KIA Sportage 2008 JE_ / 2.G Manual PDF

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CAUTION
If the “PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF”indicator illuminates or
blinks continuously when a per-
son of adult size sits in the front
passenger’s seat,it could be
because that person isn’t sitting
properly in the seat.
If this happens, turn the vehicle
off, place the seat back in the
full upright position,sit upright
in the seat, centered on the seat
cushion, with legs comfortably
extended.Res
tart the vehicle
and have the person remain in
this position for about 1 minute.
This will allow the system to
detect the person and enable
the passenger’s airbag.
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant
classification system
Condition detected by
the occupant classifi-
cation system
1. Adult *
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2. Child *2
3. Unoccupied
4. There is a malfunc-
tion in the system Off
On
On
OnOff
Off
Off
OnActivated
Deactivated
Deactivated
Deactivated
"PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator lightAirbag warning lightFront passenger
airbag Indicator/Warning light Devices
*1The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult
sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a
child depending on his/her physique and posture.
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2When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the
front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as an adult
depending on his/her physique or posture.

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CAUTION
If the occupant classification
system is not working properly,
the airbag warning light ( ) on
the instrument panel will illumi-
nate because the passenger’s
airbag is connected with the
occupant classification system.
If there is a malfunction of the
occupant classification system,
the "PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF" indicator will illuminate
and the front passenger's
airbag will not deploy in frontal
crashes
even if there is adult
occupant in the front passen-
ger's seat.
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AIR
BAG
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Have an authorized Kia dealer
inspect the occupant classifica-
tion system with the SRS airbag
system as soon as possible if
any of following occur;
• The SRS airbag warning light
does not illuminate when the
ignition key is turned to "ON"
position.
• The SRS airbag warning light
remains illuminated after illu-
minating for approximately 6
seconds.
• The SRS a
irbag warning light
illuminates while the vehicle is
being driven.
WARNING
• The occupant classification
system can function only
when the ignition key is in the
"ON" position.
• For very small person, the
occupant classification sys-
tem may or may not turn off
the right front passenger's
frontal airbag, depending
upon the person's seating
posture and body build.
Everyone in your vehicle
should wear a safety belt
properly -- whether or not
there is an air bag for that per-
son.
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WARNING
If the front passenger seat
should be modified for persons
with disabilities that may affect
the operation of the occupant
classification system, contact
an authorized Kia dealer.

