Kia 2011 RIO Owner's Manual page 69

Knowing your vehicle
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• Manufacturers are required by
government regulations to pro-
vide a contact point concerning
modifications to the vehicle for
persons with disabilities, which
modifications may affect the vehi-
cle's advanced air bag system.
That contact is Kia's toll-free
Customer Assistance Center at 1-
800-333-4KIA. However, Kia does
not endorse nor will it support
any changes to any part or struc-
ture of the vehicle that could
affect the advanced air bag sys-
tem, including the occupant clas-
sification system. Specifically, the
front passenger seat, dashboard
or door should not be replaced
except by an authorized Kia deal-
er using original
designed for this vehicle and
model. Any other such replace-
ment or modification
adversely affect the operation of
the occupant classification sys-
tem and your advanced air bags.
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For the same reason, do not
attach anything to the seat, dash-
board or door, even temporarily. If
the system is adversely affected,
it could cause severe personal
injuries or death in a collision.
• Do not place sharp objects on the
front passenger seat. These can
damage the occupant classifica-
tion system, if they puncture the
seat cushion.
• Do not install accessory seat cov-
ers on the front seats, since these
will interfere with proper sensor
operation.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• Do not put heavy objects on the front
passenger's seat. This may cause front
Kia parts
passenger air bag deployment in the
event of an accident, thus increasing
your repair costs.
could
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WARNING
• The front seat passenger's air bag
is much larger than the steering
wheel air bag and inflates with
considerably more force. It can
seriously hurt or kill a passenger
who is not in the proper position
and wearing the safety belt prop-
erly. The front passengers
should always move their seat as
far back as practical and sit back
in their seat.
• It is essential that the front pas-
sengers always wear their safety
belts when vehicle is in motion,
even when the vehicle is moving
in a parking lot or up a driveway
into garage.
• If the driver brakes the vehicle
heavily in urgent situations, occu-
pants will be thrown forward. If
front passengers are not wearing
the safety belts, they will be
directly in front of the air bags
when inflation occurs. In that sit-
uation, severe injury or death is
possible.
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