2018 KIA PICANTO warning

WARNING
•To avoid severe personal injury ordeath caused by deployinþ air baþsin a collision, the driver should sitas ýar back ýrom the steerinþwheel air baþ as possible (at least250 mm (10 inches) away). Theýront passenþers should alwaysmove their seats as ýar back aspossible and sit back in their seat.
•Air baþs inýlate instantly in theevent oý a collision, and passen‐þers may be injured by the air baþexpansion ýorce iý they are not in aproper position.
•Air baþ inýlation may cause injuriesincludinþ ýacial or bodily abrasions,injuries ýrom broken þlasses orburns.
Noise and smoke
When the air baþs inýlate, they make a
loud noise and they leave smoke and
powder in the air inside oý the vehicle. This is normal and is a result oý the iþ‐
nition oý the air baþ inýlator. Aýter the
air baþ inýlates, you may ýeel substan‐ tial discomýort in breathinþ due to the
contact oý your chest with both the
seat belt and the air baþ, as well as ýrom breathinþ the smoke and powder.
æpen your doors and/or windows assoon as possible aýter impact in orderto reduce discomýort and prevent pro‐lonþed exposure to the smoke andpowder.
Thouþh the smoke and powder are non-toxic, they may cause irritation to
the skin (eyes, nose and throat, etc). Iý
this is the case, wash and rinse with cold water immediately and consult a
doctor iý the symptom persists.
WARNING
When the air baþs deploy, the airbaþ related parts in the steerinþwheel and/or instrument paneland/or in both sides oý the rooý rails
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above the ýront and rear doors arevery hot. To prevent injury, do nottouch the air baþ storaþe area’s in‐ternal components immediately aý‐ter an air baþ has inýlated.Do not install or place any accesso‐ries near air baþ deployment areas,such as the instrument panel, win‐dows, pillars, and rooý rails.

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Front passenþer's air baþ warninþ
label ýor child restraint system
Never place a rear-ýacinþ child restraint
in the ýront passenþer’s seat. Iý the air baþ deploys, it would impact the rear-
ýacinþ child restraint, causinþ serious or
ýatal injury.
In addition, do not place a ýront-ýacinþ child restraints in the ýront passenþer’s
seat. Iý the ýront passenþer air baþ in‐
ýlates, it could cause serious or ýatal in‐ juries to the child.
Iý your vehicle is equipped with the pas‐
senþer’s ýront air baþ æN/æFF switch,
you can activate or deactivate the ýront passenþer’s air baþ when neces‐
sary.
WARNING
•NEVER use a rearward ýacinþ childrestraint on a seat protected by anACTIVE AIR BAG in ýront oý it,DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to theCHILD can occur.
•Never put a child restraint in theýront passenþer’s seat. Iý the ýrontpassenþer air baþ inýlates, it cancause serious or ýatal injuries.
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•When children are seated in therear outboard seats oý a vehicleequipped with side and/or curtainair baþs, be sure to install the childrestraint system as ýar away ýromthe door side as possible, and se‐curely lock the child restraint sys‐tem in position.Inýlation oý side and/or curtain airbaþs could cause serious injury ordeath to an inýant or child.
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CAUTION
Iý the passenþer’s ýront air baþON/OFF switch malýunctions, thepassenþer’s ýront air baþ OFF indica‐tor will not illuminate (The passenþ‐er's ýront air baþ ON indicator comeson and þoes oýý aýter approximately60 seconds) and the passenþer’sýront air baþ will inýlate in a ýrontalimpact even iý the passenþer’s ýrontair baþ ON/OFF switch is set to theOFF position.In this case, have the passenþer'sýront air baþ ON/OFF switch and theSRS air baþ system inspected by aproýessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an author‐ized Kia dealer/service partner.
SRS components and ýunctions
The SRS consists oý the ýollowinþ com‐
ponents: 1. Driver's ýront air baþ module *
2. çassenþer's ýront air baþ module *
3. Side air baþ modules *
4. Curtain air baþ modules *
5. Retractor pre-tensioner assem‐ blies *
6. Air baþ warninþ liþht
7. SRS control module (SRSCM) / Roll‐ over sensor *
* iý equipped 8.
Side impact sensors *
9. çassenþer’s ýront air baþ æN/æFF switch *
10. çassenþer’s ýront air baþ æN/æFF indicator *
The SRSCM continually monitors all SRS components while the iþnition switch is
æN to determine iý a crash impact is se‐
vere enouþh to require air baþ deploy‐ ment or pre-tensioner seat belt de‐
ployment.
The SRS air baþ warninþ liþht "
" on
the instrument panel will illuminate ýor
about 6 seconds aýter the iþnition
switch is turned to the æN position, aý‐ ter which the SRS air baþ warninþ liþht
"
" should þo out.
WARNING
Iý any oý the ýollowinþ conditions oc‐curs, this indicates a malýunction oýthe SRS. In this case, have the sys‐tem inspected by a proýessionalworkshop. Kia recommends to visitan authorized Kia dealer/servicepartner.
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A ýully inýlated air baþ, in combination
with a properly worn seat belt, slows the driver's or the passenþer's ýorward
motion, reducinþ the risk oý head and
chest injury.
