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Hyundai Creta (2016 year). Instruction - part 4

Safety system of your vehicle

AIR BAG - SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS)

■ Left-hand drive

1. Driver’s front air bag*

2. Passenger’s front air bag*

3. Side impact air bag*

4. Curtain air bag*

* : if equipped

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

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■ Right-hand drive

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1. Driver’s front air bag*

2. Passenger’s front air bag*

3. Side impact air bag*

4. Curtain air bag*

* : if equipped

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

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• There are even circumstances

Noise and smoke

WARNING

under which contact with the steer-

When the air bags inflate, they make

ing wheel air bag can cause fatal

a loud noise and they leave smoke

When the air bags deploy, the air

injuries, especially if the occupant is

and powder in the air inside of the

bag related parts in the steering

positioned excessively close to the

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vehicle. This is normal and is a result

wheel and/or instrument panel

steering wheel.

of the ignition of the air bag inflator.

and/or in both sides of the roof

After the air bag inflates, you may

rails above the front and rear

WARNING

feel substantial discomfort in breath-

doors are very hot. To prevent

ing due to the contact of your chest

injury, do not touch the air bag

with both the seat belt and the air

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To avoid severe personal injury

storage areas internal compo-

or death caused by deploying air

bag, as well as from breathing the

nents immediately after an air bag

smoke and powder. Open your doors

bags in a collision, the driver

has inflated.

and/or windows as soon as possible

should sit as far back from the

after impact in order to reduce dis-

steering wheel air bag as possi-

comfort and prevent prolonged expo-

ble. The front passenger should

sure to the smoke and powder.

always move their seat as far

back as possible and sit back in

Though smoke and powder are non-

their seat.

toxic, it may cause irritation to the

skin (eyes, nose and throat, etc.). If

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Air bag inflates instantly in an

event of a collision, passengers

this is the case, wash and rinse with

cold water immediately and consult

may be injured by the air bag

expansion force if they are not in

with the doctor if the symptom per-

sists.

a proper position.

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Air bag inflation may cause

injuries including facial or bodily

abrasions, injuries from broken

glasses or burns.

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Safety system of your vehicle

Do not install a child restraint on

In addition, do not place front-facing

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the front passenger's seat.

child restraints in the front passen-

ger’s seat either. If the front passen-

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When children are seated in the

(if equipped)

ger air bag inflates, it would cause

rear outboard seats of vehicle

■ Type A

serious or fatal injuries to the child.

equipped with curtain air bags,

be sure to install the child

restraint system as far away

WARNING

from the door side as possible,

and securely lock the child

•

NEVER use a rearward facing

restraint system in position.

child restraint on a seat protect-

Inflation of curtain air bags could

ed by an ACTIVE AIR BAG in

cause serious injury or death to

front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS

an infant or child.

INJURY to the CHILD can

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occur.

■ Type B

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Never put a child restraint in the

front passenger’s seat. If the

front passenger air bag inflates,

it would cause serious or fatal

injuries.

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Never place a rear-facing child

restraint in the front passenger’s

seat. If the air bag deploys, it would

impact the rear-facing child restraint,

causing serious or fatal injury.

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Air bag warning and indicator

When the ignition switch is turned

SRS components and functions

(if equipped)

ON, the warning light should illumi-

nate for approximately

6 seconds,

Air bag warning light

then go off.

Have the system checked if:

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The light does not turn on briefly

when you turn the ignition ON.

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The light stays on after illuminating

for approximately 6 seconds.

•

The light comes on while the vehi-

cle is in motion.

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The light blinks when the ignition

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switch is in ON position.

The SRS consists of the following

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components:

The purpose of the air bag warning

(1) Driver's front air bag module*

light in your instrument panel is to

(2) Passenger's front air bag module*

alert you of a potential problem with

(3) Pre-tensioner seatbelt system*

your air bag - Supplemental Restraint

(4) Driver's air bag warning light*

System (SRS).

(5) SRS control module (SRSCM)*

(6) Front impact sensors*

(7) Side impact air bag modules*

(8) Curtain air bag modules *

(9) Side impact sensors *

* : if equipped

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Safety system of your vehicle

In case of the Left-hand drive vehi-

■ Driver’s front air bag (1)

WARNING

cle, the sensors and modules are in

the symmetrically opposite order.

If any of the following conditions

occurs, this indicates a malfunc-

The SRSCM continuously monitors

tion of the SRS. We recommend

all SRS components while the igni-

that the system be inspected by

tion switch is ON to determine if a

an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

crash impact is severe enough to

• The light does not turn on briefly

require air bag deployment or pre-

when you turn the ignition ON.

tensioner seat belt deployment.

• The light stays on after illuminat-

ing for approximately 6 seconds.

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The SRS air bag warning light on the

• The light comes on while the

The air bag modules are located

instrument panel will illuminate for

vehicle is in motion.

both in the center of the steering

about 6 seconds after the ignition

• The light blinks when the ignition

wheel and in the front passenger's

switch is turned to the ON position,

switch is in ON position.

panel above the glove box. When the

after which the air bag warning light

SRSCM detects a sufficiently severe

should go out.

impact to the front of the vehicle, it

will automatically deploy the front air

bags.

