Kia Forte: Air bag - advanced supplemental
restraint system / Occupant Detection System
(ODS)

Your vehicle is equipped with an
occupant detection system in the
front passenger's seat.
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
indicator.
The SRS consists of the following
components:
1. Driver's front air bag module
2. Passenger's front air bag module
3. Side air bag modules
4. Curtain air bag modules
5. Retractor pre-tens ...
A detection device located within
the front passenger seat cushion.
An electronic system which determines
whether the passenger air
bag systems should be activated
or deactivated.
A ...
Other information:
(1) Trip Computer mode
This mode displays driving information
like the tripmeter, fuel economy,
and so on.
❈ For more details, refer to “Trip
Computer” in this chapter.
(2) Turn By Turn mode(if equipped)
This mode displays “turn by turn”
instructions from the navigation syst ...
Tilt steering allows you to adjust the
steering wheel before you drive. You
can also raise it to give your legs
more room when you exit and enter
the vehicle.
The steering wheel should be positioned
so that it is comfortable for
you to drive, while permitting you to
see the instrument ...