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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 occu-
pants in proper position to obtain
maximum benefit from the air bag.
Even with air bags, improperly belt-
ed and unbelted occupants can be
severely injured when the air bag
inflates. Always follow the precau-
tions about seat belts, air bags and
occupant safety contained in this
manual.
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.
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• Move your seat as far back as
practical from the front air bags,
while 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 passen-
gers can be severely injured by
inflating air bags.
• Never lean against the door or
center console – always sit in an
upright position.
• Do not allow a passenger to ride
in the front seat when the passen-
ger's front air bag OFF indicator is
illuminated, because the air bag
will not deploy in the event of a
moderate or severe frontal crash.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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• No objects should be placed over
or near the air bag modules on
the steering wheel, instrument
panel, driver's side knee bolster,
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 illuminated while the
vehicle is being driven, we recom-
mend that the system be inspect-
ed by an authorized Kia dealer.
• Air bags can only be used once –
we recommend that the system
be replaced by an authorized Kia
dealer.
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