KNOWING YOUR VEHICLE
The importance of using
safety belts
(Continued)
WARNING - Airbags &
Safety Belts
•
Driver’s and front passenger’s
airbag are designed to inflate
only in certain frontal colli-
sions, and curtain airbags are
designed to inflate in certain
side impacts. They will gener-
ally not provide protection in
side impacts (except curtain
There are four very important rea-
sons to use safety belts even with an
airbag supplemental restraint sys-
tem. They:
•
Even in vehicles with air bags,
you and your passengers
must always wear the safety
belts provided in order to min-
imize the risk and severity of
injury in the event of a colli-
sion or rollover.
Always wear your safety belt.
It can help keep you away
from the air bags during
heavy braking just before a
collision.
•
help keep you in the proper position
(away from the airbag) when it
inflates.
airbags)
or
rear
impacts,
•
reduce the risk of harm in rollover,
side impact or rear impact colli-
sions, because an airbag is not
designed to inflate in such situa-
tions and even a side curtain airbag
is designed to inflate only in certain
side impact collisions.
•
•
rollovers, less severe frontal
collisions. They will not pro-
vide protection from later
impacts in a multi-impact col-
lision.
If occupants are not fastened
or correctly seated, they can-
not be protected, and thus
face serious injury or death.
(Continued)
•
•
reduce the risk of harm in frontal or
side collisions which are not severe
enough to actuate the airbag sup-
plemental restraint system.
reduce the risk of being thrown
from your vehicle.
(Continued)
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| Categories | Kia Manuals, Kia Sorento Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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