Kia FORTE 2022 Manual page 68

Safety features of your vehicle
Side air bag
OBD031034
OBD031201
* The actual air bags in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
Your vehicle is equipped with a side air
bag in each front seat. The purpose of
the air bag is to provide the vehicle's
driver and/or the front passenger with
additional protection than that offered
by the seat belt alone.
僅 The side air bags are designed to
deploy during certain side-impact col-
lisions, depending on the crash sever-
ity, angle, speed and point of impact.
However, when side deployment
threshold is satisfied at front impact,
side air bags may deploy.
僅 The side air bags may deploy on the
side of the impact or on both sides.
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system
僅 The side and/or curtain air bags on
both sides of the vehicle will deploy if
a rollover or possible rollover is
detected.
僅 The side air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact or rollover
situations.
WARNING
Unexpected deployment
Avoid impact to the side impact airbag
sensor when the ENGINE START/STOP
button is ON to prevent unexpected
deployment of the side air bag.
僅 The side air bag is supplemental to
the driver's and the passenger's seat
belt systems and is not a substitute
for them. Therefore your seat belts
must be worn at all times while the
vehicle is in operation.
僅 For best protection from the side air
bag system and to avoid being injured
by the deploying side air bag, both
front seat occupants should sit in an
upright position with the seat belt
properly fastened. The driver's hands
should be placed on the steering
wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00 positions.
The passenger's arms and hands
should be placed on their laps.
WARNING
Deployment
Do not install any accessories including
seat covers, on the side or near the side
air bag as this may affect the deploy-
ment of the side air bags.
僅 If seat or seat cover is damaged, have
the vehicle checked and repaired by
an authorized Kia dealer. Inform the
dealer that your vehicle is equipped