Kia Automobile User Manual page 68

Knowing your vehicle
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant
classification system
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Condition detected by
the occupant classifi-
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cation system
1. Adult * 1
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2. Child* 2 or child
restraint system
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3. Unoccupied
* 1 The system detects a person who is generally adult size as an adult, thus allowing
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the passenger air bag to deploy. When a smaller adult sits in the front passenger
seat, the system may detect their body shape as that of a child, thus preventing air
bag deployment.
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* 2 When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front pas-
senger seat, the system may recognize him/her as an adult depending on his/her
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physique sitting posture, or objects in the lap of the occupant, thus permitting airbag
deployment.
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Indicator/Warning light
"PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator SRS warning light
light
Off Off
On Off
On Off
CAUTION
If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF" indicator illuminates or
Devices
blinks continuously when a per-
Front passenger front
son of adult size sits in the front
air bag
passenger's seat, it could be
because that person isn't sitting
Activated
properly in the seat. If this hap-
pens, turn the vehicle off, make
Deactivated
sure the seat back is not
reclined, have the passenger
Deactivated
center on the seat cushion, with
legs comfortably extended, and
the safety belt properly posi-
tioned. Restart the vehicle and
have the person remain in this
position long enough to allow
the system to detect the person
and activate the passenger air
bag.