2008 Kia Magentis Owners Manual

Knowing your vehicle
Air bag system operation
•  In order to  help provide protection in  a
severe  collision,   the  air   bags  must
inflate  rapidly.  The  speed  of  air  bag
inflation   is   a   consequence   of   the
extremely short time in which a collision
occurs and the need  to get the air bag
between the  occupant and the  vehicle
structures before the occupant impacts
those structures. This speed of inflation
reduces  the   risk  of   serious  or   life-
threatening injuries in a severe collision
and is thus a necessary part  of air bag
design.
However,  air   bag  inflation   can  also
cause   injuries   which   normally   can
include  facial  abrasions,  bruises  and
broken  bones,  and  sometimes  more
serious  injuries  because  the inflation
speed  also   causes  the  air   bags  to
expand with a great deal of force.
WARNING - Seated
Air bags only operate when the ignition
switch is  turned  to the  ON or  START
positions.
positioning
•  To avoid severe personal injury or
death  caused   by  deploying   air
bags  in   a  collision,   the   driver
should  sit  as  far  back  from  the
steering wheel air bag as possible
(at least 250 mm (10 inches) away).
Air bags inflate instantly in the event of
serious   frontal   or  side   collision   (if
equipped  with side  air bag  or  curtain
air  bag)  in  order  to help  protect  the
occupants from serious physical injury.
The
front
passenger
should
There  is  no  single  vehicle  speed  at
which the air bags will inflate.
always move their seat as far back
as  possible and  sit  back in  their
seat.
Air  bag   deployment   depends  on   a
number  of   factors  including   vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the densi-
ty  and   stiffness   of  the   vehicles  or
objects which  your  vehicle hits  in the
collision. However, factors are not limit-
ed to those mentioned above.
Air  bag  inflates   instantly  in  an
event   of  collision,   passengers
may  be   injured  by  the   air  bag
expansion force if  they are not in
proper position.
Air
bag   inflation    may    cause
The   front  air   bags   will   completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.
injuries  which   normally  include
facial or bodily abrasions, injuries
by the broken glasses or burns by
the explosives.
There
are
even
circumstances
It is  impossible  for you  to see  the air
bags  inflate  during  an  accident. It  is
much  more likely  that you  will  simply
see the  deflated air bags  hanging out
of their storage compartments after the
collision.
under which contact  with the steer-
ing  wheel  air  bag  can  cause  fatal
injuries,  especially if  the  occupant
is  positioned  excessively  close  to
the steering wheel.
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CategoriesKia Magentis Manuals, Kia Manuals
Model Year2008
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