Kia Optima Hybrid 2017 Owner's Manual page 125

Safety features of your vehicle
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• Just before impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi‐
cle causing it to ride under a vehicle
with a higher ground clearance. Air
bags may not inflate in this "under-
ride" situation because deceleration
forces that are detected by sensors
may be significantly reduced by such
under-ride collisions.
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• Front air bags may not inflate in roll‐
over accidents because front air bag
deployment would not provide addi‐
tional occupant protection.
NOTICE
Side and/or curtain air bags may in‐
flate when the vehicle is rolled over
by a side impact collision, if the vehi‐
cle is equipped with side air bags and
curtain air bags.
• Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle
collides with objects such as utility
poles or trees, where the point of im‐
pact is concentrated to one area and
the full force of the impact is not de‐
livered to the sensors.
NOTICE
n if equipped with rollover sen‐
sor
However, if equipped with side and
curtain air bags, the air bags may in‐
flate in a rollover, when it is detec‐
ted by the rollover sensor.