2010 Kia Sorento Owners Manual

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Safety features of your vehicle
C040900AHM-EU
•  The   front   air  bags   will   completely
•  There
are
even
circumstances
How does the air bag system
operate
inflate and deflate in an instant.
under which contact  with the steer-
ing wheel or  passenger air bag  can
cause fatal injuries, especially if the
occupant is  positioned excessively
close to  the steering  wheel or  pas-
senger air bag.
It is  virtually impossible for  you to see
the air bags inflate during an  accident.
It is much more likely that you will sim-
ply see  the deflated  air bags  hanging
out of their storage compartments after
the collision.
Air bags are activated (able to inflate if
necessary)   only   when   the   ignition
switch is  turned  to the  ON or  START
position.
Air bags inflate instantly in the event of
a serious  frontal collision or  side colli-
sion in  order to help protect  the occu-
pants from serious physical injury.
•  In order to  help provide protection in  a
severe  collision,   the  air   bags  must
inflate rapidly. The speed of the air bag
inflation is a consequence of extremely
short  time in  which a  collision  occurs
and  the  need  to   inflate  the  air  bag
between the  occupant and the  vehicle
structures before the occupant impacts
those structures. This speed of inflation
reduces  the   risk  of   serious  or   life-
threatening injuries in a severe collision
and is thus  a necessary part of  the air
bag design.
However,  air   bag  inflation   can  also
cause injuries which can  include facial
abrasions,  bruises and  broken  bones
because the inflation speed also caus-
es the air  bags to expand with a  great
deal of force.
WARNING
•  To  avoid  severe  personal  injury
or death caused  by deploying air
bags  in   a  collision,   the  driver
should  sit  as far  back  from  the
steering wheel  air  bag as  possi-
ble (at  least  250 mm  (10 inches)
Also, the  side and/or  curtain  air bags
inflate   instantly   in   the   event  of   a
rollover  in  order  to   help  protect  the
occupants from serious physical injury.
There is  no single speed at  which the
air bags will inflate.
away).   The
front    passengers
Generally,  air  bags  are   designed  to
inflate based upon the severity of a col-
lision and  its direction. These two  fac-
tors  determine   whether  the  sensors
produce   an   electronic   deployment/
inflation signal.
Air  bag   deployment   depends  on   a
number  of   factors  including   vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the densi-
ty  and   stiffness   of  the   vehicles  or
objects which  your  vehicle hits  in the
collision. The  determining  factors  are
not limited to those mentioned above.
should  always  move their  seats
as  far  back  as possible  and  sit
back in their seat.
Air  bags  inflate  instantly  in  the
event of  a collision, and  passen-
gers may be injured by the air bag
expansion force if they  are not in
a proper position.
Air
bag   inflation    may    cause
injuries including facial  or bodily
abrasions,  injuries  from  broken
glasses or burns.
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