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Hyundai Veracruz (2012 year). Instruction - part 4

Safety features of your vehicle

Always be sure that you and all vehicle

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occupants are seated and restrained

Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system

properly (sitting upright with the seat in

an upright position, centered on the seat

Indicator/Warning light

Devices

Condition detected by the

cushion, with the person's legs comfort-

occupant classification sys-

"PASSENGER AIR BAG

Front passenger air

ably extended, feet on the floor, and

SRS warning light

tem

OFF" indicator light

bag

wearing the safety belt properly) for the

most effective protection by the air bag

1. Adult *1

Off

Off

Activated

and the safety belt.

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The OCS may not function properly if

2. Child*2 or child restraint

On

Off

Deactivated

the passenger takes actions which can

system*3

affect the detection system. These

3. Unoccupied

On

Off

Deactivated

include:

4. There is a malfunction in

(1) Failing to sit in an upright position.

Off

On

Activated

the system

(2) Leaning against the door or center

console.

*1) The system judges a person of adult

(3) Sitting towards the sides or the

size as an adult. When a smaller

WARNING

front of the seat.

adult sits in the front passenger seat,

Riding in an improper position or

(4) Putting legs on the dashboard or

the system may recognize him/her

placing weight on the front passen-

resting them on other locations

as a child depending on his/her

ger's seat when it is unoccupied by

which reduce the passenger weight

physique and posture.

a passenger adversely affects the

on the front seat.

*2) Do not allow children to ride in the

occupant classification system

(5) Improperly wearing the safety belt.

front passenger seat. When a larger

(OCS).

(6) Reclining the seat back.

child who has outgrown a child

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restraint system sits in the front pas-

senger seat, the system may recog-

nize him/her as an adult depending

on his/her physique or posture.

*3) Never install a child restraint system

on the front passenger seat.

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Safety features of your vehicle

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- Never put a heavy load in the

- Never sit with hips shifted

- Never place feet on the dash-

front passenger seat or seatback

towards the front of the seat.

board.

pocket.

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- Never place feet on the front pas-

- Never excessively recline the

- Never lean on the door or center

senger seatback.

front passenger seatback.

console.

- Never sit on one side of the front

passenger seat.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Proper position

If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indi-

✽ NOTICE

cator is still on, ask the passenger to

The "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"

move to the rear seat.

indicator illuminates for about 4 sec-

onds after the ignition switch is turned

to the ON position or after the engine is

WARNING

started. If the front passenger seat is

Do not allow an adult passenger to

occupied, the occupant classification

ride in the front seat when the

sensor will then classify the front pas-

“PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” indi-

senger after several more seconds.

cator is illuminated because the air

bag will not deploy in the event of a

crash. If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG

WARNING

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OFF" indicator remains illuminated

Do not put a heavy load in the front

after the adult passenger reposi-

When an adult is seated in the front pas-

passenger seatback pocket or on

tions themselves properly and the

senger seat, if the “PASSENGER AIR

the front passenger seat. Do not

car is restarted, it is recommended

BAG OFF” indicator is on, turn the igni-

hang onto the front passenger seat.

that passenger move to the rear

tion switch to the LOCK position and ask

Do not hang any items, such as a

seat because the passenger's front

the passenger to sit properly

(sitting

seatback table, on the front passen-

air bag will not deploy.

upright with the seat back in an upright

ger seatback. Do not place feet on

position, centered on the seat cushion

Front seat passengers must stay

the front passenger seatback. Do

properly seated to avoid serious

with their seat belt on, legs comfortably

not place any items under the front

injury from a deploying air bag.

extended and their feet on the floor).

passenger seat. Any of these could

Restart the engine and have the person

interfere with proper sensor opera-

remain in that position. This will allow the

tion.

system to detect the person and to

enable the passenger air bag.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Driver’s front air bag

