Kia Forte: Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system / Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag

Kia Forte 2019-2024 (BD) Owners Manual / Safety features of your vehicle / Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system / Inflation and non-inflation conditions of the air bag

There are many types of accidents in which the air bag would not be expected to provide additional protection.

These include rear impacts, second or third collisions in multiple impact accidents, as well as low speed impacts.

In these situations, the air bags may not deploy.

Curtain air bag

Curtain air bags are located along both sides of the roof rails above the front and rear doors. They are designed to help protect occupants in certain side impacts and to help prevent the ...

Air bag collision sensors

(1) SRS control module/ Rollover sensor (2) Front impact sensor (3) Side impact sensor (4) Side impact sensor WARNING - Air bag sensors Do not hit or allow any objects to impact the ...

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Kia Forte 2019-2024 (BD) Owners Manual: System malfunction

When the “Check System” warning message appears, the system is not working properly. In this situation, take your vehicle to an authorized Kia dealer and have the system checked. WARNING The Driver Attention Warning system is not a substitute for safe driving practices. It i ...

Kia Forte 2019-2024 (BD) Owners Manual: Indicator light

When the ignition switch is turned to ON, the indicator light illuminates, then goes off if the ESC system is operating normally. The ESC indicator light blinks whenever ESC is operating or illuminates when ESC fails to operate. The ESC OFF indicator light comes on when the ESC is tu ...