2009 KIA AMANTI Owners Manual

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What your air bag system doesDriver’s air bag and front passenger’s air
bag are designed to supplement the pro-
tection offered by the safety belt in cer-
tain frontal collisions. Likewise, side air
bag and curtain air bags are designed to
supplement the protection offered by the
safety belt in side collisions. Safety belts
are designed to reduce the injury of the
driver or passengers in case of impact or
collision. No safety belt or air bag system
can completely eliminate injuries that
may be caused in collisions or impacts.
To help reduce impact on driver or pas-
sengers in any collision, safety belts
must be correctly worn.
What your air bag system does
not doThe air bag system is designed to sup-
plement the protection offered by the
safety belt system.IT IS NOT A SUB-
STITUTE FOR THE SAFETY BELT.
The importance of using
safety beltsThere are four very important reasons to
use safety belts even with an air bag
supplemental restraint system. They:
help keep you in the proper position (away from the air bag) when it inflates.
reduce the risk of harm in rollover, side impact (vehicles not equipped with
side and curtain air bags) or rear
impact collisions, because an air bag is
not designed to inflate in such situa-
tions and even a side curtain air bag 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 air bag supple-
mental restraint system.
reduce the risk of being ejected from your vehicle.

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NOTICEYour vehicle’s Supplemental Restraint
System Control Module is equipped
with a recording device that may record
the use or status of the safety belt
restraint system by the driver and front
passenger in certain collisions.
WARNING
- Air bags &
safety belts
Even in vehicles with air bags,
you and your passengers must
always wear the safety belts pro-
vided in order to minimize the risk
and severity of injury in the event
of a collision 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 wearing safe- ty belts or correctly seated, they
cannot be protected, and thus
face serious injury or death.
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Driver’s and front passenger’s airbags are designed to inflate only
in certain frontal collision, and
side and curtain air bags are
designed to inflate in certain side
impacts. Frontal air bags will gen-
erally not provide protection in
side impacts (vehicles not
equipped with side and curtain air
bags) or rear impacts, rollovers,
less severe frontal collisions.
They will not provide protection
from later impacts in a multi-
impact collision.
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Air bag system components The SRS air bag consists of the fol-lowing components;
1. Driver's air bag module
2. Passenger's air bag module
3. Side air bag module
4. Curtain air bag module
5. Front impact sensors
6. Side impact sensors
7. SRS air bag control module
8. Driver's seat position sensor
9. Occupant Classification System (Front passenger's seat only)
10. "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator (Front passenger's seat
only)
11. Driver's and front passenger's safety belt buckle sensors
12. Retractor Pre-tensioner Assemblies
13. SRS "AIR BAG" warning light
A diagnostic system that continually monitors the system operation.
An indicator light to warn you of a pos- sible problem with the system.
Emergency power backup in case your car’s electrical system is disconnected
in a crash. The SRS uses a collection of sensors to
gather information about the driver’s seat
position, the driver’s and front passen-
ger’s safety belt usage and impact sever-
ity.
The driver’s seat position sensor, which
is installed on the seat track, determines
if the seat is fore or aft of a reference
position. Similarly, the safety belt usage
sensors determine if the driver and front
passenger’s safety belts are fastened.
These sensors provide the ability to con-
trol the SRS deployment based on how
close the driver’s seat is to the steering
wheel, how close the passenger’s seat is
to the instrument panel, whether or not
the safety belts are fastened, and the
severity of the impact.
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If your vehicle has been subject-
ed to flood conditions (e.g.
soaked carpeting/standing 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 dis-
connecting the battery.
Disregarding this precaution may
cause air bag deployment, which
could result in serious personal
injury or death. If your vehicle is
subjected to flooded conditions,
before starting the vehicle, have
the vehicle towed to an author-
ized Kia dealer for inspection and
necessary repairs.

