Hyundai 2004 Elantra Owner's Manual page 48

B990A01E-GAT
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
SYSTEM
The Occupant Classification ® system detects
the presence of a passenger in the front
passenger's seat and will turn off the front
passenger's airbag under certain conditions.
The driver's airbag and the driver's side impact
airbag are not connected with the Occupant
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Classification system.
The Occupant Classification ® system is de-
signed to detect the presence of a properly-
seated occupant and determine if the
passenger's airbag and the passenger's side
impact airbag should be enabled (may inflate) or
not.
If the front passenger seat is unoccupied or
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occupied by someone lighter than 56.4 pounds
(25.6 kg), the indicator "PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF" will be displayed, and the front passenger's
airbag will be turned off and will not deploy in
frontal crashes.
NOTE:
o The "Passenger Airbag Off" indicator
illuminates for about 6 seconds after the
ignition key is turned to the "ON" posi-
tion or after the engine is started, and
then turns off in a few seconds.
o If the "Passenger Airbag Off" indicator
illuminates, the passenger's airbag will
not deploy in frontal crashes. If the "Pas-
senger Airbag Off" indicator does not
illuminate, the passenger's airbag will
deploy in frontal crashes.
o If your vehicle is equipped with side
impact airbags, the front passenger's
side impact airbag will not deploy when
the telltale indicator is illuminated.
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FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI
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CAUTION:
If the Occupant Classification
not working properly, the SRS airbag warn-
ing light on the instrument panel will
illuminate because the SRS airbag is con-
nected with the Occupant Classification
system. If there is a malfunction of the
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Occupant Classification system, the "Pas-
senger Airbag Off" indicator will not illumi-
nate and the front passenger's airbag will
deploy in frontal crashes even if there is no
occupant in the front passenger's seat. If
the SRS airbag warning light does not illu-
minate when the ignition key is turned to
"ON" position, if it remains illuminated after
blinking for approximately 6 seconds, or if
it illuminates while the vehicle is being
driven, have an authorized Hyundai dealer
inspect the Occupant Classification sys-
tem with SRS airbag system as soon as
possible.
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