2006 Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual - Page 51

FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI 1 39 If the front passenger seat is occupied by a person that the system determines to be of adult size, and they are seated properly (sitting upright, centered on the seat cushion, with their seat belt on and legs comfortably extended, feet on the floor, and with the seat in an upright position), 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. NOTE: o The "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator illuminates for about 6 seconds after the ignition key is turned to the "ON" position or after the engine is started, and then turns off in a few seconds. o If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator illuminates, the passenger's front airbag will not inflate in frontal crashes. If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator does not illuminate, the passenger's front airbag will be able to inflate, if necessary, in frontal crashes. o If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator illuminates, the passenger's side impact airbag will not inflate in side impact crashes. If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator does not illuminate, the passenger's side impact airbag will be able to inflate, if necessary, in side impact crashes. ! CAUTION: ! WARNING: Do not allow a passenger to ride in the front seat when the "PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF" indicator is illuminated, because the airbag will not deploy in the event of a crash. If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator remains illuminated after the passenger repositions themselves properly and the car is restarted, Hyundai recommends that passenger move to the rear seat because the passenger's front airbag will not deploy. The "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator will not change according to the occupants posture after the vehicle has been running for 30 seconds. Front seat passengers must stay properly seated to avoid serious injury from a deploying airbag. For more information see page 1-38. If the Occupant Classification system is not working properly, the SRS airbag warning light on the instrument panel will illuminate because the passenger's front and side impact airbags are connected with the Occupant Classification system. If there is a malfunction of the Occupant Classification system, the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator will not illuminate and the passenger's front and side impact airbags will inflate in frontal or side impact crashes even if there is no occupant in the front passenger's seat. If the SRS airbag warning light does not illuminate when the ignition key is turned to the "ON" position, if it remains illuminated after blinking for approximately 6 seconds, or if it illuminates while the vehicle is being driven, have an authorized Hyundai dealer inspect the Occupant Classification system and the SRS airbag system as soon as possible.