Kia Sportage: Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS): Description and Operation
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| 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 communicates to the SRSCM whether to allow or
inhibit the deployment of the passenger airbags and/or pretensioner
based upon this status.
The System also measured dynamic responses of the occupant.
This information is used to identify when a child seat is cinched down
tightly with the seat belt, and to also determine if the seat is
unoccupied.
However, the dynamic measurements are not intended, nor
capable of monitoring the seating position of the occupant, nor can they
determine the proximity of the occupant to the inflator modules.
The system should not be confused with an occupant position recognition system, or any other occupant proximity sensor.
The Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS) utilizes bladder
placed between the passenger seat cushion and suspension to measure the
occupant''s loading force on the passenger seat. The sensor mat is
connected to smart digital pressure sensor which is mounted under the
seat pan. The quantitative force determined by the system is compared to
a given threshold for determination of passenger airbag suppression.
Seat Belt Buckle Switch (BS): Repair procedures
Removal
1.
Disconnect the battery negative cable, and wait for at least three minutes before beginning work.
2.
Remove the front seat assembly. (Refer to the Body group- Front seat)
3.
Loo ...
Passive Occupant Detection System (PODS): Components and Components Location
Components
1. Sensor mat2. PODS Unit
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Other Information:
Ultrasonic Sensor: Repair procedures
Removal
1.
Lift up the vehicle.
(Refer to GI group - "Lift and support points")
2.
Remove the rear bumper.
(Refer to the BD group - "Rear bumper")
3.
Pull out the sensor by opening the s ...
Do not install a child restraint on the front passenger’s seat.
Never place a rear-facing child restraint in the front passenger’s seat. If the
air bag deploys, it would impact the rear-facing child restraint, causing serious
or fatal injury.
In addition, d ...
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