Precautions

WARNING

  • Even in vehicles with airbags, you and your passengers must always wear the safety belts provided in order to minimise the risk and severity of injury in the event of a collision or in most rollover situations.

  • Keep the SRS parts and wrirng away from water or any liquid. If the SRS components are inoperative due to exposure to water or liquids, it may cause fire or severe injury.

  • To avoid severe personal injury or death caused by deploying airbags in a collision, the driver should sit as far back from the steering wheel airbag. 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 a collision, passengers may be injured by the airbag expansion force if they are not in a proper position.

  • Airbag inflation may cause injuries including facial or bodily abrasions, injuries from broken glasses or burns.

  • When the airbags deploy, the airbag related parts in the steering wheel and/or instrument cluster and/or in both sides of the roof rails above the front and rear doors are very hot. To prevent injury, do not touch the airbag storage areas internal components immediately after an airbag has inflated.

  • Front and side airbags can injure occupants improperly positioned in the front seats.

  • There may be a danger that the driver's and/or front passenger's and/or side and curtain airbag may fail to trigger, or not trigger correctly during a collision.

  • Never install a rearward facing child seat on the front passenger's seat unless the passenger's front airbag has been deactivated. The infant or child could be severely injured or killed by an airbag deployment in case of an accident.

  • Never place or insert any object into any small opening near side airbag labels attached to the vehicle seats. When the airbag deploys, the object may affect the deployment and result in unexpected accident or bodily harm.

  • No objects (such as instrument panel cover, mobile phone holder, cup holder, perfume or stickers) should be placed over or near the airbag modules on the steering wheel, instrument cluster, windscreen 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 airbags to deploy. Do not place any objects over the airbag or between the airbag and yourself.

  • Do not install or place any accessories (drink holder, CD holder, sticker, etc.) on the front passenger's panel above the glove box in a vehicle with a passenger's airbag. Such objects may become dangerous projectiles and cause injury if the passenger's airbag inflates.

  • When installing a container of liquid air freshener inside the vehicle, do not place it near the instrument cluster nor on the instrument panel surface. It may become dangerous projectiles and cause injury if the passenger's airbag inflates.

  • Always use seat belts and child restraints - every trip, every time, everyone! Airbags inflate with considerable force and in the blink of an eye. Seat belts help keep occupants in proper position to obtain maximum benefit from the airbag. Even with airbags, improperly and unbelted occupants can be severely injured when the airbag inflates. Always follow the precautions about seat belts, airbags and occupant safety contained in this manual.

  • You and your passengers should never sit or lean unnecessarily close to the airbags. Improperly positioned drivers and passengers can be severely injured by inflating airbags.

  • No objects should be placed over or near the airbag modules on the steering wheel, instrument panel, and the front passenger's panel above the glove box, because any such object could cause harm if the vehicle is in a crash severe enough to cause the airbags to deploy.

  • A child restraint system must never be placed in the front seat. The infant or child could be severely injured or killed by an airbag deployment in case of an accident.

  • For maximum safety protection in all types of crashes, all occupants including the driver should always wear their seat belts whether or not an airbag is also provided at their seating position to minimise the risk of severe injury or death in the event of a crash. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the airbag whilst the vehicle is in motion.

  • Sitting improperly or out of position can result in serious or fatal injury in a crash. All occupants should sit upright with the seat back in an upright position, centre on the seat cushion with their seat belt on, legs comfortably extended and their feet on the floor until the vehicle is parked.

  • The SRS airbag system must deploy very rapidly to provide protection in a crash. If an occupant is out of position because of not wearing a seat belt, the airbag may forcefully contact the occupant causing serious or fatal injuries.

  • The side airbag and front centre side airbag are 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 whilst the vehicle is in motion. The airbags deploy only in certain side impact or rollover conditions (Only vehicle equipped with rollover sensor) severe enough to cause significant injury to the vehicle occupants.

  • To prevent unexpected deployment of the side airbag and driver's centre airbag that may result in personal injury, avoid impact to the side impact sensor when the vehicle is in POWER ON or DRIVE READY position and within approximately 3 minutes after the vehicle is in OFF position.

  • 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 personal 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 perform maintenance on or around the airbag sensors. Have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • Keep the SRS parts and wiring away from water or any liquid. If the SRS components are inoperative due to exposure to water or liquids, it may cause fire or severe injury.

  • Do not tamper with or disconnect wiring or other components of the SRS system, including the addition of any kind of badges to the pad covers or modifications to the body structure. Doing so could adversely affect SRS performance and lead to possible injury. If necessary, have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • If components of the airbag system must be discarded, or if the vehicle must be scrapped, certain safety precautions must be observed, such as removing SRS and pre-tensioners from a vehicle due to the risk of fire. Failure to follow these precautions and procedures could increase the risk of personal injury. An authorised Kia dealer knows these precautions and can give you the necessary information.

