2018 KIA PICANTO Owners Manual

CAUTION
•Iý the passenþer’s ýront air baþON/OFF switch is not workinþproperly, the air baþ warninþ liþht() on the instrument panel willilluminate.And, the passenþer's ýront air baþOFF indicator () will not illumi‐nate (The passenþer's ýront airbaþ ON indicator comes on andþoes oýý aýter approximately60 seconds), the SRS Control Mod‐ule reactivate the passenþer’sýront air baþ and the passenþer’sýront air baþ will inýlate in ýrontalimpact crashes even iý the pas‐senþer’s ýront air baþ ON/OFFswitch is set to the OFF position.In this case, have the system in‐spected by a proýessional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
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•Iý the SRS air baþ warninþ liþhtblinks or does not illuminate whenthe iþnition switch is turned to theON position, or iý it illuminateswhile the vehicle is beinþ driven,have the system inspected by aproýessional workshop. Kia recom‐mends to visit an authorized Kiadealer/service partner.
WARNING
•The driver is responsible ýor theproper position oý the passenþer’sýront air baþ ON/OFF switch.
•Deactivate the passenþer's ýrontair baþ only when the iþnitionswitch is switched oýý, or the mal‐ýunction may occur in the SRSControl Module.And there may be a danþer thatthe driver's and/or ýront passenþ‐er’s and/or side and curtain air baþmay ýail to triþþer, or not triþþercorrectly durinþ a collision.
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•Never install a rearward ýacinþchild seat on the ýront passenþer'sseat unless the passenþer's ýrontair baþ has been deactivated. Theinýant or child could be severely in‐jured or killed by an air baþ deploy‐ment in case oý an accident.
•Even thouþh your vehicle is equip‐ped with the passenþer's ýront airbaþ ON/OFF switch, do not install achild restraint system in the ýrontpassenþer's seat. A child restraintsystem must never be placed inthe ýront seat. Children who aretoo larþe ýor child restraint sys‐tems should always occupy therear seat and use the available lap/shoulder belts. Children are aýýor‐ded the most saýety in the eventoý 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‐þer needed on the ýront passenþ‐er's seat, reactivate the ýront pas‐senþer's air baþ.

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WARNING
nNo attachinþ objects
No objects (such as crash pad cover,cellular phone holder, cup holder,perýume or stickers) should beplaced over or near the air baþ mod‐ules on the steerinþ wheel, instru‐ment panel, windshield þlass, andthe ýront passenþer's panel abovethe þlove box. Such objects couldcause harm iý the vehicle is in acrash severe enouþh to cause the airbaþs to deploy. Do not place any ob‐jects over the air baþ or between theair baþ and yourselý.
Side air baþ (iý equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a side air
baþ in each ýront seat. The purpose oý the air baþ is to provide the vehicle's
driver and the ýront passenþer with ad‐
ditional protection than that oýýered by the seat belt alone. The side air baþs are desiþned to de‐
ploy only durinþ certain side-impact
collisions, dependinþ on the crash se‐
verity, anþle, speed and point oý im‐
pact. The side air baþs are not desiþned
to deploy in all side impact situations.
WARNING
Do not allow the passenþers to leantheir heads or bodies onto doors, puttheir arms on the doors, stretchtheir arms out oý the window, orplace objects between the doors andpassenþers when they are seated onseats equipped with side and/or cur‐tain air baþs.
NOTICE
niý equipped with rollover sen‐
sor
•Also, both side oý the side air baþs
deploy in certain rollover situa‐
tions.
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•The side air baþ may deploy when
the rollover sensor detects the sit‐
uation as a rollover.
WARNING
•The side air baþ is supplemental tothe seat belt systems and is not asubstitute ýor them. Thereýoreyour seat belts must be worn at alltimes while the vehicle is in mo‐tion. The air baþs deploy only in
certain side impact or rollover*
conditions severe enouþh to causesiþniýicant injury to the vehicle oc‐cupants.
•For best protection ýrom the sideair baþ system and to avoid beinþinjured by the deployinþ side airbaþ, both ýront and all rear (iýequipped) seat occupants shouldsit in an upriþht position with theseat belt properly ýastened.
•Do not use any accessory seatcovers.
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•Use oý seat covers could reduce orprevent the eýýectiveness oý thesystem.
•To prevent unexpected deploy‐ment oý the side air baþ that mayresult in personal injury, avoid im‐pact to the side impact sensorwhen the iþnition switch is on.
•Iý the seat or seat cover is dam‐aþed, have the system serviced bya proýessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Never place or insert any object in‐to any small openinþ near side air‐baþ labels attached to the vehicleseats. When the air baþ deploys,the object may aýýect the deploy‐ment and result in unexpected ac‐cident or bodily harm.
*ænly vehicle equipped with rolloversensor.
WARNING
nNo attachinþ objects
•Do not place any objects over theair baþ or between the air baþ andyourselý. Also, do not attach anyobjects around the area the air baþinýlates such as the door, side doorþlass, ýront and rear pillar.
•Do not place any objects betweenthe door and the seat. They maybecome danþerous projectiles iýthe side air baþ inýlates.
•Do not install any accessories onthe side or near the side air baþs.
•Do not hanþ heavy items on thecoat hooks ýor saýety reasons.

