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AIR BAG - SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM

(1) Driver’s front air bag*

(2) Passenger’s front air bag *

(3) Side impact air bag *

(4) Curtain air bag *

(5) Front passenger’s air bag

ON/OFF switch *

* : if equipped

WARNING

• SRS and pretensioners con-

tain explosive chemicals.

If scraping a vehicle without

removing SRS and preten-

sioners from a vehicle, it may

cause fire. Before scraping a

vehicle, we recommend that

you contact an authorized

HYUNDAI dealer.

• Keep the SRS parts and

wirings away from water or

any liquid. If the SRS compo-

nents are inoperative due to

exposure to water or liquids, it

may cause fire or severe

injury.

❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

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Vehicles are equipped with

a

WARNING

Supplemental Air Bag System for the

driver’s seat, front passenger’s seats

and/or rear seats.

AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

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ALWAYS use seat belts and child restraints - every trip, every time,

everyone! Even with air bags, you can be seriously injured or killed in

a collision if you are improperly belted or not wearing your seat belt

when the air bag inflates.

The front air bags are designed to

supplement the three-point seat

belts. For these air bags to provide

protection, the seat belts must be

worn at all times when driving.

NEVER place a child in any child restraint or booster seat in the front

passenger seat. An inflating air bag could forcefully strike the infant

or child causing serious or fatal injuries.

You can be severely injured or killed

in an accident if you are not wearing

a seat belt. Air bags are designed to

supplement seat belts, but do not

replace them. Also, air bags are not

designed to deploy in every collision.

In some accidents, the seat belts are

the only restraint protecting you.

ABC - Always Buckle Children under age 13 in the back seat. It is the

safest place for children of any age to ride. If a child age 13 or older

must be seated in the front seat, he or she must be properly belted

and the seat should be moved as far back as possible.

All occupants should sit upright with the seatback in an upright posi-

tion, centered on the seat cushion with their seat belt on, legs com-

fortably extended and their feet on the floor until the vehicle is parked

and the engine is turned off. If an occupant is out of position during

an accident, the rapidly deploying air bag may forcefully contact the

occupant causing serious or fatal injuries.

You and your passengers should never sit or lean unnecessarily

close to the air bags or lean against the door or center console.

Move your seat as far back as possible from front air bags, while still

maintaining control of the vehicle. It is recommended that drivers

allow at least 25 cm (10 in) between the center of the steering wheel

and the chest.

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Safety system of your vehicle

■ Driver’s front air bag

Where are the air bags?

WARNING

Driver’s and passenger’s front

air bags (if equipped)

To reduce the risk of serious

injury or death from an inflating

front air bags, take the following

precautions:

Your vehicle is equipped with a

Supplemental Restraint System

(SRS) and lap/shoulder belts at both

the driver and passenger seating

positions.

• Seat belts must be worn at all

times to help keep occupants

positioned properly.

The SRS consists of air bags which

are located in the center of the steer-

ing wheel and the passenger's side

front panel pad above the glove box.

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• Move your seat as far back as

possible from front air bags,

while still maintaining control

of the vehicle.

■ Passenger’s front air bag

The air bags are labeled with the let-

ters “AIR BAG” embossed on the pad

covers.

• Never lean against the door or

center console.

• Do not allow the front passen-

ger to place their feet or legs on

the dashboard.

• Do not allow the passenger to

ride in the front seat when the

front passenger’s air bag OFF

indicator is illuminated.

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The purpose of the SRS is to provide

the vehicle's driver and front passen-

gers with additional protection than

that offered by the seat belt system

alone in case of a frontal impact of

sufficient severity.

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The side impact air bags are

designed to deploy only during certain

side impact collisions, depending on

the crash severity, angle, speed and

point of impact.

Side impact air bags

(if equipped)

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• No objects should be placed

over or near the air bag mod-

ules on the steering wheel,

instrument panel, and the front

passenger's panel above the

glove box. Such objects could

cause harm if the vehicle is in a

crash severe enough to cause

the air bags to deploy.

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For vehicles equipped with a rollover

sensor the side and/or curtain air bags

and pre-tensioners on both sides of

the vehicle may deploy if a rollover or

possible rollover is detected.

The side impact air bags are not

designed to deploy in all side impact

or rollover situations.

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Your vehicle is equipped with a side

impact air bag in each seat. The pur-

pose of the air bag is to provide the

vehicle's driver and/or the front pas-

senger with additional protection than

that offered by the seat belt alone.

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Safety system of your vehicle

Curtain air bags (if equipped)

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WARNING

• Do not place any objects

between the door and the

seat. They may become dan-

gerous projectiles if the side

impact air bag inflates.

To reduce the risk of serious

injury or death from an inflating

side impact air bag, take the fol-

lowing precautions:

• Seat belts must be worn at all

times to help keep occupants

positioned properly.

