Kia Sportage Hybrid 2024 Owner's Manual page 77

Safety features of your vehicle
- Air bags can only be used once –
have the system replaced by a pro -
fessional workshop.
Kia recommends to visit an
authorised Kia dealer/service part -
ner.
- 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. Additionally, the air bags
will only deploy once. Seat belts
must be worn at all times.
- 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 deploy -
ment threshold.
- A child restraint system must never
be placed in the front seat. The
infant or child could be severely
injured or killed by an air bag
deployment in case of an accident.
- 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.
- For maximum safety protection in
all types of crashes, all occupants
including the driver should always
wear their seat belts whether or not
an air bag is also provided at their
seating position to minimise the risk
of severe injury or death in the
event of a crash. Do not sit or lean
unnecessarily close to the air bag
whilst the vehicle is in motion.
Air bag - supplemental restraint system
- Sitting improperly or out of position
can result in serious or fatal injury
in a crash. All occupants should sit
upright with the seat back in an
upright position, centre on the seat
cushion with their seat belt on, legs
comfortably extended and their
feet on the floor until the vehicle is
parked and the ignition key is
removed.
- The SRS air bag system must
deploy very rapidly to provide pro -
tection in a crash. If an occupant is
out of position because of not
wearing a seat belt, the air bag may
forcefully contact the occupant
causing serious or fatal injuries.
僅 No objects (such as crash pad cover,
cellular phone holder, cup holder, per -
fume or stickers) should be placed
over or near the air bag modules on
the steering wheel, instrument panel,
windscreen glass, and the front pas -
senger's panel above the glove box.
Such objects could cause harm if the
vehicle is in a crash severe enough to
cause the air bags to deploy. Do not
place any objects over the air bag or
between the air bag and yourself.
Side air bag and front centre air
bag (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a side air
bag in each front seats and front centre
air bag in each front seat.
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