Hyundai Sonata: Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? / Air bag collision sensors

Hyundai Sonata LF 2014-2019 Owners Manual / Safety system of your vehicle / Air Bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System / Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? / Air bag collision sensors

WARNING

To reduce the risk of an air bag 2 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.
Do not install bumper guards or replace the bumper with a non-genuine HYUNDAI parts. This may adversely affect the collision and air bag deployment performance.
Place the ignition switch in the LOCK/OFF or ACC position when the vehicle is being towed to prevent inadvertent air bag deployment.
Have all air bag repairs conducted by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision?

Air bags are not designed to inflate in every collision. There are certain types of accidents in which the air bag would not be expected to provide additional protection. These include rear impacts, ...

Air bag inflation conditions

Front air bags Front air bags and the driver's knee air bag are designed to inflate in a frontal collision depending on the severity, speed, or angles of impact of the front collision. Side and curt ...

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Hyundai Sonata LF 2014-2019 Service Manual: Side Body Body Repair
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Hyundai Sonata LF 2014-2019 Owners Manual: System setting and activation
System setting The Driver Attention Alert system is set to be in the OFF position, when your vehicle is first delivered to you from the factory. To turn ON the Driver Attention Alert system, turn on the engine, and then select 'User Settings → Driving Assist → Driver Attention Alert → ...