• Do not install any accessories

on the side or near the side

impact air bags.

• 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 cause impact to the

doors when the ignition

switch is in the ON position or

this may cause the side air

bags to inflate.

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• If the seat or seat cover is

damaged, we recommend that

the system be serviced by an

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

• Hold the steering wheel at the 9

o’clock and 3 o’clock positions,

to minimize the risk of injuries

to your hands and arms.

• Do not use any accessory

seat covers.This could reduce

or prevent the effectiveness

of the system.

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Curtain air bags are located along

both sides of the roof rails above the

front and rear doors.

• Do not place any objects over

the air bag or between the air

bag and yourself.

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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.

How does the air bags system

operate?

WARNING

To reduce the risk of serious

injury or death from an inflating

curtain air bags, take the follow-

ing precautions:

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The curtain air bags are designed to

deploy only during certain side

impact collisions, depending on the

crash severity, angle, speed and

impact.

• All seat occupants must wear

seat belts at all times to help

keep occupants positioned

properly.

For vehicles equipped with a rollover

sensor the side and/or curtain air

bags on both sides of the vehicle

may deploy if a rollover or possible

rollover is detected.

• Properly secure child restraints

as far away from the door as

possible.

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• 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.

The curtain air bags are not designed

to deploy in all side impact or rollover

situations.

The SRS consists of the following

components:

1. Driver's front air bag module*

2. Passenger's front air bag module*

3. Side impact air bag modules*

4. Curtain air bag modules*

• Do not open or repair the side

curtain air bags.

5. Pre-tensioner seatbelt system*

6. Air bag warning light*

7. SRS control module (SRSCM)* /

Rollover sensor*

8. Front impact sensors*

9. Side impact sensors*

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10. Passenger’s front air bag

ON/OFF indicator *

SRS warning light

WARNING

11. Passenger’s front air bag

ON/OFF switch*

If your SRS malfunctions, the

air bag may not inflate properly

during an accident increasing

the risk of serious injury or

death.

*: if equipped

The SRS (Supplement Restraint

System) air bag warning light on the

instrument panel displays the air bag

symbol depicted in the illustration.The

system checks the air bag electrical

system for malfunctions.The light indi-

cates that there is a potential problem

with your air bag system, which could

include your side and/or curtain air

bags used for rollover protection (if

equipped with rollover sensor).

The SRSCM continually monitors all

SRS components while the ignition

switch is ON to determine if a crash

impact is severe enough to require

air bag deployment or pre-tensioner

seat belt deployment.

If any of the following condi-

tions occur, your SRS is mal-

functioning:

• The light does not turn on for

approximately six seconds

when the ignition switch is

placed in the ON position.

• The light stays on after illumi-

nating for approximately six

seconds.

• The light comes on while the

vehicle is in motion.

• The light blinks when the

engine is running.

We recommend that an author-

ized HYUNDAI dealer inspect the

SRS as soon as possible if any

of these conditions occur.

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During a moderate to severe frontal • Air bag deployment depends on a • To help provide protection, the air

collision, sensors will detect the vehi-

cle’s rapid deceleration. If the rate of

deceleration is high enough, the con-

trol unit will inflate the front air bags, at

the time and with the force needed.

number of factors including vehicle

speed, angles of impact and the

density and stiffness of the vehicles

or objects which your vehicle

impacts during a collision. The

determining factors are not limited

to those mentioned above.

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.

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The front air bags help protect the

driver and front passenger by

responding to frontal impacts in • The front air bags will completely

which seat belts alone cannot provide

adequate restraint. When needed,

the side air bags help provide protec-

tion in the event of a side impact or

rollover by supporting the side upper

body area.

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 com-

partments after the collision.

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.

• Air bags are activated (able to

inflate if necessary) only when the • In addition to inflating in serious

ignition switch is in the ON position.

side collisions, vehicles equipped

with a rollover sensor, side and/or

curtain air bags will inflate if the • There are even circumstances

• Air bags inflate in the event of a

severe frontal or side collision to

help protect the occupants from

serious physical injury.

sensing system detects a rollover.

under which contact with the air

bag can cause fatal injuries, espe-

cially if the occupant is positioned

excessively close to the air bag.

When a rollover is detected, curtain

air bags will remain inflated longer

to help provide protection from

ejection, especially when used in

conjunction with the seat belts. (if

equipped with a rollover sensor)

• There is no single speed at which

the air bags will inflate. Generally,

air bags are designed to inflate

based upon the severity of a colli-

sion and its direction. These two

factors determine whether the sen-

sors produce an electronic deploy-

ment/inflation signal.