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■ Driver’s front air bag (2)

■ Driver’s front air bag (3)

■ Passenger’s front air bag

2

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B240B03L

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Upon deployment, tear seams mold-

A fully inflated air bag, in combina-

ed directly into the pad covers will

tion with a properly worn seat belt,

WARNING

separate under pressure from the

slows the driver's or the passenger's

expansion of the air bags. Further

forward motion, reducing the risk of

• Do not install or place any acces-

opening of the covers then allows full

head and chest injury.

sories

(drink holder, cassette

inflation of the air bags.

holder, sticker, etc.) on the front

passenger's panel above the

After complete inflation, the air bag

glove box in a vehicle with a pas-

immediately

starts

deflating,

senger's air bag. Such objects

enabling the driver to maintain for-

may become dangerous projec-

ward visibility and the ability to steer

tiles and cause injury if the pas-

or operate other controls.

senger's air bag inflates.

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Driver's and passenger's front air

The indications of the system's pres-

WARNING

bag (if equipped)

ence are the letters "AIR BAG"

engraved on the air bag pad cover in

■ Driver’s front air bag

Always use seat belts and child

the steering wheel and the passen-

restraints - every trip, every time,

ger's side front panel pad above the

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everyone! Air bags inflate with

glove box.

considerable force and in the blink

of an eye. Seat belts help keep

The SRS consists of air bags

occupants in proper position to

installed under the pad covers in the

obtain maximum benefit from the

center of the steering wheel and the

air bag. Even with air bags,

passenger's side front panel above

improperly and unbelted occu-

the glove box.

pants can be severely injured

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when the air bag inflates. Always

■ Passenger’s front air bag

follow the precautions about seat

The purpose of the SRS is to provide

belts, air bags and occupant safe-

the vehicle's driver and/or the front

ty contained in this manual.

passenger with additional protection

than that offered by the seat belt sys-

To reduce the chance of serious

tem alone in case of a frontal impact

or fatal injuries and receive the

of sufficient severity.

maximum safety benefit from your

restraint system:

• Never place a child in any child

or booster seat in the front seat.

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• ABC - Always Buckle Children in

the back seat. It is the safest

Your vehicle is equipped with a

place for children of any age to

Supplemental Restraint

(Air Bag)

ride.

System and lap/shoulder belts at

both the driver and passenger seat-

ing positions.

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Safety system of your vehicle

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Front and side impact air bags

•

No objects should be placed over

•

Air bags can only be used once

can injure occupants improperly

or near the air bag modules on

- we recommend that the sys-

positioned in the front seats.

the steering wheel, instrument

tem be replaced by an author-

•

Move your seat as far back as

panel, and the front passenger's

ized HYUNDAI dealer.

panel above the glove box,

practical from the front air bags,

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The SRS is designed to deploy

while still maintaining control of

because any such object could

the front air bags only when an

cause harm if the vehicle is in a

the vehicle.

impact is sufficiently severe and

crash severe enough to cause

when the impact angle is less

•

You and your passengers

the air bags to deploy.

than 30° from the forward longi-

should never sit or lean unnec-

•

Do not tamper with or disconnect

tudinal axis of the vehicle.

essarily close to the air bags.

SRS wiring or other components

Additionally, the air bags will only

Improperly positioned drivers

of the SRS system. Doing so

deploy once. Seat belts must be

and passengers can be severe-

could result in injury, due to acci-

worn at all times.

ly injured by inflating air bags.

dental deployment of the air

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Front air bags are not intended

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Never lean against the door or

bags or by rendering the SRS

to deploy in side-impact, rear-

center console - always sit in an

inoperative.

impact or rollover crashes. In

upright position.

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If the SRS air bag warning light

addition, front air bags will not

remains illuminated while the

deploy in frontal crashes below

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vehicle is being driven, we rec-

the deployment threshold.

ommend that the system be

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A child restraint system must

inspected by an authorized

never be placed in the front

HYUNDAI dealer.

seat. The infant or child could be

severely injured or killed by an

air bag deployment in case of an

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accident.

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Children age 12 and under must

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Sitting improperly or out of posi-

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The SRS air bag system must

always be properly restrained in

tion can result in serious or fatal

deploy very rapidly to provide

the rear seat. Never allow chil-

injury in a crash. All occupants

protection in a crash. If an occu-

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dren to ride in the front passen-

should sit upright with the seat

pant is out of position because

ger seat. If a child over 12 must

back in an upright position, cen-

of not wearing a seat belt, the air

be seated in the front seat, he or

tered on the seat cushion with

bag may forcefully contact the

she must be properly belted and

their seat belt on, legs comfort-

occupant causing serious or

the seat should be moved as far

ably extended and their feet on

fatal injuries.

back as possible.

the floor until the vehicle is

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For maximum safety protection

parked and the ignition key is

removed.

in all types of crashes, all occu-

pants including the driver should

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always wear their seat belts

whether or not an air bag is also

provided at their seating position

to minimize the risk of severe

injury or death in the event of a

crash. Do not sit or lean unnec-

essarily close to the air bag

while the vehicle is in motion.

