僅 Driver's And Passenger's Front Air Bag - Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
the ON position. Failure to heed this
warning will cause the SRS air bag
warning light to appear.
Driver's and passenger's front air
bag
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The indications of the system's presence
are the letters "AIR BAG" intagliated on
the air bag pad cover in the steering
wheel and the passenger's side front
panel pad above the glove box.
WARNING
僅 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.
僅 Always use seat belts and child
restraints – every trip, every time,
everyone! Air bags inflate with consid -
erable force and in the blink of an eye.
Seat belts help keep occupants in
proper position to obtain maximum
benefit from the air bag. Even with air
bags, improperly and unbelted occu -
pants 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.
僅 To reduce the chance of serious or
fatal injuries and receive the maxi -
mum safety benefit from your
restraint system:
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Air bag - supplemental 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 prac -
tical from the front air bags, whilst
still maintaining control of the vehi -
cle.
- 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 inflating
air bags.
- Never lean against the door or
centre console – always sit in an
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.
- 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 appeared whilst the vehi -
cle is being driven, have the system
inspected by a professional work -
shop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service part -
ner.