Kia 2011 RIO Owner's Manual page 64

Occupant detection system
Your vehicle is equipped with an occu-
pant classification system in the front
passenger's seat.
The occupant classification system cre-
ates a field which is designed to detect
the presence of a properly-seated front
passenger and determine if the passen-
ger's front air bag should be enabled
(may inflate) or not. The driver's front air
bag is not affected or controlled by the
occupant classification system.
Main components of occupant classi-
fication system
• Electronic capacity measurement sys-
tem in the front passenger seat which
detects major characteristics of a per-
son or object on the seat.
• Electronic system
whether the passenger air bag sys-
tems (both front and side) should be
activated or deactivated.
• A warning light located on the instru-
ment panel which illuminates the
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words "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
indicating the front passenger air bag
system is deactivated.
• The instrument panel air bag warning
light is interconnected with the occu-
pant classification system.
If the front passenger seat is occupied by
a person that the system determines to
be of an appropriate size, and he/she sits
properly, the "PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF" indicator will be turned off and the
front passenger's air bag will be able to
inflate, if necessary, in frontal crashes
(sitting properly means sitting 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).
You will find the "PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF" indicator on the center facia 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
to determine
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 comfort-
ably extended, feet on the floor, and
wearing the safety belt properly) for the
most effective protection by the air bag
and the safety belt.
• The OCS may not function properly if
the passenger takes actions which can
affect the detection system. These
include:
(1) Failing to sit in an upright position.
(2) Leaning against the door or center
console.
(3) Sitting towards the sides or the
front of the seat.
(4) Putting legs on the dashboard or
resting them on other locations
(5) Improperly wearing the safety belt.
(6) Reclining the seat back.
(7) The seat covering change and/or
blanket use
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