Hyundai Genesis Coupe (2016 year). Instruction - part 4
Safety features of your vehicle
Proper position
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF"
✽ NOTICE
indicator is still on, ask the passen-
The PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF"
ger to move to the rear seat.
indicator illuminates for about 4 sec-
onds after the ignition switch is
WARNING
turned to the ON position or after
the engine is started. If the front
Do not allow an adult passenger
passenger seat is occupied, the occu-
to ride in the front seat when the
pant classification sensor will then
PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF"
classify the front passenger
after
indicator is illuminated because
several more seconds.
the air bag will not deploy in the
event of a crash. If the PASSEN-
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GER AIR BAG "OFF" indicator
When an adult is seated in the front
remains illuminated after the
passenger seat, if the PASSENGER
adult passenger repositions
AIR BAG "OFF" indicator is on, turn
themselves properly and the car
the ignition switch to the LOCK posi-
is restarted, it is recommended
tion and ask the passenger to sit
that passenger move to the rear
properly (sitting upright with the seat
seat because the passenger's
back in an upright position, centered
front air bag will not deploy.
on the seat cushion with their seat
Front seat passengers must
belt on, legs comfortably extended
stay properly seated to avoid
and their feet on the floor). Restart
serious injury from a deploying
the engine and have the person
air bag.
remain in that position for about 30
seconds. 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
•
Air bags can only be used
•
Even though your vehicle is
front passenger seat. Don't
once - have an authorized
equipped with the occupant
place anything on or attach
HYUNDAI dealer replace the
classification system, never
anything such as a blanket or
air bag immediately after
install a child restraint system
seat heater to the front passen-
deployment.
in the front passenger's seat.
A deploying air bag can force-
ger seat. This can adversely
•
A smaller-stature adult who is
fully strike a child resulting in
affect the occupant classifica-
not seated correctly (for exam-
serious injuries or death. Any
tion system.
ple: seat excessively reclined,
child age 12 and under should
•
Do not sit on sharp objects
leaning on the door or center
ride in the rear seat. Children
such as tools when occupying
console, or hips shifted for-
too large for child restraints
the front passenger seat. This
ward in the seat) can cause a
should use the available
can adversely affect the occu-
condition where the advanced
lap/shoulder belts. No matter
pant classification system.
frontal air bag system senses
what type of crash, children of
•
Do not use accessory seat cov-
less weight than if the occu-
all ages are safer when
pant were seated properly (sit-
ers on the front seats.
restrained in the rear seat.
ting upright with the seatback
•
Accident statistics show that
•
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG
in an upright position, cen-
"OFF" indicator is illuminated
children are safer if they are
tered on the seat cushion with
when the front passenger's
restrained in the rear, as
their seat belt on, legs com-
seat is occupied by an adult
opposed to the front seat. It is
fortably extended and their
and he/she sits properly (sit-
recommended that child
feet on the floor).
ting upright with the seatback
restraints be secured in a rear
This condition can result in an
in an upright position, centered
seat, including an infant riding
adult potentially being mis-
on the seat cushion with their
in a rear-facing infant seat, a
classified and illumination of
seat belt on, legs comfortably
child riding in a forward-facing
extended and their feet on the
child seat and an older child
the PASSENGER AIR BAG
floor), have that person sit in
riding in a booster seat.
"OFF" indicator.
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
system is not working properly,
the SRS air bag warning light
on the instrument panel will illu-
minate because the passenger's
front air bag is connected with
the occupant classification sys-
tem. If there is a malfunction of
the occupant classification sys-
tem, the PASSENGER AIR BAG
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"OFF" indicator will not illumi-
Driver's and passenger's front air
The purpose of the SRS is to provide
nate and the passenger's front
bag
the vehicle's driver and/or the front
air bag will inflate in frontal
Your vehicle is equipped with a
passenger with additional protection
impact crashes even if there is
Supplemental Restraint
(Air Bag)
than that offered by the seat belt sys-
no occupant in the front passen-
System and lap/shoulder belts at both
tem alone in case of a frontal impact
ger's seat. If the SRS air bag
the driver and passenger seating posi-
of sufficient severity. The SRS uses
warning light does not illuminate
tions. The indications of the system's
sensors to gather information about
when the ignition switch is
presence are the letters "SRS AIR
the impact severity.
turned to the ON position,
BAG" embossed on the air bag pad
remains illuminated after approx-
cover in the steering wheel and the
imately 6 seconds when the igni-
passenger's side front panel pad above
tion switch is turned to the ON
the glove box.
position, or if it illuminates while
the vehicle is being driven, have
The SRS consists of air bags installed
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer
inspect the occupant classifica-
under the pad covers in the center of
the steering wheel and the passenger's
tion system and the SRS air bag
system as soon as possible.
side front panel above the glove box.