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• If the front seat passenger
changes their seating position
(for example, by not sitting
upright, by sitting on the edge
of the seat, or by otherwise
being out of position), the
"PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
indicator may be turned on,
and the passenger's airbag
may not deploy in a collision.
Always be sure to sit properly
in the front passenger’s seat
and wear the safety belt prop-
erly and do not do any of the
following.
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- Put a heavy load in the front
passenger seat.
- Excessively recline the front
passenger seatback.
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-Sit with hips shifted towards
the front of the seat.
- Lean on the center console.
-Sit on one side of the front
passenger seat.
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NOTICE
• If luggage or other objects are
placed on the front passenger's
seat or if the temperature of the
seat changes, the "PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator may
blink. These conditions do not
indicate a problem.
• Do not put heavy objects on the
front passenger’s seat. This may
cause the front passenger's airbag
to deploy in a frontal collision.
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• Do not modify or replace the
front passenger’s seat.Don't
place or attach anything on
the front passenger’s seat.
This can adversely affect the
occupant classification sys-
tem.
• Do not sit on sharp objects
such as tools when occupying
the front passenger’s seat.
These can adversely affect the
occupant classification sys-
tem.
• Do not install accessory seat
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- Place feet on the dashboard.
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• If the driver brakes the vehicle
heavily in an urgent situa-
tions, occupants will be
thrown forward.If front pas-
sengers are not wearing the
safety belts, they will be
directly in front of the storage
compartment when inflation
occurs.In that situation,seri-
ous injury or death is possi-
ble.
• Never allow front passenger
to put their hands or feet on
the instrument panel or put
their face close to the instru-
ment panel.The airbag will
impact the front passenger
when it inflates.
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• Never allow children/old
and feeble persons/pregnant
women to sit on the front pas-
senger’s seat.Do not put child
restraint systems on the front
passenger’s seat either.They
may be seriously injured by
the airbag inflation when
airbag deploys.
• Do not put objects or stickers
on the instrument panel.Do
not apply any accessory on
the front windshield glass or
do not i
nstall aftermarket mir-
rors or accessories on the fac-
tory installed rearview mirror.
These may interfere with the
deployment of airbag inflation
or could hit your body at high
speed and cause severe bodi-
ly injury and even death.
WARNING
• The front seat passenger’s
airbag is much larger than the
steering wheel airbag 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 proper-
ly.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
passengers always wear their
safety belt
s, even when the
vehicle is moving in a parking
lot or up a driveway into
garage.
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Side airbag
Side airbags are stored in the left
side of the driver’s seat, right side of
the front passenger’s seat.
If airbag inflation conditions are met
(side collision), they will inflate.
Curtain airbag
Curtain airbags are located along
both sides of the roof rails above the
front and rear doors.
They are designed to help protect
the heads of the front seat occupants
and the rear outboard seat occu-
pants in certain side impact colli-
sions.
WARNING-Seat covers,
damage and modifications
• Do not use any accessory
seat covers for a vehicle
equipped with side airbags.
Use of seat covers could inter-
fere with side airbag deploy-
ment.
If seat is damaged, have the
vehicle inspected by an autho-
rized Kia dealer.Inform them
that your vehicle is equipped
with side airbags.
• Do not make modifications or
additions to the s
eats since
injury may result in due to the
malfunction of the airbag sys-
tem.
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• The curtain airbag deployment
occurs only on the side of the vehi-
cle affected by the impact.
• The side airbags (side and curtain
airbags) are not designed to
deploy during collisions from the
front or rear of the vehicle or in
most rollover situations.
• The curtain airbags are designed
to deploy only during certain side-
impact collisions, depending on the
crash severity, angle, speed and
impact. The curtain airbags are not
designed to deploy in all side
impact situations.
WARNING
• In order for side airbags (side
and curtain airbags) to pro-
vide their best protection,
occupants should sit in an
upright position with the seat
belts properly fastened.
•Children must be seated in the
proper child restraint system.
Make sure to secure the child
restraint system in a locked
position.
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•Advise occupants not to lean
their heads or bodies onto
doors, and not to place
objects between the doors
and them since this may
defeat operation of the side
airbags.
• Never try to open or repair any
components of the side cur-
tain airbag system.This
should only be done by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Failure to follow the above men-
tioned instructions can result in
injury or death to the vehicle
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Why didn’t my airbag go off in
a collision?
(Inflation and non-inflation condi-
tions of the airbag)
There are many types of accidents
in which one or more of the
airbags would not be expected to
provide additional protection.
These include rear impacts,sec-
ond or third collisions in multiple
impact accidents,as well as low
speed impacts.Just because your
vehicle is damaged and even if it
is totally unusable, don’t be sur-
prised that the airbags did not
inflate.
Airbag collision sensors
➀ SRS control module
➁ Front impact sensor
➂ Side impact sensor (if equipped)
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Airbag inflation condition
Front airbag
Front airbags are designed to inflate
when the impact is delivered to front
collision sensors depending on the
intensity, speed or angles of impact
of the front collision - generally from
an area a little to the left to a little to
the right of straight ahead.
WARNING- Protecting
airbag module and sensors
• Do not hit or allow any heavy
objects to hit the locations
where airbags or sensors are
installed.
This may cause damage and
unexpected airbag deploy-
ment, which could result in
serious personal injury or
death.
• If the installation location or
angle of the sensors is altered
in any way, the airbags may
malfunction, causing severe
i
njury or death.
Therefore, do not try to per-
form maintenance on or
around the airbag sensors.
Have the vehicle repaired by
an authorized Kia dealer.
WARNING- Body
changes
• Problems may arise if the sen-
sor installation angles are
changed due to the deforma-
tion of front bumper, body or B
pillar where side collision sen-
sors are installed.In the event
of a collision, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
Kia dealer.
• Your vehicle has been
designed to deploy the
airbag(s) in certain collisions.
Installing aftermarket bumper
guards or replacing a bumper
with non-genuine parts may
adversely affect your vehicle’
s
airbag deployment perfor-
mance.
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Side airbag
Side airbags (side and curtain
airbags) are designed to inflate
depending on the strength, speed
and angles of impact of a side impact
collision or rollover.If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved
roads or sidewalks, airbags may
deploy. Drive carefully on unim-
proved roads or on surfaces not
designed for vehicle traffic to prevent
unintended airbag deployment.
Airbag non-inflation conditions
• In certain low-speed collisions the
airbags may not deploy. The
airbags are designed not to deploy
in such cases because the risk of
injuries which can be caused by
the airbags exceeds the benefits
they provide in protecting occu-
pants.
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