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Safety system of your vehicle

■ Driver’s front air bag (1)

■ Driver’s front air bag (2)

You can take steps to reduce the risk

of being injured by an inflating air

bag. The greatest risk is sitting too

close to the air bag. An air bag needs

about 25 cm (10 in.) of space to

inflate. It is recommended that driv-

ers allow at least 25 cm (10 in.)

between the center of the steering

wheel and the chest.

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When the SRSCM detects a suffi- Upon deployment, tear seams mold-

ciently severe impact to the front of ed directly into the pad covers will

the vehicle, it will automatically separate under pressure from the

deploy the front air bags.

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's or the passenger's

forward motion, reducing the risk of

head and chest injury.

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■ Driver’s front air bag (3)

What to expect after an air bag

inflates

WARNING

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.

To prevent objects from becom-

ing dangerous projectiles when

the passenger's air bag inflates:

2

• 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.

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■ Passenger’s front air bag

WARNING

• Do not install a container of

liquid air freshener near the

instrument cluster or on the

instrument panel surface.

After an air bag inflates, take

the following precautions:

• Open your windows and

doors as soon as possible

after impact to reduce pro-

longed exposure to the smoke

and powder released by the

inflating air bag.

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• 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.

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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Safety system of your vehicle

Noise and smoke from inflating

air bag

Passenger’s front air bag

ON/OFF switch (if equipped)

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• Always wash exposed skin

areas thoroughly with luke-

warm water and mild soap.

When the air bags inflate, they make

a loud noise and they leave 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 breath-

ing 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 deployment, seek

medical attention immediately.

• We recommend that an author-

ized HYUNDAI dealer replace

the air bag immediately after

deployment. Air bags are

designed to be used only once.

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The purpose of the switch is to dis-

able the passenger’s front air bag in

order to transport occupants who are

at increased risk for air bag-related

injury due to age, size, or medical

condition.

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.

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To reactivate the passenger’s front

air bag:

WARNING

Insert the master key or a similar

rigid device into the passenger’s

front air bag ON/OFF switch and turn

it to the ON position. The passenger

air bag ON indicator ( ) will illumi-

nate and stay on for 60 seconds.

If the passenger’s front air bag

ON/OFF switch malfunctions,

the following conditions may

occur:

2

• The air bag warning light (

on the instrument panel will

)

illuminate.

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NOTICE

• The passenger air bag OFF

indicator ( ) will not illumi-

nate and the ON indicator (

will come on and go off after

approximately 60 seconds.

The passenger’s front air bag

will inflate in a frontal impact

even though the passenger’s

front air bag ON/OFF switch is

set to the OFF position.

The

ON/OFF indicator illuminates for

about seconds after the ignition

passenger’s

front

air

bag

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)

To deactivate the passenger’s front

air bag:

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switch is placed in the ON position.

Insert the master key or a similar

rigid device into the passenger’s

front air bag ON/OFF switch and turn

it to the OFF position.The passenger

air bag OFF indicator ( ) will illumi-

nate and stay on until the passen-

ger’s front air bag is reactivated.

WARNING

Never allow an adult passenger

to ride in the front passenger

seat when the passenger air

bag OFF indicator is illuminat-

ed. During a collision, the air

bag will not inflate if the indica-

tor is illuminated. Turn on the

passenger’s front air bag or

have your passenger move to

the rear seat.

• We recommend that an author-

ized HYUNDAI dealer inspect

the passenger’s front air bag

ON/OFF switch and the SRS air

bag system as soon as possi-

ble.

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Safety system of your vehicle

If your vehicle is equipped with the

passenger’s front air bag ON/OFF

switch, you can activate or deactivate

the front passenger’s air bag when

necessary. For more details, please

refer to page 2-63.

Do not install a child restraint

on the front passenger seat

Why didn’t my air bag go off in

a collision? (Air bags are not

designed to inflate in every

collision.)

■ Type A

There are certain types of accidents

in which the air bag would not be

expected to provide additional protec-

tion. These include rear impacts, sec-

ond or third collisions in multiple

impact accidents, as well as low

speed impacts. Damage to the vehicle

indicates a collision energy absorp-

tion, and is not an indicator of whether

or not an air bag should have inflated.

WARNING

• Extreme Hazard! Do not use a

rearward facing child restraint

on a seat protected by an air

bag in front of it!

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■ Type B

• Never put a child restraint in

the front passenger’s seat. If

the front passenger air bag

inflates, it would cause seri-

ous or fatal injuries.

Air bag collision sensors

(if equipped)

WARNING

To reduce the risk of an air bag

deploying unexpectedly and

causing serious injury or death:

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• Do not hit or allow any objects

to impact the locations where

air bags or sensors are

installed.

Never install a child restraint in the

front passenger’s seat. An inflating

air bag can forcefully strike a child or

restraint resulting in serious or fatal

injury.

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• Do not perform maintenance

on or around the air bag sen-

sors. 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.

