Hyundai Elantra Touring (2012 year). Instruction - part 4
Safety features of your vehicle
Proper position
If the “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” or
✽ NOTICE
“PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator is still on,
The “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” or
ask the passenger to move to the rear
“PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator illumi-
seat.
nates for about 4 seconds after the igni-
tion switch is turned to the ON position
WARNING
or after the engine is started. If the front
Do not allow an adult passenger to
passenger seat is occupied, the occupant
ride in the front seat when the
classification sensor will then classify
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” or
the front passenger after several more
“PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator is
seconds.
illuminated because the air bag will
not deploy in the event of a crash. If
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WARNING
the “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” or
Do not put a heavy load in the front
When an adult is seated in the front pas-
“PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator
passenger seatback pocket or on
senger seat, if the “PASSENGER AIR
remains illuminated after the adult
the front passenger seat. Do not
BAG OFF” or “PASS AIR BAG OFF” indi-
passenger repositions themselves
hang onto the front passenger seat.
cator is on, turn the ignition switch to the
properly and the car is restarted, it
Do not hang any items, such as a
LOCK position and ask the passenger to
is recommended that passenger
seatback table, on the front passen-
sit properly (sitting upright with the seat
move to the rear seat because the
ger seatback. Do not place feet on
back in an upright position, centered on
passenger's front air bag will not
the front passenger seatback. Do
the seat cushion with their seat belt on,
deploy.
not place any items under the front
legs comfortably extended and their feet
Front seat passengers must stay
passenger seat. Any of these could
on the floor). Restart the engine and
properly seated to avoid serious
interfere with proper sensor opera-
have the person remain in that position.
injury from a deploying air bag.
tion.
This will allow the system to detect the
person and to enable the passenger air
bag.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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WARNING
•
Do not modify or replace the front
•
Air bags can only be used once -
•
Even though your vehicle is
passenger seat. Don't place any-
have an authorized HYUNDAI
equipped with the occupant clas-
thing on or attach anything such
dealer replace the air bag imme-
sification system, never install a
as a blanket or seat heater to the
diately after deployment.
child restraint system in the front
front passenger seat. This can
•
A smaller-stature adult who is not
passenger's seat. A deploying air
adversely affect the occupant
seated correctly
(for example:
bag can forcefully strike a child
classification system.
seat excessively reclined, leaning
resulting in serious injuries or
•
Do not sit on sharp objects such
on the door or center console, or
death. Any child age
12 and
as tools when occupying the
hips shifted forward in the seat)
under should ride in the rear seat.
front passenger seat. This can
can cause a condition where the
Children too large for child
adversely affect the occupant
advanced frontal air bag system
restraints should use the avail-
classification system.
senses less weight than if the
able lap/shoulder belts. No mat-
•
Do not use accessory seat cov-
occupant were seated properly
ter what type of crash, children of
ers on the front seats.
(sitting upright with the seatback
all ages are safer when restrained
in an upright position, centered
in the rear seat.
•
Accident statistics show that
on the seat cushion with their
•
If the
“PASSENGER AIR BAG
children are safer if they are
restrained in the rear, as opposed
seat belt on, legs comfortably
OFF” or “PASS AIR BAG OFF”
extended and their feet on the
to the front seat. It is recom-
indicator is illuminated when the
floor).
mended that child restraints be
front passenger's seat is occu-
secured in a rear seat, including
This condition can result in an
pied by an adult and he/she sits
an infant riding in a rear-facing
adult potentially being misclassi-
properly (sitting upright with the
infant seat, a child riding in a for-
fied and illumination of the “PAS-
seatback in an upright position,
ward-facing child seat and an
SENGER AIR BAG OFF” or “PASS
centered on the seat cushion
older child riding in a booster
AIR BAG OFF” indicator.
with their seat belt on, legs com-
fortably extended and their feet
seat.
