Kia EV2: Air bag - supplemental restraint system / Precautions

To reduce the chance of serious or fatal injuries and receive the maximum safety benefit from your restraint system in your Kia EV2.

• Never place a child in any child or booster seat in the front seat of your Kia EV2.

• The infant or child could be severely injured or killed by an air bag deployment in case of an accident.

• Children age 13 and under must always be properly restrained in the rear seat. If a child over age 13 must be seated in the front seat, he or she must be properly belted and the seat should be moved as far back as possible.

• When children are seated in the rear outboard seats, they must be seated in the proper child restraint system.

• ABC—Always Buckle Children in the back seat. It is the safest place for children of any age to ride.

• For maximum safety protection in all types of crashes, all occupants including the driver should always wear their seat belts whether or not an air bag is also provided at their seating position to minimise the risk of severe injury or death in the event of a crash. Do not sit or lean unnecessarily close to the air bag whilst the vehicle is in motion.

• The SRS air bag system must deploy very rapidly to provide protection in a crash. If an occupant is out of position because of not wearing a seat belt, the air bag may forcefully contact the occupant causing serious or fatal injuries.

• Front and side air bags can injure occupants improperly positioned in the front seats.

• Move your seat as far back as practical from the front air bags, whilst still maintaining control of the vehicle.

• Sitting improperly or out of position can result in serious or fatal injury in a crash. All occupants should sit upright with the seat back in an upright position, centre on the seat cushion with their seat belt on, legs comfortably extended and their feet on the floor until the vehicle is parked.

• 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. The front passenger should always move their seat as far back as possible and sit back in their seat.

• 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 passengers when they are seated on seats equipped with side and/or curtain air bags.

• For best protection from the side air bag system and to avoid being injured by the deploying side air bag, both front seat occupants should sit in an upright position with the seat belt properly fastened.

• Do not use any accessory seat covers.

• Use of seat covers could reduce or prevent the effectiveness of the system.

• No objects (such as instrument panel cover, mobile phone holder, cup holder, perfume or stickers) should be placed over or near the air bag modules on the steering wheel, instrument cluster, windscreen glass, and the front passenger's panel above the glove box. Such objects could cause harm if the vehicle is in a crash severe enough to cause the air bags to deploy. Do not place any objects over the air bag or between the air bag and yourself.

• Never place or insert any object into any small opening near side air bag labels attached to the vehicle seats. When the air bag deploys, the object may affect the deployment and result in unexpected accident or bodily harm.

• When installing a container of liquid air freshener inside the vehicle, do not place it near the instrument cluster nor on the instrument panel surface. It may become dangerous projectiles and cause injury if the passenger's air bag inflates.

• Do not place any objects over the air bag or between the air bag and yourself. Also, do not attach any objects around the area the air bag inflates such as the door, side door glass, front and rear pillar.

• Do not hang heavy items on the coat hooks for safety reasons.

If the SRS air bag warning light remains illuminated whilst the vehicle is being driven, have the system inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

Air bags can only be used once – have the system replaced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

Keep the SRS parts and wiring away from water or any liquid. If the SRS components are inoperative due to exposure to water or liquids, it may cause fire or severe injury.

If your vehicle was flooded and has soaked carpeting or water on flooring, you shouldn't try to start the vehicle; In this situation, have your vehicle inspected by a professional workshop. For cleaning the air bag pad covers, use only a soft, dry cloth or one which has been moistened with plain water. Solvents or cleaners could adversely affect the air bag covers and proper deployment of the system.

Air bag inflation may cause injuries including facial or bodily abrasions, injuries from broken glasses or burns.

When the air bags deploy, the air bag related parts in the steering wheel and/or instrument cluster and/or in both sides of the roof rails above the front and rear doors are very hot. To prevent injury, do not touch the air bag storage areas internal components immediately after an air bag has inflated.

Front and side air bags can injure occupants improperly positioned in the front seats.

There may be a danger that the driver's and/or front passenger's and/or side and curtain air bag may fail to trigger or not trigger correctly during a collision.

To prevent unexpected deployment of the side air bag that may result in personal injury, avoid impact to the side impact sensor when the vehicle is in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position and within approximately 3 minutes after the vehicle is in OFF position.

Do not hit or allow any objects to impact the locations where air bag or sensors are installed. This may cause unexpected air bag deployment, which could result in serious personal injury or death.

If the installation location or angle of the sensors is altered in any way, the air bags may deploy when they should not or they may not deploy when they should, causing severe injury or death. Therefore, do not try to perform maintenance on or around the air bag sensors. Have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

Do not tamper with or disconnect wiring or other components of the SRS system, including the addition of any kind of badges to the pad covers or modifications to the body structure. Doing so could adversely affect SRS performance and lead to possible injury. If necessary, have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

If components of the air bag system must be discarded, or if the vehicle must be scrapped, certain safety precautions must be observed, such as removing SRS and pre-tensioners from a vehicle due to the risk of fire. Failure to follow these precautions and procedures could increase the risk of personal injury. An authorised Kia dealer knows these precautions and can give you the necessary information.

