2010 Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual

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The purpose of the SRS is to provide the
vehicles driver and/or the front passen-
ger with additional protection than that
offered by the seat belt system alone

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✽NOTICE
• Be sure to read information about the
SRS on the labels provided on the sun
visor and in the glove box.
• Advanced air bags are combined with p

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 Move your seat as far back as
practical from the front air bags,
while still maintaining control of
the vehicle.
 You and your passengers should neve

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 Sitting improperly or out of posi-tion can result in serious or fatal
injury in a crash. All occupants
should sit upright with the seat
back in an upr

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Side air bag (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a side air
bag in each front seat. The purpose of
the air bag is to provide the vehicles driv-
er and/or

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Curtain air bag (if equipped)
Curtain air bags are located along both
sides of the roof rails above the front and
rear doors.
They are designed to help protect the

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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 b

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Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bag 
Front air bags are generally designed to
inflate in moderate to severe frontal colli-
sions within a limited range of a