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They are designed to help protect the
heads of the front seat occupants
and the rear outboard seat occupants
in certain side impact collisions.
The curtain air bags are designed to
deploy during certain side impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity.
The side and curtain air bags on
both sides of the vehicle may deploy
if a rollover or possible rollover is
detected.
The curtain air bags are not designed
to deploy in all side impact or rollover
situations.
How Does the Air Bag System
Operate?
The SRS consists of the following
components:
1. Driver's front air bag module
2. Passenger's front air bag module
3. Side air bag modules
4. Curtain air bag modules
5. Retractor pre-tensioner
6. Air bag warning light
7. SRS control module (SRSCM)/ Rollover sensor
8. Front impact sensors
9. Side impact sensors
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
curtain air bag, take the follow-
ing precautions:
All seat occupants must wear
seat belts at all times to help
keep occupants positioned
properly.
Properly secure child
restraints as far away from the
door as possible.
Do not place any objects over
the air bag. Also, do not attach
any objects around the area
the air bag inflates such as the
door, side door glass, front
and rear pillar, roof side rail.
Do not hang other objects
except clothes, especially
hard or breakable objects. In
an accident, it may cause
vehicle damage or personal
injury.
Do not allow passengers to
lean their heads or bodies onto
doors, put their arms on the
doors, stretch their arms out of
the window, or place objects
between the doors and seats.
Do not open or repair the side
curtain air bags.
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During a frontal collision, sensors will
detect the vehicle's deceleration. If
the rate of deceleration is high
enough, the control unit will inflate
the front air bags.
The front air bags help protect the
driver and front passenger by
responding to frontal impacts in
which seat belts alone cannot pro-
vide adequate restraint. When need-
ed, the side air bags help provide
protection in the event of a side
impact or rollover.
Air bags are activated (able to inflate if necessary) only when the
ignition switch is in the ON posi-
tion.
Air bags inflate in the event of cer- tain frontal or side collisions to
help protect the occupants from
serious physical injury.
Generally, air bags are designed to inflate based upon the severity
of a collision, its direction, etc.
These two factors determine
whether the sensors produce an
electronic deployment/inflation
signal. 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 acci-
dent. It is much more likely that you
will simply see the deflated air
bags hanging out of their storage
compartments after the collision.
In addition to inflating in certain side collisions, vehicles equipped
with a rollover sensor, side and
curtain air bags will inflate if the
sensing system detects a rollover.
When a rollover is detected, side
and curtain air bags will remain
inflated longer to help provide pro-
tection from ejection, especially
when used in conjunction with the
seat belts. To help provide protection, the air
bags must inflate rapidly. The
speed of air bag inflation is a con-
sequence of extremely short time
in which to inflate the air bag
between the occupant and the
vehicle structures before the occu-
pant impacts those structures. This
speed of inflation reduces the risk
of serious or life-threatening
injuries and is thus a necessary
part of air bag design.
However, the rapid air bag inflation
can also cause injuries which can
include facial abrasions, bruises
and broken bones because the
inflation speed also causes the air
bags to expand with a great deal
of force.
There are even circumstances under which contact with the air
bag can cause fatal injuries, espe-
cially if the occupant is positioned
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You can take steps to help reduce
the risk of being injured by an inflat-
ing air bag. The greatest risk is sitting
too close to the air bag. An air bag
needs about 10 inches (25 cm) of
space to inflate. NHTSA recom-
mends that drivers allow at least 10
inches (25 cm) between the center of
the steering wheel and the chest.When the SRSCM detects a suffi-
ciently severe impact to the front of
the vehicle, it will automatically
deploy the front air bags.
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■Driver's front air bag (1)
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
air bag, take the following pre-
cautions:
NEVER place a child restraint
in the front passenger seat.
Always properly restrain chil-
dren under age 13 in the rear
seats of the vehicle.
Adjust the front passenger’s
and driver's seats as far to the
rear as possible while allow-
ing you to maintain full con-
trol of the vehicle.
Hold the steering wheel with
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3
o'clock positions.
Never place anything or any-
one between the air bag and
the seat occupant.
