chapter 8 Hyundai Equus 2016 Owner's Manual

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FOREWORD
HYUNDAI MOTOR
AMERICA
Note: When selling your used vehi-
cle in the used-auto market,
please pass this Owner’s
Guide to the next owner for
his or her use, because the
next owner will also need the
information in this manual.
Thank you. Thank you for purchasing EQUUS.
We are pleased to welcome you to the
growing number of discerning
EQUUS drivers. We are very proud of
our advanced engineering and high-
quality EQUUS construction.
This Owner’s Manual will introduce
you to the features and operation of
your new EQUUS. Please carefully
read this Owner’s Manual for your
information, so you could receive
great satisfaction from your new car.
We also recommend you to have
services and maintenance of your car
from an authorized EQUUS dealer.
Our EQUUS dealers are prepared to
provide high-quality maintenance
services and any other assistance,
which your vehicle may require.
Copyright 2015 HYUNDAI Motor
America. All rights reserved. No part
of this publication may be repro-
duced, stored in any retrieval system
or transmitted in any form or by any
means without the prior written per-
mission of HYUNDAI Motor America.
Poor-quality fuels and lubri-
cants, which fail to meet
HYUNDAI specification, may
severely damage an engine and
transmission. You must always
use the high-quality fuels and
lubricants that meet the specifi-
cations, listed in the Vehicle
Specifications and Consumer
Information chapter on page 8-4
and 8-8.
CAUTION

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Automatic Seat Belt Retracting
In order to prevent a seat belt from
being slack due to weak fabric dura-
bility, your seat belt assembly is
equipped with the automatic retract-
ing function. A motor automatically
retracts the seat belt after approxi-
mately 3 seconds. However, this
does not operate, when the seat belt
is unfastened with little slack.
Seat belt precautions
Infant or small child
All 50 states have child restraint laws
which require children to travel in
approved child restraint devices,
including booster seats. The ages, at
which seat belts may be used
instead of child restraints, differ
among states, so you should check
the specific requirements in your
state before driving. Infant and child
restraints must be properly placed
and installed in a rear seat.
For further information, refer to the
Child Restraint Systems chapter.
All occupants of the vehicle
must and always fasten their
seat belts. Seat belts and child
restraints reduce the risk of
serious or fatal injury in the
event of a collision or a sudden
stop. Without fastening a seat
belt, occupants may fall too
close to a deploying air bag,
strike the interior structure or
be thrown out of the vehicle.
Proper fastening greatly
reduces these hazards.
Even with advanced air bag
technologies, unbelted occu-
pants may be severely injured
due to air bag inflation. Always
follow the precautions about
seat belts, air bags and occu-
pant safety contained in this
manual.
WARNING
Every person in your vehicle
needs to be properly and
always restrained, including
infants and children. Never hold
a child in your arms or on your
laps when riding in a vehicle.
The violent impact in a crash
may force you miss the child
from your arms and the child
may strike against the vehicle
interior.
Always use a child restraint
appropriate for your child's
height and weight.
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Information
Small children are best protected
from injury in an accident when
being properly restrained in the rear
seat by a child restraint system,
which meets the requirements of the
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards.
Before purchasing any child
restraint, 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 Systems in this
chapter.
Big child
Children, who are under age 13 but
too big for a booster seat, must
always ride in the rear seat and use
the available lap/shoulder belts. A
seat belt should be fastened over the
upper thighs and be snug across the
shoulder and chest to safely restrain
the child. Often check belt fastening.
A child's squirming may move the
belt out of position. Children are best
protected in the event of an accident
when they are restrained by a proper
restraint system and in the rear seat.
When a big child over age 13 is seat-
ed in the front seat, the child must be
securely restrained by the available
lap/shoulder belt and the seat should
be placed in the rearmost position. If
the shoulder portion of the seat belt
slightly crosses over the child's neck
or face, have the child slightly moves
leftwards. When the shoulder portion
still touches the child's face or neck,
he or she needs to be returned to an
appropriate booster seat.i
- Shoulder belts on small chil-dren
Never allow a shoulder por- tions to be fastened over a
child’s neck or face while the
vehicle is in motion.
When a seat belt is improper- ly fastened and adjusted over
a child, there is a risk of death
or serious injury.
WARNING

