Hyundai Sonata 2017 Owner's Manual page 66

The side air bags are designed to
deploy only during certain side impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity, angle, speed and point of
impact.
The side and curtain air bags on
both sides of the vehicle may deploy
if a rollover or possible rollover is
detected.
The side air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact or rollover
situations.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
side air bag, take the following
precautions:
•
Seat belts must be worn at all
times to help keep occupants
positioned properly.
•
Do not allow passengers to
lean their heads or bodies onto
doors, put their arms on the
doors, stretch their arms out of
the window, or place objects
between the doors and seats.
•
Hold the steering wheel at the 9
o'clock and 3 o'clock positions,
to minimize the risk of injuries
to your hands and arms.
•
Do not use any accessory
seat covers. This could reduce
or prevent the effectiveness
of the system.
•
Do not place any objects over
the air bag or between the air
bag and yourself.
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Also, do not attach any
objects around the area the
air bag inflates such as the
door, side door glass, front
and rear pillar.
•
Do not place any objects
between the door and the
seat. They may become dan-
gerous projectiles if the side
air bag inflates.
•
Do not install any accessories
on the side or near the side air
bags.
•
Do not put any objects
between the side air bag label
and seat cushion. It could
cause harm if the vehicle is in
a crash severe enough to
cause the air bags to deploy.
•
Do not cause impact to the
doors when the ignition
switch is in the ON position or
this may cause the side air
bags to inflate.
•
If the seat or seat cover is
damaged, have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
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