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• Do not install bumper guards

or replace the bumper with a

non-genuine part. This may

adversely affect the collision

and air bag deployment per-

formance.

• Place the ignition switch in

the LOCK/OFF or ACC posi-

tion, when the vehicle is being

towed to prevent inadvertent

air bag deployment.

• We recommend that all

repairs are conducted by an

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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(1) SRS control module/Rollover sensor

(2) Front impact sensor

(3) Side impact sensor

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Safety system of your vehicle

Although the driver’s and front pas-

senger’s air bags are designed to

inflate only in frontal collisions, they

also may inflate in other types of col-

lisions if the front impact sensors

detect a sufficient impact. Side

impact and curtain air bags are

designed to inflate only in side

impact collisions or rollover situa-

tions (if equipped with rollover sen-

sor), but they may inflate in other col-

lisions if the side impact sensors

detect a sufficient impact.

Air bag inflation conditions

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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.

Front air bag

Front air bags are designed to inflate

in a frontal collision depending on

the intensity, speed or angles of

impact of the front collision.

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Side impact and curtain air bags

Side impact and curtain air bags are

designed to inflate when an impact is

detected by side collision sensors

depending on the strength, speed or

angles of impact resulting from a

side impact collision.

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Air bag non-inflation conditions

2

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Front air bags are not designed to Front air bags may not inflate in side

inflate in rear collisions, because impact collisions, because occupants

occupants are moved backward by move in the direction of the collision,

the force of the impact. In this case, and thus in side impacts, front air bag

inflated air bags would not provide deployment would not provide addi-

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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.

any additional benefit.

tional occupant protection.

However, side impact and curtain air

bags may inflate depending on the

intensity, vehicle speed and angles

of impact.

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Safety system of your vehicle

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In an angled collision, the force of Just before impact, drivers often Front air bags may not inflate in

impact may direct the occupants in a brake heavily. Such heavy braking rollover accidents because front air

direction where the air bags would lowers the front portion of the vehicle bag deployment would not provide

not be able to provide any additional causing it to “ride” under a vehicle additional occupant protection.

benefit, and thus the sensors may with a higher ground clearance. Air

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NOTICE - ^{with rollover sensor}

not deploy any air bags.

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.

However,

if

equipped

with

side

impact and curtain air bags, the air

bags may inflate in a rollover, when it

is detected by the rollover sensor.

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NOTICE - without rollover sen-

sor

However, side and/or curtain air

bags may inflate when the vehicle is

rolled over by a side impact collision,

if the vehicle is equipped with side

impact air bags and curtain air bags.

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SRS care

WARNING

The SRS is virtually maintenance-

free and there are no parts you can

safely service by yourself. If the SRS

air bag warning light does not illumi-

nate when the ignition switch is in the

ON position, or continuously remains

on, we recommend that the system

be immediately inspected by an

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

To reduce the risk of serious

injury or death take the follow-

ing precautions:

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• Do not attempt to modify or

disconnect the SRS compo-

nents or wiring, including the

addition of any kind of badges

to the pad covers or modifica-

tions to the body structure.

We recommend any work on the

SRS system, such as removing,

installing, repairing, or any work on

the steering wheel, the front passen-

ger's panel, front seats and roof rails

be performed by an authorized

HYUNDAI dealer. Improper handling

of the SRS system may result in seri-

ous personal injury.

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• Do not place objects over or

near the air bag modules on

the steering wheel, instrument

panel, and the front passen-

ger's panel above the glove

box.

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 colli-

sion energy is absorbed by the vehi-

cle structure.

• Clean the air bag pad covers

with a soft cloth moistened

with plain water. Solvents or

cleaners could adversely

affect the air bag covers and

proper deployment of the sys-

tem.

• We recommend that inflated

air bags be replaced by an

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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Safety system of your vehicle

Adding equipment to or modify-

ing your air bag equipped vehicle

Additional safety precautions

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Passengers should not move out of

or change seats while the vehicle 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 vehicle,

against other occupants, or be ejected

from the vehicle.

• 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.

If you modify your vehicle by changing

your vehicle's frame, bumper system,

front end or side sheet metal or ride

height, this may affect the operation of

your vehicle's air bag system.

Do not use any accessories on seat

belts. Devices claiming to improve

occupant comfort or reposition the

seat belt can reduce the protection

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 sup-

plemental restraint system sensing

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 sys-

tem sensing components and wiring

harnesses.

Do not cause impact to the doors.

Impact to the doors when the ignition

switch is in the ON position may cause

the air bags to inflate

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Be sure to read all of the information

about the air bags that are installed

on your vehicle in this Owner’s

Manual.

Air bag warning labels

(if equipped)

■ Type A

2

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■ Type B

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Air bag warning labels are attached

to alert the driver and passengers of

potential risks of the air bag system.

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