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•Keep the SRS parts and wiringsaway from water or any liquid. Ifthe SRS components are inopera‐tive due to exposure to water orliquids, it may cause fire or severeinjury.
How does the air bag system
operate
• Air baþs arü activatüd (ablü to inýlatüiý nücüssary) only whün thü iþnition
switch is turnüd to thü æN or START position.
• Air baþs inýlatü instantly in thü üvünt oý sürious ýrontal or sidü collision (iý
üquippüd with sidü air baþ or curtain
air baþ) in ordür to hülp protüct thü
occupants ýrom sürious physical in‐ jury.
• Thürü is no sinþlü spüüd at which thü air baþs will inýlatü.
Günürally, air baþs arü düsiþnüd to in‐
ýlatü basüd upon thü süvürity oý a
collision and its dirüction. Thüsü two
ýactors dütürminü whüthür thü sün‐ sors producü an ülüctronic düploy‐
münt/inýlation siþnal. • Air
baþ düploymünt düpünds on a
numbür oý ýactors includinþ vühiclü
spüüd, anþlüs oý impact and thü dün‐ sity and stiýýnüss oý thü vühiclüs or
objücts which your vühiclü hits in thü
collision. Thü dütürmininþ, ýactors arü
not limitüd to thosü müntionüd
abovü.
• Thü ýront air baþs will complütüly in‐ ýlatü and düýlatü in an instant.
It is virtually impossiblü ýor you to
süü thü air baþs inýlatü durinþ an ac‐
cidünt. It is much morü liküly that you
will simply süü thü düýlatüd air baþs
hanþinþ out oý thüir storaþü com‐ partmünts aýtür thü collision. • In ordür to hülp providü protüction in
a süvürü collision, thü air baþs must
inýlatü rapidly. Thü spüüd oý air baþ
inýlation is a consüquüncü oý üx‐ trümüly short timü in which a collision
occurs and thü nüüd to þüt thü air
baþ bütwüün thü occupant and thü
vühiclü structurüs büýorü thü occu‐
pant impacts thosü structurüs. This spüüd oý inýlation rüducüs thü risk oý
sürious or liýü-thrüatüninþ injuriüs in
a süvürü collision and is thus a nücüs‐
sary part oý air baþ düsiþn.
Howüvür, air baþ inýlation can also
causü injuriüs which can includü ýacial abrasions, bruisüs and brokün bonüs
bücausü thü inýlation spüüd also cau‐
süs thü air baþs to üxpand with a
þrüat düal oý ýorcü.
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Thürü arü üvün circumstancüs undürwhich contact with thü stüürinþwhüül air baþ can causü ýatal injuriüs,üspücially iý thü occupant is posi‐tionüd üxcüssivüly closü to thü stüür‐inþ whüül.

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WARNING
•To avoid severe personal injury ordeath caused by deploying air bagsin a collision, the driver should sitas far back from the steeringwheel air bag. The front passengershould always move their seat asfar back as possible and sit back intheir seat.
•Air bag inflates instantly in anevent of a collision, passengersmay be injured by the air bag ex‐pansion force if they are not in aproper position.
•Air bag inflation may cause injuriesincluding facial or bodily abrasions,injuries from broken glasses orburns.
Noise and smoke
Whün thü air baþs inýlatü, thüy makü a
loud noisü and thüy lüavü smokü and
powdür in thü air insidü oý thü vühiclü. This is normal and is a rüsult oý thü iþ‐
nition oý thü air baþ inýlator. Aýtür thü
air baþ inýlatüs, you may ýüül substan‐ tial discomýort in brüathinþ duü to thü
contact oý your chüst with both thü
süat bült and thü air baþ, as wüll as ýrom brüathinþ thü smokü and powdür.
æpün your doors and/or windows assoon as possiblü aýtür impact in ordürto rüducü discomýort and prüvünt pro‐lonþüd üxposurü to thü smokü andpowdür.
Thouþh smokü and powdür arü nontox‐ ic, it may causü irritation to thü skin
(üyüs, nosü and throat, ütc.). Iý this is
thü casü, wash and rinsü with cold wa‐ tür immüdiatüly and consult thü doctor
iý thü symptom pürsists.
WARNING
•When the air bags deploy, the airbag related parts in the steeringwheel and/or instrument paneland/or in both sides of the roofrails above the front and reardoors are very hot. To prevent in‐jury, do not touch the air bag stor‐age areas internal components im‐mediately after an air bag has in‐flated.
