Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off In A Collision - Hyundai LX2 Owner's Manual

Safety system of your vehicle
Why didn't my air bag go off in
a 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.
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Air bag collision sensors
WARNING
To reduce the risk of an air bag
deploying unexpectedly and
causing serious injury or death:
•
Do not hit or allow any objects
to impact the locations where
air bags or sensors
installed.
•
Do not perform maintenance
on or around the air bag sen-
sors. If the location or angle of
the sensors is altered, the air
bags may deploy when they
should not or may not deploy
when they should.
•
Installing bumper guards with
non-genuine Hyundai or non-
equivalent parts may adverse-
ly affect the collision and
airbag deployment perform-
ance.
To ensure correct function of
the airbag system we recom-
mend to replace the bumper
with genuine Hyundai part or
the equivalent (of the genuine
part) specified for your vehi-
cle.
•
Place the ignition switch to
the LOCK/OFF or ACC posi-
tion, when the vehicle is being
towed to prevent inadvertent
air bag deployment.
•
We recommend that all air bag
repairs are conducted by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
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