Genesis G90 2018 Owner's Manual

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All information in this Owner's Manual is current at
the time of publication. However, Genesis Branded
Vehicle reserves the right to make changes at any
time so that our policy of continual product
improvement may be carried out.

This manual applies to all Genesis Branded Vehicle
models and includes descriptions and explanations
of optional as well as standard equipment.

As a result,you may find material in this manual that
does not apply to your specific vehicle.

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Your Genesis Branded V ehicle should not be modified in an y wa y.Such
modifications may adversely affect the performance, safety or durabil­ity of your Genesis Branded Vehicle and may, in addition, violate con­ditions of the limited warranties covering the vehicle. Cer tain modifica­tions may also be in violation of regulations established by the U.S.
Department of Transportation and other federal or state agencies.

CAUTION: MODIFICATIONS T O Y OUR

GENESIS BRANDED VEHICLE

Your vehicle is equipped with electronic fuel injection and other elec­tronic components. It is possible for an improperly installed/adjusted
two-way radio or cellular telephone to adversely affect electronic sys­tems. For this reason, we recommend that you carefully follow the
radio manufacturer’s instructions or consult your authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products for precautionary measures or special
instructions if you choose to install one of these devices.

TWO-WAY RADIO OR CELLULAR TELEPHONE

INSTALLATION

This manual includes information titled as DANGER, WARNING, CAU­TION and NOTICE.

These titles indicate the following:

SAFETY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE WARNING

DANGER indicates a haz­ardous situation which, if
not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury.

DANGER

WARNING indicates a haz­ardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.

WARNING

CAUTION indicates a haz­ardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in
minor or moderate injury.

CAUTION

NOTICE indicates a situation
which, if not avoided, could
result in vehicle damage.

NOTICE

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Your Genesis Branded vehicle may be equipped with technologies and
services that use information collected,

generated, recorded or stored by the vehicle .Genesis Branded Vehicle
has created a Vehicle Owner Privacy Policy to explain how these tech­nologies and services collect use and share this information.

You may read our Vehicle Owner Privacy Policy on the
GenesisMotorsUSA.com website at:
http://www.genesismotorsusa.com/privacy-policy.html

If you would like to receive a hard copy of our Vehicle Owner Privacy
Policy, please contact our Genesis Customer Care at:

Genesis Customer Care
PO BOX 20650
Fountain Valley, CA 92728
844-340-9741

Genesis Customer Care representatives are av ailable Monda y through
Friday, between the hours of 5:00 AM and 7:00 PM PST and Saturday
and Sunday between 6:30 AM and 3:00 PM PST (English).

For Genesis Customer Care assistance in Spanish or Korean, repre­sentatives are available Monday through Friday between 6:30 AM and
3:00 PM PST.

Genesis Branded Vehicle Owner Privacy Policy

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Introduction

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Congratulations, and thank you for choosing the Genesis Branded Vehicle.
We are pleased to welcome you to the growing number of distinguished peo­ple who drive the Genesis Branded Vehicle. We are very proud of the
advanced engineering and high-quality construction of each Genesis
Branded Vehicle we build.

Your Owner’s Manual will introduce you to the features and operation of your
new Genesis Branded Vehicle. To become familiar with your new Genesis
Branded Vehicle, so that you can fully enjoy it, read this Owner's Manual care­fully before driving your new vehicle.

This manual contains important safety information and instructions intended
to familiarize you with your vehicle’s controls and safety features so you can
safely operate your vehicle.

This manual also contains information on maintenance designed to enhance
safe operation of the vehicle. It is recommended that all service and mainte­nance on your car be performed by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded
products. Retailers of Genesis Branded products are prepared to provide
high-quality service, maintenance and any other assistance that may be
required.

This Owner's Manual should be considered a permanent part of your vehicle,
and should be kept in the vehicle so you can refer to it at any time.The man­ual should stay with the vehicle if you sell it to provide the next owner with
important operating, safety and maintenance information.

Copyright 2017 Genesis Customer Care. All rights reserved. No part of this
publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted
in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of Genesis
Customer Care.

Severe engine and transmission damage may result from the use of
poor quality fuels and lubricants that do not meet Genesis Branded
Vehicle specifications. You must always use high quality fuels and
lubricants that meet the specifications listed on Page 8-6 in the
Vehicle Specifications section of the Owner's Manual.

CAUTION

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1.What are Genesis/Hyundai
Parts?

Genesis/Hyundai Parts are the
same parts used by HYUNDAI
Motor Company to manufacture
vehicles. They are designed and
tested for the optimum safety, per­formance, and reliability to our
customers.

2.Why should you use Genesis/
Hyundai Parts?

Genesis/Hyundai Parts are engi­neered and built to meet rigid man­ufacturing requirements. Damage
caused by using imitation, counter­feit or used salvage parts is not
covered under the Genesis
Branded New Vehicle Limited
Warranty or any other Genesis
Branded V ehicle warranty.

In addition, any damage to or fail­ure of Genesis/Hyundai Part
caused by the installation or failure
of an imitation, counterfeit or used
salvage part is not covered by any
Genesis Branded Vehicle
Warranty.

3. How can you tell if you are pur­chasing Genesis/Hyundai
Parts?

Look for the Genesis/Hyundai
Parts Logo on the package.

Genesis/Hyundai Parts exported
to the U.S. are packaged with
labels written only in English.

Genesis/Hyundai Parts are only
sold through an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products.

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We want to help you get the g reatest possible driving pleasure from y our vehi­cle.Your Owner's Manual can assist you in many ways. To gain an overview
of the contents of your Owner's Manual, use the Table of Contents in the front
of the manual. The first page of each Chapter includes a detailed Table of
Contents of the topics in that Chapter.

To quickly locate information about your vehicle, use the Index in the back of
the manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in this manual and the page
number where it can be found.

For your convenience, we have incorporated tabs on the right-hand page
edges. These tabs are coded with the Chapter titles to assist you with navi­gating through the manual.

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Your safety, and the safety of others, is very impor tant. This Owner's Manual
provides you with many safety precautions and operating procedures. This
information alerts you to potential hazards that may hurt you or others, as well
as damage to your vehicle.

Safety messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe these
hazards and what to do to avoid or reduce the risks.

Warnings and instructions contained in this manual are for your safety.Failure
to follow safety warnings and instructions can lead to serious injur y or death.

Throughout this manual DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, NOTICE and the
SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL will be used.

This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential phys­ical injury hazards. Obey all safety messages that follo w this symbol to
avoid possible injury or death. The safety alert symbol precedes the
signal words DANGER,

DANGER indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
will result in death or serious
injury.

DANGER

CAUTION indicates a hazar dous
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in minor or moder­ate injury.

CAUTION

WARNING indicates a haz­ardous situation which, if not
avoided,could result in death or
serious injury.

WARNING

NOTICE indicates a situation
which, if not avoided, could result
in vehicle damage.

NOTICE

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Introduction

Your new vehicle is designed to obtain maximum performance with UNLEAD­ED FUEL, as well as minimize exhaust emissions and spark plug fouling.

3.3 engine
Your new vehicle is designed to use only unleaded fuel having an octane num-

ber ((R+M)/2) of 87 (Research Octane Number 91) or higher. (Do not use
methanol blended fuels)

5.0 engine
Your new vehicle is designed to use only unleaded fuel having an octane num-

ber ((R+M)/2) of 87 (Research Octane Number 91) or higher. For improved
vehicle performance, premium unleaded fuel with an octane number ((R+M)/2)
of 91 (Research Octane Number 96) or higher is recommended. (Do not use
methanol blended fuels.)

To prevent damage to the engine and engine components, never add
any fuel system cleaning agents to the fuel tank other than what has
been specified.

Consult an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products for addi­tional information.

NOTICE

• Do not "top off" after the nozzle automatically shuts off when refu­eling.

• Always check that the fuel cap is installed securely to prevent fuel
spillage in the event of an accident.

WARNING

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Gasoline containing alcohol or methanol

Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and ethanol (also known as grain alcohol) are
being marketed along with or instead of leaded or unleaded gasoline. For
example, "E15" is a gasohol comprised of 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline.

Do not use gasohol containing more than 15% ethanol, and do not use gaso­line or gasohol containing any methanol. Either of these fuels may cause dri­vability problems and damage to the fuel system, engine control system and
emission control system.

Discontinue using gasohol of any kind if drivability problems occur.
"E85" fuel is an alternative fuel comprised of 85 percent ethanol and 15 per-

cent gasoline, and is manufactured exclusively for use in Flexible Fuel
Vehicles."E85" is not compatible with your vehicle .Use of "E85" may result in
poor engine performance and damage to your vehicle's engine and fuel sys­tem. Genesis Branded Vehicle recommends that customers do not use fuel
with an ethanol content exceeding 15 percent.

To prevent damage to your vehicle’s engine and fuel system:

• Never use gasohol which contains methanol.

• Never use gasohol containing more than 15% ethanol.

• Never use leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.

• Never use "E85" fuel.
Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty does not cover damage to the fuel

system or any performance problems caused by the use of "E85" fuel.

Using Fuel Additives (except Detergent Fuel Additives)

Using fuel additives such as:

- Silicone fuel additive

- Ferrocene (iron-based) fuel additive

- Other metallic-based fuel additives
may result in cylinder misfire, poor acceleration, engine stalling, damage to

the catalyst, or abnormal corrosion, and may cause damage to the engine
resulting in a reduction in the overall life of the powertrain.

- The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) may illuminate.

Damage to the fuel system or performance problem caused by the use
of these fuels or fuel additives may not be covered by your New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.

NOTICE

NOTICE

Gasoline containing MMT

Some gasoline contains harmful manganese-based fuel additives such as
MMT (

Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese Tricarbonyl).

Genesis Branded Vehicle does not recommend the use of gasoline contain­ing MMT.

This type of fuel can reduce vehicle performance and affect your emission
control system.

The malfunction indicator lamp on the cluster may come on.

Detergent Fuel Additives

Genesis Branded Vehicle recommends that you use good quality gasolines treat­ed with detergent additives such as TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline, which help
prevent deposit f ormation in the engine.These gasolines will help the engine run
cleaner and enhance performance of the Emission Control System. For more
information on TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline, please go to the website
(www.toptiergas .com).

For customers who do not use TOP Tier Detergent Gasoline regularly, and
have problems starting or the engine does not run smoothly, detergent-based
fuel additives that you can purchase separately ma y be added to the gasoline.
If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is not available, one bottle of additive added
to the fuel tank at every 7,500 miles or 12 months is recommended.

Additives are av ailable from y our authorized retailer of Genesis Branded prod­ucts along with information on how to use them. Do not mix other additives.

Operation in foreign countries

If you are going to drive your vehicle in another country, be sure to:

• Observe all regulations regarding registration and insurance.

• Determine that acceptable fuel is available.

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• This vehicle should not be modified.Modification of your vehicle could affect
its performance, safety or durability and may even violate governmental
safety and emissions regulations.

In addition, damage or performance problems resulting from any modifica­tion may not be covered under warranty.

• If you use unauthorized electronic devices, it ma y cause the v ehicle to oper­ate abnormally, wire damage, battery discharge and fire. For your safety, do
not use unauthorized electronic devices.

All warning sounds (e.g. welcome/good-bye sound, virtual engine
sound) are generated from the exterior amplifiers. If necessary, we rec­ommend you to purchase Genesis/Hyundai Part to replace an exterior
amplifier. Any unauthorized product may cause a malfunction of the
exterior amplifiers.

NOTICE

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By following a few simple precautions for the first 600 miles (1,000 km) you
may add to the performance, economy and life of your vehicle.

• Do not race the engine.

• While driving, keep your engine speed (rpm, or revolutions per minute)
between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.

• Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or slow.
Varying engine speed is needed to properly break-in the engine.

• Avoid hard stops, except in emergencies, to allow the brakes to seat prop­erly.

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CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING
Items contained in motor vehicles or emitted from them are known to

the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or reproduc­tive harm.These include:

• Gasoline and its vapors

• Engine exhaust

• Used engine oil

• Interior passenger compartment components and materials

• Component parts which are subject to heat and wear
In addition, battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain

lead, lead compounds and other chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.

WARNING

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This vehicle is equipped with an event data recorder (EDR).The main pur­pose of an EDR is to record,in certain crash or near crash-like situations,
such as an air bag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will
assist in understanding how a vehicle’s systems performed. The EDR is
designed to record data related to vehicle dynamics and safety systems
for a short period of time, typically 30 seconds or less.The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:

• How various systems in your vehicle were operating;

• Whether or not the driver and passenger safety belts were buckled/
fastened;

• How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,

• How fast the vehicle was traveling.

These data can help provide a better understanding of the circum­stances in which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are
recorded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs; no
data are recorded by the EDR under normal driving conditions and no
personal data (e.g., name, gender, age, and crash location) are record­ed. However,other parties, such as law enforcement,could combine the
EDR data with the type of personally identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.