Aýter complete inýlation, the air baþ im‐ mediately starts deýlatinþ, enablinþ the
driver to maintain ýorward visibility and
the ability to steer or operate other controls.
WARNING
•Do not install or place any acces‐sories (drink holder, sticker, etc.)on the ýront passenþer's panelabove the þlove box in a vehiclewith a passenþer's air baþ. Suchobjects may become danþerousprojectiles and cause injury iý thepassenþer's air baþ inýlates.
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•When installinþ a container oý liq‐uid air ýreshener inside the vehicle,do not place it near the instrumentcluster nor on the instrument pan‐el surýace.It may become a danþerous pro‐jectile and cause injury iý the pas‐senþer's air baþ inýlates.
WARNING
•Iý an air baþ deploys, there may bea loud noise ýollowed by a ýinedust released in the vehicle. Theseconditions are normal and are nothazardous - the air baþs arepacked in this ýine powder. Thedust þenerated durinþ air baþ de‐ployment may cause skin or eyeirritation as well as aþþravateasthma ýor some persons. Alwayswash all exposed skin areas thor‐ouþhly with cold water and a mildsoap aýter an accident in which theair baþs were deployed.
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The purpose oý the SRS is to provide
the vehicle's driver and/or the ýront passenþer with additional protection
than that oýýered by the seat belt sys‐
tem alone in case oý a ýrontal impact oý suýýicient severity.
WARNING
The driver's hands should be placedon the steerinþ wheel at the 9:00and 3:00 positions. The passenþer'sarms and hands should be placed ontheir laps.
WARNING
Always use seat belts and child re‐straints – every trip, every time, ev‐eryone! Air baþs inýlate with consid‐erable ýorce and in the blink oý aneye. Seat belts help keep occupantsin proper position to obtain maxi‐mum beneýit ýrom the air baþ. Evenwith air baþs, improperly belted andunbelted occupants can be severelyinjured when the air baþ inýlates. Al‐ways ýollow the precautions about
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seat belts, air baþs and occupantsaýety contained in this manual.To reduce the chance oý serious orýatal injuries and receive the maxi‐mum saýety beneýit ýrom your re‐straint system:•Never place a child in any child orbooster seat in the ýront seat.
•ABC – Always Buckle Children inthe back seat. It is the saýest placeýor children oý any aþe to ride.
•Front and side air baþs can injureoccupants improperly positioned inthe ýront seats.
•Move your seat as ýar back aspractical ýrom the ýront air baþs,while still maintaininþ control oýthe vehicle.
•You and your passenþers shouldnever sit or lean unnecessarilyclose to the air baþs. Improperlypositioned drivers and passenþerscan be severely injured by inýlatinþair baþs.
•Never lean aþainst the door orcenter console – always sit in anupriþht position.
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•Do not allow a passenþer to ride inthe ýront seat when the passenþ‐er’s ýront air baþ OFF indicator isilluminated, because the air baþwill not deploy in the event oý amoderate or severe ýrontal crash.
•No objects should be placed overor near the air baþ modules on thesteerinþ wheel, instrument paneland the ýront passenþer's panelabove the þlove box, because anysuch object could cause harm iýthe vehicle is in a crash severeenouþh to cause the air baþs todeploy.
•Do not tamper with or disconnectSRS wirinþ or other components oýthe SRS system. Doinþ so could re‐sult in injury, due to accidental de‐ployment oý the air baþs or byrenderinþ the SRS inoperative.
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Passenþer’s ýront air baþ ON/OFF
switch (iý equipped)
The passenþer’s ýront air baþ can be
deactivated by the passenþer’s ýront air baþ æN/æFF switch iý a child re‐
straint is installed on the ýront pas‐
senþer's seat or iý the ýront passenþ‐ er's seat is unoccupied by a person.
To ensure the saýety oý your child, the
passenþer’s ýront air baþ must be de‐
activated when it should be necessary to install a rearward ýacinþ child seat
on the ýront passenþer seat in excep‐
tional circumstances.
To deactivate or reactivate the pas‐senþer’s ýront air baþ:
To deactivate the passenþer’s ýront air
baþ, insert the master key into the
passenþer’s ýront air baþ æN/æFF
switch and turn it to the æFF position.
The passenþer’s ýront air baþ æFF indi‐ cator (
) will illuminate and stay on
until the passenþer’s ýront air baþ is re‐
activated.
To reactivate the passenþer’s ýront air baþ, insert the master key into the
passenþer’s ýront air baþ æN/æFF
switch and turn it to the æN position. The passenþer’s ýront air baþ æFF indi‐
cator will þo out and the passenþer’s
ýront air baþ æN indicator (
) will illu‐
minate ýor approximately 60 seconds.
WARNING
The ýront air baþ ON/OFF switchcould turn by usinþ a similar smallriþid device. Always check the statusoý the ýront air baþ ON/OFF switchand passenþer's ýront air baþON/OFF indicator.
NOTICE
•When the passenþer’s ýront air
baþ æN/æFF switch is set to the
æN position, the passenþer’s ýront
air baþ is activated and child or in‐
ýant seat should not be installed
on the ýront passenþer seat.
•When the passenþer’s ýront air
baþ æN/æFF switch is set to the
æFF position, the passenþer’s
ýront air baþ is deactivated.
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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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