Hyundai Santa Cruz: Why didn’t my air bag go off in a collision? / Air bag collision sensors
WARNING
To reduce the risk of an air bag deploying unexpectedly and causing serious injury or death:
- Do not hit or allow any objects to impact the locations where air bags or sensors are installed.
- Do not perform maintenance on or around the air bag sensors. If the location or angle of the sensors is altered, the air bags may deploy when they should not or may not deploy when they should.
- Installing bumper guards with nongenuine Hyundai or non-equivalent parts may adversely affect the collision and airbag deployment performance.
- Place the ignition switch in theLOCK/ OFF or ACC position and wait for 3 minutes when the vehicle is being towed to prevent inadvertent air bag deployment.
- Have all air bag repairs are conducted by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
1. SRS control module / Rollover sensor
2. Front impact sensor
3. Side impact sensor (Pressure)
4. Side impact sensor (Acceleration)
5. Side impact sensor (Acceleration)
Why didn’t my air bag go off in a
collision?
There are certain types of accidents in
which the air bag would not be expected
to provide additional protection. These
include rear impacts, second or third
collisions in multiple impact accident ...
Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bags
Front air bags are designed to inflate
in a frontal collision depending on the
severity of impact of the front collision.
Side and curtain air bags
Side and curtain air bags are des ...
Other information:
Hyundai Santa Cruz 2021-2024 Owners Manual: Pre-tensioner seat belt (Driver and
front passenger)
Your vehicle is equipped with driver’s
Pre-tensioner Seat Belts(Retractor
Pretensioner and Emergency Fastening
Device System). The purpose of the pretensioner
is to make sure the seat belts
fit tightly against the occupant’s body
in certain frontal or side collision(s). The
Emergency Fas ...
Hyundai Santa Cruz 2021-2024 Owners Manual: Good Braking Practices
WARNING
Whenever leaving the vehicle or
parking, always come to a complete
stop and continue to depress the brake
pedal. Shift the gear to the P (Park)
position, then apply the parking brake,
and place the ignition switch in the
LOCK/OFF position.
Vehicles parked with the parking brake
not ap ...
