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

Hyundai Venue (QX) (2020-2021) Owners Manual / Safety System / 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 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 nongenuine 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.

Hyundai Venue. Air bag collision sensors

1. SRS control module/Rollover sensor
2. Front impact sensor
3. Side pressure sensor
4. Side impact sensor

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...

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 designed to inflate when an impact is detected by side collision sensors depending on the severity of impact resulting from a side impact collision...

Other information:

Hyundai Venue (QX) (2020-2021) Owners Manual: System Setting and Activation

System setting • Setting Forward Safety function The driver can activate FCA by placing the ignition switch to the ON position and by selecting: ‘User Settings → Driver Assistance → Forward Safety’ -- If you select “Active Assist”, FCA system activates...

Hyundai Venue (QX) (2020-2021) Owners Manual: Hazard Warning Flasher

The hazard warning flasher serves as a warning to other drivers to exercise extreme caution when approaching, overtaking, or passing your vehicle. It should be used whenever emergency repairs are being made or when the vehicle is stopped near the edge of a roadway...