Passenger’s front air bag

WARNING

If the occupant classification sys-

tem is not working properly, the

SRS air bag warning light

on

the instrument panel will illuminate

because the passenger's front air

bag is connected with the occupant

classification system. If there is a

malfunction of the occupant classi-

fication system, the "PASSENGER

AIR BAG OFF" indicator will not

illuminate and the passenger's

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front air bag will inflate in frontal

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The purpose of the SRS is to provide the

impact crashes even if there is no

Driver's and passenger's front air

vehicle's driver and/or the front passen-

occupant in the front passenger's

bag

ger with additional protection than that

seat. If the SRS air bag warning

Your vehicle is equipped with a

offered by the seat belt system alone in

light does not illuminate when the

case of a frontal impact of sufficient

Supplemental Restraint (Air Bag) System

ignition switch is turned to the ON

severity. The SRS uses sensors to gath-

and lap/shoulder belts at both the driver

position, remains illuminated after

and passenger seating positions. The

er information about the driver's seat

approximately 6 seconds when the

indications of the system's presence are

position, the driver's and front passen-

ignition switch is turned to the ON

the letters "SRS AIR BAG" embossed on

ger's seat belt usage and impact severi-

position, or if it illuminates while

the air bag pad cover in the steering

ty.

the vehicle is being driven, have an

wheel and the passenger's side front

authorized HYUNDAI dealer inspect

panel pad above the glove box.

the occupant classification system

and the SRS air bag system as

The SRS consists of air bags installed

soon as possible.

under the pad covers in the center of the

steering wheel and the passenger's side

front panel above the glove box.

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Safety features of your vehicle

The driver's seat track position sensor,

Additionally, your vehicle is equipped

WARNING

which is installed on the seat track, deter-

with an occupant classification system in

mines if the seat is fore or aft of a refer-

the front passenger's seat. The occupant

If a seat track position sensor or an

ence position. The seat belt buckle sen-

classification system detects the pres-

occupant classification system is

not working properly, the SRS air

sors determine if the driver and front pas-

ence of a passenger in the front passen-

AIR

senger's seat belts are fastened. These

ger's seat and will turn off the front pas-

bag warning light

BAG

on the instru-

ment panel will illuminate because

sensors provide the ability to control the

senger's air bag under certain condi-

SRS deployment based on how close the

tions. For more detail, see "Occupant

the SRS air bag warning light is

driver's seat is to the steering wheel,

classification system" in this section.

connected with the seat track posi-

tion sensor and the occupant clas-

whether or not the seat belts are fas-

sification system. If the SRS air bag

tened, and how severe the impact is.

WARNING

warning light does not illuminate

when the ignition switch is turned

The advanced SRS offers the ability to

•

Modification to the seat structure

can adversely affect the seat

to the ON position, remains illumi-

control the air bag inflation within two lev-

nated after approximately

6 sec-

els. A first stage level is provided for mod-

track position sensor and cause

onds when the ignition switch is

erate-severity impacts. A second stage

the air bag to deploy at a different

turned to the ON position, or if it

level is provided for more severe impacts.

level than should be provided.

illuminates while the vehicle is

•

Do not place any objects under-

being driven, have an authorized

neath the front seats as they

According to the impact severity, seating

HYUNDAI dealer inspect the

could damage the seat track

position and seat belt usage, the SRSCM

advanced SRS air bag system as

position sensor or interfere with

(SRS Control Module) controls the air

soon as possible.

the occupant classification sys-

bag inflation. Failure to properly wear

tem.

seat belts can increase the risk or sever-

•

Do not place any objects that may

ity of injury in an accident.

cause magnetic fields near the

front seat. These may cause a

malfunction of the seat track

position sensor.

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Safety features of your vehicle

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WARNING

WARNING

•

Move your seat as far back as

If you are considering modification

Always use seat belts and child

practical from the front air bags,

of your vehicle due to a disability,

restraints - every trip, every time,

while still maintaining control of

please contact the Hyundai

everyone! Air bags inflate with con-

the vehicle.

