How Does The Air Bag System Operate - Kia XCeed 2020 Owner's Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING
• Even in vehicles with air bags, you
and your passengers must always
wear the safety belts provided
in order to minimize the risk and
severity of injury in the event of a
collision or rollover.
• SRS and pre-tensioners contain
explosive chemicals. If scraping a
vehicle without removing SRS and
pre-tensioners from a vehicle, it
may cause fire. Before scraping
a vehicle, contact a professional
workshop. Kia recommends to
visit an authorized Kia dealer/
service partner.
• Keep the SRS parts and wirings
away from water or any liquid.
If the SRS components are
inoperative due to exposure to
water or liquids, it may cause fire
or severe injury.
How does the air bag system
operate
• Air bags are activated (able to
inflate if necessary) only when the
ignition switch is turned to the ON
or START position.
• Air bags inflate instantly in the
event of a serious frontal collision
or side collision (if equipped
with a side air bag or curtain air
bag) in order to help protect the
occupants from serious physical
injury.
Air bag - supplemental restraint system
NOTICE
If equipped with rollover sensor
Also, the air bags inflate instantly in
the event of a rollover (if equipped
with a side air bag or curtain air
bag) in order to help protect the
occupants from serious physical
injury.
• In normal conditions, the airbag
is designed to deploy based on
certain angle and intensity of
the collision. These two factors
are crucial elements for deciding
whether to transmit airbag
deployment signal or start the
electrical operation or not.
• The airbag will deploy based on
angle and intensity of the collision.
It will not deploy in every crash or
collision situations.
• The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.
It is virtually impossible for you to
see the air bags inflate during an
accident.
It is much more likely that you
will simply see the deflated air
bags hanging out of their storage
compartments after the collision.
• In order to help provide protection
in a severe collision, the air
bags must inflate rapidly. The
speed of the air bag inflation is a
consequence of extremely short
time in which a collision occurs
and the need to inflate the air
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