  • Modification to SRS components or wiring, including the addition of any kind of badges to the pad covers or modifications to the body structure, can adversely affect SRS performance and lead to possible injury.

  • Sitting improperly or out of position can cause occupants to be shifted too close to a deploying airbag, strike the interior structure or be thrown from the vehicle resulting in serious injury or death.

CAUTION

  • SRS and pre-tensioners contain explosive chemicals. If scraping a vehicle without removing SRS and pre-tensioners from a vehicle, it may cause fire. Before scraping a vehicle, contact a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • Do not install or place any accessories near airbag deployment areas, such as the instrument cluster, windows, pillars, and roof rails.

  • If an airbag deploys, there may be a loud noise followed by a fine dust released in the vehicle. These conditions are normal and are not hazardous - the airbags are packed in this fine powder. The dust generated during airbag deployment may cause skin or eye irritation as well as aggravate asthma for some persons. Always wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly with cold water and a mild soap after an accident in which the airbags were deployed.

  • The SRS can function only when the vehicle is in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position and within approximately 3 minutes after the vehicle is in OFF position. If the SRS air bag warning light does not appear, or continuously remains on after approximately 6 seconds when the vehicle is in POWER ON or DRIVE READY position, or after the vehicle is started, comes on whilst driving, the SRS is not working properly. In this case, have the system inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • Never place a child in any child or booster seat in the front seat.

  • ABC - Always Buckle Children in the back seat. It is the safest place for children of any age to ride.

  • Never lean against the door or centre console - always sit in an upright position.

  • If the SRS airbag warning light remains ON whilst the vehicle is being driven, have the system inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • Airbags can only be used once. If the airbags inflate, have the system replaced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • The SRS is designed to deploy the front airbags only when an impact is sufficiently severe. Additionally, the airbags will only deploy once. Seat belts must be worn at all times.

  • Front airbags are not intended to deploy in side-impact, rear-impact or rollover crashes. In addition, front airbags will not deploy in frontal crashes below the deployment threshold.

  • Do not allow the passengers to lean their heads or bodies onto doors, put their arms on the doors, stretch their arms out of the window, or place objects between the doors and passengers when they are seated on seats equipped with side and/or curtain airbags.

  • For best protection from the side airbag system and to avoid being injured by the deploying side airbag, both front seat occupants should sit in an upright position with the seat belt properly fastened.

  • Do not use any accessory seat covers. Use of seat covers could reduce or prevent the effectiveness of the system.

  • Do not place any objects over the airbag or between the airbag and yourself. Also, do not attach any objects around the area the airbag inflates such as the door, side door glass, front and rear pillar.

  • Do not place any objects between the door and the seat. They may become dangerous projectiles if the side airbag inflates.

  • Do not install any accessories on the side or near the side airbags.

  • Do not hang heavy items on the coat hooks for safety reasons.

  • In order for side and curtain airbags to provide the best protection, both front seat occupants and both outboard rear occupants should sit in an upright position with the seat belts properly fastened. Importantly, children should sit in a proper child restraint system in the rear seat.

  • Do not allow the passengers to lean their heads or bodies onto doors, put their arms on the doors, stretch their arms out of the window, or place objects between the doors and passengers when they are seated on seats equipped with side and/or curtain airbags.

  • Never try to open or repair any components of the curtain airbag system. If necessary, have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • Problems may arise if the sensor installation angles are changed due to the deformation of the front bumper, body or B pillar where side collision sensors are installed. In this case, have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends that you visit an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • Your vehicle has been designed to absorb impact and deploy the airbag(s) in certain collisions. Use only Kia Genuine Parts or those of an equivalent standard to install bumper guards or replace a bumper. If not, it may adversely affect your vehicle's collision and airbag deployment performance.

  • If your vehicle is equipped with side and curtain airbag, turn the vehicle to OFF position and wait for approximately 3 minutes when the vehicle is being towed. The side and curtain airbag may deploy when the vehicle is in POWER ON or DRIVE READY or OFF position within approximately 3 minutes and the rollover sensor detects the situation as a rollover.

  • Deactivate the passenger's front airbag only when the vehicle is in OFF position, or the malfunction may occur in the SRS Control Module. And there may be a danger that the driver's and/or front passenger's and/or side and curtain airbag may fail to trigger, or not trigger correctly during a collision.

  • The airbags are packed in this fine power. The dust generated during airbag deployment It may cause skin or eye irritation as well as aggravate asthma for some persons. Always wash all exposed skin areas thoroughly with cold water and a mild soap after an accident in which the airbags were deployed.

