Kia CARNIVAL 2023 Manual page 98

Safety features of your vehicle
Your vehicle is equipped with a Supple-
mental Restraint (Air Bag) System 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 bolster 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 pas-
senger's side front panel above the
glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front passen-
ger with additional protection than that
offered by the seat belt system alone in
case of a frontal impact of sufficient
severity.
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, every-
one! Air bags inflate with considerable
force and in the blink of an eye. Seat
belts help keep occupants in proper
position to obtain maximum 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.
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Air bag - supplemental restraint system
To reduce the chance of serious or fatal
injuries and receive the maximum safety
benefit from your restraint system:
僅 Never place a child in any child or
booster seat in the front seat.
僅 ABC – Always Buckle Children in the
back seat. It is the safest place for
children of any age to ride.
僅 Front and side air bags can injure
occupants improperly positioned in
the front seats.
僅 Move your seat as far back as practi-
cal from the front air bags, whilst still
maintaining control of the vehicle.
僅 You and your passengers should
never sit or lean unnecessarily close
to the air bags. Improperly positioned
drivers and passengers can be
severely injured by inflating air bags.
僅 Never lean against the door or centre
console – always sit in an upright
position.
僅 No objects should be placed over or
near the air bag modules on the steer-
ing wheel, instrument panel, and the
front passenger's panel above the
glove box, because any such object
could cause harm if the vehicle is in a
crash severe enough to cause the air
bags to deploy.
僅 Do not tamper with or disconnect SRS
wiring or other components of the
SRS system. Doing so could result in
injury, due to accidental deployment
of the air bags or by rendering the
SRS inoperative.
僅 If the SRS air bag warning light
remains ON whilst the vehicle is being
driven, have the system inspected by
a professional workshop. Kia recom-
mends to visit an authorised Kia
dealer/service partner.