Customer Assistance Center at 1-

siderable force and in the blink of

•

You and your passengers should

800-633-5151.

an eye. Seat belts help keep occu-

never sit or lean unnecessarily

pants in proper position to obtain

close to the air bags. Improperly

maximum benefit from the air bag.

✽ NOTICE

Even with advanced air bags,

positioned driver and passengers

can be severely injured by inflat-

improperly belted and unbelted

•

Be sure to read information about the

occupants can be severely injured

ing air bags.

SRS on the labels provided on the sun

when the air bag inflates. Always

•

Never lean against the door or

visor.

follow the precautions about seat

center console - always sit in an

•

Advanced air bags are combined with

belts, air bags and occupant safety

upright position.

pre-tensioner seat belts to help pro-

contained in this manual.

•

Do not allow a passenger to ride

vide enhanced occupant protection in

To reduce the chance of serious or

in the front seat when the “PAS-

frontal crashes. Front air bags are not

fatal injuries and receive the maxi-

SENGER AIR BAG OFF” indicator

intended to deploy in collisions in

mum safety benefit from your

is illuminated, because the air

which protection can be provided by

restraint system:

bag will not deploy in the event of

the pre-tensioner seat belt.

• Never place a child in any child or

a moderate or severe frontal

booster seat in the front seat.

crash.

• ABC - Always Buckle Children in

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the back seat. It is the safest

place for children of any age to

ride.

• Front and side air bags can injure

occupants improperly positioned

in the front seats.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Rear impact

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•

No objects should be placed over

•

Air bags can only be used once -

or near the air bag modules on

have an authorized HYUNDAI

the steering wheel, instrument

dealer replace the air bag imme-

panel, and the front passenger's

diately after deployment.

panel above the glove box,

•

The SRS is designed to deploy

because any such object could

the front air bags only when an

cause harm if the vehicle is in a

impact is sufficiently severe and

crash severe enough to cause

when the impact angle is less

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the air bags to deploy.

than 30° from the forward longitu-

Side impact

•

Never place covers, blankets or

dinal axis of the vehicle.

seat warmers on the passenger

Additionally, the air bags will only

seat as these may interfere with

deploy once. Seat belts must be

the occupant classification sys-

worn at all times.

tem.

•

Front air bags are not intended to

•

Do not tamper with or disconnect

deploy in side-impact, rear-

SRS wiring or other components

impact or rollover crashes. In

of the SRS system. Doing so

addition, front air bags will not

could result in injury, due to acci-

deploy in frontal crashes below

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dental deployment of the air bags

the deployment threshold.

Rollover

or by rendering the SRS inopera-

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tive.

•

If the SRS air bag warning light

remains illuminated while the

vehicle is being driven, have an

authorized HYUNDAI dealer

inspect the air bag system as

soon as possible.

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Safety features of your vehicle

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•

Even though your vehicle is

•

Sitting improperly or out of posi-

equipped with the occupant clas-

tion can result in serious or fatal

sification system, do not install a

injury in a crash. All occupants

child restraint system in the front

should sit upright with the seat-

passenger seat position. A child

back in an upright position, cen-

restraint system must never be

tered on the seat cushion with

placed in the front seat. The infant

their seat belt on, legs comfort-

or child could be severely injured

ably extended and their feet on

or killed by an air bag deployment

the floor until the vehicle is

in case of an accident.

parked and the ignition key is

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•

Children age 12 and under must

removed.

always be properly restrained in

•

The SRS air bag system must

the rear seat. Never allow chil-

deploy very rapidly to provide

dren to ride in the front passen-

protection in a crash. If an occu-

ger seat. If a child over 12 must

pant is out of position because of

be seated in the front seat, he or

not wearing a seat belt, the air

she must be properly belted and

bag may forcefully contact the

the seat should be moved as far

occupant causing serious or fatal

back as possible.

injuries.

