2006 Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual - Page 54

1FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI 42 B990B04Y-AAT ! WARNING: ! Side Impact Airbag WARNING: o Do not modify or replace the front passenger seat. Don't place anything on or attach anything to the front passenger seat. This can adversely affect the occupant classification system. o Do not sit on sharp objects such as tools when occupying the front passenger seat. This can adversely affect the occupant classification system. o Do not use accessory seat covers on the front seats. o Accident statistics show that children are safer if they are restrained in the rear than the front seat. It is recommended that child restraints be secured in a rear seat, including an infant riding in a rearfacing infant seat, a child riding in a forward-facing child seat and an older child riding in a booster seat. o A smaller-stature adult who is not seated correctly (for example: seat excessively reclined, leaning on the center console, hips shifted forward in the seat, or feet placed on the dashboard) can cause a condition where the advanced frontal air bag system senses less weight than if the occupant were seated 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 the floor). This condition can result in an adult potentially being misclassified and illumination of the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator. B990B02Y Your Hyundai is equipped with a side impact airbag in each front seat. The purpose of the airbag is to provide the vehicle's driver and/or the front passenger with additional protection than that offered by the seat belt alone. The side impact airbags are designed to deploy only during certain side impact collisions, depending on the crash severity, angle, speed and point of impact. The side impact airbags are not designed to deploy in all side impact situations.