Hyundai 2005 Santa Fe Owner's Manual page 43

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FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI
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Pre-Tensioner Seat Belt
Your Hyundai vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's pre-tensioner seat belts.
The purpose of the pre-tensioner is to make
sure that the seat belts fit tightly against the
occupant's body in certain frontal collisions.
The pre-tensioner seat belts can be activated
alone or, where the frontal collision is severe
enough, together with the airbags.
When the vehicle stops suddenly, or if the
occupant tries to lean forward too quickly, the
seat belt retractor will lock into position. In
certain frontal collisions, the pre-tensioner will
activate and pull the seat belt into tighter contact
against the occupant's body.
When the pre-tensioner activates, if the system
senses excessive seat belt tension on the
driver or passenger's seat belt, the load limiter
inside the pre-tensioner will release some of the
pressure on the affected seat belt.
Driver's airbag
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The seat belt pre-tensioner system consists
mainly of the following components. Their loca-
tions are shown in the illustration.
1. SRS airbag warning light
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2. Seat belt pre-tensioner assembly
3. SRS control module
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To obtain maximum benefit from a pre-
tensioner seat belt:
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1. The seat belt must be worn correctly.
Passenger's
airbag 2. The seat belt must be adjusted to the
correct position.
3. Be sure you and your passengers always
wear seat belts and wear then properly.
NOTE:
o Both the driver's and front passenger's
pre-tensioner seat belts will be activated
in certain frontal collisions. The pre-
tensioner seat belts can be activated
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severe enough, together with the
airbags.
The pre-tensioners will not be activated
if the seat belts are not being worn at the
time of the collision.
o When the pre-tensioner seat belts are
activated, a loud noise may be heard and
fine dust, which may appear to be smoke,
may be visible in the passenger com-
partment. These are normal operating
conditions and are not hazardous.
WARNING: