Kia Optima 2004 Owner's Manual page 60

AIR BAG SYSTEM
COMPONENTS
The main components of your vehicle's
SRS are:
• One air bag in the steering wheel for
the driver, and another in the
dashboard for the front passenger.
also, your vehicle is equipped with a
side airbag in each front seat.
• A diagnostic system that continually
monitors the system operation.
• An indicator light to warn you of a
possible problem with the system.
• Emergency power backup in case
your car's electrical system is
disconnected in a crash.
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To indicate that your vehicle is equipped
with air bags, the air bag covers on the
steering wheel and on the dashboard are
marked with "SRS AIR BAG."
HOW THE AIR BAG SYSTEM
WORKS
The driver's air bag is stored in the center
of the steering wheel. The passenger's
side air bag is stored in the front
instrument panel above the glove box.
If you ever have a severe frontal
collision, your air bags will instantly
inflate to help protect you from serious
physical injury.
There is no single vehicle speed at which
the air bags will inflate. Generally, air
bags are designed to inflate in severe
frontal collisions.
The air bag Supplemental Restraint
System (SRS) reacts to the severity of a
collision and its direction. These two
factors determine whether the sensors
send out an electronic deployment or
inflation signal. Whether the air bags
will inflate depends on a number of
factors including vehicle speed, angle of
impact and the density and stiffness of
the vehicles or objects out of their
storage compartments after the collision.
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