•

For maximum safety protection in

all types of crashes, all occu-

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pants including the driver should

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always wear their seat belts

whether or not an air bag is also

Side impact air bag

provided at their seating position

Your vehicle is equipped with a side

to minimize the risk of severe

impact air bag in each front seat. The

injury or death in the event of a

purpose of the air bag is to provide the

crash. Do not sit or lean unneces-

vehicle's driver and/or the front passen-

sarily close to the air bag while

ger with additional protection than that

the vehicle is in motion.

offered by the seat belt alone.

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Safety features of your vehicle

The curtain air bags are designed to

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deploy only during certain side impact

•

When children are seated in the

collisions, depending on the crash sever-

rear outboard seats, they must be

ity, angle, speed and impact. The curtain

seated in the proper child

air bags are not designed to deploy in all

restraint system. Make sure to

side impact situations, collisions from the

position the child restraint sys-

front or rear of the vehicle or in most

tem as far away from the door

rollover situations.

side as possible, and secure the

child restraint system in a locked

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position.

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•

In order for side and curtain air

•

Do not allow the passengers to

bags to provide the best protec-

lean their heads or bodies onto

tion, both front seat occupants

doors, put their arms on the

and both outboard rear occu-

doors, stretch their arms out of

pants should sit in an upright

the window, or place objects

position with the seat belts prop-

between the doors and passen-

erly fastened. Importantly, chil-

gers when they are seated on

dren should sit in a proper child

seats equipped with side and/or

restraint system in the rear seat.

curtain air bags.

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•

Never try to open or repair any

components of the side curtain

air bag system. This should only

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be done by an authorized

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HYUNDAI dealer.

Curtain air bag

Failure to follow the above instruc-

Curtain air bags are located along both

tions can result in injury or death to

sides of the roof rails above the front and

the vehicle occupants in an acci-

rear doors.

dent.

They are designed to help protect the

heads of the front seat occupants and

the rear outboard seat occupants in cer-

tain side impact collisions.

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Safety features of your vehicle

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Why didn’t my air bag go off in a

collision? (Inflation and non-infla-

tion conditions of the air bag)

There are many types of accidents in

which the air bag would not be expect-

ed to provide additional protection.

These include rear impacts, second or

third collisions in multiple impact

accidents, as well as low speed

impacts. In other words, just because

your vehicle is damaged and even if it

is totally unusable, don’t be surprised

that the air bags did not inflate.

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2

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4

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Air bag collision sensors

(1) SRS control module

(3) Side impact sensor

(2) Front impact sensor

(4) Side impact sensor

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Safety features of your vehicle

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WARNING

•

Problems may arise if the sensor

•

Do not hit or allow any objects to

installation angles are changed

impact the locations where air

due to the deformation of the

bags or sensors are installed.

front bumper, body or B and C pil-

This may cause unexpected air

lars where side collision sensors

bag deployment, which could

are installed. Have the vehicle

result in serious personal injury

checked and repaired by an

or death.

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

•

If the installation location or

•

Your vehicle has been designed

angle of the sensors is altered in

to absorb impact and deploy the

any way, the air bags may deploy

air bag(s) in certain collisions.

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when they should not or they may

Installing bumper guards or

not deploy when they should,

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replacing a bumper with non-gen-

causing severe injury or death.

Air bag inflation conditions

uine parts may adversely affect

Therefore, do not try to perform

your vehicle’s collision and air

Front air bags

maintenance on or around the air

bag deployment performance.

Front air bags are designed to inflate in a

bag sensors. Have the vehicle

frontal collision depending on the intensi-

checked and repaired by an

ty, speed or angles of impact of the front

authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

collision.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Although the front air bags (driver’s and

front passenger’s air bags) are designed

to inflate only in frontal collisions, they

also may inflate in other types of colli-

sions if the front impact sensors detect a

sufficient impact. Side impact and curtain

air bags are designed to inflate only in

side impact collisions, but they may

inflate in other collisions if the side

impact sensors detect a sufficient

impact.

