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 2021-2023 Owners Manual: High Beam Assist (HBA)
High Beam Assist will automatically
switch between high beam and low
beam depending on the detected
brightness from the lamps of oncoming
vehicles or vehicles in front.
Detecting sensor
[1] : Front view camera
The front view camera is used as a
detecting sensor to detect ambient light
and br ...
Hyundai Santa Cruz 2021-2023 Owners Manual: What to expect after an air bag
inflates
After a frontal or side air bag inflates,
it will deflate very quickly. Air bag
inflation will not prevent the driver from
seeing out of the windshield or being
able to steer as it will immediately start
deflating. Curtain air bags may remain
partially inflated for some time after they
deploy ...
