2008 Kia Magentis Owners Manual

Knowing your vehicle
The side  air bags (side  and/or curtain
air bags) are not designed to deploy in
collisions from  the front  or rear of  the
vehicle or in most rollover situations.
The  curtain air  bags  are designed  to
deploy only in certain side-impact colli-
sions, depending on the crash severity,
angle, speed and impact.
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Do  not  allow  the passengers  to
lean  their  heads or  bodies  onto
doors,   put   their   arms   on  the
doors,  stretch  their arms  out  of
the   window,   or   place   objects
between  the  doors  and  passen-
gers  when   they  are   seated  on
seats   equipped    with   side   air
bags.
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WARNING
Never  try  to  open or  repair  any
components  of  the  side  curtain
air bag  system. This should  only
be  done   by  an   authorized   Kia
dealer.
In  order  for  side  air  bags  (side
and  curtain  air bags)  to  provide
its best protection, both front seat
occupants   and   both   outboard
rear  occupants  should  sit in  an
upright   position   with  the   seat
fastened.
•  If  a small  child  is seated  on  the
rear  outboard seat  cushion, it  is
probable that  they will  below the
deployment level  of the side  cur-
tain air bag  and thus not protect-
ed by that air bag.
Failure  to  follow   the  above  men-
tioned  instructions   can   result  in
injury or death  to the vehicle occu-
pants in an accident.
belts
properly
Importantly, children should sit in
a proper child restraint  system in
the rear seat.
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Curtain air bag (if equipped)
When  children are  seated  in the
rear outboard seats, they must be
child
Curtain  air bags are  located along  both
sides of the roof rails above the front and
rear doors.
seated
in
the
proper
restraint system. Make sure to put
the  child restraint  system  as far
away from the door side as possi-
ble, and secure the child restraint
system in a locked position.
They  are  designed  to  help  protect  the
heads of the front seat occupants and the
rear  outboard seat  occupants in  certain
side impact collisions.
The curtain air bag deployment occurs
only on the side of the vehicle affected
by the impact.
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CategoriesKia Magentis Manuals, Kia Manuals
Model Year2008
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