Setting the automatic lockingmode of a passenger seat belt
The automatic locking mode restricts
a child's movement, which compro-
mises the effects of a seat belt and a
child restraint. To secure a child
restraint, follow the below proce-
dures.
To install a child restraint system in
rear seats, follow the below instruc-
tions:
1. Place the child restraint in a seat
and route the lap/shoulder belt
around or through the restraint,
following the restraint manufactur-
er’s instructions. Make sure the
seat belt webbing is untwisted.
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- Child seat installation
A child may be seriously injured or killed in a collision,
when the child restraint is not
properly anchored to the vehi-
cle, or when the child is not
properly secured in the child
restraint. Before installing a
child restraint, read the
instructions supplied by the
child restraint manufacturer.
When a seat belt does not operate as described in this
chapter, immediately have the
belt system checked by your
authorized EQUUS dealer.
Failure to follow the instruc- tions regarding child restraint,
which are provided in this
Owner's Manual and from a
child restraint manufacturer,
may increase the chance and
severity of injury in an acci-
dent.
If the vehicle head restraint prevents proper installation of
a child seat (as described in
the child seat system manu-
al), the head restraint of the
respective seating position
shall be readjusted or entirely
removed.
WARNING
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The purpose of the SRS is to provide
greater protection to the driver and
the front passenger than being pro-
tected only by the seat belt system in
a frontal crash of a sufficient severity.
The SRS uses sensors to gather
information about occupants' seat
position, seat belt fastening and
impact severity.The seat belt buckle sensors verify
whether an occupant's seat belt is
fastened or not. These sensors con-
trol the SRS deployment with the
information, such as fastening of a
seat belt and an impact severity.
The advanced SRS controls the air
bag inflation in two levels. The first
level is provided for a moderate
impact. The second level is provided
for a severe impact.
According to the impact severity and
seat belt usage, the SRSCM (SRS
Control Module) controls the air bag
inflation. Failure to properly fasten a
seat belt may increase the risk or
severity of injury in an accident.
In addition, your vehicle is equipped
with the occupant classification sys-
tem in the front passenger's seat.
The occupant classification system
detects the front passenger's seat
occupation and deactivates the front
passenger's air bag under certain
conditions. For further information,
refer to "Occupant classification sys-
tem" in this chapter.
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Passenger’s front air bag
When the occupant classifica-
tion system does not properly
operate, the SRS air bag warn-
ing light will illuminate on
the instrument panel. This is
because the SRS warning light
is connected with the occupant
classification system. When the
SRS air bag warning light does
not illuminate when turning ON
the Engine Start/Stop button,
when it remains illuminated
approximately 6 seconds after
the Engine Start/Stop Button is
turned ON, or when it remains
illuminated while driving, have
an authorized EQUUS dealer
inspect the advanced SRS air
bag system as soon as possi-
ble.
WARNING
Do not place any objects under
the front seats, as they may
interfere with the occupant clas-
sification system.
WARNING

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• You can control the door unlockmode in the User Settings menu on
the LCD display, such as unlocking
all the doors by pressing the unlock
button one time.
Trunk Unlocking
To unlock:
1. Carry the Smart Key.
2. Press either the trunk handle but- ton or the Trunk Unlock button on
the Smart Key for one second or
over.
3. The hazard warning lights will flash two times.
After opening and closing the trunk,
the trunk will automatically lock.
Information
The power trunk (if equipped) can be
operated even when the engine is not
running. However, the power trunk
consumes large amounts of vehicle
electric power. To prevent the battery
from being discharged, do not operate
it consecutively (more than approxi-
mately 10 times).
Panic Button
Press the Panic button (4) for more
than one second. The horn sounds
and hazard warning lights flash for
about 30 seconds.
To cancel the panic mode, press any
button on the Smart Key.
Start-Up
You can start the engine without
inserting the key. For detailed infor-
mation, refer to the Engine
Start/Stop Button in the chapter 5.
To prevent the Smart Key from
being damaged:
• Keep the Smart Key away from water or any liquid and fire. If the
inside of the Smart Key gets
damp (due to drinks or mois-
ture), or is heated, internal cir-
cuit may malfunction, excluding
the vehicle from the warranty.
Avoid dropping or throwing the Smart Key.
Do not keep the Smart Key at an extreme temperature.
NOTICE
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Convenient features of your vehicle

