2008 Hyundai Accent Owner's Manual - Page 51

FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI 1 39 39 B180C02MC-AAT Pre-Tensioner Seat Belt Your Hyundai vehicle is equipped with driver's and front passenger's pretensioner 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 pretensioner seat belts can be activated alone or, where the frontal collision is severe enough, together with the airbags. When the vehicle stops suddenly, or if the occupant tries to lean forward too quickly, the seat belt retractor will lock into position. In certain frontal collisions, the pretensioner will activate and pull the seat belt into tighter contact against the occupant's body. Driver's airbag 1 Passenger's airbag ! WARNING: To obtain maximum benefit from a pretensioner seat belt: The seat belt must be work correctly and adjusted to the proper position (see pages 1-25 and 1-26). Please read and follow all of the important information and precautions about your vehicle's occupant safety features - including seat belts and advanced airbags - that are provided in this manual. NOTE: 3 2 B180D01MC OMG035300 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 o Both the driver's and front passenger's pre-tensioner seat belts will be activated in certain frontal collisions. The pre-tensioner seat belts can be activated alone or, where the frontal collision is severe enough, together with the airbags. The pre-tensioners will not be activated if the seat belts are not being worn at the time of the collision.