KIA Sportage 2008 User Manual

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Knowing your vehicle

Driver’s airbag

The driver’s airbag is stored in the
center of the steering wheel.

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• Have your car checked by a

Kia dealer as soon as possible
if the SRS warning light
comes on. Ignoring the indica-
tor light can result in serious
or fatal injury.

• Sitting improperly or out of

position can provide incorrect
data to the occupant classifi-
cation system and result in
serious or fatal injury in a
crash.

All occupants should

sit upright in their seats with
their feet on the floor.

WARNING

Steering
wheel

• You must always sit as far

back from the steering wheel
airbag as possible (chest at
least 250 mm (10 inches) away
from the steering wheel), while
still maintaining a comfortable
seating position for good
vehicle control, in order to
reduce the risk of injury or
death in a collision.

• Never place objects over the

airbag storage compartments
or between the airbags and
yourself. Due to the speed and
force of the airbag inflation,
such objects could hit your
body at high speed and cause
severe bodily injury and even
death.

• Do not put stickers or orna-

ments on the steering wheel
cover. These may interfere
with the deployment of the
airbag.

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