Kia 2011 RIO Owner's Manual page 61

Knowing your vehicle
(Continued)
• Driver's and front passenger's air
bag are designed to inflate only in
certain frontal collisions, and side
and curtain air bags are designed
to inflate in certain side impacts.
Frontal air bags are not designed
to provide protection in side
impacts, rear impacts, rollovers,
or less severe frontal collisions.
They will not provide protection
from later impacts in a multi-
impact collision.
• If your vehicle has been subject-
ed to flood conditions (e.g.
soaked carpeting/standing water
on the floor of the vehicle, etc.) or
if your vehicle has become flood
damaged in any way, do not
attempt to start the vehicle or put
the key in the ignition. Have the
vehicle towed to an authorized
Kia dealer for inspection and nec-
essary repairs.
Disregarding this precaution may
cause an unexpected air bag
deployment, which could result in
serious personal injury or death.
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SRS components and functions
The SRS consists of the following com-
ponents:
1. Driver's front air bag module
2. Passenger's front air bag module
3. Side impact air bag modules*
4. Curtain air bag modules*
5. Retractor pre-tensioner assemblies*
6. Air bag warning light
7. SRS control module (SRSCM)
8. Front impact sensors
9. Side impact sensors*
10. PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" indi-
cator (Front passenger's seat only)
11. Occupant classification system
(Front passenger's seat only)
12. Driver's and front passenger's seat
belt buckle sensors
13. Front seat position sensor
*: if equipped
The SRS uses a collection of sensors to
gather information about the driver's and
front passenger's seat position, the dri-
ver's and front passenger's safety belt
usage and impact severity.
The driver's and front passenger's seat
position sensors, which are installed on
the seat track let the air bag control mod-
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ule know where the seats are positioned.
Similarly, the safety belt usage sensors
measure if the driver and front passen-
ger's safety belts are fastened. These
sensors provide the ability to control the
SRS deployment based on how close the
driver's seat is to the steering wheel, how
close the passenger's seat is to the
instrument panel, whether or not the
safety belts are fastened, and the severi-
ty of the impact.