2006 KIA Sorento airbag

KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-36
WARNING- Infants and Young
Children
 Infants and young children
are at much greater risk of
serious injury or death in an
accident or sudden stop if
they are unrestrained or
restrained improperly. Follow
all instructions in this section
of your Kia manual and the
instructions that came on and
with an improved child safety
restraint system. The child
restraint must be correctly
installed in the vehicle, and
the child must be correctly
installed in the child restraint.
 All children under 12 are
safest in the back seat. The
center rear position is best.
 Never install a child or infant
seat in the front passenger
position. The baby will be
injured or killed by the airbag
if it deploys in an accident.
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 Never allow a child to stand or
kneel on the seat of a moving
vehicle. Insist the child sit
down in an approved restraint
system.
 Never allow a safety belt to be
placed around both a child and
an adult or around two chil-
dren. In an accident they will
not be properly restrained and
may receive worse injuries
from being thrown forward or
crushed against one another.
 Never allow a child to be held
on a lap or in anyone’s arms
while the vehicle is moving.
Even a very strong person can-
not hold onto a child in even a
minor collision.
 A child too large for a child
restraint but too small for the
vehicle safety belts should use
an approved belt-positioning
booster seat. This is safer than
allowing a child to ride with a
shoulder belt that touches their
face or neck.
WARNING- Hot Metal Parts
Since a safety belt or child
restraint system can become
very hot in a closed vehicle dur-
ing warm sunny weather, be
sure to check the seat cover
and buckles before placing a
child anywhere near them.
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Installing a child restraint system
in the rear center seat
To install a child restraint system in
the rear center seat, do the following:
1. Pull the safety belt webbing and
insert the tongue plate into the
buckle.
2. Do the same procedure in the rear
outboard seat on page 3-38.Placing a passenger safety belt
Into the auto lock mode
The use of the auto lock mode will
ensure that the normal movement of
the child in the vehicle does not
cause the safety belt to be pulled out
and loosen the firmness of its hold on
the child restraint system.
To secure a child restraint in the rear
outboard seats, follow the procedure
below.
1. Place the child restraint system in
the seat and route the lap/shoulder
belt around or through the
restraint, following the restraint
manufacturer’s instructions. Be
sure the safety belt webbing is not
twisted.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-38
ADVANCED AIRBAG
WARNING- Child Restraint Placement
Never use a child restraint in
the front passenger seat. In a
collision the air bag inflates
with great force. A child in a
restraint in the front passenger
seat can be severely or fatally
injured by the power of the air
bag.
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KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-44AIRBAG - ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM
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➃Front impact sensor
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➀
Driver’s airbag
(see page 3- 48)
➁
Front passenger’s airbag
(see page 3- 49)
➂
Curtain Airbag
(see page 3- 55)
➃Front impact sensor
(see page 3- 57)
➄
Side impact sensor
(see page 3- 57)
➅
SRS Control Module
(see page 3- 57)
➆
Occupant classification system
(see page 3- 49)

Airbag inflation condition
(see page 3- 58)

Airbag non-inflation condition
(see page 3- 59)

Airbag warning light
(see page 3- 64)

Airbag service
(see page 3- 64)

