Hyundai Sonata 2012 User Manual

All information in this Owner's Manual is current at the time of publication.
However, Hyundai 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 Hyundai 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.

OOWWNNEERR''SS MMAANNUUAALL

Operation
Maintenance
Specifications

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Your Hyundai should not be modified in any way. Such modifications may adversely affect the per­formance, safety or durability of your Hyundai and may, in addition, violate conditions of the limited
warranties covering the vehicle. Certain modifications may also be in violation of regulations estab­lished by the U.S. Department of Transportation and other federal or state agencies.

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 Hyundai dealer for precautionary measures or special instructions if you choose
to install one of these devices.

CAUTION: MODIFICATIONS T O Y OUR HYUNDAI

TWO-WAY RADIO OR CELLULAR TELEPHONE INSTALLATION

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This manual includes information titled as WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE.
These titles indicate the following:

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NOTICE

This indicates that interesting or helpful information is being provided.

SAFETY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE WARNING

WARNING

This indicates that a condition may result in harm, serious injury or death to you or other
persons if the warning is not heeded. Follow the advice provided with the warning.

CAUTION

This indicates that a condition may result in damage to your vehicle or its equipment if the
caution is not heeded. Follow the advice provided with the caution.

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FOREWORD

Thank you for choosing Hyundai.We are pleased to welcome you to the growing number of discerning people who drive Hyundais.
The advanced engineering and high-quality construction of each Hyundai we build is something of which we're very proud.

Your Owner's Manual will introduce you to the features and operation of your new Hyundai.It is suggested that you read it care­fully because the information it contains can contribute greatly to the satisfaction you receive from your new car.

The manufacturer also recommends that all service and maintenance on your car be performed by an authorized Hyundai deal­er.Hyundai dealers are prepared to provide high-quality service, maintenance and any other assistance that may be required.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA

Note : Because future owners will also need the information included in this manual, if you sell this Hyundai, please leave the man-

ual in the vehicle for their use.Thank you.

Copyright 2011 Hyundai Motor America. 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 Hyundai Motor America.

CAUTION

Severe engine and transaxle damage may result from the use of poor quality fuels and lubricants that do not meet Hyundai
specifications.You must always use high quality fuels and lubricants that meet the specifications listed on Page 8-4 in the
Vehicle Specifications and consumer information section of the Owner's Manual.

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Guide to Hyundai Genuine Parts

1.What are Hyundai Genuine Parts?

Hyundai Genuine 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 genuine parts?

Hyundai Genuine Parts are engi­neered and built to meet rigid manu­facturing requirements. Using imita­tion, counterfeit or used salvage parts
is not covered under the Hyundai New
Vehicle Limited Warranty or any other
Hyundai warranty.

In addition, any damage to or failure of
Hyundai Genuine Parts caused by the
installation or failure of an imitation,
counterfeit or used salvage part is not
covered by any Hyundai Warranty.

3. Ho w can y ou tell if y ou are pur c has­ing Hyundai Genuine Parts?

Look for the Hyundai Genuine Parts
Logo on the package (see below).

Hyundai Genuine Parts exported to
are packaged with labels written only
in English.

Hyundai Genuine Parts are only sold
through authorized Hyundai Dealerships.

A100A01L A100A02L A100A04L

A100A03L

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Introduction
Your vehicle at a glance
Safety features of your vehicle
Features of your vehicle
Driving your vehicle
What to do in an emergency
Maintenance

Specifications, Consumer information,
Reporting safety defects

Index

table of contents

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How to use this manual / 1-2
Fuel requirements / 1-3
Vehicle break-in process / 1-5
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders / 1-6
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster/ 1-7

Introduction

Introduction

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We want to help you get the greatest
possible driving pleasure from your vehi­cle.Your Owner’s Manual can assist you
in many ways. We strongly recommend
that you read the entire manual. In order
to minimize the chance of death or injury ,
you must read the WARNING and CAU­TION sections in the manual.

Illustrations complement the words in this
manual to best explain how to enjoy your
vehicle.By reading your manual, you will
learn about features, important safety
information, and driving tips under vari­ous road conditions.

The general layout of the manual is pro­vided in the Table of Contents. A good
place to start is the index;it has an alpha­betical listing of all information in your
manual.

Sections:This manual has eight sections
plus an index.Each section begins with a
brief list of contents so you can tell at a
glance if that section has the information
you want.

You will find various WARNINGS, CAU­TIONS, and NOTICES in this manual.
These WARNINGS were prepared to
enhance your personal safety.Y ou should
carefully read and follow ALL procedures
and recommendations provided in these
WARNINGS, CAUTIONS and NOTICES.

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NOTICE

ANOTICE indicates interesting orhelp­ful information is being provided.

HOW T O USE THIS MANUAL

WARNING

A WARNING indicates a situation in
which harm, serious bodily injury or
death could result if the warning is
ignored.

CAUTION

A CAUTION indicates a situation in
which damage to your vehicle could
result if the caution is ignored.

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Introduction

Your new vehicle is designed to use only
unleaded fuel having a pump octane
number ((R+M)/2) of 87 (Research
Octane Number 91) or higher.

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

Gasoline containing alcohol and
methanol

Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alcohol),
and gasoline or gasohol containing
methanol (also known as wood alcohol)
are being marketed along with or instead
of leaded or unleaded gasoline.

Do not use gasohol containing more than
10% 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.

Discontinue using gasohol of any kind if
drivability problems occur.

Vehicle damage or drivability problems
may not be covered by the manufactur­er’s warranty if they result from the use
of:

1. Gasohol containing more than 10%
ethanol.

2.Gasoline or gasohol containing
methanol.

3. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.

FUEL REQUIREMENTS

CAUTION

Never add any fuel system cleaning
agents to the fuel tank other than
what has been specified. (Consult
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer for
details.)

WARNING

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

• Tighten the cap until it clicks one
time, otherwise the Malfunction
Indicator Light “ ” will illumi­nate.

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

Introduction

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"E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com­prised of 85 percent ethanol and 15 per­cent 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.
HYUNDAI recommends that customers
do not use fuel with an ethanol content
exceeding 10 percent.

Do not use methanol

Fuels containing methanol (wood alco­hol) should not be used in your vehicle.
This type of fuel can reduce vehicle per­formance and damage components of
the fuel system.

Fuel Additives

HYUNDAI recommends that you use
good quality gasolines treated with deter­gent additives such as TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, which help prevent
deposit formation 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, additives that you can buy
separately may be added to the gasoline.

If TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline is not
available , add one bottle of additive to the
fuel tank at every 7,500mile or every
engine oil change is recommended.
Additives are available from your author­ized HYUNDAI dealer 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.

CAUTION

Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty
may not cover damage to the fuel
system and any performance prob­lems that are caused by the use of
fuels containing methanol.

CAUTION

Never use gasohol which contains
methanol. Discontinue use of any
gasohol product which impairs dri­vability.

CAUTION

Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty
does not cover damage to the fuel
system or any performance prob­lems caused by the use of “E85”fuel.

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Introduction

No special break-in period is needed. By
following a f e w 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.

• Don't let the engine idle longer than 3
minutes at one time.

• Don't tow a trailer during the first 1,200
miles (2,000 km) of operation.

VEHICLE BREAK-IN PROCESS

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.

Introduction

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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 pas-

senger 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 nontrivial 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.

T o read data recor ded 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 enforce­ment, that have the special equip­ment, can read the information if they
have access to the vehicle or the EDR.

VEHICLE DATA COLLECTION AND EVENT DATA RECORDERS

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Introduction

INDICATOR SYMBOLS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER

Seat belt warning light

High beam indicator

Tur n signal indicator

ABS warning light

Parking brake & Brake fluid
warning light

Engine oil pressure warning light

Malfunction indicator light

Air bag warning light

Cruise indicator

Cruise SET indicator

Immobilizer indicator

Low fuel level warning light

* For more detailed explanations, refer to “Instrument cluster” in section 4.

Charging system warning light

Tail light indicator

Trunk ajar war ning light

Front fog light indicator
(if equipped)

Automatic transaxle shift
indicator (if equipped)

Manual transaxle shift
indicator (if equipped)

Door open position indicator

(if equipped)

Low tire pressure telltale
(TPMS malfunction indicator)

ECO indicator (if equipped)

ECO

Electric power steering (EPS)
system warning light
(if equipped)

EPS

ESC indicator
(ESC malfunction indicator)

ESC OFF indicator

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Interior overview / 2-2
Instrument panel overview / 2-3
Engine compartment / 2-4

Your vehicle at a glance

Your vehicle at a glance

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INTERIOR OVERVIEW

OYF011001N

1. Door lock/unlock button ....................4-19

2. Outside rearview mirror control

switch...................................................4-48

3. Central door lock switch....................4-19

4. Power window lock switch.................4-27

5. Power window switches....................4-24

6. Hood release lever............................4-28

7. Parking brake* ..................................5-22

8. Instrument panel illumination control

switch................................................4-51

9. Active ECO button*...........................5-35

10. ESC OFF button .............................5-26

11. Fuel filler lid release button.............4-29

12.Trunk lid release switch...................4-22

13. Fuse box.........................................7-50

14. Brake pedal

15. Accelerator pedal

16. Steering wheel................................4-35

17. Steering wheel manual tilt control*...4-36

* : if equipped

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Your vehicle at a glance

INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW

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1. Instrument cluster.............................4-50

2. Light control/Turn signals.................4-73

3. Audio controls ................................4-111

4. Horn .................................................4-40

5. Driver’s front air bag.........................3-49

6.Wiper/Washer...................................4-77

7. Ignition switch* ...................................5-4

8. Engine star t/stop button*....................5-7

9. Hazard warning flasher

switch........................................4-72, 6-2

10. Audio*...........................................4-111

11. Climate control system ...................4-83

12. Shift lever..............................5-11, 5-14

13. AUX, USB, iPod............................4-109

14. Power outlet .................................4-107

15. Passenger’s front air bag...............3-49

16. Glove box.....................................4-104

* : if equipped

Your vehicle at a glance

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ENGINE COMPARTMENT

OYF071060

* The actual engine room in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

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

2. Engine oil filler cap ...........................7-22

3. Brake/clutch fluid reservoir ...............7-26

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

5. Fuse box...........................................7-50

6. Positive battery terminal ...................7-34

7. Negative battery terminal..................7-34

8.Windshield washer fluid reservoir.....7-27

9. Radiator cap .....................................7-25

10. Engine oil dipstick...........................7-22

* : if equipped

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2.4 GDI

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Your vehicle at a glance

OYF071200N

* The actual engine room in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.

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

2. Engine oil filler cap ...........................7-22

3. Brake/clutch fluid reservoir ...............7-26

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

5. Fuse box...........................................7-50

6. Positive battery terminal ...................7-34

7. Negative battery terminal..................7-34

8.Windshield washer fluid reservoir.....7-27

9. Radiator cap .....................................7-25

10. Engine oil dipstick...........................7-22

* : if equipped

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2.0 TGDI

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Seats / 3-2
Seat belts / 3-17
Child restraint system / 3-29
Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system / 3-37

Safety features of your vehicle

Safety features of your vehicle

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Driver’s seat

(1) Forward and backward
(2) Seatback angle
(3) Seat cushion height
(4) Lumbar support*
(5) Seat warmer*
(6) Headrest

Front passenger’s seat

(7) Forward and backward
(8) Seatback angle*
(9) Seat warmer*
(10) Headrest

Rear seat

(11) Headrest
(12) Seatback folding knob
(13) Armrest
(14) Seat warmer*

*: if equipped

SEATS

OYF039001N

Type A

Type A

Type B

Type B

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Safety features of your vehicle

WARNING - Driver’s seat

• Never attempt to adjust the seat
while the vehicle is moving. This
could result in loss of control,
and an accident causing death,
serious injury, or property dam­age.

• Do not allow anything to interfere
with the normal position of the
seatback. Storing items against a
seatback or in any other way
interfering with proper locking of
a seatback could result in serious
or fatal injury in a sudden stop or
collision.

• Always drive and ride with your
seatback upright and the lap por­tion of the seat belt snug and low
across the hips. This is the best
position to protect you in case of
an accident.

• In order to avoid unnecessary
and perhaps severe air bag
injuries, always sit as far back as
possible from the steering wheel
while maintaining comfortable
control of the vehicle.We recom­mend that your chest be at least
10 inches (250 mm) away from
the steering wheel.

