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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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How does the air bag operate?
Air bags are activated (able toinflate if necessary) only when the
ignition switch is turned to the ON
or START position.
Air bags instantly inflate in the event of a serious frontal collisionin order to help protect the occu-
pants from serious physical injury.
There is no single speed at which the air bags will inflate.
Generally, air bags are designed to inflate in accordance with the
severity of a collision and its direc-
tion. These two factors determinewhether the sensors produce an
electronic deployment/inflation sig-nal.
Air bag deployment depends on a number of factors, including a driv-
ing speed, an impact angle, a vehi-cle density/stiffness or a colliding
object, which your vehicle strikes
with in a collision. Those factorsare 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
observe the inflation of the air bags
during an accident.
It is more likely that you will simply see the deflated air bags hanging
out of the air-bag storage compart-ments after a collision.
In order to protect occupants in a severe collision, the air bags must
rapidly inflate. The speed of air baginflation is a consequence of the
extremely short colliding time as
well as the necessity to inflate the
air bag between the occupant and
the vehicle structure before the
occupant strikes with the vehicle
structure. This fast inflating speed
reduces the risk of serious or life-
threatening injury in a severe colli-
sion. This is the core part indesigning an air bag.
However, air bag inflation may also
cause injury, such as a facial abra-
sion, a bruise and a broken bones,
because the air bags expand with
a great deal of force.
There are certain circumstances
under which the air bag installed
in the steering wheel may cause
fatal injury, especially when the
occupant is positioned exces-
sively close to the steeringwheel.
To avoid severe personal
injury or death caused by
deploying air bags in a colli-
sion, the driver should sit in
the rearmost position from
the air bag installed in thesteering wheel (at least 250
mm (10 inches) away). The
front passengers should
always move their seats as far
back as possible and sit backin their seats.
Air bags instantly inflate in
the event of a collision. Thus,
passengers may be injured by
the inflating air bag, when
they are in an improper posi-tion.
Air bag inflation may cause
injury, such as facial/bodily
abrasions, injuries by broken
glasses, or skin burns.
WARNING
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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.
OEU034008
B240B01L
■
Driver's front air bag (1)
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OEU034011/OEU034013
Air bag collision sensors
(1) SRS control module
(2) Front impact sensor
Do not hit or allow any objects to impact the locations where
air bags or sensors areinstalled.
This may cause unexpected
air bag deployment, resulting
in serious personal injury ordeath.
When the sensor is installed
out of position, the air bags
may deploy in an accident in
which they should not or may
not deploy, causing severe
injury or death.
Therefore, do not attempt to
maintain on or around the air
bag sensor area.
We recommend that the sys-
tem be serviced by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer.(Continued)
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In an angled collision, the force ofimpact may direct the occupants in a direction where the air bags can-
not provide any additional benefit.
Thus, the sensors may not deploy
any air bags. Just before an impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehi-
cle, causing it to "ride" under a
vehicle ahead with a higher ground
clearance.
Air bags may not inflate in this
"under-ride" collision, because
deceleration may significantly
reduce the impact force, which is to
be detected by the sensor. Air bags may not inflate in rollover
accidents because air bag deploy-
ment cannot provide protection to
the occupants.
1TQA2089OEU034019OEU034010
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Air bags may not inflate, when thevehicle collides with objects such
as utility poles or trees, where the
impacts are concentrated to one
point. This is because the full force
of the impact is not delivered to the
sensors.
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-
free. Thus, you do not need to main-
tain any SRS parts by yourself. When
the SRS air bag warning light does
not Illuminate, or when it continuous-
ly remains ON, we recommend that
the system be inspected by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
OEU034021
Modification to SRS compo-
nents or wirings, such as
adding badges or the pad cov-
ers or body-structure modifi-
cations, may adversely affect
SRS performance and lead to
possible injury.
Use only a soft, dry cloth or the one moistened with plain
water to clean the air pad
cover. Solvents or cleaners
may adversely affect the air
bag covers and proper
deployment.
No objects should be placed
over or near the air bag mod-ules on the steering wheel,
the instrument cluster, and
the front panel above the
glove box. Any such object
may cause harm, when the
vehicle is in a crash severe
enough to inflate the air bags.
(Continued)
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Electric chromic mirror (ECM) (if equipped)
The electric rearview mirror automat- ically controls the glare from the
headlights of the car behind you in
nighttime or low light driving condi-
tions. The sensor mounted in the mir-
ror senses the light level around the
vehicle, and automatically controls
the headlight glare from vehicles
behind you.
When the engine is running, the
glare is automatically controlled by
the sensor mounted in the rearview
mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted
into R (Reverse), the mirror will auto-
matically go to the brightest setting in
order to improve the drivers view
behind the vehicle.
To operate the electric rearview
mirror:
Press the on/off button (1) to turn the automatic dimming function on. The mirror indicator light will illumi-
nate.
Press the on/off button to turn the
automatic dimming function off.
The mirror indicator light will turn
off.
The mirror defaults to the ON posi- tion whenever the ignition switch is
turned on.
Convenient features of your vehicle
OEU044075
Indicator
Sensor
Rearview display
When cleaning the mirror, use a
paper towel or similar material
dampened with glass cleaner.
Do not spray glass cleaner
directly on the mirror as that
may cause the liquid cleaner to
enter the mirror housing.
CAUTION
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Lamp disconnection (CHECK LAMP)
This indicator displays which lamp is disconnected.
Doors open
This indicator displays which doorsare opened.
Parking Assist System (PAS) (if equipped)
When the engine is turned ON, and
when the PAS sensor detects an
obstacle, while driving either for-
wards or backwards, the PAS
informs the driver of a location and a
distance of/with the obstacle.
For further information, refer to the
Parking Assist System in the chapter3.
■ Type A
OEU044118/OEU044143
■Type B
■Type A
OEU044114/OEU044139
■Type B
OEU044141
■Type B