on the floor), have that person sit
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in the rear seat.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Driver’s front air bag
Passenger’s front air bag
WARNING
If the occupant classification sys-
tem is not working properly, the
SRS air bag warning light on the
instrument panel will illuminate
because the passenger's front air
bag is connected with the occupant
classification system. If there is a
malfunction of the occupant classi-
fication system, the “PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF” or “PASS AIR BAG
OFF” indicator will not illuminate
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OFD037017
and the passenger's front air bag
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The purpose of the SRS is to provide the
will inflate in frontal impact crashes
Driver's and passenger's front air
vehicle's driver and/or the front passen-
even if there is no occupant in the
bag
ger with additional protection than that
front passenger's seat. If the SRS
offered by the seat belt system alone in
Your vehicle is equipped with a
air bag warning light does not illu-
case of a frontal impact of sufficient
Supplemental Restraint (Air Bag) System
minate when the ignition switch is
severity. The SRS uses sensors to gath-
turned to the ON position, remains
and lap/shoulder belts at both the driver
er information about the driver's seat
and passenger seating positions. The
illuminated after approximately
6
position, the driver's and front passen-
indications of the system's presence are
seconds when the ignition switch is
ger's seat belt usage and impact severi-
the letters "SRS AIR BAG" embossed on
turned to the ON position, or if it
ty.
the air bag pad cover in the steering
illuminates while the vehicle is
being driven, have an authorized
wheel and the passenger's side front
panel pad above the glove box.
HYUNDAI dealer inspect the occu-
pant classification system and the
SRS air bag system as soon as
The SRS consists of air bags installed
possible.
under the pad covers in the center of the
steering wheel and the passenger's side
front panel above the glove box.
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Safety features of your vehicle
The driver's seat track position sensor,
Additionally, your vehicle is equipped
WARNING
which is installed on the seat track, deter-
with an occupant classification system in
mines if the seat is fore or aft of a refer-
the front passenger's seat. The occupant
If a seat track position sensor or an
ence position. The seat belt buckle sen-
classification system detects the pres-
occupant classification system is
not working properly, the SRS air
sors determine if the driver and front pas-
ence of a passenger in the front passen-
bag warning light on the instrument
senger's seat belts are fastened. These
ger's seat and will turn off the front pas-
panel will illuminate because the
sensors provide the ability to control the
senger's air bag under certain condi-
SRS deployment based on how close the
tions. For more detail, see "Occupant
SRS air bag warning light is con-
driver's seat is to the steering wheel,
classification system" in this section.
nected with the seat track position
sensor and the occupant classifica-
whether or not the seat belts are fas-
tion system. If the SRS air bag
tened, and how severe the impact is.
WARNING
warning light does not illuminate
•
Modification to the seat structure
when the ignition switch is turned
The advanced SRS offers the ability to
can adversely affect the seat
to the ON position, remains illumi-
control the air bag inflation with two lev-
track position sensor and cause
nated after approximately
6 sec-
els. A first stage level is provided for mod-
the air bag to deploy at a different
onds when the ignition switch is
erate-severity impacts. A second stage
level than should be provided.
turned to the ON position, or if it
level is provided for more severe impacts.
•
Do not place any objects under-
illuminates while the vehicle is
neath the front seats as they
being driven, have an authorized
According to the impact severity, seating
could damage the seat track
HYUNDAI dealer inspect the
position and seat belt usage, the SRSCM
position sensor or interfere with
advanced SRS air bag system as
(SRS Control Module) controls the air
the occupant classification sys-
soon as possible.
bag inflation. Failure to properly wear
tem.
seat belts can increase the risk or sever-
•
Do not place any objects that may
ity of injury in an accident.
cause magnetic fields near the
front seat. These may cause a
malfunction of the seat track
position sensor.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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WARNING
WARNING
•
Move your seat as far back as
If you are considering modification
Always use seat belts and child
practical from the front air bags,
of your vehicle due to a disability,
restraints - every trip, every time,
while still maintaining control of
please contact the Hyundai
everyone! Air bags inflate with con-
the vehicle.
