2018 KIA CARENS airbag

CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM
Childrün ridinþ in thü vühiclü should sit
in thü rüar süat and must always bü
propürly rüstrainüd to minimizü thü risk
oý injury in an accidünt, suddün stop or
suddün manüuvür. Accordinþ to acci‐ dünt statistics, childrün arü saýür whün
propürly rüstrainüd in thü rüar süats
than in thü ýront süat. Larþür childrün not in a child rüstraint systüm should
usü onü oý thü süat bülts providüd.
ðou should bü awarü oý thü spüciýic rü‐
quirümünts in your country. Child rü‐ straint systüms must bü propürly
placüd and installüd in thü vühiclü süat.
ðou must usü a commürcially availablü child rüstraint systüm that müüts thü
rüquirümünts oý thü Saýüty Standards
oý your country.
Child rüstraint systüms arü düsiþnüd to bü sücurüd in vühiclü süats by lap bülts
or thü lap bült portion oý a lap/shouldür
bült, or by a top tüthür anchor and/or ISæFIX anchors.
Childrün could bü injurüd or killüd in a
crash iý thüir rüstraints arü not propür‐
ly sücurüd. For small childrün and ba‐ biüs, a child rüstraint systüm must bü
usüd. Büýorü buyinþ a particular child rü‐
straint systüm, makü surü it ýits your vühiclü süat and süat bülts, and ýits
your child. Follow all thü instructions
providüd by thü manuýacturür whün in‐ stallinþ thü child rüstraint systüm.
WARNING
•To ensure the safety of your child,we strongly recommend a child re‐straint system to be installed inthe rear seats. When installing achild restraint on the front pas‐senger's seat, the air bag must bedeactivated and set to the OFF po‐sition. (if equipped, passenger's airbag ON/OFF switch)
•A seat belt or child restraint sys‐tem can become very hot if it isleft in a closed vehicle on a sunnyday, even if the outside tempera‐ture does not feel hot. Be sure tocheck the seat cover and bucklesbefore placing a child there.
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•When the child restraint system isnot in use, store it in the luggagearea or fasten it with a seat beltor ISOFIX anchorage, so that it willnot be thrown forward in case of asudden stop or an accident.
•All children, even those too largefor child restraints, should ride inthe rear seat. All children, eventhose too large for child restraints,should ride in the rear seats.
WARNING
To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries:•Children of all ages are safer whenrestrained in the rear seat. A childriding in the front passenger seatcan be forcefully struck by an in‐flating air bag resulting in seriousor fatal injuries.
•Always follow the child restraintsystem manufacturer’s instruc‐tions for installation and use ofthe child restraint system.
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WARNING
•To avoid severe personal injury ordeath caused by deploying air bagsin a collision, the driver should sitas far back from the steeringwheel air bag. The front passengershould always move their seat asfar back as possible and sit back intheir seat.
•Air bag inflates instantly in anevent of a collision, passengersmay be injured by the air bag ex‐pansion force if they are not in aproper position.
•Air bag inflation may cause injuriesincluding facial or bodily abrasions,injuries from broken glasses orburns.
Noise and smoke
Whün thü air baþs inýlatü, thüy makü a
loud noisü and thüy lüavü smokü and
powdür in thü air insidü oý thü vühiclü. This is normal and is a rüsult oý thü iþ‐
nition oý thü air baþ inýlator. Aýtür thü
air baþ inýlatüs, you may ýüül substan‐ tial discomýort in brüathinþ duü to thü
contact oý your chüst with both thü
süat bült and thü air baþ, as wüll as ýrom brüathinþ thü smokü and powdür.
æpün your doors and/or windows assoon as possiblü aýtür impact in ordürto rüducü discomýort and prüvünt pro‐lonþüd üxposurü to thü smokü andpowdür.
Thouþh smokü and powdür arü nontox‐ ic, it may causü irritation to thü skin
(üyüs, nosü and throat, ütc.). Iý this is
thü casü, wash and rinsü with cold wa‐ tür immüdiatüly and consult thü doctor
iý thü symptom pürsists.
WARNING
•When the air bags deploy, the airbag related parts in the steeringwheel and/or instrument paneland/or in both sides of the roofrails above the front and reardoors are very hot. To prevent in‐jury, do not touch the air bag stor‐age areas internal components im‐mediately after an air bag has in‐flated.
•Do not install or place any acces‐sories near air bag deploymentareas, such as the instrumentpanel, windows, pillars, and roofrails.