To read data recorded by an EDR, special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer ,other parties,such as law enfor cement,that have the spe­cial equipment, can read the information if they have access to the vehi­cle or the EDR.

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Your vehicle at a glance

Safety system of your vehicle

Convenient features of your vehicle

Multimedia system

Driving your vehicle

What to do in an emergency

Maintenance

Specifications & Consumer information

Index

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Exterior Overview (Front) ..........................................................1-2

Exterior Overview (Rear)............................................................1-3

Interior Overview .........................................................................1-4

Instrument Panel Overview (l) ...................................................1-5

Instrument Panel Overview (ll) ..................................................1-6

Engine Compartment ...................................................................1-7

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1. Hood.....................................................3-47

2. Headlamp.............................................7-71

3. Daytime Running Light (DRL)...3-107, 7-71

4.Tires and wheels ...........................7-37, 8-8

5. Outer side view mirror..........................3-37

6. Sunroof.................................................3-44

7. Front windshield wiper blades..............7-31

8.Windows...............................................3-40

9.Towing hook.........................................6-25

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■ Front view

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1. Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

2. Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

3. Rear combination lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73

4.Trunk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48

5. High mounted stop lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 7-73

6. Defroster

/Glass antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-121, 4-2

7. Combination antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

8. Rearview camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-115

9.Towing hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-25

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■ Rear view

1. Door lock/unlock button..........................3-11

2. Seat position memory system ...............3-15

3. Outer side view mirror folding button.....3-38

4. Outer side view mirror control switch.....3-38

5. Power window lock switch......................3-43

6. Central door lock switch.........................3-11

7. Power window switches .........................3-40

8. Instrument panel illumination control

switch......................................................3-61

9. Blind spot detection system button........5-50

10. Lane keeping assist system button......5-73

11. ESC (Electronic Stability Control)

OFF button...........................................5-37

12. Fuel filler door release button..............3-57

13.Trunk release button.............................3-48

/Power trunk main control button.........3-49

14. Electronic parking brake (EPB)

switch....................................................5-26

15. Hood release lever...............................3-47

16. Steering wheel tilt/telescope control....3-18

17. Steering wheel......................................3-17

18. Seat adjustment switch..........................2-5

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Your vehicle at a glance

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1. Instrument cluster...................................3-60

2. Horn........................................................3-19

3. Driver’s front air bag...............................2-59

4. Engine Start/Stop button..........................5-7

5. DIS navigation system .............................4-4

6. Climate control system.........................3-140

7. Clock.....................................................3-149

8. Hazard warning flasher............................6-2

9. Passenger’s front air bag .......................2-59

10. Driver’s knee air bag............................2-59

11. Glove box...........................................3-143

12. Automatic transmission........................5-11

13. Multi-view camera system..................3-116

14. Parking assist system........................3-117

15. Auto hold..............................................5-31

16. Drive mode integrated control

system ..................................................5-44

17. Seat warmers and coolers...................2-28

18. Heated steering wheel button..............3-18

19. Rear curtain folding button.................3-151

20. Center control panel...............................4-4

21. Center console storage......................3-142

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1. Audio remote control buttons................4-3

2.

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wireless technology

hands-free button..................................4-4

3. Paddle shifter (manual mode).............5-15

4. Light control / Turn signals lever.......3-101

5.Wiper and washer control lever........3-114

6. LCD display control.............................3-86

7. Advanced smart cruise control switch..5-80

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1. Engine coolant reservoir .....................7-24

2. Radiator cap .......................................7-25

3. Brake fluid reservoir............................7-27

4. Air cleaner...........................................7-29

5. Engine oil dipstick ...............................7-22

6. Engine oil filler cap .............................7-23

7.Windshield washer fluid reser voir.......7-28

8. Fuse box.............................................7-55

9. Jumper terminal....................................6-6

Important Safety Precautions....................................................2-3

Always Wear Your Seat Belt .....................................................................2-3

Restrain All Children....................................................................................2-3

Air Bag Hazards ...........................................................................................2-3

Driver Distraction.........................................................................................2-3

Control Your Speed .....................................................................................2-4

Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition ......................................................2-4

Seats ..............................................................................................2-5

Safety Precautions......................................................................................2-7

Front Seats....................................................................................................2-8

Rear Seats ...................................................................................................2-14

Additional Switches for Adjusting the Front Passenger Seat........2-17

VIP Seat Mode Switches..........................................................................2-18

Head Restraints..........................................................................................2-23

Seat Warmers and Coolers......................................................................2-28

Seat Belts ....................................................................................2-32

Seat Belt Safety Precautions .................................................................2-32

Seat Belt Warning Light...........................................................................2-33

Seat Belt Restraint System .....................................................................2-34

Pre-Active Seat belt (PSB)......................................................................2-41

Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions .............................................2-42

Care of Seat Belts .....................................................................................2-44

Child Restraint System ..............................................................2-45

Children Always in the Rear ...................................................................2-45

Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS)............................................2-46

Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) ............................................2-48

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Air Bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System...........2-57

Where Are the Air Bags? ........................................................................2-59

How Does the Air Bags System Operate? ..........................................2-63

What to Expect after an Air Bag Inflates...........................................2-67

Occupant Classification System (OCS) .................................................2-68

Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision?...................................2-74

SRS Care ......................................................................................................2-80

Additional Safety Precautions................................................................2-81

Air Bag Warning Labels............................................................................2-82

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You will find many safety precautions
and recommendations throughout
this section, and throughout this
manual. The safety precautions in
this section are among the most
important.

Always Wear Your Seat Belt

A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of accidents. Air bags are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with air
bags, ALWAYS make sure you and
your passengers wear your seat
belts, and wear them properly.

Restrain All Children

All children under age 13 should ride
in your vehicle properly restrained in
a rear seat, not the front seat.Infants
and small children should be
restrained in an appropriate child
restraint. Larger children should use
a booster seat with the lap/shoulder
belt until they can use the seat belt
properly without a booster seat.

Air Bag Hazards

While air bags can save lives, they
can also cause serious or fatal
injuries to occupants who sit too
close to them, or who are not proper­ly restrained. Infants, young children,
and shorter adults are at the greatest
risk of being injured by an inflating air
bag.Follow all instructions and warn­ings in this manual.

Driver Distraction

Driver distraction presents a serious
and potentially deadly danger, espe­cially for inexperienced drivers.
Safety should be the first concern
when behind the wheel and drivers
need to be aware of the wide arra y of
potential distractions, such as
drowsiness, reaching for objects,
eating, personal grooming, other
passengers, and using cellular
phones.

Drivers can become distracted when
they take their eyes and attention off
the road or their hands off the wheel
to focus on activities other than driv­ing.To reduce your risk of distraction
or getting into an accident:

• ALWAYS set up your mobile

devices (i.e., MP3 players, phones,
navigation units, etc.) when your
vehicle is parked or safely stopped.

• ONLY use your mobile device

when allowed by laws and when
conditions permit safe use.NEVER
text or email while driving. Most
states have laws prohibiting driv ers
from texting. Some states and
cities also prohibit drivers from
using handheld phones.

• NEVER let the use of a mobile

device distract you from driving.
You have a responsibility to your
passengers and others on the road
to always drive safely, with your
hands on the wheel as well as your
eyes and attention on the road.

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Safety system of your vehicle

Control Y our Speed

Excessive speed is a major factor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed, the greater the
risk, but serious injuries can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
faster than is safe for current condi­tions, regardless of the maximum
speed posted.

Keep Your Vehicle in Safe
Condition

Having a tire blowout or a mechani­cal failure can be extremely haz­ardous. To reduce the possibility of
such problems, check your tire pres­sures and condition frequently, and
perform all regularly scheduled
maintenance.

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Front seat

(1) Seat sliding forward or rearward

/Seat cushion tilt adjustment

/Seat cushion height adjustment
(2) Seat cushion length adjustment
(3) Seatback angle adjustment
(4) Lumbar support adjustment
(5) Seat bolster adjustment*
(6) Seat position memory system

(7) Head restraint adjustment
(8) Shoulder adjustment*
(9) Seat warmer

/Seat cooler (by air)

(10) Seat sliding forward or rearward

/Seatback angle adjustment
(for front passenger seat)

* : if equipped

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Rear seat

(11) Seat sliding forward or rearward

/Seat cushion tilt adjustment*

(12) Seat sliding or shoulder adjust-

ment*
(13) Lumbar support adjustment*
(14) Head restraint adjustment*
(15) Seat sliding forward or rearward/

Seatback angle adjustment*

(for front passenger seat)
(16) Seat mode switches*

(17) Seat warmer
(18) Seat cooler (by air)*
(19) RSE LOCKED indicator
(20) Rear curtain control

(details in Chapter 3)
(21) Armrest
(22) Ski through
(23) Seat position memory system*

(details in Chapter 3)

* : if equipped

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Safety Precautions

Adjusting the seats so that you are sit­ting in a safe, comfortable position
plays an important role in driver and
passenger safety together with the
seat belts and air bags in an accident.

Air bags

You can take steps to reduce the risk
of being injured by an inflating air
bag. Sitting too close to an air bag
greatly increases the risk of injury in
the event the air bag inflates.

The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA) recommends
that drivers allow at least 10 inches
(25 cm) between the center of the
steering wheel and their chest.

Do not use a cushion that
reduces friction between the
seat and the passenger. The
passenger's hips may slide
under the lap portion of the seat
belt during an accident or a
sudden stop. Serious or fatal
internal injuries could result
because the seat belt cannot
operate properly.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
air bag, take the following pre­cautions:

• Adjust the driver's seat as far
to the rear as possible while
maintaining the ability to
maintain full control of the
vehicle.

• Adjust the front passenger
seat as far to the rear as pos­sible.

• Hold the steering wheel by the
rim with hands at the 9 o'clock
and 3 o'clock positions to
minimize the risk of injuries to
your hands and arms.

• NEVER place anything or any­one between the steering
wheel and the air bag.

• Do not allow the front passen­ger to place feet or legs on the
dashboard to minimize the
risk of leg injuries.

WARNING

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Safety system of your vehicle

Seat belts

Always fasten your seat belt before
starting any trip.

At all times, passengers should sit
upright and be properly restrained.
Infants and small children must be
restrained in appropriate child restraint
systems. Adults and children who
have outgro wn a booster seat must be
restrained using the seat belts.

Front Seats

The front seat can be adjusted by
using the switches located on the
outside of the seat cushion. Before
driving, adjust the seat to the proper
position so that you can easily con­trol the steering wheel, foot pedals
and controls on the instrument panel.

Take the following precautions
when adjusting your seat belt:

• NEVER use one seat belt for
more than one occupant.

• Always position the seatback
upright with the lap portion of
the seat belt snug and low
across the hips.

• NEVER allow children or
small infants to ride in a pas­senger's lap.

• Do not route the seat belt
across your neck, across
sharp edges, or reroute the
shoulder strap away from
your body.

• Do not allow the seat belt to
become caught or jammed.

WARNING

Take the following precautions
when adjusting your seat:

• NEVER attempt to adjust the
seat while the vehicle is mov­ing. The seat could respond
with unexpected movement
and may cause loss of vehicle
control resulting in an acci­dent.

• Do not place anything under
the front seats. Loose objects
in the driver's foot area could
interfere with the operation of
the foot pedals, causing an
accident.

• Do not allow anything to inter­fere with the normal position
and proper locking of the
seatback.

• Do not place a cigarette
lighter on the floor or seat.
When you operate the seat,
gas may exit out of the lighter
causing a fire.

• Use extreme caution when
picking small objects trapped
under the seats or between
the seat and the center con­sole.Your hands might be cut
or injured by the sharp edges
of the seat mechanism.

WARNING

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02

To prevent damage to the seats:

• Always stop adjusting the seats
when the seat has been adjusted
as far forward or rearward as
possible.

• Do not adjust the seats longer
than necessary when the engine
is turned off. This may result in
unnecessary battery drain.

• Do not operate two or more
seats at the same time.This may
result in an electrical malfunc­tion.

NOTICE

To prevent injury:

• Do not adjust your seat while
wearing your seat belt.
Moving the seat cushion for­ward may cause strong pres­sure on your abdomen.

• Do not allow your hands or
fingers to get caught in the
seat mechanisms while the
seat is moving.

WARNING

NEVER allow children in the
vehicle unattended. The power
seats are operable when the
engine is turned off.

WARNING

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Safety system of your vehicle

Forward and rearward adjust­ment

To move the seat forward or rear­ward:

1. Push the control switch forw ard or
rearward.

2. Release the switch once the seat
reaches the desired position.

When the seat is adjusted forward or
rearward, the headrest height and
the seatback angle is automatically
adjusted according to the position of
the seat.

Information

The forward/rearward seat adjust­ment may be restricted, when the seat­back is leaned back. Adjust your seat,
as follows, before adjusting the seat
position rearward.

