Air Bag Non-Inflation Conditions; Side And/Or Curtain Air Bags - Hyundai 2010 Elantra Owner's Manual

Safety features of your vehicle

Side and/or curtain air bags

Side impact and curtain air bags are gen-
erally designed to inflate in moderate to
severe side collisions. The impact forces
measured by the side impact sensor and
SRS control module determine whether
or not to inflate the side impact air bags.
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Although the front air bags (driver's and
front passenger's air bags) are designed
to inflate only in frontal collisions, they
also may inflate in other types of colli-
sions if the front impact sensors detect a
sufficient impact. Side air bags (side
and/or curtain air bags) are designed to
inflate only in side impact collisions, but
they may inflate in other collisions if the
side impact sensors detect a sufficient
impact.
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If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved roads
or sidewalks, air bags may deploy. Drive
carefully on unimproved roads or on sur-
faces not designed for vehicle traffic to
prevent unintended air bag deployment.
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Air bag non-inflation conditions

• In certain low-speed collisions the air
bags may not deploy. The air bags are
designed not to deploy in such cases
because they may not provide occu-
pant protection beyond the protection
of the seat belts in such collisions.
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