Kia K5 2021 Owner's Manual page 75

Safety features of your vehicle
legs comfortably extended and their
feet on the floor). Restart the vehi-
cle and have the person remain in
that position. This will allow the sys-
tem to detect the person and to
enable the passenger air bag.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG "
indicator is still on, ask the passen-
ger to move to the rear seat.
WARNING
PASSENGER AIR BAG "
Do not allow an adult passenger to
ride in the front seat when the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG "
illuminated, because the air bag will
not deploy in the event of a crash.
The driver must instruct the pas-
senger to reposition himself in the
seat. Failure to properly position
yourself may lead to air bag deacti-
vation resulting in air bag non-
deployment in a collision. If the PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG "
remains illuminated after the pas-
senger repositions themselves
properly and the car is restarted, it
is recommended that passenger
move to the rear seat because the
passenger's front air bag will not
deploy.
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" light
" indicator is
" indicator
Air bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint
NOTICE
The PASSENGER AIR BAG "
cator does not illuminate if the front
passenger seat is occupied, the
occupant detection sensor will then
classify the front passenger after
several more seconds Also, if the
ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned to the ON position when
about 3 minutes have elapsed since
the vehicle is in OFF position.
Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the Occupant
Detection System, never install a
Child Restraint System in the
front passenger's seat. A deploy-
ing air bag can forcefully strike a
child resulting in serious injuries or
death.
Any child age 13 and under should
ride in the rear seat. Children too
large for child restraints should use
the available lap/shoulder belts. No
matter what type of crash, children
of all ages are safer when
restrained in the rear seat.
If the ODS is not working properly,
the Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) air bag warning light on the
instrument panel will illuminate
because the passenger's front air
bag is connected with the ODS. If
there is a malfunction of the ODS
the PASSENGER AIRBAG "
cator will not illuminate. In this case,
System
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