Safety features of your vehicle
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WARNING
If you change the weight on the
front passenger seat, the PAS-
SENGER “AIR BAG OFF” indica-
tor may turn on or off for a few
seconds, disabling or enabling
the passenger air bag.
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place any-
thing on or attach anything such
as a blanket or seat heater to the
front passenger seat. This can
adversely affect the occupant
detection system.
Do not sit on sharp objects such
as tools when occupying the
front passenger seat. This can
adversely affect the occupant
detection system.
Do not use accessory seat cov-
ers on the front seats.
• Air bags can only be used once –
have an authorized KIA dealer
replace the air bag immediately
after deployment.
•
Even though your vehicle is
occupant
equipped
with
the
detection system, never install a
child restraint system in the front
passenger's seat. A deploying air
bag can forcefully strike a child
resulting in serious injuries or
•
A smaller-stature adult who is not
seated correctly (for example:
seat excessively reclined, leaning
on the door or center console, or
hips shifted forward in the seat)
can cause a condition where the
advanced frontal air bag system
senses less weight than if the
occupant were seated properly
(sitting upright with the seatback
in an upright position, centered
on the seat cushion with their
seat belt on, legs comfortably
extended and their feet on the
floor).
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death.
Any child age 12 and
under should ride in the rear seat.
Children
too large for child
restraints should use the avail-
able lap/shoulder belts. No mat-
ter what type of crash, children of
all ages are safer when restrained
in the rear seat.
•
If the PASSENGER “AIR BAG
is illuminated
when the front passenger's seat
is occupied by an adult and
OFF” indicator
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This condition can result in an
adult potentially being misclassi-
fied and illumination of the PAS-
SENGER “AIR BAG OFF” indica-
tor.
he/she
sits
properly
(sitting
Accident statistics show that chil-
upright with the seatback in an
upright position, centered on the
seat cushion with their seat belt
on, legs comfortably extended
and their feet on the floor), have
that person sit in the rear seat.
dren
are
safer
if
they
are
restrained in the rear, as opposed
to the front seat. It is recommend-
ed that child restraints be secured
in a rear seat, including an infant
riding in a rear-facing infant seat,
a child riding in a forward-facing
child seat and an older child rid-
ing in a booster seat.
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| Categories | Kia Borrego Manuals, Kia Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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