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3The advanced SRS offers the ability to
control the air bag inflation with two lev-
els. A first stage level is provided for
moderate-severity impacts. A second
stage level is provided for more severe
impacts.
According to the impact severity, seating
position (only driver) and safety belt
usage, the SRSCM (SRS Control
Module) controls the air bag 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 system in the
front passenger’s seat. The occupant
classification system detects the pres-
ence of a passenger in the front passen-
ger’s seat and will turn off the front pas-
senger’s air bag under certain conditions.
For more detail, see “Occupant
Classification System” later in this sec-
tion.
CAUTION
If the seat position sensor is not
working properly, the SRS air bag warning light ( ) on the instru-ment panel will illuminate even ifthere is no malfunction of the SRSair bag system, because the SRS airbag warning light is connected with the seat position sensor. If the SRSair bag warning light does not illu- minate when the ignition key isturned to the "ON" position, if it remains illuminated after blinkingfor approximately 6 seconds, or if it illuminates while the vehicle isbeing driven, have an authorizedKia dealer inspect the seat positionsensor and the advanced SRS air bag system as soon as possible.
AIR
BAG
WARNING
Modification to the seat structure
can adversely affect the seat
position sensor and cause the air
bag to deploy at a different level
than should be provided.
Failure to properly wear safety belts can increase the risk or
severity of injury by causing the
air bags to deploy at a different
level than should be provided.
Do not place any objects under- neath the driver’s seats which
could damage the seat position
sensor.
Do not place any objects that may cause magnetic fields near the
front seat. These may cause a
malfunction of the seat position
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Driver’s air bagThe driver’s air bag is stored in the cen-
ter of the steering wheel.
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WARNING
Ignoring the SRS indicator light(air bag indicator and passenger
air bag off indicator) can result in
serious or fatal injury if the air
bags occupant classification sys-
tem or pretensioners 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 posi- tion 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 igni-
tion key is removed.
WARNING
You must always sit as far backfrom the steering wheel air bag as
possible (chest at least 10 inches
(250 mm) away from the steering
wheel), while still maintaining a
comfortable seating position for
good vehicle control, in order to
reduce the risk of injury or death
in a collision.
Never place objects over the air bag storage compartments or
between the air bags and your-
self. Due to the speed and force of
the air bag inflation, such objects
could hit your body at high speed
and cause severe bodily injury
and even death.
Do not put stickers or ornaments on the steering wheel cover.
These may interfere with the
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3Front passenger’s air bagFront passenger’s air bag is stored in the
instrument panel on the glove box.
Since you cannot know which air bags
will deploy or from what direction, never
put any objects or ornaments on the
instrument panel.
Occupant classification systemThe occupant classification system
detects the presence of a passenger in
the front passenger's seat and will turn
off the front passenger's air bag under
certain conditions.
The occupant classification system is
designed to detect the presence of a
properly-seated occupant and determine
if the front passenger's air bag should be
enabled (may inflate) or not.
Main components of occupant classi-
fication system A detection device located within the front passenger seat cushion.
Electronic system to determine whether passenger air bag systems
(both front passenger’s front and side
air bag only) should be activated or
deactivated.
A warning light located on the instru- ment panel which illuminates the
words "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
passenger air bag system is deactivat-
ed.
The instrument panel air bag warning light is interconnected with the occu-
pant classification system.
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If there is no passenger in the front pas-
senger seat or if the passenger in the
front passenger's seat is very small,
(such as a child), the front PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF indicator may go ON.
When this indicator is ON, the front pas-
senger's air bag will not deploy.
The front passenger’s side air bag will
not deploy if the front seat is unoccupied.
The front passenger’s side air bag may
deploy if the front seat is occupied by a
small occupant.Always be sure that you and all vehicle
occupants are seated and restrained
properly (sitting upright with the seat in
an upright position, centered on the seat
cushion, with the person's legs comfort-
ably extended, feet on the floor, and
wearing the safety belt properly) for the
most effective protection by the air bag
and the safety belt.
The OCS may not function properly if
the passenger takes actions which can
defeat the detection system. These
include:
(1) Failing to sit in an upright position.
(2) Leaning against the door or center console.
(3) Sitting towards the sides or the front of the seat.
(4) Putting legs on the dashboard or rest- ing them on other locations which
reduce the passenger weight on the
front seat.
(5) Improperly wearing the safety belt.
(6) Reclining the seat back. The "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
indicator illuminates after the ignition
key is turned to the "ON" position or
after the engine is started. If the front
passenger seat is unoccupied or is
occupied by very small person, or is
occupied by someone who is improp-
erly seated, the "PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator will remain illumi-
nated. If the front passenger seat is
occupied by someone of adult size and
body shape, the "PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator will turn off after 6
seconds.
If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator illuminates, the front passen-
ger's air bag will not deploy.
The front passenger’s side air bag will
not deploy if the front seat is unoccu-
pied.
The front passenger’s side air bag may
deploy if the front seat is occupied by a
small occupant.
If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator is not illuminated, the front
passenger front air bag and front pas-
senger side air bag may deploy in
either a side or frontal collision.
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3Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant
classification systemCondition detected by
the occupant classifi- cation system
1. Adult *
1
2. Child*
2or child
restraint system
3. Unoccupied Off
On
On Off
Off
Off
Activated
Deactivated
Deactivated
"PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator light
AIR 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 illuminates or blinks continu- ously when a person of adult size sits in the front passenger's seat, it could be because that person isn't sitting properly in the seat. If this happens, turnthe vehicle off, make sure the seat back is not reclined, have the passengercenter on the seat cushion, with legs comfortably extended, and the safetybelt properly positioned. Restart the vehicle and have the person 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 classification sys- tem is not working properly, the airbag warning light ( ) on theinstrument panel will illuminate because the passenger’s air bag isconnected with the occupant clas-sification system. If there is a mal- function of the occupant classifica-tion system, the "Passenger Air bag Off" indicator will not illuminate andthe 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 dealerinspect the occupant classification system with the SRS air bag systemas soon as possible if any of follow-ing occur;
The SRS air bag warning light does not illuminate when the igni-tion key is turned to "ON" posi-tion.
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