2008 KIA Opirus warning

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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant
cla ssification system
Condition detected by
the occupant classifi- cation system
1. Adult *
1
2. Child*2or child
restraint system
3. Unoccupied Off
On
OnOff
Off
Off
Activated
Deactivated
Deactivated
"PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator lightAIR BAG
warning light Front passenger
front air bag
Indicator/Warning light
Device
*1The system detects a person who is generally adult size as an adult, thus allowing the pas-
senger air bag to deploy. When a smaller adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system
may detect their body shape as that of a child, thus preventing air bag deployment.
*
2When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as an adult depending on his/her body shape or seating
position, thus permitting air bag deployment.
CAUTION
If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator illuminate s or blinks continu-
ously when a per son of adult size sits in the front passenger's seat, it could
be because that per son isn't sitting properly in the seat. If this happens, turn
the vehicle off, make sure the seat back is not reclined, have the passenger center on the seat cushion, with legs comfortably extended, and the safety
belt properly po sitioned. Restart the vehicle and have the per son remain in
this position long enough to allow the system to detect the person and acti-
vate the passenger air bag.
CAUTION
If the occupant cla ssification sys-
tem is not working properly, the air bag warning light ( ) on theins trument panel will illuminate
because the passenger’ s air bag is
connected with the occupant cla s-
sification system. If there is a mal-
function of the occupant cla ssifica-
tion system, the "Passenger Air bag
Off" indicator will not illuminate and the front passenger's air bag will deploy in frontal crashes even ifthere is child or no occupant in the front passenger's seat.
Have an authorized Kia dealer inspect the occupant cla ssification
system with the SRS air bag system as soon as possible if any of follow-
ing occur;
• The SRS air bag warning light does not illuminate when the igni-tion key i s turned to "ON" po si-
tion.
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WARNING
• Even though your vehicle isequipped with the occupant cla s-
sification system, do not install a
child restraint system in the front
passenger seat. The child could
be severely injured or killed if the
air bag deploys. Children are
afforded the mo st protection in
the event of an accident when
they are restrained by the proper
restraint system in the rear seat.
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• If the "PASSENGER AIR BAGOFF" indicator is illuminated
when the front pa ssenger's seat
is occupied by a per son of adult
size who is seated properly, or if
the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
indicator" is not illuminated when
the front passenger's seat is
unoccupied or occupied by a very
small per son, the occupant cla s-
sification system is not working
properly. Have your vehicle imme-
diately ins pected by your Kia
dealer if the occupant cla ssifica-
tion system is not working prop-
erly.
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• If a low weight adult is seated in
the front passenger seat, the
occupant classification system
may or may not turn off the right
front passenger air bag, depend-
ing upon the per son's seating
position and body type. Everyone
in your vehicle should wear a
safety belt properly -- whether or
not there i s an air bag for that per-
son.
• If the front s eat passenger
changes their s eating pos ition
(for example, by not s itting
upright, by sitting on the edge of
the seat, or by otherwi se being
out of position), the "PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF" indicator may
be turned on, and the pa ssenger
air bag may not deploy in a colli-
sion. Always be sure to sit prop-
erly in the front pa ssenger seat
and wear the safety belt properly
and do not do any of the follow-
ing.
(Continued)(Continued)• The SRS air bag warning light remains illuminated after illumi-nating or blinking for approxi-mately 6 seconds.
• The SRS air bag warning light illu- minates while the vehicle is beingdriven.

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✽NOTICE
 If luggage or other objects are placed
on the front passenger's seat or if the
temperature of the seat changes while
the seat is unoccupied, the "PASSEN-
GER AIR BAG OFF" indicator may
blink. These conditions do not indi-
cate a problem.
 Do not put heavy objects on the front passenger's seat. This may cause front
passenger air bag deployment in the
event of an accident, thus increasing
your repair costs.WARNING
• The front seat passenger air bag
is much larger than the steering
wheel air bag and inflate s with
considerably more force. It can
seriously hurt or kill a passenger
who is not in the proper po sition
and wearing the safety belt prop-
erly. The front pa ssengers should
always move their seats a s far
back as practical and sit back in
their seats.