- Push and hold the control switch

rearward as far as possible, release
the control switch, and re-push the
control switch rearward again.
Then, the seat position is adjusted
rearward, while putting the seat­back upright.

Seat cushion length adjustment
(for driver's seat)

To move the front part of the cushion
forward:

1. Push the front part of the control
switch to move the seat cushion
to the desired length.

2. Release the switch once the seat
cushion reaches the desired
length.

To move the front part of the cushion
rearward:

1. Push the rear part of the control
switch to mov e the seat cushion to
the desired length.

2. Release the switch once the seat
cushion reaches the desired
length.

Be careful not to damage your
body or clothes when using the
cushion adjustment.

NOTICE

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02

Seatback angle

To recline the seatback:

1. Push the control switch forward or
rearward.

2. Release the switch once the seat­back reaches the desired position.

Information

The seatback angle adjustment may
be restricted, when the seatback is
reclined to some point. At this time,
release the seatback angle switch and
then re-push the switch rearward. The
front seat will slide forward and the
seatback angle will recline even more.

Reclining seatback

Sitting in a reclined position when the
vehicle is in motion can be danger­ous. Even when buckled up, the pro­tections of your restraint system
(seat belts and air bags) is greatly
reduced by reclining your seatback.

Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly.
When the seatback is reclined, the
shoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be snug against
your chest. Instead, it will be in front
of you.During an accident, you could
be thrown into the seat belt, causing
neck or other injuries.

The more the seatback is reclined,
the greater chance the passenger’s
hips will slide under the lap belt or
the passenger’s neck will strike the
shoulder belt.

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NEVER ride with a reclined
seatback when the vehicle is
moving.

Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of seri­ous or fatal injuries in the event
of a collision or sudden stop.

Driver and passengers should
ALWAYS sit well back in their
seats, properly belted, and with
the seatbacks upright.

WARNING

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Safety system of your vehicle

Seat cushion height and tilt

To tilt or change the height of the
seat cushion:

1. Push the front portion of the con­trol switch up to raise or down to
lower the front part of the seat
cushion.

Push the rear portion of the con­trol switch up to raise or down to
lower the height of the seat cush­ion.

2. Release the switch once the seat
reaches the desired position.

Lumbar support

• The lumbar support can be adjust­ed by pressing the lumbar support
switch.

• Press the front portion of the
switch (1) to increase support or
the rear portion of the switch (2) to
decrease support.

• To move the support position up or
down, press switch (3) or (4).

The lumbar support does not oper­ate up or down when the lumbar sup­port is in the rearmost position.

In this case, to use the system,
slightly increase support by pushing
the front portion of the switch (1).

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02

Seat shoulder adjustment
(for driver's seat, if equipped)

1. Push the control switch forward or
rearward to move the shoulder
angle to the desired position.

2. Release the switch once the seat
reaches the desired position.

Seat bolster adjustment
(for driver's seat, if equipped)

To change the height of the seat bol­ster:

1. Pull or push the lever.

2. Release the lever once the bolster
reaches the desired position.

Easy access switch
(for passenger's seat)

A front seat moves slightly rearward,
when a passenger opens a front
door with the DOOR indicator illumi­nated.

A front seat moves slightly forward
when a passenger closes a front
door with the DOOR indicator illumi­nated.

To deactivate the easy access func­tion, press the DOOR switch (indica­tor OFF).

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Safety system of your vehicle

Seatback pocket

The seatback pocket is provided on
the back of the front seatbacks.

Rear Seats

To prevent damage to the seats:

• Always stop adjusting the seats
when the seat has been adjusted
as far forward or rearward as
possible.

• Do not adjust the seats longer
than necessary when the engine
is turned off. This may result in
unnecessary drain of the bat­tery.

• Do not operate two or more
seats at the same time.This may
result in an electrical malfunc­tion.

NOTICE

• NEVER adjust the rear power
seats when a child restraint is
installed in that seat.

• NEVER allow children in the
car unattended. The power
seats are operable when the
engine is turned off.

WARNING

To prevent injury:

• Do not adjust your seat while
wearing your seat belt.
Moving the seat cushion for­ward may cause strong pres­sure on your abdomen.

• Do not allow your hands or
fingers to get caught in the
seat mechanisms while the
seat is moving.

WARNING

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Do not put heavy or sharp
objects in the seatback pockets.
In an accident they could come
loose from the pocket and
injure occupants.

WARNING

02

Seat sliding, seatback angle and
seat cushion tilt adjustment

Vehicles not equipped with shoul­der adjustment

• Seat sliding
Push the control switch (1) forw ard or

rearward to slide the seat to the
desired position. Release the switch
once the seat reaches the desired
position. The seatback angle is
adjusted automatically along with the
seat sliding position.

• Seatback angle
Push the control switch (2) forw ard or

rearward to move the seatbac k angle
to the desired position.

Release the switch once the seat
reaches the desired position. The
seat sliding position is adjusted auto­matically along with the seatback
angle.

Vehicles equipped with shoulder
adjustment

• Seat sliding and Seatback angle
Push the control switch (1) forw ard or

rearward to slide the seat and seat­back angle to the desired position.
Release the switch once the seat
reaches the desired position.

• Shoulder adjustment
Push the control switch (2) forw ard or

rearward to move the shoulder angle
to the desired position. Release the
switch once the seat reaches the
desired position.

Cushion tilt adjustment
(1, if equipped)

Push the front portion of the control
switch (1) up to raise or down to
lower the front part of the seat cush­ion.

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2-16

Safety system of your vehicle

Lumbar support (if equipped)

The lumbar support can be adjusted
by pressing the lumbar support
switch. Press the front portion of the
switch (1) to increase support or the
rear portion of the switch (2) to
decrease support.

To move the support position up or
down, press the switch (3) or (4).

Easy access switch (if equipped)

Vehicles equipped with the IMS
system

A rear seat moves slightly rearward,
when a passenger opens a rear door
with the DOOR indicator illuminated.

A rear seat moves slightly forward
when a passenger closes a rear door
with the DOOR indicator illuminated.

To deactivate the easy access func­tion, press the DOOR switch (indica­tor OFF).

Vehicles not quipped with the IMS
system

Easy access system always oper­ates.

Do not adjust your seat position
forward while fastening the
seatbelt. It may apply abnormal­ly high pressure on your
abdomen. Adjust your seat
position first, and then fasten
the seatbelt.

WARNING

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02

Additional Switches for
Adjusting the Front Passenger
Seat

Additional switches are provided to
move the front passenger seat for­ward and backward (1), and adjust
the seatback angle (2) from the rear
seats.

VIP switches for adjusting the
front passenger seat

A passenger, who occupies a rear
seat behind the front passenger's
seat, can control the front passen­ger’s seat position by operating the
switch.

However, the VIP convenient func­tion does not operate, when the front
passenger's seat is occupied, or
when the front passenger’s door is
opened.

Information

VIP convenient function switches for
adjusting the front passenger's seat do
not operate in the following situations.

- A passenger occupies the front pas­senger's seat.

- An item occupies the front passen­ger's seat.

- The front passenger's door is open.

- The front passenger's seatbelt is fas­tened.

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Do not adjust the passenger seat
when a passenger is seated.

WARNING

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Safety system of your vehicle

Press the FRONT button. When the
FRONT indicator illuminates, a rear
seat passenger can control the front
passenger's seat position back and
forth (1), seat cushion height (2),
seatback angle (3), and head
restraints position (4).

When the VIP convenient function is
not used over a certain period of
time, the FRONT indicator automati­cally goes out. Then, the switch
starts to control the rear seat position
again.

A rear seat passenger can control
the front passenger's seat position
back and forth (1) and seatback
angle (2).

Information

Rear seat controls can be deactivated
or activated using the DIS Navigation
System.

For more information, refer to the
"Setup" section of the DIS Navigation
Manual supplied separately.

VIP Seat Mode Switches

Relaxation mode

Press the switch (1) to adjust both
the front passenger's seat and the
rear seat, as follows.

• Front passenger's seat

1. The seat position is adjusted for­ward, the seatback is folded, and
the head restraint is lowered.

2. The head restraint is adjusted
backward, and the seat cushion tilt
is lowered.

3. The seat cushion height is low­ered.

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■ Type B

■ Type A

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02

• Rear seat

1. The seatbac k (including the shoul­der portion) is leaned back, the
head restraint is tilted backward,
and the head restraint is lowered.

2. The seat position is adjusted for­ward, the seat cushion tilt is raised
and the lower lumbar support
increases.

Information

Relaxation mode switches for adjust­ing the front passenger's seat do not
operate in the following situations.

- When the Engine Start/Stop button

is in the OFF position.

- A passenger occupies the front pas-

senger's seat.

- An item occupies the front passen-

ger's seat.

- The front passenger's door is open.

- The front passenger's seatbelt is fas-

tened.

• Do not re-press the relaxation

mode switch again, while oper­ating the seat positions for
relaxation mode. It may abruptly
stop the seat movement.

• When you operate the seat con-

trol switch while adjusting the
seat positions for the relaxation
mode, it stops the automatic
seat position adjustment. In this
case, manually adjust the seat
positions.

• Any items, which occupy the

front passenger's seat, may get
damaged while automatically
adjusting the seat positions for
the relaxation mode. Do not put
any items on the front passen­ger's seat.

Return function

Press the switch (2) to adjust both
the front passenger's seat and the
rear seat, as follows.

• Rear seat

1. The seat position is adjusted to
the rearmost position, the seat
cushion tilt is adjusted to the low­est position, and the lumbar sup­port decreases.

2. The head restraint is lowered, and
the seatback (including the shoul­der portion) is leaned backward.

• Front passenger's seat

1. The seat position is adjusted
backward.

2. The seat cushion height is raised,
and the head restraint is adjusted
to the lowest height.

Information

Return function switch for adjusting
the front passenger's seat do not oper­ate in the following situations.

- When Engine Start/Stop button is in

the OFF position.

- A passenger occupies the front pas-

senger's seat.

- An item occupies the front passen-

ger's seat.

- The front passenger's door is open.

- The front passenger's seatbelt is fas-

tened.

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Safety system of your vehicle

• Do not re-press return function
switch again, while operating
the seat positions for relaxation
mode. It may abruptly stop the
seat movement.

• When you operate the control
switch while adjusting the seat
positions with return function
switch, it stops the automatic
seat position adjustment. In this
case, manually adjust the seat
positions.

Rear switches operating limita­tion

To activate or deactivate the rear
seat controls, go to the DIS
Navigation screen and select 'Setup
→ General → Rear Seat Displays'
and select or deselect 'Lock Rear
Controls' (the RSE button indicator
on the rear armrest will turn off).

NOTICE

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■ Type A

■ Type B

■ Type C

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02

If the Lock Rear Controls is selected
(the RSE button indicator on the rear
armrest will turn on), the rear con­trols are inoperable.If the Lock Rear
Controls is selected (the RSE button
indicator on the rear armrest will turn
off), the rear controls are enabled.

For more information, refer to the
"Setup" section of the DIS
Navigation Manual supplied sepa­rately.

Armrest

The armrest is located in the center
of the rear seat.

Grab the handle (1) on the upper end
of the arm rest. Then, pull down the
handle to use the arm rest.

Cup holder/Storage compartment

For further details, refer to ''Rear
Console Storage'' and ''Cup Holder''
in chapter 3.

• Do not put any items on the rear
center seat.Those items may get
damaged, when the arm rest is
pulled down.

• Do not attempt to fold back the
arm rest, when the cup holder is
extended out.

NOTICE

Deactivate the rear switch oper­ation (RSE LOCKED button indi­cator is on) when a child occu­pies a rear seat.

CAUTION

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Safety system of your vehicle

Carrying long/narrow cargo

Additional cargo space is provided to
accommodate long/narrow cargo
(skis, poles, etc.) not able to fit prop­erly in the trunk when closed.

1. Pull the armrest down.

2. Pull the cover down while pushing
the release lever down.

• Be careful when loading cargo

through the rear passenger
seats to prevent damage to the
vehicle interior.

• When both the arm rest and the

panel, are folded down, put back
the panel first, before folding
back the arm rest. If not, the
panel knobs and the arm rest
knobs may interfere with each
other and get damaged.

NOTICE

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Cargo should always be secured
to prevent it from being thrown
about the vehicle in a collision
and causing injury to the vehicle
occupants. Do not place objects
in the rear seats,since they can­not be properly secured and
may hit the front seat occupants
in a collision.

WARNING

• Make sure the engine is off,
the shift lever is in P and the
parking brake is applied
whenever loading or unload­ing cargo. The vehicle may
move if the shift lever is inad­vertently moved to another
position.

• When cargo is loaded through
the rear passenger seats,
ensure the cargo is properly
secured to prevent it from
moving while driving.

• Unsecured cargo in the pas­senger compartment can
cause damage to the vehicle
or injury to its occupants.

