KIA Sportage 2005 - Manual (Page 87)

Knowing your vehicle
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• In a slant impact or collision, The
force delivered will be relatively
weaker than that of frontal colli-
sion. So, the airbags may not
inflate.
• At the moment of an accident, driv-
ers often brake heavily with reflex.
In such heavy braking, the front
portion of the vehicle is lowered by
the force of the braking and the
vehicle can dive under a vehicle
with a higher ground clearance.
Airbags may not inflate in this situ-
ation because impacts may not be
delivered or may be delivered with
less intensity.
• Airbags may not inflate in rollover
accidents because airbag deploy-
ment would not provide proper pro-
tection to the occupants.
However, side airbags may inflate
when the vehicle is rolled over by a
side impact collision, if the vehicle
is equipped with side airbags and
curtain airbags.
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