
Safety system of your vehicle
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Important safety precautions...............................2-2Always wear your seat belt............................................2-2
Air bag hazards..................................................................2-2
Driver's distraction ............................................................2-2
Control your speed ...........................................................2-3
Keep your vehicle in safe conditions ...........................2-3
Seats ........................................................................2-4 Safety precautions............................................................2-4
Front passenger's seats ..................................................2-5
Rear seats ........................................................................2-12
Passenger seat capacity label .....................................2-13
Seat belts .............................................................2-13 Seat belt restraint system ...........................................2-13
Lap/shoulder belt (for front passengers) ................2-16
2 point static belt (for rear passengers)...................2-18
Seat belt precautions .....................................................2-22 Air bag
- supplemental restraint system.....................2-25How does the air bag operate? ..................................2-26
Do not install a child restraint on the front
passenger seat.................................................................2-27 Air bag warning light......................................................2-28
SRS components and functions ..................................2-29
Driver's and front passenger's air bag ....................2-31
SRS care ............................................................................2-39
Additional safety precautions ......................................2-40
Air bag warning labels ...................................................2-42
This chapter provides you with important information about how to protect yourself and your passengers.
It also explains how to properly use your seats, seat belts, and air bags.
Additionally, this chapter explains how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.

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When the pre-tensioner seat beltis activated, there will be a loud
noise and fine dusts. These may
appear to be smoke, and be vis-
ible in the passenger compart-
ment. These are normal operat-
ing conditions, and does not
indicate a problem.
Although they are harmless sub- stances, the fine dusts may
cause skin irritation. These
should not be inhaled for a pro-
longed period of time.
Thoroughly wash all the
exposed skin areas after an
accident, when the pre-tension-
er seat belt was activated.
Because the sensor that acti- vates the SRS air bag is con-nected with the pre-tensioner
seat belt, the SRS air bag warn-
ing light on the instrument clus-
ter will illuminate for approxi-
mately 6 seconds after turning
ON the ignition switch, and then
it goes OFF.
NOTICE
To obtain maximum benefit
from a pre-tensioner seat belt:
1.The seat belt must be proper-ly fastened and adjusted.
Please read and follow all of
the important safety informa-tion and precautions about
your vehicle's occupant safe-
ty features - including seat
belts and air bags - that are
provided in this manual.
2.Make sure you and your pas- sengers always and properlyfasten the seat belts.
WARNING
When the pre-tensioner seat
belt does not properly operate,
the SRS air bag warning light
illuminates even without a mal-
function of the SRS air bag.
When the SRS air bag warninglight does not illuminate after
turning ON the ignition switch,
when it remains ON longer than
6 seconds, or when it remains
ON while driving the vehicle, werecommend that the system be
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
CAUTION

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SRS components and func- tions
The SRS consists of the following components:
1.Driver's front airbag module
2.Passenger’s front airbag module
3.Driver's pre-tensioner assembly
4.Passenger's pre-tensioner assem-bly
5.SRS control module (SRSCM)
6.Front impact sensors*
* : if equipped When the ignition switch is turned
ON, the SRSCM continually moni-
tors all the SRS components, to
determine whether an impact is
severe enough to deploy an air bagor a pre-tensioner seat belt.
The SRS air bag warning light on the
instrument cluster illuminates for
approximately 6 seconds after turn-
ing ON the ignition switch. Then, it
goes OFF.
When any of the following conditions
occurs, this indicates a SRS mal-
function. We recommend that the
system be inspected by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer.
The light does not briefly illuminate
after turning ON the ignition switch.
The light remains ON longer than 6 seconds.
The light remains ON, when the vehicle is in motion. The front air bag modules are locat-
ed inside both the steering wheel
and the front panel above the glove
box. When the SRSCM detects a suf-
ficient impact at the frontal part of the
vehicle, it automatically deploys the
front air bags.
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Driver's front air bag (1)

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Driver's and front passenger's
air bag (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a sup-
plemental restraint system (air bag)
and lap/shoulder belts for both the
driver and the front passenger. Thepresence of the system is indicated
by the letters, "SRS AIR BAG," which
are embossed on the steering wheel
and the front panel above the glove
box.
The SRS consists of air bags, which
are installed under the pad cover of
the steering wheel and under the
front panel above the glove box.
(Continued)
It may become a dangerous
projectile and cause injury,
when a front passenger's air
bag inflates.
When an air bag deploys,
there may be a loud noise aswell as fine dusts released in
the vehicle. These conditionsare normal and are not haz-
ardous - the air bags are
packed with fine powders. The
dust generated during air bag
deployment may cause
skin/eye irritation as well as
aggravate asthma for some
persons. Always wash all
exposed skin areas thorough-
ly with lukewarm water and amild soap after an accident in
which the air bags were
deployed. (Continued)
WARNING
(Continued)
The SRS operates, only after turning ON the ignition
switch. When the SRS air bagwarning light does not illumi-nate after turning ON the igni-
tion switch, when light contin-
uously remains ON longer
than approximately 6 sec-
onds, or when the light
remains ON while driving, the
SRS does not properly oper-
ate.
In this case, we recommend that the system be inspected
by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
Before replacing a fuse or dis-
connecting a battery terminal,
turn the ignition switch to the
LOCK position and remove
the ignition key. Never remove
or replace the air bag relatedfuse(s) when the ignition
switch is in the ON position.
Failure to heed this warning
will cause the SRS air bag
warning light to illuminate.
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■Driver's front air bag

