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owners manual KIA Soul - year of production: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 - KIA Soul I 1 owners manual EN
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Safety features of your vehicle
C040900AUN • The front air bags will completely
• There are even circumstances
How does the air bag system inflate and deflate in an instant.under which contact with the steer-
operate It is virtually impossible for you to seeing wheel air bag can cause fatal
the air bags inflate during an accident.injuries, especially if the occupant
• Air bag are activated (able to inflate if is positioned excessively close to
It is much more likely that you will sim-
necessary) only when the ignition
the steering wheel.
ply see the deflated air bags hanging
switch is turned to the ON or START
position. out of their storage compartments after
• Air bags inflate instantly in the event ofthe collision. WARNING
• In order to help provide protection in a
a serious frontal collision or side colli- • To avoid severe personal injury
severe collision, the air bags must
sion (if equipped with side impact air or death caused by deploying air
inflate rapidly. The speed of air bag
bag or curtain air bag) in order to help bags in a collision, the driver
inflation is a consequence of the
protect the occupants from seriousshould sit as far back from the
physical injury. extremely short time in which a colli-
sion occurs and the need to get the airsteering wheel air bag as possi-
• There is no single speed at which the ble (at least 250 mm (10 inches)
air bags will inflate. bag between the occupant and the
vehicle structures before the occupantaway). The front passengers
Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate by the severity of a collision andimpacts those structures.This speed ofshould always move their seats
inflation reduces the risk of serious or as far back as possible and sit
its direction. These two factors deter- back in their seat.
mine whether the sensors send out anlife-threatening injuries in a severe col-• Air bags inflate instantly in the
electronic deployment/inflation signal.lision and is thus a necessary part of
air bag design. event of collision, and passen-
• Air bag deployment depends on a gers may be injured by the air bag
However, air bag inflation can also
number of factors including vehicle expansion force if they are not in
speed, angles of impact and the densi-cause injuries which normally can
include facial abrasions, bruises and proper position.
ty and stiffness of the vehicles or
• Air bag inflation may cause
broken bones, and sometimes more
objects which your vehicle hits in the injuries which normally include
severe injuries because the inflation
collision. Though, factors are not limit- facial or bodily abrasions,
ed to those mentioned above. speed also causes the air bags to
expand with a great deal of force.injuries from broken glasses or
burns by the air bag inflation
gasses.
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