2009 KIA Spectra airbag

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WARNING
- Objects onfloor
Loose objects in the driver’s
foot area could interfere with
the operation of the foot pedals,
possibly causing an accident.
Do not place anything under the
front seats.
WARNING
- Seating posi- tion
Never attempt to adjust seat while the vehicle is moving.
This could result in loss of
control, and an accident caus-
ing death or serious injury.
fere with the normal position
of the seatback. Storing items
against a seatback or in any
other way interfering with
proper locking of a seatback
could result in serious or fatal
injury in a sudden stop or col-
lision.
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your seatback upright and the
lap portion of the safety belt,
is snug and low across the
hips. This puts your safety
belts in the best position to
protect you in case of an acci-
dent.
In order to avoid unnecessary airbag injuries including the
possibility of severe injury or
death, always sit as far back
as possible from the steering
wheel so that your chest is
away at least 250 mm (10 inch-
es) away from the steering
wheel.

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Pre-tensioner seat beltYour vehicle is equipped with driver’s
and front passenger’s pre-tensioner
seat belts. The purpose of the pre-
tensioner is to make sure that the
seat belts fit tightly against the occu-
pant’s body in certain frontal colli-
sions. The pre-tensioner seat belts
can be activated together with the air
bags, where the frontal collision is
severe enough.When the vehicle stops suddenly, or
if the occupant tries to lean forward
too quickly, the seat belt retractor will
lock into position. In certain frontal
collisions, the pre-tensioner will acti-
vate and pull the seat belt into tighter
contact against the occupant's body.
If the system senses excessive seat
belt tension on the driver or passen-
ger's seat belt when the pre-tension-
er activates, the load limiter inside
the pre-tensioner will release some
of the pressure on the affected seat
belt. (if equipped)
The seat belt pre-tensioner system
consists mainly of the following com-
ponents. Their locations are shown in
the illustration.
(1)
SRS airbag warning light
(2) Seatbelt pre-tensioner assembly
(3) SRS airbag control moduleSAFETY BELTS
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WARNING
- Side and cur-tain air bags
In order for side and curtain air bags to provide the best
protection, both front seat
occupants and both outboard
rear occupants should sit in
an upright position with the
safety belts properly fastened.
Importantly, children should
sit in a proper child restraint
system in the rear seat.
When children are seated in the rear outboard seats, they
must be seated in the proper
child restraint system. Make
sure to put the child restraint
system as far away from the
door side as possible, and
secure the child restraint sys-
tem in a locked position.
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If a small child is seated onthe rear outboard seat cush-
ion, it is probable that they will
below the deployment level of
the side curtain airbag and
thus not protected by that
airbag.
Do not allow the passengers to lean their heads or bodies
onto doors, put their arms on
the doors, stretch their arms
out of the window, or place
objects between the doors
and passengers when they are
seated on seats equipped with
side air bags.
Never try to open or repair any components of the side cur-
tain air bag system. This
should only be done by an
authorized Kia dealer.
Failure to follow the above men-
tioned instructions can result in
severe injury or death to the
vehicle occupants in an acci-
dent.
The curtain air bag deployment
occurs only on the side of the vehi-
cle affected by the impact.
The side air bags (side and curtain air bags) are not designed to
deploy during collisions from the
front or rear of the vehicle or in
most rollover situations.
The curtain air bags are designed to deploy only during certain side-
impact collisions, depending on the
crash severity, angle, speed and
impact.

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Air bag warning lightThe purpose of 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
illuminate for approximately 6 sec-
onds, 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 vehi- cle is in motion.
Air bag (Supplemental
Restraint System) service Your Supplemental Restraint System
is virtually maintenance-free. There
are no parts which you can service.
You must have the system serviced
under the following circumstances:
If an air bag ever inflates, the airbag must be replaced. Do not try to
remove or discard the air bag by
yourself. This must be done by an
authorized Kia dealer.
If the air bag warning indicator light alerts you to a problem, have the
air bag system checked as soon as
possible. Otherwise, your air bag
system may be ineffective.
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Repairing or scrapping the vehi-cles Repairing steering wheel, instru- ment panel, center console or
roofs, or installing car audio around
center console or painting front
metal sheet could disable the air
bag system. Have them checked
by an authorized Kia dealer.
When leaving the vehicle at an authorized Kia dealer, inform the
facility that the vehicle is equipped
with air bag system, and leave the
owner’s manual in the vehicle.
Since air bag system contains explosive chemical substances,
contact an authorized Kia dealer
when scrapping the vehicle.
CAUTION
Do not modify any part of theSupplemental Restraint System.Modification could make the airbag system ineffective or couldcause unnecessary deploy-ment.
WARNING
Do not modify your steering wheel, seat or any other part
of the Supplemental Restraint
System. Modification could
make the system inoperable.
Do not work on the system’s components or wiring. This
could cause the air bags to
inflate inadvertently, possibly
seriously injuring someone.
Working on the system could
also disable the system so
that the air bags would not
deploy in a collision.
Any work on the SRS system, such as removing, installing,
repairing, or any work on the
steering wheel must be per-
formed by a qualified Kia tech-
nician. Improper handling of
the air bag system may result
in serious personal injury or
death.

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Airbag warning labelAirbag warning labels which are now
required by the Canadian Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS)
are attached to alert driver and pas-
sengers of potential risk of airbag
system.
Note that these government warn-
ings focus on the risk to children, Kia
also wants you to be aware of the
risks which adults are exposed to.
Those have been described in previ-
ous pages.
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(if equipped)