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Why did not my air bag go off in a collision? (Inflation andnon-inflation conditions of the
air bag)
There are many types of acci-
dents in which the air bag
would not inflate to provide
additional protection.
These include rear impacts,
second or third collisions in
multiple impact accidents, as
well as low speed impacts.
(Continued)
A child restraint system must
never be installed in a front
seat. The infant or child may
be severely injured or killed
by a deploying air bag in anaccident.
Children at the age of 12 and
under must always be proper-
ly restrained in a rear seat.
Never allow children to ride in
a front passenger's seat.
When a child at the age of 13
and over sits in a front seat,
he or she must be properlyfastened and the seat shouldbe located in the rearmostposition.
❇
❇ The age requirements
about the child detrainment
differ in each country.
For the maximum protection
in all types of crashes, all
occupants including the driv-
er should always wear their
seat belts, regardless of the
air bag installment in theirseats.
(Continued)
(Continued)This is to minimizethe risk of severe injury or
death in the event of a crash. Do not sit or lean unnecessar-
ily close to the air bag, when
the vehicle is in motion.
Sitting improperly or out of
position may result in serious
or fatal injury in a crash. Alloccupants should sit in anupright position with the seat-
back in an upright position,centered on the seat cushion
with their seat belt on, legs
comfortably extended and
their feet rested on the floor
until the vehicle is parked and
the ignition switch is turned
OFF.
The SRS air bag rapidly
inflates to provide Protection
to occupants in a crash. Whenan occupant is out of positionwithout fastening a seat belt,
the air bag may forcefully
strike the occupant, causing
serious or fatal injury.

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Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bags
Front air bags are designed to inflate in a frontal collision depending on an
intensity, a speed or an angles of ofthe front collision.Although the front air bags (driver'sand front passenger's air bags) aredesigned to inflate only in frontal col-
lisions, they also may inflate in other
types of collisions, when a sufficient
impact is detected by the frontimpact.
When the vehicle chassis is impact-
ed by bumps or objects on a rugged
road, the air bags may deploy.
Carefully drive on rugged roads or
off roads to prevent unintended air
bag deployment.
(Continued)
Problems may arise, when the installment angle of the sen-
sor is changed due to the
deformation of the front
bumper and the body. We rec-ommend that the system be
serviced by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
Your vehicle has been designed to absorb impact
and deploy the air bag(s) in
certain collisions. Installing
bumper guards or replacing
with an unauthorized bumper
may adversely affect the air
bag deployment performance.
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Air bag non-inflation conditions
In certain low-speed collisions, theair bags may not deploy. The air
bags are not designed to deploy insuch cases where air bags cannot
provide benefits beyond the pro-
tection of the seat belts. Frontal air bags are not designed
to inflate in rear collisions, where
occupants are tilted backwards by
the force of the impact. In this case,
inflated air bags cannot provide
any additional benefit. Front air bags may not inflate in
side impact collisions, because
occupants move to the direction of
the collision. Thus, in side impacts,
frontal air bag deployment cannot
provide additional occupant pro-tection.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
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Interior light........................................................3-106Map lamp.........................................................................3-106
Reading lamp..................................................................3-107
Room lamp ......................................................................3-108
Cargo bed lamp..............................................................3-108
Rear step lamp...............................................................3-108
Defroster .............................................................3-109 Outside rearview mirror heater ................................3-109
Climate control system......................................3-110 Heating and air conditioning......................................3-111
Rear heating and air conditioning ............................3-116
System operation ..........................................................3-117
Fuel-fired heater ..........................................................3-119
Climate control air filter ..............................................3-119
Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant
and compressor lubricant ...........................................3-120
Windshield defrosting and defogging ............3-121 To defog inside windshield .........................................3-121
To defrost outside windshield ...................................3-122
Ceiling ventilator ................................................3-122
Storage compartment ........................................3-123 Overhead storage .........................................................3-123
Storage space above the headliner .........................3-124
Console storage.............................................................3-124
Glove box ........................................................................3-125 Sunglass holder .............................................................3-125
Interior features.................................................3-126 Cigarette lighter ............................................................3-126
Ashtray ............................................................................3-127
Cup holder.......................................................................3-127
Sunvisor ...........................................................................3-128
Power outlet ...................................................................3-128
Cargo bed (for van) ...........................................3-129 As the driver, you are responsible for ensuring
that: ..................................................................................3-129Luggage mass label ......................................................3-130
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