Hyundai Genesis: Why Didn’t My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? (Air bags are not designed to inflate in every 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.
• 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.
• Press the Engine Start/Stop button to the 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, second or third collisions in multiple impact ac ...

Air bag inflation conditions

Front air bag Front air bags are designed to inflate in a frontal collision depending on the intensity, speed, or angles of impact of the front collision. Side impact and curtain air bags ...

Other information:

Hyundai Genesis (DH) 2013-2016 Service Manual: SRS Control Module (SRSCM) Repair procedures

Removal 1. Turn the engine OFF. 2. Disconnect the battery negative cable and wait for at least three minutes before beginning work. 3. Remove the floor console assembly. (Refer to Body - "Floor Console Assembly") 4. Pull up the lock of the SRSCM connector to disconnect the connector ...

Hyundai Genesis (DH) 2013-2016 Service Manual: Smart Cruise Control Unit Description and Operation

Description The smart cruise control unit is installed on the front right side of the chassis.A radar sensor is embedded in the front section of the unit. This sensor detects vehicles and objects in front of the vehicle.The radar sensor can detect up to 64 objects ahead of a vehicle. The ...