Kia Sorento (2011) User Manual download pdf (Page 75)

Safety features of your vehicle

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• Just before impact, drivers often brake

heavily. Such heavy braking lowers the

front portion of the vehicle causing it to

“ride” under a vehicle with a higher

ground clearance. Air bags may not

inflate in this "under-ride" situation

because deceleration forces that are

detected by sensors may be signifi-

cantly reduced by such “under-ride”

collisions.

• Front air bags may not inflate in

rollover accidents because front air

bag deployment would not provide

additional occupant protection.

However, if equipped with side impact

and curtain air bags, the air bags may

inflate in a rollover, when it is detected

by the rollover sensor.

• Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle

collides with objects such as utility

poles or trees, where the point of

impact is concentrated to one area and

the full force of the impact is not deliv-

ered to the sensors.

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