Safety features of your vehicle
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system
Air bag warning light
The purpose of air bag warning light in
your instrument panel is to alert you of a
potential problem with your air bag sys
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tem, which could include your side and/
or curtain air bags used for rollover pro
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tection.
Have the system checked by an autho
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rized Kia dealer if:
僅 Air bag warning light does not turn on
briefly when you turn the ignition ON.
僅 Air bag warning light stays on after
appearing for approximately 6 sec
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onds.
僅 Air bag warning light comes on while
the vehicle is in motion.
SRS components and functions
The SRS consists of the following com
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ponents:
1. Driver's front air bag module
2. Passenger's front air bag module
3. Side air bag modules
4. Curtain air bag modules
5. Retractor pre-tensioner assemblies*
6. Air bag warning light
7. SRS control module (SRSCM) /Roll
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over sensor
8. Front impact sensors
9. Side impact sensors
10. PASSENGER AIR BAG “OFF” indicator
(Front passenger’s seat only)
11. Occupant detection system (Front
passenger’s seat only)
12. Driver’s and front passenger’s seat
belt buckle sensors
13. Emergency fastening device (EFD)
* : if equipped
The SRSCM continually monitors all SRS
components while the ignition switch is
ON to determine if a crash impact is
severe enough to require air bag deploy
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ment or pre-tensioner seat belt deploy
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ment.
The SRS air bag warning light on the
instrument panel will appear for about 6
seconds after the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position, after which
the air bag warning light should go out.
If any of the following conditions occurs,
this indicates a malfunction of the SRS.
Have an authorized Kia dealer inspect
the air bag system as soon as possible.
僅 The light does not turn on briefly
when you turn the ignition ON.
僅 The light stays on after illuminating
for approximately 6 seconds.
僅 The light comes on while the vehicle is
in motion.
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