Hyundai EQUUS 2016, Owner'S Manual

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The side air bags are designed to
deploy only in a certain side-impact
collision, depending on an impact
severity, an angle, a speed and a
direction. The side air bags are not
designed to deploy in all side-impact
crashes.
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Safety system of your vehicle
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Do not allow occupants to lean
their heads or bodies toward
doors, to put their arms on the
doors, to stretch their arms out
of the window, or to place
objects between the doors and
the occupant, when they occu-
py the seat equipped with side
and/or curtain air bags.
WARNING
• The side air bag is supplemen-
tal to the seat belt system, not
a substitute. Therefore, your
seat belt must be fastened at
all times while the vehicle is in
motion. The air bags deploy
only in a certain side impact,
which is severe enough to
cause significant injury.
• For the maximum protection
from side air bags and to
avoid injury by a deploying
side air bag, all occupants
should sit in an upright posi-
tion with a seat belt properly
fastened. The driver's hands
should be placed on the steer-
ing wheel in the 9:00-o'clock
and 3:00-o'clock position. The
passenger' arms and hands
should be placed on their
laps.
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• Do not use any accessory
seat covers.
• Use of a seat cover may
reduce the system effects or
prevent the system operation.
• Do not install any accessories
over or near the side air bags.
• Do not place any objects over
the air bag or between the air
bag and yourself.
• Do not place any objects (i.e.
umbrella and bag) between a
door and a seat. Such objects
may become dangerous pro-
jectiles and may cause injury,
when a side air bag inflates.
• To prevent inadvertent
deployment of a side air bag,
which may result in personal
injury, avoid any impact on the
air bag sensor, when the igni-
tion switch is ON.
• When a seat or a seat cover is
damaged, have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an
authorized EQUUS dealer
because your vehicle is
equipped with side air bags
and an occupant classifica-
tion system.
WARNING