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Do not install a Child Restraint

System on the front passenger

seat

Why didn’t my air bag go off in a

collision?

There are certain types of accidents in

which the air bag would not be expected

to provide additional protection. These

include rear impacts, second or third

collisions in multiple impact accidents,

as well as low speed impacts. Damage to

the vehicle indicates a collision energy

absorption, and is not an indicator of

whether or not an air bag should have

inflated.

Air bag collision sensors

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Never install a Child Restraint System in

the front passenger’s seat. An inflating air

bag can forcefully strike a child or restraint

resulting in serious or fatal injury.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of an air bag

deploying unexpectedly and causing

serious injury or death:

śꢀ Do not hit or allow any objects to

impact the locations where air bags

or sensors are installed.

śꢀ Do not perform maintenance on or

around the air bag sensors. If the

location or angle of the sensors is

altered, the air bags may deploy

when they should not or may not

deploy when they should.

śꢀ Installing bumper guards with non-

genuine Hyundai or non-equivalent

parts may adversely affect the

collision and airbag deployment

performance.

To ensure correct function of the

airbag system we recommend to

replace the bumper with genuine

HYUNDAI part or the equivalent (of

the genuine part) specified for your

vehicle.

WARNING

śꢀ Extreme hazard! Do not use a

rearward facing Child Restraint

System on a seat protected by an air

bag in front of it!

śꢀ NEVER use a rearward facing Child

Restraint System on a seat protected

by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it,

DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY to the

CHILD can occur.

śꢀ Never put a Child Restraint System in

the front passenger’s seat. If the front

passenger air bag inflates, it would

cause serious or fatal injuries.

śꢀ Place the ignition switch to the

LOCK/OFF or ACC position, when the

vehicle is being towed to prevent

inadvertent air bag deployment.

śꢀ We recommend that all air bag

repairs are conducted by a HYUNDAI

authorised repairer.

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OBC3030024R/OAI3039024/OBC3030025R/OBC3030037R/OBC3030026

1. SRS control module

2. Front impact sensor

3. Side pressure sensor*

4. Side impact sensor*

* : if equipped

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Safety system

Air bag inflation conditions

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OBC3030027

Front air bags

Front air bags are designed to inflate

in a frontal collision depending on the

severity of impact of the front collision.

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Side and curtain air bags

Side and curtain air bags are designed

to inflate when an impact is detected

by side collision sensors depending on

the severity of impact resulting from

a side impact collision. Although the

driver’s and front passenger’s air bags

are designed to inflate only in frontal

collisions, they also may inflate in other

types of collisions if the front impact

sensors detect a sufficient impact. Side

and curtain air bags are designed to

inflate only in side impact collisions, but

they may inflate in other collisions if the

side impact sensors detect a sufficient

impact. If the vehicle chassis is impacted

by bumps or objects on unimproved

roads, the air bags may deploy. Drive

carefully on unimproved roads or on

surfaces not designed for vehicle traffic to

prevent unintended air bag deployment.

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Air bag non-inflation conditions

OBC3030028R

OBC3030029

Front air bags may not inflate in side

impact collisions, because occupants

move in the direction of the collision,

and thus in side impacts, front air

bag deployment would not provide

additional occupant protection.

However, side and curtain air bags may

inflate depending on the severity of

impact.

In certain low-speed collisions the air

bags may not deploy. The air bags are

designed not to deploy in such cases

because they may not provide benefits

beyond the protection of the seat belts.

OBC3030030

Front air bags are not designed to inflate

in rear collisions, because occupants

are moved backward by the force of

the impact. In this case, inflated air

bags would not provide any additional

benefit.

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In an angled collision, the force of

impact may direct the occupants in a

direction where the air bags would not

be able to provide any additional benefit,

and thus the sensors may not deploy any

air bags.

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inflate when the vehicle is rolled over

by a side impact collision, if the vehicle

is equipped with side and/or curtain air

bags.

OBC3030032

Just before impact, drivers often brake

heavily. Such heavy braking lowers the

front portion of the vehicle causing it

to “ride” under a vehicle with a higher

ground clearance. Air bags may not

inflate in this “under-ride” situation

because deceleration forces that are

detected by sensors may be significantly

reduced by such “underride” collisions.

OBC3030033

Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle

collides with objects such as utility poles

or trees, where the point of impact is

concentrated and the collision energy is

absorbed by the vehicle structure.

OHI038166

Front air bags may not inflate in

rollover accidents because front air

bag deployment would not provide

additional occupant protection.

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