Customer Assistance Center at 1-
siderable force and in the blink of
•
You and your passengers should
800-633-5151.
an eye. Seat belts help keep occu-
never sit or lean unnecessarily
pants in proper position to obtain
close to the air bags. Improperly
maximum benefit from the air bag.
✽ NOTICE
Even with advanced air bags,
positioned driver and passengers
can be severely injured by inflat-
improperly belted and unbelted
•
Be sure to read information about the
occupants can be severely injured
ing air bags.
SRS on the labels provided on the sun
when the air bag inflates. Always
•
Never lean against the door or
visor.
follow the precautions about seat
center console - always sit in an
•
Advanced air bags are combined with
belts, air bags and occupant safety
upright position.
pre-tensioner seat belts to help pro-
contained in this manual.
•
Do not allow an adult passenger
vide enhanced occupant protection in
To reduce the chance of serious or
to ride in the front seat when the
frontal crashes.
fatal injuries and receive the maxi-
“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” or
mum safety benefit from your
“PASS AIR BAG OFF” indicator is
restraint system:
illuminated, because the air bag
• Never place a child in any child or
will not deploy in the event of a
booster seat in the front seat.
moderate or severe frontal crash.
• ABC - Always Buckle Children in
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the back seat. It is the safest
place for children of any age to
ride.
• Front and side air bags can injure
occupants improperly positioned
in the front seats.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Rear impact
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•
No objects should be placed over
•
Air bags can only be used once -
or near the air bag modules on
have an authorized HYUNDAI
the steering wheel, instrument
dealer replace the air bag imme-
panel, and the front passenger's
diately after deployment.
panel above the glove box,
•
The SRS is designed to deploy
because any such object could
the front air bags only when an
cause harm if the vehicle is in a
impact is sufficiently severe and
crash severe enough to cause
when the impact angle is less
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the air bags to deploy.
than 30° from the forward longitu-
Side impact
•
Never place covers, blankets or
dinal axis of the vehicle.
seat warmers on the passenger
Additionally, the air bags will only
seat as these may interfere with
deploy once. Seat belts must be
the occupant classification sys-
worn at all times.
tem.
•
Front air bags are not intended to
•
Do not tamper with or disconnect
deploy in rear-impact, side-
SRS wiring or other components
impact or rollover crashes (refer
of the SRS system. Doing so
to illustrations). In addition, front
could result in injury, due to acci-
air bags will not deploy in frontal
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dental deployment of the air bags
crashes below the deployment
Rollover
or by rendering the SRS inopera-
threshold.
tive.
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•
If the SRS air bag warning light
remains illuminated while the
vehicle is being driven, have an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer
inspect the air bag system as
soon as possible.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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•
Even though your vehicle is
•
Sitting improperly or out of posi-
equipped with the occupant clas-
tion can result in serious or fatal
sification system, do not install a
injury in a crash. All occupants
child restraint system in the front
should sit upright with the seat
passenger seat position. A child
back in an upright position, cen-
restraint system must never be
tered on the seat cushion with
placed in the front seat. The infant
their seat belt on, legs comfort-
or child could be severely injured
ably extended and their feet on
or killed by an air bag deployment
the floor until the vehicle is
OFD037020
in case of an accident.
parked and the ignition key is
•
Children age 12 and under must
removed.
always be properly restrained in
•
The SRS air bag system must
the rear seat. Never allow chil-
deploy very rapidly to provide
dren to ride in the front passen-
protection in a crash. If an occu-
ger seat. If a child over 12 must
pant is out of position because of
be seated in the front seat, he or
not wearing a seat belt, the air
she must be properly belted and
bag may forcefully contact the
the seat should be moved as far
occupant causing serious or fatal
back as possible.
injuries.
