Front Passenger’s Airbag; Occupant Classification System - Kia Sportage 2008 Owner's Manual

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Front passenger's airbag
Front passenger's airbag is stored in
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the instrument panel on the glove
box.
Never put any objects or ornaments
on the instrument panel.
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Occupant classification system

The occupant classification system
detects the presence of a passenger
in the front passenger's seat and will
turn off the front passenger's airbag
under certain conditions.
The occupant classification system is
designed to detect the presence of a
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properly-seated occupant and deter-
mine if the front passenger's airbag
should be enabled (may inflate) or
not.
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If there is no passenger in the front
passenger seat or if the passenger in
the front passenger's seat is very
small (such as a child), the front PAS-
SENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator
may go ON.
When this indicator is ON, the front
passenger's air bag will not deploy.
The side air bag will not deploy if the
front seat is unoccupied.
The side air bag may deploy if the
front seat is occupied by a small
occupant.
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