Hyundai Santa Fe 2015 Owner's Manual - RHD (UK, Australia)

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Features of your vehicle
Deadlocks (if equipped)
Some vehicles are equipped with a
deadlock system. Deadlocks prevent
opening of a door from either inside
or outside the vehicle once the dead-
locks have been activated providing
an additional measure of vehicle
security.
To lock the vehicle using the deadlock
function, the doors must be locked by
using the transmitter or smart key. To
unlock the vehicle, the transmitter or
smart key must be used again.
Door lock/unlock features
Impact sensing door unlock sys-
tem
All doors will automatically unlock
when an impact causes the air bags
to deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system
(if equipped)
All doors will automatically lock after
the vehicle speed exceeds 9 mph
(15 km/h).
You can activate or deactivate the
auto door lock/unlock features in the
vehicle. Refer to "User setting" in this
section.
WARNING
Do not lock the doors with the
transmitter or the smart key
with anybody left in the vehicle.
The passenger in the vehicle
cannot unlock the doors with
the door lock button. For exam-
ple, if the door is locked with
the transmitter, the passenger
in the vehicle cannot unlock the
door without the transmitter.
WARNING- Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
can invite theft or possible harm
to you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle whilst
you are gone. Always remove
the ignition key, engage the
parking brake, close all win-
dows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattend-
ed.
WARNING- Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can
become extremely hot, causing
death or severe injury to unat-
tended children or animals who
cannot escape the vehicle.
Furthermore, children might
operate features of the vehicle
that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm,
possibly from someone gaining
entry to the vehicle. Never leave
children or animals unattended
in your vehicle.

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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
safety lock is in the lock position,
the rear door will not open even
though the inner door handle is
pulled inside the vehicle.3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle.
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle until
rear door child safety lock is
unlocked.
WARNING- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors whilst the vehicle is
in motion, they could fall out
and be severely injured or
killed. To prevent children 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
Non-power tailgate
Opening the tailgate
• The tailgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, transmitter,
smart key or central door
lock/unlock switch.
• Only the tailgate is unlocked if the
tailgate unlock button on the trans-
mitter or smart key is pressed for
approximately 1 second.
• If unlocked, the tailgate can be
opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up.• Once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate locks auto-
matically. (All doors must be locked.)
✽NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
TAILGATE
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 your
vehicle. Possible damage may
occur to the tailgate lift cylin-
ders and attaching hardware if
the tailgate is not closed prior to
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Closing the tailgate
Lower and push down the tailgate
firmly. Make sure that the tailgate is
securely latched.
CAUTION
Make sure nothing is near the
tailgate latch and striker whilst
closing the tailgate. It may dam-
age the tailgate's latch.
WARNING- Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
opened, you will draw danger-
ous exhaust fumes into your
vehicle which can cause seri-
ous injury or death to vehicle
occupants.
If you must drive with the tail-
gate opened, keep the air vents
and all windows open so that
additional outside air comes
into the vehicle.
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.
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WARNING
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are
safely out of the way before
closing the tailgate.

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Features of your vehicle
Power tailgate (if equipped)
(1) Power tailgate open/close button
(2) Power tailgate handle switch
(3) Power tailgate close button
✽NOTICE
When the engine is not running, the
power tailgate can be operated
regardless of gear position.
However, if ignition switch is ON
position, the power tailgate can
operate when the automatic shift
lever is in P (Park) or manual shift
lever is in N (Neutral).
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WARNING
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.
Children or animals might oper-
ate the power tailgate that could
result in injury to themselves or
others, or damage the vehicle.
WARNING
Make sure there are no people
or objects around the tailgate
before operating the power tail-
gate. Wait until the tailgate is
opened fully and stopped before
loading or unloading cargo or
passengers from the vehicle.