Do not allow the front passen-
ger to place their feet or legs
on the dashboard.
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Upon deployment, tear seams mold-
ed directly into the pad covers will
separate under pressure from the
expansion of the air bags. Further
opening of the covers allows full
inflation of the air bags.
A fully inflated air bag, in combina-
tion with a properly worn seat belt,
slows the driver or the front passen-
ger forward motion, reducing the risk
of head and chest injury. After complete inflation, the air bag
immediately starts deflating, enabling
the driver to maintain forward visibili-
ty and the ability to steer or operate
other controls.
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■Driver's front air bag (2)
To prevent objects from becom-
ing dangerous projectiles when
the passenger's air bag inflates:
Do not install or place any
objects (drink holder, CD
holder, stickers, etc.) on the
front passenger's panel above
the glove box where the pas-
senger's air bag is located.
Do not install a container of
liquid air freshener near the
instrument cluster or on the
instrument panel surface.
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■Driver's front air bag (3)
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What to Expect After an Air
Bag Inflates
After a frontal or side air bag inflates,
it will deflate very quickly. Air bag
inflation will not prevent the driver
from seeing out of the windshield or
being able to steer. Curtain air bags
may remain partially inflated for
some time after they deploy.
Noise and smoke from inflatingair bag
When the air bags inflate, they make
a loud noise and may produce
smoke and powder in the air inside of
the vehicle. This is normal and is a
result of the ignition of the air bag
inflator. After the air bag inflates, you
may feel substantial discomfort in
breathing because of the contact of
your chest with both the seat belt and
the air bag, as well as from breathing
the smoke and powder. The powder
may aggravate asthma for some
people. If you experience breathing
problems after an air bag deploy-
ment, seek medical attention imme-
diately.
Though the smoke and powder are
nontoxic, they may cause irritation to
the skin, eyes, nose, throat, etc. If
this is the case, wash and rinse with
cold water immediately and seek
medical attention if the symptoms
persist.
Always wash exposed skin
areas thoroughly with cold
water and mild soap.
Always have an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer replace the
air bag immediately after
deployment. Air bags are
designed to be used only
once.
After an air bag inflates, take
the following precautions:
Open your windows and doors
as soon as possible after
impact to reduce prolonged
exposure to the smoke and
powder released by the inflat-
ing air bag.
Do not touch the air bag stor-
age area's internal compo-
nents immediately after an air
bag has inflated. The parts
that come into contact with an
inflating air bag may be very
hot.
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Additional Safety Precautions
Passengers should not move out
of or change seats while the vehi-
cle is moving.A passenger who is
not wearing a seat belt during a
crash or emergency stop can be
thrown against the inside of the vehi-
cle, against other occupants, or be
ejected from the vehicle.
Do not use any accessories on
seat belts. Devices claiming to
improve occupant comfort or reposi-
tion the seat belt can reduce the pro-
tection provided by the seat belt and
increase the chance of serious injury
in a crash. Do not modify the front seats.
Modification of the front seats could
interfere with the operation of the
supplemental restraint system sens-
ing components or side air bags.
Do not place items under the front
seats.
Placing items under the front
seats could interfere with the opera-
tion of the supplemental restraint
system sensing components and
wiring harnesses.
Do not cause impact to the doors.
Impact to the doors when the Engine
Start/Stop button is in the ON posi-
tion may cause the air bags to inflate.
Modifications to accommodate
disabilities. If you require modifica-
tion to your vehicle to accommodate
a disability, contact the HYUNDAI
Customer Connect Center at 800-
633-5151.
Adding equipment to or modify- ing your air bag equipped vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by chang-
ing your vehicle's frame, bumper sys-
tem, front end or side sheet metal or
ride height, this may affect the opera-
tion of your vehicle's air bag system.
Air Bag Warning Labels
Air bag warning labels, required by
the U.S. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), are
attached to alert the driver and pas-
sengers of potential risks of the air
bag system. Be sure to read all of the
information about the air bags that
are installed on your vehicle in this
Owners Manual.
