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The seat belt buckle sensors determine if
the driver and front passenger's seat
belts are fastened.
The passenger’s front air bag is designed
to help reduce the injury of children sit-
ting close to the instrument panel in low
speed collisions. However, children are
safer if they are restraint in the rear seat.
According to the impact severity and seat
belt usage, the SRSCM (SRS Control Module) controls the air bag inflation.
Failure to properly wear seat belts can
increase the risk or severity of injury in an accident. Additionally, your vehicle is equipped with an occupant classification system in
the front passenger's seat. The occupant classification system detects the pres- ence of a passenger in the front passen-
ger's seat and will turn off the front pas-
senger's air bag under certain condi-
tions. For more detail, see "Occupantclassification system" in this section.
WARNING
If an occupant classification sys-
tem is not working properly, the
SRS air bag warning light onthe instrument panel will illuminate
because the SRS air bag warning light is connected with the occu-
pant classification system. If the
SRS air bag warning light does not
illuminate when the ignition switchis turned to the ON position,
remains illuminated after approxi-
mately 6 seconds when the ignition
switch is turned to the ON position,
or if it illuminates while the vehicle
is being driven, have an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer inspect the
advanced SRS air bag system as
soon as possible.
WARNING
Do not place any objects under-
neath the front seats as they could
interfere with the occupant classifi- cation system.

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Safety features of your vehicle
Side impact air bag
Your vehicle is equipped with a side
impact air bag in each front seat. The
purpose of the air bag is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front passen- ger with additional protection than that
offered by the seat belt alone.
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Sitting improperly or out of posi-tion can result in serious or fatal
injury in a crash. All occupants should sit upright with the seat-
back in an upright position, cen-tered on the seat cushion with
their seat belt on, legs comfort-
ably extended and their feet on
the floor until the vehicle is
parked and the ignition key is
removed.
The SRS air bag system must deploy very rapidly to provide
protection in a crash. If an occu- pant is out of position because of
not wearing a seat belt, the air
bag may forcefully contact the occupant causing serious or fatal injuries.(Continued)
Even though your vehicle isequipped with the occupant clas-
sification system, do not install a
child restraint system in the front
passenger seat position. A child
restraint system must never be
placed in the front seat. The infant
or child could be severely injured
or killed by an air bag deployment in case of an accident.
Children age 12 and under must always be properly restrained in
the rear seat. Never allow chil-
dren to ride in the front passen-
ger seat. If a child over 12 must
be seated in the front seat, he or
she must be properly belted and
the seat should be moved as far
back as possible.
For maximum safety protection in all types of crashes, all occu-
pants including the driver should
always wear their seat belts
whether or not an air bag is also
provided at their seating position
to minimize the risk of severe
injury or death in the event of a
crash. Do not sit or lean unneces-
sarily close to the air bag while
the vehicle is in motion.
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The side impact air bags are designed
to deploy during certain side-impact col-
lisions, depending on the crash severity,
angle, speed and point of impact.
The side impact air bags do not only deploy on the side of the impact but
also on the opposite side.
The side and/or curtain airbags on both sides of the vehicle will deploy if a
rollover or possible rollover is detected.
The side impact air bags are not designed to deploy in all side impact or
rollover situations.(Continued)
Do not install any accessories onthe side or near the side impact
air bag.
Do not place any objects over the air bag or between the air bag
and yourself.
Do not place any objects (an umbrella, bag, etc.) between the
front door and the front seat.
Such objects may become dan-
gerous projectiles and cause
injury if the supplemental side
impact air bag inflates.
To prevent unexpected deploy- ment of the side impact air bag
that may result in personal injury,
avoid impact to the side impact
sensor when the ignition switchis on.
If the seat or seat cover is dam- aged, have the vehicle checked
and repaired by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer because your
vehicle is equipped with side
impact air bags and an occupant
classification system.WARNING
The side air bag is supplemental to the driver's and the passenger's seat belt systems and is not a sub-
stitute for them. Therefore your
seat belts must be worn at all times
while the vehicle is in operation.
