Kia Sportage: Do not install a child restraint on the front passenger’s seat.
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger’s seat. If the air bag deploys, it would impact the rear-facing child restraint, causing serious or fatal injury.
In addition, do not place front-facing child restraints in the front passenger’s seat either. If the front passenger air bag inflates, it could cause serious or fatal injuries to the child.
WARNING - Air bag deployment
When children are seated in the rear outboard seats of a vehicle equipped with side and/or curtain air bags, install the child restraint system as far away from the door side as possible. Inflation of the side and/or curtain air bags could impact the child.
Noise and smoke
When the air bags inflate, they make a loud noise and they leave smoke and powder
in the air inside of the vehicle. This is normal and is a result of the ignition
of the air bag inflator. After th ...
Air bag warning light
The purpose of the air bag warning light in your instrument panel is to alert
you of a potential problem with your air bag - Supplemental Restraint System (SRS).
When the ignition switch is turne ...
Other Information:
Do not lie down
To reduce the chance of injuries in the event of an accident and to achieve maximum
effectiveness of the restraint system, all passengers should be sitting up and the
front and rear seats should b ...
Compact spare tire replacement
A compact spare tire has a shorter tread life than a regular size tire. Replace
it when you can see the tread wear indicator bars on the tire. The replacement compact
spare tire should be the same ...
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