Kia 2011 RIO Owner's Manual page 67

Knowing your vehicle
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• If the front passenger seat is
occupied by a child who is not in
a CRS, the "PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFF" indicator may or may not be
on and the passenger airbag may
or may not deploy in a collision.
Have the child move to a rear seat
to increase their safety.
• Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place any-
thing on or attach anything such
as a blanket or seat heater to the
front passenger seat. This can
adversely affect the occupant
classification system.
• Do not place sharp objects on the
front passenger seat. These may
damage the occupant classifica-
tion system, if they puncture the
seat cushion.
• Do not use accessory seat covers
on the front seats.
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• Accident statistics show that chil-
dren
restrained in the rear, as opposed
to the front seat. It is recommend-
ed that child restraints be secured
in a rear seat, including an infant
riding in a rear-facing infant seat,
a child riding in a forward-facing
child seat and an older child rid-
ing in a booster seat.
• Air bags can only be used once –
have an authorized KIA dealer
replace the air bag immediately
after deployment.
• The occupant classification sys-
tem may not work properly if
water, coffee or any other liquid
including rain gets on the seat.
Keep the front seat dry at all
times.
• Do not place an electronic device
such as a laptop computer on the
front passenger seat.
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tronic field may cause the OCS to
switch to the "on" condition and
thus allow the passenger airbag
to deploy needlessly in a colli-
sion,
costs.
are safer if they are
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WARNING
If the occupant classification sys-
tem is not working properly, the
SRS air bag warning light
the instrument panel will illuminate
because the passenger's front air
bag is connected with the occupant
classification system. If there is a
malfunction of the occupant classi-
fication system, the "PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator will not illu-
minate and the passenger's front
air bag will inflate in frontal impact
crashes even if there is no occu-
pant in the front passenger's seat. If
the SRS air bag warning light does
not illuminate when the ignition
switch is turned to the ON position,
remains illuminated after approxi-
mately 6 seconds when the ignition
switch is turned to the ON position,
or if it illuminates while the vehicle
is being driven, have an authorized
KIA dealer inspect the occupant
classification system and the SRS
air bag system as soon as possible.
AIR
on
BAG