Airbag System Components - Kia Sportage 2008 Owner's Manual

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• If your vehicle has been sub-
jected to flood conditions (e.g.
soaked
carpeting/standing
water on the floor of the vehi-
cle, etc.) or if your vehicle has
become flood damaged in any
way, do not attempt to start
the vehicle or put the key in
the ignition. Have the vehicle
towed to an authorized Kia
dealer for inspection and nec-
essary repairs.
Disregarding this precaution
may cause an unexpected
airbag
deployment,
could result in serious per-
sonal injury or death.

Airbag system components

The main components of your SRS
are:
• To indicate that your vehicle is
equipped with airbags, the corre-
sponding
airbag
marked with "SRS AIRBAG".
- Driver's airbag (see page 3- 59)
- Passenger's airbag (see page 3- 60)
- Side airbag
(if equipped, see page 3- 67)
- Curtain airbag
(if equipped, see page 3- 67)
• A diagnostic system that continual-
which
ly monitors the system operation.
• Airbag warning light to warn you of
a possible problem with the sys-
tem.
• Emergency power backup in case
your car's electrical system is dis-
connected in a crash.
The SRS uses a collection of sen-
sors to gather information about the
driver's and front passenger's seat
position, the driver's and front pas-
senger's safety belt usage and
impact severity.
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The driver's and front passenger's
seat position sensors, which are
installed on the seat track let the
airbag control module know where
the seats are positioned. Similarly,
the safety belt usage sensors mea-
sure if the driver and front passen-
ger's safety belts are fastened. These
sensors provide the ability to control
the SRS deployment based on how
close the driver's seat is to the steer-
ing wheel, how close the passen-
ger's seat is to the instrument panel,
whether or not the safety belts are
fastened, and the severity of the
impact.
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