SRS and pre-tensioners contain explosive chemicals. If you scrape a vehicle without removing the SRS and pre-tensioners, it may cause a fire. Before scraping a vehicle, contact a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

The SRS functions only when the vehicle is in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position and remains functional for approximately 3 minutes after the vehicle is turned OFF. If the SRS airbag warning light does not appear or stays on for more than approximately 6 seconds when the vehicle is in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position, or if it turns on whilst driving after the vehicle is started, the SRS is malfunctioning. In this case, have the system inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

The SRS deploys the front air bags only when an impact is sufficiently severe. Additionally, the air bags deploy only once. Always wear seatbelts.

Front air bags do not deploy in side-impact, rear-impact, or rollover crashes. In addition, front air bags do not deploy in frontal crashes below the deployment threshold.

Never try to open or repair any components of the side and curtain air bag system. If necessary, have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

Problems may arise if you change the sensor installation angles due to deformation of the front bumper, body, or B pillar where the side collision sensors are installed. In this case, have the system serviced by a professional workshop. Kia recommends that you visit an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

Your vehicle absorbs impact and deploys the airbag(s) in certain collisions. Use only Kia Genuine Parts or those of an equivalent standard to install bumper guards or replace a bumper. If not, it may adversely affect your vehicle's collision and air bag deployment performance.

If your vehicle is equipped with side and curtain air bag, turn the vehicle to OFF position and wait for approximately 3 minutes when the vehicle is being towed. The side and curtain air bag may deploy within approximately 3 minutes if the vehicle is in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position, and the rollover sensor detects a rollover situation.

Deactivate the passenger's front air bag only when the vehicle is in the OFF position to prevent a malfunction in the SRS Control Module. There may be a risk that the driver's, front passenger's, and/or side and curtain airbags may fail to trigger or may not trigger correctly during a collision.

Before you replace a fuse or disconnect a battery terminal, turn the vehicle to OFF position. Never remove or replace the air bag-related fuse(s) when the vehicle is in the POWER ON or DRIVE READY position. If you fail to heed this warning, the SRS air bag warning light will appear.

Make sure to put the child restraint system as far away from the door side as possible and secure the child restraint system in a locked position.

If the passenger's front air bag ON/OFF switch is not working properly, the air bag warning light on the instrument panel will appear. And the passenger's front air bag OFF indicator () will not appear (The passenger's front air bag ON indicator come on), the SRS Control Module reactivate the passenger's front air bag and the passenger's front air bag will inflate in frontal impact crashes even if the passenger's front air bag ON/OFF switch is set to the OFF position (). In this case, have the system inspected by a professional workshop. Kia recommends visiting an authorised Kia dealer/service partner.

The front air bag ON/OFF switch may turn using a similar small rigid device. Always check the status of the front air bag ON/OFF switch and front passenger air bag ON/OFF indicator. The driver is responsible for the proper position of the passenger's front air bag ON/OFF switch.

Deactivate the passenger's front air bag only when the vehicle is in the OFF position, or it may cause a malfunction in the SRS Control Module.

Even though your vehicle is equipped with the passenger's front air bag ON/OFF switch, do not install a child restraint system in the front passenger's seat. Never place a child restraint system in the front seat. Children who are too large for child restraint systems should always occupy the rear seat and use the available lap/shoulder belts. In the event of an accident, a proper restraint system in the rear seat provides children with the most safety.

The SRS deploys the front air bags only when an impact is sufficiently severe.

Front air bags do not deploy in side-impact, rear-impact, or rollover crashes. In addition, front air bags do not deploy in frontal crashes below the deployment threshold.

The side and curtain air bags deploy in certain side impact or rollover conditions (only in vehicles equipped with a rollover sensor) that are severe enough to cause significant injury to the vehicle occupants.

If equipped with rollover sensor

• The air bags inflate instantly in the event of a rollover (if equipped with a side air bag or curtain air bag) to help protect the occupants from serious physical injury.

• The side and curtain air bags inflate when a rollover sensor detects a rollover. The air bags may inflate during a rollover if the rollover sensor detects it.

• Although the front air bags (driver's and front passenger's air bags) inflate only in frontal collisions, they also may inflate in other types of collisions if the front impact sensors detect a sufficient impact. Side air bags (side and/or curtain air bags) inflate only in side impact collisions, but they may inflate in other collisions if the side impact sensors detect a sufficient impact. For instance, side air bags and curtain air bags may inflate if rollover sensors detect the possibility of a rollover (even if it does not occur) or in other situations, such as when the vehicle tilts whilst being towed. Even if side and/ or curtain air bags do not provide impact protection in a rollover, they will deploy to prevent ejection of occupants, especially those who are restrained with seat belts. If bumps or objects impact the vehicle chassis on unimproved roads or sidewalks, air bags may deploy. Drive carefully on unimproved roads or surfaces not designed for vehicle traffic to prevent unintended air bag deployment.

• When you set the passenger's front air bag ON/OFF switch to the ON position, the passenger's front air bag activates, and you should not install a child or infant seat in the front passenger's seat.