Kia 2013 Soul Owner's Manual page 67

WARNING
- Air bag
sensors
• Do not hit or allow any objects
to impact the locations where
air bags or sensors are
installed.
This may cause unexpected
air bag deployment, which
could result in serious per-
sonal injury or death.
• If the installation location or
angle of the sensors is altered
in any way, the air bags may
deploy when they should not
or they may not deploy when
they should.
Therefore, do not try to per-
form maintenance
around the air bag sensors.
Have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia
dealer.
• Problems may arise if the sensor
installation angles are changed
due to the deformation of the front
bumper, body or B pillars or front
door where side collision sensors
are installed. Have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an
authorized Kia dealer.
• Installing
guards or replacing a bumper with
non-genuine parts may adversely
affect your vehicle's collision and
air bag deployment performance.
on or
aftermarket bumper
Safety features of your vehicle
Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bags
Front air bags are designed to inflate
in a frontal collision depending on
the intensity, speed or angles of
impact of the front collision.
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