Kia Soul 2023 Manual page 61

Safety features of your vehicle
Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant detection
system
Condition detected by the
occupant classification system
*1
1. Adult
2. Child restraint system with
child under 12 months 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 child restraint system 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 child restraint system on the front passenger seat.
*4. The PASSENGER AIR BAG "
above 12 months to 12 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the
front passenger seat. This is a normal condition.
WARNING
僅 Do not install a child restraint system
in the passenger seat when the seat is
heavily soaked with any type of liquid.
僅 Do not alter or remodel the ODS
(Occupant Detection System). 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
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system
Indicator/Warning light
"PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF"
indicator light
Off
On
*2*3*4
On
Off
" indicator may turn on or off when a child
僅 Any service related to the passenger
僅 After the passenger seat has been
SRS warning Front passenger
light
Off
Off
Off
On
should be dried properly. Afterward,
check for normal operation of the
PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" and air
bag warning lights.
seat and the ODS must be done at an
authorized Kia service center.
removed or installed for repair pur-
poses, check for normal operation of
the PASSENGER AIR BAG "
and air bag warning lights with a per-
son seated or not seated in the pas-
senger seat.
Devices
air bag
Activated
Deactivated
3
Deactivated
Activated
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