Kia Carnival Manual page 110

Safety features of your vehicle
Passenger's front air bag
OKA4030063R
Your vehicle is equipped with a Sup -
plemental Restraint (Air Bag) Sys -
tem and lap/shoulder belts at both
the driver and passenger seating
positions.
The indications of the system's
presence are the letters "AIRBAG
intagliated on the air bag pad cover
in the steering wheel and on the
cover of the driver's side knee bol -
ster located below the steering
wheel and the passenger's side
front panel pad above the glove box.
The SRS consists of air bags
installed under the pad covers in the
centre of the steering wheel, in the
knee bolster below the steering
wheel column and the passenger's
side front panel above the glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide
the vehicle's driver and/or the front
passenger with additional protec -
tion than that offered by the seat
belt system alone in case of a fron -
tal impact of sufficient severity.
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
WARNING
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
Always use seat belts and child
restraints every trip, every time,
everyone! Air bags inflate with con -
siderable force and in the blink of an
eye. Seat belts help keep occupants
in proper position to obtain maxi -
mum benefit from the air bag. Even
with air bags, improperly and
unbelted occupants can be severely
injured when the air bag inflates.
Always follow the precautions about
seat belts, air bags and occupant
safety contained in this manual.
To reduce the chance of serious or
fatal injuries and receive the maxi -
mum safety benefit from your
restraint system:
Never place a child in any child or
booster seat in the front seat.
ABC Always Buckle Children in
the back seat. It is the safest
place for children of any age to
ride.
Front and side air bags can injure
occupants improperly positioned
in the front seats.