GENESIS G80 2021 Owner's Manual
Manufacturer: GENESIS, Model Year: 2021, Model line: G80, Model: GENESIS G80 2021Pages: 604, PDF Size: 11.47 MB
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Vehicle personalization with digital key
The available personalization function in the vehicle is as follows.
SystemPersonalization Item
USM Head Up Display
(HUD)
Position adjustment of image, Information display
selection
Lamp Blink number of one-touch signal lamps
Cluster Information display on the cluster, Voice volume,
Welcome sound
Seat/Mirror/
Steering wheel Seat position, O/S mirror position, Steering wheel
position, Easy Access
Smart heating wire/ventilation On/Off
Door Automatic door lock/unlock, Two Press Unlock
Smart phone
wireless charging Wireless charging On/Off
Air conditioning Setting up temperature unit, Block air inflow/
Automatic ventilation/Window defroster On/Off
Infotainment menu Navigation
Preferred volume of the navigation system
Recent destination
User preset My menu list settings, Radio preset
Phone connectivity Bluetooth preferential connection
CarPlay/Android Auto/MirrorLink On/Off
Air conditioning Operating condition Latest operation setup of the following functions:
Temperature (AUTO), air flow direction, air
volume, air conditioner, air intake control, SYNC,
Front windshield defroster, OFF
For more information of personalization, refer to the infotainment system manual.
CAUTION
If you leave the digital key in the vehicle after locking or unlocking the doors or
starting the vehicle with the smart key, the doors can be locked with the central
door lock. Have the digital key with you at all times.
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Used Vehicle/Digital Key
Maintenance
Purchasing used vehicle
If any of the digital key devices (smart
phone key, card key) are registered in
the vehicle, the message ‘Digital key(s)
active’ will appear on the instrument
cluster once when the vehicle is turned
on after unlocking the vehicle door.
When purchasing a used car, be sure to
check the message and delete the smart
phone key and card key registered by
the previous user. Please let us know
the purchase of a used vehicle through
Genesis Customer Care. Check whether
the card key that came with the used
vehicle operates properly. If the card key
does not work properly, delete the card
key and register the smart phone key,
and then re-register the card key.
Digital Key Maintenance
If you need to have your Digital Key
System repaired or replaced, the
registered smart key/card key can be
deleted. In this case, you should delete
the digital key on the smart phone and
re-register the key.
Limitations of the System
• Genesis Digital Key App on the smart
phone and card key may not work if
any of the following occurs:
-The Digital Key App in the smart
phone is deleted (reinstall the app)
-Account log information of Genesis
Digital Key App is expired (required
to re-log in)
-When you try to log in from
another smart phone instead of the
registered smart phone with same
user account - Smart phone rooting
or app hacking is detected
-Smart phone battery or the vehicle
battery is discharged
-Smart phone’s screen is off or
locked
-NFC or Bluetooth is turned off in the
smart phone settings
-Smart phone’s mobile network
setting is off or airplane mode is
activated
-A credit card is overlapped in the
back of your smart phone, or metal
or thick smart phone case is used
-Using the card key with other cards,
or using it in a wallet or card holder
-There is electronic interference by
other vehicles, objects, etc.
• The vehicle may not be controlled
by the smart phone if any of the
following occurs:
-Basic and necessary functions of
the smart phone are operating
(general call, urgent call, audio or
NFC payment)
-Using wireless earphone
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Operating Door Locks from
Outside the Vehicle
Mechanical key
OJX1059013
After pulling the door handle (1), turn the
key (2) toward the front of the vehicle to
lock (A) or turn the key toward the rear of
the vehicle to unlock (B).
If you lock/unlock the driver’s door
with a mechanical key, only the door of
driver will lock/unlock automatically, not
others. Namely, the driver’s door and the
rest of the doors are not interlocked in
terms of mechanical key.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may
be opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by
hand. Make sure that doors are closed
securely.
NOTICE
Do not apply excessive force on the
door and door handle. It may damage
the door and door handle.
Information
When the keyhole freezes and does not
open, lightly tap or indirectly warm (i.e.
hand temperature) the keyhole.
Smart key
Lock
OJX1059001
Touch the touch sensor on the front
outside door handle (the engraved part)
while carrying the Smart Key with you or
press the Door Lock button on the Smart
Key, all doors will lock.
Unlock
OJX1059002
Put your hand in the front outside door
handle while carrying the Smart Key with
you or press the Door Unlock button on
the Smart Key, all doors will unlock.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may
be opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by
hand. Make sure that doors are closed
securely.
