Kia Forte: Air bag - advanced supplemental
restraint system / Side air bag
Your vehicle is equipped with a side
air bag in each front seat. The purpose
of the air bag is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front passenger
with additional protection than
that offered by the seat belt alone.
- The side air bags are designed to
deploy during certain side-impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity, angle, speed and point of
impact. However, when side deployment
threshold is satisfied in a
front-impact crash, the side air bags
may deploy.
- The side air bags may deploy on
the side of the impact or on both
sides.
- The side and/or curtain air bags on
both sides of the vehicle will deploy
if a rollover or possible rollover is
detected.
- The side air bags are not designed
to deploy in all side impact or
rollover situations.
WARNING - Unexpected
deployment
Avoid impact to the side impact
airbag sensor when the Engine
Start/Stop button is ON to prevent
unexpected deployment of
the side air bag.
- The side air bag is supplemental to
the driver's and the passenger's
seat belt systems and is not a substitute
for them. Therefore your
seat belts must be worn at all times
while the vehicle is in operation.
- For best protection from the side
air bag system and to avoid being
injured by the deploying side air
bag, both front seat occupants
should sit in an upright position
with the seat belt properly fastened.
The driver's hands should
be placed on the steering wheel at
the 9:00 and 3:00 positions. The
passenger's arms and hands
should be placed on their laps.
WARNING - Deployment
Do not install any accessories
including seat covers, on the
side or near the side air bag as
this may affect the deployment
of the side air bags.
• If the seat or seat cover is damaged,
have the vehicle checked
and repaired by an authorized Kia
dealer. Inform the dealer that your
vehicle is equipped with side air
bags and an occupant detection
system.
WARNING - Flying objects
Do not place any objects (an
umbrella, bag, etc.) between the
front door and the front seat.
Such objects may become dangerous
projectiles if the side
airbag inflates.
WARNING - No attaching
objects
- Do not place any objects over
the air bag or between the air
bag and yourself. Also, do not
attach any objects around the
area in which the air bag
inflates such as the door, side
door glass, front and rear pillar.
- Do not put any objects
between the side airbag label
and seat cushion. It could
cause harm if the vehicle is in
a crash severe enough to
cause the air bags to deploy.
- 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 an unexpected
accident or bodily
harm.
- Do not install any accessories
on the side or near the side air
bags.
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