For best protection from the side impact air bag system and to
avoid being injured by the
deploying side impact air bag,
both front seat occupants should sit in an upright position with the
seat belt properly fastened. Thedriver's hands should be placed on the steering wheel at the 9:00
and 3:00 positions. The passen-
ger's arms and hands should beplaced on their laps.
Do not use any accessory seat covers.
Use of seat covers could reduce or prevent the effectiveness ofthe system.
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WARNING
Do not allow the passengers to lean
their heads or bodies onto doors,
put their arms on the doors, stretch
their arms out of the window, or
place objects between the doors
and passengers when they areseated on seats equipped with side
and/or curtain air bags.

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Safety features of your vehicle
Air bag inflation conditions
Front air bags
Front air bags are designed to inflate in a frontal collision depending on the intensi-
ty, speed or angles of impact of the front collision.
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WARNING
Do not hit or allow any objects to impact the locations where air
bags or sensors are installed.
This may cause unexpected air
bag deployment, which could
result in serious personal injury or death.
If the installation location or angle of the sensors is altered in
any way, the air bags may deploy
when they should not or they may
not deploy when they should,
causing severe injury or death.
Therefore, do not try to perform
maintenance on or around the air
bag sensors. Have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Problems may arise if the sensor installation angles are changed
due to the deformation of the
front bumper, body, front door
and B pillars where side collision
sensors are installed. Have the
vehicle checked and repaired by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
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Installing bumper guards (or sidestep or running board) or replac-
ing a bumper (or front door mod-
ule) with non-genuine parts may
adversely affect your vehicle’s
collision and air bag deployment
performance.
WARNING
If your vehicle is equipped with side
and curtain air bag, set the ignition
switch to OFF or ACC position
when the vehicle is being towed to
prevent inadvertent AIR BAG
Deployment.
The side and curtain air bag may
deploy when the ignitions is ON,
and the rollover sensor detects the
situation as a rollover.

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Additional safety precautions
Never let passengers ride in the
cargo area 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.
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.
Each seat belt is designed torestrain one occupant. If more than
one person uses the same seat belt,
they could be seriously injured or killed in a collision.
Do not use any accessories on seat belts. Devices claiming to improve
occupant comfort or reposition the seat
belt can reduce the protection provided
by the seat belt and increase the
chance of serious injury in a crash.
Passengers should not place hardor sharp objects between them-
selves and the air bags. Carrying
hard or sharp objects on your lap or in
your mouth can result in injuries if an
air bag inflates.
Keep occupants away from the air
bag covers. All occupants should sit
upright, fully back in their seats with
their seat belts on and their feet on the
floor. If occupants are too close to the
air bag covers, they could be injured if
the air bags inflate.
Do not attach or place objects on or
near the air bag covers. Any object
attached to or placed on the front or
side air bag covers could interfere with
the proper operation of the air bags.
Do not modify the front seats.Modification of the front seats could
interfere with the operation of the sup-
plemental restraint system sensing
components or side air bags.
Do not place items under the front seats. Placing items under the front
seats could interfere with the operation
of the supplemental restraint system
sensing components and wiring har-
nesses.
Never hold an infant or child on yourlap. The infant or child could be seri-
ously injured or killed in the event of a
crash. All infants and children should
be properly restrained in appropriate
child safety seats or seat belts in therear seat.
Adding equipment to or modifying
your air bag-equipped vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by changing
your vehicle's frame, bumper system,
front end or side sheet metal or ride
height, this may affect the operation of
your vehicle's air bag system.
WARNING
Sitting improperly or out of posi- tion can cause occupants to be
shifted too close to a deploying air
bag, strike the interior structure or
be thrown from the vehicle result-
ing in serious injury or death.
Always sit upright with the seat- back in an upright position, cen-
tered on the seat cushion with your
seat belt on, legs comfortably
extended and your feet on the floor.
Always have the ignition OFF when the vehicle is being towed or
where it may otherwise be tilted,
since the side and/or curtain
airbags may inflate if the sensorsinterpet those tilt angles as a
potential rollover.
