Hyundai Sonata: Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? / 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 curtain air bags
Side and curtain air bags are designed to inflate when an impact is detected by side collision sensors depending on the severity, speed, or angles of impact resulting from a side impact collision.
Although the driver's and front passenger's air bags are designed to inflate only in frontal collisions, they also may inflate in other types of collisions if the front impact sensors detect a sufficient impact. Side and curtain air bags are designed to inflate only in side impact collisions or rollover situations, but they may inflate in other collisions if the side impact sensors detect a sufficient impact.
If the vehicle chassis is impacted by bumps or objects on unimproved roads, the air bags may deploy. Drive carefully on unimproved roads or on surfaces not designed for vehicle traffic to prevent unintended air bag deployment.
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 instal ...
Air bag non-inflation conditions
In certain low-speed collisions the air bags may not deploy. The air bags are
designed not to deploy in such cases because they may not provide benefits beyond
the protection of the seat belts.
Fr ...
Other information:
Hyundai Sonata LF 2014-2019 Owners Manual: Battery saver function
The purpose of this feature is to prevent the battery from being discharged.
The system automatically turns off the parking lamp when the key is removed (remote
key) or when the driver turns the engine off (smart key) and opens the driver-side
door.
With this feature, the parking lamps will turn ...
Hyundai Sonata LF 2014-2019 Owners Manual: Brake Fluid
Checking the Brake Fluid Level
Check the fluid level in the reservoir periodically. The fluid level should be
between MAX and MIN marks on the side of the reservoir.
Before removing the reservoir cap and adding brake fluid, clean the area around
the reservoir cap thoroughly to prevent brake fluid ...
