2018 Hyundai Elantra child seat

Safety system of your vehicle
Important safety precautions...............................2-2
Always Wear Your Seat Belt ..........................................2-2
Restrain All Children .........................................................2-2
Air Bag Hazards .................................................................2-2
Driver Distraction ..............................................................2-2
Control Your Speed ...........................................................2-2
Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition ............................2-2
Seats ........................................................................\
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Safety Precautions ...........................................................2-4
Front Seats ........................................................................\
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Rear Seats........................................................................\
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Head Restraints ...............................................................2-12
Seat warmers ...................................................................2-16
Seat belts ..............................................................2-18
Seat Belt Safety Precautions .......................................2-18
Seat Belt Warning Light ................................................2-19
Seat Belt Restraint System...........................................2-20
Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions ...................2-25
Care of Seat Belts...........................................................2-27
Child restraint system (CRS) ..............................2-28
Children Always in the Rear .........................................2-28
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) .................2-29
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS)..................2-31
Air bag -
Advanced supplemental restraint system ........2-38
Where Are the Air Bags? ..............................................2-40
How Does the Air Bag System Operate?..................2-43
What to Expect After an Air Bag Inflates ................2-47
Occupant Classification System (OCS).......................2-48
Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? ........2-53
SRS Care ........................................................................\
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Additional Safety Precautions .....................................2-59
Air Bag Warning Labels .................................................2-60
This chapter provides you with important information about how to protect yourself and your passengers. It explains
how to properly use your seats and seat belts, and how your air bags work.
Additionally, this chapter explains how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.
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You will find many safety precautions and
recommendations throughout this sec-
tion, and throughout this manual. The
safety precautions in this section are
among the most important.
Always Wear Your Seat Belt
A seat belt is your best protection in all
types of accidents. Air bags are designed
to supplement seat belts, not replace
them. So even though your vehicle is
equipped with air bags, ALWAYS make
sure you and your passengers wear your
seat belts, and wear them properly.
Restrain All Children
All children under age 13 should ride in
your vehicle properly restrained in a rear
seat, not the front seat. Infants and small
children should be restrained in an
appropriate child restraint. Larger chil-
dren should use a booster seat with the
lap/shoulder belt until they can use the
seat belt properly without a booster seat.
Air Bag Hazards
While air bags can save lives, they can
also cause serious or fatal injuries to
occupants who sit too close to them, or
who are not properly restrained.
Infants, young children, and shorter
adults are at the greatest risk of being
injured by an inflating air bag. Follow all
instructions and warnings in this manual.
Driver Distraction
Driver distraction presents a serious and
potentially deadly danger, especially for
inexperienced drivers. Safety should be
the first concern when behind the wheel
and drivers need to be aware of the wide
array of potential distractions, such as
drowsiness, reaching for objects, eating,
personal grooming, other passengers,
and using cellular phones.
Drivers can become distracted when
they take their eyes and attention off the
road or their hands off the wheel to focus
on activities other than driving. To reduce
your risk of distraction or getting into an
accident:
• ALWAYS set up your mobile devices
(i.e., MP3 players, phones, navigation
units, etc.) when your vehicle is parked
or safely stopped.
ONLY use your mobile device when allowed by laws and when conditions
permit safe use. NEVER text or email while driving.
Most states have laws prohibiting driv-
ers from texting. Some states and
cities also prohibit drivers from using
handheld phones.
NEVER let the use of a mobile device distract you from driving. You have a
responsibility to your passengers and
others on the road to always drive
safely, with your hands on the wheel as
well as your eyes and attention on the
road.Control Your Speed
Excessive speed is a major factor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally, the
higher the speed, the greater the risk, but
serious injuries can also occur at lower
speeds. Never drive faster than is safe for
current conditions, regardless of the
maximum speed posted.
Keep Your Vehicle in Safe
Condition
Having a tire blowout or a mechanical
failure can be extremely hazardous. To
reduce the possibility of such problems,
check your tire pressures and condition
frequently, and perform all regularly
scheduled maintenance.
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Safety Precautions
Adjusting the seats so that you are sitting
in a safe, comfortable position plays an
important role in driver and passenger
safety together with the seat belts and air
bags in an accident.
Air bags
You can take steps to reduce the risk of
being injured by an inflating air bag.
Sitting too close to an air bag greatly
increases the risk of injury in the event
the air bag inflates.
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) recommends
that drivers allow at least 10 inches (25
cm) between the center of the steering
wheel and their chest.
Seat belts
Always fasten your seat belt before start-
ing any trip.
At all times, passengers should sit
upright and be properly restrained.