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Safety features of your vehicle
The advanced SRS offers the ability
According to the impact severity, the
to control the air bag inflation within
SRSCM (SRS Control Module) con-
WARNING
two levels. A first stage level is pro-
trols the air bag inflation. Failure to
If you are considering modifica-
vided for moderate-severity impacts.
properly wear seat belts can
tion of your vehicle due to a dis-
A second stage level is provided for
increase the risk or severity of injury
ability, please contact the
more severe impacts.
in an accident.
Hyundai Customer Assistance
The front passenger air bag is
Center at 1-800-633-5151.
designed to help reduce the injury of
Additionally, your vehicle is equipped
children through interaction with the
with an occupant classification sys-
front passenger air bag by being too
✽ NOTICE
tem in the front passenger's seat.
close to the instrument panel in the
The occupant classification system
• Be sure to read information about
low speed collisions. But children are
detects the presence of a passenger
the SRS on the labels provided on
safer if they are restrainted in the
in the front passenger's seat and will
the sun visor.
rear seat.
turn off the front passenger's air bag
• Advanced air bags are combined
under certain conditions. For more
with pre-tensioner seat belts to
details, see "Occupant classification
help provide enhanced occupant
system" in this section.
protection in frontal crashes.
Front air bags are not intended to
deploy in collisions in which pro-
tection can be provided by the pre-
tensioner seat belt.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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WARNING
•
Front and side air bags can
•
No objects should be placed
Always use seat belts and child
injure occupants improperly
over or near the air bag mod-
restraints
- every trip, every
positioned in the front seats.
ules on the steering wheel,
time, everyone! Air bags inflate
•
Move your seat as far back as
instrument panel, and the front
with considerable force and in
practical from the front air
passenger's panel above the
the blink of an eye. Seat belts
bags, while still maintaining
glove box, because any such
help keep occupants in proper
control of the vehicle.
object could cause harm if the
position to obtain maximum
•
You and your passengers
vehicle is in a crash severe
benefit from the air bag. Even
should never sit or lean
enough to cause the air bags to
with advanced air bags, improp-
unnecessarily close to the air
deploy.
erly belted and unbelted occu-
bags. Improperly positioned
•
Never place covers, blankets or
pants can be severely injured
driver and passengers can be
seat warmers on the passenger
when the air bag inflates.
severely injured by inflating
seat as these may interfere with
Always follow the precautions
air bags.
the occupant classification sys-
about seat belts, air bags and
•
Never lean against the door or
tem.
occupant safety contained in
center console - always sit in
•
Do not tamper with or discon-
this manual.
an upright position.
nect SRS wiring or other com-
To reduce the chance of serious
•
Do not allow a passenger to
ponents of the SRS system.
or fatal injuries and receive the
ride in the front seat when the
Doing so could result in injury,
maximum safety benefit from
PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF"
due to accidental deployment of
your restraint system:
indicator is
illuminated,
the air bags or by rendering the
• Never place a child in any
because the air bag will not
SRS inoperative.
child or booster seat in the
deploy in the event of a mod-
front seat.
erate or severe frontal crash.
•
If the SRS air bag warning light
• ABC
- Always Buckle
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remains illuminated while the
Children in the back seat. It is
vehicle is being driven, have an
the safest place for children of
authorized HYUNDAI dealer
any age to ride.
inspect the air bag system as
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soon as possible.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Rear impact
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•
Air bags can only be used
•
Even though your vehicle is
once - have an authorized
equipped with the occupant
HYUNDAI dealer replace the
classification system, do not
air bag immediately after
install a child restraint system
deployment.
in the front passenger seat
position. A child restraint sys-
•
The SRS is designed to
tem must never be placed in
deploy the front air bags only
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the front seat. The infant or
when an impact is sufficiently
Side impact
child could be severely injured
severe. Additionally, the air
or killed by an air bag deploy-
bags will only deploy once.
ment in case of an accident.
