sensor KIA Sorento 2006 1.G Owner's Manual

KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-44AIRBAG - ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
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➀Driver’s airbag
➁Front passenger’s
airbag
➃Front impact sensor
➅SRS control module
S2BLA201A/5BLA422/5BLA002/5BLD320/5BLA371/5BLA619/5BLD502/5BLC326G/5BLA370
SRSAIRBAG
➄Side impact sensor
➆Occupant classifi-
cation system
SRSAIRBAG
➂Curtain Airbag
➀
➁
➂
➃
➄
➅➆
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➀
Driver’s airbag
(see page 3- 48)
➁
Front passenger’s airbag
(see page 3- 49)
➂
Curtain Airbag
(see page 3- 55)
➃Front impact sensor
(see page 3- 57)
➄
Side impact sensor
(see page 3- 57)
➅
SRS Control Module
(see page 3- 57)
➆
Occupant classification system
(see page 3- 49)

Airbag inflation condition
(see page 3- 58)

Airbag non-inflation condition
(see page 3- 59)

Airbag warning light
(see page 3- 64)

Airbag service
(see page 3- 64)

Airbag warning label
(see page 3- 66)What your airbag system does
Driver’s airbag and front passenger’s
airbag are designed to supplement
the protection offered by the safety
belt in certain frontal collisions.
Likewise, curtain airbags are
designed to supplement the protec-
tion 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 passengers in a
serious collision, seat belts must also
be correctly worn.What your airbag system does not
do
The air bag system is designed to
supplement the protection offered by
the safety belt system. IT IS NOT A
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SAFETY
BELT.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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Airbag system components
The main components of your SRS
are:
To indicate that your vehicle is
equipped with airbags, the corre-
sponding airbag covers are marked
with “SRS AIRBAG”.
- Driver’s airbag (see page 3- 48)
- Passenger’s airbag(see page 3- 49)
- Curtain airbag (see page 3- 55)
A diagnostic system that continual-
ly monitors the system operation.
An indicator light to warn you of a
possible problem with the system.
Emergency power backup in case
your car’s electrical system is dis-
connected in a crash.The SRS uses a collection of sensors
to gather information about the dri-
ver’s and front passenger’s safety
belt usage and impact severity.
The safety belt usage sensors deter-
mine if the driver and front passen-
ger’s safety belts are fastened. These
sensors provide the ability to control
the SRS deployment based on
whether or not the safety belts are
fastened, and how severe is the
impact.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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(Continued)
 If your vehicle has been sub-
jected to flood conditions
(e.g. soaked carpeting/stand-
ing water on the floor of the
vehicle, etc.) or if your vehicle
has become flood damaged in
any way, do not attempt to
start the vehicle or put the key
in the ignition before discon-
necting the battery. This may
cause airbag deployment,
which could result in serious
personal injury or death. If
flooded conditions are sub-
jected to your vehicle, before
starting the vehicle, have the
vehicle towed to an author-
ized Kia dealer for inspection
and necessary repairs.
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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-54
(Continued)
 Do not modify or replace the
front passenger seat. This will
disable the OCS unless a
proper Kia replacement seat is
used.
 Do not place sharp objects on
the front passenger seat.
These can damage the occu-
pant classification system, if
they puncture the seat cush-
ion.
 Do not install accessory seat
covers on the front seats,
since these will interfere with
proper sensor operation.
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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 while the seat is
unoccupied, the "PASSENGER
AIRBAG 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 front passenger airbag
deployment in the event of an
accident, thus increasing your
repair costs.
1KMN36651KMN3666
- Proper seating position - Do not put feet on dash-
board.
(Continued) (Continued)Do Not Do This:Do This:
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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 surprised
that the airbags did not inflate.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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Airbag collision sensors➀
SRS control module
➁
Front impact sensor
➂
Side impact sensor
S2BLA201A/5BLC326G/5BLA619/5BLD502
➀
➁
➂
➀
➁
➂
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Airbag inflation condition
Front 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.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-58
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.
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(Continued)
 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
sensors 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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Curtain airbag
