僅 Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off In A Collision - Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
WARNING
Air bag sensors
僅 Do not hit or allow any objects to
impact the locations where air bags or
sensors are installed.
This may cause unexpected air bag
deployment, which could result in
serious personal injury or death.
僅 If the installation location or angle of
the sensors is altered in any way, the
air bags may deploy when they
should not or they may not deploy
when they should.
Therefore, do not try to perform main-
tenance on or around the air bag sen-
sors. Have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia dealer.
僅 Do not arbitrarily touch the front
impact sensor. When the angle of the
sensor is changed, the air bag system
may malfunction.
Problems may arise if the sensor instal-
lation angles are changed due to the
deformation of the front bumper, front
end module, body or front doors where
side collision sensors are installed. Have
the vehicle checked and repaired by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Installing bumper guards (or side step or
running board) or replacing a bumper
(or front door module) with non-genuine
parts may adversely affect your vehicle's
collision and air bag deployment perfor-
mance.
Kia Genuine bumper guards/bumpers
are parts we guarantee for quality and
performance.
Air bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System
Why didn't my air bag go off in a
collision? (Inflation and non-infla-
tion conditions of the air bag)
There are many types of accidents in
which the air bag would not be expected
to provide additional protection.
These include rear impacts, second or
third collisions in multiple impact acci-
dents, as well as low speed impacts.
Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bags
OMQ4H030003
Front air bags are designed to inflate in
a frontal collision depending on several
factors, including the severity of impact
of the front collision.
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