2004 Hyundai Accent Owner's Manual - Page 41

FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI 1 29 DUAL-STAGE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT (AIRBAG) SYSTEM (SRS) B240A01A-AAT Driver's Airbag B240A03A Your Hyundai is equipped with a Dual-stage Supplemental Restraint (Airbag) System. The indications of the system's presence are the letters "SRS AIRBAG" embossed on the airbag pad cover in the steering wheel and the passenger's side front panel pad above the glove box. The Hyundai SRS consists of airbags installed under the pad covers in the center of the steering wheel and the passenger's side front panel above the glove box. The purpose of the SRS is to provide the vehicle's driver and/or the front passenger with additional protection than that offered by the seat-belt system alone, in case of a frontal impact of sufficient severity. The dual-stage SRS uses a collection of sensors to gather information about the driver's and front passenger's seat position, the driver's and front passenger's seat belt usage and impact severity. The driver's and front passenger's seat position sensors determine if the seats are fore or aft of a reference position. Similarly, the seat belt usage sensors determine if the driver and front passenger's seat belts are fastened. These sensors provide the ability to control the SRS deployment's pressure based on how close the driver's seat is to the steering wheel, how close the passenger's seat is to the instrument panel and whether or not the seat belts are fastened. The dual-stage airbags offer the ability to control the airbag inflation with two pressure levels. A lower pressure level is provided for moderateseverity impacts. A higher-pressure level is provided for more severe impacts. o Dual-stage inflating airbags are combined with pre-tensioner seat belts to help provided enhanced occupant protection in frontal crashes. Front airbags are not intended to deploy in light collisions in which protection can be provided by the pre-tensioner seat belt. ! WARNING: NOTE: o Be sure to read information about the SRS on the labels provided on the backside of the sun visor and in the glove box. o As its name implies, the SRS is designed to work with, and be supplemental to, the driver's and the passenger's three point seat belt systems and is not a substitute for them. Therefore, your seat belts must be worn at all times while the vehicle is in motion. The airbags deploy only in certain frontal impact conditions severe enough to cause significant injury to the vehicle occupants. o The SRS is designed to deploy the airbags only when an impact is sufficiently severe and when the impact angle is less than 30° from the forward longitudinal axis of the vehicle and will not deploy in side, rear or rollover impacts. Additionally, the airbags will only deploy once. Thus, seat belts must be worn at all times.