WARNING - Loose objects

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

WARNING - Driver respon-

sibility for passengers

Riding in a vehicle with the seat­back reclined could lead to serious
or fatal injury in an accident. If a
seat is reclined during an accident,
the occupant’s hips may slide
under the lap portion of the seat
belt, applying great force to the
unprotected abdomen. Serious or
fatal internal injuries could result.
The driver must advise the passen­ger to keep the seatback in an
upright position whenever the vehi­cle is in motion.

WARNING - Uprighting

seat

When you return the seatback to its
upright position, hold the seatback
and return it slowly and be sure
there are no other occupants
around the seat. If the seatback is
returned without being held and
controlled, the back of the seat
could spring forward resulting in
accidental injury to a person struck
by the seatback.

WARNING

Do not use a sitting cushion that
reduces friction between the seat
and 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 can't operate
normally.

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(Continued)

• When resetting the seatback to
the upright position, make sure it
is securely latched by pushing it
forward and rearwards.

• To avoid the possibility of burns,
do not remove the carpet in the
cargo area. Emission control
devices beneath this floor gener­ate high temperatures.

WARNING - Rear seat-

backs

• The rear seatback must be
securely latched. If not, passen­gers and objects could be thrown
forward resulting in serious
injury or death in the event of a
sudden stop or collision.

• Luggage and other cargo should
be laid flat in the cargo area. If
objects are large, heavy, or must
be piled, they must be secured.
Under no circumstances should
cargo be piled higher than the
seatbacks. Failure to follow these
warnings could result in serious
injury or death in the event of a
sudden stop, collision or rollover.

• No passenger should ride in the
cargo area or sit or lie on folded
seatbacks while the vehicle is
moving. All passengers must be
properly seated in seats and
restrained properly while riding.

(Continued)

WARNING

After adjusting the seat, always
check that it is securely locked into
place by attempting to move the
seat forward or reverse without
using the lock release lever.
Sudden or unexpected movement
of the driver's seat could cause you
to lose control of the vehicle result­ing in an accident.

WARNING

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

• Use extreme caution so that
hands or other objects are not
caught in the seat mechanisms
while the seat is moving.

• Do not put a cigarette lighter on
the floor or seat. When you oper­ate the seat, gas may gush out of
the lighter and cause fire.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Front seat

Manual adjustment

Forward and rearward

To move the seat forward or rearward:

1. Pull the seat slide adjustment lever up
and hold it.

2. Slide the seat to the position you
desire.

3. Release the lever and make sure the
seat is locked in place.

Adjust the seat before driving, and make
sure the seat is locked securely by trying
to move forward and rearward without
using the lever. If the seat moves, it is not
locked properly.

Seatback angle

To recline the seatback:

1. Lean forward slightly and lift up the
seatback recline lever.

2. Carefully lean back on the seat and
adjust the seatback of the seat to the
position you desire.

3. Release the lever and make sure the
seatback is locked in place. (The lever
MUST return to its original position for
the seatback to lock.)

Seat cushion height (for driver’s seat)

To change the height of the seat cushion,
push the lever upwards or downwards.

• To lower the seat cushion, push the
lever down several times.

• To raise the seat cushion, pull the lever
up several times.

OYF039003 OYF039004

OYF039002

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Power adjustment (if equipped)

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

Forward and rearward

Push the control switch forward or rear­ward to move the seat to the desired
position. Release the switch once the
seat reaches the desired position.

CAUTION

• The power seat is driven by an
electric motor. Stop operating
once the adjustment is complet­ed. Excessive operation may
damage the electrical equipment.

• When in operation, the power
seat consumes a large amount of
electrical power. To prevent
unnecessary charging system
drain, do not adjust the power
seat longer than necessary while
the engine is not running.

• Do not operate two or more power
seat control switches at the same
time. Doing so may result in
power seat motor or electrical
component malfunction.

OYF039005

WARNING

The power seat is operable with the
ignition OFF.

Therefore, children should never be
left unattended in the vehicle.

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Safety features of your vehicle

Seat cushion height (for driver’s seat)

Pull the front portion of the control switch
up to raise or push down to lower the
front part of the seat cushion. Pull the
rear portion of the control switch up to
raise or push down to lower the rear part
of the seat cushion. Release the switch
once the seat reaches the desired posi­tion.

Seatback angle (if equipped)

Push the upper part of the switch forward
or rearward to move the seatback to the
desired angle. Release the switch once
the seat reaches the desired position.

Lumbar support (for driver’s seat)
(if equipped)

The lumbar support can be adjusted by
pressing the lumbar support switch on
the side of the drivers seat. Press the
front portion of the switch to increase
support, or the rear por tion of the switch,
to decrease support.

OYF039008OYF039006OYF039007

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Headrest

The driver's and front passenger's seats
are equipped with a headrest for the
occupant's safety and comfort.

The headrest not only provides comfort
for the driver and front passenger, but
also helps to protect the head and neck
in the event of a collision.

Adjusting the height up and down

To raise the headrest, pull it up to the
desired position (1). To lower the head­rest, push and hold the release button (2)
on the headrest support and lower the
headrest to the desired position (3).

OYF039010

WARNING

• For maximum effectiveness in
case of an accident, the headrest
should be adjusted so the middle
of the headrest is at the same
height of the center of gravity of
an occupant's head. Generally,
the center of gravity of most peo­ple's head is similar with the
height of the top of their eyes.
Also, adjust the headrest as close
to your head as possible. For this
reason, the use of a cushion that
holds the body away from the
seatback is not recommended.

• Do not operate the vehicle with
the headrests removed as severe
injury to the occupants may
occur in the event of an accident.
Headrests may provide protec­tion against neck injuries when
properly adjusted.

• Do not adjust the headrest posi­tion of the driver's seat while the
vehicle is in motion.

OMG038400

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Safety features of your vehicle

Removal

To remove the headrest, raise it as far as
it can go then press the release button (1)
while pulling upward (2).

To reinstall the headrest, put the head­rest poles (3) into the holes while press­ing the release button (1). Then adjust it
to the appropriate height.

Active headrest (if equipped)

The active headrest is designed to move
forward and upward during a rear impact.
This helps to prevent the driver's and
front passenger’s head from moving
rearward and thus helps prevent neck
injuries.

Seat warmer (if equipped)

The seat warmer is provided to warm the
front seats during cold weather.With the
ignition switch in the ON position, push
either of the switches to warm the driver's
seat or the front passenger's seat.

HNF2041-1

OYF039013N

OYF039014

OYF039012

WARNING

Make sure the headrest locks in
position after adjusting it to proper­ly protect the occupants.

Type A

Type B

WARNING

A gap between the seat and the
headrest release button may
appear when seating on the seat or
when you push or pull the seat. Be
careful not to get your finger, etc.
caught in the gap.

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

• The temperature setting of the seat is
changed as follows :

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NOTICE

With the seat warmer switch in the LO
or HI position, the heating system in the
seat turns on or off automatically
depending on the seat temperature.

CAUTION

• When cleaning the seats, do not
use an organic solvent such as
thinner, benzene, alcohol and
gasoline. Doing so may damage
the surface of the heater or seats.

• To prevent overheating the seat
warmer, do not place anything on
the seats that insulates against
heat, such as blankets, cushions
or seat covers on the seats while
the seat warmer is in operation.

• Do not place heavy or sharp
objects on seats equipped with
seat warmers. Damage to the seat
warming components could occur.

WARNING - Seat warmer

burns

Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat warmers
due to the possibility of excess
heating or burns. The occupants
must be able to feel if the seat is
becoming too warm and to turn the
seat warmer off. The seat warmer
may cause burns even at low tem­peratures, especially if used for
long periods of time. In particular,
the driver must exercise extreme
care for the following types of pas­sengers:

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

2. Persons with sensitive skin or
those that burn easily

3. Fatigued individuals

4. Intoxicated individuals

5. Individuals taking medication
that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills, cold
tablets, etc.)

Switch

position

LO Center HI

Temperature LOW OFF HIGH

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Seatback pocket

The seatback pocket is provided on the
back of the front passenger’s and driv er’s
seatbacks.

Rear seat

Headrest

The rear seat(s) is equipped with head­rests in all the seating positions for the
occupant's safety and comfort.

The headrest not only provides comfort
for passengers, but also helps to protect
the head and neck in the event of a colli­sion.

WARNING

For proper operation of the occu­pant classification system:

• Do not place any items cumula­tively weighing over 2.2 lbs (1 kg)
in the seatback pocket or on the
seat.

• Do not hang onto the front pas­senger seat.

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WARNING - Seatback

pockets

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

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Adjusting the height up and down

To raise the headrest, pull it up (1). To
lower the headrest, push and hold the
release button (2) on the headrest sup­port and lower the headrest (3).

Removal

To remove the headrest, raise it as far as
it can go then press the release button
(1) while pulling upward (2).

To reinstall the headrest, put the head­rest poles (3) into the holes while press­ing the release button (1). Then adjust it
to the appropriate height.

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WARNING

Make sure the headrest locks in
position after adjusting it to proper­ly protect the occupants.

WARNING

• For maximum effectiveness in
case of an accident, the headrest
should be adjusted so the middle
of the headrest is at the same
height of the center of gravity of
an occupant's head. Generally,
the center of gravity of most peo­ple's head is similar with the
height of the top of their eyes.
Also adjust the headrest as close
to your head as possible. For this
reason, the use of a cushion that
holds the body away from the
seatback is not recommended.

• Do not operate the vehicle with
the headrests removed as severe
injury to an occupant may occur
in the event of an accident.
Headrests may provide protec­tion against severe neck injuries
when properly adjusted.

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Seat warmer (if equipped)

The seat warmer is provided to warm the
rear seats during cold weather. With the
ignition switch in the ON position, push
either 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.

✽✽

NOTICE

With the seat warmer switch in ON
position, the heating system in the seat
turns on or off automatically depending
on the seat temperature.

WARNING - Seat warmer

burns

Passengers should use extreme
caution when using seat warmers
due to the possibility of excess
heating or burns. The seat warmer
may cause burns even at low tem­peratures, especially if used for
long periods of time. In particular,
the driver must exercise extreme
care for the following types of pas­sengers:

1. Infants, children, elderly or hand­icapped persons, or hospital out­patients

2. Persons with sensitive skin or
those that burn easily

3. Fatigued individuals

4. Intoxicated individuals

5. Individuals taking medication
that can cause drowsiness or
sleepiness (sleeping pills, cold
tablets, etc.)

CAUTION

• When cleaning the seats, do not
use an organic solvent such as
thinner,benzene, alcohol or gaso­line. Doing so may damage the
surface of the heater or seats.

• To prevent overheating the seat
warmer, do not place anything on
the seats that insulates against
heat, such as blankets, cushions
or seat covers on the seats while
the seat warmer is in operation.

• Do not place heavy or sharp
objects on seats equipped with
seat warmers. Damage to the seat
warming components could occur.

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Armrest

The armrest is located in the center of
the rear seat. Pull the armrest down and
you will find the cup holders.

Folding the rear seat

The rear seatbacks can be folded to f acil­itate carrying long items or to increase
the luggage capacity of the vehicle.

To fold down the rear seatback:

1. Inser t the rear seat belt buckle in the
pocket (if equipped) between the rear
seatback and cushion.

WARNING

The purpose of the fold-down rear
seatbacks is to allow you to carry
longer objects that could not be
accommodated in the cargo area.

Never allow passengers sit on top
of the folded down seatback while
the vehicle is moving.This is not a
proper seating position and no seat
belts are available for use.

This could result in serious injury
or death in case of an accident or
sudden stop.Objects carried on the
folded down seatback should not
extend higher than the top of the
front seatbacks. Doing this could
allow cargo to slide forward and
cause injury or damage during sud­den stops.

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2. Make sure the rear seat belt webbing
is in the guide to prevent the seat belt
from being damaged.

3. Set the front seatback to the upright
position and if necessary, slide the
front seat forward.

4.Lower the rear headrests to the lowest

position.

5.Pull on the seatback folding lev er locat­ed in the trunk, then fold the seat
toward the front of the vehicle.

6. To use the rear seat, lift and pull the
seatback rearward.Push the seatback
firmly until it clicks into place. Make
sure the seatback is locked in place.

When you return the seatback to its
upright position, always be sure it has
locked into position by pushing on the
top of the seatback.

7. Retur n the rear seat belt to the proper
position.

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WARNING - Cargo

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.

