2008 Kia Borrego Owners Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
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WARNING
If you  change  the weight  on the
front  passenger   seat,  the  PAS-
SENGER “AIR  BAG OFF”  indica-
tor  may turn  on or  off  for a  few
seconds,  disabling   or  enabling
the passenger air bag.
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat.  Don't place any-
thing on  or attach anything such
as a blanket or  seat heater to the
front  passenger   seat.  This  can
adversely   affect   the   occupant
detection system.
Do not sit  on sharp objects such
as   tools   when  occupying    the
front  passenger   seat.  This  can
adversely   affect   the   occupant
detection system.
Do  not use  accessory  seat cov-
ers on the front seats.
•  Air bags can only be used once –
have  an   authorized  KIA   dealer
replace  the  air  bag  immediately
after deployment.
Even   though    your   vehicle   is
with    the    occupant
equipped
detection system,  never install  a
child restraint system in the front
passenger's seat. A deploying air
bag  can forcefully  strike  a  child
resulting  in   serious  injuries  or
A smaller-stature adult who is not
seated   correctly   (for  example:
seat excessively reclined, leaning
on  the  center   console,  or  hips
shifted  forward  in the  seat)  can
cause   a   condition   where    the
advanced frontal  air  bag system
senses  less  weight   than  if  the
occupant  were   seated  properly
(sitting upright with  the seatback
in  an  upright  position, centered
on  the  seat   cushion  with  their
seat  belt   on,   legs  comfortably
extended  and  their   feet  on  the
floor).
death.
Any  child   age  12   and
under should ride in the rear seat.
Children
too    large   for    child
restraints  should  use  the  avail-
able lap/shoulder  belts.  No  mat-
ter what type of crash, children of
all ages are safer when restrained
in the rear seat.
If   the  PASSENGER   “AIR   BAG
is   illuminated
when the  front  passenger's seat
is   occupied   by   an   adult   and
OFF”   indicator
This  condition  can  result  in  an
adult potentially being  misclassi-
fied and  illumination of  the PAS-
SENGER “AIR  BAG OFF”  indica-
tor.
he/she
sits
properly
(sitting
Accident statistics show that chil-
upright  with  the  seatback in  an
upright position, centered  on the
seat cushion  with their  seat belt
on,  legs   comfortably   extended
and their  feet on  the floor), have
that person sit in the rear seat.
dren
are
safer
if
they
are
restrained in the rear, as opposed
to the front seat. It is recommend-
ed that child restraints be secured
in a rear  seat, including an infant
riding in a rear-facing  infant seat,
a child  riding in  a forward-facing
child seat  and an  older child rid-
ing in a booster seat.
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