Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 106

Safety features of your vehicle
Air bag non-inflation conditions
僅 In certain low-speed collisions the air
bags may not deploy. The air bags are
designed not to deploy in such cases
because they may not provide bene-
fits beyond the protection of the seat
belts in such collisions.
OKA4031083R
僅 Air bags are not designed to inflate in
rear collisions, because occupants are
moved backward by the force of the
impact. In this case, inflated air bags
would not be able to provide any
additional benefit.
OKA4031084R
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
僅 Front air bags may not inflate in side
impact collisions, because occupants
move to the direction of the collision,
and thus in side impacts, frontal air
bag deployment would not provide
additional occupant protection.
OKA4032081N
僅 However, if equipped with side and
curtain air bags, the air bags may
inflate depending on the intensity,
vehicle speed and angles of impact.
僅 In an angled collision, the force of
impact may direct the occupants in a
direction where the air bags would not
be able to provide any additional ben-
efit, and thus the sensors may not
deploy any air bags.
OKA4030085N