Safety features of your vehicle
503
Air bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint
System
䳜 Do not use car seat cushions that
cover up the surface of the seat
and aftermarket manufactured
passenger seat heaters.
䳜 After conducting car interior
cleaning using steam or deter
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gent, the seat should be dried
properly. Afterward, check for
normal operation of the PASSEN
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GER AIR BAG "OFF" and air bag
warning lights.
䳜 Any service related to the pas
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senger seat and the ODS must be
done at an authorized Kia dealer
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ship.
䳜 After the passenger seat has
been removed or installed for
repair purposes, check for normal
operation of the PASSENGER AIR
BAG " " and air bag warning
lights with a person seated or not
seated in the passenger seat.
When the PASSENGER AIR BAG " "
symbol is illuminated, the passenger
air bag system will not operate. The
passenger air bag system will oper
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ate when necessary if the symbol is
not illuminated.
Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place any
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thing on or attach anything such as
a blanket, front seat cover or after
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market seat heater to the front
passenger seat. This can adversely
affect the Occupant Detection Sys
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tem.
Occupant Detection System
Riding in an improper position
adversely affects the Occupant
Detection System and may result in
the deactivation of the front pas
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senger airbag. It is important for the
driver to instruct the passenger as
to the proper seating instructions as
contained in this manual.
䳜 Do not place a heavy load in the
front passenger seatback pocket
or on the front passenger seat.