Kia EV9 2023 Owner's Manual page 141

Vehicle safety controls
僅 When children are seated in the rear outboard seats, they must be seated in the proper
child restraint system.
僅 Make sure to put the child restraint system as far away from the door side as possible,
and secure the child restraint system in a locked position.
僅 If the passenger's front air bag ON/OFF switch is not working properly, the air bag warn-
ing light on the instrument panel will appear. And, the passenger's front air bag OFF
indicator ( ) will not appear (The passenger's front air bag ON indicator comes on), the
SRS Control Module reactivate the passenger's front air bag and the passenger's front
air bag will inflate in frontal impact crashes even if the passenger's front air bag ON/OFF
switch is set to the OFF position ( ). In this case, have the system inspected by a profes-
sional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 If the SRS air bag warning light blinks or does not appear when the vehicle is in ON posi-
tion, or if it appears while the vehicle is being driven, have the system inspected by a
professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorized Kia dealer/service part-
ner.
僅 The front air bag ON/OFF switch could turn by using a similar small rigid device. Always
check the status of the front air bag ON/OFF switch and front passenger air bag ON/
OFF indicator. The driver is responsible for the proper position of the passenger's front
air bag ON/OFF switch.
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.
僅 Even though your vehicle is equipped with the passenger's front air bag ON/OFF switch,
do not install a child restraint system in the front passenger's seat. A child restraint sys-
tem must never be placed in the front seat. Children who are too large for child restraint
systems should always occupy the rear seat and use the available lap/shoulder belts. In
the event of an accident, children are afforded the most safety when they are restrained
by a proper restraint system in the rear seat.
NOTE
僅 As soon as the child seat is no longer needed on the front passenger's seat, reactivate
the front passenger's air bag.
僅 The driver's hands should be placed on the steering wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00 posi-
tions. The passenger's arms and hands should be placed on their laps.
僅 Move your seat as far back as practical from the front air bags, while still maintaining
control of the vehicle.
僅 If the seat or seat cover is damaged, have the system serviced by a professional work-
shop. Kia recommends visiting an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.
僅 The SRS is designed to deploy the front air bags only when an impact is sufficiently
severe and when the impact angle is less than 30° from the forward longitudinal axis of
the vehicle.
僅 Front air bags are not intended to deploy in side-impact, rear-impact or rollover crashes.
In addition, front air bags will not deploy in frontal crashes below the deployment
threshold.
僅 The air bags deploy only in certain side impact or rollover conditions (Only vehicle
equipped with rollover sensor) severe enough to cause significant injury to the vehicle
occupants.
僅 If an air bag deploys, there may be a loud noise followed by a fine dust released in the
vehicle. These conditions are not hazardous.
Air bag – supplemental restraint system
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