2009 Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual

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Air bag inflation conditionsFront air bag 
Front air bags are designed to inflate in a
frontal collision depending on the intensi-
ty, speed or angles of impact of

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Hyundai Elantra 2009  Owners Manual Safety features of your vehicle48 3Side and/or air bags (if equipped)
Side and/or curtain air bags are
designed to inflate when an impact is
detected by side collision sensors
depending on the strengt

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 Frontal air bags are not designed to
inflate in rear collisions, because occu-
pants are moved backward by the
force of the impact. In this case, inflat-
ed air ba

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Hyundai Elantra 2009  Owners Manual Safety features of your vehicle50 3 Just before impact, drivers often brake
heavily. Such heavy braking lowers the
front portion of the vehicle causing it to
“ride” under a vehicle with a higher
g

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How does the air bag system
operate  Air bags are activated (able to inflate if
necessary) only when the ignition
switch is turned to ON or START posi-
tion.
 Air b

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Hyundai Elantra 2009  Owners Manual Safety features of your vehicle52 3Noise and smokeWhen the air bags inflate, they make a
loud noise and they leave smoke and
powder in the air inside of the vehicle.
This is normal and is a result of

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Air bag warning lightThe purpose of air bag warning light in
your instrument panel is to alert you of a
potential problem with your air bag -
Supplemental Restraint

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Hyundai Elantra 2009  Owners Manual Safety features of your vehicle54 3SRS CareThe SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and so there are no parts you can safely
service by yourself. If the SRS "AIR BAG"
warning light does not illuminate, o