Kia EV9 2023 Owner's Manual page 160

Vehicle safety controls
僅 Passengers should not place hard or sharp objects between themselves and the air
bags. Carrying hard or sharp objects on your lap or in your mouth can result in injuries if
an air bag inflates.
僅 Keep occupants away from the air bag covers. All occupants should sit upright, fully
back in their seats with their seat belts on and their feet on the floor. If occupants are too
close to the air bag covers, they could be injured if the air bags inflate.
僅 Do not attach or place objects on or near the air bag covers. Any object attached to
or placed on the front or side air bag covers could interfere with the proper operation of
the air bags.
僅 Do not modify the front seats.Modification of the front seats could interfere with the
operation of the supplemental restraint system sensing components or side air bags.
僅 Do not place items under the front seats. Placing items under the front seats could
interfere with the operation of the supplemental restraint system sensing components
and wiring harnesses.
僅 Never hold an infant or child on your lap. The infant or child could be seriously injured
or killed in the event of a crash. All infants and children should be properly restrained in
appropriate child safety seats or seat belts in the rear seat.
WARNING
僅 Modification to SRS components or wiring, including the addition of any kind of badges
to the pad covers or modifications to the body structure, can adversely affect SRS per-
formance and lead to possible injury.
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 Sitting improperly or out of position can cause occupants to be shifted too close to a
deploying air bag, strike the interior structure or be thrown from the vehicle resulting in
serious injury or death.
僅 Always sit upright with the seatback in an upright position, centered on the seat cushion
with your seat belt on, legs comfortably extended and your feet on the floor.
Air bag warning labels
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Air bag – supplemental restraint system
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