Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual page 78

Safety features of your vehicle
* The actual air bags in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
The purpose of the air bag is to provide
the vehicle's driver and/or the front pas -
senger with additional protection than
that offered by the seat belt alone.
The side air bags and front centre air
bag are designed to deploy only during
certain side-impact collisions, depending
on the crash severity. The side air bags
and driver's centre air bag are not
designed to deploy in all side impact sit -
uations.
ONQ5031384R
ONQ5021055R
* The actual air bags in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
WARNING
僅 Do not allow the passengers to lean
their heads or bodies onto doors, put
their arms on the doors, stretch their
arms out of the window, or place
objects between the doors and pas -
sengers when they are seated on
seats equipped with side and/or cur -
tain air bags.
僅 The side air bags and front centre air
bag are supplemental to the driver's
and the passenger's seat belt systems
and is not a substitute for them.
Therefore your seat belts must be
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
worn at all times whilst the vehicle is
in motion. The air bags deploy only in
certain side impact or rollover condi -
tions (Only vehicle equipped with roll -
over sensor) severe enough to cause
significant injury to the vehicle occu -
pants.
僅 For best protection from the side air
bag system and to avoid being injured
by the deploying side air bag, both
front seat occupants should sit in an
upright position with the seat belt
properly fastened.
僅 Do not use any accessory seat covers.
僅 Use of seat covers could reduce or
prevent the effectiveness of the sys -
tem.
僅 To prevent unexpected deployment
of the side air bag that may result in
personal injury, avoid impact to the
side impact sensor when the vehicle is
in ON position and within approxi -
mately 3 minutes after the vehicle is in
OFF position.
僅 If the seat or seat cover is damaged,
have the system serviced by a profes -
sional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an authorised
Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 Do not place any objects over the air
bag or between the air bag and your -
self. Also, do not attach any objects
around the area the air bag inflates
such as the door, side door glass,
front and rear pillar.
僅 Do not place any objects between the
door and the seat. They may become
dangerous projectiles if the side air
bag inflates.
僅 Do not install any accessories on the
side or near the side air bags.