Hyundai 2008 Tiburon Owner's Manual page 43

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Driver's and Passenger's Front Airbag
Driver's Front Airbag
Your Hyundai is equipped with an advanced
Supplemental Restraint (Airbag) System. The
indications of the system's presence are the
letters "SRS AIRBAG" embossed on the airbag
pad cover in the steering wheel and the
passenger's side front panel pad above the
glove box.
The Hyundai SRS consists of airbags installed
under the pad covers in the center of the
steering wheel and the passenger's side front
panel above the glove box.
The purpose of the SRS is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front passenger with
additional protection than that offered by the
seat belt system alone in case of a frontal impact
of sufficient severity. The SRS uses sensors to
gather information about the driver's seat posi-
tion, the driver's and front passenger's seat belt
usage and impact severity.
The driver's seat track position sensors, which
are installed on the seat track, determine if the
seats are fore or aft of a reference position. The
seat belt buckle sensors determine if the driver
and front passenger's seat belts are fastened.
These sensors provide the ability to control the
SRS deployment based on how close the driver's
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seat is to the steering wheel, whether or not the
seat belts are fastened, and how severe the
impact is.
The advanced SRS offers the ability to control
the airbag inflation with two levels. A first stage
level is provided for moderate-severity impacts.
A second stage level is provided for more
severe impacts.
FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI
According to the impact severity, seating posi-
tion and seat belt usage, the SRSCM(SRS
Control Module) controls the airbag inflation.
Failure to properly wear seat belts can increase
the risk or severity of injury in an accident.
Additionally, your Hyundai is equipped with an
occupant classification system in the front
passenger's seat. 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 condi-
tions. For more detail, see "Occupant Classifi-
cation System" later in this section.
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