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 display the words AIR BAG on the airbag pad cover of the steering wheel, on the driver’s side knee bolster cover below the steering wheel, and on the passenger’s side front panel pad above the glove box.

The Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) includes airbags located under the pad covers in the center of the steering wheel, in the knee bolster below the steering wheel column, and in the passenger’s side front panel above the glove box.

The SRS provides the vehicle’s driver and/or front passenger with additional protection from the seat belt system alone in the event of a sufficiently severe frontal impact. impact of sufficient severity. The SRS uses sensors to gather information about the seat belt usage of the driver and front passenger, as well as the 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 controls air bag inflation with two levels. The first stage level activates for moderate impacts, while the second stage level activates for severe impacts.

The SRS Control Module (SRSCM) controls air bag inflation based on impact severity and seat belt usage. Failing to wear seat belts properly increases 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 Occupant Detection System (ODS).

Government regulations require manufacturers to provide a contact point concerning modifications to the vehicle for persons with disabilities, as these 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 combine with pretensioner seat belts to help provide enhanced occupant protection in frontal crashes. Front air bags do not deploy in collisions where the seat belt provides sufficient protection.

Front air bags do not 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.