Be careful not to cause impact to the doors when the ignition is ON.
The air bags may inflate.

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Features of your vehicle
Record your key number
The key code number is stamped on the bar code tag attached to the
key set. Should you
lose your keys, this
number will enable an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer to duplicate the keys
easily. Remove the bar code tag and
store it in a safe place. Also, record the
code number and keep it in a safe place
(not in the vehicle).
Key operations
Used to start the engine, lock and unlock
the doors.
KEYS
WARNING- Ignition key
Leaving children unattended in a
vehicle with the ignition key is dan-
gerous even if the key is not in the
ignition switch. Children copy
adults and they could place the key
in the ignition switch. The ignition
key would enable children to oper-
ate power windows or other con-
trols, or even make the vehicle
move, which could result in serious
bodily injury or even death. Never
leave the keys in your vehicle with
unsupervised children.
WARNING
Use only HYUNDAI original parts
for the ignition key in your vehicle.
If an aftermarket key is used, the
ignition switch may not return to
ON after START. If this happens, the
starter will continue to operate
causing damage to the starter
motor and possible fire due to
excessive current in the wiring.
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Immobilizer system (if equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with an
electronic engine immobilizer system to
reduce the risk of unauthorized vehicle
use.
Your immobilizer system is comprised of
a small transponder in the ignition key
and electronic devices inside the vehicle.
With the immobilizer system, whenever
you insert your ignition key into the igni-
tion switch and turn it to ON, it checks
and determines and verifies if the ignition
key is valid or not.
If the key is determined to be valid, the
engine will start.
If the key is determined to be invalid, the
engine will not start.
To activate the immobilizer system:
Turn the ignition key to the OFF position.
The immobilizer system activates auto-
matically. Without a valid ignition key for
your vehicle, the engine will not start.
To deactivate the immobilizer sys-
tem:
Insert the ignition key into the key cylin-
der and turn it to the ON position.
✽✽ NOTICE
When starting the engine, do not use the
key with other immobilizer keys around.
Otherwise the engine may not start or
may stop soon after it starts. Keep each
key separately not to have any malfunc-
tion after you receive your new vehicle. ✽
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NOTICE
If you need additional keys or lose your
keys, consult an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.WARNING
In order to prevent theft of your
vehicle, do not leave spare keys
anywhere in your vehicle. Your
immobilizer password is a cus-
tomer unique password and should
be kept confidential. Do not leave
this number anywhere in your vehi-
cle.
CAUTION
The transponder in your ignition key is an important part of theimmobilizer system. It is designedto give years of trouble-free service,however you should avoid expo-
sure to moisture, static electricityand rough handling. Immobilizersystem malfunction could occur.
CAUTION
Do not put metal accessories near
the ignition switch. The engine maynot start for the metal accessories
may interrupt the transponder sig-nal from normally transmitting.
CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adjust the immobilizer system because itcould cause the immobilizer sys-
tem to malfunction and should onlybe serviced by an authorizedHYUNDAI dealer.
Malfunctions caused by improperalterations, adjustments or modifi-cations to the immobilizer systemare not covered by your vehicle
manufacturer warranty.

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Features of your vehicle
Remote keyless entry system operations
Lock (1)
All doors (and tailgate) are locked if the
lock button is pressed. If all doors (and tailgate) are closed, the
hazard warning lights will blink once to indicate that all doors (and tailgate) are
locked.
The chime sounds once if the lock button
is pressed once more within 4 seconds.
However, if any door (or tailgate) remains
open, the hazard warning lights and the
chime will not operate. If all doors (and
tailgate) are closed after the lock button
is pressed, the hazard warning lights
blink.
Unlock (2)
Driver's door is unlocked if the unlock
button is pressed once. The hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indicate
that the driver's door is unlocked.
All doors (and tailgate) are unlocked if
the unlock button is pressed once more
within 4 seconds. The hazard warning
lights will blink twice again to indicate
that all doors (and tailgate) are unlocked.
After depressing this button, the doors (and
tailgate) will be locked automatically unless
you open any door within 30 seconds.
