Kia Soul 2022 Owner's Manual page 81

Safety features of your vehicle
in the front passenger's seat. The
occupant detection system detects
the presence of a passenger in the
front passenger's seat and will turn
off the front passenger's air bag
under certain conditions. For more
detail, see "Occupant Detection Sys -
tem (ODS)" on page 3-47.
WARNING
Modification to the seat structure
can cause the air bag to deploy at a
different level than should be pro -
vided.
Manufacturers are required by gov -
ernment regulations to provide a
contact point concerning modifica -
tions to the vehicle for persons with
disabilities, which modifications may
affect the vehicle's advanced air bag
system. That contact is Kia's toll-
free Customer Assistance center at
1-800-333-4Kia. However, Kia does
not endorse nor will it support any
changes to any part or structure of
the vehicle that could affect the
advanced air bag system, including
the occupant detection system.
WARNING
Replacement/modifications
The front passenger seat, dash -
board or door should not be replaced
except by an authorized Kia dealer
using original Kia parts designed for
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint
this vehicle and model. Any other
such replacement or modification
could adversely affect the operation
of the occupant detection system
and your advanced air bags.
Advanced air bags are combined
with pre-tensioner seat belts to
help provide enhanced occupant
protection in frontal crashes. Front
air bags are not intended to deploy
in collisions in which sufficient pro -
tection can be provided by the seat
belt.
NOTICE
Air bags can only be used once
have an authorized Kia dealer
replace the air bag immediately
after deployment.
Front air bags are not intended to
deploy in side-impact, rear-impact
or rollover crashes. However, when
frontal deployment threshold is sat -
isfied at side-impact, front air bags
may deploy. In addition, front air
bags will not deploy in frontal
crashes below the deployment
threshold.
WARNING
SRS Wiring
Do not tamper with or disconnect
SRS wiring or other components of
the SRS system. Doing so could
system
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