Curtain airbags are designed to
inflate when the impact is delivered to
side collision 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.
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 unimproved
roads or on surfaces not designed for
vehicle traffic.
To protect occupants, front airbags or
pre-tensioner safety belts may deploy
in certain side impact collisions.Airbag non-inflation conditions
In collisions, the vehicle safety belts
are sufficient to protect the vehicle
occupants and the airbags may not
deploy. In some cases, deploying
airbags in low-speed collisions can
cause a secondary impact to the
occupants (light abrasions, cuts,
burns, etc.), or loss of vehicle con-
trol.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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How does the airbag system
operate
Airbag only operates when the igni-
tion switch is turned to ON or
START position.
Airbags inflate instantly in the event
of serious frontal or side collision 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 vehicles
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 storage
compartments after the collision.
In order to help provide protection in
a severe collision, the airbags must
inflate rapidly. The speed of airbag
inflation has been determined by the
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (CMVSS) to reduce the
likelihood of serious or life-threaten-
ing injuries and is thus a mandatory
part of the airbag design.
However, airbag inflation can also
cause injuries which normally can
include facial abrasions, bruises
and broken bones, because that
speed also causes the airbags to
expand with a great deal force.
 There are even circumstances
under which contact with the
steering wheel airbag can cause
fatal injuries, especially if the
occupant is positioned exces-
sively close to the steering
wheel.KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-62
WARNING
 Driver should sit as far back
(at least 10 inches (250 mm)
away) from the steering wheel
airbag as possible to reduce
the risk of injury or death in a
collision. The front passenger
should always move their seat
as far back as possible and sit
back in their seat.
 Airbag inflates instantly in an
event of collision, passengers
may be injured by the airbag
expansion force if they are not
in proper position.
 Airbag inflation may cause
injuries which normally
include facial or bodily abra-
sions, injuries by the broken
glasses or burns by the explo-
sives.
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Auto light position (If equipped)
When the light switch is in the auto
light position (third position), the tail-
lights and headlights will be turned
automatically ON or OFF according
to external illumination.High-Beam operation
To turn on the high-beam headlights,
push the lever away from you. Pull it
back for low beams.
The high-beam indicator will light
when the headlight high beams are
switched on.
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the lights on for
a prolonged time while the engine is
not running.
DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE
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NOTICETo ensure better control of the auto
light system, never place items on
the sensor located on the dash.
Don’t clean the sensor with a win-
dow cleaner, only use a towel damp-
ened with water. If your front wind-
shield has a coating or tint the auto
light system may not work proper-
ly.
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FUEL REQUIREMENTSYour new Kia vehicle must use
only unleaded fuel having an
octane rating of at least 87.
Your new Kia is designed to obtain
maximum performance with
UNLEADED FUEL, as well as mini-
mize exhaust emissions and spark
plug fouling.Gasoline Containing Alcohol and
Methanol
Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alco-
hol), and gasoline or gasohol con-
taining methanol (also known as
wood alcohol) are being marketed
along with or instead of leaded or
unleaded gasoline.
Do not use gasohol containing more
than 10% ethanol, and do not use
gasoline or gasohol containing any
methanol. Either of these fuels may
cause driveability problems and dam-
age to the fuel system.
Discontinue using gasohol of any
kind if driveability problems occur.Vehicle damage or driveability prob-
lems may not be covered by the man-
ufacturer’s warranty if they result from
the use of:
1. Gasohol containing more than
10% ethanol.
2. Gasoline or gasohol containing
methanol.
3. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.DRIVING TIPS5-2✽ ✽
NOTICENEVER USE LEADED FUEL. The
use of leaded fuel is detrimental to
the catalytic converter and will
damage the engine control system’s
oxygen sensor and affect emission
control.
Never add any fuel system cleaning
agents to the fuel tank other than
what Kia has specified.
(Consult an authorized Kia dealer
for details.)
✽ ✽
NOTICENever use gasohol which contains
methanol. Discontinue use of any
gasohol product which impairs dri-
veability.
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