Kia Optima: ODS (Occupant Detection System)
Your vehicle is equipped with an ODS in the front passenger's seat.
The ODS 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. The driver's front air bag is not affected or controlled by the ODS.
SRS components and functions
The SRS consists of the following components:
1. Driver's front air bag module 2. Passenger's front air bag module 3. Side
impact air bag modules 4. Curtain air bag modules 5. Retractor p ...
Main components of ODS
A detection device located within the front passenger seat track.
Electronic system to determine whether passenger air bag systems should
be activated or deactivated.
A indicator light locat ...
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Checking the coolant level
WARNING
Removing radiator
cap
Never attempt to remove the radiator
cap while the engine is operating
or hot. Doing so might lead
to cooling system and engine
damage. Also, hot ...
Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S). Description and Operation
Description
Heated Oxygen Sensor (HO2S) consists of zirconium and alumina
and is installed both upstream and downstream of the Manifold Catalytic Converter.
The sensor output voltage varies in ...
Air bag non-inflation conditions
• In certain low-speed collisions the air bags may not deploy. The air bags are
designed not to deploy in such cases because they may not provide benefits beyond
the protection of the seat belts ...