Kia Sportage: Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS): Components and Components Location

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Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS): Description and Operation

Description The system is intended to classify the occupancy status of the front passenger seat in a motor vehicle based upon the measured force on the bottom seat cushion. The system also com ...

Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS): Repair procedures

Removal 1. Disconnect the battery negative cable, and wait for at least three minutes before beginning work. 2. Remove the front passenger seat assembly. (Refer to the Body group- Seat) 3. ...

Other Information:

Driver's and passenger's front air bag
Driver’s front air bag Passenger’s front air bag Your vehicle is equipped with an Advanced Supplemental Restraint (Air Bag) System and lap/shoulder belts at both the driver and passenger seati ...

Closing the tailgate
To close the tailgate, lower and push down the tailgate firmly. Make sure that the tailgate is securely latched. Make sure your hands, feet and other parts of your body are safely out of the wa ...