Kia Soul 2022 Owner's Manual page 80

Safety features of your vehicle
Driver's front air bag
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Passenger's front air bag
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The indication of the system's pres -
ence are the letters "AIR BAG"
located on the air bag pad cover on
the steering wheel and the passen -
ger's side front panel pad above the
glove box.
The SRS consists of air bags
installed under the pad covers in the
center of the steering wheel 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 -
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint
tion than that offered by the seat
belt system alone in case of a fron -
tal impact of sufficient severity. The
SRS uses sensors to gather infor -
mation about the driver's and front
passenger's seat belt usage and
impact severity.
The seat belt buckle sensor deter -
mines if the front passenger's seat
belt is fastened.
These sensors provide the ability to
control the SRS deployment based
on whether or not the seat belts are
fastened, and how severe the
impact is.
The advanced SRS offers the ability
to control the air bag inflation with
two levels. A first stage level is pro -
vided for moderate-severity
impacts. A second stage level is pro -
vided for more severe impacts.
The passenger's front air bag is
designed to help reduce the injury of
children sitting close to the instru -
ment panel in low speed collisions.
However, children are safer if they
are restrained in the rear seat.
According to the impact severity
and seat belt usage, the SRSCM
(SRS Control Module) controls the
air bag inflation. Failure to properly
wear seat belts can increase the risk
or severity of injury in an accident.
Additionally, your vehicle is equipped
with an occupant detection system
system