• It is e ssential that the front pas-
senger always wear s their safety
belts, even when the vehicle i s
moving in a parking lot or up a
driveway into garage.
• If the driver brakes the vehicle heavily prior to an impact, unbelt-
ed occupants will be thrown for-
ward. If the front pa ssenger is not
wearing a safety belt, he/she will
be directly in front of the storage
compartment when deployment
occur s. In that situation, serious
injur

y or death i s possible.
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• Do not modify or replace the frontpassenger seat. This will disable
the OCS unless a proper Kia
replacement seat is used.
• Do not place sharp objects on the
front passenger seat. These can
damage the occupant cla ssifica-
tion system, if they puncture the
seat cushion.
• Do not install accessory seat cov-
er s on the front seats, since these
will interfere with proper sensor
operation.

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Side air bag (if equipped)
Side air bags are stored in the left side of
the driver’s seat, right side of the front
passenger’s seat and left and right sides
of the rear seats.
Side air bags are designed to deploy only
during certain side impact collisions
depending on the crash severity, angle,
speed and impact. The side air bags are
not designed to deploy in all side impact
situations.
WARNING
• Do not use any accessory seat
cover s for the vehicle equipped
with side air bags.
Use of seat cover s could interfere
with side air bag deployment.
If seat or seat cover is damaged,
have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized Kia
dealer. Inform them that your
vehicle is equipped with side air
bags and an occupant detection
system.
• Do not make modifications or
additions to the seats. If inappro-
priate seats are u sed, unexpected
injury may result in due to the
malfunction of the air bag sys-
tem.
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• Never allow front passenger to put their hand s, feet or face on or
clo se to the instrument panel. In
the event of air bag deployment,
such a mispositioned occupant
would be likely to suffer severe
injury or death.
• Never allow children, pregnant women or frail per sons to sit in
the front passenger seat. Do not
put child restraint system on the
front passenger's seat either.
They may be seriously injured by
the air bag inflation when air bag
deploys.
• Do not put object s or stickers on
the ins trument panel. Do not
apply any accessory to the front
windshield. Do not install after-
market mirror s or accessories on
the factory-installed rearview mir-
ror. Any of these could interfere
with the deployment of the air bag
or could hit your body at high
speed and cause severe bodily
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Curtain air bag
Curtain air bags are located along both
sides of the roof rails above the front and
rear doors.
It is designed to help protect the heads of
the front seat occupants and the rear out-
board seat occupants in certain side
impact collisions.• The curtain air bag deployment occurs
only on the side of the vehicle affected
by the impact.
• The side air bags (side and curtain air bags) are not designed to deploy dur-
ing collisions from the front or rear of
the vehicle or in most rollover situa-
tions.
• The curtain air bags are designed to deploy only during certain side-impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity, angle, speed and impact. The
curtain air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact situations.
WARNING
• In order for side air bags ( side
and curtain air bag s) to provide
best protection, both front seat
occupants and both outboard
rear occupants should sit in an
upright pos ition with the s eat
belts properly fas tened.
Importantly, children should sit in
a proper child restraint system in
the rear seat.
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• When children are seated in the
rear outboard seats, they must be
s eated in the proper child
restraint system. Make sure to put
the child restraint system as far
away from the door side as possi-
ble, and securely lock the child
restraint system in position.
• Do not allow the pa ssengers to
lean their head s or bodies onto
door s, put their arms on the
door s,stretch their arms out of
the window, or place objects
between the door s and passen-
ger s when they are seated on
s eats equipped with s ide air
bags.
• Never try to open or repair any components of the side curtain
air bag system.
This should only
be done by an authorized Kia
dealer.
Failure to follow the above men-
tioned ins tructions can res ult in
injury or death to the vehicle occu-
pants in an accident.
