Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off In A Collision?; Air Bag Collision Sensors - Hyundai Verna Owner's Manual

WARNING
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Extreme hazard! Do not use a
rearward facing child restraint
on a seat protected by an air
bag in front of it!
•
NEVER use a rearward facing
child restraint on a seat protect-
ed by an ACTIVE AIRBAG in
front of it, DEATH or SERIOUS
INJURY to the CHILD can
occur.
•
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.
W W hy didn't my air bag go off in a
collision?
Air bags are not designed to inflate in
every collision.
There are certain types of accidents
in which the air bag would not be
expected to provide additional protec-
tion. These include rear impacts, sec-
ond or third collisions in multiple
impact accidents, as well as low
speed impacts. Damage to the vehicle
indicates a collision energy absorp-
tion, and is not an indicator of whether
or not an air bag should have inflated.

Air bag collision sensors

(if equipped)
WARNING
To reduce the risk of an air bag
deploying unexpectedly and caus-
ing serious injury or death:
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Do not hit or allow any objects to
impact the locations where air
bags or sensors are installed.
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Do not perform maintenance on
or around the air bag sensors. If
the location or angle of the sen-
sors is altered, the air bags may
deploy when they should not or
may not deploy when they
should.
•
Do not install bumper guards or
replace the bumper with a non-
genuine part. This may adverse-
ly affect the collision and air bag
deployment performance.
•
Place the ignition switch to the
LOCK/OFF or ACC position,
when the vehicle is being towed
to prevent inadvertent air bag
deployment.
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We recommend that all air bag
repairs are conducted by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.