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Safety features of your vehicle Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
WARNING
僅 Do not install a child restraint system
in the passenger seat when the seat is
heavily soaked with any type of liquid.
僅 Do not alter or remodel the ODS
(Occupant Detection System). This
may damage the system and prevent
its proper function in a collision.
NOTICE
僅 Do not use car seat cushions that
cover up the surface of the seat and
aftermarket manufactured passenger
seat heaters.
僅 After conducting car interior cleaning
using steam or detergent, the seat
should be dried properly. Afterward,
check for normal operation of the
PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" and air
bag warning lights.
僅 Any service related to the passenger
seat and the ODS must be done at an
authorized Kia service center.
僅 After the passenger seat has been
removed or installed for repair pur
-
poses, check for normal operation of
the PASSENGER AIR BAG "
"
and air bag warning lights with a per -
son seated or not seated in the pas
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senger seat.
Condition detected by the
occupant classification system
Indicator/Warning light Devices
"PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF"
indicator light
SRS warning
light
Front passenger
air bag
1. Adult
*1
Off Off Activated
2. Child restraint system with
child under 12 months old
*2*3*4
On Off Deactivated
3. Unoccupied On Off Deactivated
4. Malfunction in the system Off On Activated
*1. The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in
the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending
on his/her physique and posture.
*2. Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a larger child who
has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system
may recognize him/her as an adult depending upon his/her physique or sitting
position.
*3. Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
*4. The PASSENGER AIR BAG "
" indicator may turn on or off when a child
above 12 months to 12 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the
front passenger seat. This is a normal condition.