Hyundai Coupe Tiburon 2005 Owner's Manual page 306

B990B04Y-EAT
Side Impact Airbag
(Not all models)
B990B02Y-R
Your Hyundai is equipped with a side
impact airbag in each front seat. The
purpose of the airbag is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front pas-
senger with additional protection than
that offered by the seatbelt alone. The
side impact airbags are designed to
deploy only during certain side-impact
collisions, depending on the crash se-
verity, angle, speed and point of im-
pact. The side impact air bags are not
designed to deploy in all side impact
situations.
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WARNING:
o The side impact airbag is supple-
mental to the driver's and the
passenger's seat belt systems
and is not a substitute for them.
Therefore your seat belts must
be worn at all times whilst the
vehicle is in motion. The airbags
deploy only in certain side im-
pact conditions severe enough
to cause significant injury to the
vehicle occupants.
o For best protection from the side
impact airbag system and to
avoid being injured by the de-
ploying side impact airbag, both
front seat occupants should sit
in an upright position with the
seat belt properly fastened. The
driver's hands should be placed
on the steering wheel at the 9:00
and 3:00 o'clock positions. The
passenger's arms and hands
should be placed on their laps.
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CONTROLS AND EQUIPMENT
o Do not use any accessory seat
covers.
o Use of seat covers could prevent
or reduce the effectiveness of
the system.
o Do not install any accessories on
the side or near the side impact
airbag.
o Do not use excessive force on
the side of the seat.
o Do not place any objects over the
airbag or between the airbag and
yourself.
o Do not place any objects (an
umbrella, bag, etc.) between the
front door and the front seat.
Such objects may become dan-
gerous projectiles and cause in-
jury if the supplemental side im-
pact air bag inflates.
o To prevent unexpected deploy-
ment of the side impact air bag
that may result in personal
injury,avoid impact to the side
airbag sensor when the ignition
key is on.
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