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• If the SRS air bag warning
light remains illuminated
while the vehicle is being driv-
en, have an authorized Kia
dealer inspect the air bag sys-
tem as soon as possible.
• Air bags can only be used
once – have an authorized Kia
dealer replace the air bag
immediately after deployment.
• 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 intend-
ed to deploy in side-impact,
rear-impact or rollover crash-
es. In addition, front air bags
will not deploy in frontal
crashes below the deploy-
ment threshold.
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Rear impact
Side impact
Rollover
Safety features of your vehicle
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• Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the occupant
detection system, do not
install a child restraint system
in the front passenger seat
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position. A child restraint sys-
tem must never be placed in
the front seat. The infant or
child could
injured or killed by an air bag
deployment in case of an acci-
dent.
• Children age 12 and under
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must always
restrained in the rear seat.
Never allow children to ride in
the front passenger seat. If a
child over 12 must be seated
in the front seat, he or she
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the seat should be moved as
far back as possible.
be severely
be properly
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