2011 Hyundai Santa Fe airbag off

Safety system of your vehicle
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To deactivate or reactivate the passen-
ger’s front air bag:
To deactivate the passenger’s front air
bag, insert the master key into the pas-
senger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch
and turn it to the OFF position. The pas-
senger’s front air bag OFF indicator will
illuminate and stay on until the passen-
ger’s front air bag is reactivated.
To reactivate the passenger’s front air
bag, insert the master key into the pas-
senger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch
and turn it to the ON position. The pas-
senger’s front air bag OFF indicator willgo out.
✽✽ NOTICE
 When the passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set to the ON posi-
tion, the passenger’s front air bag is
activated and child or infant seat
should not be installed on the front
passenger seat.
 When the passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set to the OFF posi-
tion, the passenger’s front air bag is
deactivated.
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CAUTION
If the passenger’s front air bag
ON/OFF switch is not working
properly, the air bag warning light on the instrument panel will illu-minate.And, the passenger's front air bag
OFF indicator will not illuminate,the SRS Control Module reactivate the passenger’s front air bag and
the passenger’s front air bag will inflate in frontal impact crasheseven if the passenger’s front airbag ON/OFF switch is set to the
OFF position.
If this occurs, have a HYUNDAIauthorised repairer inspect the passenger’s front air bag ON/OFFswitch, the pre-tensioner seat belt
system and the SRS air bag sys-tem as soon as possible.
If the SRS air bag warning light does not illuminate when the igni-
tion switch is turned to the ONposition, or if it illuminates whilst the vehicle is being driven, have aHYUNDAI authorised repairer
inspect the passenger’s front airbag ON/OFF switch, pre-tensioner seat belt and the SRS air bag sys-tem as soon as possible.WARNING
The front air bag ON/OFF switch
could turn by using a similar small
rigid device. Always check the sta-
tus of the front air bag ON/OFF
switch and passenger's front air
bag OFF indicator.

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Features of your vehicle
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ECO indicator (if equipped)
The ECO indicator is a system that
informs you to drive economically.
It is displayed if you drive fuel efficiently
to help you improve fuel efficiency.
The ECO indicator (green) will turn on when you are driving fuel efficiently in
the ECO ON mode.
If you don't want the indicator dis-
played, you can turn the ECO ON
mode to OFF mode by pressing the
RESET button.
As per ECO ON/OFF Mode operation,
refer to the previous page.
The fuel-efficiency can be changed by the driver's driving habit and road con-dition.
It doesn't work at the condition which doesn't meet economical driving such
as P (Park), N (Neutral), R (Reverse)
or sports mode. Active ECO system
(Diesel only, if equipped)
When the active ECO is operating the
ECO indicator is green.
For more detailed information, refer to
“Active ECO” in chapter 5.
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Air bag warning light
(if equipped)
This warning light will illuminate for
approximately 6 seconds each time you
turn the ignition switch to the ON posi-tion. This light also comes on when the SRS
is not working properly. If the AIRBAG
warning light does not come on, or con-
tinuously remains on after operating for
about 6 seconds when you turned the
ignition switch to the ON position or start-
ed the engine, or if it comes on whilst
driving, have the SRS inspected by a
HYUNDAI authorised repairer.
ECO
WARNING
Don't keep watching the indicator
whilst driving. It will distract youwhilst driving and cause an acci-
dent that results in severe personal
injury.

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Passenger’s front air bag
OFF indicator
(if equipped)
The passenger’s front air bag OFF indi-
cator illuminates for about 4 seconds
after the ignition switch is turned to theON position.
The passenger’s front air bag OFF indi- cator also comes on when the passen-
ger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch is set
to OFF position and turns off when the
passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switchis set to ON position. D150303AFD
Anti-lock brake system
(ABS) warning light
(if equipped)
This light illuminates if the ignition switch
is turned to ON and goes off in approxi-
mately 3 seconds if the system is operat-
ing normally.
If the ABS warning light remains on,
comes on whilst driving, or does not
come on when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position, this indicates
that there may be a problem with the
ABS.
If this occurs, have your vehicle checked
by a HYUNDAI authorised repairer as
soon as possible. The normal braking
system will still be operational, but with-
out the assistance of the anti-lock brakesystem. Electronic brake
force distribution
(EBD) system
warning light
If two warning lights illuminate at the
same time whilst driving, your vehicle
may have a malfunction with ABS andEBD system.
In this case, your ABS and regular brake
system may not work normally. Have the
vehicle checked by a HYUNDAI autho-
rised repairer as soon as possible.
WARNING
If the both ABS and Brake warning
lights are on and stay on, your vehi-
cle’s brake system will not work
normally. So you may experience
an unexpected and dangerous situ-
ation during sudden braking. In this
case, avoid high speed driving and
abrupt braking. Have your vehicle
checked by a HYUNDAI authorised
repairer as soon as possible.
CAUTION
If there is a malfunction of the pas- senger’s front air bag ON/OFFswitch, the passenger’s front airbag OFF indicator will not illumi-nate and the passenger’s front air
bag will inflate in frontal impact crashes even if the passenger’sfront air bag ON/OFF switch is setto OFF position.
If this occurs, have a HYUNDAIauthorised repairer inspect the pas- senger’s front air bag ON/OFFswitch and the SRS air bag systemas soon as possible.