# 2012 Hyundai Elantra - Airbag lights weird

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-airbag-lights-weird/121658>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** hyundai\
**Created:** [July 25, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-airbag-lights-weird/121658 "2018-07-25T13:18:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![BarbaraMurphy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a8b319/32.png) [@BarbaraMurphy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BarbaraMurphy)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-airbag-lights-weird/121658/1 "2018-07-25T13:18:17Z")

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Air bag warning light comes on and off

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2012-hyundai-elantra-airbag-lights-weird/121658/2 "2018-07-25T14:28:14Z")

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If it comes on and off when the car is running, not just at startup, then there is something wrong with your airbag system. Take it to a shop that has the diagnostic tools to read the error codes in the airbag system.

You can operate the car with the airbag light on but the airbags won’t be deployed if you have an accident, so get it checked.