Side Airbags

Your vehicle is equipped with a side airbag for each front seat. The purpose of the side airbag is to provide the driver and front passenger with additional protection beyond that provided by the seat belt alone.

Side airbags are designed to deploy only in certain side collisions, depending on the severity of the impact.

The side airbags and side curtain airbags on both sides of the vehicle may deploy in a rollover or when a possible rollover is detected.

The side airbags are not designed to deploy in all side impact or rollover situations.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of serious injury or death from side airbag deployment, observe the following precautions:

• Seat belts must always be worn to help passengers maintain the correct position.
• Do not allow passengers to lean their head or body against the doors, place their hands on the doors, extend their arms out of the window, or place objects between the doors and seats.
• Hold the steering wheel at the "9 o'clock" and "3 o'clock" positions to minimize the risk of hand and forearm injuries.
• Do not use any additional seat covers. They may reduce or prevent the effectiveness of the system.
• Do not place any objects over the airbag or between the airbag and yourself. Also, do not attach any objects to the airbag deployment area, such as the door, side door glass, front and rear pillars.
• Do not place any objects between the door and the seat. They may become dangerous projectiles if the side airbag deploys.
• Do not install any accessories on or near the side airbags.
• Do not place any objects between the side airbag label and the seat cushion. This may cause injury if the vehicle is involved in a collision severe enough to deploy the airbags.
• Do not slam the doors when the ENGINE START/STOP button is in the ON position, as this may cause the side airbags to deploy.
• If a seat or seat cover is damaged, have the vehicle inspected and repaired by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.