2009 Hyundai Tucson Owner's Manual - Page 51

1FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI 40 B990A03JM-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 properly-seated 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. OJM019018 Main components of occupant classification system o A detection device located within the front passenger seat cushion. o Electronic system to determine whether the passenger air bag systems (both front and side) should be activated or deactivated. o A warning light located on the instrument panel which illuminates the words PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" indicating the front passenger airbag system is deactivated. o The instrument panel air bag warning light is interconnected with the occupant classification system. 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, legs comfortably extended and their feet on the floor), the PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" indicator will be turned off (The "OFF" will not illuminate) 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.