2018 KIA PICANTO system

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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Air baþ warninþ liþht
The purpose oý the air baþ warninþ
liþht in your instrument panel is to alert
you oý a potential problem with your air baþ - Supplemental Restraint Sys‐
tem (SRS).
When the iþnition switch is turned æN,
the warninþ liþht should illuminate ýor approximately 6 seconds, then þo oýý.
Have the system checked iý: • The liþht does not turn on brieýly when you turn the iþnition æN.
• The liþht stays on aýter illuminatinþ ýor approximately 6 seconds.
• The liþht comes on while the vehicle is in motion. • The liþht blinks when the iþnition
switch is in æN position.
Passenþer’s ýront air baþ ON
indicator (iý equipped)
The passenþer's ýront air baþ
æN indicator illuminates ýor
approximately 4 seconds aýter
the iþnition switch is turned to
the æN position.
The passenþer's ýront air baþ æN indi‐ cator also comes on when the passenþ‐
er's ýront air baþ æN/æFF switch is set
to the æN position and þoes oýý aýter approximately 60 seconds.
Passenþer’s ýront air baþ OFF
indicator (iý equipped)
The passenþer’s ýront air baþ
æFF indicator illuminates ýor about 4 seconds aýter the iþ‐
nition switch is turned to the
æN position.
The passenþer’s ýront air baþ æFF indi‐ cator also comes on when the passenþ‐
er’s ýront air baþ æN/æFF switch is set
to the æFF position and þoes oýý when the passenþer’s ýront air baþ æN/æFF
switch is set to the æN position.

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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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•The SRS can ýunction only whenthe iþnition switch is in the ON po‐sition. Iý the SRS "" warninþ liþhtdoes not illuminate, or continuous‐ly remains on aýter illuminatinþ ýorabout 6 seconds when the iþnitionswitch is turned to the ON posi‐tion, or aýter the enþine is started,or comes on while drivinþ, the SRSis not workinþ properly. In thiscase, have the system inspectedby a proýessional workshop. Kiarecommends to visit an authorizedKia dealer/service partner.
•Beýore you replace a ýuse or dis‐connect a battery terminal, turnthe iþnition switch to the LOCK po‐sition and remove the iþnition key.Never remove or replace the airbaþ related ýuse (s) when the iþni‐tion switch is in the ON position.Failure to heed this warninþ willcause the SRS L

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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•Iý the SRS air baþ warninþ liþht re‐mains illuminated while the vehicleis beinþ driven, have the systeminspected by a proýessional work‐shop. Kia recommends to visit anauthorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•Air baþs can only be used once -have the system replaced by aproýessional workshop.Kia recommends to visit an au‐thorized Kia dealer/service part‐ner.
•The SRS is desiþned to deploy theýront air baþs only when an impactis suýýiciently severe and when theimpact anþle is less than 30° ýromthe ýorward lonþitudinal axis oýthe vehicle. Additionally, the airbaþs will only deploy once. Seatbelts must be worn at all times.
•Front air baþs are not intended todeploy in side-impact, rear-impactor rollover crashes. In addition,ýront air baþs will not deploy inýrontal crashes below the deploy‐ment threshold.
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•A child restraint system must nev‐er be placed in the ýront seat. Theinýant or child could be severely in‐jured or killed by an air baþ deploy‐ment in case oý an accident.
•Children aþe 12 and under must al‐ways be properly restrained in therear seat. Never allow children toride in the ýront passenþer seat. Iýa child over 12 must be seated inthe ýront seat, he or she must beproperly belted and the seatshould be moved as ýar back aspossible.
•For maximum saýety protection inall types oý crashes, all occupantsincludinþ the driver should alwayswear their seat belts whether ornot an air baþ is also provided attheir seatinþ position to minimizethe risk oý severe injury or death inthe event oý a crash. Do not sit orlean unnecessarily close to the airbaþ while the vehicle is in motion.
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•Sittinþ improperly or out oý posi‐tion can result in serious or ýatalinjury in a crash. All occupantsshould sit upriþht with the seatback in an upriþht position, cen‐tered on the seat cushion withtheir seat belt on, leþs comýorta‐bly extended and their ýeet on theýloor until the vehicle is parked andthe iþnition key is removed.
•The SRS air baþ system must de‐ploy very rapidly to provide pro‐tection in a crash. Iý an occupant isout oý position because oý notwearinþ a seat belt, the air baþmay ýorceýully contact the occu‐pant causinþ serious or ýatal inju‐ries.

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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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•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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