Infants and small children must be
restrained in appropriate child restraint
systems. Adults and children who have
outgrown a booster seat must be
restrained using the seat belts.
Do not use a cushion that reduces
friction between the seat and the
passenger. The passenger's hips
may slide under the lap portion of
the seat belt during an accident or
a sudden stop. Serious or fatal
internal injuries could result
because the seat belt cannot oper-
ate properly.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury
or death from an inflating air bag,
take the following precautions:
•Adjust the driver's seat as far to
the rear as possible while main-
taining the ability to maintain full
control of the vehicle.
Adjust the front passenger seat
as far to the rear as possible.
Hold the steering wheel by the
rim with hands at the 9 o'clock
and 3 o'clock positions to mini-
mize the risk of injuries to your
hands and arms.
NEVER place anything or anyone
between the steering wheel and
the air bag.
Do not allow the front passenger
to place feet or legs on the dash-
board to minimize the risk of leg
injuries.
WARNING
Take the following precautions
when adjusting your seat belt:
NEVER use one seat belt for
more than one occupant.
Always position the seatback
upright with the lap portion of the
seat belt snug and low across the
hips.
NEVER allow children or small
infants to ride in a passenger's
lap.
Do not route the seat belt across
your neck, across sharp edges,
or reroute the shoulder strap
away from your body.
Do not allow the seat belt to
become caught or jammed.
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Power adjustment (for driver's seat, if equipped)
The front seat can be adjusted by using
the control switches located on the out-
side of the seat cushion. Before driving,
adjust the seat to the proper position so
that you can easily control the steering
wheel, foot pedals and controls on the
instrument panel.
To prevent damage to the seats:
Always stop adjusting the seats
when the seat has been adjusted as
far forward or rearward as possible.
Do not adjust the seats longer than necessary when the engine is
turned off. This may result in unnec-
essary battery drain.
Do not operate two or more seats at the same time. This may result in an
electrical malfunction.
Forward and rearward adjustment
To move the seat forward or rearward:
1. Push the control switch forward or rearward.
2. Release the switch once the seat reaches the desired position.
Seatback angle
To adjust the seatback:
1. Rotate the top of control switch for-ward or rearward.
2. Release the switch once the seatback reaches the desired position.
NOTICE
NEVER allow children in the vehicle
unattended. The power seats are
operable when the engine is turned
off.
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Seat warmers
Front seat warmers (if equipped)
Seat warmers are provided to warm the
seats during cold weather.
To prevent damage to the seat warm-
ers and seats:
Never use a solvent such as paintthinner, benzene, alcohol or gaso-
line to clean the seats.
Do not place heavy or sharp objects on seats equipped with seat warm-
ers.
Do not change the seat cover. It may damage the seat warmer. While the engine is running, push either
of the switches to warm the driver's seat
or front passenger's seat.
During mild weather or under conditions
where the operation of the seat warmer
is not needed, keep the switches in the
OFF position.
NOTICE
The seat warmers can cause a
SERIOUS BURN, even at low tem-
peratures and especially if used for
long periods of time.
Passengers must be able to feel if
the seat is becoming too warm so
they can turn it off, if needed.
People who cannot detect tempera-
ture change or pain to the skin
should use extreme caution, espe-
cially the following types of pas-
sengers:
Infants, children, elderly or dis-
abled persons, or hospital outpa-
tients.
People with sensitive skin or who
burn easily.
Fatigued individuals.
Intoxicated individuals.
People taking medication that
can cause drowsiness or sleepi-
ness.
WARNING
NEVER place anything on the seat
that insulates against heat when
the seat warmer is in operation,
such as a blanket or seat cushion.
This may cause the seat warmer to
overheat, causing a burn or dam-
age to the seat.
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This section describes how to use the
seat belts properly. It also describes
some of the things not to do when using
seat belts.
Seat Belt Safety Precautions
Always fasten your seat belt and make
sure all passengers have fastened their
seat belts before starting any trip. Air
bags are designed to supplement the
seat belt as an additional safety device,
but they are not a substitute. Most states
require all occupants of a vehicle to wear
seat belts.
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Seat belts must be used by ALL
passengers whenever the vehicle is
moving. Take the following precau-
tions when adjusting and wearing
seat belts:
ALWAYS properly restrain chil-
dren under age 13 in the rear
seats.
NEVER allow children to ride in
the front passenger seat. If a child
age 13 or older must be seated in
the front seat, move the seat as
far back as possible and properly
restrain them in the seat.
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NEVER allow an infant or child to
be carried on an occupant’s lap.