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Opening the tailgate
The power tailgate will open automat-
ically by doing one of the following:
• Press the tailgate unlock button on
the transmitter or smart key for
approximately one second.
• Press the power tailgate open but-
ton for approximately one second.
For emergency stop whilst operating,
press the power tailgate open button
shortly.
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CAUTION
Do not close or open the power
tailgate manually. This may
cause damage to the power tail-
gate. If it is necessary to close
or open the power tailgate man-
ually when the battery is dis-
charged or disconnected, do
not apply excessive force.
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• Press the tailgate handle switch
carrying the smart key with you.
Closing the tailgate
• Press the power tailgate close but-
ton for approximately one second
when the tailgate is opened. The
tailgate will close and lock auto-
matically.For emergency stop whilst operating,
press the power tailgate close button
shortly.
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• Press the power tailgate close but-
ton for approximately one second
when the tailgate is opened.
The tailgate will close and lock
automatically.
Power tailgate non-opening
conditions
The power tailgate will not open or
close automatically, when the vehicle
is moving more than 2mph (3km/h).
✽NOTICE
• The power tailgate can be operat-
ed when the engine is not running.
However the power tailgate opera-
tion consumes large amounts of
vehicle electric power. To prevent
the battery from being discharged,
do not operate it excessively e.g.:
more than approximately 10 times
repeatedly.
• To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the power
tailgate in the open position for a
long lime.
• Do not modify or repair any part
of the power tailgate by yourself.
We recommend that you contact a
HYUNDAI authorised repairer.
• When jacking up the vehicle to
change a tyre or repair the vehicle,
do not operate the power tailgate.
This could cause the power tail-
gate to operate improperly.
• In cold and wet climates, the
power tailgate may not work prop-
erly due to freezing conditions.
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WARNING
The chime will sound continu-
ously if you drive over 3 km/h (2
mph) with the tailgate opened.
Stop your vehicle immediately
at a safe place and check if your
tailgate is opened.
CAUTION
Operating the power tailgate
more than 5 times continuously,
could cause damages to the
operating motor. In this case,
the system enters into a thermal
protection mode. In thermal pro-
tection mode, the power tailgate
can not operate and the chime
will sound for 3 times by any
switch inputs. Leave your power
tailgate system for rest about 1
minute and then operate.

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Automatic reversal
During power opening and closing if
the power tailgate is blocked by an
object or part of the body, the power
tailgate will detect the resistance.
• If the resistance is detected whilst
opening the tailgate, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction.
• If the resistance is detected whilst
closing the tailgate, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction.However, if the resistance is weak
such as from an object that is thin or
soft, or the tailgate is near the latched
position, the automatic stop and rever-
sal may not detect the resistance.
If the automatic reversal feature oper-
ates continuously more than twice
during opening or closing operation,
the power tailgate may stop at that
position. At this time, close the tailgate
manually and operate the tailgate
automatically again.
How to reset the power tailgate
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, or if the related fuse
has been replaced or disconnected,
for the power tailgate to operate nor-
mally, reset the power tailgate as fol-
low:
1.Automatic Transaxle :
Put the shift lever is in P (Park).
Manual Transaxle :
Put the shift lever is in N (Neutral).
2. Whilst pressing the tailgate close
button, press the tailgate handle
switch for more than 3 seconds.
(the chime will sound)
3. Close the tailgate manually.
If the power tailgate does not work
properly after the above procedure,
we recommend that the system be
checked by a HYUNDAI authorised
repairer.
✽NOTICE
If the power tailgate does not oper-
ate normally, check again if the gear
position is in right position.
WARNING
Never intentionally place any
object or part of your body in
the path of the power tailgate to
make sure the automatic rever-
sal operates.
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CAUTION
Do not put heavy stuffs on the
power tailgate before you oper-
ate the power tailgate.
Additional weight on tailgate
could cause damages to the
system.

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Power tailgate opening height
user setting
The driver may set the height of a
fully opened tailgate by following the
below instruction.
1. Position the tailgate manually to
the height you prefer.
2. Press the tailgate close button for
more than 3 seconds.
3. Close the tailgate manually after
hearing the buzzer sound.
The tailgate will open to the height
the driver has set up.
Smart tailgate (if equipped)
On the vehicle equipped with a smart
key, the tailgate can be opened with
no-touch activation using the Smart
tailgate system.ODM044505
WARNING- Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
opened, 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 tail-
gate opened, keep the air vents
and all windows open so that
additional outside air comes
into the vehicle.
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 accident
or sudden stops, occupants
should always be properly
restrained.
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