Kia SORENTO HEV 2023 Manual page 118

Safety features of your vehicle
僅 Children age 13 and under must
always be properly restrained in the
rear seat. Never allow children to ride
in the front passenger seat. If a child
over age 13 must be seated in the
front seat, he or she must be properly
belted and the seat should be moved
as far back as possible.
僅 For maximum safety protection in all
types of crashes, all occupants includ-
ing the driver should always wear
their seat belts whether or not an air
bag is also provided at their seating
position to minimise the risk of severe
injury or death in the event of a crash.
Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close
to the air bag whilst the vehicle is in
motion.
僅 Sitting improperly or out of position
can result in serious or fatal injury in a
crash. All occupants should sit upright
with the seat back in an upright posi-
tion, centre on the seat cushion with
their seat belt on, legs comfortably
extended and their feet on the floor
until the vehicle is parked and the
ignition key is removed.
僅 The SRS air bag system must deploy
very rapidly to provide protection in a
crash. If an occupant is out of position
because of not wearing a seat belt,
the air bag may forcefully contact the
occupant causing serious or fatal inju-
ries.
WARNING
No attaching objects
No objects (such as crash pad cover,
mobile phone holder, cup holder, per-
fume or stickers) should be placed over
or near the air bag modules on the
steering wheel, instrument panel, wind-
screen glass, and the front passenger's
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
panel above the glove box. Such objects
could cause harm if the vehicle is in a
crash severe enough to cause the air
bags to deploy. Do not place any objects
over the air bag or between the air bag
and yourself.
Passenger's front air bag ON/
OFF switch (if equipped)
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The passenger's front air bag can be
deactivated by the passenger's front air
bag ON/OFF switch if a child restraint is
installed on the front passenger's seat or
if the front passenger's seat is unoccu-
pied by a person.
To ensure the safety of your child, the
passenger's front air bag must be deac-
tivated when it should be necessary to
install a rearward facing child seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional
circumstances.