•
For maximum safety protection in
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all types of crashes, all occu-
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pants including the driver should
Side air bag (if equipped)
always wear their seat belts
whether or not an air bag is also
Your vehicle is equipped with a side air
provided at their seating position
bag in each front seat. The purpose of
to minimize the risk of severe
the air bag is to provide the vehicle's driv-
injury or death in the event of a
er and/or the front passenger with addi-
crash. Do not sit or lean unneces-
tional protection than that offered by the
sarily close to the air bag while
seat belt alone.
the vehicle is in motion.
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Safety features of your vehicle
The side air bags are designed to deploy
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only during certain side-impact collisions,
WARNING
•
Do not install any accessories on
depending on the crash severity, angle,
•
The side air bag is supplemental
the side or near the side air bag.
speed and point of impact. The side air
to the driver's and the passen-
bags are not designed to deploy in all
•
Do not place any objects over the
ger's seat belt systems and is not
side impact situations.
air bag or between the air bag
a substitute for them. Therefore
and yourself.
your seat belts must be worn at
• Do not place any objects
(an
all times while the vehicle is in
WARNING
umbrella, bag, etc.) between the
motion. The air bags deploy only
Do not allow the passengers to lean
in certain side impact conditions
front door and the front seat.
their heads or bodies onto doors,
severe enough to cause signifi-
Such objects may become dan-
put their arms on the doors, stretch
gerous projectiles and cause
cant injury to the vehicle occu-
their arms out of the window, or
injury if the supplemental side air
pants.
place objects between the doors
bag inflates.
•
For best protection from the side
and passengers when they are
•
To prevent unexpected deploy-
air bag system and to avoid being
seated on seats equipped with side
ment of the side air bag that may
injured by the deploying side air
and/or curtain air bags.
result in personal injury, avoid
bag, both front seat occupants
should sit in an upright position
impact to the side impact sensor
when the ignition switch is on.
with the seat belt properly fas-
tened. The driver's hands should
•
If the seat or seat cover is dam-
be placed on the steering wheel
aged, have the vehicle checked
at the
9:00 and 3:00 positions.
and repaired by an authorized
The passengers’ arms and hands
HYUNDAI dealer because your
should be placed on their laps.
vehicle is equipped with side
•
Do not use any accessory seat
impact air bags and an occupant
covers.
classification system.
•
Use of seat covers could reduce
or prevent the effectiveness of
the system.
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Safety features of your vehicle
The curtain air bags are designed to
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deploy only during certain side impact
• Do not allow the passengers to
collisions, depending on the crash sever-
lean their heads or bodies onto
ity, angle, speed and impact. The curtain
doors, put their arms on the
air bags are not designed to deploy in all
doors, stretch their arms out of
side impact situations, collisions from the
the window, or place objects
front or rear of the vehicle or in most
between the doors and passen-
rollover situations.
gers when they are seated on
seats equipped with side and/or
OHD036125
WARNING
curtain air bags.
•
In order for side and curtain air
• Never try to open or repair any
bags to provide its best protec-
components of the side curtain
tion, both front seat occupants
air bag system. This should only
and both outboard rear occu-
be done by an authorized
pants should sit in an upright
HYUNDAI dealer.
position with the seat belts prop-
Failure to follow the above instruc-
erly fastened. Importantly, chil-
tions can result in injury or death to
dren should sit in a proper child
the vehicle occupants in an acci-
restraint system in the rear seat.
dent.
•
When children are seated in the
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rear outboard seats, they must be
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seated in the proper child
Curtain air bag (if equipped)
restraint system. Make sure to
position the child restraint sys-
Curtain air bags are located along both
tem as far away from the door
sides of the roof rails above the front and
side as possible, and secure the
rear doors.
child restraint system in a locked
They are designed to help protect the
position.
heads of the front seat occupants and
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the rear outboard seat occupants in cer-
tain side impact collisions.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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Why didn’t my air bag go off in a
collision?