CAUTION - Rear seat belts

When returning the rear seatbacks
to the upright position, remember
to return the rear shoulder belts to
their proper position. Routing the
seat belt webbing through the rear
seat belt guides will help keep the
belts from being trapped behind or
under the seats.

CAUTION - Damaging rear

seat belt buckles

When you fold the rear seatback,
insert the buckle in the pocket
between the rear seatback and
cushion. Doing so can prevent the
buckle from being damaged by the
rear seatback.

WARNING - Cargo loading

Make sure the engine is off, the
automatic transaxle is in P (Park)
or the manual transaxle is in R
(Reverse) or 1st, and the parking
brake is securely applied whenever
loading or unloading cargo. Failure
to take these steps may allow the
vehicle to move if the shift lever is
inadvertently moved to another
position.

WARNING

When you return the rear seatback
to its upright position after being
folded down:

Be careful not to damage the seat
belt webbing or buckle. Do not
allow the seat belt webbing or
buckle to get caught or pinched in
the rear seat. Ensure that the seat­back is completely locked into its
upright position by pushing on the
top of the seatback. Otherwise, in
an accident or sudden stop, the
seat could fold down and allow
cargo to enter the passenger com­partment, which could result in
serious injury or death.

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Seat belt restraint system

SEAT BELTS

WARNING

Seat belts are designed to bear
upon the bony structure of the
body, and should be worn low
across the front of the pelvis, chest
and shoulders, as applicable; wear­ing the lap section of the belt
across the abdominal area must be
avoided.

Seat belts should be adjusted as
firmly as possible, consistent with
comfort, to provide the protection
for which they have been designed.

A slack belt will greatly reduce the
protection afforded to the occu­pant.

(Continued)

(Continued)
Care should be taken to avoid con-

tamination of the webbing with pol­ishes, oils and chemicals and par­ticularly battery acid. Cleaning may
safely be carried out using mild
soap and water.The belt should be
replaced if webbing becomes
frayed, contaminated or damaged.
It is essential to replace the entire
assembly after it has been worn in
a severe impact even if damage to
the assembly is not obvious. Belts
should not be worn with straps
twisted. Each seat belt assembly
must only be used by one occu­pant; it is dangerous to put a belt
around a child being carried on the
occupant's lap.

(Continued)

• Avoid wearing twisted seat belts.
A twisted belt can't do its job as
well. In a collision, it could even
cut into you. Be sure the belt
webbing is straight and not twist­ed.

• Be careful not to damage the belt
webbing or hardware. If the belt
webbing or hardware is dam­aged, replace it.

WARNING

• For maximum restraint system
protection, the seat belts must
always be used whenever the car
is moving.

• Seat belts are most effective
when seatbacks are in the
upright position.

• Children age 12 and younger
must always be properly
restrained in the rear seat. Never
allow children to ride in the front
passenger seat. If a child over 12
must be seated in the front seat,
he/she must be properly belted
and the seat should be moved as
far back as possible.

• Never wear the shoulder belt
under your arm or behind your
back. An improperly positioned
shoulder belt can cause serious
injuries in a crash. The shoulder
belt should be positioned midway
over your shoulder across your
collarbone.

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Seat belt warning (for driver’s seat)

The driver's seat belt warning light and
chime will activate to the following table
when the ignition switch is in "ON" posi­tion.

*

1

Warning pattern repeats 11 times with
an interval of 24 seconds.If the driver's
seat belt is buckled, the light will stop
within 6 seconds and chime will stop
immediately.

*

2

The light will stop within 6 seconds and
chime will stop immediately.

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Conditions Warning Pattern

Seat Belt

Vehicle

Speed

Light-Blink

Chime-

Sound

Unbuckled 6 seconds

Buckled 6 seconds None

Buckled →

Unbuckled

Below 3 mph

(5 km/h)

6 seconds None

3 mph~

6 mph

6 seconds

Above 6 mph

(10 km/h)

6 sec. on / 24 sec. off

(11 times)

Unbuckled

Above 6 mph

(10 km/h)

↓

Below 3 mph

(5 km/h)

6 seconds *

1

↓

Stop *

2

WARNING

• 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.

• When you fasten the seat belt, be
careful not to latch the seat belt in
buckles of other seat.It's very dan­gerous and you may not be pro­tected by the seat belt properly.

• Do not unfasten the seat belt and
do not fasten and unfasten the
seat belt repeatedly while driving.
This could result in loss of con­trol, and an accident causing
death, serious injury, or property
damage.

• When fastening the seat belt,
make sure that the seat belt does
not pass over objects that are
hard or can break easily.

• Make sure there is nothing in the
buckle. The seat belt may not be
fastened securely.

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Seat belt warning (for front passen­ger’s seat)

The front passenger's seat belt warning
light will activate to the following table
when the ignition switch is in "ON" posi­tion.

*

1

The seat belt warning light will go off if
the vehicle speed decreases below 3
mph (5 km/h). If the vehicle speed
increases above 3 mph (5 km/h), the
warning light will blink again.

✽✽

NOTICE

• 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 blink for 6 seconds.

• The seat belt warning light can blink
when a briefcase or purse is placed on
the front passenger seat.

Conditions Warning Pattern

Seat Belt

Vehicle

Speed

Light-Blink

Unbuckled 6 seconds

Unbuckled

Above 6mph

(10 km/h)

Continuously

Buckled 6 seconds

Buckled →
Unbuckled

Above 6mph

(10 km/h)

Continuously *

1

Below 6mph

(10 km/h)

None

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Seat belt - Driver's 3-point system
with emergency locking retractor

To fasten your seat belt:

To fasten your seat belt, pull it 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 buc kle.

The seat belt automatically adjusts to the
proper length only 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 let you move around. If there
is a sudden stop or impact, however, the
belt will lock into position. It will also lock
if you try to lean forward too quickly.

Height adjustment

You can adjust the height of the shoulder
belt anchor to one of 4 positions for max­imum comfort and safety.

The height of the adjusting seat belt
should not be too near your neck. The
shoulder portion should be adjusted so
that it lies across your chest and midway
over your shoulder nearest the door and
not 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.

WARNING

• Verify the shoulder belt anchor is
locked into position at the appro­priate height. Never position the
shoulder belt across your neck or
face. Improperly positioned seat
belts can cause serious injuries
in an accident.

• Failure to replace seat belts after
an accident could leave you with
damaged seat belts that will not
provide protection in the event of
another collision leading to per­sonal injury or death. Replace
your seat belts after being in an
accident as soon as possible.

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Seat belts - Front passenger and rear
seat 3-point system with combination
locking retractor

To fasten your seat belt:

Combination retractor type seat belts are
installed in the rear seat positions to help
accommodate the installation of child
restraint systems. Although a combina­tion retractor is also installed in the front
passenger seat position, it is strongly
recommended that children always be
seated in the rear seat. NEVER place
any infant restraint system in the front
seat of the vehicle.

This type of seat belt combines the fea­tures of both an emergency locking
retractor seat belt and an automatic lock­ing retractor seat belt.To f asten y our seat
belt, pull it 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 around 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 “Using a child
restraint system” in this section.

✽✽

NOTICE

Although the combination retractor
provides the same level of protection for
seated passengers in either emergency
or automatic locking modes, it is recom­mended that seated passengers use the
emergency locking feature for improved
convenience. The automatic locking
function is intended to facilitate child
restraint installation. To convert from
the automatic locking feature to the
emergency locking operation mode,
allow the unbuckled seat belt to fully
retract.

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WARNING

You should place the lap belt por­tion as low as possible and snugly
across your hips,not on your waist.
If the lap belt is located too high on
your waist, it may increase the
chance of injury in the event of a
collision. Both arms should not be
under or over the belt. Rather, one
should be over and the other under ,
as shown in the illustration.

Never wear the seat belt under the
arm nearest the door.

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When using the rear center seat belt, the
buckle with the “CENTER”mark must be
used.

To release the seat belt:

The seat belt is released by pressing 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.

Stowing the rear seat belt

The rear seat belt buckles can be stowed
in the pocket between the rear seatback
and cushion when not in use.

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Pre-tensioner seat belt

Your vehicle is equipped with driver's and
front passenger's pre-tensioner seat
belts.The purpose of the pre-tensioner is
to make sure that the seat belts fit tightly
against the occupant's body in certain
frontal collisions (or side collisions). The
pre-tensioner seat belts may be activated
in crashes where the frontal collision (or
side collisions) is severe enough.

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
(or side collisions), the pre-tensioner will
activate and pull the seat belt into tighter
contact against the occupant's body.

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

✽✽

NOTICE

The pre-tensioner will activate not only
in a frontal collision but also in a side
collision, if the vehicle is equipped with
a side or curtain air bag.

The seat belt pre-tensioner system con­sists mainly of the following components.
Their locations are shown in the illustra­tion:

1. SRS air bag war ning light

2. Retractor pre-tensioner assembly

3. SRS control module

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WARNING

• Do not put anything near the
buckle. Placing objects near the
buckle can adversely affect the
buckle pre-tensioner and may
increase the risk of personal
injury in the event of a collision.

• For your safety, be sure that the
belt webbing is not loose or twist­ed and always sit properly on
your seat.

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✽✽

NOTICE

• Both the driver's and front passen­ger's pre-tensioner seat belts may be
activated in certain frontal collisions
(or side collisions).
The pre-tensioners will not be activat­ed if the seat belts are not being worn
at the time of the collision.

• 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 harmless, 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.

• Because the sensor that activates the
SRS air bag is connected with the pre­tensioner seat belt, the SRS air bag
warning light on the instrument
panel will illuminate for approximate­ly 6 seconds after the ignition switch
has been turned to the ON position,
and then it should turn off.

CAUTION

If the pre-tensioner seat belt is not
working properly, this warning light
will illuminate even if there is no
malfunction of the SRS air bag. If
the SRS air bag warning light does
not illuminate when the ignition
switch is turned ON, or if it remains
illuminated after illuminating for
approximately 6 seconds, or if it
illuminates while the vehicle is
being driven, have an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer inspect the pre­tensioner seat belt and SRS air bag
system as soon as possible.

WARNING

To obtain maximum benefit from a
pre-tensioner seat belt:

1. The seat belt must be worn cor­rectly and adjusted to the proper
position. Please read and follow
all of the important information
and precautions about your vehi­cle’s occupant safety features –
including seat belts and air bags
– that are provided in this manu­al.

2. Be sure you and your passen­gers always wear seat belts prop­erly.

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Seat belt precautions

(Continued)

• Always wear the seat belts when
driving or riding in a motor vehi­cle.

• If the vehicle or pre-tensioner
seat belt must be discarded, con­tact an authorized HYUNDAI deal­er.

WARNING

All occupants of the vehicle must
wear their seat belts at all times.
Seat belts and child restraints
reduce the risk of serious or fatal
injuries for all occupants in the
event of a collision or sudden stop.
Without a seat belt, occupants
could be shifted too close to a
deploying air bag,strike the interior
structure or be thrown from the
vehicle. Properly worn seat belts
greatly reduce these hazards.

Even with advanced air bags,
unbelted occupants can be severe­ly injured by a deploying air bag.

Always follow the precautions
about seat belts, air bags and occu­pant seating contained in this man­ual.

WARNING

• Pre-tensioners are designed to
operate only one time. After acti­vation, pre-tensioner seat belts
must be replaced. All seat belts,
of any type, should always be
replaced after they have been
worn during a collision.

• The pre-tensioner seat belt
assembly mechanisms become
hot during activation. Do not
touch the pre-tensioner seat belt
assemblies for several minutes
after they have been activated.

• Do not attempt to inspect or
replace the pre-tensioner seat
belts yourself.This must be done
by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

• Do not strike the pre-tensioner
seat belt assemblies.

• Improper handling of the pre-ten­sioner seat belt assemblies, and
failure to heed the warnings not
to strike, modify, inspect, replace,
service or repair the pre-tension­er seat belt assemblies may lead
to improper operation or inadver­tent activation and serious injury.

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Infant or small child

All 50 states have child restraint la ws.Y ou
should be aware of the specific require­ments in your state. Child and/or infant
seats must be properly placed and
installed in the rear seat. For more infor­mation about the use of these restraints,
refer to “Child restraint system” in this
section.

✽✽

NOTICE

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

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 “Child
restraint system” in this section.