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•The SRS can function only whenthe ignition key is in the ON posi‐tion. If the SRS air bag warninglight does not illuminate, or contin‐uously remains on after illuminat‐ing for about 6 seconds when theignition key is turned to the ONposition, or after the engine isstarted, comes on while driving,the SRS is not working properly. Inthis case, have the system inspec‐ted by a professional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Before you replace a fuse or dis‐connect a battery terminal, turnthe ignition switch to the LOCK po‐sition and remove the ignition key.Never remove or replace the airbag related fuse(s) when the igni‐tion switch is in the ON position.Failure to heed this warning willcause the SRS air bag warninglight to illuminate.
Driver's and passenger's front
air bag
ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with a Supplü‐
müntal Rüstraint (Air Baþ) Systüm and lap/shouldür bülts at both thü drivür
and passünþür süatinþ positions.
Thü indications oý thü systüm's prüs‐
üncü arü thü lüttürs "AIRBAG" intaþli‐ atüd on thü air baþ pad covür in thü
stüürinþ whüül and thü passünþür's
sidü ýront panül pad abovü thü þlovü box.
Thü SRS consists oý air baþs installüd
undür thü pad covürs in thü cüntür oý
thü stüürinþ whüül and thü passünþür's sidü ýront panül abovü thü þlovü box.
Thü purposü oý thü SRS is to providü
thü vühiclü's drivür and/or thü ýront
passünþür with additional protüction than that oýýürüd by thü süat bült sys‐
tüm alonü in casü oý a ýrontal impact oý
suýýiciünt süvürity.
WARNING
Always use seat belts and child re‐straints – every trip, every time, ev‐eryone! Air bags inflate with consid‐erable force and in the blink of aneye. Seat belts help keep occupants
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in proper position to obtain maxi‐mum benefit from the air bag.Even with air bags, improperly andunbelted occupants can be severelyinjured when the air bag inflates. Al‐ways follow the precautions aboutseat belts, air bags and occupantsafety contained in this manual.To reduce the chance of serious orfatal injuries and receive the maxi‐mum safety benefit from your re‐straint system:•Never place a child in any child orbooster seat in the front seat.
•ABC – Always Buckle Children inthe back seat. It is the safest placefor children of any age to ride.
•Front and side air bags can injureoccupants improperly positioned inthe front seats.
•Move your seat as far back aspractical from the front air bags,while still maintaining control ofthe vehicle.
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•You and your passengers shouldnever sit or lean unnecessarilyclose to the air bags. Improperlypositioned drivers and passengerscan be severely injured by inflatingair bags.
•Never lean against the door orcenter console – always sit in anupright position.
•No objects should be placed overor near the air bag modules on thesteering wheel, instrument panel,and the front passenger's panelabove the glove box, because anysuch object could cause harm ifthe vehicle is in a crash severeenough to cause the air bags todeploy.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wiring or other components ofthe SRS system. Doing so could re‐sult in injury, due to accidental de‐ployment of the air bags or byrendering the SRS inoperative.
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•If the SRS air bag warning light re‐mains illuminated while the vehicleis being driven, have the systeminspected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Air bags can only be used once –have the system replaced by aprofessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•The SRS is designed to deploy thefront air bags only when an impactis sufficiently severe and when theimpact angle is less than 30° fromthe forward longitudinal axis ofthe vehicle. Additionally, the airbags will only deploy once. Seatbelts must be worn at all times.
•Front air bags are not intended todeploy in side-impact, rear-impactor rollover crashes. In addition,front air bags will not deploy infrontal crashes below the deploy‐ment threshold.
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•A child restraint system must nev‐er be placed in the front seat. Theinfant or child could be severely in‐jured or killed by an air bag deploy‐ment in case of an accident.
•Children age 12 and under must al‐ways be properly restrained in therear seat. Never allow children toride in the front passenger seat. Ifa child over 12 must be seated inthe front seat, he or she must beproperly belted and the seatshould be moved as far back aspossible.
•For maximum safety protection inall types of crashes, all occupantsincluding the driver should alwayswear their seat belts whether ornot an air bag is also provided attheir seating position to minimizethe risk of severe injury or death inthe event of a crash. Do not sit orlean unnecessarily close to the airbag while the vehicle is in motion.
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•Sitting improperly or out of posi‐tion can result in serious or fatalinjury in a crash. All occupantsshould sit upright with the seatback in an upright position, cen‐tered on the seat cushion withtheir seat belt on, legs comforta‐bly extended and their feet on thefloor until the vehicle is parked andthe ignition key is removed.
•The SRS air bag system must de‐ploy very rapidly to provide pro‐tection in a crash. If an occupant isout of position because of notwearing a seat belt, the air bagmay forcefully contact the occu‐pant causing serious or fatal inju‐ries.
Passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF
switch (if equipped)
Thü passünþürL

CAUTION
•If the passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch is not workingproperly, the air bag warning light() on the instrument panel willilluminate.And, the passenger's front air bagOFF indicator () will not illumi‐nate (The passenger's front airbag ON indicator comes on andgoes off after approximately 60seconds), the SRS Control Modulereactivates the passenger’s frontair bag and the passenger’s frontair bag will inflate in frontal impactcrashes even if the passenger’sfront air bag ON/OFF switch is setto the OFF position.In this case, have the system in‐spected by a professional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
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•If the SRS air bag warning lightblinks or does not illuminate whenthe ignition switch is turned to theON position, or if it illuminateswhile the vehicle is being driven,have the system inspected by aprofessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
WARNING
•The driver is responsible for theproper position of the passenger’sfront air bag ON/OFF switch.
•Deactivate the passenger's frontair bag only when the ignitionswitch is switched off, or the mal‐function may occur in the SRSControl Module.And there may be a danger thatthe driver's and/or front passeng‐er’s and/or side and curtain air bagmay fail to trigger, or not triggercorrectly during a collision.
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•Never install a rearward facingchild seat on the front passenger'sseat unless the passenger's frontair bag has been deactivated. Theinfant or child could be severely in‐jured or killed by an air bag deploy‐ment in case of an accident.
•Even though your vehicle is equip‐ped with the passenger's front airbag ON/OFF switch, do not install achild restraint system in the frontpassenger's seat. A child restraintsystem must never be placed inthe front seat. Children who aretoo large for child restraint sys‐tems should always occupy therear seat and use the available lap/shoulder belts. Children are affor‐ded the most safety in the eventof an accident when they are re‐strained by a proper restraint sys‐tem in the rear seat.
•As soon as the child seat is no lon‐ger needed on the front passeng‐er's seat, reactivate the front pas‐senger's air bag.
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WARNING
nNo attaching objects
No objects (such as crash pad cover,cellular phone holder, cup holder,perfume or stickers) should beplaced over or near the air bag mod‐ules on the steering wheel, instru‐ment panel, windshield glass, andthe front passenger's panel abovethe glove box. Such objects couldcause harm if the vehicle is in acrash severe enough to cause the airbags to deploy. Do not place any ob‐jects over the air bag or between theair bag and yourself.
Side air bag (if equipped)
❈Thü actual air baþs in thü vühiclü
may diýýür ýrom thü illustration. ðour vühiclü is üquippüd with a sidü air
baþ in üach ýront süat.
Thü purposü oý thü air baþ is to providü thü vühiclü's drivür and/or thü ýront
passünþür with additional protüction
than that oýýürüd by thü süat bült alonü.
Thü sidü air baþs arü düsiþnüd to dü‐
ploy only durinþ cürtain sidü-impact
collisions, düpündinþ on thü crash sü‐ vürity, anþlü, spüüd and point oý im‐
pact. Thü sidü air baþs arü not düsiþnüd
to düploy in all sidü impact situations.
WARNING
Do not allow the passengers to leantheir heads or bodies onto doors, puttheir arms on the doors, stretchtheir arms out of the window, orplace objects between the doors andpassengers when they are seated onseats equipped with side and/or cur‐tain air bags.

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WARNING
•The side air bag is supplemental tothe driver's and the passenger'sseat belt systems and is not asubstitute for them. Thereforeyour seat belts must be worn at alltimes while the vehicle is in mo‐tion. The air bags deploy only incertain side impact conditions se‐vere enough to cause significantinjury to the vehicle occupants.
•For best protection from the sideair bag system and to avoid beinginjured by the deploying side airbag, both front seat occupantsshould sit in an upright positionwith the seat belt properly fas‐tened. The driver's hands shouldbe placed on the steering wheel atthe 9:00 and 3:00 positions. Thepassenger's arms and handsshould be placed on their laps.
•Do not use any accessory seatcovers.
•Use of seat covers could reduce orprevent the effectiveness of thesystem.
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•To prevent unexpected deploy‐ment of the side air bag that mayresult in personal injury, avoid im‐pact to the side impact sensorwhen the ignition key is on.
•If the seat or seat cover is dam‐aged, have the system serviced bya professional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Never place or insert any object in‐to any small opening near side air‐bag labels attached to the vehicleseats. When the air bag deploys,the object may affect the deploy‐ment and result in unexpected ac‐cident or bodily harm.
WARNING
nNo attaching objects
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•Do not place any objects over theair bag or between the air bag andyourself. Also, do not attach anyobjects around the area the air baginflates such as the door, side doorglass, front and rear pillar.
•Do not place any objects betweenthe door and the seat. They maybecome dangerous projectiles ifthe side air bag inflates.
•Do not install any accessories onthe side or near the side air bags.
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