KIA Magentis 2006 - Manual (Page 56)

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
PASSENGER BEING
PROPERLY SEATED
The front seat passenger’s air bag is
much larger than the driver’s air bag and
inflates with considerably more force. It
can seriously hurt or kill a passenger
who is not in the proper position and
wearing the safety belt properly. The
front passenger should always move
their seat as far back as practical and sit
well back in the seat. It is essential that
the front passenger always wear their
safety belt, even when mounting in a
parking lot or up a drive way into a
garage.
The reason for this is that in most frontal
impacts there is substantial pre-impact
braking which tends to throw the
occupants forward. If the right front
passenger is not using their safety belt,
they will be directly in front of or even
touching the air bag storage
compartment when inflation occurs. In
that situation, death or severe injury is
possible.
Because of the air bag, you must NEVER
INSTALL A CHILD RESTRAINT
SYSTEM IN THE FRONT PASSENGER
SEAT.
There is a very significant risk of serious
or fatal injuries to a child in a child
restraint if the right front passenger air
bag inflates. We also strongly recommend
that you do not put a front-facing child
restraint system in the front passenger
seat.
S R S
AIRBAG
WARNING
MMSA3038
WARNING - Right Front
Seat
Pre-impact braking could throw
an unbelted passenger toward
or onto the air bag storage
compartment. Upon impact in a
collision, the air bag would
rapidly inflate and possibly
severely injure or kill that
occupant who failed to wear
their safety belt.
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