Kia Sorento 2023 Owner's Manual page 115

Safety features of your vehicle
Conditions and operation of the front passenger ODS
Condition detected by the
occupant classification system
*1
1. Adult
2. Child Restraint System (CRS)
with child under 12 months
*2*3*4
old
3. Unoccupied
4. Malfunction in the system
* 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 CRS 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 CRS on the front passenger seat.
* 4. The PASSENGER AIR BAG (
12 months to 12 years old (with or without a CRS) sits in the front passenger seat.
This is a normal condition.
WARNING
僅 Do not install a child restraint seat in
the passenger seat when the seat is
heavily soaked with any type of liquid.
僅 Do not alter or remodel the Occupant
Detection System (ODS). 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,
Air bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System
Indicator/Warning light
"PASSENGER
SRS warning
AIR BAG OFF"
indicator light
Off
On
On
Off
) indicator may turn on or off when a child above
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 dealership.
僅 After the passenger seat has been
removed or installed for repair pur-
poses, check for normal operation of
the PASSENGER AIR BAG (
air bag warning lights with a person
seated or not seated in the passenger
seat.
Devices
Front passenger
light air bag
Off Activated
Off Deactivated
Off Deactivated
On Activated
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