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Knowing your vehicle
Repairing or scrapping the vehi-
cles
• Repairing steering wheel, instrument
panel, center console or roofs, or
installing car audio around center con-
sole or painting front sheet metal could
disable the air bag system. Have them
checked by an authorized Kia dealer.
• When leaving the vehicle at an autho-
rized Kia dealer, inform that the vehicle
is equipped with air bag system, and
leave the owner’s manual in the vehi-
cle.
• Since air bag system contains explo-
sive chemical substances, contact an
authorized Kia dealer when scrapping
the vehicle.
WARNING
• Do not modify your steering
wheel, seat or any other part of
the Supplemental Res traint
System. Modification could make
the system inoperable.
• Do not work on the system’s com-
ponents or wiring. This could
cause the air bags to inflate inad-
vertently, possibly seriously injur-
ing someone. Working on the sys-
tem could also disable the sys-
tem so that the air bags would not
deploy in a collision.
• Any work on the SRS system,
s uch as removing, installing,
repairing, or any work on the
s teering wheel must be per-
formed by a qualified Kia techni-
cian. Improper handling of the air
bag system may result in serious
personal injury.
