Safety features of your vehicle
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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 the ON or STARTposition.
Air bags inflate instantly in the event of a serious frontal or side collision (if
equipped with side air bag or curtainair bag) in order to help protect the
occupants from serious physical injury.
There is no single speed at which the air bags will inflate.
Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate based upon the severity of a col-
lision and its direction. These two fac-
tors determine whether the sensors
produce an electronic deployment/inflation signal.
Air bag deployment depends on a number of factors including vehiclespeed, angles of impact and the densi-
ty and stiffness of the vehicles or
objects which your vehicle hits in the
collision. The determining factors are
not limited to those mentioned above.
The front air bags will completely inflate and deflate in an instant.
It is virtually impossible for you to see
the air bags inflate during an accident. It is much more likely that you will sim-ply see the deflated air bags hanging
out of their storage compartments afterthe collision.
In order to help provide protection in a severe collision, the air bags must
inflate rapidly. The speed of air baginflation is a consequence of the
extremely short time in which a collisionoccurs and the need to inflate the air
bag between the occupant and the
vehicle structures before the occupant
impacts those structures. This speed of
inflation reduces the risk of serious or
life-threatening injuries in a severe col-
lision and is thus a necessary part of airbag design.
However, air bag inflation can also
cause injuries which can include facial
abrasions, bruises and broken bonesbecause the inflation speed also caus-
es the air bags to expand with a great
deal of force.
There are even circumstances under which contact with the steer-
ing wheel air bag can cause fatal
injuries, especially if the occupant
is positioned excessively close tothe steering wheel.
WARNING
To avoid severe personal injury or death caused by deploying air
bags in a collision, the driver
should sit as far back from the
steering wheel air bag as possi-
ble (at least 250 mm (10 inches)
away). The front passengers
should always move their seats
as far back as possible and sit
back in their seat.
Air bags inflate instantly in the event of collision, and passen-
gers may be injured by the air bag
expansion force if they are not in
proper position.
Air bag inflation may cause injuries including facial or bodily
abrasions, injuries from broken
glasses or burns.
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CAUTION
If the passenger’s front air bagON/OFF switch is not working
properly, the air bag warning lighton the instrument panel will illu-minate. If this occurs, have an authorized HYUNDAI dealer
inspect the passenger’s front airbag ON/OFF switch, the pre-ten- sioner seat belt system and the
SRS air bag system as soon aspossible.If a malfunction of the passen-ger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch
is detected when the ignitionswitch is turned to the ON posi-tion, the passenger's front air bagOFF indicator will not illuminate.
The SRS Control Module willreactivate the passenger’s frontair bag and the passenger’s frontair bag will inflate in frontal
impact crashes even if the pas-senger’s front air bag ON/OFFswitch is set to the OFF position. (Continued)
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If a malfunction of the passen-ger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch occurs after the ignition switch isturned to the ON position, the
passenger's front air bag OFFindicator will remain on or off. The passenger’s front air bag will acti-
vate or deactivate depending onthe position of the passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF switchbefore the malfunction.If the igni-
tion switch is turned OFF and ONagain, the passenger's front airbag OFF indicator will not illumi-nate and the passenger’s front air
bag will activate.
If the SRS air bag warning light does not illuminate when the igni-tion switch is turned to the ON
position, or if it illuminates whilethe vehicle is being driven, havean authorized HYUNDAI dealerinspect the passenger’s front air
bag ON/OFF switch, pre-tensionerseat belt and the SRS air bag sys- tem as soon as possible.WARNING
The driver is responsible for the proper position of the passen-
ger’s front air bag ON/OFF switch.
Deactivate the passenger's front air bag only when the ignition
switch is switched off, or the mal-
function may occur in the SRS
Control Module.
And there may be a danger that
the driver's and/or front passen-
ger’s and/or side and curtain air
bag may fail to trigger, or not trig-
ger correctly during a collision.
Never install a rearward facing
child seat on the front passen-
ger's seat unless the passenger's
front air bag has been deactivat-
ed. The infant or child could be
severely injured or killed by an air
bag deployment in case of anaccident. (Continued)
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