sensor KIA Opirus 2004 1.G Owner's Manual

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Pre-tensioner seat beltYour vehicle is equipped with driver’s
and front passenger’s pre-tensioner
seat belts. The purpose of the pre-
tensioner is to make sure that the
seat belts fit tightly against the occu-
pant’s body in certain frontal colli-
sions. The pre-tensioner seat belts
can be activated alone or, together
with the airbags, where the frontal
collision is severe enough. The seat belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following com-
ponents. Their locations are shown in
the illustration.
➀
SRS airbag warning light
➁
Seatbelt pre-tensioner assembly
➂
SRS airbag control module
SAFETY BELTS
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CAUTION
The pre-tensioner seat belt is
installed at the front seats, andthe sensor is equipped insidethe buckle, where presence ofpassenger is sensed by the fas-tening of the seat belts.Therefore, pre-tensioner will notactivate if the passenger is notfastened with the seat belts.Likewise, it will activate if buck-led even without a passenger inthe seat. Pre-tensioner seat beltis designed to activate when theseatbelt is in use. To ensure thepretensioner seatbelts activatein event of a possible seatbeltbuckle switch malfuntion, thesystem is designed to activateregardless of whether a seatbelt is in use or if no seat beltuse is detected within 6 sec-onds of turning the ignitionswitch ON.
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WARNING
 Do not strike the pre-tensioner
seat belt assemblies.
 Do not attempt to service or
repair the pre-tensioner seat
belt system in any manner.
 Improper handling of the pre-
tensioner seat belt assem-
blies, and failure to heed the
warnings not to strike, modify,
inspect, place, service or
repair the pre-tensioner seat
belt assemblies may lead to
improper operation or inad-
vertent activation causing
serious injury.
Always wear the seat belts
when driving or riding in a
motor vehicle.
CAUTION
Because the sensor that acti-
vates the SRS airbag is con-nected with pre-tensioner seatbelt, the SRS airbag warninglight on the instrument panelwill blink or illuminate forapproximately 6 seconds afterthe ignition key has beenturned to the “ON”position,
then the light should go off.
 If the pre-tensioner seat belt is
not working properly, thiswarning light will illuminateeven if there is no malfunctionof SRS airbag system. If theSRS airbag warning light doesnot illuminate when the igni-tion key is turned to “ON”,or
if it remains illuminated after blinking or illuminating forapproximately 6 seconds, or ifit illuminates while the vehicleis being driven, please havean authorized Kia dealerinspect the pre-tensioner seatbelt or SRS airbag system assoon as possible.
WARNING
 Pre-tensioners are designed
to operate once. After activa-
tion, pre-tensioner seat belts
must be replaced. All seat
belts, of any type, should
always be replaced after they
have been worn during a colli-
sion.
 Do not attempt to inspect or
replace the pre-tensioner seat
belts yourself. This must be
done by an authorized Kia
dealer.
CAUTION
The pre-tensioner seat belt
assembly mechanisms becomehot during activation. Do nottouch the pre-tensioner seatbelt assembly for several min-utes after they have been acti-vated.
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AIRBAG - SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
CRUISE
ON/OFFCANCE L
COAST
SETRES
ACCEL
C RU IS EON/O FF
CANC E
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C OO
ASTSTTCO
ACO
AT S E TETET S
E SRESACC ELACC ELACC ELCC EL
➀Driver’ s airbag
➁Front passenger’ s
airbag
➃Curtain Airbag
➄Front impact
sensor
➆SRS control module
\bSide impact sensor
1GHA2123/2GHA2256/1GHA2257/1GHA2126/1GHA2128/1GHA2127/2GHA0005A/1GHA2124\
/2GHA2125
➂Side airbag
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➀
Driver’s airbag
(see page 3- 63)
➁
Front passenger’ s airbag
(see page 3- 64)
➂
Side airbag (see page 3- 66)
➃
Curtain Airbag(see page 3- 66)
➄ Front impact sensor
(see page 3- 68)
\b
Side impact sensor(see page 3- 68)
➆
SRS Control Module(see page 3- 68)


Airbag inflation condition(see page 3- 69)


Airbag non-inflation condition(see page 3- 71)


Airbag warning light(see page 3- 76)


Airbag service(see page 3- 76)


