Your Kia is equipped with an advanced supplemental restraint (air bag) system and lap/shoulder belts at both the driver and passenger seating position.

The indicators are the words "AIR BAG" located on the air bag pad cover on the steering wheel and on the cover of the driver's side knee bolster located below the steering wheel and the passenger's side front panel pad above the glove box.

The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) consists of air bags installed under the pad covers in the center of the steering wheel, in the knee bolster below the steering wheel column and the passenger's side front panel above the glove box.

The purpose of the SRS is to provide the vehicle's driver and/or the front passenger with additional protection of the seat belt system alone in case of a frontal impact of sufficient severity. The SRS uses sensors to gather information about the driver's and front passenger's seat belt usage and impact severity.

The seat belt buckle sensor determines if the front passenger's seat belt is fastened. These sensors provide the ability to control the SRS deployment based on whether the seat belts are fastened, and how severe the impact is.

The advanced SRS offers the ability to control the air bag inflation with two levels. A first stage level is provided for moderate impacts. A second stage level is provided for severe impacts.

According to the impact severity and seat belt usage, the SRS Control Module (SRSCM) controls the air bag inflation. Failure to properly wear seat belts can increase the risk or severity of injury in an accident.

Your Kia is equipped with an ODS in the front passenger's seat. The ODS detects the presence of a passenger in the front passenger's seat and will turn off the front passenger’s air bag under certain conditions. For more detail, see More Details.

Manufacturers are required by government regulations to provide a contact point concerning modifications to the vehicle for persons with disabilities, which modifications may affect the vehicle's advanced air bag system. That contact is Kia's toll- free Customer Assistance center at 1-800-333-4542(U.S. only). However, Kia neither endorses nor will it support any changes to any part or structure of the vehicle that could affect the advanced air bag system, including the ODS.

Advanced air bags are combined with pretensioner seat belts to help provide enhanced occupant protection in frontal crashes. Front air bags are not intended to deploy in collisions in which sufficient protection can be provided by the seat belt.

Front air bags are not intended to deploy in side impacts, rear impacts or rollovers. When the frontal deployment threshold is satisfied in a side impact, the front air bags may deploy. Front air bags will not deploy in frontal impacts below the deployment threshold.