Kia Optima Hybrid 2017 Owner's Manual page 117

Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING
• The driver is responsible for the
proper position of the passenger's
front air bag ON/OFF switch.
• Deactivate the passenger's front
air bag only when the Engine
Start/Stop button is in the OFF po‐
sition, or the malfunction may oc‐
cur in the SRS Control Module. And
there may be a danger that the
driver's and/or front passenger's
and/or side and curtain air bag
may fail to trigger, or not trigger
correctly during a collision.
• Never install a rearward facing
child seat on the front passenger's
seat unless the passenger's front
air bag has been deactivated. The
infant or child could be severely in‐
jured or killed by an air bag deploy‐
ment in case of an accident.
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• Even though your vehicle is equip‐
ped with the passenger's front air
bag ON/OFF switch, do not install a
child restraint system in the front
passenger's seat. A child restraint
system must never be placed in
the front seat. Children who are
too large for child restraint sys‐
tems should always occupy the
rear seat and use the available lap/
shoulder belts. Children are affor‐
ded the most safety in the event
of an accident when they are re‐
strained by a proper restraint sys‐
tem in the rear seat.
• As soon as the child seat is no lon‐
ger needed on the front passeng‐
er's seat, reactivate the front pas‐
senger's air bag.
Side air bag
OJF035040
OJF035041
❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.