2006 Kia Sportage Owners Manual

Knowing your vehicle
How does the airbag system
operate
•  Airbag  deployment  depends on a      • In  order to  help provide protection
number of factors including vehicle        in  a  severe  collision,  the  airbags
speed,  angles  of  impact and  the        must  inflate  rapidly. The  speed  of
density  and  stiffness of  the  vehi-        airbag   inflation  has   been  deter-
cles or  objects which  your vehicle        mined   by   the   Canadian   Motor
hits in  the  collision. However,  fac-        Vehicle Safety  Standard  (CMVSS)
tors are  not limited  to those  men-        to reduce  the likelihood  of serious
tioned above.                                          or  life-threatening   injuries  and  is
thus a mandatory part of the airbag
design.
Airbags   only  operate   when   the
ignition switch  is turned to  the ON
or START positions.
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Airbags   inflate   instantly    in  the
event of serious frontal or side  col-
lision  in order  to  help protect  the
occupants   from   physical   injury.
The airbag  Electronic Control Unit
(ECU)  is a  small computer  which
calculates  the   immediate  impact
information    and    sends   out    a
deployment  signal  based  on   the
ECU's   calculation   of   the   likely
severity of the developing collision.
The  front  airbags  will  completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.
However, airbag  inflation can  also
cause injuries  which normally  can
include  facial   abrasions,  bruises
and broken bones, and sometimes
more serious injuries because  that
inflation  speed   also   causes  the
airbags to expand with a great deal
force.
It is  impossible for  you to  see the
airbags inflate  during an  accident.
It is  much more likely that  you will
simply  see   the  deflated   airbags
hanging out  of  their storage  com-
partments after the collision.
There is no single vehicle speed at
which the airbags will inflate.
There  are   even  circumstances
under  which   contact  with   the
steering wheel airbag can cause
fatal  injuries,   especially  if  the
occupant  is   positioned  exces-
sively   close    to   the   steering
wheel.
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Product Specification
CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals
Model Year2006
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