Kia 2014 Sportage Owner's Manual page 78

Additionally, your vehicle is equipped
with an occupant detection system in
the front passenger's seat. The occu-
pant 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 cer-
tain conditions. For more detail, see
"Occupant detection system" in this
section.
WARNING
• Modification to the seat struc-
ture can cause the air bag to
deploy at a different level than
should be provided.
• Do not place any objects
underneath the front seats as
they could damage or inter-
fere with the occupant detec-
tion system.
WARNING
Manufacturers are required by
government regulations to pro-
vide a contact point concerning
modifications to the vehicle for
persons with disabilities, which
modifications may affect the
vehicle's advanced air bag sys-
tem. 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 detec-
tion system.
Specifically, the front passenger
seat, dashboard or door should
not be replaced except by an
authorized Kia dealer using
original Kia parts designed for
this vehicle and model. Any
other such replacement or mod-
ification could adversely affect
the operation of the occupant
detection system and your
advanced air bags.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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For the same reason, do not
attach anything to the seat,
dashboard or door, even tem-
porarily. If the system
adversely affected, it could
cause severe personal injuries
or death in a collision.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• Be sure to read information about
the SRS on the labels provided on
the sunvisor.
• 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 all frontal collisions in
which sufficient protection can be
provided by the pre-tensioner seat
belt.
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