If components of the air bag
system must be discarded, or if
the vehicle must be scrapped,
certain safety precautions
must be observed. Consult an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer for
the necessary information.
Failure to follow these precau-
tions could increase the risk of
personal injury.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Accessing Your Vehicle .........................................3-4
Remote Key........................................................................\
.3-4
Smart Key ........................................................................\
....3-7
Immobilizer System .........................................................3-12
Door Locks ............................................................3-13
Operating Door Locks from Outside the Vehicle ....3-13
Operating Door Locks from Inside the Vehicle .......3-15
Automatic Door Lock and Unlock Features .............3-17
Child-Protector Rear Door Locks ...............................3-18
Electronic Child Safety Lock System .........................3-19
Safe Exit Assist (SEA) System .....................................3-20
Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) System ...........................3-21
Theft-Alarm System ............................................3-23
Driver Position Memory System ........................3-24
Storing Positions into Memory ..................................3-24
Recalling Positions from Memory...............................3-25
Resetting the Driver's Seat Memory System...........3-25
Easy Access Function ....................................................3-26
Steering Wheel .....................................................3-27
Electric Power Steering (EPS) .....................................3-27
Tilt Steering / Telescopic Steering .............................3-28
Horn ........................................................................\
............3-28
Heated Steering Wheel ..................................................3-29
Mirrors ...................................................................3-30
Inside Rearview Mirror ..................................................3-30
Side View Mirrors ...........................................................3-38
Reverse Parking Aid Function......................................3-40
Windows ................................................................3-41
Power Windows ...............................................................3-42
Panoramic Sunroof ..............................................3-45
Sunshade ........................................................................\
...3-46
Sliding the Sunroof .........................................................3-46
Tilting the Sunroof .........................................................3-47
Closing the Sunroof........................................................3-47
Resetting the Sunroof ...................................................3-48
Sunroof Open Warning ..................................................3-48
Exterior Features .................................................3-49
Hood ........................................................................\
...........3-49
Non-Powered Liftgate ...................................................3-50
Power Liftgate .................................................................3-52
Smart Liftgate ..................................................................3-59
Fuel Filler Door ................................................................3-62
Instrument Cluster ...............................................3-66
Instrument Cluster Control............................................3-67
Gauges and Meters ........................................................3-68
Transmission Shift Indicator .........................................3-71
Warning and Indicator Lights .......................................3-72
LCD Display Messages ...................................................3-85
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Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)
System (if equipped)
The Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) sys-
tem is provided to help prevent exit-
ing the vehicle with the rear passen-
ger left in the vehicle.
1st alert- When you open the front doorafter opening and closing the rear
door and turning off the engine,
the “Check rear seats” warning
message appears on the cluster.
2nd alert - After the 1st alert the 2nd alertoperates when any movement is
detected in the vehicle after the
driver’s door is closed and all the
doors are locked. The horn will
activate for about 25 seconds. If
the system continues to detect a
movement the alert operates up
to 8 times.
- Unlock the door with the remote key or smart key to stop the alert.
- The system detects movement in the vehicle for 24 hours after the
door is locked.The Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
system may not operate nor-
mally if there is any vehicle or
obstacle at the rear area of
your vehicle.
The Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
system may not operate nor-
mally when a vehicle is com-
ing rapidly two lanes over
from your vehicle or a vehicle
is approaching at a fast speed
from the rear in the lane next
to your vehicle.
The Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
system may be activated later
than normal or may not oper-
ate normally if a vehicle is
approaching fast from the rear
of your vehicle.
CAUTIONThe Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
system will not operate if
there is a malfunction with the
Blind-Spot Collision Warning
(BCW) system as follows:
- When the BCW warning message appears
When the BCW sensor or
the sensor surrounding is
polluted or covered
- When the BCW does not warn or warns wrongly
For more details, refer to cau-
tions and limitations in "Blind-
Spot Collision Warning (BCW)"
in chapter 5.
The system does not detect
every obstacle approaching
the vehicle exit.
The driver and passenger are
responsible for any obstacles
while exiting the vehicle.
Always check the surrounding
before you exit the vehicle.
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