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owners manual KIA Sorento - year of production: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 - Kia Sorento I 1 owners manual EN
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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
How does the airbag system • The front airbags will completely
operate inflate and deflate in an instant.WARNING
It is virtually impossible for you to
• Airbag only operates when the igni- • Driver should sit as far back
see the airbags inflate during an
tion switch is turned to ON or (at least 10 inches (250 mm)
START position. accident. It is much more likely thataway) from the steering wheel
you will simply see the deflated
• Airbags inflate instantly in the event airbag as possible to reduce
of serious frontal or side collision inairbags hanging out of their storagethe risk of injury or death in a
compartments after the collision.collision.The front passenger
order to help protect the occupants should always move their seat
from serious physical injury.• In order to help provide protection in
a severe collision, the airbags mustas far back as possible and sit
• There is no single speed at which back in their seat.
the airbags will inflate. inflate rapidly. The speed of airbag
inflation has been determined by the• Airbag inflates instantly in an
Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety
Generally, airbags are designed to event of collision, passengers
Standards (CMVSS) to reduce the
inflate by the severity of a collision may be injured by the airbag
and its direction.These two factors likelihood of serious or life-threaten-expansion force if they are not
ing injuries and is thus a mandatory
determine whether the sensors
in proper position.
part of the airbag design.
send out an electronic deploy-
ment/inflation signal. • Airbag inflation may cause
However, airbag inflation can also
injuries which normally
cause injuries which normally can
• Airbag deployment depends on a include facial or bodily abra-
number of factors including vehicleinclude facial abrasions, bruises
sions, injuries by the broken
and broken bones, because that
speed, angles of impact and the glasses or burns by the explo-
density and stiffness of the vehiclesspeed also causes the airbags to
sives.
or objects which your vehicle hits inexpand with a great deal force.
the collision. Though, factors are
• There are even circumstances
not limited to those mentioned
above. under which contact with the
steering wheel airbag can cause
fatal injuries, especially if the
occupant is positioned exces-
sively close to the steering
wheel.
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