CAUTION

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02

Head Restraints

The vehicle's front and rear seats
have adjustable head restraints. The
head restraints provide comfort for
passengers, but more importantly
they are designed to help protect
passengers from whiplash and other
neck and spinal injuries during an
accident, especially in a rear impact
collision.

To prevent damage, NEVER hit or
pull on the head restraints.

NOTICE

To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death in an accident,
take the following precautions
when adjusting your head
restraints:

• Always properly adjust the
head restraints for all passen­gers BEFORE starting the
vehicle.

• NEVER let anyone ride in a
seat with the head restraints
removed.

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• Adjust the head restraints so
the middle of the head
restraint is at the same height
as the height of the top of the
eyes.

• NEVER adjust the head
restraint position of the dri­ver's seat when the vehicle is
in motion.

• Adjust the head restraint as
close to the passenger's head
as possible. Do not use a seat
cushion that holds the body
away from the seatback.

• Make sure the head restraint
locks into position after
adjusting it.

WARNING

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When there is no occupant in
the rear seats, adjust the height
of the head restraints to the
lowest position. The rear seat
head restraints can reduce the
visibility of the rear area.

CAUTION

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Safety system of your vehicle

Front seat head restraints

The driver's and front passenger's
seats are equipped with adjustable
head restraints for the passengers
safety and comfort.

Forward and rearward adjustment

Push the control switch forward or
backward to mov e the head restraint.
Release the switch once the head
restraint reaches the desired posi­tion.

Adjusting the height up and down

Push the control switch up to raise or
down to lower the head restraint.
Release the switch once the head
restraint reaches the desired posi­tion.

If you recline the seatback
towards the front with the head
restraint and seat cushion raised,
the head restraint may come in
contact with the sunvisor or other
parts of the vehicle.

NOTICE

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02

Removal/Reinstall

To remove the head restraint:

1. Recline the seatback (2) using the
seatback angle switch (1).

2. Raise the head restraint as far as
it can go.

3. Insert a thin-pointed tool into the
head restraint adjustment pole (3),
and then remove the head
restraint (4).

To reinstall the head restraint :

1. Recline the seatback.

2. Push the head restraint height
control switch (1) up as far as it
can go.

3. Put the head restraint poles (2).

4. Adjust the head restraint to the
appropriate height (3).

5. Recline the seatback (5) using the
seatback angle switch (4).

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NEVER allow anyone to tra vel in
a seat with the head restraint
removed.

WARNING

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Always make sure the head
restraint locks into position
after reinstalling and adjusting
it properly.

WARNING

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Safety system of your vehicle

Rear seat head restraints

The rear seats are equipped with
head restraints in all the seating
positions for the passenger's safety
and comfort.

Adjusting the height up and down
(manual, if equipped)

To raise the head restraint:

1. Pull it up to the desired position
(1).

To lower the head restraint:

1. Push and hold the release button
(2) on the head restraint support.

2. Lower the head restraint to the
desired position (3).

Adjusting the height up and down
(power, if equipped)

Push the control switch up to raise or
down to lower the head restraint.
Release the switch once the head
restraint reaches the desired posi­tion.

Adjusting the head restraints for­ward and rearward (power,
if equipped)

Push the control switch forward to
move the head restraint forward.
Push the control switch backward to
move the head restraint backward.

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02

Pay extreme caution not to dam­age the connectors, while remov­ing the head restraint. Damage to
the connectors may cause a tech­nical problem.

Folding the center head restraint
(if equipped)

To fold the center head restraint :

• When the rear-center head
restraint is not used, manually fold
back the rear-center head restraint
while pressing the button (1) on the
side. To use the rear-center head
restraint again, manually pull up
the rear-center head restraint, until
it is securely latched.

• You can remove the rear-center
head restraint by manually pulling
up the rear-center head restraint,
while pressing the release button.

Information

You can adjust the rear-center head
restraint to the further lower height
by pressing the button (2), which is
located under the rear-center head
restraint, with the armrest folded
back.

If the center head restraint is in
the lowest position, raise the head
restraint before folding back the
armrest.

NOTICE

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When the center head restraint
is not in use, fold the head
restraint back to prevent it from
interfering with your vision
through the rear window.

CAUTION

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Safety system of your vehicle

Seat Warmers and Coolers

Seat warmers

Seat warmers are provided to warm
the seats during cold weather.

To prevent damage to the seat
warmers and seats:

• Never use a solvent such as
paint thinner, benzene, alcohol
or gasoline to clean the seats.

• Do not place heavy or sharp
objects on seats equipped with
seat warmers.

• Do not change the seat cover. It
may damage the seat warmer or
air ventilation system.

NOTICE

NEVER place anything on the
seat that insulates against heat
when the seat warmer is in
operation, such as a blanket or
seat cushion. This may cause
the seat warmer to overheat,
causing a burn or damage to
the seat.

WARNING

The seat warmers can cause a
SERIOUS BURN, even at low
temperatures and especially if
used for long periods of time.

Passengers must be able to feel
if the seat is becoming too
warm so they can turn it off, if
needed.

People who cannot detect tem­perature change or pain to the
skin should use extreme cau­tion, especially the following
types of passengers:

• Infants, children, elderly or
disabled persons, or hospital
outpatients.

• People with sensitive skin or
who burn easily.

• Fatigued individuals.

• Intoxicated individuals.

• People taking medication that
can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness.

WARNING

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02

While the engine is running, push
the switch to warm the seat.

During mild weather or under condi­tions where the operation of the seat
warmer is not needed, keep the
switches in the OFF position.

Temperature control(Manual)

• Each time you push the switch, the
temperature setting of the seat is
changed as follows :

Temperature control(Automatic)

The seat warmer starts to automati­cally control the seat temperature in
order to prevent low-temperature
burns after being manually turned
ON.

You may manually press the button
to increase the seat temperature.
However, it soon returns to the auto­matic mode again.

• When pressing the switch for more
than 1.5 seconds with the seat
warmer operating, the seat warmer
will turn OFF.

• The seat warmer defaults to the
OFF position whenever the Engine
Start/Stop button is in the ON posi­tion.

Information

With the seat warmer switch in the ON
position, the heating system in the seat
automatically controls the seat temper­ature by designed temperature.

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30min

60min

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• Type A

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■ Rear

• Type B

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■ Rear

• Type C

Seat coolers (by air)
(if equipped)

The seat coolers are provided to
cool the seats by blowing air through
small vent holes on the surface of the
seat cushions and seatbacks.

When the operation of the seat cool­er is not needed, keep the switches
in the OFF position.

While the engine is running, push the
switch to cool the seat.

• Each time you push the switch, the
air flow changes as follows:

• When pressing the switch for more
than 1.5 seconds with the seat
cooler operating, the seat cooler
will turn OFF.

• The seat coolers defaults to the
OFF position whenever the Engine
Start/Stop button is turned to the
ON position.

Information

• If the outside temperature is under
39°F (4°C), the seat cooler may not
operate.

• Use the seat cooler when the climate
control system is on. Using the seat
cooler for prolonged periods of time
with the climate control system off
could cause the climate control seat
performance to be reduced.

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OFF→HIGH( )→MIDDLE( )→LOW( )

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To prevent damage to the seat
cooler and seats:

• Never use a solvent such as
paint thinner, benzene, alcohol
or gasoline to clean the seats.

• Avoid spilling liquids on the sur­face of the seats and seatbacks;
this may cause the air vent holes
to become blocked and not work
properly.

• Do not place materials such as
plastic bags or newspapers
under the seats.They may block
the air intake causing the air
vents to not work properly.

• Do not change the seat covers.It
may damage the seat cooler.

• If the air vents do not operate,
restart the vehicle. If there is no
change, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded
products.

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This section describes how to use
the seat belts properly. It also
describes some of the things not to
do when using seat belts.

Seat Belt Safety Precautions

Always fasten your seat belt and
make sure all passengers have fas­tened their seat belts before starting
any trip. Air bags are designed to
supplement the seat belt as an addi­tional safety device, but they are not
a substitute. Most states require all
occupants of a vehicle to wear seat
belts.

SSEEAATT BBEELLTTSS

Seat belts must be used by ALL
passengers whenever the vehi­cle is moving.Take the following
precautions when adjusting
and wearing seat belts:

• ALWAYS properly restrain
children under age 13 in the
rear seats.

• NEVER allow children to ride
in the front passenger seat. If
a child age 13 or older must
be seated in the front seat,
move the seat as far back as
possible and properly restrain
them in the seat.

• NEVER allow an infant or
child to be carried on an occu­pant's lap.

• NEVER ride with the seatback
reclined when the vehicle is
moving.

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(Continued)

• Do not allow children to share
a seat or seat belt.

• Do not wear the shoulder belt
under your arm or behind
your back.

• Always wear both the shoul­der portion and lap portion of
the lap/shoulder belt.

• Do not use the seat belt if it is
twisted. A twisted seat belt
will not protect you properly
in an accident.

• Do not use a seat belt if the
webbing or hardware is dam­aged.

• Do not latch the seat belt into
the buckles of other seats.

• NEVER unfasten the seat belt
while driving. This may cause
loss of vehicle control result­ing in an accident.

• Make sure there is nothing in
the buckle interfering with the
seat belt latch mechanism.
This may prevent the seat belt
from fastening securely.

• No modifications or additions
should be made by the user
which will either prevent the
seat belt adjusting devices
from operating to remove
slack, or prevent the seat belt
assembly from being adjusted
to remove slack.

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Seat Belt Warning Light

Seat belt warning

(1) Driver's seat belt warning light
(2) Front passenger's seat belt warn-

ing light

The driver's and front passenger's
seat belt warning lights will illuminate
each time you turn the Engine Start/
Stop button ON regardless of seat
belt fastening.

Damaged seat belts and seat
belt assemblies will not operate
properly. Always replace:

• Frayed, contaminated, or
damaged webbing

• Damaged hardware

• The entire seat belt assembly
after it has been worn in an
accident, even if damage to
webbing or assembly is not
apparent

WARNING

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If you continue not to fasten the seat
belt and you drive over a certain
speed, the seat belt warning chime
will sound for approximately 100 sec­onds and the corresponding warning
light will blink.

The warning will start again if the
seat belt is unfastened while driving.

Information

• You can find the front passenger's
seat belt warning light on the center
fascia panel.

• Although the front passenger seat is
not occupied, the seat belt warning
light will illuminate for 6 seconds.

• The front passenger's seat belt
warning may operate when luggage
is placed on the front passenger seat.

Seat Belt Restraint System

• Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR)
The 3-point seatbelts are installed

both on the front seats and on the
rear seats. During normal driving
situations, the 3-point seatbelt
does not operate the Emergency
Locking Retractor. It rather natural­ly extends along with passenger's
easy motion, while holding passen­ger's body in position.

However, the Emergency Locking
Retractor (ELR) automatically
operates in abrupt stopping, sharp
turning, or collision.

• Automatic Locking Retractor (ALR)
The Automatic Locking Retractor

(ALR) is to provide the child
restraint system with better protec­tion. The front passenger's seat
and the rear seats are equipped
with the Automatic Locking
Retractor (ALR). You can use the
Automatic Locking Retractor mode
during normal driving situations.
When the child restraint system is
installed, switch the system to the
ALR mode.

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The front passenger's seat belt
warning light does not properly
operate, if the front passenger
sits in an improper position.The
front passenger should follow
the instruction to properly fas­ten the seat belt.

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Front Seat Belt – Driver's 3­point system with emergency
locking retractor

To fasten your seat belt:

Pull the seat belt out of the retractor
and insert the metal tab (1) into the
buckle (2). There will be an audible
"click" when the tab locks into the
buckle.

The seat belt automatically adjusts to
the proper length after the lap belt por­tion is adjusted manually so that it fits
snugly around your hips. If you lean
forward in a slow , easy motion, the belt
will extend and move with you.

If there is a sudden stop or impact,
the belt will lock into position. It will
also lock if you try to lean forward too
quickly.

Information

If you are not able to smoothly pull
enough of the seat belt out from the
retractor, firmly pull the seat belt out
and release it. After release, you will
be able to pull the belt out smoothly.

Height adjustment

You can adjust the height of the
shoulder belt anchor to one of the
three different positions for maximum
comfort and safety.

The shoulder portion should be
adjusted so it lies across your chest
and midway over your shoulder near­est the door, not over your neck.

To adjust the height of the seat belt
anchor, lower or raise the height
adjuster into an appropriate position.

To raise the height adjuster, pull it up
(1). To lower it, push it down (3) while
pressing the height adjuster button (2).

Release the button to lock the anchor
into position. Try sliding the height
adjuster to make sure that it has
locked into position.

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■ Front seat

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Rear Seat Belt – Passenger's 3­point system with convertible
locking retractor

This type of seat belt combines the
features of both an emergency lock­ing retractor seat belt and an auto­matic locking retractor seat belt.
Convertible retractor type seat belts
are installed in the rear seat posi­tions to help accommodate the
installation of child restraint systems.
Although a convertible retractor is
also installed in the front passenger
seat position, NEVER place any
infant/child restraint system in the
front seat of the vehicle.