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If the vehicle chassis is impacted by

bumps or objects on unimproved roads,

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the air bags may deploy. Drive carefully

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on unimproved roads or on surfaces not

Air bag non-inflation conditions

designed for vehicle traffic to prevent

• In certain low-speed collisions the air

unintended air bag deployment.

bags may not deploy. The air bags are

designed not to deploy in such cases

because they may not provide benefits

beyond the protection of the seat belts

in such collisions.

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Side impact and curtain air bags

Side impact and curtain air bags are

designed to inflate when an impact is

detected by side collision sensors

depending on the strength, speed or

angles of impact resulting from a side

impact collision.

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• Frontal air bags are not designed to

• Front air bags may not inflate in side

• In an angled collision, the force of

inflate in rear collisions, because occu-

impact collisions, because occupants

impact may direct the occupants in a

pants are moved backward by the

move to the direction of the collision,

direction where the air bags would not

force of the impact. In this case, inflat-

and thus in side impacts, frontal air bag

be able to provide any additional bene-

ed air bags would not be able to pro-

deployment would not provide addi-

fit, and thus the sensors may not

vide any additional benefit.

tional occupant protection.

deploy any air bags.

However, side impact and curtain air

bags may inflate depending on the

intensity, vehicle speed and angles of

impact.

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Safety features of your vehicle

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• Just before impact, drivers often brake

• Air bags may not inflate in rollover acci-

• Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle

heavily. Such heavy braking lowers the

dents because air bag deployment

collides with objects such as utility

front portion of the vehicle causing it to

would not provide protection to the

poles or trees, where the point of

“ride” under a vehicle with a higher

occupants.

impact is concentrated to one area and

ground clearance. Air bags may not

However, side impact and curtain air

the full force of the impact is not deliv-

inflate in this "under-ride" situation

bags may inflate when the vehicle is

ered to the sensors.

because deceleration forces that are

rolled over by a side impact collision, if

detected by sensors may be signifi-

the vehicle is equipped with side

cantly reduced by such “under-ride”

impact air bags and curtain air bags.

collisions.

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Safety features of your vehicle

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SRS Care

WARNING

•

If the air bags inflate, they must

The SRS is virtually maintenance-free

•

Modification to SRS components

be replaced by an authorized

and there are no parts you can safely

or wiring, including the addition

HYUNDAI dealer.

service by yourself. If the SRS "AIR BAG"

of any kind of badges to the pad

•

Do not tamper with or disconnect

warning light does not illuminate, or con-

covers or modifications to the

SRS wiring, or other components

tinuously remains on, have your vehicle

body structure, can adversely

affect SRS performance and lead

of the SRS system. Doing so

immediately inspected by an authorized

to possible injury.

could result in injury, due to acci-

HYUNDAI dealer.

dental inflation of the air bags or

•

For cleaning the air bag pad cov-

by rendering the SRS inopera-

ers, use only a soft, dry cloth or

Any work on the SRS system, such as

tive.

one which has been moistened

removing, installing, repairing, or any

with plain water. Solvents or

•

If components of the air bag sys-

work on the steering wheel must be per-

cleaners could adversely affect

tem must be discarded, or if the

formed by an authorized HYUNDAI deal-

the air bag covers and proper

vehicle must be scrapped, certain

er. Improper handling of the SRS system

deployment of the system.

safety precautions must be

may result in serious personal injury.

•

No objects should be placed over

observed.

An authorized

or near the air bag modules on the

HYUNDAI dealer knows these

steering wheel, instrument panel,

precautions and can give you the

and the front passenger's panel

necessary information. Failure to

above the glove box, because any

follow these precautions and pro-

such object could cause harm if the

cedures could increase the risk

vehicle is in a crash severe enough

of personal injury.

to cause the air bags to inflate.

•

If your car was flooded and has

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soaked carpeting or water on the

flooring, you shouldn't try to start

the engine; have the car towed to

an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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