Seat belts must be worn at all
times.
•
Children age
12 and under
must always be properly
•
Front air bags are not intend-
ed to deploy in side-impact,
restrained in the rear seat.
Never allow children to ride in
rear-impact or rollover crash-
es. In addition, front air bags
the front passenger seat. If a
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child over 12 must be seated
will not deploy in frontal
Rollover
crashes below the deploy-
in the front seat, he or she
must be properly belted and
ment threshold.
the seat should be moved as
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far back as possible.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Front
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•
For maximum safety protec-
•
The SRS air bag system must
tion in all types of crashes, all
deploy very rapidly to provide
occupants including the driv-
protection in a crash. If an
er should always wear their
occupant is out of position
seat belts whether or not an
because of not wearing a seat
air bag is also provided at
belt, the air bag may forcefully
their seating position to mini-
contact the occupant causing
mize the risk of severe injury
serious or fatal injuries.
or death in the event of a
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crash. Do not sit or lean
unnecessarily close to the air
bag while the vehicle is in
motion.
•
Sitting improperly or out of
position can result in serious
or fatal injury in a crash. All
occupants should sit upright
with the seatback in an
upright position, centered on
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the seat cushion with their
seat belt on, legs comfortably
❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
extended and their feet on the
floor until the vehicle is
Side impact air bag
parked and the ignition key is
Your vehicle is equipped with a side
removed.
impact air bag in each front seat. The
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purpose of the air bag is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front pas-
senger with additional protection than
that offered by the seat belt alone.
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Safety features of your vehicle
The side impact air bags are
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designed to deploy only during cer-
WARNING
•
Use of seat covers could
tain side-impact collisions, depend-
•
The side impact air bag is sup-
reduce or prevent the effective-
ing on the crash severity, angle,
plemental to the driver’s and
ness of the system.
speed and point of impact. The side
the front passenger’s seat belt
•
Do not install any accessories
impact air bags are not designed to
systems and is not a substi-
on the side or near the side
deploy in all side impact situations.
tute for them. Therefore your
impact air bag.
seat belts must be worn at all
•
Do not place any objects over
times while the vehicle is in
the air bag or between the air
motion. The air bags deploy
bag and yourself.
only in certain side impact
conditions severe enough to
•
Do not place any objects (an
cause significant injury to the
umbrella, bag, etc.) between
vehicle occupants.
the door and the seat. Such
objects may become danger-
•
For best protection from the
ous projectiles and cause
side impact air bag system
injury if the supplemental side
and to avoid being injured by
impact air bag inflates.
the deploying side impact air
•
To prevent unexpected deploy-
bag, all seat occupants should
ment of the side impact air bag
sit in an upright position with
that may result in personal
the seat belt properly fas-
injury, avoid impact to the side
tened. The driver's hands
impact sensor when the igni-
should be placed on the steer-
tion switch is on.
ing wheel at the 9:00 and 3:00
positions. The passenger'
•
If the seat or seat cover is dam-
arms and hands should be
aged, have the vehicle checked
and repaired by an authorized
placed on their laps.
HYUNDAI dealer because your
•
Do not use any accessory seat
vehicle is equipped with side
covers.
impact air bags and an occu-
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pant classification 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 collisions, depending on the
• Do not allow the passengers
crash severity, angle, speed and
to lean their heads or bodies
impact. The curtain air bags are not
onto doors, put their arms on
designed to deploy in all side impact
the doors, stretch their arms
situations, collisions from the front or
out of the window, or place
rear of the vehicle or in most rollover
objects between the doors
situations.
and passengers when they are
seated on seats equipped with
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side and/or curtain air bags.
WARNING
• Never try to open or repair any
•
In order for side and curtain
components of the side cur-
air bags to provide the best
tain air bag system. This
protection, both front seat
should only be done by an
occupants should sit in an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
upright position with the seat
Failure to follow the above
belts properly fastened.
instructions can result in injury
Children should sit in a prop-
or death to the vehicle occu-
er child restraint system in the
pants in an accident.
rear seat.
