Kia Optima: Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system / Why didn’t my air bag go off in a collision?

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2025 Owner's Manual / Safety features of your vehicle / Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system / Why didn’t my air bag go off in a collision?

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.

Curtain air bag

❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ from the illustration. Curtain air bags are located along both sides of the roof rails above the front and rear doors. They are designed to he ...

Air bag collision sensors

(1) SRS control module/ Rollover sensor (2) Front impact sensor (3) Side impact sensor (4) Side impact sensor (5) Side impact sensor WARNING - Air bag sensors Do not hit or allow any object ...

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Kia Optima DL3 2019-2025 Owner's Manual: System malfunction

When the FCA is not working properly, the FCA warning light () will illuminate and the warning message will appear for a few seconds. After the message disappears, the master warning light () will illuminate. In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized Kia dealer. Th ...

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2025 Owner's Manual: Detecting pedestrians

The sensor may be limited when: The pedestrian is not fully detected by the camera recognition system, for example, if the pedestrian is leaning over or is not fully walking upright The pedestrian is moving very quickly or appears abruptly in the camera detection area The pedestrian is ...