(Air bags are not
designed to inflate in every colli-
sion)
There are certain types of accidents in
which the air bag would not be expect-
ed to provide additional protection to
the vehicle’s occupants.
These include rear impacts, second or
third collisions in multiple impact
accidents, as well as low speed
impacts. Damage to the vehicle indi-
cates collision energy absorption, and
is not an indicator of whether or not
an air bag should have inflated.
OFD037023/OFD037021/OFD037022/OHD036030
Air bag collision sensors
(1) SRS control module
(3) Side impact sensor
(2) Front impact sensor
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Safety features of your vehicle
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WARNING
•
Problems may arise if the sensor
•
Do not hit or allow any objects to
installation angles are changed
impact the locations where air bag
due to the deformation of the
or sensors are installed.
front bumper, body or B pillar
This may cause unexpected air
where side collision sensors are
bag deployment, which could
installed. Have the vehicle
result in serious personal injury
checked and repaired by an
or death.
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
•
If the installation location or
•
Your vehicle has been designed
angle of the sensors is altered in
to absorb impact and deploy the
any way, the air bags may deploy
air bag(s) in certain collisions.
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when they should not or they may
Installing aftermarket bumper
not deploy when they should,
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guards or replacing a bumper
causing severe injury or death.
Air bag inflation conditions
with non-genuine parts may
Therefore, do not try to perform
adversely affect your vehicles
Front air bag
maintenance on or around the air
collision and air bag deployment
Front air bags are generally designed to
bag sensors. Have the vehicle
performance.
inflate in moderate to severe frontal colli-
checked and repaired by an
sions within a limited range of angles.
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
The impact forces measured by the front
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impact sensor and SRS control module
determine whether or not to inflate the
front air bags.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Although the front air bags (driver’s and
front passenger’s air bags) are designed
to inflate only in frontal collisions, they
also may inflate in other types of colli-
sions if the front impact sensors detect a
sufficient impact. Side and curtain air
bags are designed to inflate only in side
impact collisions, but they may inflate in
other collisions if the side impact sensors
detect a sufficient impact.
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If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved roads,
the air bags may deploy. Drive carefully
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on unimproved roads or on surfaces not
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designed for vehicle traffic to prevent
Air bag non-inflation conditions
unintended air bag deployment.
• In certain collisions the air bags may
not deploy. The air bags are designed
not to deploy in such cases because
they may not provide occupant protec-
tion beyond the protection of the seat
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belts in such collisions.
Side and curtain air bags (if equipped)
Side impact and curtain air bags are gen-
erally designed to inflate in moderate to
severe side collisions. The impact forces
measured by the side impact sensor and
SRS control module determine whether
or not to inflate the side impact air bags.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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• Frontal air bags are not designed to
• Front air bags are not designed to
• In an angular collision, the force of
inflate in rear collisions, because occu-
inflate in side impact collisions,
impact may direct the occupants in a
pants are moved backward by the
because frontal air bag deployment
direction where the air bags would not
force of the impact. In this case, inflat-
would not provide additional occupant
provide additional occupant protection,
ed air bags would provide additional
protection.
and thus the sensors may not deploy
occupant protection.
any air bags.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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OED036105
• Frontal Air Bags may not inflate in
• Air bags may not inflate in rollover acci-
• Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle
“under-ride” collisions where the colli-
dents unless the side of the vehicle is
collides with objects such as a utility
sions energy is absorbed above the
struck with sufficient force.
pole or a tree, where the point of
vehicle’s front bumper.
impact is concentrated and the colli-
sion energy is absorbed by the vehicle
structure.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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SRS Care
WARNING
•
If the air bags inflate, they must
The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
•
Modification to SRS components
be replaced by an authorized
and so there are no parts you can safely
or wiring, including the addition
HYUNDAI dealer.
