Kia Soul 2022 Owner's Manual page 73

Safety features of your vehicle
Occupant Detection System (ODS)
Your vehicle is equipped with an
occupant detection system in the
front passenger's seat.
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The occupant detection system is
designed to detect the presence of a
properly-seated front passenger
and determine if the passenger's
front air bag should be enabled
(may inflate) or not. Only the front
passenger front air bag is controlled
by the Occupant Detection System.
Do not put anything in front of the
passenger air bag "
tor.
Main components of the occupant
detection system
An detection device located within
the front passenger seat cushion.
An electronic system which
determines whether the passen -
ger air bag systems should be
activated or deactivated.
An indicator light located on the
instrument panel which illumi -
nates the words PASSENGER AIR
BAG "
passenger air bag system is deac -
tivated.
The instrument panel air bag
warning light is interconnected
with the occupant detection sys -
tem.
If the front passenger seat is occu -
pied by a person that the system
determines to be of appropriate
size, and he/she sits properly (sit -
ting upright with the seatback in an
upright position, centered on the
seat cushion with their seat belt on,
legs comfortably extended and their
feet on the floor), the PASSENGER
AIR BAG "
off and the front passenger's air
bag will be able to inflate, if neces -
sary, in frontal crashes.
You will find the PASSENGER AIR
BAG "
" indica -
ter fascia panel. This system
detects the conditions 1~4 in the
following table and activates or
deactivates the front passenger air
bag based on these conditions.
Always be sure that you and all
vehicle occupants are seated and
restrained properly (sitting upright
with the seat in an upright position,
centered on the seat cushion, with
the person's legs comfortably
extended, feet on the floor, and
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint
" indicates the front
" indicator will turn
" indicator on the cen -
3
system
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