2005 Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual - Page 50

FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI 1 39 B990A01O-AAT OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Your vehicle is equipped with an occupant classification system in the front passenger's seat. The Occupant Classification system is designed to detect the presence of a properlyseated front passenger and determine if the passenger's front airbag should be enabled (may inflate) or not. The driver's front airbag is not affected or controlled by the Occupant Classification system. the floor), the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator will be turned off and the front passenger's airbag will be able to inflate, if necessary, in frontal crashes. You will find the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator on the center facia panel. This system detects the conditions 1~4 in the following table and activates or deactivates front passenger airbags based on these conditions. Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system Condition SRS "Passenger Front detected by air bag off" warning passenger the occupant airbag classification indicator light light system Off Off Activated 1. Adult*1 2. Child*2 or Off On child restraint Deactivated system*3 Off On 3. Unoccupied Deactivated 4. There is a malfunction On Off Activated in the system *2) Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a larger child who has outgrown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as an adult depending on his/her physique or posture. *3) Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat. In order that the system detects the conditions correctly, do not do any of the following. B240C01O B990A08O If the front passenger seat is occupied by a person, and the system determines to be of adult size and he/she sits properly (sitting upright with the seat back in an upright position, centered on the seat cushion with their seat belt on, legs comfortably extended and their feet on o Put a heavy load in the front passenger seat. *1) The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique and posture.