2008 Kia Sportage Owners Manual

Knowing your vehicle
Airbag system components  
The  SRS  uses  a collection  of  sen-
sors to  gather information  about  the
driver’s  and  front  passenger’s  seat
position,  the  driver’s and  front  pas-
senger’s    safety   belt    usage   and
impact severity.
The  driver's  and   front  passenger's
seat   position   sensors,   which   are
installed  on   the  seat  track  let   the
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The  main components  of  your SRS
are:
•  To  indicate   that   your  vehicle   is
equipped  with  airbags,  the  corre-
•
If your  vehicle  has been sub-
jected to flood conditions (e.g.
soaked
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2
3
carpeting/standing
water on  the floor of  the vehi-
cle, etc.) orif   your vehicle has
become flood damagedin   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 forinspection   and nec-
essary repair s.
Disregarding   this  precaution
may   cause    an   unexpected
airbag     deployment,     which
could   result in serious   per-
sonalinjury   or death.
sponding
airbag
covers
are
marked with “SRS  AIRBAG”.
-
-
-
(if equipped, see  page 3- 67)
- Curtain airbag
(if equipped, see  page 3- 67)
Driver’s airbag   (see  page 3- 59)
Passenger’s airbag (see page 3- 60)    airbag  control  module  know  where
the  seats  are  positioned.   Similarly,
Side airbag
the  safety belt  usage  sensors mea-  4
sure  if the  driver  and  front passen-
ger’s safety belts are fastened. These
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sensors provide  the ability  to control
•  A diagnostic system that continual-
ly monitors the  system operation.
•
the SRS  deployment  based on  how
close the driver’s seat is to  the steer-
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Airbag warning light  to warn you of     ing   wheel,  how  close  the   passen-
a  possible  problem  with  the  sys-     ger’s seat  is to the instrument  panel,
tem.
whether  or  not the  safety  belts  are  7
fastened,   and  the   severity   of  the
•
Emergency  power backup  in case
your car’s  electrical  system is  dis-
connected in a  crash.
impact.
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Product Specification
CategoriesKia Manuals, Kia Sportage Manuals
Model Year2008
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