Hyundai Elantra GT 2017 Owner's Manual

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Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-
tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used whenev-
er children are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert a key (or screwdriver) into
the hole (1) and turn it to the lock
( ) position. When the child safe-
ty lock is in the lock position, the
rear door will not open even when
the inner door handle is pulled. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle (2).
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle until
the rear door child safety lock is
unlocked.
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WARNING - Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is
in motion, they could fall out of
the vehicle, resulting in severe
injury or death. To prevent chil-
dren from opening the rear
doors from the inside, the rear
door safety locks should be
used whenever children are in
the vehicle.

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Features of your vehicle
Opening the tailgate
The tailgate is locked or unlockedwhen all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, transmitter,
smart key or central door lock
switch.
If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened by pressing the handle
switch and pulling the handle up.
Only the tailgate is unlocked if the tailgate unlock button on the trans-
mitter or smart key is pressed for
about 1 second, or the tailgate
handle button is pressed when the
smart key is detected.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
Closing the tailgate
To close the tailgate, lower and push
down the tailgate firmly. Make sure
that the tailgate is securely latched.
TAILGATE
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WARNING
The tailgate swings upward.
Make sure no objects or people
are near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the
tailgate before driving yourvehicle. Possible damage mayoccur to the tailgate lift cylin-ders and attached hardware ifthe tailgate is not closed prior todriving.

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Emergency tailgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with the
emergency tailgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the tail-
gate. When someone is inadvertently
locked in the luggage compartment, if
the lever is pushed, the tailgate can
be opened by doing as follows:
1. Input the mechanical key into the
hole.
2. Push the mechanical key to the right.
3. Push up the tailgate.
WARNING
For emergencies, be fully aware of the location of the
emergency tailgate safety
release lever in this vehicle
and how to open the tailgate if
you are accidentally locked in
the luggage compartment.
No one should be allowed to occupy the luggage compart-
ment of the vehicle at any time.
The luggage compartment is a
very dangerous location in the
event of a crash.
Use the release lever for emergencies only. Use
extreme caution, especially
while the vehicle is in motion.
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WARNING- Rear cargo
area
Occupants should never ride in
the rear cargo area where no
restraints are available. To avoid
injury in the event of an acci-
dent or sudden stops, occu-
pants should always be proper-
ly restrained.
WARNING - Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
open, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury
or death to vehicle occupants. If
you must drive with the tailgate
open, keep the air vents and all
windows open so that addition-
al outside air comes into the
vehicle.

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Features of your vehicle
(1) Driver’s door power windowswitch
(2) Front passenger’s door power window switch
(3) Rear door (left) power window switch
(4) Rear door (right) power window switch
(5) Window opening and closing
(6) Automatic power window up/down (if equipped)
(7) Power window lock switch
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, power win-
dows may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
WINDOWS
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Power windows
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for power windows to operate.
Each door has a power window
switch that controls that door's win-
dow. The driver has a power window
lock switch which can block the oper-
ation of passenger windows. The dri-
ver’s door has a master power win-
dow switch that controls all the win-
dows in the vehicle. The power win-
dows can be operated for approxi-
mately 30 seconds after the ignition
key is removed or turned to the ACC
or LOCK position. However, if the
front doors open, the power windows
cannot be operated within the 30
second period.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, power
windows may not work properly
due to freezing conditions.
• While driving with the rear win- dows down or with the sunroof (if
equipped) in an open (or partially
open) position, your vehicle may
demonstrate a wind buffeting or
pulsation noise. This noise is a
normal occurrence and can be
reduced or eliminated by taking
the following actions. If the noise
occurs with one or both of the
rear windows down, partially
lower both front windows
approximately one inch. If you
experience the noise with the sun-
roof open, slightly reduce the size
of the sunroof opening.
Window opening and closing
To open or close a window, press
down or pull up the front portion of
the corresponding switch to the first
detent position (5).
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WARNING
To avoid serious injury or death,
do not extend your head, arms
or body outside the windows
while driving.
WARNING
Do not install nay accessories
in the area of windows. It may
impact jam protection.