To fasten your seat belt:

Pull the seat belt out of the retractor
and insert the metal tab into the
buckle. There will be an audible
"click" when the tab locks into the
buckle. When not securing a child
restraint, the seat belt operates in the
same way as the driver's seat belt
(Emergency Locking Retractor
Type). It automatically adjusts to the
proper length only after the lap belt
portion of the seat belt is adjusted
manually so that it fits snugly across
your hips.

When the seat belt is fully extended
from the retractor to allow the instal­lation of a child restraint system, the
seat belt operation changes to allow
the belt to retract, but not to extend
(Automatic Locking Retractor Type).
Refer to the "Using a Child Restraint
System" section in this chapter.

Improperly positioned seat
belts may increase the risk of
serious injury in an accident.
Take the following precautions
when adjusting the seat belt:

• Position the lap portion of the
seat belt as low as possible
across your hips, not on your
waist, so that it fits snugly.

• Position one arm under the
shoulder belt and the other
over the belt, as shown in the
illustration.

• Always position the shoulder
belt anchor into the locked
position at the appropriate
height.

• Never position the shoulder
belt across your neck or face.

WARNING

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To release your seat belt:

Press the release button (1) in the
locking buckle.

When it is released, the belt should
automatically draw back into the
retractor. If this does not happen,
check the belt to be sure it is not twist­ed, then try again.

Although the seat belt retractor
provides the same level of protec­tion for seated passengers in
either emergency or automatic
locking modes, the emergency
locking mode allows seated pas­sengers to move freely in their
seat while keeping some tension
on the belt. During a collision or
sudden stop, the retractor auto­matically locks the belt to help
restrain your body.

To deactivate the automatic lock­ing mode, unbuckle the seat belt
and allow the belt to fully retract.

Rear Center Seat Belt

1. Take out the buckle (2), which is
stored between the seat/seatback
cushions.

2. Insert the metal plate (1) into the
buckle (2), until it clicks.

You can make sure its secure fas­tening by pulling the seatbelt web­bing. The buckle with 'CENTER'
mark should be used for the 3­point seatbelt.

3. Restore the buckle between the
seat/seatback cushion after unfas­tening the seatbelt.

NOTICE

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Pre-tensioner seat belt
(Driver and front passenger)

Your vehicle is equipped with driver's
and front passenger's Pre-tensioner
Seat Belts (Retractor Pretensioner
and Emergency Fastening Device
System).The purpose of the pre-ten­sioner is to make sure the seat belts
fit tightly against the occupant's body
in certain frontal collisions. The
Emergency Fastening Device
System may be activated in certain
crashes where the frontal collision is
severe enough, together with the air
bags.

When the vehicle stops suddenly, or
if the occupant tries to lean forward
too quickly, the seat belt retractor will
lock into position. In certain frontal
collisions, the pre-tensioner will acti­vate and pull the seat belt into tighter
contact against the occupant's body.

(1) Retractor Pretensioner

The purpose of the retractor pre­tensioner is to make sure that the
shoulder belts fit in tightly against
the occupant's upper body in cer­tain frontal collisions.

(2) Emergency Fastening Device

System
The purpose of the Emergency

Fastening Device System is to
make sure that the pelvis belts fit
in tightly against the occupant's
lower body in certain frontal colli­sions.

If the system senses excessive ten­sion on the driver or passenger's
seat belt when the pre-tensioner sys­tem activates, the load limiter inside
the retractor pre-tensioner will
release some of the pressure on the
affected seat belt.

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Pre-Tensioner Seat Belts
(retractor pre-tensioner seat
belt and emergency fastening
device) that malfunction may
not protect you properly during
an accident. Take the following
precautions:

• Always wear your seat belt
and sit properly in your seat.

• Do not use the seat belt if it is
loose or twisted. A loose or
twisted seat belt will not pro­tect you properly in an acci­dent.

• Do not place anything near
the buckle.This may adverse­ly affect the buckle and cause
it to function improperly.

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Body work on the front area of the
vehicle may damage the pre-ten­sioner seat belt (retractor pre-ten­sioner seat belt and emergency
fastening device) system.

The Pre-Tensioner Seat Belt System
consists mainly of the following com­ponents.Their locations are shown in
the illustration above:

1. SRS air bag warning light

2. Retractor pre-tensioner

3. SRS control module

4.Emergency Fastening Device
System

Information

The sensor that activates the SRS air
bag is connected with the pre–tension­er seat belts. The SRS air bag warning
light on the instrument panel will illu­minate for approximately 6 seconds
after the engine Start/Stop button in
the ON position, and then it should
turn off.

If the pre-tensioner is not working
properly, the warning light will illumi­nate even if the SRS air bag is not mal­functioning. If the warning light does
not illuminate, stays illuminated or
illuminates when the vehicle is being
driven, have an authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products inspect the
pre-tensioner seat belts and SRS air
bags as soon as possible.

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NOTICE

(Continued)

• Always replace your pre-ten­sioners after activation or an
accident.

• NEVER inspect, service,
repair or replace the pre-ten­sioners yourself.This must be
done by an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products.

• Do not hit the seat belt assem­blies.

Do not touch the pre-tensioner
seat belt assemblies for several
minutes after they have been
activated. When the pre-ten­sioner seat belt mechanism
deploys during a collision, the
pre-tensioners become hot and
can burn you.

WARNING

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Information

• Both the driver's and front passen­ger's pre-tensioner seat belts may be
activated in certain frontal or side
collisions or rollovers.

• When the pre-tensioner seat belts
are activated, a loud noise may be
heard and fine dust, which may
appear to be smoke, may be visible
in the passenger compartment.
These are normal operating condi­tions and are not hazardous.

• Although it is non-toxic, the fine
dust may cause skin irritation and
should not be breathed for pro­longed periods. Wash all exposed
skin areas thoroughly after an acci­dent in which the pre-tensioner seat
belts were activated.

• The pre-tensioner seat belt system
may get adversely affected by
installing an audio system to the
center console or welding/painting
the frontal vehicle body.

In this case, consult an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded prod­ucts. The air bag warning light illu­minates, if there is a malfunction
with the pre-tensioner seat belt sys­tem.

• In following situations, immediately
have the air bag system and the pre­tensioner seat belt system checked
by an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products.

- The air bag warning light does not

illuminate at all after turning ON
the engine.

- The air bag warning light remains

ON over 6 seconds after turning
ON the engine.

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• Fasten your seat belt while
sitting properly in an upright
position to maximize the
effectiveness of the pre-ten­sioner seat belt system.

• A pre-tensioner seat belt sys­tem is designed to activate
only once. Replace the pre­tensioner seat belt system, if
it was activated in an acci­dent.

• Properly fasten a seat belt in
an upright position to maxi­mize protection from a pre­tensioner seat belt system.
The pre-tensioner seat belt
instantly tightens the seat belt
to hold an occupant body in
position in forward collision.

• A pre-tensioner seat belt sys­tem is designed to activate
only once. Replace the pre­tensioner seat belt system, if
it was activated in an acci­dent.

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Pre-Active Seat Belt (PSB)
(if equipped)

The purpose of the pre-active seat
belt is to tighten the seat belt when a
collision is sensed, during emer­gency braking, or when a loss of
control is sensed.

The pre-active seat belt is a sup­plementary system.The pre-active
seat belt activates only when the
passenger is wearing his/her seat
belt.

The pre-active seat belt warning will
turn on if there is a problem with your
pre-active seat belt.

Have the system checked by an
authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products if the warning
message comes on while the vehicle
is in motion. When the PSB warning
message disappears, the master
warning light ( ) will illuminate.

In order to maximize the safety of the
passenger, the pre-active seat belt
system operates as below.

• Full retraction
The seat belt is tightened when:

- Emergency braking situation occurs

- Losing control of the vehicle

- The vehicle senses a collision

- Driving on a slippery frozen road

• Slack removal
Tightens a loose seat belt if vehicle

speed is over 9.3 mph (15 km/h).

• Belt parking
Tightens a loose seat belt when

the seat belt is unfastened.

NOTICE

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Additional Seat Belt Safety
Precautions

Seat belt use during pregnancy

The seat belt should always be used
during pregnancy. The best way to
protect your unborn child is to protect
yourself by always wearing the seat
belt.

Pregnant women should always wear
a lap-shoulder seat belt. Place the lap
belt line so that it fits snugly and as low
as possible across the hips, not across
the abdomen.

Seat belt use and children

Infant and small children

All 50 states have child restraint la ws
which require children to travel in
approved child restraint devices,
including booster seats. The age at
which seat belts can be used instead
of child restraints differs among
states, so you should be aw are of the
specific requirements in your state,
and where you are travelling. Infant
and child restraints must be properly
placed and installed in a rear seat.
For more information refer to the
"Child Restraint Systems" section in
this chapter.

• A pregnant woman or a
patient is more vulnerable to
any imapcts on the abdomen
during an abrupt stop or acci­dent. If you are in an accident
while pregnant, we recom­mend you consult your doc­tor.

• To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death to an unborn
child during an accident,
pregnant women should
NEVER place the lap portion
of the seat belt above or over
the area of the abdomen
where the unborn child is
located.

WARNING

ALWAYS properly restrain
infants and small children in a
child restraint appropriate for
the child's height and weight.

To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death to a child and
other passengers, NEVER hold
a child in your lap or arms when
the vehicle is moving. The vio­lent forces created during an
accident will tear the child from
your arms and throw the child
against the interior of the vehi­cle.

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Small children are best protected
from injury in an accident when prop­erly restrained in the rear seat by a
child restraint system that meets the
requirements of the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standards. Before
buying any child restraint system,
make sure that it has a label certify­ing that it meets Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard FMVSS

213. The restraint must be appropri­ate for your child’s height and weight.
Check the label on the child restraint
for this information. Refer to the
"Child Restraint Systems" section in
this chapter.

Larger children

Children under age 13 and who are
too large for a booster seat must
always occupy the rear seat and use
the available lap/shoulder belts. A
seat belt should lie across the upper
thighs and be snug across the shoul­der and chest to restrain the child
safely. Check belt fit periodically.
Children are afforded the most safe­ty in the event of an accident when
they are restrained by a proper
restraint system and/or seat belts in
the rear seat. Always have the
LATCH system inspected by your
authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products after an accident.
An accident can damage the LATCH
system and may not properly secure
the child restraint.

If a larger child over age 13 must be
seated in the front seat, the child
must be securely restrained by the
available lap/shoulder belt and the
seat should be placed in the rear­most position.

If the shoulder belt portion slightly
touches the child's neck or face, try
placing the child closer to the center
of the vehicle.If the shoulder belt still
touches their face or neck they need
to be returned to an appropriate
booster seat in the rear seat.

Transporting an injured person

A seat belt should be used when an
injured person is being transported.
Consult a physician for specific rec­ommendations.

• Always make sure children
are wearing their seat belts
and that they are properly
adjusted before driving.

• NEVER allow the shoulder
belt to contact the child’s
neck or face.

• Do not allow more than one
child to use a single seat belt.

WARNING

One person per belt

Two people (including children) should
never attempt to use a single seat belt.
This could increase the severity of
injuries in case of an accident.

Do not lie down

Sitting in a reclined position when the
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even when buckled up, the protec­tions of your restraint system (seat
belts and air bags) is greatly reduced
by reclining your seatback.

To reduce the chance of injuries in the
event of an accident and to achieve
the maximum effectiveness of the
restraint system, all passengers
should be sitting up and the front and
rear seats should be in an upright
position when the car is moving.

A seat belt cannot provide proper
protection if the person is lying down
in the rear seat or if the front or rear
seats are in a reclined position.

Care of Seat Belts

Seat belt systems should never be
disassembled or modified. In addi­tion, care should be taken to assure
that seat belts and belt hardware are
not damaged by seat hinges, doors
or other abuse.

Periodic inspection

All seat belts should be inspected
periodically for wear or damage of
any kind. Any damaged parts should
be replaced as soon as possible by
an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products.

Keep belts clean and dry

Seat belts should be kept clean and
dry .If belts become dirty, they can be
cleaned by using a mild soap solu­tion and warm water. Bleach, dye,
strong detergents or abrasives
should not be used because they
may damage and weaken the fabric.

When to replace seat belts

The entire seat belt assembly or
assemblies should be replaced if the
vehicle has been involved in an acci­dent.This should be done even if no
damage is visible. Additional ques­tions concerning seat belt operation
should be directed to an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded prod­ucts.

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• NEVER ride with a reclined
seatback when the vehicle is
moving.

• Riding with a reclined seat­back increases your chance
of serious or fatal injuries in
the event of a collision or sud­den stop.

