2005 Hyundai Sonata Owner's Manual - Page 55

1FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI 42 B990A01NF-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. legs comfortably extended and their feet on 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 Deactivated 3. Unoccupied 4. There is a malfunction On Off Activated in the system *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. *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. ! WARNING: Do not do any of the following. Placing weight on the front passenger's seat or sitting out-of-correct position adversely affects occupant classification system operation. B990A02NF-A If the front passenger seat is occupied by a person that the system determines to be of adult size, and he/she sits properly (sitting upright with the seatback in an upright position, centered on the seat cushion with their seat belt on,