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Air bag inflation condition
Front air bag
Front air bags (driver’s and front passen-
ger’s air bags) are designed to inflate
when the impact is delivered to front col-
lision sensors depending on the intensity,
speed or angles of impact of the front
collision.
WARNING
• Do not hit or allow any objects to
impact the locations where air bag
or sens ors are ins talled.
This may cause unexpected air
bag deployment, which could
result in serious per sonal injury
or death.
• If the ins tallation location or
angle of the sensor s is altered in
any way, the air bag s may deploy
when they should not or they may
not deploy when they s hould,
causing severe injury or death.
Therefore, do not try to perform
maintenance on or around the air
bag sensor s. Have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an
authorized Kia dealer.
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• Problems may arise if the sensorinstallation angles are changed
due to the deformation of front
bumper, body or B pillar where
side collis ion sens ors are
ins talled. Have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an
authorized Kia dealer.
• Your vehicle has been designed to absorb impact and deploy the
air bag(s) in certain collisions.
Ins talling aftermarket bumper
guards or replacing a bumper
with non-genuine parts may
adver sely affect your vehicles
collision and air bag deployment
performance.
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Noise and smoke
When the air bags inflate, they make a
loud noise and they leave smoke and
powder in the air inside of the vehicle.
This is normal and is a result of the igni-
tion of the air bag inflator. After the air
bag inflates, you may feel substantial dis-
comfort in breathing due to the contact of
your chest to both the safety belt and the
air bag, as well as from breathing the
smoke and powder.We strongly urge
you to open your door s and/or win-
dows a s soon as possible after impact
in order to reduce discomfort and pre-
vent prolonged expos ure to the
smoke and powder.
Though smoke and powder are non-
toxic, it may cause irritation to the skin
(eyes, nose and throat, etc). If this is the
case, wash and rinse with the cold water
immediately and consult the doctor if the
symptom persists.WARNING - Seated
positioning
• Driver should sit as far back (at
least 250 mm (10 inches)) away
from the steering wheel air bag a s
possible to reduce the ris k of
injury or death in a collision. The
front passenger should always
move their seat as far back as
possible and s it back in their
seat.
• In the event of a collision the air bags inflate instantly. Passenger s
may be injured by the air bag
expansion force if they are not in
proper position.
• Air bag inflation may caus e
injuries which normally include
facial or bodily abras ions, injuries
by the broken glasse s or burns by
the explos ives.
WARNING
When the air bag s deploy, the air
bag related part s in steering wheel
and/or instrument panel and/or in
both sides of the roof rails above
the front and rear door s are very
hot. To prevent injury, do not touch
the air bag storage areas internal
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Installing a child restraint on a
front passenger’ s seat is forbid-
den.
Never place a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger’s seat. If the air
bag deploys, it would impact the rear-fac-
ing child restraint, causing serious or
fatal injury.
In addition, do not place front-facing
child restraint in the front passenger’s
seat either. If the front passenger air bag
inflates, it would cause ser ious or fatal
injuries to the improperly positioned or
improperly restrained child.
Air bag warning light
The purpose of the air bag warning light in
your instrument panel is to alert you of a
potential problem with your air bag -
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS).
When the ignition switch is turned ON,
the indicator light should blink or illumi-
nate for approximately 6 seconds, then
go off.
Have the system checked if:
• The light does not turn on briefly when you turn the ignition ON.
• The light stays on after the engine starts.
• The light comes on while the vehicle is in motion.
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BAG
WARNING
• Never put child restraint in the front passenger’ s seat. If the front
passenger air bag inflates ,it
would caus e serious or fatal
injuries.
• When children are seated in the rear outboard seats in which side
air bags are equipped, be sure to
put the child restraint system as
far away from the door side as
possible, and securely lock the
child restraint system in position.
Inflation of side or curtain air bag
could caus e serious injury or
death due to the expans ion
impact.