Kia EV9 2023 Owner's Manual page 140

Vehicle safety controls
僅 Do not place any objects between the door and the seat. They may become dangerous
projectiles if the side air bag inflates.
僅 Do not install any accessories on the side or near the side air bags.
僅 Do not hang heavy items on the coat hooks for safety reasons.
僅 In order for side and curtain air bags to provide the best protection, both front seat
occupants and both outboard rear occupants should sit in an upright position with the
seat belts properly fastened. Importantly, children should sit in a proper child restraint
system in the rear seat.
僅 Do not allow the passengers to lean their heads or bodies onto doors, put their arms on
the doors, stretch their arms out of the window, or place objects between the doors and
passengers when they are seated on seats equipped with side and/or curtain air bags.
僅 Never try to open or repair any components of the curtain air bag system. If necessary,
have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an
authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 Problems may arise if the sensor installation angles are changed due to the deformation
of the front bumper, body or B pillar where side collision sensors are installed. In this
case, have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends to visit an
authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 Your vehicle has been designed to absorb impact and deploy the air bag(s) in certain
collisions. Use only Kia Genuine Parts or those of an equivalent standard to install
bumper guards or replace a bumper. If not, it may adversely affect your vehicle's colli-
sion and air bag deployment performance.
僅 If your vehicle is equipped with side and curtain air bag, turn the vehicle to OFF position
and wait for approximately 3 minutes when the vehicle is being towed. The side and cur-
tain air bag may deploy when the vehicle is in ON or OFF position within approximately
3 minutes and the rollover sensor detects the situation as a rollover.
僅 Deactivate the passenger's front air bag only when the vehicle is in OFF position, or the
malfunction may occur in the SRS Control Module. And there may be a danger that the
driver's and/or front passenger's and/or side and curtain air bag may fail to trigger, or
not trigger correctly during a collision.
僅 The air bags are packed in this fine power. The dust generated during air bag deploy-
ment It may cause skin or eye irritation as well as aggravate asthma for some persons.
Always wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly with cold water and a mild soap after an
accident in which the air bags were deployed.
僅 Before you replace a fuse or disconnect a battery terminal, turn the vehicle to OFF posi-
tion. Never remove or replace the air bag related fuse(s) when the vehicle is in the ON
position. Failure to heed this warning will cause the SRS air bag warning light to appear.
僅 If your vehicle was flooded and has soaked carpeting or water on flooring, you shouldn't
try to start the vehicle; In this situation, have your vehicle inspected by a professional
workshop. Kia recommends to contact an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 If components of the air bag system must be discarded, or if the vehicle must be
scrapped, certain safety precautions must be observed. An authorized Kia dealer knows
these precautions and can give you the necessary information. Failure to follow these
precautions and procedures could increase the risk of personal injury.
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.
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Air bag – supplemental restraint system