Hyundai Equus 2016 Owner's Manual

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All information in this Owner’s Manual is up to date
at the time of publication. However, HYUNDAI
reserves the rights to change the contents at any
time in order to carry out our policy of continual
product improvements.
This manual applies to all models, including
descriptions of options and standard equipment.
Thus, you may find that some contents in this man-
ual do not apply to your specific vehicle.

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CAUTION: MODIFICATIONS
TO YOUR HYUNDAI VEHI-
CLEYour vehicle should not be modified
in any form. Such modifications may
adversely affect the driving perform-
ance, safety or durability of your vehi-
cle and may, in addition, violate con-
ditions of your limited warranty cover-
age. Certain modifications may also
violate regulations established by the
U.S. Department of Transportation
and other federal/state agencies.
TWO-WAY RADIO OR
CELLULAR TELEPHONE
INSTALLATIONYour vehicle is equipped with elec-
tronic components, including an elec-
tronic fuel injection. However, any
improperly installed/adjusted two-way
radio or cellular telephone may
adversely affect those electronic com-
ponents. Thus, we recommend you to
carefully follow the radio manufactur-
er’s instructions or to consult EQUUS
dealer for precautionary measures or
special instructions, before installing
one of these devices.

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This manual includes information
titled as DANGER, WARNING, CAU-
TION and NOTICE.
These titles indicate the following sit-
uations:
NOTICE indicates a situation,
which, if not avoided, may result in
vehicle damage.
NOTICE
WARNING indicates a haz-
ardous situation, which, if not
avoided, may result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING
CAUTION indicates a hazardous
situation, which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate
injury.
CAUTION
SAFETY AND VEHICLE
DAMAGE WARNING
DANGER indicates a hazardous
situation, which, if not avoided,
results in death or serious
injury.
DANGER

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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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GUIDE TO HYUNDAI
GENUINE PARTS1. What are HYUNDAI GenuineParts?
HYUNDAI Genuine Parts are the
same parts used by HYUNDAI
Motor Company to manufacture
vehicles. They are designed and
tested to optimize driving safety,
performance and reliability for our
customers.
2. Why should you use genuine parts?
HYUNDAI Genuine Parts are engi-
neered and manufactured to meet
rigid manufacturing requirements.
Any imitated, counterfeit or used-
auto parts are not covered by the
HYUNDAI New Vehicle Limited
Warranty or any other HYUNDAI
warranties.
In addition, any damage or failure of
HYUNDAI Gen uine Parts caused
by other imitated, counterfeit or
used-auto parts is not covered by
any HYUNDAI warr anty.
3. How can you distinguish HYUNDAI Genuine Parts from
other imitated, counterfeit or
used-auto parts?
Look for the HYUNDAI Genuine
Parts logo on the package (See the
below illustration).
The package label of HYUNDAI
Genuine Parts for U.S. export is
written only in English.
You can purchase HYUNDAI
Genuine Parts only through an
authorized EQUUS dealership.

We want you to get the greatest driv-
ing pleasure from your vehicle. This
Owner’s Manual will assist you in
many ways. We strongly recommend
you to read the entire manual. In
order to minimize the chance of
death or injury, you must read the
DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION,
and NOTICE sections of this manual.
Illustrations are supplementary
explanation of the text in order to
best explain how to enjoy your vehi-
cle. By reading your manual, you will
learn your vehicle features, important
safety information, and driving tips
under various road conditions.
The general layout of the manual
contents is provided in the Table of
Contents. A good place to start is the
index, as it has an alphabetical listing
of all information.
Sections: This manual has 8 chap-
ters plus an index. Each section
begins with a brief list of contents, so
you can pinpoint the information
location that you wish to read at a
glance.Your safety, and the safety of others,
is very important. This Owner’s
Manual provides you with many safe-
ty precautions and operating proce-
dures. This information alerts you to
potential hazards that may hurt you
or others, as well as damage to your
vehicle.
Safety messages found on vehicle
labels and in this manual describe
these hazards and what to do to
avoid or reduce the risks.
Warnings and instructions contained
in this manual are for your safety.
Failure to follow safety warnings and
instructions can lead to serious injury
or death.
Throughout this manual DANGER,
WARNING, CAUTION, NOTICE and
the SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL will
be used.
This is the safety alert sym-bol. It is used to alert you to
potential physical injury haz-
ards. Obey all safety mes-
sages that follow this symbol
to avoid possible injury or
death. The safety alert symbol
precedes the signal words
DANGER, WARNING and
CAUTION.
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NOTICE indicates a situation,
which, if not avoided, may result in
vehicle damage.
Symbols used in illustrations
Safety symbol The symbol means to "Avoid"
or "Do not do anything".
Arrows Indicates the location.
Indicates the action (pressing, turning, etc.) or outcome of an
operation.
NOTICE
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CAUTION indicates a hazardous
situation, which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate
injury.
CAUTION
DANGER indicates a hazardous
situation, which, if not avoided,
results in death or serious
injury.
DANGER
WARNING indicates a haz-
ardous situation, which, if not
avoided, may result in death or
serious injury.
WARNING

