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owners manual KIA Picanto - year of production: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 - KIA Picanto I 1 owners manual EN
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Safety features of your vehicle
C040900APA It is much more likely that you will sim-
How does the air bag system ply see the deflated air bags hanging
WARNING
operate out of their storage compartments after To avoid severe personal injury
Air bags are activated (able to inflate ifthe collision. or death caused by deploying air
In order to help provide protection in abags in a collision, the driver
necessary) only when the ignition
severe collision, the air bags must
switch is turned to the ON or START should sit as far back from the
inflate rapidly. The speed of air bag
position. steering wheel air bag as possi-
inflation is a consequence of the
Air bags inflate instantly in the event of ble (at least 250 mm (10 inches)
extremely short time in which a collisionaway). The front passengers
a serious frontal or side collision (if
occurs and the need to inflate the air
equipped with side impact air bag) in should always move their seats
bag between the occupant and the
as far back as possible and sit
order to help protect the occupants
from serious physical injury. vehicle structures before the occupantback in their seat.
impacts those structures.This speed of
There is no single speed at which the Air bags inflate instantly in the
air bags will inflate. inflation reduces the risk of serious orevent of collision, and passen-
life-threatening injuries in a severe col-gers may be injured by the air bag
Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate based upon the severity of a col-lision and is thus a necessary part of airexpansion force if they are not in
bag design. proper position.
lision and its direction.These two fac-
However, air bag inflation can also
tors determine whether the sensors Air bag inflation may cause
cause injuries which can include facial
produce an electronic deployment/
injuries including facial or bodily
inflation signal. abrasions, bruises and broken bones
because the inflation speed also caus-abrasions, injuries from broken
Air bag deployment depends on a glasses or burns.
es the air bags to expand with a great
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the densi-deal of force.
There are even circumstances
ty and stiffness of the vehicles or
objects which your vehicle hits in the
under which contact with the steer-
collision. The determining factors are ing wheel air bag can cause fatal
not limited to those mentioned above. injuries, especially if the occupant
is positioned excessively close to
The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.the steering wheel.
It is virtually impossible for you to see
the air bags inflate during an accident.
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