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Features of your vehicle
Auto down window (if equipped) (driver’s window)
Pressing the power window switch
momentarily to the second detent
position (6) completely lowers the
driver’s window even when the
switch is released. To stop the win-
dow at the desired position while the
window is in operation, momentarily
pull the switch in the direction oppo-
site of the window movement.
If the window cannot be close
because it is blocked by objects,
remove the objects and close the
window.
Auto up/down window (if equipped) (driver’s window)
Pressing or pulling up the power win-
dow switch momentarily to the sec-
ond detent position (6) completely
lowers or lifts the window even when
the switch is released. To stop the
window at the desired position while
the window is in operation, momen-
tarily pull the switch in the direction
opposite of the window’s movement.
If the power window is not operating
correctly, the automatic power window
system must be reset as follows: 1. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position.
2. Close driver’s windows and contin- ue pulling up on the power window
switch for at least 1 second after
the window is completely closed.
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Automatic reversal
If the upward movement of the win-
dow is blocked by an object or part of
the body, the window will detect the
resistance and will stop upward
movement. The window will then
lower approximately 11.8 in. (30 cm)
to allow the object to be cleared. If the window detects the resistance
while the power window switch is
pulled up continuously, the window
will stop upward movement then
lower approximately 1 in. (2.5 cm). If
the power window switch is pulled up
continuously again within 5 seconds
after the window is lowered by the
automatic window reversal feature,
the automatic window reversal will
not operate.✽ ✽
NOTICE
The automatic reverse feature for
the driver’s window is only active
when the “auto up” feature is used
by fully pulling up the switch. The
automatic reverse feature will not
operate if the window is raised using
the halfway position on the power
window switch.
WARNING
Always check for obstructions
before raising any window to
avoid injuries or vehicle dam-
age. If an object less than 0.16
in. (4 mm) in diameter is caught
between the window glass and
the upper window channel, the
automatic reverse window may
not detect the resistance and
will not stop and reverse direc-
tion.
WARNING
The automatic reverse feature
doesn't activate while resetting
power window system. Make
sure body parts or other objects
are safely out of the way before
closing the windows to avoid
injuries or vehicle damage.
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Features of your vehicle
Power window lock button
The driver can disable the power
window switches on the front and
rear passengers' doors by pressing
the power window lock switch to lock
position (pressed).
When the power window lock
switch is pressed, the driver's
master control cannot operate the
front and rear passengers' power
windows.
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CAUTION
To prevent possible damageto the power window system,do not open or close two win-dows or more at the sametime. This will also ensure thelongevity of the fuse.
Never try to operate the main switch on the driver's doorand the individual door win-dow switch in opposing direc-tions at the same time. If this isdone, the window will stop andcannot be opened or closed.
WARNING - Windows
NEVER leave the ignition key (or smart key) in the vehicle.
NEVER leave any child unat- tended in the vehicle. Even
very young children may inad-
vertently cause the vehicle to
move, entangle themselves in
the windows, or otherwise
injure themselves or others.
Always double check to make sure all arms, hands, head
and other obstructions are
safely out of the way before
closing a window.
Do not allow children to play with the power windows. Keep
the driver’s door power win-
dow lock switch in the LOCK
position (depressed). Serious
injury can result from uninten-
tional window operation by
the child.
Do not extend any head or arms outside through the win-
dow opening while driving.

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HOOD
Opening the hood
1. Pull the release lever to unlatch
the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly. 2. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise
the hood slightly, pull the second-
ary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2). 3. Pull out the support rod from the
engine room.
4. Hold the hood open with the sup- port rod.
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WARNING - Hot parts
Grasp the support rod in the
area wrapped in rubber. The
rubber will help prevent you
from being burned by hot metal
when the engine is hot.WARNING
Open the hood after turning off
the engine on a flat surface,
shifting the shift lever to the
P(Park) position for automatic
transaxle and to the 1st (First)
gear or R (Reverse) for manual
transaxle, and setting the park-
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Features of your vehicle
Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check thefollowing:
ment must be correctly installed.
bustible material must be
removed from the engine com-
partment.
2. Return the support rod to its clip to prevent it from rattling.
3. Lower the hood halfway (lifted approximately 12 inches (30 cm)
from the closed position) and push
down to securely lock in place.
Then double check to be sure the
hood is secure.WARNING
Before closing the hood,ensure that all obstructions
are removed from the hood
opening. Closing the hood
with an obstruction present in
the hood opening may result
in property damage or severe
personal injury.
Do not leave gloves, rags or any other combustible materi-
al in the engine compartment.
Doing so may cause a heat-
induced fire.
Always double check to be sure that the hood is firmly
latched before driving away. If
it is not latched, the hood
could open while the vehicle
is being driven, causing a
total loss of visibility, which
might result in an accident.
Do not move the vehicle with the hood in the raised position,
as vision is obstructed and the
hood could fall or be damaged.