Kia OPTIMA PHEV - Airbag System and Seat Belt Pretensioners

9. Important
Additional Information
9.2
Airbag system (SRS : Supplemental Restraint System)
Airbag
Seven
(7) airbags are installed in the OPTIMA PHEV, located in the areas shown in
the
image
below. Before performing any emergency procedure, make sure the vehicle
ignition
switch
is turned off and disconnect the negative connector from the 12V auxiliary
battery
(located
in the right side luggage compartment) to prevent accidental deployment
of
undeployed
airbags.
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The actual air bags and seats in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.
Seat Belt Pretensioner
In
the OPTIMA PHEV, the driver's, front passenger's seat belts are equipped
with
pretensioners
. When the seat belt pretensioners are activated in a collision, a loud
noise
may
be heard and fine dust, which may appear to be smoke, may be visible in
the
passenger
compartment. These are normal operating conditions and are not
hazardous.
The
seat belt pretensioner assembly mechanisms may become hot during activation,
and
may
need several minutes to cool down after they have been activated.
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(1) Driver’s front
air bag
(2) Passenger’s front air bag
(3) Side air
bags (x2)
(4) Curtain air bags
(x2)
(5) Driver’s Knee
air bag
(6)
Passenger’s front airbag ON/OFF switch
OPTIMA PHEV