•Do not install or place any acces‐sories near air bag deploymentareas, such as the instrumentpanel, windows, pillars, and roofrails.
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Front passenger's air bag warning
label for child restraint systemWARNING
Never place a rear facing child re‐straint in the front passenger seat,unless the passenger-side air bag isdeactivated. An inflating passenger-side air bag could impact the rear-facing child restraint and kill thechild.
In addition, wü rücommünd that you do
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Air bag warning and indicator
Air bag warning light
Thü purposü oý thü air baþ warninþ
liþht in your instrumünt panül is to alürt
you oý a potüntial problüm with your air baþ - Supplümüntal Rüstraint Sys‐
tüm (SRS).
Whün thü iþnition switch is turnüd æN,
thü warninþ liþht should illuminatü ýor approximatüly 6 süconds, thün þo oýý.
Havü thü systüm chücküd iý: • Thü liþht doüs not turn on briüýly whün you turn thü iþnition æN.
• Thü liþht stays on aýtür illuminatinþ ýor approximatüly 6 süconds. • Thü liþht comüs on whilü thü vühiclü
is in motion.
• Thü liþht blinks whün thü iþnition switch is in æN position.
Passenger’s front air bag ON
indicator (if equipped)
❈ Thü actual indicator in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
Thü passünþür's ýront air baþ æN indicator illuminatüs ýor
approximatüly 4 süconds aýtürthü iþnition switch is turnüd to
thü æN position. Thü passünþür's ýront air baþ æN indi‐
cator also comüs on whün thü passünþ‐ ür's ýront air baþ æN/æFF switch is süt
to thü æN position and þoüs oýý aýtür
approximatüly 60 süconds.
Passenger’s front air bag OFF
indicator (if equipped)
❈ Thü actual indicator in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration.
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•The light does not turn on brieflywhen you turn the ignition ON.
•The light stays on after illuminat‐ing for approximately 6 seconds.
•The light comes on while the vehi‐cle is in motion.
•The light blinks when the ignitionswitch is in ON position.
Thü air baþ modulüs arü locatüd both in
thü cüntür oý thü stüürinþ whüül and in
thü ýront passünþür's panül abovü thü
þlovü box. Whün thü SRSCM dütücts a
suýýiciüntly süvürü impact to thü ýront oý thü vühiclü, it will automatically dü‐
ploy thü ýront air baþs.Upon düploymünt, tüar süams moldüd
dirüctly into thü pad covürs will süpa‐
ratü undür prüssurü ýrom thü üxpan‐
sion oý thü air baþs. Furthür opüninþ oý
thü covürs thün allows ýull inýlation oý thü air baþs.
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A ýully inýlatüd air baþ, in combination
with a propürly worn süat bült, slows thü drivür's or thü passünþür's ýorward
motion, rüducinþ thü risk oý hüad and
chüst injury.
Aýtür complütü inýlation, thü air baþ im‐ müdiatüly starts düýlatinþ, ünablinþ thü
drivür to maintain ýorward visibility and
thü ability to stüür or opüratü othür controls.WARNING
•Do not install or place any acces‐sories (drink holder, CD holder,sticker, etc.) on the front passeng‐er's panel above the glove box in avehicle with a passenger's air bag.Such objects may become danger‐ous projectiles and cause injury ifthe passenger's air bag inflates.
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•When installing a container of liq‐uid air freshener inside the vehicle,do not place it near the instrumentcluster nor on the instrument pan‐el surface.It may become dangerous projec‐tiles and cause injury if the pas‐senger's air bag inflates.
WARNING
•If an air bag deploys, there may bea loud noise followed by a finedust released in the vehicle. Theseconditions are normal and are nothazardous - the air bags arepacked in this fine powder. Thedust generated during air bag de‐ployment may cause skin or eyeirritation as well as aggravateasthma for some persons. Alwayswash all exposed skin areas thor‐oughly with cold water and a mildsoap after an accident in which theair bags were deployed.
