2011 Hyundai Ix35 Owners Manual

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Safetysystem of your vehicle
How does the air bag system
operate
It is virtually  impossible for  you to see
the air bags inflate during  an accident.
It is much more likely that you will sim-
ply see  the deflated  air bags  hanging
out of their storage compartments after
the collision.
WARNING
To  avoid  severe  personal  injury
or death caused  by deploying air
bags  in   a  collision,   the  driver
should  sit  as far  back  from  the
steering wheel air bag as possible
(at   least   250  mm   (10   inches)
away).The front passenger should
always  move   their  seat   as  far
back as  possible and  sit back in
their seat.
Air bags are activated (able to inflate if
necessary)   only   when   the   ignition
switch is  turned  to the  ON or  START
position.
In order to  help provide protection in a
severe  collision,   the  air   bags  must
inflate  rapidly.  The  speed  of  air  bag
inflation is a consequence of extremely
short  time in  which a  collision  occurs
and   the  need   to   get   the   air  bag
between the  occupant and the  vehicle
structures before the occupant impacts
those structures. This speed of inflation
reduces  the   risk  of   serious  or   life-
threatening injuries in a severe collision
and is thus a necessary part  of air bag
design.
Air bags inflate instantly in the event of
serious   frontal   or  side   collision   (if
equipped  with side  impact  air bag  or
curtain air bag) in order to help protect
the  occupants  from  serious  physical
injury.
Air  bag  inflates   instantly  in  an
event  of a  collision,  passengers
may  be  injured   by  the  air  bag
expansion force if they  are not in
a proper position.
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 col-
lision and  its direction. These two  fac-
tors  determine   whether  the  sensors
produce   an   electronic   deployment/
inflation signal.
•  Air
bag   inflation    may    cause
injuries including facial  or bodily
abrasions,  injuries  from  broken
glasses or burns.
However,  air   bag  inflation   can  also
cause injuries which can  include facial
abrasions,  bruises and  broken  bones
because the inflation speed also caus-
es the air  bags to expand with a  great
deal of force.
Air  bag    deployment  depends   on  a
number  of   factors  including   vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the densi-
ty  and   stiffness   of  the   vehicles  or
objects which  your  vehicle hits  in the
collision. The  determining, factors  are
not limited to those mentioned above.
There
are
even
circumstances
under which contact  with the steer-
ing  wheel  air  bag  can  cause  fatal
injuries,  especially if  the  occupant
is  positioned  excessively  close  to
the steering wheel.
The   front  air   bags   will   completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.
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