airbag KIA FORTE 2018 Owners Manual

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How does the air bag system
operate
Air bags are activated (able toinflate if necessary) only when the
ignition switch is turned to the ON
or START the appropriate position.
Air bags inflate instantly in the event of serious frontal or side col-
lision (if equipped with side air bag
or curtain air bag) in order to help
protect the occupants from serious
physical injury.
Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate based upon the severity of a
collision and its direction. These
two factors determine whether the
sensors produce an electronic
deployment/ inflation signal. Air bag deployment depends on a
number of complex factors includ-
ing vehicle speed, angles of impact
and the density and stiffness of the
vehicles or objects which your
vehicle hits in the collision. Though,
factors are not limited to those
mentioned above. Airbags deploy
depending on the severity and
angle of the impact.
Airbags do not deploy in every
impact situation.
The front air bags will completely inflate and deflate in an instant.
It is virtually impossible for you to
see the air bags inflate during an
accident. It is much more likely that
you will simply see the deflated air
bags hanging out of their storage
compartments after the collision. In addition to inflating in certain
side collisions, vehicles equipped
with a rollover sensor, side and
curtain air bags will inflate if the
sensing system detects a rollover.
When a rollover is detected, side and
curtain air bags will remain inflated
longer to help provide protection
from ejection, especially when used
in conjunction with the seat belts.
In order to help provide protection in a severe collision, the air bags
must inflate rapidly. The speed of
air bag inflation is a consequence
of extremely short time in which a
collision occurs and the need to
get the air bag between the occu-
pant and the vehicle structures
before the occupant impacts those
structures. This speed of inflation
reduces the risk of serious or life-
threatening injuries in a severe col-
lision and is thus a necessary part
of air bag design.

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However, air bag inflation can also
cause injuries which can include
facial abrasions, bruises and bro-
ken bones because the inflation
speed also causes the air bags to
expand with a great deal of force.
There are even circumstances under which contact with the
steering wheel air bag can cause
fatal injuries, especially if the
occupant is positioned exces-
sively close to the steering wheel.Noise and smoke
When the air bags inflate, they make
a loud noise and they leave smoke
and powder in the air inside of the
vehicle. This is normal and is a result
of the ignition of the air bag inflator.
After the air bag inflates, you may
feel substantial discomfort in breath-
ing due to the contact of your chest
to both the seat belt and the air bag,
as well as from breathing the smoke
and powder. Open your doors
and/or windows as soon as possi-
ble after the impact in order to
reduce discomfort and prevent
prolonged exposure to smoke and
powder.
Though smoke and powder are non-
toxic,They may cause irritation to the
skin (eyes,nose and throat, etc). If
this is the case, wash and rinse with
cold water immediately and consult a
doctor if the symptom persists.WARNING - Airbag
Inflation
Sit as far back as possible from
the steering wheel while still
maintaining comfortable con-
trol of the your vehicle. A dis-
tance of at least 25cm (10")
from your chest to the steering
wheel is recommended. Failure
to do so can result in airbag
inflation injuries to the driver.

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Installing a child restraint on afront passenger’s seat is forbidden
Never place a rear-facing child
restraint in the front passenger’s
seat. If the air bag deploys, it would
impact the rear-facing child restraint,
causing serious or fatal injury.
In addition, do not place front-facing
child restraint in the front passen-
ger’s seat either. If the front passen-
ger air bag inflates, it would cause
serious or fatal injuries to the child.
WARNING
- Hot components
Do not touch the air bag storage
area's internal components
immediately after air bag infla-
tion. The air bag related parts in
the steering wheel, instrument
panel and the roof rails above
the front and rear doors are
very hot. Hot components can
result in burn injuries.
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WARNING - Air bag deployment
When children are seated in the
rear outboard seats of a vehicle
equipped with side and/or cur-
tain air bags, install the child
restraint system as far away
from the door side as possible.
Inflation of the side and/or cur-
tain air bags could impact the
child.
WARNING
Do not install or place any
accessories near air bag
deployment areas, such as the
instrument panel, windows, pil-
lars, and roof rails. Such objects
may become dangerous projec-
tiles if the airbag inflates.

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Side air bag
❈The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
Your vehicle is equipped with a side
air bag in each front seat. The purpose of the air bag is to pro-
vide the vehicle's driver and/or the
front passenger with additional pro-
tection than that offered by the seat
belt alone.
The side air bags are designed to
deploy only during certain side-
impact collisions, depending on the
crash severity of impact.
The side air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact situations.
WARNING - Unexpected
deployment
Avoid impact to the side air bag
sensor when the ignition switch
is ON to prevent unexpected
deployment of the side air bag.
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FrontWARNING - No attaching
objects
No objects (such as crash pad
cover, cellular phone holder,
cup holder, perfume or stickers)
should be placed over or near
the air bag modules on the
steering wheel, instrument
panel, windshield glass, and the
front passenger's panel above
the glove box. Such objects
could cause harm if the vehicle
is in a crash severe enough to
cause the air bags to deploy. Do
not place any objects over the
air bag or between the air bag
and yourself.
WARNING
Never place or insert any object
into any small opening near
side airbag labels attached to
the vehicle seats. When the air
bag deploys, the object may
affect the deployment and
result in unexpected accident
or bodily harm.

Index
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Air bag-supplemental restraint system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34Adding equipment to or modifying your airbag- equipped vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57
Air bag warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58
Air bag warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Curtain air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-51
Driver's and passenger's front air bag. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46
How does the air bag system operate . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35
Occupant detection system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41
Side air bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-49
SRS Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57\
SRS components and functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38
Why didn’t my air bag go off in a collision? (Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag) . . . . . . 3-52
Air cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-\
40 Filter replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-40
Air conditioning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-6
Appearance care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93 Exterior care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-93
Interior care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-98
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
AUX, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-149
Glass antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-147
How vehicle audio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-150
Steering wheel audio controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-148
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119 Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Automatic transaxle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18 Automatic transaxle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-18
Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
Autonomous emergency braking (AEB) / Forward collision warning (FCW) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47 AEB warning message and system control . . . . . . . 5-49
Brake operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
Limitation of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-53
Recognizing pedestrians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
Sensor to detect the distance from the vehicle in front (front radar) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
System malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-52
System setting and activation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . \
. . 7-47 Battery recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-48
For best battery service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-47
Reset items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-49
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4 Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
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