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owners manual KIA Optima - year of production: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 - KIA Optima III 3 owners manual EN
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Safety features of your vehicle
How does the air bag system It is virtually impossible for you to see
operate the air bags inflate during an accident.WARNING
• Air bags are activated (able to inflate ifIt is much more likely that you will sim-• To avoid severe personal injury
ply see the deflated air bags hanging
or death caused by deploying air
necessary) only when the ignition
out of their storage compartments afterbags in a collision, the driver
switch is turned to the ON or START
position. the collision. should sit as far back from the
• Air bags inflate instantly in the event of• In order to help provide protection in asteering wheel air bag as possi-
severe collision, the air bags must
ble (at least 250 mm (10 inches)
serious frontal or side collision (if
inflate rapidly. The speed of air bag
equipped with side impact air bag or away). The front passenger
curtain air bag) in order to help protectinflation is a consequence of extremelyshould always move their seat as
short time in which a collision occurs
the occupants from serious physical far back as possible and sit back
and the need to get the air bag
injury. in their seat.
between the occupant and the vehicle
• There is no single speed at which the • Air bags inflate instantly in an
air bags will inflate. structures before the occupant impactsevent of a collision, and passen-
those structures.This speed of inflationgers may be injured by the air bag
Generally, air bags are designed to
reduces the risk of serious or life-
inflate based upon the severity of a col-threatening injuries in a severe collisionexpansion force if they are not in
lision and its direction.These two fac- a proper position.
and is thus a necessary part of air bag• Air bag inflation may cause
tors determine whether the sensors
design. injuries which normally include
produce an electronic deployment/
However, air bag inflation can also
inflation signal. cause injuries which can include facial facial or bodily abrasions,
• Air bag deployment depends on a injuries from broken glasses or
abrasions, bruises and broken bones
number of complex factors including burns by the air bag inflation
because the inflation speed also caus-gasses.
vehicle speed, angles of impact and
es the air bags to expand with a great
the density and stiffness of the vehi-
deal of force.
cles or objects which your vehicle hits
in the collision.Though, factors are not• There are even circumstances
limited to those mentioned above.under which contact with the steer-
ing wheel air bag can cause fatal
• The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.injuries, especially if the occupant
is positioned excessively close to
the steering wheel.
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