Larger children

Children who are too large for child
restraint systems should always occupy
the rear seat and use the available
lap/shoulder belts.The lap portion should
be fastened snug on the hips and as low
as possible. Check belt fit periodically. A
child's squirming could put the belt out of
position. Children are afforded the most
safety in the event of an accident when
they are restrained by a proper restraint
system in the rear seat. If a larger child
(over age 12) must be seated in the front
seat, the child should be securely
restrained by the available lap/shoulder
belt and the seat should be placed in the
rearmost position. Children age 12 and
under should be restrained securely in
the rear seat. NEVER place a child age
12 and under in the front seat. NEVER
place a rear facing child seat in the front
seat of a vehicle.

WARNING

Every person in your vehicle needs
to be properly restrained at all
times, including infants and chil­dren. Never hold a child in your
arms or lap when riding in a vehi­cle. The violent forces created dur­ing a crash will tear the child from
your arms and throw the child
against the interior. Always use a
child restraint appropriate for your
child's height and weight.

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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 a
child restraint system.

Pregnant women

The use of a seat belt is recommended
for pregnant women to lessen the chance
of injury in an accident. When a seat belt
is used, the lap belt portion should be
placed as low and snugly as possible on
the hips, not across the abdomen. For
specific recommendations, consult a
physician.

Injured person

A seat belt should be used when an
injured person is being transported.
When this is necessary, you should con­sult a physician for recommendations.

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

To reduce the chance of injuries in the
event of an accident and to achieve 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 and rear seats
are in a reclined position.

WARNING - Pregnant

women

Pregnant women must never place
the lap portion of the safety belt
over the area of the abdomen
where the unborn child is located
or above the abdomen where the
belt could seriously injure or even
cause the death of the unborn child
during an impact.

WARNING - Shoulder belts

on small children

• Never allow a shoulder belt to be
in contact with a child’s neck or
face while the vehicle is in
motion.

• If seat belts are not properly worn
and adjusted on children, there is
a risk of death or serious injury.

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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.

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

Entire in-use 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 HYUNDAI dealer.

WARNING

Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of serious
or fatal injuries in the event of a col­lision or sudden stop. The protec­tion of your restraint system (seat
belts and air bags) is greatly
reduced by reclining your seat.
Seat belts must be snug against
your hips and chest to work pr oper­ly. The more the seatback is
reclined, the greater the chance
that an occupant's hips will slide
under the lap belt causing serious
internal injuries or the occupant's
neck could strike the shoulder belt.
Drivers and passengers should
always sit well back in their seats,
properly belted, and with the seat­backs upright.

WARNING

When you return the rear seatback
to its upright position after the rear
seatback was folded down,be care­ful not to damage the seat belt web­bing or buckle. Be sure that the
webbing or buckle does not get
caught or pinched in the rear seat.
A seat belt with damaged webbing
or buckle will not be as strong and
could possibly fail during a colli­sion or sudden stop, resulting in
serious injury.

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WARNING

To reduce the chance of serious or
fatal injuries:

• 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 or fatal injuries.

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

• Always make sure the child seat
is secured properly in the car and
your child is securely restrained
in the child seat.

• Never hold a child in your arms or
lap when riding in a vehicle. The
violent forces created during a
crash will tear the child from your
arms and throw the child against
the car’s interior.

• Never put a seat belt over your­self and a child. During a crash,
the belt could press deep into the
child causing serious internal
injuries.

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CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM

Children riding in the car should sit in the
rear seat 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. Larger children not in a child
restraint should use one of the seat belts
provided.

You should be aware of the specific
requirements in your state. Child and/or
infant safety seats 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 V ehicle Safety
Standards (FMVSS).

Child restraint systems are designed to be
secured in vehicle seats by lap belts or the
lap belt portion of a lap/shoulder belt, or
by a LATCH system (if equipped).

Children could be injured or killed in a
crash if their restraints are not properly
secured.For small children and babies, a
child seat or infant seat must be used.
Before buying a particular child restraint
system, make sure it fits your car seat
and seat belts, and fits your child.Follow
all the instructions provided by the man­ufacturer when installing the child
restraint system.

WARNING

• A child restraint system must be
placed in the rear seat. Never
install a child or infant seat on the
front passenger's seat. Should an
accident occur and cause the
passenger-side air bag to deploy,
it could severely injure or kill an
infant or child seated in an infant
or child seat. Thus only use a
child restraint in the rear seat of
your vehicle.

• A seat belt or child restraint sys­tem can become very hot if it is
left in a closed vehicle on a sunny
day, even if the outside tempera­ture does not feel hot. Be sure to
check the seat cover and buckles
before placing a child there.

• When the child restraint system
is not in use, store it in the lug­gage area or fasten it with a seat
belt so that it will not be thrown
forward in the case of a sudden
stop or an accident.

• Children may be seriously injured
or killed by an inflating air bag.
All children, even those too large
for child restraints, must ride in
the rear seat.

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Using a child restraint system

For small children and babies, the use of
a child seat or infant seat is required.This
child seat or infant seat should be of
appropriate size for the child and should
be installed in accordance with the man­ufacturer's instructions.

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• Never leave children unattended
in a vehicle – not even for a short
time. The car can heat up very
quickly, resulting in serious
injuries to children inside. Even
very young children may inadver­tently cause the vehicle to move,
entangle themselves in the win­dows, or lock themselves or oth­ers inside the vehicle.

• Never allow two children, or any
two persons, to use the same
seat belt.

• Children often squirm and repo­sition themselves improperly.
Never let a child ride with the
shoulder belt under their arm or
behind their back. Always proper­ly position and secure children in
the rear seat.

• Never allow a child to stand-up or
kneel on the seat or floor of a
moving vehicle. During a colli­sion or sudden stop, the child
can be violently thrown against
the vehicle’s interior, resulting in
serious injury.

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• Never use an infant carrier or a
child safety seat that "hooks"
over a seatback, it may not pro­vide adequate security in an acci­dent.

• Seat belts can become very hot,
especially when the car is parked
in direct sunlight. Always check
seat belt buckles before fasten­ing them over a child.

• After an accident,have an author­ized HYUNDAI dealer check the
child restraint system, seat belt,
tether anchor and lower anchor.

• If there is not enough space to
place the child restraint system
because of the driver's seat,
install the child restraint system
in the rear right seat.

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For safety reasons, we recommend that
the child restraint system be used in the
rear seats.

Since all passenger seat belts move
freely under normal conditions and only
lock under extreme or emergency condi­tions (emergency locking mode), you
must manually change these seat belts
to the automatic locking mode to secure
a child restraint.

Placing a passenger seat belt into
the automatic locking mode

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.

WARNING - Child seat

installation

• A child can be seriously injured
or killed in a collision if the child
restraint is not properly anchored
to the vehicle and the child is not
properly restrained in the child
restraint. Before installing the
child restraint system, read the
instructions supplied by the child
restraint system manufacturer.

• If the seat belt does not operate
as described in this section, have
the system checked immediately
by your authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.

• Failure to observe this manual's
instructions regarding child
restraint systems and the
instructions provided with the
child restraint system could
increase the chance and/or
severity of injury in an accident.

WARNING

Never place a rear-facing child
restraint in the front passenger
seat, because of the danger that an
inflating passenger-side air bag
could impact the rear-facing child
restraint and kill the child.

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

1. Place the child restraint system in the
seat and route the lap/shoulder belt
around or through the restraint, follow­ing the restraint manufacturer’s
instructions.Be sure the seat belt web­bing is not twisted.

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

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

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
“Aautomatic 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.

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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.

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.

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.

Securing a child restraint seat with
“Tether Anchor”system

Child restraint hook holders are located
on the package tray.

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WARNING - Automatic

locking mode

The lap/shoulder belt automatically
returns to the “emergency lock
mode”whenever the belt is allowed
to retract fully. Therefore, the pre­ceding seven steps must be fol­lowed each time a child restraint is
installed.

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 to the car, including set­ting the retractor to the Automatic
Locking mode.

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1. Route the child restraint seat strap
over the seatback.

For vehicles with adjustable head­rests, route the tether strap under the
headrest and between the headrest
posts, otherwise route the tether strap
over the top of the seatback.

2. Connect the tether strap hook to the
appropriate child restraint hook holder
and tighten to secure the child restraint
seat.

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WARNING - Child restraint

check

Check that the child restraint sys­tem is secure by pushing and
pulling it in different directions.
Incorrectly fitted child restraints
may swing, twist, tip or separate
causing death or serious injury.

WARNING - Tether strap

Never mount more than one child
restraint to a single tether anchor
or to a single lower anchorage
point. The increased load caused
by multiple seats may cause the
tethers or anchorage points to
break, causing serious injury or
death.

WARNING

A child can be seriously injured or
killed in a collision if the child
restraint is not properly anchored
to the car and the child is not prop­erly restrained in the child restraint.
Always follow the child seat manu­facturer’s instructions for installa­tion and use.

WARNING

- Child restraint anchorage

• Child restraint anchorages are
designed to withstand only those
loads imposed by correctly fitted
child restraints. Under no circum­stances are they to be used for
adult seat belts or harnesses or
for attaching other items or
equipment to the vehicle.

• The tether strap may not work
properly if attached somewhere
other than the correct tether
anchor.

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Securing a child restraint seat with
child seat lower anchor system

Some child seat manufacturers make
child restraint seats that are labeled as
LATCH or LATCH-compatible child
restraint seats. LATCH stands for "Lower
Anchors and Tethers for Children".These
seats include two rigid or webbing
mounted attachments that connect to
two LATCH anchors at specific seating
positions in your vehicle. This type of
child restraint seat eliminates the need to
use seat belts to attach the child seat in
the rear seats.

Child restraint symbols are located on
the left and right rear seat backs to indi­cate the position of the lower anchors for
child restraints.

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Lower Anchor

Lower Anchor

Position Indicator

WARNING

• When using the vehicle's
"LATCH" system to install a child
restraint system in the rear seat,
all unused vehicle rear seat belt
metal latch plates or tabs must be
latched securely in their seat belt
buckles and the seat belt web­bing must be retracted behind
the child restraint to prevent the
child from reaching and taking
hold of unretracted seat belts.
Unlatched metal latch plates or
tabs may allow the child to reach
the unretracted seat belts which
may result in strangulation and a
serious injury or death to the
child in the child restraint.

• Do not place anything around the
lower anchors. Also make sure
that the seat belt is not caught in
the lower anchors.

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

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

Follow the child seat manufacturer’s
instructions to properly install child
restraint seats with LATCH or LATCH­compatible attachments.

Once you have installed the LATCH child
restraint, assure that the seat is properly
attached to the LATCH and tether
anchors.

Also, test the child restraint seat before
you place the child in it.Tilt the seat from
side to side. Also try to tug the seat for­ward. Check to see if the anchors hold
the seat in place.

WARNING

If the child restraint is not anchored
properly, the risk of a child being
seriously injured or killed in a colli­sion greatly increases.

WARNING - LATCH lower

anchors

LATCH lower anchors are only to
be used with the left and right rear
outboard seating positions. Never
attempt to attach a LATCH
equipped seat in the center seating
position. You may damage the
anchors or the anchors may fail
and break in a collision.

CAUTION

Do not allow the rear seat belt web­bing to get scratched or pinched by
the child-seat latch and LATCH
anchor during the installation.

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(1) Driver’s front air bag
(2) Passenger’s front air bag
(3) Side impact air bag
(4) Curtain air bag

AIR BAG - ADVANCED SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM

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

WARNING

Even in vehicles with air bags, you
and your passengers must always
wear the seat belts provided in
order to minimize the risk and
severity of injury in the event of a
collision or rollover.

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How does the air bag system
operate

• Air bags are activated (able to inflate if
necessary) only when the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or START
position.

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

• There is no single speed at which the
air bags will inflate.

Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate by the severity of a collision and
its direction. These two factors deter­mine whether the sensors sendout 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 hits in the
collision. Though, 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 order to help provide protection in a
severe collision, the air bags must
inflate rapidly. The speed of air bag
inflation is a consequence of the
extremely short time in which a collision
occurs and the need to get 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 in a severe collision
and is thus a necessary part of air bag
design.

However, air bag inflation can also
cause injuries which normally 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.

WARNING

• To avoid severe personal injury
or death caused by deploying air
bags in a collision, the driver
should sit as far back from the
steering wheel air bag as possi­ble (at least 10 inches (250 mm)
away). The front passengers
should always move their seats
as far back as possible and sit
back in their seat.

• Air bags inflate instantly in the
event of collision, and passen­gers may be injured by the air bag
expansion force if they are not in
proper position.

