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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
where the frontal collision is severe enough,
together with the airbags.
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FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI
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The pre-tensioner seat belt operates in the
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same way as an Emergency Locking Retrac-
tor (ELR) type of seat belt. When the vehicle
stops suddenly, or if the occupant tries to lean
forward too quickly, the seat belt retractor will
lock into position. However, in certain frontal
collisions, the pre-tensioner will activate and
pull the seat belt into tighter contact against
the occupant's body.
The seat belt pre-tensioner system consists
mainly of the following components.
Their locations are shown in the illustration.
1. SRS airbag warning light
2. Seat belt pre-tensioner assembly
3. SRS control module
Driver's side airbag
WARNING:
To obtain maximum benefit from a pre-
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tensioner seat belt:
Passenger's
side airbag
1. The seat belt must be worn correctly.
2. The seat belt must be adjusted to the
correct position.
NOTE:
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o Both the driver's and front passenger's
pre-tensioner seat belts will be acti-
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vated in certain frontal collisions. The
pre-tensioner seat belts can be acti-
vated where the frontal collision is se-
vere enough, together with the airbags.
The pre-tensioners will be activated un-
der these conditions even 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
compartment. These are normal operat-
ing conditions and are not hazardous.
o Although it is harmless, the fine dust
may cause skin irritation and should
not be breathed for prolonged periods.
Wash your hands and face thoroughly
after an accident in which the pre-
tensioner seat belts were activated.
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