• Drivers and passengers
should always sit well back in
their seats, properly belted,
and with the seatbacks
upright.

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Children Always in the Rear

Children under age 13 must always
ride in the rear seats and must
always be properly restrained to min­imize the risk of injury in an accident,
sudden stop or sudden maneuver.
According to accident statistics, chil­dren are safer when properly
restrained in the rear seats than in
the front seat. Even with air bags,

children can be seriously injured
or killed. Children too large for a

child restraint must use the seat belts
provided.

All 50 states have child restraint la ws
which require children to travel in
approved child restraint devices.The
laws governing the age or height/
weight restrictions at which seat
belts can be used instead of child
restraints differs among states, so
you should be aware of the specific
requirements in your state, and
where you are travelling.

Child restraint systems must be
properly placed and installed in the
rear seat. You must use a commer­cially available child restraint system
that meets the requirements of the
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (FMVSS 213).

Child restraint systems are generally
designed to be secured in a vehicle
seat by lap belt portion of a lap/
shoulder belt, or by a LATCH system
in the rear seats of the vehicle.

Child restraint system (CRS)

Infants and younger children must be
restrained in an appropriate rear-fac­ing or forward-facing CRS that has
first been properly secured to the
rear seat of the vehicle. Read and
comply with the instructions for
installation and use provided by the
manufacturer of the child restraint.

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Always properly restrain chil­dren in the rear seats of the
vehicle.

Children of all ages are safer
when restrained in the rear seat.
A child riding in the front pas­senger seat can be forcefully
struck by an inflating air bag
resulting in SERIOUS INJURY
or DEATH.

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Selecting a Child Restraint
System (CRS)

When selecting a CRS for your child,
always:

• Make sure the CRS has a label
certifying that it meets applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards (FMVSS 213).

• Select a child restraint based on
your child's height and weight.The
required label or the instructions
for use typically provide this infor­mation.

• Select a child restraint that fits the
vehicle seating position where it
will be used.

• Read and comply with the warn­ings and instructions for installation
and use provided with the child
restraint system.

An improperly secured child
restraint can increase the risk
of SERIOUS INJURY or DEATH
in an accident. Always take the
following precautions when
using a child restraint system:

• NEVER install a child or infant
restraint in the front passen­ger's seat.

• Always properly secure the
child restraint to a rear seat of
the vehicle.

• Always follow the child
restraint system manufactur­er's instructions for installa­tion and use.

• Always properly restrain your
child in the child restraint.

• If the vehicle head restraint
prevents proper installation of
a child seat (as described in
the child restraint system
manual), the head restraint of
the respective seating posi­tion shall be readjusted or
entirely removed.

• Do not use an infant carrier or
a child safety seat that
"hooks" over a seatback, it
may not provide adequate
protection in an accident.

• After an accident, have retail­er of Genesis Branded prod­ucts check the child restraint
system, seat belts, tether
anchors and lower anchors.

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Child restraint system types

There are three main types of child
restraint systems: rear-facing seats,
forward-facing seats, and booster
seats. They are classified according
to the child’s age, height and weight.

Rear-facing child restraints

A rear-facing child seat provides
restraint with the seating surface
against the back of the child.The har­ness system holds the child in place,
and in an accident, acts to keep the
child positioned in the seat and
reduce the stress to the neck and
spinal cord.

All children under age one must
always ride in a rear-facing inf ant child
restraint.

Convertible and 3-in-1 child seats typ­ically have higher height and weight
limits for the rear-facing position,
allowing you to keep your child rear­facing for a longer period of time.

Continue to use a rear-facing child
seat for as long as your child will fit
within the height and weight limits
allowed by the child seat manuf actur­er. It's the best way to keep them
safe. Once your child has outgrown
the rear-facing child restraint, your
child is ready for a forward-facing
child restraint with a harness.

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NEVER install a child or infant
restraint in the front passen­ger's seat.

Placing a rear-facing child
restraint in the front seat can
result in SERIOUS INJURY or
DEATH if the child restraint is
struck by an inflating air bag.

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Forward-facing child restraints

A forward-facing child seat provides
restraint for the child's body with a
harness. Keep children in a forward­facing child seat with a harness until
they reach the top height or weight
limit allowed by your child restraint’s
manufacturer.

Once your child outgrows the for­ward-facing child restraint, your child
is ready for a booster seat.

Booster seats

A booster seat is a restraint designed
to improve the fit of the vehicle's seat
belt system. A booster seat positions
the seat belt so that it fits properly
over the lap of your child.

Keep your child in a booster seat
until they are big enough to sit in the
seat without a booster and still have
the seat belt fit properly. For a seat
belt to fit properly, the lap belt must
lie snugly across the upper thighs,
not the stomach. The shoulder belt
should lie snug across the shoulder
and chest and not across the neck or
face. Children under age 13 must
always ride in the rear seats and
must always be properly restrained
to minimize the risk of injury.

Installing a Child Restraint
System (CRS)

After selecting a proper child seat for
your child, check to make sure it fits
properly in your vehicle. Follow the
instructions provided by the manu­facturer when installing the child
seat. Note these general steps when
installing the seat to your vehicle:

•

Properly secure the child restraint
to the vehicle.

All child restraints
must be secured to the vehicle with
the lap part of a lap/shoulder belt or
with the LATCH system.

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Before installing your child
restraint system always:

• Read and follow the instruc­tions provided by the manu­facturer of the child restraint.

• Read and follow the instruc­tions regarding child restraint
systems in this manual.

Failure to follow all warnings
and instructions could increase
the risk of the SERIOUS INJURY
or DEATH if an accident occurs.

WARNING

If the vehicle head restraints
prevents proper installation of a
child seat (as described in the
child seat system manual, the
head restraints of the respec­tive seating position shall be
readjusted or entirely removed.

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• Make sure the child restraint is
firmly secured. After installing a

child restraint to the vehicle, push
and pull the seat forward-and-back
and side-to-side to verify that it is
securely attached to the seat. A
child restraint secured with a seat
belt should be installed as firmly as
possible. However, some side-to­side movement can be expected.

• Secure the child in the child
restraint. Make sure the child is
properly strapped in the child
restraint according to the manufac­turer instructions.

Do not adjust the seat position
after installing the Child Restraint
System. When the Child Restraint
System is installed, any attempt to
adjust the seat position may dam­age either the seat belt system or
the Child Restraint System.

Lower Anchors and Tether for
Children (LATCH System)

The LATCH system holds a child
restraint during driving and in an
accident. This system is designed to
make installation of the child restraint
easier and reduce the possibility of
improperly installing your child
restraint. The LATCH system uses
anchors in the vehicle and attach­ments on the child restraint. The
LATCH system eliminates the need
to use seat belts to secure the child
restraint to the rear seats.

Lower anchors are metal bars built
into the vehicle.There are two lower
anchors for each LATCH seating
position that will accommodate a
child restraint with lower attach­ments.

To use the LATCH system in your
vehicle, you must have a child
restraint with LATCH attachments.

The child seat manufacturer will pro­vide you with instructions on how to
use the child seat with its attachments
for the LATCH lower anchors.

NOTICE

A child restraint in a closed
vehicle can become very hot.To
prevent burns, check the seat­ing surface and buckles before
placing your child in the child
restraint.

WARNING

Deactivate the rear switch oper­ation (RSE LOCKED button indi­cator is on) when a child occu­pies a rear seat.

CAUTION

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LATCH anchors have been provided
in the left and right outboard rear
seating positions.Their locations are
shown in the illustration. There are
no LATCH anchors provided for the
center rear seating position.

The lower anchor position indicator
symbols are located on the left and
right rear seat backs to identify the
position of the lower anchors in your
vehicle (see arrows in illustration).

The LATCH anchors are located
between the seatback and the seat
cushion of the rear seat left and right
outboard seating positions.

Before installing the Child
Restraint System, make sure that
there is no object (e.g. toy, pen,
wire) around the lower anchor
area. Those objects may damage
either the seat belt system or the
Child Restraint System during the
installment procedure. If neces­sary, have the vehicle inspected
by an authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products.

NOTICE

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Do not attempt to install a child
restraint system using LATCH
anchors in the rear center seating
position. There are no LATCH
anchors provided for this seat.
Using the outboard seat anchors
can damage the anchors which
may break or fail in a collision
resulting in serious injury or
death.

WARNING

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Lower Anchor

Lower Anchor
Position Indicator

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Securing a child restraint with
the LATCH anchors system

To install a LATCH-compatible child
restraint in either of the rear outboard
seating positions:

1. Move the seat belt buckle away

from the lower anchors.

2. Move any other objects away from

the anchors that could prevent a
secure connection between the
child restraint and the lower
anchors.

3. Place the child restraint on the

vehicle seat, then attach the seat
to the lower anchors according to
the instructions provided by the
child restraint manufacturer.

4. Follow the child restraint instruc-

tions for properly adjusting and
tightening the lower attachments
on the child restraint to the lower
anchors.

The recommended weight for the
LATCH system is under 65 lb (30
kg).

How to determine an appropriate
child restraint weight:

Child weight + Child restraint
weight < 65 lb (30kg)

NOTICE

Take the following precautions
when using the LATCH system:

• Read and follow all installa­tion instructions provided
with your child restraint sys­tem.

• To prevent the child from
reaching and taking hold of
unretracted seat belts, buckle
all unused rear seat belts and
retract the seat belt webbing
behind the child. Children can
be strangled if a shoulder belt
becomes wrapped around
their neck and the seat belt
tightens.

• NEVER attach more than one
child restraint to a single
anchor. This could cause the
anchor or attachment to come
loose or break.

• Always have the LATCH sys­tem inspected by your author­ized retailer of Genesis
Branded products after an
accident. An accident can
damage the LATCH system
and may not properly secure
the child restraint.

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Securing a child restraint seat
with "Tether Anchor" system

First secure the child restraint with
the LATCH lower anchors or the seat
belt. If the child restraint manufactur­er recommends that the top tether
strap be attached, attach and tighten
the top tether strap to the top tether
strap anchor.

Child restraint hook holders are
located on the package tray.

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Take the following precautions
when installing the tether strap:

• Read and follow all installa­tion instructions provided
with your child restraint sys­tem.

• NEVER attach more than one
child restraint to a single
tether anchor. This could
cause the anchor or attach­ment to come loose or break.

• Do not attach the tether strap
to anything other than the cor­rect tether anchor. It may not
work properly if attached to
something else.

• Do not use the tether anchors
for adult seat belts or har­nesses, or for attaching other
items or equipment to the
vehicle.

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To install the tether anchor:

1. Route the child restraint tether
strap over the child restraint seat­back.Route the tether strap under
the head restraint and between
the head restraint posts, or route
the tether strap over the top of the
vehicle seatback. Make sure the
strap is not twisted.

2. Connect the tether strap hook to
the tether anchor, then tighten the
tether strap according to the child
seat manufacturer’s instructions to
firmly secure the child restraint to
the seat.

3. Check that the child restraint is
securely attached to the seat by
pushing and pulling the seat for­ward-and-back and side-to-side.

Securing a child restraint with
lap/shoulder belt

When not using the LATCH system,
all child restraints must be secured to
a vehicle rear seat with the lap part
of a lap/shoulder belt.

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ALWAYS place a rear-facing
child restraint in the rear seat of
the vehicle.

Placing a rear-facing child
restraint in the front seat can
result in serious injury or death
if the child restraint is struck by
an inflating air bag.

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Automatic locking mode

Since all passenger seat belts move
freely under normal conditions and
only lock under extreme or emer­gency conditions (emergency locking
mode), you must manually pull the
seat belt all the way out to shift the
retractor to the "Automatic Locking"
mode to secure a child restraint.

The "Automatic Locking" mode will
help prevent the normal movement
of the child in the vehicle from caus­ing the seat belt to loosen and com­promise the child restraint system.To
secure a child restraint system, use
the following procedure.

To install a child restraint system on
the rear seats, do the following:

1. Place the child restraint system on
a rear seat and route the lap/
shoulder belt around or through
the child restraint, following the
restraint manufacturer's instruc­tions.

Be sure the seat belt webbing is
not twisted.

Information

When using the rear center seat belt,
you should also refer to the "Rear
Seat Belt – Passenger's 3-point sys­tem" section in this chapter.

2. Fasten the lap/shoulder belt latch
into the buckle. Listen for the dis­tinct "click" sound.

Information

Position the release button so that it is
easy to access in case of an emergency.

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3. Pull the shoulder portion of the
seat belt all the way out.When the
shoulder portion of the seat belt is
fully extended, it will shift the
retractor to the "Automatic
Locking" (child restraint) mode.

4. Slowly allow the shoulder portion
of the seat belt to retract and listen
for an audible "clicking" or "ratch­eting" sound. This indicates that
the retractor is in the "Automatic
Locking" mode. If no distinct
sound is heard, repeat steps 3
and 4.