✽✽NOTICE
You can change the system to unlock all
doors by one pressing the unlock button
on the transmitter. If you want this fea-
ture (central door unlock mode), per-
form the following:
Unlock mode conversion (two stage
unlock mode ↔
↔
central door unlock
mode)
The unlock mode is changed alternately
by pressing the lock button and unlock
button on the transmitter at the same
time for 4 seconds or more. The hazard
warning lights will blink four times to
indicate that the mode conversion is
completed.
Alarm (3)
The horn sounds and hazard warning
lights flash for about 30 seconds if this
button is pressed. To stop the horn and
lights, press any button on the transmit-
ter.
Transmitter precautions
✽✽ NOTICE
The transmitter will not work if any of
following occur:
 The ignition key is in ignition switch.
 You exceed the operating distance limit (about 30 feet [10 m]).
 The battery in the transmitter is weak.
 Other vehicles or objects may be blocking the signal.
 The weather is extremely cold.
 The transmitter is close to a radio
transmitter such as a radio station or
an airport which can interfere with
normal operation of the transmitter.
When the transmitter does not work
correctly, open and close the door with
the ignition key. If you have a problem
with the transmitter, contact an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer.
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Features of your vehicle
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM
This system is designed to provide pro-
tection from unauthorized entry into the
car. This system is operated in three
stages: the first is the "Armed" stage, the
second is the "Theft-alarm" stage, and
the third is the "Disarmed" stage. If trig-
gered, the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard warning
lights.
Armed stage
Park the car and stop the engine. Arm
the system as described below.
1. Remove the ignition key from the igni- tion switch and exit the vehicle.
2. Make sure that all doors (and tailgate) and engine hood are closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors using the transmitter of the keyless entry system.
After completion of the steps above, the
hazard warning lights will blink once to
indicate that the system is armed.
If any door (or tailgate) or engine hood
remains open, the hazard warning lights
and the chime will not operate and the
theft-alarm will not arm. If all doors (andtailgate) and engine hood are closed
after the lock button is pressed, the haz-
ard warning lights blink once. The system can also be armed by lock-
ing the doors with the key from the front
doors; however, the hazard warning
lights will not blink using this method.
✽✽
NOTICE
The theft-alarm system by the key can
be deactivated by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
If you want this feature, consult an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Do not arm the system until all pas-
sengers have left the vehicle. If the
system is armed while a passenger(s)
remains in the vehicle, the alarm may
be activated when the remaining pas-
senger(s) leave the vehicle. If any door (or tailgate) or engine hood isopened within 30 seconds after the
system enters the armed stage, the
system is disarmed to prevent an
unnecessary alarm.
Armed stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage

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Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of the
following occurs while the system is
armed.
A front or rear door is opened without
using the ignition key or transmitter.
The tailgate is opened without using the transmitter.
The engine hood is opened.
The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously for
approximately 27 seconds, and repeat
the horn 2 times unless the system is dis-
armed. To turn off the system, unlock the
doors with the ignition key or transmitter.
Disarmed stage
The system will be disarmed when the
doors (and tailgate) are unlocked with the
transmitter or the ignition key.
After depressing the unlock button, the
hazard warning lights will blink twice to
indicate that the system is disarmed.
After depressing the unlock button, if any door (or tailgate) is not opened within 30
seconds, the system will be rearmed.
✽✽ NOTICE
 Avoid trying to start the engine while the alarm is activated. The vehicle
starting motor is disabled during the
theft-alarm stage.
If the system is not disarmed with the
transmitter, insert the key into the
ignition switch, turn the ignition
switch to the ON position and wait for
30 seconds. Then the system will be
disarmed. (if equipped)
 If you lose your keys, consult your authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
CAUTION
Do not change, alter or adjust the
theft-alarm system because it couldcause the theft-alarm system to
malfunction. The system shouldonly be serviced by an authorizedHYUNDAI dealer.
Malfunctions caused by improperalterations, adjustments or modifi-cations to the theft-alarm systemare not covered by your vehicle
manufacturer warranty.