2018 Hyundai Elantra seats

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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Front seats
(1) Forward and backward
(2) Seatback angle
(3) Seat cushion height
(4) Lumbar support (Driver’s seat)*
(5) Seat warmer*
(6) Headrest
Rear seats
(7) Seat warmer*
(8) Armrest*
(9) Seatback folding
(10)Headrest
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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.
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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.
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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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Front Seats
Manual adjustment (if equipped)
The front seat can be adjusted by using
the levers located on the outside 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 instru-
ment panel.
Forward and rearward adjustment
To move the seat forward or rearward:
1. Pull up the seat slide adjustment leverand hold it.
2. Slide the seat to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seat is locked in place. Move forward
and rearward without using the lever. If
the seat moves, it is not locked properly.
Take the following precautions
when adjusting your seat:
NEVER attempt to adjust the seat
while the vehicle is moving. The
seat could respond with unex-
pected movement and may cause
loss of vehicle control resulting
in an accident.
Do not place anything under the
front seats. Loose objects in the
driver's foot area could interfere
with the operation of the foot
pedals, causing an accident.
Do not allow anything to interfere
with the normal position and
proper locking of the seatback.
Do not place a cigarette lighter on
the floor or seat. When you oper-
ate the seat, gas may exit out of
the lighter causing a fire.
Use extreme caution when pick-
ing small objects trapped under
the seats or between the seat and
the center console. Your hands
might be cut or injured by the
sharp edges of the seat mecha-
nism.
WARNING To prevent injury:
Do not adjust your seat while
wearing your seat belt. Moving
the seat cushion forward may
cause strong pressure on your
abdomen.
Do not allow your hands or fin-
gers to get caught in the seat
mechanisms while the seat is
moving.
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Seatback angle
To recline the seatback:
1. Lean forward slightly and lift up theseatback lever.
2. Carefully lean back on the seat and adjust the seatback to the position you
desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seatback is locked in place. (The lever
MUST return to its original position for
the seatback to lock.) Reclining seatback
Sitting in a reclined position when the
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even when buckled up, the protection of
your restraint system (seat belts and air
bags) is greatly reduced by reclining your
seatback.
Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly. When
the seatback is reclined, the shoulder
belt cannot do its job because it will not
be snug against your chest. Instead, it
will be in front of you. During an accident,
you could be thrown into the seat belt,
causing neck or other injuries.
The more the seatback is reclined, the
greater chance the passenger's hips will
slide under the lap belt or the passen-
ger's neck will strike the shoulder belt.
Seat cushion height
To change the height of the seat cushion:
Push down on the lever several times,
to lower the seat cushion.
Pull up on the lever several times, to raise the seat cushion.
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NEVER ride with a reclined seat-
back when the vehicle is moving.
Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of serious
or fatal injuries in the event of a col-
lision or sudden stop.
Drivers and passengers should
ALWAYS sit well back in their seats,
properly belted, and with the seat-
backs upright.
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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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Reclining seatback
Sitting in a reclined position when the
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even when buckled up, the protections of
your restraint system (seat belts and air
bags) is greatly reduced by reclining your
seatback.Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly. When
the seatback is reclined, the shoulder
belt cannot do its job because it will not
be snug against your chest. Instead, it
will be in front of you. During an accident,
you could be thrown into the seat belt,
causing neck or other injuries.
The more the seatback is reclined, the
greater chance the passenger’s hips will
slide under the lap belt or the passen-
ger's neck will strike the shoulder belt.
Seat cushion height
To change the height of the seat cushion:
1. Pull up the front portion of the control
switch up to raise or push down to
lower the front part of the seat cushion.
Pull up the rear portion of the control
switch to raise or push down to lower
the whole of the seat cushion.
2. Release the switch once the seat reaches the desired position.
NEVER ride with a reclined seat-
back when the vehicle is moving.
Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of serious
or fatal injuries in the event of a col-
lision or sudden stop.
Driver and passengers should
ALWAYS sit well back in their seats,
properly belted, and with the seat-
backs upright.
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Rear Seats
Folding the rear seat
The rear seatbacks can be folded to facil-
itate carrying long items or to increase
the luggage capacity of the vehicle.To fold down the rear seatback:
1. Set the front seatback to the uprightposition and if necessary, slide the
front seat forward.
2. Lower the rear head restraints to the lowest position by pushing and hold-
ing the release button (1) and pushing
down on the headrest (2).
. 3. Pull on the seatback folding lever (1)
located in the trunk.
Never allow passengers to sit on
top of the folded down seatback
while the vehicle is moving. This
is not a proper seating position
and no seat belts are available for
use. This could result in serious
injury or death in case of an acci-
dent or sudden stop.
Objects carried on the folded
down seatback should not extend
higher than the top of the front
seatbacks. This could allow cargo
to slide forward and cause injury
or damage during sudden stops.
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