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Safety features of your vehicle
Air bag - supplemental restraint system
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• Useofseatcoverscouldreduceor
preventtheeffectivenessofthe
system.
• Topreventunexpected
deploymentofthesideairbag
thatmayresultinpersonalinjury,
avoidimpacttothesideimpact
sensorwhentheignitionswitch
ison.
• Iftheseatorseatcoveris
damaged,havethesystem
servicedbyaprofessional
workshop.Kiarecommendsto
visitanauthorizedKiadealer/
servicepartner.
WARNING
No attaching objects
• Donotplaceanyobjectsoverthe
airbagorbetweentheairbagand
yourself.Also,donotattachany
objectsaroundtheareatheair
baginflatessuchasthedoor,side
doorglass,frontandrearpillar.
• Donotplaceanyobjectsbetween
thedoorandtheseat.Theymay
becomedangerousprojectilesif
thesideairbaginflates.
• Donotinstallanyaccessorieson
thesideornearthesideairbags.
• Donothangheavyitemsonthe
coathooksforsafetyreasons.
Curtain air bag (if equipped)
OCDW039039
OCDW039061
*Theactualairbagsinthevehicle
maydifferfromtheillustration.
Curtainairbagsarelocatedalong
bothsidesoftheroofrailsabovethe
centerpillar.
Theyaredesignedtohelpprotect
theheadsofthefrontseat
occupantsandtherearoutboard
seatoccupantsincertainsideimpact
collisions.
Thecurtainairbagsaredesigned
todeployonlyduringcertainside
impactcollisions,dependingonthe
crashseverity,angle,speedand