Airbag warning label(see page 3- 78)
What your airbag system doesDriver’s airbag and front passenger’ s
airbag are designed to supplement
the protection offered by the safety
belt in certain frontal collisions.
Likewise, side airbag and curtain
airbags are designed to supplement
the protection offered by the safety
belt in side collisions. Safety belts
are designed to reduce the injury of
the driver or passengers in case of
light impact or collision. However, to
help reduce impact on driver or pas-
sengers in a serious collision, seat
belts must also be correctly worn.
What your airbag system does
not doThe air bag system is designed to
supplement the protection offered by
the safety belt system. IT IS NOT A
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SAFETY
BELT.
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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 the airbag would not be
expected to provide additional pro-
tection.
These include rear impacts, second
or third collisions in multiple impact
accidents, as well as low speed
impacts. In other words, 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 sensors➀
SRS control module
➁
Front impact sensor
➂
Side impact sensor
C RU IS EO N/O FFCANC EL
COO
ASTSTTCO
ACO
AT S
E TETET
S
E SR
ESAC
CELAC
CELAC
CELC
CEL
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Airbag inflation conditionFront airbag
Front airbags (driver’s and front pas-
senger’ s 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 - general-
ly from an area a little to the left to a
little to the right of straight ahead.
WARNING
 Do not hit or allow any objects
to impact the locations where
airbag or sensors are installed.
This may cause unexpected
airbag deployment, which
could result in serious per-
sonal injury or death.
 If the installation location or
angle of the sensors is altered
in any way, the airbags may
deploy when they should not
or they may not deploy when
they should, causing severe
injury or death.
Therefore, do not try to per-
form maintenance on or
around the airbag sensors.
Have the vehicle checked and
repaired by the authorized Kia
dealer.
(Continued)
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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. Have the
vehicle checked and repaired
by the authorized Kia dealer.
 Your vehicle has been
designed to absorb impact
and deploy the airbag(s) in
certain collisions. Installing
aftermarket bumper guards or
replacing a bumper with non-
genuine parts may adversely
affect your vehicles collision
and airbag deployment per-
formance.
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Side airbag (if equipped)
Side airbags (side and curtain
airbags) are designed to inflate when
the impact is delivered to side colli-
sion sensors depending on the
strength, speed or angles of impact
of side impact collision or rollover by
the side impact. Although the front airbags (driver
’s
and front passenger’ s airbags) are
designed to inflate only in frontal col-
lision, it may inflate in any collision if
front impact sensors are delivered
with certain impact.
Side airbags (side and curtain
airbags) are designed to inflate only
in side impact collision, it may inflate
in any collision if side impact sensors
are delivered with certain impact. In other words, they may inflate in
accidents such as slant collision or
impact, collision or impact where the
front portion of the vehicle goes
under a vehicle with a higher ground
clearance (bus or truck), collision
with a utility pole or rollover.
Therefore, drive safely at all times.
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 protect occupants, front airbags
or pre-tensioner seat belts may
deploy in certain side impact colli-
sions.
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Airbags may not inflate if the vehi-
cle collides with objects such as
utility poles or trees, where the
point of impact is concentrated to
one area and the full force of the
impact is not delivered to the sen-
sors.
How does the airbag system
operate Airbag only operates when the
ignition switch is turned to ON or
START position.
 Airbags inflate instantly in the
event of serious frontal or side col-
lision (if equipped with side airbag
or curtain airbag) in order to help
protect the occupants from serious
physical injury.
 There is no single speed at which
the airbags will inflate.
Generally, airbags are designed to
inflate by the severity of a collision
and its direction. These two factors
determine whether the sensors
send out an electronic deploy-
ment/inflation signal. 
Airbag deployment depends on a
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the
density and stiffness of the vehi-
cles or objects which your vehicle
hits in the collision. Though, factors
are not limited to those mentioned
above.
 The front airbags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.
It is virtually impossible for you to
see the airbags inflate during an
accident. It is much more likely that
you will simply see the deflated
airbags hanging out of their stor-
age compartments after the colli-
sion.
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Day/night rearview mirror Adjust the rearview mirror to center
on the view through the rear window.
Make this adjustment before you
start driving.
Manual type Make this adjustment before you
start driving and while the day/night
lever is in the day position.
Pull the day/night lever toward you to
reduce glare from the headlights of
vehicles behind you during night
driving.Remember that you lose somerearview clarity in the night position. Electric type (if equipped)
• Type A
The electric day/night rearview mir-
ror automatically controls the glare
from the headlights of the car behind
you in nighttime or low light driving
conditions. The sensor mounted in
the mirror senses the light level
around the vehicle, and through a
chemical reaction, automatically
controls the headlight glare (10% to
70 %) from vehicles behind you.
1GHA2203
Day
Night
Day/Night lever
1GHA2204
Sensor
CAUTION
Do not place objects in the rear
seat or cargo area which wouldinterfere with your vision outthe rear window.
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To operate the electric rearview mir-
ror
When the engine is running, the
glare is automatically controlled by
the sensor mounted in the rearview
mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted
into reverse (R), the mirror will auto-
matically go to the brightest setting in
order to improve the drivers view
behind the vehicle.
• Type B
The electric day/night rearview mir-
ror automatically controls the glare
from the headlights of the car behind
you. Adjust the rearview mirror to the
desired position.
Press the “O”button to turn the auto-
matic- dimming function off. The mir-
ror indicator light will turn off.
Press the “I”button to turn the auto-
matic- dimming function on, the mir-
ror indicator light will illuminate.
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