• Air bag inflation may cause
injuries which normally include
facial or bodily abrasions,
injuries from broken glasses or
burns by the air bag inflation
gasses.

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Noise and smoke

When the air bags inflate, they make a
loud noise and they leave 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 f eel substantial dis­comfort in breathing due to the contact of
your chest with both the seat belt and the
air bag, as well as from breathing the
smoke and powder. Open your doors

and/or windows as soon as possible
after impact in order to reduce dis­comfort and prevent prolonged expo­sure to the smoke and powder.

Though the smoke and powder are non­toxic, they may cause irritation to the skin
(eyes, nose and throat, etc). If this is the
case, wash and rinse with cold water
immediately and consult a doctor if the
symptom persists.

Do not install a child restraint on the
front passenger’s seat.

Never place a rear-facing child restraint
in the front passenger’s seat. If the air
bag deploys, it would impact the rear-f ac­ing child restraint, causing serious or
fatal injury.

In addition, do not place front-facing child
restraints in the front passenger’s seat
either. If the front passenger air bag
inflates, it could cause serious or fatal
injuries to the child.

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WARNING

When the air bags deploy, the air
bag related parts in the steering
wheel and/or instrument panel
and/or in both sides of the roof rails
above the front and rear doors are
very hot. To prevent injury, do not
touch the air bag storage area’s
internal components immediately
after an air bag has inflated.

WARNING

• Extreme Hazard! Do not use a
rearward facing child restraint on
a seat protected by an air bag in
front of it!

• Never put a child restraint in the
front passenger’s seat.If the front
passenger air bag inflates, it
would cause serious or fatal
injuries.

• When children are seated in the
rear outboard seats of a vehicle
equipped with side air bags, be
sure to install the child restraint
system as far away from the door
side as possible, and securely
lock the child restraint system in
position.

Inflation of side and/or curtain air
bags could cause serious injury
or death to an infant or child.

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Air bag warning light

The purpose of air bag warning light in
your instrument panel is to alert you of a
potential problem with your air bag ­Supplemental Restraint System (SRS).

When the ignition switch is turned ON,
the indicator light should illuminate for
approximately 6 seconds, then go off.

Have the system checked if:

• The light does not turn on briefly when
you turn the ignition ON.

• The light stays on after illuminating for
approximately 6 seconds.

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

• The light blinks when the ignition
switch is in ON position.

SRS components and functions

The SRS consists of the following com­ponents:

1. Dr iver's front air bag module

2. Passenger's front air bag module

3. Side impact air bag modules

4. Curtain air bag modules

5. Retractor pre-tensioner assemblies

6. Air bag war ning light

7. SRS control module (SRSCM)

8. Front impact sensors

9. Side impact sensors

10. PASS AIR BAG “OFF” indicator
(Front passenger’s seat only)

11. Occupant classification system
(Front passenger’s seat only)

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12. Dr iver’s and front passenger’s seat
belt buckle sensors

13. Dr iver’s seat track position sensor

14. Anchor pre-tensioner

15. Side pressure sensor

The SRSCM continually monitors all
SRS components while the ignition
switch is ON to determine if a crash
impact is severe enough to require air
bag deployment or pre-tensioner seat
belt deployment.

The SRS air bag warning light " " on the
instrument panel will illuminate for about 6
seconds after the ignition switch is turned
to the ON position, after which the SRS air
bag warning light " " should go out.

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WARNING

If any of the following conditions
occurs,this indicates a malfunction
of the SRS. Have an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer inspect the air bag
system as soon as possible.

• The light does not turn on briefly
when you turn the ignition ON.

• The light stays on after illuminat­ing for approximately 6 seconds.

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

• The light blinks when the ignition
switch is in ON position.

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The front air bag modules are located
both in the center of the steering wheel
and in the front passenger's panel above
the glove box.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
then allows full inflation of the air bags.

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

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.

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Driver’s front air bag (1)

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Driver’s front air bag (2) Driver’s front air bag (3)

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WARNING

• Do not install or place any acces­sories (drink holder, CD or discs
holder, sticker, etc.) on the front
passenger's panel above the
glove box in a vehicle with a pas­senger's air bag. Such objects
may become dangerous projec­tiles and cause injury if the pas­senger's air bag inflates.

• When installing a container of liq­uid air freshener inside the vehi­cle, do not place it near the
instrument cluster nor on the
instrument panel surface.

It may become a dangerous pro­jectile and cause injury if the pas­senger's air bag inflates.

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Passenger’s front air bag

WARNING

• If an air bag deploys, there may
be a loud noise followed by a fine
dust released in the vehicle.
These conditions are normal and
are not hazardous - the air bags
are packed in this fine powder.
The dust generated during air
bag deployment may cause skin
or eye irritation as well as aggra­vate asthma for some persons.
Always wash all exposed skin
areas thoroughly with lukewarm
water and a mild soap after an
accident in which the air bags
were deployed.

• The SRS can function only when
the ignition switch is in the ON
position. If the SRS air bag warn­ing light " " does not illumi­nate, or continuously remains on
after illuminating for about 6 sec­onds when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position, or after
the engine is started, comes on
while driving, the SRS is not
working properly. If this occurs,
have your vehicle immediately
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.

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• Before you replace a fuse or dis­connect a battery terminal, turn
the ignition switch to the LOCK
position and remove the ignition
key. Never remove or replace the
air bag related fuse(s) when the
ignition switch is in the ON posi­tion. Failure to heed this warning
will cause the SRS air bag warn­ing light to illuminate.

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Occupant classification system

Your vehicle is equipped with an occu­pant classification system in the front
passenger's seat.

The occupant classification system is
designed to detect the presence of a
properly-seated front passenger and
determine if the passenger's front air bag
should be enabled (may inflate) or not.
The driver's front air bag is not affected
or controlled by the occupant classifica­tion system.

Main components of occupant
classification system

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

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

• A warning light located on the instru­ment panel which illuminates the words
PASS AIR BAG "OFF" indicating the
front passenger air bag system is deac­tivated.

• The instrument panel air bag warning
light is interconnected with the occupant
classification system.

If the front passenger seat is occupied by
a person that the system determines to be
of adult size, and he/she sits properly (sit­ting 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), the
PASS AIR BAG "OFF" indicator will be
turned off and the front passenger's air
bag will be able to inflate, if necessary, in
frontal crashes.

You will find the PASS 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.

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Type A

Type B

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Always be sure that you and all vehicle
occupants are seated and restrained
properly (sitting upright with the seat in
an upright position, centered on the seat
cushion, with the person's legs comfort­ably extended, feet on the floor, and
wearing the safety belt properly) for the
most effective protection by the air bag
and the safety belt.

• The OCS may not function properly if
the passenger takes actions which can
affect the classification system. These
include:

(1) Failing to sit in an upright position.
(2) Leaning against the door or center

console.

(3) Sitting towards the sides or the

front of the seat.

(4) Putting legs on the dashboard or

resting them on other locations
which reduce the passenger weight

on the front seat.
(5) Improperly wearing the safety belt.
(6) Reclining the seat back.

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Condition and operation in the front passenger occupant classification system

*1) The 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.

WARNING

Riding in an improper position or
placing weight on the front passen­ger's seat when it is unoccupied by
a passenger adversely affects the
occupant classification system
(OCS).

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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 *1or child age 13 and up*

2

Off Off Activated

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

3

On Off

Deactivated

3. Unoccupied On Off

Deactivated

4. Malfunction in the system Off On Activated

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- Never sit with hips shifted
towards the front of the seat.

- Never lean on the door or center
console.

- Never sit on one side of the front
passenger seat.

- Never place feet on the dash­board.

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1KMN3662

- Never put a heavy load in the
front passenger seat or seatback
pocket.

- Never excessively recline the
front passenger seatback.

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- Never place feet on the front pas­senger seatback.

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When an adult is seated in the front pas­senger seat, if the PASS AIR BAG “OFF”
indicator is on, turn the ignition switch to
the LOCK or 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 PASS AIR BAG "OFF" indicator is
still on, ask the passenger to move to the
rear seat.

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NOTICE

The PASS AIR BAG "OFF" indicator
illuminates for about 4 seconds after the
ignition switch is turned to the ON posi­tion or after the engine is started. If the
front passenger seat is occupied, the
occupant classification sensor will then
classify the front passenger after several
more seconds.

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WARNING

Do not allow an adult passenger to
ride in the front seat when the PASS
AIR BAG “OFF” indicator is illumi­nated because the air bag will not
deploy in the event of a crash.If the
PASS AIR BAG "OFF" indicator
remains illuminated after the adult
passenger repositions themselves
properly and the car is restarted, it
is recommended that passenger
move to the rear seat because the
passenger's front air bag will not
deploy.

Front seat passengers must stay
properly seated to avoid serious
injury from a deploying air bag.

Proper position

WARNING

Do not put a heavy load in the front
passenger seatback pocket or on the
front passenger seat. Do not hang
onto the front passenger seat.Do not
hang any items, such as a seatback
table, on the front passenger seat­back. Do not place feet on the front
passenger seatback. Do not place
any items under the front passenger
seat. Any of these could interfere
with proper sensor operation.

WARNING

• Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the occupant clas­sification system, never install a
child restraint system in the front
passenger's seat. A deploying air
bag can forcefully strike a child
resulting in serious injuries or
death. Any child age 12 and
under should ride in the rear seat.
Children too large for child
restraints should use the avail­able lap/shoulder belts. No mat­ter what type of crash, children of
all ages are safer when restrained
in the rear seat.

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(Continued)

• Do not place an electronic device
such as a laptop computer on the
front passenger seat. Its elec­tronic field may cause the OCS to
switch to the "on" condition and
thus allow the passenger air bag
to deploy needlessly in a colli­sion, increasing your repair
costs.

• A smaller-stature adult in the
front passenger’ seat who is not
seated correctly (for example:
seat excessively reclined,leaning
on the door or center console, or
hips shifted forward in the seat)
can cause a condition where the
occupant classification system
senses less weight than if the
occupant were seated properly
(sitting 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).

This condition can result in an
adult potentially being misclassi­fied as a child and illumination of
the PASS AIR BAG "OFF" indica­tor.

(Continued)

• Accident statistics show that
children are safer if they are
restrained in the rear,as opposed
to the front seat. It is recom­mended that child restraints be
secured in a rear seat, including
an infant riding in a rear-facing
infant seat, a child riding in a for­ward-facing child seat and an
older child riding in a booster
seat.

• Air bags can only be used once –
have an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer replace the air bag imme­diately after deployment.

• The occupant classification sys­tem may not work properly if
water, coffee or any other liquid
including rain gets on the seat.
Keep the front seat dry at all
times.

(Continued)

• If the PASS AIR BAG "OFF" indi­cator is illuminated when the
front passenger's seat is occu­pied by an adult and he/she sits
properly (sitting 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), have that person sit
in the rear seat.

• Do not modify or replace the front
passenger seat. Don't place any­thing on or attach anything such
as a blanket or seat heater to the
front passenger seat. This can
adversely affect the occupant
classification system.

• Do not sit on sharp objects such
as tools when occupying the
front passenger seat. This can
adversely affect the occupant
classification system.

• Do not use accessory seat cov­ers on the front seats.

(Continued)

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Driver's and passenger's front air
bag

Your vehicle is equipped with a
Supplemental Restraint (Air Bag) System
and lap/shoulder belts at both the driver
and passenger seating positions. The
indications of the system's presence are
the letters "SRS AIR BAG" or “AIR BAG"
embossed on the air bag pad cover in the
steering wheel and the passenger's side
front panel pad above the glove box.

The SRS consists of air bags installed
under the pad covers in the center of the
steering wheel and the passenger's side
front panel above the glove box.

The purpose of the SRS is to provide the
vehicle's driver and/or the front passen­ger with additional protection than that
offered by the seat belt system alone in
case of a frontal impact of sufficient
severity. The SRS uses sensors to gath­er information about the driver's seat
position, the driver's and front passen­ger's seat belt usage and impact severi­ty.

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Driver’s front air bag

WARNING

If the occupant classification sys­tem is not working properly, the
SRS air bag warning light on the
instrument panel will illuminate
because the passenger's front air
bag is connected with the occupant
classification system. If there is a
malfunction of the occupant classi­fication system, the PASS AIR BAG
"OFF" indicator will not illuminate
and the passenger's front air bag
will inflate in frontal impact crashes
even if there is no occupant in the
front passenger's seat. If the SRS
air bag warning light does not illu­minate when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position, remains
illuminated after approximately 6
seconds when the ignition switch is
turned to the ON position, or if it
illuminates while the vehicle is
being driven, have an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer inspect the occu­pant classification system and the
SRS air bag system as soon as
possible.