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❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
Curtain air bag
Curtain air bags are located along
both sides of the roof rails above the
doors.
They are designed to help protect
the heads of the front seat occupants
in certain side impact collisions.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Why didn’t my air bag go off in a
collision?
(Airbags are not
designed to inflate in every colli-
sion.)
There are certain types of acci-
dents in which the air bag would
not be expected to provide addi-
tional protection to the vehicles
occupants.
These include rear impacts, sec-
ond or third collisions in multiple
impact accidents, as well as low
speed impacts.
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2
3
4
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Air bag collision sensors
(1) SRS control module
(3) Side impact sensor
(2) Front impact sensor
(4) Side impact sensor
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Safety features of your vehicle
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WARNING
•
Problems may arise if the sen-
•
Do not hit or allow any objects
sor installation angles are
to impact the locations where
changed due to the deforma-
air bags or sensors are
tion of the front bumper, body
installed.
or B and C pillars where side
This may cause unexpected
collision
sensors
are
air bag deployment, which
installed. Have the vehicle
could result in serious per-
checked and repaired by an
sonal injury or death.
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
•
If the installation location or
•
Your vehicle has been
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angle of the sensors is altered
designed to absorb impact
Air bag inflation conditions
in any way, the air bags may
and deploy the air bag(s) in
deploy when they should not
Front air bags
certain collisions. Installing
or they may not deploy when
Front air bags are designed to inflate
bumper guards or replacing a
they should, causing severe
in moderate to severe frontal colli-
bumper with non-genuine
injury or death.
sions within a limited range of
parts may adversely affect
angles. The impact forces measured
Therefore, do not try to per-
your vehicle’s collision and air
by the front impact sensors and SRS
form maintenance on or
bag deployment performance.
control module determine whether or
around the air bag sensors.
not to inflate the front airbags.
Have the vehicle checked and
repaired by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Side impact and curtain air bags are
generally designed to inflate in mod-
erate to severe side collisions. The
impact forces measured by the side
impact sensors and SRS control
module determine whether or not to
inflate the side impact airbags.
Although the front air bags (driver’s
and front passenger’s air bags) are
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designed to inflate only in frontal col-
lisions, they also may inflate in other
types of collisions if the front impact
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sensors detect a sufficient impact.
Air bag non-inflation conditions
Side impact and curtain air bags are
• In certain low-speed collisions the
designed to inflate only in side
impact collisions, but they may inflate
air bags may not deploy. The air
bags are designed not to deploy in
in other collisions if the side impact
sensors detect a sufficient impact.
such cases because they may not
provide occupants protection
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If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
beyond the protection of the seat
bumps or objects on unimproved
belts in such collisions.
roads, the air bags may deploy. Drive
carefully on unimproved roads or on
surfaces not designed for vehicle
traffic to prevent unintended air bag
deployment.
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Side impact and curtain air bags
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Safety features of your vehicle
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• Frontal air bags are not designed
• Front air bags are not designed to
• In an angular collision, the force of
to inflate in rear collisions, because
inflate in side impact collisions,
impact may direct the occupants in
occupants are moved backward by
because frontal air bag deploy-
a direction where the air bags
the force of the impact. In this
ment would not provide additional
would not provide additional occu-
case, inflated air bags would not to
occupant protection.
pant protection, and thus the sen-
provide additional occupant pro-
sors may not deploy any air bags.
tection.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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OBK039050
OBK032049L
• Frontal airbags may not inflate in
• Side impact and curtain air bags
• Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-
"under-ride" collisions where the
may not inflate in a rollover acci-
cle collides with objects such as a
collision energy is absorbed above
dent unless the side of the vehicle
utility pole or tree, where the point
the vehicle's front bumper.
is struck with sufficient force to
of impact is concentrated and the
cause air bag inflation to occur.
collision energy is absorbed by the
vehicle structure.