Airbag warning label
(see page 3- 66)What your airbag system does
Driver’s airbag and front passenger’s
airbag are designed to supplement
the protection offered by the safety
belt in certain frontal collisions.
Likewise, curtain airbags are
designed to supplement the protec-
tion offered by the safety belt in side
collisions. Safety belts are designed
to reduce the injury of the driver or
passengers in case of light impact or
collision. However, to help reduce
impact on driver or passengers in a
serious collision, seat belts must also
be correctly worn.What your airbag system does not
do
The air bag system is designed to
supplement the protection offered by
the safety belt system. IT IS NOT A
SUBSTITUTE FOR THE SAFETY
BELT.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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The importance of using
safety belts
There are four very important rea-
sons to use safety belts even with an
airbag supplemental restraint sys-
tem. They:
help keep you in the proper position
(away from the airbag) when it
inflates.
reduce the risk of harm in rollover,
side impact or rear impact colli-
sions, because an airbag is not
designed to inflate in such situa-
tions and even a side curtain airbag
is designed to inflate only in certain
side impact collisions.
reduce the risk of harm in frontal or
side collisions which are not severe
enough to actuate the airbag sup-
plemental restraint system.
reduce the risk of being thrown
from your vehicle.KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-46
WARNING
- Airbags &
Safety Belts
 Even in vehicles with air bags,
you and your passengers
must always wear the safety
belts provided in order to min-
imize the risk and severity of
injury in the event of a colli-
sion or rollover.
 Always wear your safety belt.
It can help keep you away
from the air bags during
heavy braking just before a
collision.
 If occupants are not fastened
or correctly seated, they can-
not be protected, and thus
face serious injury or death.
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 Driver’s and front passenger’s
airbag are designed to inflate
only in certain frontal colli-
sions, and curtain airbags are
designed to inflate in certain
side impacts. They will gener-
ally not provide protection in
side impacts (except curtain
airbags) or rear impacts,
rollovers, less severe frontal
collisions. They will not pro-
vide protection from later
impacts in a multi-impact col-
lision.
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Airbag system components
The main components of your SRS
are:
To indicate that your vehicle is
equipped with airbags, the corre-
sponding airbag covers are marked
with “SRS AIRBAG”.
- Driver’s airbag (see page 3- 48)
- Passenger’s airbag(see page 3- 49)
- Curtain airbag (see page 3- 55)
A diagnostic system that continual-
ly monitors the system operation.
An indicator light to warn you of a
possible problem with the system.
Emergency power backup in case
your car’s electrical system is dis-
connected in a crash.The SRS uses a collection of sensors
to gather information about the dri-
ver’s and front passenger’s safety
belt usage and impact severity.
The safety belt usage sensors deter-
mine if the driver and front passen-
ger’s safety belts are fastened. These
sensors provide the ability to control
the SRS deployment based on
whether or not the safety belts are
fastened, and how severe is the
impact.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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 If your vehicle has been sub-
jected to flood conditions
(e.g. soaked carpeting/stand-
ing water on the floor of the
vehicle, etc.) or if your vehicle
has become flood damaged in
any way, do not attempt to
start the vehicle or put the key
in the ignition before discon-
necting the battery. This may
cause airbag deployment,
which could result in serious
personal injury or death. If
flooded conditions are sub-
jected to your vehicle, before
starting the vehicle, have the
vehicle towed to an author-
ized Kia dealer for inspection
and necessary repairs.
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The advanced SRS offers the ability
to control the airbag inflation with two
levels. A first stage level is provided
for moderate-severity impacts. A sec-
ond stage level is provided for more
severe impacts.
According to the impact severity and
safety belt usage, the SRSCM (SRS
Control Module) controls the airbag
inflation. Failure to properly wear
safety belts can increase the risk or
severity of injury in an accident.
Additionally, your SRS is equipped
with an occupant classification sys-
tem in the front passenger’s seat. The
occupant classification system
detects the presence of a passenger
in the front passenger’s seat and will
turn off the front passenger’s airbag
under certain conditions. For more
detail, see “Occupant Classification
System”later in this section.
Driver’s airbag
The driver’s airbag is stored in the
center of the steering wheel.KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE3-48
WARNING
 Ignoring the SRS indictor light
(airbag indicator and passen-
ger airbag off indicator) can
result in serious or fatal injury
if the airbags occupant classi-
fication system or pretension-
ers do not work properly. Have
your car checked by a dealer
as soon as possible if the SRS
warning light alerts you to a
potential problem.
 Sitting improperly or out of
position can result in serious
or fatal injury in a crash. All
occupants should sit upright
in their seats with their feet on
the floor until the vehicle is
parked and the ignition key is
removed.
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Front passenger’s airbag
Front passenger’s airbag is stored in
the instrument panel on the glove
box.
Since you cannot anticipate which
airbags will deploy or from what
direction, never put any objects or
ornaments on the instrument panel.Occupant classification system
The occupant classification system
detects the presence of a passenger
in the front passenger's seat and will
turn off the front passenger's airbag
under certain conditions.
The occupant classification system is
designed to detect the presence of a
properly-seated occupant and deter-
mine if the front passenger's airbag
should be enabled (may inflate) or
not.
Only the front passenger front airbag
is controlled by the Occupant
Classification System.
KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
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WARNING
 You must always sit as far
back from the steering wheel
airbag as possible (chest at
least 10 inches (250 mm) away
from the steering wheel),
while still maintaining a com-
fortable seating position for
good vehicle control, in order
to reduce the risk of injury or
death in a collision.
 Never place objects over the
airbag storage compartments
or between the airbags and
yourself. Due to the speed and
force of the airbag inflation,
such objects could hit your
body at high speed and cause
severe bodily injury and even
death.
 Do not put stickers or orna-
ments on the steering wheel
cover. These may interfere
with the deployment of the
airbag.
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