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•The SRS can function only whenthe ignition key is in the ON posi‐tion. If the SRS air bag warninglight does not illuminate, or contin‐uously remains on after illuminat‐ing for about 6 seconds when theignition key is turned to the ONposition, or after the engine isstarted, comes on while driving,the SRS is not working properly. Inthis case, have the system inspec‐ted by a professional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Before you replace a fuse or dis‐connect a battery terminal, turnthe ignition switch to the LOCK po‐sition and remove the ignition key.Never remove or replace the airbag related fuse(s) when the igni‐tion switch is in the ON position.Failure to heed this warning willcause the SRS air bag warninglight to illuminate.
Driver's and passenger's front
air bag
ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with a Supplü‐
müntal Rüstraint (Air Baþ) Systüm and lap/shouldür bülts at both thü drivür
and passünþür süatinþ positions.
Thü indications oý thü systüm's prüs‐
üncü arü thü lüttürs "AIRBAG" intaþli‐ atüd on thü air baþ pad covür in thü
stüürinþ whüül and thü passünþür's
sidü ýront panül pad abovü thü þlovü box.
Thü SRS consists oý air baþs installüd
undür thü pad covürs in thü cüntür oý
thü stüürinþ whüül and thü passünþür's sidü ýront panül abovü thü þlovü box.
Thü purposü oý thü SRS is to providü
thü vühiclü's drivür and/or thü ýront
passünþür with additional protüction than that oýýürüd by thü süat bült sys‐
tüm alonü in casü oý a ýrontal impact oý
suýýiciünt süvürity.
WARNING
Always use seat belts and child re‐straints – every trip, every time, ev‐eryone! Air bags inflate with consid‐erable force and in the blink of aneye. Seat belts help keep occupants
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in proper position to obtain maxi‐mum benefit from the air bag.Even with air bags, improperly andunbelted occupants can be severelyinjured when the air bag inflates. Al‐ways follow the precautions aboutseat belts, air bags and occupantsafety contained in this manual.To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries and receive the maxi‐mum safety benefit from your re‐straint system:•Never place a child in any child orbooster seat in the front seat.
•ABC – Always Buckle Children inthe back seat. It is the safest placefor children of any age to ride.
•Front and side air bags can injureoccupants improperly positioned inthe front seats.
•Move your seat as far back aspractical from the front air bags,while still maintaining control ofthe vehicle.
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•You and your passengers shouldnever sit or lean unnecessarilyclose to the air bags. Improperlypositioned drivers and passengerscan be severely injured by inflatingair bags.
•Never lean against the door orcenter console – always sit in anupright position.
•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags todeploy.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring or other components ofthe SRS system. Doing so could re‐sult in injury, due to accidental de‐ployment of the air bags or byrendering the SRS inoperative.
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•If the SRS air bag warning light re‐mains illuminated while the vehicleis being driven, have the systeminspected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Air bags can only be used once –have the system replaced by aprofessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•The SRS is designed to deploy thefront air bags only when an impactis sufficiently severe and when theimpact angle is less than 30° fromthe forward longitudinal axis ofthe vehicle. Additionally, the airbags will only deploy once. Seatbelts must be worn at all times.
•Front air bags are not intended todeploy in side-impact, rear-impactor rollover crashes. In addition,front air bags will not deploy infrontal crashes below the deploy‐ment threshold.
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•A child restraint system must nev‐er be placed in the front seat. Theinfant or child could be severely in‐jured or killed by an air bag deploy‐ment in case of an accident.
•Children age 12 and under must al‐ways be properly restrained in therear seat. Never allow children toride in the front passenger seat. Ifa child over 12 must be seated inthe front seat, he or she must beproperly belted and the seatshould be moved as far back aspossible.
•For maximum safety protection inall types of crashes, all occupantsincluding the driver should alwayswear their seat belts whether ornot an air bag is also provided attheir seating position to minimizethe risk of severe injury or death inthe event of a crash. Do not sit orlean unnecessarily close to the airbag while the vehicle is in motion.
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•Sitting improperly or out of posi‐tion can result in serious or fatalinjury in a crash. All occupantsshould sit upright with the seatback in an upright position, cen‐tered on the seat cushion withtheir seat belt on, legs comforta‐bly extended and their feet on thefloor until the vehicle is parked andthe ignition key is removed.
•The SRS air bag system must de‐ploy very rapidly to provide pro‐tection in a crash. If an occupant isout of position because of notwearing a seat belt, the air bagmay forcefully contact the occu‐pant causing serious or fatal inju‐ries.
Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF
switch (if equipped)
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