Hyundai Elantra: Air Bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System / Why Didn’t My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision?
Air bags are not designed to inflate in
every 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.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of an air bag
deploying unexpectedly and causing
serious injury or death:
- Do not hit or allow any objects to
impact the locations where air bags
or sensors are installed.
- 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.
- Do not install bumper guards or
replace the bumper with a nongenuine
HYUNDAI parts. This may
adversely affect the collision and air
bag deployment performance.
- Place the ignition switch in the
LOCK/OFF or ACC position when the
vehicle is being towed to prevent
inadvertent air bag deployment.
- Have all air bag repairs conducted by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Your vehicle is equipped with an
Occupant Classification System (OCS) in
the front passenger’s seat.
Main components of the Occupant
Classification System
A detection device located within the
front passenger seat cushion...
1. SRS control module/Rollover sensor
2. Front impact sensors
3. Side impact sensors (acceleration)
4. Side impact sensors (pressure)..
Other information:
Bright-metal maintenance
To remove road tar and insects, use
a tar remover, not a scraper or other
sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of bright metal
parts from corrosion, apply a coating
of wax or chrome preservative and rub
to a high luster.
During winter weather or in coastal
areas, cover the bright metal parts
with a heavier coating of wax or
preservative. If necessary, ..
This warning light illuminates:
• When you place the Engine Start/Stop
button to the ON position.
-- The EPB warning light illuminates
for approximately 3 seconds and
then turns off.
• Whenever there is a malfunction with
the EPB.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
Information
The Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)
Warning Light may illuminate when ..