Safety system of your vehicle
How does the air bag system
operate
• The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant.
WARNING
It is virtually impossible for you to
see the air bags inflate during an
accident.
•
Air bags are activated (able to
inflate if necessary) only when the
ignition switch is placed to the ON
or START position.
•
•
Even in vehicles with air bags,
you and your passengers must
always wear the safety belts pro-
vided in order to minimize the risk
and severity of injury in the event
of a collision or rollover.
It is much more likely that you will
simply see the deflated air bags
hanging out of their storage com-
partments after the collision.
•
Air bags inflate instantly in the
event of serious frontal or side col-
lision in order to help protect the
SRS and pretensioners contain
explosive chemicals.
occupants from serious physical • In order to help provide protection
injury.
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 occu-
pant 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 col-
lision and is thus a necessary part
of air bag design.
If scraping a vehicle without
removing SRS and pretensioners
from a vehicle, it may cause fire.
Before scraping a vehicle, we
recommend that you contact an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
• 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
collision and its direction. These
two factors determine whether the
sensors produce an electronic
deployment/ inflation signal.
•
Keep the SRS parts and wirings
away from water or any liquid. If
the SRS components are inoper-
ative due to exposure to water or
liquids, it may cause fire or severe
injury.
•
Air bag deployment depends on a
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the
density and stiffness of the vehi-
cles or objects which your vehicle
hits in the collision. The determin-
ing, factors are not limited to those
mentioned above.
However, air bag inflation can also
cause injuries which can include
facial abrasions, bruises and bro-
ken bones because the inflation
speed also causes the air bags to
expand with a great deal of force.
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