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Safety system of your vehicle

Side impact air bag

The purpose of the air bag is to pro-

WARNING

(if equipped)

vide the vehicle's driver and/or the

front passenger with additional pro-

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The side impact air bag is sup-

tection than that offered by the seat

belt alone.

plemental to the driver's and the

passenger's seat belt systems

The side impact air bags are

and is not a substitute for them.

designed to deploy only during cer-

Therefore your seat belts must

tain side-impact collisions, depend-

be worn at all times while the

ing on the crash severity, angle,

vehicle is in motion. The air bags

speed and point of impact. The side

deploy only in certain side

impact air bags are not designed to

impact

conditions

severe

deploy in all side impact situations.

enough to cause significant

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injury to the vehicle occupants.

WARNING

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For best protection from the side

impact air bag system and to

Do not allow the passengers to

avoid being injured by the

lean their heads or bodies onto

deploying side impact air bag,

doors, put their arms on the doors,

both front seat occupants should

stretch their arms out of the win-

sit in an upright position with the

dow, or place objects between the

seat belt properly fastened. The

doors and passengers when they

driver's hands should be placed

are seated on seats equipped with

on the steering wheel at the 9:00

side and/or curtain air bags.

and 3:00 positions. The passen-

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ger's arms and hands should be

The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ

placed on their laps.

from the illustration.

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Your vehicle is equipped with a side

impact air bag in each front seat.

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Curtain air bag (if equipped)

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Do not use any accessory seat

•

If the seat or seat cover is dam-

covers.

aged, we recommend that the

system be serviced by an

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Use of seat covers could reduce

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or prevent the effectiveness of

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

the system.

Inform the dealer that your vehi-

cle is equipped with side impact

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Do not install any accessories

air bags.

on the side or near the side

impact air bag.

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Do not place any objects over

the air bag or between the air

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bag and yourself.

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Do not place any objects

(an

umbrella, bag, etc.) between the

front door and the front seat. Such

objects may become dangerous

projectiles and cause injury if the

supplemental side impact air bag

inflates.

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To prevent unexpected deploy-

ment of the side impact air bag

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that may result in personal injury,

The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ

avoid impact to the side impact

from the illustration.

sensor when the ignition switch

is on.

Curtain air bags are located along

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both sides of the roof rails above the

front and rear doors.

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Safety system of your vehicle

They are designed to help protect

WARNING

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the heads of the front seat occupants

and the rear outboard seat occu-

• Do not allow the passengers to

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In order for side impact and cur-

lean their heads or bodies onto

pants in certain side impact colli-

sions.

tain air bags to provide the best

doors, put their arms on the

protection, both front seat occu-

doors, stretch their arms out of

The curtain air bags are designed to

pants and both outboard rear

the window, or place objects

deploy only during certain side

occupants should sit in an

between the doors and passen-

impact collisions, depending on the

upright position with the seat

gers when they are seated on

crash severity, angle, speed and

belts properly fastened.

seats equipped with side and/or

impact. The curtain air bags are not

curtain air bags.

designed to deploy in all side impact

Importantly, children should sit

in a proper child restraint system

• Never try to open or repair any

situations, collisions from the front or

rear of the vehicle or in most rollover

in the rear seat.

components of the side curtain

air bag system. We recommend

situations.

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When children are seated in the

rear outboard seats, they must

that the system be serviced by

an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

be seated in the proper child

restraint system. Make sure to

Failure to follow the above men-

put the child restraint system as

tioned instructions can result in

far away from the door side as

injury or death to the vehicle occu-

possible, and secure the child

pants in an accident.

restraint system in a locked

position.

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Why didn’t my air bag go off in a col-

Air bag collision sensors

lision?

(Inflation and non-inflation

conditions of the air bag)

There are many types of accidents in

which the air bag would not be

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expected to provide additional pro-

tection.

These include rear impacts, second

or third collisions in multiple impact

accidents, as well as low speed

impacts.

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(1) SRS control module

(3) Side impact sensor

(2) Front impact sensor

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Safety system of your vehicle

Air bag inflation conditions

WARNING

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Problems may arise if the sen-

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Do not hit or allow any objects to

sor installation angles are

impact the locations where air

changed due to the deformation

bags or sensors are installed.

of the front bumper, body or B

pillar where side collision sen-

This may cause unexpected air

bag deployment, which could

sors are installed. We recom-

mend that the system be serv-

result in serious personal injury

or death.

iced by an authorized HYUNDAI

dealer.

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If the installation location or

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Your vehicle has been designed to

angle of the sensors is altered in

any way, the air bags may

absorb impact and deploy the air

bag(s) in certain collisions.

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deploy when they should not or

they may not deploy when they

Installing aftermarket bumper

Front air bags are designed to inflate

guards or replacing a bumper with

should, causing severe injury or

in a frontal collision depending on

death.

non-genuine parts may adversely

the severity, speed or angles of

affect your vehicles collision and

impact of the front collision.

Therefore, do not try to perform

air bag deployment performance.

maintenance on or around the air

bag sensors. We recommend that

the system be serviced by an

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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