Your vehicle is designed to maximize
its driving performance as well as to
minimize exhaust emissions and
spark plug fouling, when being refu-
eled with UNLEADED FUEL.
Your vehicle is designed to use only
the unleaded fuel having a Pump
Octane number ((R+M)/2) of 87
(Research Octane Number 91) or
higher.
To further improve your vehicle per-
formance, premium unleaded fuel
having a Pump Octane number
((R+M)/2) of 91 (Research Octane
Number 96) or higher is recommend-
ed. (Do not use methanol blended
fuels.)Gasoline containing alcohol andmethanol
Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alco-
hol), is on sale along with or instead
of leaded or unleaded gasoline.
Do not use gasohol, of which the
ethanol percentage is 10% or more.
Also, do not use gasoline or gasohol
containing any methanol. Either of
these fuels may cause drivability
problems, including hard starting,
rough running before the engine
warm-up, illumination of the
Malfunction Indicator Light and dam-
age to the fuel system, engine con-
trol system and emission control sys-
tem.
Stop using gasohol of any kind, if a
drivability problem occurs.
The manufacturer's warranty does
not cover vehicle damage or a dri-
vability problem, which is caused by
one of the followings:
1. Gasohol, of which the ethanol per-
centage is 10% or more
2. Gasoline or gasohol, containing methanol
3. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol
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Do not "top off" after the noz-
zle automatically shuts off
when refueling.
Tightly close the cap, until it clicks one time. Otherwise,
the Malfunction Indicator
Light " " will illuminate.
Always confirm that the fuel cap is securely closed in
order to prevent fuel spillage
in the event of an accident.
WARNING
Never add any fuel-system
cleaning additives to the fuel
tank, unless specified. (Consult
an authorized EQUUS dealer for
further details.)
CAUTION

"E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com-
prised of 85% of ethanol and 15% of
gasoline, and is exclusively manufac-
tured for Flexible Fuel Vehicles. "E85"
cannot be refueled in your vehicle.
Refueling with "E85" will result in
poor engine performance and dam-
age to your vehicle’s engine and fuel
system. HYUNDAI recommends you
not to use the fuel, of which the
ethanol percentage is 10% or more.Other fuels
Using fuels such as;- Silicone (Si) contained fuel,
- Ferrocene (Fe) contained fuel,and
- Other metallic additives con- tained fuels,
may cause vehicle and engine dam-
age or cause plugging, misfiring,
poor acceleration, engine stalling,
catalyst melting, abnormal corrosion,
life cycle reduction, etc.
Also, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
(MIL) may illuminate.
Damage to the fuel system or per-
formance problem caused by the
use of these fuels may not be cov-
ered by your New Vehicle Limited
Warranty.
NOTICE
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Your New Vehicle Limited
Warranty does not cover dam-
age to the fuel system or any
performance problems caused
by the use of "E85" fuel.
CAUTION
Never use gasoline, containing
methanol. Stop using any gaso-
hol product, which impairs your
drivability.
CAUTION

Gasoline containing MMT
Some gasoline contains harmful
manganese-based fuel additives
such as MMT
(Methylcyclopentadienyl Manganese
Tricarbonyl). HYUNDAI does not rec-
ommend to use gasoline containing
MMT. This type of fuel may reduce
vehicle performance and affect your
emission control system.
The malfunction indicator lamp on
the cluster may illuminate.
Do not use methanol
Fuels containing methanol (wood
alcohol) should not be used. This
type of fuel may reduce vehicle per-
formance and damage the fuel sys-
tem components, engine control sys-
tem and emission control system.
Fuel Additives
HYUNDAI recommends you to use
high-quality gasoline, treated with
detergent additives such as TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline. This prevents
deposit formation in the engine. These
types of gasoline will help to clean the
engine and to enhance performance
of the Emission Control System. For
more information on TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, please go to the
website (www.toptiergas.com).
For drivers, who do not regularly use
TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline and
have problems, such as hard starting
or rough engine running, gasoline
additives can be separately added.
When TOP TIER Detergent Gasoline
is unavailable, one bottle of additives
is recommended at every 7,500 miles
or in every 12 months.
Additives are available from your
authorized EQUUS dealer along with
information on how to use them. Do
not mix it with other additives.
Operation in foreign countries
When you plan to drive your vehicle
in another country, make sure to:
Check all regulations, regardingregistrations and insurances.
Find out whether the acceptable fuel is available.
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Your New Vehicle Limited
Warranty may not cover dam-
age to the fuel system and any
performance problems that are
caused by the use of fuels con-
taining methanol.
CAUTION