  • Before you replace a fuse or disconnect a battery terminal, turn the vehicle to OFF position. Never remove or replace the airbag related fuse(s) when the vehicle is in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position. Failure to heed this warning will cause the SRS airbag warning light to appear.

  • If your vehicle was flooded and has soaked carpeting or water on flooring, you shouldn't try to start the vehicle; In this situation, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends that you contact an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • If components of the airbag system must be discarded, or if the vehicle must be scrapped, certain safety precautions must be observed. An authorised Kia dealer knows these precautions and can give you the necessary information. Failure to follow these precautions and procedures could increase the risk of personal injury.

  • Children age 13 and under must always be properly restrained in the rear seat. Never allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. If a child over age 13 must be seated in the front seat, he or she must be properly belted and the seat should be moved as far back as possible.

  • When children are seated in the rear outboard seats, they must be seated in the proper child restraint system.

  • Make sure to put the child restraint system as far away from the door side as possible, and secure the child restraint system in a locked position.

  • If the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch is not working properly, the airbag warning light on the instrument panel will appear. And, the passenger's front airbag OFF indicator ( ) will not appear (The passenger's front airbag ON indicator comes on), the SRS Control Module reactivate the passenger's front airbag and the passenger's front airbag will inflate in frontal impact crashes even if the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch is set to the OFF position ( ). In this case, have the system inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • If the SRS airbag warning light blinks or does not appear when the vehicle is in POWER ON or DRIVE READY position, or if it appears whilst the vehicle is being driven, have the system inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • The front airbag ON/OFF switch could turn by using a similar small rigid device. Always check the status of the front airbag ON/OFF switch and front passenger airbag ON/OFF indicator. The driver is responsible for the proper position of the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch.

  • Deactivate the passenger's front airbag only when the vehicle is in OFF position, or the malfunction may occur in the SRS Control Module.

  • Even though your vehicle is equipped with the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch, do not install a child restraint system in the front passenger's seat. A child restraint system must never be placed in the front seat. Children who are too large for child restraint systems should always occupy the rear seat and use the available lap/shoulder belts. In the event of an accident, children are afforded the most safety when they are restrained by a proper restraint system in the rear seat.

NOTE

  • As soon as the child seat is no longer needed on the front passenger's seat, reactivate the front passenger's airbag.

  • 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.

  • Move your seat as far back as practical from the front airbags, whilst still maintaining control of the vehicle.

  • If the seat or seat cover is damaged, have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

  • The SRS is designed to deploy the front airbags only when an impact is sufficiently severe and when the impact angle is less than 30° from the forward longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

  • Front airbags are not intended to deploy in side-impact, rear-impact or rollover crashes. In addition, front airbags will not deploy in frontal crashes below the deployment threshold.

  • The airbags deploy only in certain side impact or rollover conditions (Only vehicle equipped with rollover sensor) severe enough to cause significant injury to the vehicle occupants.

  • If an airbag deploys, there may be a loud noise followed by a fine dust released in the vehicle. These conditions are not hazardous.

  • For cleaning the airbag pad covers, use only a soft, dry cloth or one which has been moistened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners could adversely affect the airbag covers and proper deployment of the system.

  • If equipped with rollover sensor

    • The airbags inflate instantly in the event of a rollover (if equipped with a side airbag or curtain airbag) in order to help protect the occupants from serious physical injury.

    • The side and curtain airbags are designed to inflate when a rollover is detected by a rollover sensor. The airbags may inflate in a rollover, when it is detected by the rollover sensor.

    • Although the front airbags (driver's and front passenger's airbags) are designed to inflate only in frontal collisions, they also may inflate in other types of collisions if the front impact sensors detect a sufficient impact. Side airbags (side and/or curtain airbags) are designed to inflate only in side impact collisions, but they may inflate in other collisions if the side impact sensors detect a sufficient impact. For instance, side airbag and curtain airbags may inflate if rollover sensors indicate the possibility of a rollover occurring (even if none actually occurs) or in other situations, including when the vehicle is tilted whilst being towed. Even if side and/or curtain airbags do not provide impact protection in a rollover, they will deploy to prevent ejection of occupants, especially those who are restrained with seat belts. 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 prevent unintended airbag deployment.

    • When the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch is set to the ON position, the passenger's front airbag is activated and child or infant seat should not be installed on the front passenger's seat.

    • When the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch is set to the OFF position, the passenger's front airbag is deactivated.

  • If not equipped with rollover sensor

    • The side and/or curtain airbags may inflate when the vehicle is rolled over by a side impact collision, if the vehicle is equipped with side airbags and curtain airbags.