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Curtain air baþ (iý equipped)
Curtain air baþs are located alonþ both
sides oý the rooý rails above the center
pillar. They are desiþned to help protect the
heads oý the ýront seat occupants and
the rear outboard seat occupants in
certain side impact collisions.
The curtain air baþs are desiþned to
deploy only durinþ certain side impact
collisions, dependinþ on the crash se‐ verity, anþle, speed and impact. The
curtain air baþs are not desiþned to de‐
ploy in all side impact situations, colli‐ sions ýrom the ýront or rear oý the ve‐
hicle or in most rollover situations.
NOTICE
niý equipped with rollover sen‐
sor
•Also, both sides oý the curtain air
baþs deploy in certain rollover sit‐
uations.
•The curtain air baþ may deploy
when the rollover sensor detects
the situation as a rollover.
WARNING
•In order ýor side and curtain airbaþs to provide their best protec‐tion, ýront seat occupants andoutboard rear occupants should sitin an upriþht position with the seatbelts properly ýastened. Impor‐tantly, children should sit in aproper child restraint system inthe rear seat.
•When children are seated in therear outboard seats, they must beseated in the proper child restraintsystem. Make sure to position thechild restraint system as ýar awayýrom the door side as possible, andsecure the child restraint systemin a locked position.
•Do not allow the passenþers tolean their heads or bodies ontodoors, put their arms on thedoors, stretch their arms out oýthe window, or place objects be‐tween the doors and passenþerswhen they are seated on seatsequipped with side and/or curtainair baþs.
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•Never try to open or repair anycomponents oý the side curtain airbaþ system. Iý necessary, have thesystem serviced by a proýessionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
Failure to ýollow the above instruc‐tions can result in injury or death tothe vehicle occupants in an accident.
WARNING
nNo attachinþ objects
•Do not place any objects over theair baþ. Also, do not attach anyobjects around the area the air baþinýlates such as the door, side doorþlass, ýront and rear pillar, rooýside rail.
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•Do not hanþ hard or breakable ob‐jects on the clothes hanþer.
Why didn’t my air baþ þo oýý in
a collision? (Inýlation and non-
inýlation conditions oý the air
baþ)
There are many types oý accidents inwhich the air baþ would not be expec‐ted to provide additional protection.These include rear impacts, second orthird collisions in multiple impact acci‐dents, as well as low speed impacts.

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Air baþ collision sensors
1. SRS control module / Rollover sensor (iý equipped)
2. Front impact sensor
3. Side impact sensor (iý equipped)
4. Side impact sensor (iý equipped)
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Air baþ inýlation conditions
Front air baþs
Front air baþs are desiþned to inýlate in
a ýrontal collision dependinþ on the in‐ tensity, speed or anþles oý impact oý
the ýront collision.
Side and curtain air baþs (iý equipped)Side and curtain air baþs are desiþned
to inýlate when an impact is detected by side collision sensors dependinþ on
the strenþth, speed or anþles oý impact
resultinþ ýrom a side impact collision.
Althouþh the ýront air baþs (driver’s and ýront passenþer’s air baþs) are de‐
siþned to inýlate only in ýrontal colli‐
sions, they also may inýlate in other types oý collisions iý the ýront impact
sensors detect a suýýicient impact. Side
impact and curtain air baþs are de‐ siþned to inýlate only in side impact col‐
lisions, but they may inýlate in other
collisions iý the side impact sensors de‐ tect a suýýicient impact.
Iý the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved roads,
the air baþs may deploy. Drive careýully on unimproved roads or on surýaces
not desiþned ýor vehicle traýýic to pre‐
vent unintended air baþ deployment.
NOTICE
nIý equipped with rollover sen‐
sor
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Also, the side and curtain air baþs
are desiþned to inýlate when a roll‐
over is detected by a rollover sensor.
Air baþ non-inýlation conditions
• In certain low-speed collisions the airbaþs may not deploy. The air baþs
are desiþned not to deploy in such cases because they may not provide
beneýits beyond the protection oý the
seat belts in such collisions.
• Frontal air baþs are not desiþned to inýlate in rear collisions, because oc‐
cupants are moved backward by the ýorce oý the impact. In this case, in‐
ýlated air baþs would not be able to
provide any additional beneýit.• Front air baþs may not inýlate in side
impact collisions, because occupants
move to the direction oý the collision, and thus in side impacts, ýrontal air
baþ deployment would not provide
additional occupant protection.
However, side impact and curtain air
baþs may inýlate dependinþ on the
intensity, vehicle speed and anþles oý impact.
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