NEVER ride with the seatback
reclined when the vehicle is mov-
ing.
Do not allow children to share a
seat or seat belt.
Do not wear the shoulder belt
under your arm or behind your
back.
Always wear both the shoulder
portion and lap portion of the
lap/shoulder belt.
Do not use the seat belt if it is
twisted. A twisted seat belt will
not protect you properly in an
accident.
Do not use a seat belt if the web-
bing or hardware is damaged.
Do not latch the seat belt into the
buckles of other seats.
NEVER unfasten the seat belt
while driving. This may cause
loss of vehicle control resulting
in an accident.
Make sure there is nothing in the
buckle interfering with the seat
belt latch mechanism. This may
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No modifications or additions
should be made by the user
which will either prevent the seat
belt adjusting devices from oper-
ating to remove slack, or prevent
the seat belt assembly from being
adjusted to remove slack.
Damaged seat belts and seat belt
assemblies will not operate proper-
ly. Always replace:
Frayed, contaminated, or dam-
aged webbing
Damaged hardware
The entire seat belt assembly
after it has been worn in an acci-
dent, even if damage to webbing
or assembly is not apparent
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Rear Seat Belt – Passenger's 3-point system with convertiblelocking retractor
This type of seat belt combines the fea-
tures of both an emergency locking
retractor seat belt and an automatic lock-
ing retractor seat belt. Convertible retrac-
tor type seat belts are installed in the rear
seat positions to help accommodate the
installation of child restraint systems.
Although a convertible retractor is also
installed in the front passenger seat posi-
tion, NEVER place any infant/child
restraint system in the front seat of the
vehicle.
To fasten your seat belt:
Pull the seat belt out of the retractor and
insert the metal tab into the buckle. There
will be an audible "click" when the tab
locks into the buckle. When not securing
a child restraint, the seat belt operates in
the same way as the driver's seat belt
(Emergency Locking Retractor Type). It
automatically adjusts to the proper length
only after the lap belt portion of the seat
belt is adjusted manually so that it fits
snugly across your hips. When the seat belt is fully extended from
the retractor to allow the installation of a
child restraint system, the seat belt oper-
ation changes to allow the belt to retract,
but not to extend (Automatic Locking
Retractor Type). Refer to the "Using a
Child Restraint System" section in this
chapter.
Although the seat belt retractor pro-
vides the same level of protection for
seated passengers in either emer-
gency or automatic locking modes,
the emergency locking mode allows
seated passengers to move freely in
their seat while keeping some tension
on the belt. During a collision or sud-
den stop, the retractor automatically
locks the belt to help restrain your
body.
To deactivate the automatic locking
mode, unbuckle the seat belt and
allow the belt to fully retract.
To release your seat belt:
Press the release button (1) in the lock-
ing buckle.
When it is released, the belt should auto-
matically draw back into the retractor. If
this does not happen, check the belt to
be sure it is not twisted, then try again.
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Both the driver's and front passen-ger's pre-tensioner seat belts may
be activated in certain frontal or
side collisions or rollovers.
When the pre-tensioner seat belts are activated, a loud noise may be
heard and fine dust, which may
appear to be smoke, may be visible
in the passenger compartment.
These are normal operating condi-
tions and are not hazardous.
Although it is non-toxic, the fine dust may cause skin irritation and
should not be breathed for pro-
longed periods. Wash all exposed
skin areas thoroughly after an acci-
dent in which the pre-tensioner seat
belts were activated.
Rear center seat belt
When using the rear center seat belt, the
buckle with the "CENTER" mark must be
used.
Additional Seat Belt Safety
Precautions
Seat belt use during pregnancy
The seat belt should always be used dur-
ing pregnancy. The best way to protect
your unborn child is to protect yourself by
always wearing the seat belt.
Pregnant women should always wear a
lap-shoulder seat belt. Place the shoul-
der belt across your chest, routed
between your breasts and away from
your neck. Place the lap belt line so that
it fits snugly and as low as possible
across the hips, not across the abdomen.
NOTICE
Fasten your seat belt while sitting
properly in an upright position to
maximize the effectiveness of the
pre-tensioner seat belt system.
A pre-tensioner seat belt system
is designed to activate only once.
Replace the pre-tensioner seat
belt system, if it was activated in
an accident.
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A pregnant woman or a patient is
more vulnerable to any imapcts
on the abdomen during an abrupt
stop or accident. If you are in an
accident while pregnant, we rec-
ommend you consult your doctor.
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death to an unborn child
during an accident, pregnant
women should NEVER place the
lap portion of the seat belt above
or over the area of the abdomen
where the unborn child is located.
WARNING