Kia Optima Hybrid 2020 Owner's Manual page 120

Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
Condition detected by the
occupant classification system
1. Adult* 1
2. Child restraint system with
child under 12 months old
* 2 * 3 * 4
3. Unoccupied
4. Malfunction in the system
* The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in
1
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 rec-
ognize 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 "OFF" indicator may turn on or off when a child above
12 months to 13 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the front
passenger seat. This is a normal condition.
Indicator/Warning light
"PASSENGER
SRS warning
AIR BAG OFF"
light
indicator light
Off Off
On Off
On Off
Off On
Safety features of your vehicle
CAUTION
• Do not install a child restraint
seat in the passenger seat
Devices
when the seat is heavily
soaked with any type of liquid.
Front passenger
air bag
• Do not alter or remodel the
ODS
System). This may damage the
Activated
system and prevent its proper
function in a collision.
Deactivated
Deactivated
Activated
(Occupant Detection
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