2012 Hyundai Sonata Owners Manual

Safety features of your vehicle
How does the air bag system
operate
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
Air bags are activated (able to inflate if
necessary)   only   when   the   ignition
switch is  turned  to the  ON or  START
position.
Air bags inflate instantly in the event of
serious frontal or side collision in order
to help protect the occupants from seri-
ous physical injury.
•  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  possi-
ble (at  least  10 inches  (250 mm)
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   the
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.
away).   The
front    passengers
should  always  move their  seats
as  far  back  as possible  and  sit
back in their seat.
•  Air  bags  inflate  instantly  in  the
event  of  collision,  and   passen-
gers may be injured by the air bag
expansion force if they  are not in
proper position.
There is  no single speed at  which the
air bags will inflate.
Generally,  air  bags  are   designed  to
inflate by the severity of a collision and
its  direction. These two  factors  deter-
mine whether  the sensors sendout an
electronic deployment/ inflation signal.
However,  air   bag  inflation   can  also
cause   injuries   which   normally   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  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. Though, factors are  not limit-
ed to those mentioned above.
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  accident.
•  Air   bag    inflation    may   cause
injuries  which  normally   include
facial
or
bodily
abrasions,
injuries  from  broken  glasses  or
burns  by   the  air   bag   inflation
gasses.
•  There
are
even
circumstances
under which contact with the air bag
can cause fatal injuries, especially if
the  occupant  is  positioned  exces-
sively close to the air bag.
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