What To Expect After An Air Bag Inflates - Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual

Safety system of your vehicle
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Driver's front air bag (2)
Upon deployment, tear seams mold-
ed directly into the pad covers will
separate under pressure from the
expansion of the air bags. Further
opening of the covers allows full
inflation of the air bags.
A fully inflated air bag, in combina-
tion with a properly worn seat belt,
slows the driver's or the front pas-
senger's forward motion, reducing
the risk of head and chest injury.
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Driver's front air bag (3)
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Passenger's front air bag
After complete inflation, the air bag
immediately starts deflating, enabling
the driver to maintain forward visibili-
ty and the ability to steer or operate
other controls.
To prevent objects from becom-
ing dangerous projectiles when
the passenger's air bag inflates:
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Do not install or place any
objects (drink holder, CD hold-
er, stickers, etc.) on the front
passenger's panel above the
glove box where the passen-
ger's air bag is located.
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Do not install a container of
liquid air freshener near the
instrument cluster or on the
instrument panel surface.
What to expect after an air bag
inflates
After a frontal or side air bag inflates,
it will deflate very quickly. Air bag
inflation will not prevent the driver
from seeing out of the windscreen or
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being able to steer. Curtain air bags
may remain partially inflated for
some time after they deploy.
WARNING