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Passenger’s front air bag

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The driver's seat track position sensor,
which is installed on the seat track, deter­mines if the seat is fore or aft of a refer­ence position. 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 how close the
driver's seat is to the steering wheel,
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 pro vided for mod­erate-severity impacts. A second stage
level is provided f or more se v ere impacts.

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

Additionally, your vehicle is equipped
with an occupant classification system in
the front passenger's seat.The occupant
classification system detects the pres­ence of a passenger in the front passen­ger's seat and will turn off the front pas­senger's air bag under certain condi­tions. For more detail, see "Occupant
classification system" in this section.

WARNING

If the occupant classification sys­tem is not working properly, the
SRS air bag warning light on the
instrument panel will illuminate
because the SRS air bag warning
light is connected with the occu­pant classification system. If the
SRS air bag warning light does not
illuminate when the ignition switch
is turned to the ON position,
remains illuminated after approxi­mately 6 seconds when the ignition
switch is turned to the ON position,
or if it illuminates while the vehicle
is being driven, have an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer inspect the
advanced SRS air bag system as
soon as possible.

WARNING

• Modification to the seat structure
can adversely affect the seat
track position sensor and cause
the air bag to deploy at a different
level than should be provided.

• Do not place any objects under­neath the front seats as they
could damage the seat track
position sensor or interfere with
the occupant classification sys­tem.

• Do not place any objects that may
cause magnetic fields near the
front seat. These may cause a
malfunction of the seat track
position sensor.

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NOTICE

• Be sure to read information about the
SRS on the labels provided on the sun
visor.

• Advanced air bags are combined with
pre-tensioner seat belts to help pro­vide enhanced occupant protection in
frontal crashes. Front air bags are not
intended to deploy in collisions in
which protection can be provided by
the pre-tensioner seat belt.

(Continued)

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

• You and your passengers should
never sit or lean unnecessarily
close to the air bags. Improperly
positioned driver and passengers
can be severely injured by inflat­ing air bags.

• Never lean against the door or
center console – always sit in an
upright position.

• Do not allow a passenger to ride
in the front seat when the PASS
AIR BAG "OFF" indicator is illu­minated, because the air bag will
not deploy in the event of a mod­erate or severe frontal crash.

(Continued)

WARNING

Always use seat belts and child
restraints – every trip, every time,
everyone! Air bags inflate with con­siderable force and in the blink of
an eye. Seat belts help keep occu­pants in proper position to obtain
maximum benefit from the air bag.
Even with advanced air bags,
improperly and unbelted occupants
can be severely injured when the
air bag inflates. Always follow the
precautions about seat belts, air
bags and occupant safety con­tained in this manual.

To reduce the chance of serious or
fatal injuries and receive the maxi­mum safety benefit from your
restraint system:

• Never place a child in any child or
booster seat in the front seat.

• ABC – Always Buckle Children in
the back seat. It is the safest
place for children of any age to
ride.

• Front and side air bags can injure
occupants improperly positioned
in the front seats.

(Continued)

WARNING

If you are considering modification
of your vehicle due to a disability,
please contact the Hyundai
Customer Assistance Center at 1­800-633-5151.

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523

(Continued)

• Even though your vehicle is
equipped with the occupant clas­sification system, do not install a
child restraint system in the front
passenger seat position. A child
restraint system must never be
placed in the front seat.The infant
or child could be severely injured
or killed by an air bag deployment
in case of an accident.

• Children age 12 and under must
always be properly restrained in
the rear seat. Never allow chil­dren to ride in the front passen­ger seat. If a child over 12 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.

• For maximum safety protection in
all types of crashes, all occu­pants including the driver should
always wear their seat belts
whether or not an air bag is also
provided at their seating position
to minimize the risk of severe
injury or death in the event of a
crash. Do not sit or lean unneces­sarily close to the air bag while
the vehicle is in motion.

(Continued)

(Continued)

• No objects should be placed over
or near the air bag modules on
the steering wheel, instrument
panel, and the front passenger's
panel above the glove box,
because any such object could
cause harm if the vehicle is in a
crash severe enough to cause
the air bags to deploy.

• Never place covers, blankets or
seat warmers on the passenger
seat as these may interfere with
the occupant classification sys­tem.

• Do not tamper with or disconnect
SRS wiring or other components
of the SRS system. Doing so
could result in injury,due to acci­dental deployment of the air bags
or by rendering the SRS inopera­tive.

• If the SRS air bag warning light
remains illuminated while the
vehicle is being driven, have an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer
inspect the air bag system as
soon as possible.

(Continued)

(Continued)

• Air bags can only be used once –
have an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer replace the air bag imme­diately after deployment.

• The SRS is designed to deploy
the front air bags only when an
impact is sufficiently severe and
when the impact angle is less
than 30° from the forward longitu­dinal axis of the vehicle.
Additionally, the air bags will only
deploy once. Seat belts must be
worn at all times.

• Front air bags are not intended to
deploy in side-impact, rear­impact or rollover crashes. In
addition, front air bags will not
deploy in frontal crashes below
the deployment threshold.

(Continued)

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Side impact air bag

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

The side impact 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 impact air bags are not designed to
deploy in all side impact situations.

(Continued)

• Sitting improperly or out of posi­tion can result in serious or fatal
injury in a crash. 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 vehicle is
parked and the ignition key is
removed.

• The SRS air bag system must
deploy very rapidly to provide
protection in a crash. If an occu­pant is out of position because of
not wearing a seat belt, the air
bag may forcefully contact the
occupant causing serious or fatal
injuries.

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OYF039057N

Front

WARNING

Do not allow the 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 passengers when they are
seated on seats equipped with side
and/or curtain air bags.

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Curtain air bag

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.

WARNING

• The side impact air bag is sup­plemental to the driver's and the
passenger's seat belt systems
and is not a substitute for them.
Therefore your seat belts must be
worn at all times while the vehicle
is in motion. The air bags deploy
only in certain side impact condi­tions severe enough to cause
significant injury to the vehicle
occupants.

• For best protection from the side
impact air bag system and to
avoid being injured by the
deploying side impact air bag,
both front seat occupants should
sit in an upright position with the
seat belt properly fastened. The
driver's hands should be placed
on the steering wheel at the 9:00
and 3:00 positions. The passen­ger's arms and hands should be
placed on their laps.

• Do not use any accessory seat
covers.

(Continued)

(Continued)

• Use of seat covers could reduce
or prevent the effectiveness of
the system.

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

• Do not place any objects over the
air bag or between the air bag
and yourself.

• Do not place any objects (an
umbrella, bag, etc.) between the
front door and the front seat.
Such objects may become dan­gerous projectiles and cause
injury if the supplemental side air
bag inflates.

• To prevent unexpected deploy­ment of the side impact air bag
that may result in personal injury,
avoid impact to the side impact
sensor when the ignition switch
is on.

• If the seat or seat cover is dam­aged, have the vehicle checked
and repaired by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer because your
vehicle is equipped with side
impact air bags and an occupant
classification system.

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Safety features of your vehicle

The curtain air bags are designed to
deploy only during certain side impact
collisions, depending on the crash sever­ity, angle, speed and impact. The curtain
air bags are not designed to deploy in all
side impact situations, collisions from the
front or rear of the vehicle or in most
rollover situations.

WARNING

• In order for side and curtain air
bags to provide the best protec­tion, front seat occupants and
outboard rear occupants should
sit in an upright position with the
seat belts properly fastened.
Importantly ,children should sit in
a proper child restraint system in
the rear seat.

• When children are seated in the
rear outboard seats, they must be
seated in the proper child
restraint system. Make sure to
put the child restraint system as
far away from the door side as
possible, and secure the child
restraint system in a locked posi­tion.

• Do not allow the 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 passen­gers when they are seated on
seats equipped with side and/or
curtain air bags.

(Continued)

(Continued)

• Never try to open or repair any
components of the side curtain
air bag system. This should only
be done by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.

Failure to follow the above instruc­tions can result in injury or death to
the vehicle occupants in an acci­dent.

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Why didn’t my air bag go off in a
collision? (Inflation and non-infla­tion conditions of the air bag)

There are many 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. In other words, just because
your vehicle is damaged and even if it
is totally unusable, don’t be surprised
that the air bags did not inflate.

Air bag collision sensors

(1) SRS control module
(2) Front impact sensor

(3) Side impact sensor
(4) Side pressure sensor

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Air bag inflation conditions

Front air bags

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

WARNING

• Do not hit or allow any objects to
impact the locations where air
bags or sensors are installed.

This may cause unexpected air
bag deployment, which could
result in serious personal injury
or death.

• If the installation location or
angle of the sensors is altered in
any way, the air bags may deploy
when they should not or they may
not deploy when they should,
causing severe injury or death.

Therefore, do not try to perform
maintenance on or around the air
bag sensors. Have the vehicle
checked and repaired by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

(Continued)

(Continued)

• Problems may arise if the sensor
installation angles are changed
due to the deformation of the
front bumper, body or B pillars or
front door where side collision
sensors are installed. Have the
vehicle checked and repaired by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

• Your vehicle has been designed
to absorb impact and deploy the
air bag(s) in certain collisions.
Installing bumper guards or
replacing a bumper with non-gen­uine parts may adversely affect
your vehicle’s collision and air
bag deployment performance.

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583

Side impact and curtain air bags

Side impact and curtain air bags are
designed to inflate when an impact is
detected by side collision sensors
depending on the strength, speed or
angles of impact resulting from a side
impact collision.

Although the front air bags (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 impact and curtain
air bags are designed to inflate only in
side impact collisions, but they may
inflate in other collisions if the side
impact sensors detect a sufficient
impact.

If the vehicle chassis is impacted by
bumps or objects on unimproved roads,
the air bags may deploy. Drive carefully
on unimproved roads or on surfaces not
designed for vehicle traffic to prevent
unintended air bag deployment.

Air bag 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
in such collisions.

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• 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 be able to provide any addi­tional benefit.

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

However, side impact 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.

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• 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 "under-ride" situation
because deceleration forces that are
detected by sensors may be signifi­cantly reduced by such “under-ride”
collisions.

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

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

• Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle
collides with objects such as utility
poles or trees, where the point of
impact is concentrated to one area and
the full force of the impact is not deliv­ered to the sensors.

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SRS Care

The SRS is virtually maintenance-free
and so there are no parts you can safely
service by yourself. If the SRS air bag
warning light " " does not illuminate,
when you turn the ignition on, or continu­ously remains on, have your vehicle
immediately inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.

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
HYUNDAI dealer. Improper handling of
the SRS system may result in serious
personal injury.

WARNING

• Modification to SRS components
or wiring, including the addition
of any kind of badges to the pad
covers or modifications to the
body structure, can adversely
affect SRS performance and lead
to possible injury.

• Not only the modification of the
parts where the SRS sensors are
but also the modification of other
parts of the vehicle may affect the
SRS performance and lead to
possible injury.

• For cleaning the air bag pad cov­ers, use only a soft, dry cloth or
one which has been moistened
with plain water. Solvents or
cleaners could adversely affect
the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.

•

No objects should be placed over
or near the air bag modules on the
steering wheel, instrument panel,
and the front passenger's panel
above the glove box, because any
such object could cause harm if the
vehicle is in a crash severe enough
to cause the air bags to inflate.

(Continued)

(Continued)

• If the air bags inflate, they must
be replaced by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.

• Do not tamper with or disconnect
SRS wiring, or other components
of the SRS system. Doing so
could result in injury,due to acci­dental inflation of the air bags or
by rendering the SRS inopera­tive.

• If components of the air bag sys­tem must be discarded, or if the
vehicle must be scrapped,certain
safety precautions must be
observed. An authorized
HYUNDAI dealer knows these
precautions and can give you the
necessary information. Failure to
follow these precautions and pro­cedures could increase the risk
of personal injury.

• If your car was flooded and has
soaked carpeting or water on the
flooring, you shouldn't try to start
the engine; have the car towed to
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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Additional safety precautions

• Never let passengers ride in the

cargo area or on top of a folded­down back seat. All occupants should

sit upright, fully back in their seats with
their seat belts on and their feet on the
floor.

