KIA Niro: Passenger's front air bag ON/OFF settings (Kia NIRO Hybrid)

You can deactivate the passenger's front air bag from the User Settings Mode on the LCD display if a child restraint is installed on the front passenger's seat or if the front passenger's seat is unoccupied by a person. If your vehicle is equipped with infotainment system, please refer to the infotainment system manual separately supplied.

Operation

A: Vehicle Settings

1. Convenience
2. PASSENGER AIR BAG

With the vehicle on, touch Settings ? Convenience ? PASSENGER AIR BAG on the instrument cluster or Settings ? Vehicle ? Convenience ? PASSENGER AIR BAG on the infotainment system screen.

INFORMATION

• To ensure the safety of your child, the passenger's front air bag must be deactivated when it should be necessary to install a rearward facing child seat on the front passenger seat in exceptional circumstances.
• The infotainment system may change after software updates. For more information, refer to the manual provided in the infotainment system and the quick reference guide.

Front passenger air bag ON/OFF indicator

Operating condition(s)

• After the vehicle is running

• The Front passenger air bag ON or OFF indicator appears for approximately 4 seconds.

• When the PASSENGER AIR BAG menu is selected or deselected

• The Front passenger air bag ON or OFF indicator is appeared.

WARNING

• The passenger's front air bag can be turned on or off by using Settings menu. Always check the status of the PASSENGER AIR BAG menu and Front passenger air bag ON/OFF indicator.
• The driver is responsible for the proper position of the PASSENGER AIR BAG menu.
• Never install a rearward facing child seat on the front passenger's seat unless the passenger's front air bag has been deactivated. The infant or child could be severely injured or killed by an air bag deployment in case of an accident.
• Even though your vehicle is equipped with the PASSENGER AIR BAG menu, do not install a child restraint system in the front passenger's seat. A child restraint system must never be placed 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, children are afforded the most safety when they are restrained by a proper restraint system in the rear seat.
• As soon as the child seat is no longer needed on the front passenger's seat, reactivate the front passenger's air bag.
• Never place or insert any object into any small opening near side airbag 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.

• No objects (such as crash pad cover, cellular phone holder, cup holder, perfume or stickers) should be placed over or near the air bag modules on the steering wheel, instrument cluster, windshield 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.

CAUTION

• If the PASSENGER AIR BAG menu 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 comes 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 AIR BAG menu is deselected ( ).

  In this case, have the system inspected by a professional workshop.

  Kia recommends visiting an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.

• If the SRS air bag warning light blinks or does not appear when the ENGINE START/STOP button is in ON position, or if it appears while the vehicle is being driven, have the system inspected by a professional workshop.

  Kia recommends visiting an authorized Kia dealer/service partner.

NOTICE

• The passenger's front air bag ON/OFF indicator generally appears for approximately 4 seconds after the vehicle is in the ON position. However, if the vehicle is in the ON position within 3 minutes after the vehicle was turned off, the indicator will not appear.
• When the PASSENGER AIR BAG menu is selected, the passenger's front air bag is activated and child or infant seat should not be installed on the front passenger's seat.
• When the PASSENGER AIR BAG menu is deselected, the passenger's front air bag is deactivated.

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