Kia Carnival Manual page 108

Safety features of your vehicle
will automatically deploy the front
air bags.
Driver's front air bag (2)
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Upon deployment, tear seams
molded directly into the pad covers
will separate under pressure from
the expansion of the air bags. Fur -
ther opening of the covers then
allows full inflation of the air bags.
Driver's front air bag (3)
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A fully inflated air bag, in combina -
tion with a properly worn seat belt,
slows the driver's or the passenger's
forward motion, reducing the risk of
head and chest injury.
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
After complete inflation, the air bag
immediately starts deflating,
enabling the driver to maintain for -
ward visibility and the ability to
steer or operate other controls.
Passenger's front air bag
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WARNING
Do not install or place any acces -
sories (drink holder, CD holder,
sticker, etc.) on the front passen -
ger's panel above the glove box in
a vehicle with a passenger's air
bag. Such objects may become
dangerous projectiles and cause
injury if the passenger's air bag
inflates.
When installing a container of liq -
uid air freshener inside the vehi -
cle, do not place it near the
instrument cluster nor on the
instrument panel surface.
It may become dangerous projec -
tiles and cause injury if the pas -
senger's air bag inflates.