5. Remove as much slack from the
belt as possible by pushing down
on the child restraint system while
feeding the shoulder belt back into
the retractor.

6. Push and pull on the child restraint
system to confirm that the seat
belt is holding it firmly in place. If it
is not, release the seat belt and
repeat steps 2 through 6.

7. Double check that the retractor is
in the "Automatic Locking" mode
by attempting to pull more of the
seat belt out of the retractor.If you
cannot, the retractor is in the
"Automatic Locking" mode.

If your CRS manufacturer instructs or
recommends you to use a tether
anchor with the lap/shoulder belt,
refer to the previous pages for more
information.

When the seat belt is allowed to
retract to its fully stowed position,
the retractor will automatically
switch from the "Automatic
Locking" mode to the emergency
lock mode for normal adult usage.

NOTICE

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To remove the child restraint, press
the release button on the buckle and
then pull the lap/shoulder belt out of
the restraint and allow the seat belt
to retract fully.

If the retractor is not in the
"Automatic Locking" mode, the
child restraint can move when
your vehicle turns or stops sud­denly. A child can be seriously
injured or killed if the child
restraint is not properly anchored
in the car, including manually
pulling the seat belt all the way
out to shift the rectractor to the
"Automatic Locking" mode.

WARNING

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(1) Driver's front air bag
(2) Passenger's front air bag
(3) Side air bag

(4) Curtain air bag
(5) Driver's knee air bag

AAIIRR BBAAGG -- AADDVVAANNCCEEDD SSUUPPPPLLEEMMEENNTTAALL RREESSTTRRAAIINNTT SSYYSSTTEEMM

The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

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Safety system of your vehicle

This vehicle is equipped with an Advanced Supplemental Air Bag System for
the driver's seat and front passenger's seats.

The front air bags are designed to supplement the three-point seat belts. For
these air bags to provide protection, the seat belts must be worn at all times
when driving.

You can be severely injured or killed in an accident if you are not wearing a
seat belt. Air bags are designed to supplement seat belts, but do not replace
them. Also, air bags are not designed to deploy in every collision. In some
accidents, the seat belts are the only restraint protecting you.

AIR BAG SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
ALWAYS use seat belts and child restraints - every trip, every time,

everyone! Even with air bags,you can be seriously injured or killed in
a collision if you are improperly belted or not wearing your seat belt
when the air bag inflates.

NEVER place a child in any child restraint or booster seat in the front
passenger seat. An inflating air bag could forcefully strike the infant
or child causing serious or fatal injuries.

ABC - Always Buckle Children under age 13 in the back seat. It is the
safest place for children of any age to ride. If a child age 13 or older
must be seated in the front seat, he or she must be properly belted
and the seat should be moved as far back as possible.

All occupants should sit upright with the seatback in an upright posi­tion, centered on the seat cushion with their seat belt on, legs com­fortably extended and their feet on the floor until the vehic le is parked
and the engine is turned off. If an occupant is out of position during
an accident, the rapidly deploying air bag may forcefully contact the
occupant causing serious or fatal injuries.

You and your passengers should never sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the air bags or lean against the door or center console.

Move your seat as far back as possible from front air bags, while still
maintaining control of the vehicle. The U.S. National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA) recommends that drivers allow at
least 10 inches (25 cm) between the center of the steering wheel and
the chest.

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Where Are the Air Bags?

Driver's and passenger's front air bags

Your vehicle is equipped with a Advanced Supplemental Restraint System
(SRS) and lap/shoulder belts at both the driver and passenger seating posi­tions. The SRS consists of air bags which are located in the center of the
steering wheel, in the driver's side lower crash pad below the steering wheel
column and the passenger's side front panel pad above the glove box.

The air bags are labeled with the letters "AIR BAG" embossed on the pad cov­ers.

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■ Driver's front air bag

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■ Driver's knee air bag

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■ Passenger's front air bag

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The purpose of the SRS is to provide
the vehicle's driver and front passen­gers with additional protection than
that offered by the seat belt system
alone. The SRS uses sensors to
gather information about the driver’s
and front passenger's seat belt
usage and impact severity.

The seat belt buckle sensors deter­mine if the driver and front passen­ger's seat belts are fastened. These
sensors provide the ability to control
the SRS deployment based on
whether or not the seat belts are fas­tened, and how severe the impact is.

The advanced SRS offers the ability
to control the air bag inflation within
two levels. A first stage level is pro­vided for moderate-severity impacts.
A second stage level is provided for
more severe impacts.

According to the impact severity, and
seat belt usage, the SRS Control
Module (SRSCM) controls the air
bag inflation.Failure to properly wear
seat belts can increase the risk or
severity of injury in an accident.

To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
front air bags,take the following
precautions:

• Seat belts must be worn at all
times to help keep occupants
positioned properly.

• Move your seat as far back as
possible from front air bags,
while still maintaining control
of the vehicle.

• Never lean against the door or
center console.

• Do not allow the front passen­ger to place their feet or legs
on the dashboard.

• No objects (such as crash pad
cover, cellular phone holder,
cup holder, perfume or stick­ers) should be placed over or
near the air bag modules on
the steering wheel, instrument
panel, windshield glass, and
the front passenger's panel
above the glove box. Such
objects could cause harm if
the vehicle is in a crash
severe enough to cause the
air bags to deploy.

• Do not attach any objects on
front windshield and inside
mirror.

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Side air bags

Your vehicle is equipped with a side
air bag in each front seat and out­board rear seat. The purpose of the
air bag is to provide the vehicle's
driver and the front passenger with
additional protection than that
offered by the seat belt alone.

The side air bags are designed to
deploy only during certain side impact
collisions, depending on the crash
severity, angle, speed and point of
impact.

The side and curtain air bags on both
sides of the vehicle may deploy if a
rollover or possible rollover is detect­ed.

For vehicles equipped with a rollover
sensor the side air bags and pre-ten­sioners on both sides of the vehicle
may deploy if a rollover or possible
rollover is detected. However, the
side air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact or rollover
situations.

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■ Front

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■ Rear

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To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
side air bag, take the following
precautions:

• Seat belts must be worn at all
times to help keep occupants
positioned properly.

• Do not allow passengers to
lean their heads or bodies
onto doors, put their arms on
the doors, stretch their arms
out of the window, or place
objects between the doors
and seats.

• Hold the steering wheel at the
9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi­tions, to minimize the risk of
injuries to your hands and
arms.

• Do not use any accessory
seat covers.This could reduce
or prevent the effectiveness
of the system.

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Curtain air bags

Curtain air bags are located along
both sides of the roof rails above the
front and rear doors.

They are designed to help protect the
heads of the front seat occupants
and the rear outboard seat occupants
in certain side impact collisions.

The curtain air bags are designed to
deploy only during certain side
impact collisions, depending on the
crash severity, angle, speed and
impact.

The side and curtain air bags on both
sides of the vehicle may deploy if a
rollover or possible rollover is detect­ed.

However, the curtain air bags are not
designed to deploy in all side impact
or rollover situations.

(Continued)

• Do not hang other objects
except clothes on the clothes
hanger. In an accident it may
cause vehicle damage or per­sonal injury especially when
airbag is inflated.

• Do not place any objects over
the air bag or between the air
bag and yourself. Also, do not
attach any objects around the
area the air bag inflates such
as the door, side door glass,
front and rear pillar.

• Do not place any objects
between the door and the
seat. They may become dan­gerous projectiles if the side
air bag inflates.

• Do not install any accessories
on the side or near the side air
bags.

• Do not put any objects
between the side airbag label
and seat cushion. It could
cause harm if the vehicle is in
a crash severe enough to
cause the air bags to deploy.

• Do not cause impact to the
doors when the Engine Start/
Stop button is in the ON posi­tion or this may cause the
side air bags to inflate.

• If the seat or seat cover is
damaged, have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an
authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded Vehic le.

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How Does the Air Bags
System Operate?

The SRS consists of the following
components:

1. Driver's front air bag module

2. Passenger's front air bag module

3. Side air bag modules

4. Cur tain air bag modules

5. Side impact sensor
(acceleration type)

6. Air bag warning light

7. SRS control module (SRSCM)
/Rollover sensor

8. Front impact sensors

9. Retractor pre-tensioner assemblies

10. Driver's knee air bag module

11. Driver's and front passenger's

seat belt buckle sensors

12. Emergency fastening device

13. Side impact sensor

(pressure type)

14. Occupant classification system

To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
curtain air bags, take the follow­ing precautions:

• All seat occupants must wear
seat belts at all times to help
keep occupants positioned
properly.

• Properly secure child
restraints as far away from the
door as possible.

• Do not place any objects over
the air bag.Also,do not attach
any objects around the area
the air bag inflates such as
the door, side door glass,
front and rear pillar, roof side
rail.

• Do not hang other objects
except clothes, especially
hard or breakable objects. In
an accident, it may cause
vehicle damage or personal
injury.

• Do not hang other objects
except clothes on the clothes
hanger. In an accident it may
cause vehicle damage or per­sonal injury especially when
airbag is inflated.

• Do not allow passengers to
lean their heads or bodies
onto doors, put their arms on
the doors, stretch their arms
out of the window, or place
objects between the doors
and seats.

• Do not open or repair the side
curtain air bags.

WARNING

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Safety system of your vehicle

The SRSCM (Supplemental Restraint
System Control Module) continually
monitors all SRS components while
the Engine Start/Stop button is in the
ON position to determine if a crash
impact is severe enough to require air
bag deployment or pre-tensioner seat
belt deployment.

SRS warning light

The SRS (Supplement Restraint
System) air bag warning light on the
instrument panel displays the air bag
symbol depicted in the illustration.
The system checks the air bag elec­trical system for malfunctions. The
light indicates that there is a potential
malfunction with your air bag system,
which could include your side and
curtain air bags used for rollover pro­tection.

If your SRS malfunctions, the
air bag may not inflate properly
during an accident increasing
the risk of serious injury or
death.

If any of the following condi­tions occur, your SRS is mal­functioning:

• The light does not turn on for
approximately six seconds
when the engine Start/Stop
button is in the ON position.

• The light stays on after illumi­nating for approximately six
seconds.

• The light comes on while the
vehicle is in motion.

• The light blinks when the
engine is running.

Have an authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products
inspect the SRS as soon as
possible if any of these condi­tions occur.

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During a frontal collision, sensors will
detect the vehicle's deceleration. If
the rate of deceleration is high
enough, the control unit will inflate
the front air bags.

The front air bags help protect the
driver and front passenger by
responding to frontal impacts in
which seat belts alone cannot pro­vide adequate restraint. When need­ed, the side air bags help provide
protection in the event of a side
impact or rollover.

• Air bags are activated (able to
inflate if necessary) only when the
engine Start/Stop button is in the
ON position.

• Air bags inflate in the event of cer­tain frontal or side collisions to help
protect the occupants from serious
physical injury.

• Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate based upon the severity of a
collision, its direction, etc. These
two factors determine whether the
sensors produce an electronic
deployment/inflation signal.

• Air bag deployment depends on a
number of factors including vehicle
speed, angles of impact and the
density and stiffness of the vehicles
or objects which your vehicle
impacts during a collision. The
determining factors are not limited
to those mentioned above.

• The front air bags will completely
inflate and deflate in an instant. It is
virtually impossible for you to see
the air bags inflate during an acci­dent. It is much more likely that you
will simply see the deflated air bags
hanging out of their storage com­partments after the collision.

• In addition to inflating in certain
side collisions, vehicles equipped
with a rollover sensor, side and
curtain air bags will inflate if the
sensing system detects a rollover.

When a rollover is detected, side
and curtain air bags will remain
inflated longer to help provide pro­tection from ejection, especially
when used in conjunction with the
seat belts.

• To help provide protection, the air
bags must inflate rapidly.The speed
of air bag inflation is a consequence
of extremely short time in which to
inflate the air bag between the
occupant and the vehicle structures
before the occupant impacts those
structures. This speed of inflation
reduces the risk of serious or life­threatening injuries and is thus a
necessary par t of air bag design.

However, the rapid air bag inflation
can also cause injuries which can
include facial abrasions, bruises
and broken bones because the
inflation speed also causes the air
bags to expand with a great deal of
force.

• There are even circumstances
under which contact with the air
bag can cause fatal injuries, espe­cially if the occupant is positioned
excessively close to the air bag.

You can take steps to help reduce
the risk of being injured by an inflat­ing air bag.The greatest risk is sitting
too close to the air bag. An air bag
needs about 10 inches (25 cm) of
space to inflate. NHTSA recom­mends that drivers allow at least 10
inches (25 cm) between the center of
the steering wheel and the chest.

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When the SRSCM detects a suffi­ciently severe impact to the front of
the vehicle, it will automatically
deploy the front air bags.

Upon deployment, tear seams mold­ed directly into the pad covers will
separate under pressure from the
expansion of the air bags. Further
opening of the covers allows full
inflation of the air bags.

