with
their seat belt on, legs comfort-
ably extended and their feet on
the floor until the vehicle is
parked and the ignition key is
removed.