• Passengers should not move out of

or change seats while the vehicle is
moving. A passenger who is not wear-

ing a seat belt during a crash or emer­gency stop can be thrown against the
inside of the vehicle, against other
occupants, or out of the vehicle.

• Each seat belt is designed to
restrain one occupant. If more than
one person uses the same seat belt,
they could be seriously injured or killed
in a collision.

• Do not use any accessories on seat
belts. Devices claiming to improve
occupant comfort or reposition the seat
belt can reduce the protection provided
by the seat belt and increase the
chance of serious injury in a crash.

• Passengers should not place hard

or sharp objects between them­selves and the air bags. Carrying

hard or sharp objects on your lap or in
your mouth can result in injuries if an
air bag inflates.

• Keep occupants away from the air
bag covers. All occupants should sit
upright, fully back in their seats with
their seat belts on and their feet on the
floor. If occupants are too close to the
air bag covers, they could be injured if
the air bags inflate.

• Do not attach or place objects on or
near the air bag covers. Any object
attached to or placed on the front or
side air bag covers could interfere with
the proper operation of the air bags.

• Do not modify the front seats.
Modification of the front seats could
interfere with the operation of the sup­plemental restraint system sensing
components or side air bags.

• Do not place items under the front
seats. Placing items under the front
seats could interfere with the operation
of the supplemental restraint system
sensing components and wiring har­nesses.

• Never hold an infant or child on your
lap. The infant or child could be seri­ously injured or killed in the event of a
crash. All infants and children should
be properly restrained in appropriate
child safety seats or seat belts in the
rear seat.

Adding equipment to or modifying
your air bag-equipped vehicle

If you modify your vehicle by changing
your vehicle's frame, bumper system,
front end or side sheet metal or ride
height, this may affect the operation of
your vehicle's air bag system.

WARNING

• Sitting improperly or out of posi­tion can cause occupants to be
shifted too close to a deploying
air bag, strike the interior struc­ture or be thrown from the vehic le
resulting in serious injury or
death.

• Always sit upright with the seat­back in an upright position, cen­tered on the seat cushion with
your seat belt on, legs comfort­ably extended and your feet on
the floor.

• Be careful not to cause impact to
the doors when the ignition is
ON.The air bags may inflate.

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Air bag warning label (if equipped)

Air bag warning labels, some required by
the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), are attached to
alert the driver and passengers of poten­tial risks of the air bag system.

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4

Keys / 4-3
Smart key / 4-6
Remote keyless entry / 4-12
Theft-alarm system / 4-14
Door locks / 4-18
Trunk / 4-22
Windows / 4-24
Hood / 4-28

Fuel filler lid / 4-29
Sunroof / 4-32
Panorama sunroof / 4-35
Steering wheel / 4-39
Mirrors / 4-41
Instrument cluster / 4-50
Rear view camera / 4-71
Hazard warning flasher / 4-72
Lighting / 4-72
Wipers and washers / 4-77
Interior light / 4-79
Defroster / 4-82
Manual climate control system / 4-83
Automatic climate control system / 4-93
Windshield defrosting and defogging / 4-101

Features of your vehicle

Storage compartments / 4-105

Interior features / 4-107

- Cup holder / 4-107

- Sunvisor / 4-107

- Power outlet / 4-108

- Digital clock / 4-109

- Clothes hanger / 4-109

- Floor mat anchor(s) / 4-110

Audio system / 4-112

Features of your vehicle

4

43

Features of your vehicle

Record your key number

The key code number is stamped on the
bar code tag attached to the key set.
Should you lose your keys, this number
will enable an authorized HYUNDAI deal­er to duplicate the keys easily. Remove
the bar code tag and store it in a safe
place. Also, record the code number and
keep it in a safe place (not in the v ehicle).

Key operations

(1) Master key (M)
Used to start the engine, lock and unlock

the doors, lock and unlock the glove box,
and open the trunk.

(2) Sub key (S)
Used only to start the engine and lock

and unlock the door.

KEYS

WARNING - Ignition key

Leaving children unattended in a
vehicle with the ignition key is dan­gerous even if the key is not in the
ignition switch. Children copy
adults and they could place the key
in the ignition switch. The ignition
key would enable children to oper­ate power windows or other con­trols, or even make the vehicle
move, which could result in serious
bodily injury or even death. Never
leave the keys in your vehicle with
unsupervised children.

WARNING

Use only HYUNDAI original parts
for the ignition key in your vehicle.
If an aftermarket key is used, the
ignition switch may not return to
ON after START. If this happens,
the starter will continue to operate
causing damage to the starter
motor and possible fire due to
excessive current in the wiring.

OYF049001N

■ Type A

■ Type B

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Restrictions in handling keys

When leaving keys with parking lot and
valet attendants, the following proce­dures will ensure that your vehicle’ s trunk
and glove box compartment can only be
opened with the master key.

Lock

When leaving the key with a parking lot
attendant or valet, perform the following
and leave the sub key with the attendant.
The sub key can start the engine and
operate door locks only.

Trunk

1. Open the tr unk lid.

2. Set the trunk lid control switch to
LOCK position ( ).

3. Close the tr unk lid.

Glove box

Close and lock the glove box using the
master key.

Lock release

Trunk

1. Open the trunk lid with the master key.

2. Set the trunk lid control switch to
UNLOCK position ( ).

3. Close the tr unk lid.

In this position the trunk will open with
the trunk lid release button or transmitter.
The trunk can never be opened with the
sub key.

Glove box

Unlock the glove box using the mechani­cal key.

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Features of your vehicle

Immobilizer system (if equipped)

Your vehicle is equipped with an elec­tronic engine immobilizer system to
reduce the risk of unauthorized vehicle
use.

Your immobilizer system is comprised of
a small transponder in the ignition key
and electronic devices inside the vehicle.

With the immobilizer system, whenever
you insert your ignition key into the igni­tion switch and turn it to ON, it checks
and determines and verifies if the ignition
key is valid.

If the key is determined to be valid, the
engine will start.

If the key is determined to be invalid, the
engine will not start.

To activate the immobilizer system:

Tur n the ignition key to the OFF position.
The immobilizer system activates auto­matically. Without a valid ignition key for
your vehicle, the engine will not start.

To deactivate the immobilizer sys­tem:

Insert the ignition key into the key cylin­der and turn it to the ON position.

✽✽

NOTICE

When starting the engine, do not use the
key with other immobilizer keys around.
Otherwise the engine may not start or
may stop soon after it starts. Keep each
key separate in order to avoid a starting
malfunction.

✽✽

NOTICE

If you need additional keys or lose your
keys, consult an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.

CAUTION

The transponder in your ignition
key is an important part of the
immobilizer system. It is designed
to give years of trouble-free service,
however you should avoid expo­sure to moisture, static electricity
and rough handling. Immobilizer
system malfunction could occur.

WARNING

In order to prevent theft of your
vehicle, do not leave spare keys
anywhere in your vehicle. Your
Immobilizer password is a cus­tomer unique password and should
be kept confidential. Do not leave
this number anywhere in your vehi­cle.

CAUTION

Do not change, alter or adjust the
immobilizer system because it
could cause the immobilizer sys­tem to malfunction and should only
be serviced by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.

Malfunctions caused by improper
alterations, adjustments or modifi­cations to the immobilizer system
are not covered by your vehicle
manufacturer warranty.

CAUTION

Do not put metal accessories near
the ignition switch.

Metal accessories may interrupt the
transponder signal and may pre­vent the engine from being started.

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This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC rules.

Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

1.This device may not cause harmful
interference, and

2. This device must accept any interfer­ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

With a smart key, you can lock or unlock
a door (and trunk) and even start the
engine without inserting the key.

The functions of buttons on a smart key
are similar to the remote keyless entry.
(Refer to the “Remote keyless entry” in
this section.)

Smart key functions

Carrying the smart key, y ou ma y loc k and
unlock the vehicle doors. Also, you may
start the engine. Refer to the following,
for more details.

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SMART KEY (IF EQUIPPED)

WARNING

Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment.

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Locking

Using the door handle switch

Pressing the button of the front outside
door handles with all doors closed and
any door unlock, locks all the doors.If all
doors, trunk and engine hood are closed,
the hazard warning lights will blink and
the chime will sound once to indicate that
all doors are locked.

However, if any door remains open, the
doors won't lock and the chime will sound
for 3 seconds. Close the door and try
again to lock the doors.

If trunk lid or engine hood remains open,
the hazard warning light and chime won't
operate. After this, trunk lid and engine
hood are closed, the hazard warning
lights blink once.

The button will only operate when the
smart key is within 28~40in. (0.7~1m)
from the outside door handle.

If you want to make sure that a door has
locked or not, you should check the door
lock button inside the vehicle or pull the
outside door handle.

Even though you press the outside door
handle buttons, the doors will not lock
and the chime will sound for 3 seconds if
any of following occur:

• The smart key is in the vehicle.

• The ignition switch is in ACC or ON
position.

• Any door except the trunk is open.

Using the button on the smart key

All doors are locked if the lock button(1)
is pressed. If all doors, trunk and hood
are closed, the hazard warning lights will
blink and the chime will sound once to
indicate that all doors are locked.

However, if any door, trunk or engine
hood remains open, the hazard warning
lights and the chime will not operate.If all
doors, trunk and engine hood are closed
after the lock button is pressed, the haz­ard warning lights blink.

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84

Unlocking

Using the door handle switch

Press the button of the driver’s outside
door handle with all doors closed and
locked, unlocks the driver’s door. The
hazard warning lights will blink and the
chime will sound twice to indicate that the
driver’s door is unlocked. All doors are
unlocked if the button is pressed once
more within 4 seconds.The hazard warn­ing lights will blink and the chime will
sound twice to indicate that all the doors
are unlocked.

Press the button of the front passenger’s
outside door handle with all doors closed
and locked, unlocks all the doors. The
hazard warning lights will blink and the
chime will sound twice to indicate that all
doors are unlocked. The button will only
operate when the smart key is within
28~40 in. (0.7~1 m) from the outside
door handle.

When the smart key is recognized in the
area of 28~40 in.(0.7~1 m) from the front
outside door handle, other people can
also open the doors without possession
of the smart key.

After pressing the button, the doors will
lock automatically unless you open any
door within 30 seconds.

Using the button on the smart key

The driver's door is unlocked if the unlock
button(2) is pressed once. The hazard
warning lights will blink and the chime will
sound twice to indicate that the driver's
door is unlocked.

All doors are unlocked if the unlock but­ton is pressed once more within 4 sec­onds.The hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound twice again to indi­cate that all doors are unlocked.

After pressing this button, the doors will
lock automatically unless you open any
door within 30 seconds.

Trunk unlocking

Using the trunk handle switch

If the trunk is locked and if you are within
28~40 in. (0.7~1 m) from the outside
trunk handle with your smart key in your
possession, the trunk will unlock when
you press the trunk handle switch.

Also, once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk will be locked automati­cally.

Using the button on the smart key

The trunk is opened if the trunk unlock
button(3) is pressed for more than 1 sec­ond.

Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk will lock automatically.

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Panic

The horn sounds and hazard warning
lights flash for about 30 seconds if this
button(4) is pressed for more than 1 sec­ond. To stop the horn and lights, press
any button on the smart key.

Start-up

You can start the engine without inserting
the key. For detailed information refer to
the “Engine start/stop button” in section

5.

Smart key precautions

✽✽

NOTICE

• If, forsome reason, you happen to lose
your smart key, you will not be able to
start the engine. Tow the vehicle, if
necessary, and contact an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.

• A maximum of 2 smart keys can be
registered to a single vehicle. If you
lose a smart key, you should immedi­ately take the vehicle and key to your
authorized HYUNDAI dealer to pro­tect it from potential theft.

• The smart key will not work if any of
the following occur:

- The smart key is close to a radio

transmitter such as a radio station or
an airport which can interfere with
normal operation of the smart key.

- The smart key near a mobile two-

way radio system or a cellular
phone.

- Another vehicle’s smart key is being

operated close to your vehicle.
When the smart key does not work
correctly , open and close the doorwith
the mechanical key. If you have a
problem with the smart key, contact
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

CAUTION

Keep the smart key away from
water or any liquid. If the keyless
entry system is inoperative due to
exposure to water or liquids, it will
not be covered by your man ufactur­er’s vehicle warranty.

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This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC rules.

Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

1.This device may not cause harmful
interference, and

2. This device must accept any interfer­ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

Restrictions in handling keys

When leaving keys with parking lot and
valet attendants, the following proce­dures will ensure that your vehicle’ s trunk
and glove box compartment can only be
opened with the mechanical key.

Lock

When leaving the key with a parking lot
attendant or valet, perform the following.
Remove the mechanical key from the
smart key and leave the smart key with
the attendant. In this manner the smar t
key can only be used to start the engine
and operate door locks.

Trunk

1. Open the tr unk lid.

2. Set the trunk lid control switch to
LOCK position ( ).

3. Close the tr unk lid.

Glove box

1. Press and hold the release button(1)
and remove the mechanical key (2).

To reinstall the mechanical key , put the
key into the hole and push it until a
click sound is heard.

2. Close and lock the glove box using the
mechanical key.

WARNING

Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment. If the keyless entry
system is inoperative due to
changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance, it will
not be covered by your man ufactur­er’s vehicle warranty.

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Features of your vehicle

Lock release

Trunk

1. Open the tr unk lid with the mechanical
key .

2. Set the trunk lid control switch to
UNLOCK ( ).

3. Close the tr unk lid.

In this position the trunk will open with
the trunk lid release button or smart key.

Glove box

Unlock the glove box using the mechani­cal key.

Battery replacement

A smart key battery should last for sever­al years, but if the smart key is not work­ing properly , try replacing the battery with
a new one. If you are unsure how to use
your smart key or replace the battery,
contact an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

1. Inser t a slim tool into the opening and
gently pry open the rear cover of the
smart key.

2. Replace the battery with a new battery
(CR2032).When replacing the battery,
make sure the battery positive “+”sym­bol faces up as indicated in the illus­tration.

3. Install the batter y in the reverse order
of removal.

OBH048004

CAUTION

• The smart key is designed to give
you years of trouble-free use,
however it can malfunction if
exposed to moisture or static
electricity. If you are unsure how
to use or replace the battery,con­tact an authorized HYUNDAI deal­er.

• Using the wrong battery can
cause the smart key to malfunc­tion. Be sure to use the correct
battery.

• To avoid damaging the smart key,
don't drop it, g et it wet, or expose
it to heat or sunlight.

• An inappropriately disposed bat­tery can be harmful to the envi­ronment and human health.

Dispose the battery according to
your local law(s) or regulation.

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Remote keyless entry system
operations

Lock (1)

All doors are locked if the lock button is
pressed. If all doors, trunk and hood are
closed, the hazard warning lights will
blink once to indicate that all doors are
locked.

Also, if the lock button is pressed once
more within 4 seconds, the hazard warn­ing lights will blink and the horn will
sound once to confirm that the door is
locked.

However, if any door, tr unk lid or engine
hood remains open, the hazard warning
lights (and/or the horn) will not operate.
But if all doors, trunk lid and engine hood
are closed after the lock button is
pressed, the hazard warning lights will
blink once.

Unlock (2)

Driver's door is unlocked if the unlock
button is pressed once. The hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indicate
that the driver's door is unlocked. All
doors are unlocked if the unlock button is
pressed twice within 4 seconds.

The hazard warning lights will blink twice
again to indicate that all doors are
unlocked. If no doors are opened within
30 seconds after unlocking them, the
doors will automatically lock again.

Trunk unlock (3)

The trunk is unlocked if the button is
pressed for more than 1 second.

Also, once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk will be locked automati­cally.

Panic (4)

The horn sounds and hazard warning
lights flash for about 30 seconds if this
button is pressed for more than 0.5 sec­ond. To stop the horn and lights, press
any button except the trunk button on
the transmitter

REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY

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Features of your vehicle

Transmitter precautions

✽✽

NOTICE

The transmitter will not work if any of
following occur:

• The ignition key is in ignition switch.

• You exceed the operating distance
limit (about 90 feet [30 m]).

• The battery in the transmitter is
weak.

• Other vehicles or objects may be
blocking the signal.

• The weather is extremely cold.

• The transmitter is close to a radio
transmitter such as a radio station or
an airport which can interfere with
normal operation of the transmitter.

When the transmitter does not work
correctly, open and close the door with
the ignition key. If you have a problem
with the transmitter, contact an author­ized HYUNDAI dealer.

This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC rules.

Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:

1.This device may not cause harmful
interference, and

2. This device must accept any interfer­ence received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.

Battery replacement

The transmitter uses a 3 volt lithium bat­tery which will normally last for several
years. When replacement is necessary,
use the following procedure.

1. Insert a slim tool into the slot and gen­tly pry open the transmitter center
cover.

2. Replace the battery with a new battery
(CR2032).When replacing the battery,
make sure the battery positive “+”sym­bol faces up.

3. Install the batter y in the reverse order
of removal.

For replacement transmitters, see an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer for transmit­ter reprogramming.

CAUTION

Keep the transmitter away from
water or any liquid. If the keyless
entry system is inoperative due to
exposure to water or liquids, it will
not be covered by your man ufactur­er’s vehicle warranty.

WARNING

Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate
the equipment. If the keyless entry
system is inoperative due to
changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance, it will
not be covered by your man ufactur­er’s vehicle warranty.

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This system is designed to provide pro­tection from unauthorized entry into the
vehicle.This system is operated in three
stages: the first is the "Armed" stage, the
second is the "Theft-alarm" stage, and
the third is the "Disarmed" stage. If trig­gered, the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard warning
lights.

Armed stage

Using the smart key

Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.

1.Turn off the engine.

2.Make sure that all doors, the engine

hood and trunk lid are closed and
latched.

3.

• Lock the doors by pressing the button of

the front outside door handle with the
smart key in your possession.

After completion of the steps above, the
hazard warning lights and chime will
operate once to indicate that the system
is armed.

If any door remains open, the doors won't
lock and the chime will sound for 3 sec­onds.Close the door and try again to lock
the doors.

If trunk lid or engine hood remains open,
the hazard warning lights and chime
won't operate and theft-alarm will not
arm. After this, trunk lid and engine hood
are closed, the hazard warning lights
blink once.

CAUTION

• The transmitter is designed to
give you years of trouble-free
use, however it can malfunction if
exposed to moisture or static
electricity. If you are unsure how
to use your transmitter or replace
the battery,contact an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.

• Using the wrong battery can
cause the transmitter to malfunc­tion. Be sure to use the correct
battery.

• To avoid damaging the transmit­ter, don't drop it, get it wet, or
expose it to heat or sunlight.

CAUTION

An inappropriately disposed bat­tery can be harmful to the environ­ment and human health.

Dispose the battery according to
your local law(s) or regulation.

THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM

Armed

stage

Theft-alarm

stage

Disarmed

stage

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Features of your vehicle

• Lock the doors by pressing the lock b ut­ton on the smart key.

After completion of the steps above, the
hazard warning lights and chime will
operate once to indicate that the system
is armed.

If any door, trunk lid or engine hood
remains open, the hazard warning lights
and chime won't operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. After this, if all doors, trunk
lid and engine hood are closed, the haz­ard warning lights blink once.

Using the transmitter

Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.

1.Turn off the engine and remove the
ignition key from the ignition switch.

2.Make sure that all doors, the engine
hood and trunk lid are closed and
latched.

3.Lock the doors by pressing the lock
button on the transmitter.

After completion of the steps above, the
hazard warning lights will blink once to
indicate that the system is armed. If the
lock button is pressed once more within 4
seconds, hazard warning lights blink and
the horn sounds once to confirm that the
system is armed.

If any door, trunk lid or engine hood
remains open, the hazard warning lights
(or/and horn) won't operate and theft­alarm will not arm. After this, if all doors,
trunk lid and engine hood are closed, the
hazard warning lights blink once.

Using the mechanical key

Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.

1.T urn off the engine and remov e the k e y
from the ignition switch(if equipped).

2.Make sure that all doors, the engine
hood and trunk lid are closed and
latched.

3.Lock the doors by inserting the key into
the key hole on the front outside door
handle and turning the key toward the
front of the vehicle.

If any door, trunk lid or engine hood
remains open, the theft-alarm will not
arm.

✽✽

NOTICE

If you lock or unlock the doors by using
the mechanical key, the hazard warning
light and chime sound won't operate.

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164

Do not arm the system until all pas­sengers have left the vehicle. If the
system is armed while a passenger(s)
remains in the vehicle, the alarm may
be activated when the remaining pas­senger(s) leave the vehicle. If any
door (or trunk) or engine hood is
opened within 30 seconds after the
system enters the armed stage, the
system is disarmed to prevent an
unnecessary alarm.

Theft-alarm stage

The alarm will be activated if any of the
following occurs while the system is
armed.

• A door is opened without using the
transmitter (or smart key or mechani­cal key).

• The trunk is opened without using the
transmitter (or smart key).

• The engine hood is opened.

The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously for
approximately 30 seconds, and the alarm
will repeat once more unless the system
is disarmed. To turn off the system,
unlock the doors with the mechanical key
or transmitter or smart key.

Opening the trunk with the alarm
armed (if equipped)

When the alarm is armed, the alar m will
not sound if the trunk lid is opened with
the transmitter (or smart key).

Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk will be locked automati­cally and the system will be armed again.

Also, if any of the doors or hood is
opened while the trunk lid is open and
the alarm is armed, the alar m will sound.

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Disarmed stage

Using the smart key

The system will be disarmed when the
doors are unlocked by pressing the
unlock button on the smart key or press­ing the lock/unlock button of the front out­side door handle with the smart key in
your possession.

After unlocking the doors, the hazard
warning lights and chime will operate
twice to indicate that the system is dis­armed.

After unlocking the doors, if any door is
not opened within 30 seconds, the sys­tem will be rearmed.

Using the transmitter

The system will be disarmed when the
doors are unlocked with by pressing the
unlock button on the transmitter.

After unlocking the doors, the hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indicate
that the system is disarmed.

After unlocking the doors, if any door is
not opened within 30 seconds, the sys­tem will be rearmed.

Using the mechanical key

The system will be disarmed when the
doors are unlocked with the mechanical
key .

✽✽

NOTICE

If you lock or unlock the doors by
using the mechanical key, the hazard
warning light and chime sound won't
operate.

✽✽

NOTICE - Non-immobilizer

system

• Avoid trying to start the engine while
the alarm is activated. The vehicle
starting motor is disabled during the
theft-alarm stage.
If the system is not disarmed with the
transmitter, insert the key into the
ignition switch, turn the ignition
switch to the ON position and wait for
30 seconds. Then the system will be
disarmed.

• If you lose your keys, consult your
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

✽✽

NOTICE - Immobilizer system

or smart key system

• If the system is not disarmed with the
transmitter or smart key, insert the
key into the ignition switch and start
the engine or start the engine with the
smart key. Then the system will be
disarmed.

• If you lose your keys, consult your
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

CAUTION

Do not change, alter or adjust the
theft-alarm system because it could
cause the theft-alarm system to
malfunction and should only be
serviced by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.

Malfunctions caused by improper
alterations, adjustments or modifi­cations to the theft-alarm system
are not covered by your vehicle
manufacturer warranty.

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Operating door locks from out­side the vehicle

• Turn the key toward the rear of the
vehicle to unlock and toward the front
of the vehicle to lock.

• If you lock the door with a key, all vehi­cle doors will lock automatically.

• From the driver’s door, turn the key
toward the rear of the vehicle once to
unlock the driver’ s door and once more
within 4 seconds to unlock all doors.

• Doors can also be locked and
unlocked with the transmitter (or smart
key).

• Once the doors are unlocked, they ma y
be opened by pulling the door handle.

• When closing the door, push the door
by hand. Make sure that doors are
closed securely.

✽✽

NOTICE

• In cold and wet climates, door locks
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.

• If the door is locked/unlocked multi­ple times in rapid succession with
either the vehicle key or door lock
switch, the system may stop operating
temporarily in order to protect the
circuit and prevent damage to system
components.

• To lock a door without the key, push the
inside door lock button (1) or central
door lock switch (2) to the “Lock” posi­tion and close the door (3).

• If you lock the door with the central
door lock switch (2), all vehicle doors
will lock automatically.

✽✽

NOTICE

Always remove the ignition key, engage
the parking brake, close all windows
and lock all doors when leaving your
vehicle unattended.

DOOR LOCKS

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Lock

Unlock

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WARNING

• If you don't close the door
securely, the door may open
again.

• Be careful that someone's body
and hands are not trapped when
closing the door.