Kia EV6 Manual page 96

Safety features of your vehicle
How does the air bag system
operate?
僅 Air bags are activated (able to inflate
if necessary) only when the EV button
is in the ON position and it can be
activated within about 3 minutes after
the vehicle is in OFF position.
僅 Air bags inflate instantly in the event
of serious frontal or side collision (if a
side air bag or a curtain air bag is
present) in order to help protect the
occupants from serious physical
injury.
僅 Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate based upon the severity of a
collision and its direction, etc. These
two factors determine whether the
sensors produce electronic deploy-
ment/inflation signal.
僅 Air bags will inflate based upon the
severity of a collision and its direction,
etc. Air bags will not inflate in every
crash or collision situation.
僅 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 sim-
ply see the deflated air bags hanging
out of their storage compartments
after the collision.
僅 In order to help provide protection in
a severe collision, the air bags must
inflate rapidly. The speed of air bag
inflation is due to the extremely short
time when a collision occurs and the
need to get the air bag between the
occupant and the vehicle structures
before the occupant impacts those
structures. This speed of inflation
reduces the risk of serious or life-
threatening injuries in a severe colli-
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Air bag – supplemental restraint system
sion and is thus a necessary part of air
bag design.
僅 However, air bag inflation can also
cause injuries, including facial abra-
sions, bruises, and broken bones,
because the inflation speed also
causes the air bags to expand with a
great deal of force.
僅 There are even circumstances under
which contact with the steering wheel
air bag can cause fatal injuries, espe-
cially if the occupant is positioned
excessively close to the steering
wheel.
WARNING
僅 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
in most rollover situations.
僅 SRS and pre-tensioners contain explo-
sive chemicals. If scraping a vehicle
without removing SRS and pre-ten-
sioners from a vehicle, it may cause
fire. Before scraping a vehicle, contact
a professional workshop. Kia recom-
mends visiting an authorized Kia
dealer/service partner.
僅 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.
僅 To avoid severe personal injury or
death caused by deploying air bags in
a collision, the driver should sit as far
back from the steering wheel air bag.
The front passenger should always
move their seat as far back as possi-
ble and sit back in their seat.