2008 Kia Magentis Owners Manual

Knowing your vehicle
Air bag system components
The main components of your SRS are:
The SRS uses a  collection of sensors to
gather information about the driver’s  and
front  passenger’s seat  position, the  dri-
ver’s  and  front  passenger’s  safety  belt
usage and impact severity.
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Driver’s and front passenger’s  air
bag are designed to inflate only in
certain frontal collisions, and side
and curtain air bags are designed
to inflate  in certain side  impacts.
Frontal air bags are  not designed
to   provide   protection    in   side
impacts,  rear  impacts, rollovers,
or  less severe  frontal  collisions.
They  will  not provide  protection
from  later   impacts   in   a  multi-
impact collision.
•  To
indicate    that    your   vehicle    is
equipped with air bags, the correspon-
ding  air bag  covers  are  marked  with
“SRS AIR BAG”.
The  driver's and  front passenger's  seat
position sensors,  which are  installed on
the seat track let the air bag control mod-
ule know where the seats are positioned.
Similarly,  the safety  belt usage  sensors
measure if  the  driver and  front passen-
ger’s  safety  belts  are   fastened. These
sensors provide the  ability to control  the
SRS deployment based on how close the
driver’s seat is to the steering wheel, how
close  the   passenger’s  seat   is  to   the
instrument  panel,   whether  or   not  the
safety belts are fastened, and the severi-
ty of the impact.
- Driver’s air bag
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Front passenger’s air bag
Side air bag (if equipped)
Curtain air bag (if equipped)
A  diagnostic  system  that   continually
monitors the system operation.
Air bag warning  light to warn  you of a
possible problem with the system.
Emergency power backup in case your
car’s electrical system is  disconnected
in a crash.
If your  vehicle has  been subject-
ed
to   flood    conditions    (e.g.
soaked  carpeting/standing water
on the floor of the vehicle, etc.) or
if your  vehicle has become  flood
damaged   in   any   way,   do  not
attempt to start the vehicle or  put
the  key in  the ignition.  Have  the
vehicle  towed   to  an  authorized
Kia dealer for inspection and nec-
essary repairs.
Disregarding this precaution may
cause   an   unexpected   air   bag
deployment, which could result in
serious personal injury or death.
The  advanced SRS  offers the  ability  to
control the  air bag inflation with  two lev-
els. A first stage level is provided for mod-
erate-severity  impacts. A  second  stage
level is provided for more severe impacts.
According to the impact  severity, seating
position and  safety belt usage,  the SRS
Control Module controls the air bag infla-
tion.
Failure  to properly  wear  safety  belts
can  increase  the  risk  or  severity  of
injury in an accident.
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Product Specification
CategoriesKia Magentis Manuals, Kia Manuals
Model Year2008
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