Hyundai 2009 Accent, Owner'S Manual

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FEATURES OF YOUR HYUNDAI
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Additional Safety Precautions
o Never let passengers ride in the
cargo area (trunk) or on top of a
folded-down back seat.
All occupants
should sit upright, fully back in their
seats with their seat belts on and their
feet on the floor.
o Passengers should not move out of
or change seats while the vehicle is
moving.
A passenger who is not wear-
ing a seat belt during a crash or emer-
gency stop can be thrown against the
inside of the vehicle, against other
occupants, or out of the vehicle.
o Each seat belt is designed to re-
strain one occupant.
If more than one
person uses the same seat belt, they
could be seriously injured or killed in
a collision.
o Do not use any accessories on seat
belts.
Devices claiming to improve oc-
cupant comfort or reposition the seat
belt can reduce the protection pro-
vided by the seat belt and increase the
chance of serious injury in a crash.
o Passengers should not place hard or
sharp objects between themselves
and the airbags.
Carrying hard or
sharp objects on your lap or in your
mouth can result in injuries if an airbag
inflates.
!
WARNING:
o No objects should be placed over or
near the airbag modules on the steer-
ing wheel, instrument panel, and the
front passenger's panel above the
glove box, because any such object
could cause harm if the vehicle is in
a crash severe enough to cause the
airbags to inflate.
o If the airbags inflate, they must be
replaced by an authorized Hyundai
dealer.
o Do not tamper with or disconnect
SRS wiring, or other components of
the SRS system. Doing so could re-
sult in injury, due to accidental infla-
tion of the airbags or by rendering
the SRS inoperative.
o If components of the airbag system
must be discarded, or if the vehicle
must be scrapped, certain safety
precautions must be observed. Your
Hyundai dealer knows these precau-
tions and can give you the neces-
sary information. Failure to follow
these precautions and procedures
could increase the risk of personal
injury.
!
WARNING:
o If your car was flooded and has
soaked carpeting or there is water
on the floor, do not start the engine;
have the car towed to an authorized
Hyundai dealer.