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Safety features of your vehicle
SRS Care
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WARNING
The SRS is virtually maintenance-
•
If the air bags inflate, they
free and there are no parts you can
•
Modification to SRS compo-
must be replaced by an
nents or wiring, including the
safely service by yourself. If the SRS
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
air bag warning light " " does not
addition of any kind of badges
to the pad covers or modifica-
•
Do not tamper with or discon-
illuminate, when you turn the ignition
tions to the body structure,
nect SRS wiring, or other
on, or continuously remains on, have
can adversely affect SRS per-
components of the SRS sys-
your vehicle immediately inspected
formance and lead to possible
tem. Doing so could result in
by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
injury.
injury, due to accidental infla-
tion of the air bags or by ren-
Any work on the SRS system, such
•
For cleaning the air bag pad
dering the SRS inoperative.
covers, use only a soft, dry
as removing, installing, repairing, or
cloth or one which has been
•
If components of the air bag
any work on the steering wheel, the
moistened with plain water.
system must be discarded, or
front passenger's panel, front seats
Solvents or cleaners could
if
the vehicle must be
and roof rails must be performed by
adversely affect the air bag
scrapped, certain safety pre-
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
covers and proper deploy-
cautions must be observed.
Improper handling of the SRS sys-
ment of the system.
An authorized HYUNDAI deal-
tem may result in serious personal
er knows these precautions
injury.
•
No objects should be placed
and can give you the neces-
over or near the air bag mod-
sary information. Failure to
ules on the steering wheel,
follow these precautions and
instrument panel, and the
procedures could increase
front passenger's panel above
the risk of personal injury.
the glove box, because any
such object could cause harm
•
If your car was flooded and
if the vehicle is in a crash
has soaked carpeting or water
severe enough to cause the
on the flooring, you shouldn't
air bags to inflate.
try to start the engine; have
the car towed to an authorized
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HYUNDAI dealer.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Additional safety precautions
•
Passengers should not place
•
Do not place items under the
•
Never let passengers ride in the
hard or sharp objects between
front seats. Placing items under
cargo area or on top of a folded-
themselves and the air bags.
the front seats could interfere with
down back seat. All occupants
Carrying hard or sharp objects on
the operation of the supplemental
should sit upright, fully back in their
your lap or in your mouth can result
restraint system sensing compo-
seats with their seat belts on and
in injuries if an air bag inflates.
nents and wiring harnesses.
their feet on the floor.
•
Keep occupants away from the
•
Never hold an infant or child on
•
Passengers should not move
air bag covers. All occupants
your lap. The infant or child could
out of or change seats while the
should sit upright, fully back in their
be seriously injured or killed in the
vehicle is moving. A passenger
seats with their seat belts on and
event of a crash. All infants and chil-
who is not wearing a seat belt dur-
their feet on the floor. If occupants
dren should be properly restrained
ing a crash or emergency stop can
are too close to the air bag covers,
in appropriate child safety seats or
be thrown against the inside of the
they could be injured if the air bags
seat belts in the rear seat.
vehicle, against other occupants,
inflate.
or out of the vehicle.
•
Do not attach or place objects
•
Each seat belt is designed to
on or near the air bag covers.
restrain one occupant. If more
Any object attached to or placed
than one person uses the same
on the front or side air bag covers
seat belt, they could be seriously
could interfere with the proper
injured or killed in a collision.
operation of the air bags.
•
Do not use any accessories on
•
Do not modify the front seats.
seat belts. Devices claiming to
Modification of the front seats
improve occupant comfort or repo-
could interfere with the operation of
sition the seat belt can reduce the
the supplemental restraint system
protection provided by the seat belt
sensing components or side air
and increase the chance of serious
bags.
injury in a crash.
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Safety features of your vehicle
Adding equipment to or modifying
WARNING
your air bag-equipped vehicle
• Sitting improperly or out of
If you modify your vehicle by chang-
position can cause occupants
ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-
to be shifted too close to a
tem, front end or side sheet metal or
deploying air bag, strike the
ride height, this may affect the oper-
interior structure or be thrown
ation of your vehicle's air bag sys-
from the vehicle resulting in
tem.
serious injury or death.
• Always sit upright with the
seatback in an upright posi-
tion, centered on the seat
cushion with your seat belt
on, legs comfortably extended
and your feet on the floor.
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