A fully inflated air bag, in combina­tion with a properly worn seat belt,
slows the driver or the front passen­ger forward motion, reducing the risk
of head and chest injury.

To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
air bag, take the following pre­cautions:

• NEVER place a child restraint
in the front passenger seat.

Always properly restrain chil­dren under age 13 in the rear
seats of the vehicle.

• Adjust the front passenger’s
and driver's seats as far to the
rear as possible while allow­ing you to maintain full con­trol of the vehicle.

• Hold the steering wheel with
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3
o'clock positions.

• Never place anything or any­one between the air bag and
the seat occupant.

• Do not allow the front passen­ger to place their feet or legs
on the dashboard.

WARNING

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■ Driver's front air bag (2)

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After complete inflation, the air bag
immediately starts deflating, enabling
the driver to maintain forward visibili­ty and the ability to steer or operate
other controls.

What to Expect after an Air
Bag Inflates

After a frontal or side air bag inflates,
it will deflate very quickly. Air bag
inflation will not prevent the driver
from seeing out of the windshield or
being able to steer. Curtain air bags
may remain partially inflated for
some time after they deploy.

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■ Driver's front air bag (3)

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■ Passenger's front air bag

To prevent objects from becom­ing dangerous projectiles when
the passenger's air bag inflates:

• Do not install or place any
objects (drink holder, CD
holder, stickers, etc.) on the
front passenger's panel above
the glove box where the pas­senger's air bag is located.

• Do not install a container of
liquid air freshener near the
instrument cluster or on the
instrument panel surface.

WARNING

After an air bag inflates, take
the following precautions:

• Open your windows and
doors as soon as possible
after impact to reduce pro­longed exposure to the smoke
and powder released by the
inflating air bag.

• Do not touch the air bag stor­age area's internal compo­nents immediately after an air
bag has inflated. The parts
that come into contact with an
inflating air bag may be very
hot.

• Always wash exposed skin
areas thoroughly with cold
water and mild soap.

• Always have an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded
products replace the air bag
immediately after deployment.
Air bags are designed to be
used only once.

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Noise and smoke from inflating
air bag

When the air bags inflate, they make
a loud noise and may produce
smoke and powder in the air inside of
the vehicle. This is normal and is a
result of the ignition of the air bag
inflator.After the air bag inflates, you
may feel substantial discomfort in
breathing because of the contact of
your chest with both the seat belt and
the air bag, as well as from breathing
the smoke and powder. The powder
may aggravate asthma for some
people. If you experience breathing
problems after an air bag deploy­ment, seek medical attention imme­diately.

Though the smoke and powder are
nontoxic, they may cause irritation to
the skin, eyes, nose, throat, etc. If
this is the case, wash and rinse with
cold water immediately and seek
medical attention if the symptoms
persist.

Occupant Classification
System (OCS)

Your vehicle is equipped with an
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) in the front passenger's seat.

The Occupant Classification System
sensor, which is equipped inside the
front passenger’s seat, distinguishes
whether the seat is occupied by an
adult or a child restraint system, and
sends this information to the ACU.
Then, the ACU integrates this infor­mation with any impact information
while determining whether to deploy
the air bags for the front passenger’s
seat.

- The Occupant Classification
System properly detects a front
passenger, when a passenger sits
in upright position.In an accident, it
properly deploys the air bag.

- The Occupant Classification
System detects a child restraint
system, which is installed on the
front passenger's seat. In this
case, the air bag system for the
front passenger's seat gets dis­abled.

- The Occupant Classification
System may not deploy the air bag
for the front passenger's seat,
when a tiny adult sits out of upright
position.

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Main components of the
Occupant Classification System

• A detection device located within
the front passenger seat cushion.

• Electronic system to determine
whether the passenger air bag sys­tems should be activated or deacti­vated.

• An indicator light located on the
instrument panel which illuminates
the words "PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF" indicating the front passen­ger air bag system is deactivated.

• The instrument panel air bag indi­cator light is interconnected with
the OCS.

The purpose is to help reduce the
risk of injury or death from an inflat­ing air bag to certain front passenger
seat occupants, such as children, by
requiring the air bag to be automati­cally turned OFF.

For example , if a child restr aint of the
type specified in the regulations is on
the seat, the occupant classification
sensor can detect it and cause the
air bag to turn OFF.

Always be sure that you and all vehi­cle occupants are seated properly
and wearing the seat belt properly for
the most effective protection by the
air bag and the seat belt.

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■ Sensor

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■ Warning signal

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Condition and operation in the front passenger Occupant Classification
System

Condition detected by the

occupant classification system

Indicator/Warning light Devices

"PASSENGER

AIR BAG OFF"

indicator light

SRS

warning light

Front passenger

air bag

1. Adult *

1

Off Off Activated

2. Infant *2or child restraint
system with 12 months old *

3*4

On Off Deactivated

3. Unoccupied On Off Deactivated

4. Malfunction in the system Off On Activated

*1The system judges a person of adult size as an adult. When a smaller adult sits in the front

passenger seat, the system may recognize him/her as a child depending on his/her physique
and posture.

*

2

Do not allow children to ride in the front passenger seat. When a larger child who has out­grown a child restraint system sits in the front passenger seat, the system may recognize
him/her as an adult depending upon his/her physique or sitting position.

*

3

Never install a child restraint system on the front passenger seat.

*

4

The PASSENGER AIR BAG "OFF" indicator may turn on or off when a child above 12 months
to 12 years old (with or without child restraint system) sits in the front passenger seat.This is
a normal condition.

You will find the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF" indicator on the center facia
panel. This system detects the conditions 1-4 in the following table and acti­vates or deactivates the front passenger air bag based on these conditions.

When the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator illuminates with an
adult occupied on the front passenger's seat, the air bag may not
deploy in an accident. On the other hand, when the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF indicator does not illuminate with a child restraint system
installed on the front passenger's seat, the air bag may deploy in an
accident. In those cases, you should immediately move the occupant
or the child restraint system to a rear seat. In addition, have the sys­tem inspected by an authorized retailer of Genesis Branded products.

WARNING

When the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF indicator does not illuminate
with a child restraint system installed on the front passenger's seat,
you should immediately move the child restraint system to a rear
seat. It implies that the air bag for the front passenger's seat may
deploy in an accident.

WARNING

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Riding in an improper position or placing weight on the front passen­ger's seat when it is unoccupied by a passenger adversely affects the
OCS.To reduce the risk of serious injury or death:

WARNING

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• NEVER put a heavy load in the front seat or
seatback pocket, or hang any items on the
front passenger seat.

• NEVER place your feet on the front passenger

seatback.

• NEVER sit with your hips shifted towards the

front of the seat.

• NEVER ride with the seatback reclined when

the vehicle is moving.

• NEVER place your feet or legs on the dash-

board.

• NEVER lean on the door or center console or

sit on one side of the front passenger seat.

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• Do not sit on the passenger seat wearing heav­ily padded clothes such as ski wear and hip
protector.

• Do not use car seat accessories such as thick
blankets and cushions which cover up the car
seat surface.

• Do not place electronic devices such as lap­tops, DVD player, or conductive materials such
as water bottles on the passenger seat.

• Do not use electronic devices such as laptops
and satellite radios which use inverter charg­ers.

• If large quantity of liquid has been spilled on
the passenger seat, the air bag warning light
may illuminate or malfunction.

Therefore, make sure the seat has been com­pletely dried before driving the vehicle.

• Do not place sharp objects on the front passenger seat.These may
damage the occupant detection system, if they puncture the seat
cushion.

• Do not place any items under the front passenger seat.

• When changing or replacing the seat or seat cover, use original
items only. The OCS has been developed based on using original
Genesis Branded products seats only. Altering or changing the
authentic parts may result in system malfunction and increase risk
of injury when in collision. Any of the above could interfere with the
proper operation of the OCS sensor thereby increasing the risk of
an injury in an accident.

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Proper seated position for OCS

If the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
indicator is on when an adult is seat­ed in the front passenger seat, place
engine Start/Stop button in the OFF
position and ask the passenger to sit
properly (sitting upright with the seat
back in an upright position, centered
on the seat cushion with their seat
belt on, legs comfortably extended
and their feet on the floor). Restart
the engine and have the person
remain in that position.This will allow
the system to detect the person and
to enable the passenger air bag. If
the "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
indicator is still on, ask the passen­ger to move to the rear seat.

The "PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF"
indicator illuminates for approxi­mately 4 seconds after engine
Start/Stop button in the OFF posi­tion or after the engine is started.
If the front passenger seat is
occupied, the OCS will then clas­sify the front passenger after sev­eral more seconds.

NOTICE

Never allow an adult passenger
to ride in the front passenger
seat when the "PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator is illu­minated. During a collision, the
air bag will not inflate if the indi­cator is illuminated. Have your
passenger reposition himself in
the seat. If the "PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF" indicator
remains illuminated after the
passenger repositions himself
properly and the vehicle is
restarted, have the passenger
move to the rear seat because
the air bag will not inflate.

WARNING

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Do Not Install a Child Restraint
in the Front Passenger's Seat

Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the OCS, never install
a child restraint in the front passen­ger’s seat. An inflating air bag can
forcefully strike a child or child
restraint resulting in serious or fatal
injury.

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 acci­dents, as well as low speed impacts.
Damage to the vehicle indicates a
collision energy absorption, and is
not an indicator of whether or not an
air bag should have inflated.

• NEVER place a rear-facing or
front-facing child restraint in
the front passenger’s seat of
the vehicle.

• An inflating frontal air bag
could forcefully strike a child
resulting in serious injury or
death.

• Always properly restrain chil­dren in an appropriate child
restraint in the rear seat of the
vehicle.

WARNING

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Air bag collision sensors

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(1) SRS control module

/Rollover sensor

(2) Front impact sensor

- on the front bumper

(3) Side impact sensor (Pressure)

- on the front door

(4) Side impact sensor (Speed)

- under the B-pillar

(5) Side impact sensor (Speed)

- under the C-pillar

1

2

3 4

5

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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 the
severity of impact of the front colli­sion.

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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-Genesis/Hyundai Part.
This may adversely affect the
collision and air bag deploy­ment performance.

• Place the engine Start/Stop
button in 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
retailer of Genesis Branded
products.

WARNING

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.

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 deplo y. Drive
carefully on unimproved roads or on
surfaces not designed for vehicle
traffic to prevent unintended air bag
deployment.

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.

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OHI036061

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Front air bags are not designed to
inflate in rear collisions, because
occupants are moved backward by
the force of the impact. In this case,
inflated air bags would not provide
any additional benefit.

Front air bags may not inflate in side
impact collisions, because occu­pants move in the direction of the
collision, and thus in side impacts,
front air bag deployment would not
provide additional occupant protec­tion.

However, side and curtain air bags
may inflate depending on the intensi­ty, vehicle speed and angles of
impact.

In an angled collision, the force of
impact may direct the occupants in a
direction where the air bags would
not be able to provide any additional
benefit, and thus the sensors may
not deploy any air bags.

Just before impact, drivers often
brake heavily. Such heavy braking
lowers the front portion of the vehicle
causing it to "ride" under a vehicle
with a higher ground clearance. Air
bags may not inflate in this "under­ride" situation because deceleration
forces that are detected by sensors
may be significantly reduced by such
"underride" collisions.

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OHI036088

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Front air bags may not inflate in
rollover accidents because air bag
deployment could not provide protec­tion to the occupants.

However, side and curtain air bags
may inflate when the vehicle is rolled
over by a side impact collision.

Information

Front air bags do not inflate in
rollover accidents. However, side
impact and curtain air bags may
inflate in a rollover, when it is detect­ed by the rollover sensor.

Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle
collides with objects such as utility
poles or trees, where the point of
impact is concentrated and the colli­sion energy is absorbed by the vehi­cle structure.

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SRS Care

The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and there are no parts you can safely
service by yourself.If the SRS air bag
warning light does not illuminate
when the Engine Start/Stop button is
in the ON position, or continuously
remains on, have your vehicle imme­diately inspected by an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded products.

Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel, the
front passenger's panel, front seats
and roof rails must be performed by
an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products. Improper han­dling of the SRS system may result
in serious personal injury.

To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death, take the follow­ing precautions:

• Do not attempt to modify or
disconnect the SRS compo­nents or wiring, including the
addition of any kind of badges
to the pad covers or modifica­tions to the body structure.

• Do not place objects over or
near the air bag modules on
the steering wheel, instrument
panel, or the front passen­ger’s panel above the glove
box.

• Clean the air bag pad covers
with a soft cloth moistened
with plain water. Solvents or
cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and
proper deployment of the sys­tem.

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WARNING

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• Always have inflated air bags
replaced by an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded
products.

• If components of the air bag
system must be discarded, or
if the vehicle must be
scrapped, certain safety pre­cautions must be observed.
Consult an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products
for the necessary information.
Failure to follow these precau­tions could increase the risk
of personal injury.