service by yourself. If the SRS air bag
of any kind of badges to the pad
•
Do not tamper with or disconnect
warning light does not illuminate, or con-
covers or modifications to the
SRS wiring, or other components
tinuously remains on, have your vehicle
body structure, can adversely
of the SRS system. Doing so
immediately inspected by an authorized
affect SRS performance and lead
could result in injury, due to acci-
HYUNDAI dealer.
to possible injury.
dental inflation of the air bags or
•
For cleaning the air bag pad cov-
by rendering the SRS inopera-
Any work on the SRS system, such as
ers, use only a soft, dry cloth or
tive.
one which has been moistened
removing, installing, repairing, or any
•
If components of the air bag sys-
with plain water. Solvents or
work on the steering wheel must be per-
tem must be discarded, or if the
formed by an authorized HYUNDAI deal-
cleaners could adversely affect
vehicle must be scrapped, certain
er. Improper handling of the SRS system
the air bag covers and proper
safety precautions must be
may result in serious personal injury.
deployment of the system.
observed.
An authorized
•
No objects should be placed over
HYUNDAI dealer knows these
or near the air bag modules on
precautions and can give you the
the steering wheel, instrument
necessary information. Failure to
panel, and the front passenger's
follow these precautions and pro-
panel above the glove box,
cedures could increase the risk
because any such object could
of personal injury.
cause harm if the vehicle is in a
•
If your car was flooded and has
crash severe enough to cause
soaked carpeting or water on the
the air bags to inflate.
flooring, you shouldn't try to start
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the engine; have the car towed to
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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•
Keep occupants away from the air
Additional safety precautions
bag covers. All occupants should sit
WARNING
upright, fully back in their seats with
•
Never let passengers ride in the
• Sitting improperly or out of posi-
their seat belts on and their feet on the
cargo area or on top of a folded-
tion can cause occupants to be
down back seat. All occupants should
floor. If occupants are too close to the
shifted too close to a deploying
sit upright, fully back in their seats with
air bag covers, they could be injured if
air bag, strike the interior struc-
their seat belts on and their feet on the
the air bags inflate.
ture or be thrown from the vehicle
floor.
•
Do not attach or place objects on or
resulting in serious injury or
near the air bag covers. Any object
death.
•
Passengers should not move out of
attached to or placed on the front or
or change seats while the vehicle is
• Always sit upright with the seat-
side air bag covers could interfere with
moving. A passenger who is not wear-
back in an upright position, cen-
ing a seat belt during a crash or emer-
the proper operation of the air bags.
tered on the seat cushion with
gency stop can be thrown against the
•
Do not modify the front seats.
your seat belt on, legs comfort-
inside of the vehicle, against other
Modification of the front seats could
ably extended and your feet on
occupants, or out of the vehicle.
interfere with the operation of the sup-
the floor.
plemental restraint system sensing
•
Each seat belt is designed to
components or side air bags.
restrain one occupant. If more than
•
Do not place items under the front
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one person uses the same seat belt,
they could be seriously injured or killed
seats. Placing items under the front
Adding equipment to or modify-
in a collision.
seats could interfere with the operation
ing your air bag-equipped vehicle
of the supplemental restraint system
•
Do not use any accessories on seat
If you modify your vehicle by changing
sensing components and wiring har-
belts. Devices claiming to improve
your vehicle's frame, bumper system,
nesses.
occupant comfort or reposition the seat
front end or side sheet metal or ride
•
Never hold an infant or child on your
belt can reduce the protection provided
height, this may affect the operation of
by the seat belt and increase the
lap. The infant or child could be seri-
your vehicle's air bag system.
ously injured or killed in the event of a
chance of serious injury in a crash.
crash. All infants and children should
•
Passengers should not place hard
be properly restrained in appropriate
or sharp objects between them-
child safety seats or seat belts in the
selves and the air bags. Carrying
rear seat.
hard or sharp objects on your lap or in
your mouth can result in injuries if an
air bag inflates.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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Air bag warning label
Air bag warning labels, some required by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), are attached to alert
the driver and passengers of potential risks of the air bag system.
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