Auto Door Lock/Unlock Features
You can adjust the auto door lock/
unlock modes in the User Setting.
Refer to the User Setting Mode in the
chapter 3.
Child-Protector Rear Door
Locks
The child safety lock is equipped to
prevent a child seated in a rear from
accidentally opening a rear door. The
rear door safety lock should be used
whenever a child seats in a vehicle.
The child safety lock (1) is located on
the edge of each rear door. When the
child safety lock is in the lock position
( ), that rear door will not open by
pulling the inner door handle (2).
To open a rear door from inside the
vehicle, unlock ( ) the child safety
lock.
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When a child accidently opens
a rear door while driving, the
child may fall out of the vehicle.
The rear door safety locks
should always be used whenev-
er a child is in the vehicle.
WARNING
Always secure your vehicle.
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
increases the potential risk to
you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle.
To secure your vehicle, depress
the brake pedal, move the shift
lever to P (Park), set the parking
brake, turn OFF the Engine
Start/Stop button, close all win-
dows, lock all doors, and take
the Smart Key with you.
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Smart trunk (if equipped)
On a vehicle equipped with a smart
key and power trunk, the trunk can
be opened with no-touch activation
using the Smart Trunk system.
How to use the Smart Trunk
The trunk can be opened with no-
touch activation satisfying all the
conditions below.
After 15 seconds when all doorsare closed and locked
Positioned in the detecting area for more than 3 seconds.
Information
• The Smart Trunk does not operatewhen:
- The smart key is detected within15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and is continu-
ously detected.
- The smart key is detected within 15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and within 60
inches (1.5 m) from the front door
handles. (for vehicles equipped
with Welcome Light)
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle. 1. Setting
To activate the Smart Trunk, go to
User Settings Mode and select
Smart Trunk on the LCD display.
For more details, refer to "LCD
Display" in this chapter.
2. Detect and Alert
If you are positioned in the detecting
area (20~40 inches (50 ~100 cm)
behind the vehicle) carrying a smart
key, the hazard warning lights will
blink and chime will sound for about
3 seconds to alert you the smart key
has been detected and the trunk will
open.
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Information
• Make sure to refuel your vehicle inaccordance with the "Fuel require-
ments" in the "Foreword" chapter.
• Do not spill fuel on the exterior sur- face of the vehicle. Any type of fuel
spillage on a painted surface may
damage the paint.
When the fuel filler cap requires to
be replaced, use only a genuine
EQUUS cap or the equivalent
specified for your vehicle. An
unauthorized fuel filler cap may
result in a serious malfunction of
the fuel system or emission con-
trol system.
NOTICE
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Recalling the Position Memory
1. Check that the shift lever is in P(Park) and the Engine Start/Stop
button is ON.
2. Press the memory button (1 or 2) to recall the desired position.
There will be a beeping sound.
Then, the driver’s seat, outside
rearview mirrors, steering wheel
and HUD (Head-Up Display)
height will be automatically adjust-
ed, as set in the memory.
While the pre-set position is being
recalled, pressing one of the control
buttons for the driver’s seat, the out-
side rearview mirror, or the steering
wheel will stop the movement of that
component in that position. Other
components will be continuously
adjusted, as set in the memory.
Easy Access Function
When the engine is turned OFF, and
when the driver exits from the vehi-
cle, the steering wheel moves away
from the driver, and the seat moves
backwards. After entering the vehi-
cle, the steering wheel will move
toward the driver. After turning the
Engine Start/Stop button to the ACC
position, the seat will move forwards.
You can activate or deactivate the
Easy Access Function in the User
Setting Mode. Refer to "User Setting
Mode" in this chapter.
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Use caution when recalling the
position memory while sitting in
the vehicle. Immediately push
the seat position control knob,
when the seat moves too far in
any direction.
WARNING