For more details, refer to “Smart Key” in
the previous pages.
DOOR LOCK
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Information
• In cold and wet climates, door lock
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.
Power door latch (if equipped)
ORG3050013
If a door isn’t closed completely but is
closed to the first detent position, the
door will close automatically.
CAUTION
To reduce the risk of injury:
• Before closing the door, check there
are no obstructions in the path of the
door.
• Keep your fingers away from the
edge of the door or they may become
trapped when the power door latch
operates.Resetting the power door latch
The power door latch may need to be
reset after the battery is discharged or
disconnected or a related fuse has been
replaced or disconnected.
To reset the power door latch, perform
the following steps:
1. Close the door to the first detent
positon.
2. Open the door.
When this is complete, the power door
latch is reset.
If the power door latch do not operate
properly after resetting, we recommend
that the vehicle be inspected by an
authorized retailer of Genesis Branded
products.
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Operating Door Locks from
Inside the Vehicle
With the door handle
ORG3050014
Front door
If the inner door handle is pulled when
the door is locked, the door will unlock
and open.
Rear door
If the inner door handle is pulled once
when the door is locked, the door will
unlock. If the inner door handle is pulled
once more, the door will open.
Information
If a power door lock ever fails to function
while you are in the vehicle try one or
more of the following techniques to exit:
• Operate the door unlock feature
repeatedly (both electronic and
manual) while simultaneously pulling
on the door handle.
• Operate the other door locks and
handles, front and rear.
• Lower a front window and use the
mechanical key to unlock the door from
outside.
With the central door lock switch
Driver’s door
ORG3050015
Front passenger’s door
ORG3050016
Driver and passenger door
The driver and front/rear passenger
side door armrest is equipped with a
central door lock switch. The lock switch
is indicated by a
symbol. The unlock switch is indicated by a symbol.
When the lock switch (1) is pressed, all
the vehicle doors will lock.
When the unlock switch (2) is pressed, all
the vehicle doors will unlock.
If the smart key is in the vehicle and any
door is open, the doors will not lock even
though the lock switch (1) is pressed.
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Information
If all doors are locked with the rear door
lock button, and the electronic child safety
lock button (if equipped) in the driver’s
seat is turned ON (indicator light ON), the
rear doors cannot be opened. If you want
to open the rear doors:
• Unlock the door with the smart key
from outside.
• Unlock the door with Genesis
Connected Service using your smart
phone.
• Press the electronic child safety lock
button on the driver’s door to turn
it off (indicator light OFF), then
unlock the doors with the driver’s or
passenger’s central door lock switch.
(Electronic child lock OFF → Door
unlocked)
• Press the electronic child safety lock
button on the driver’s door to turn it
off (indicator light OFF), then pull the
rear inner door handle twice.
In case of an emergency
ORG3050018
In case of emergency such as when the
battery is discharged, the only way to
lock the door(s) is with the mechanical
key from the outside key hole.
Doors without an outside key hole can be
locked as follows:
1. Open the door.
2. Insert the key into the emergency
door lock hole and turn the key to the
lock position.
3. Close the door securely.
Information
If the electrical power door lock switch
does not operate (ex. dead car battery) and
the trunk is closed, you will not be able to
open the trunk until power is restored.
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WARNING
• The doors should always be fully
closed and locked while the
vehicle is in motion. If the doors
are unlocked, the risk of being
thrown from the vehicle in a crash is
increased.
• Do not pull the inner door handle of
the driver’s or passenger’s door while
the vehicle is moving.
WARNING
Do not leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle. An enclosed
vehicle can become extremely hot,
causing death or serious injury to
unattended children or animals who
cannot escape the vehicle. 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.
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, while
depressing the brake, shift the gear
to the P (Park) position, engage the
parking brake, and press the Engine
Start/Stop button to the OFF position,
close all windows, lock all doors, and
always take the key with you.
CAUTION
Opening a door when something is
approaching may cause damage or
injury. Be careful when opening doors
and watch for vehicles, motorcycles,
bicycles or pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door.
WARNING
If you stay in the vehicle for a long time
while the weather is very hot or cold,
there are risks of injuries or danger to
life. Do not lock the vehicle from the
outside when someone is in the vehicle.
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Automatic Door Lock and Unlock
Features
Your vehicle is equipped with features
that will automatically lock or unlock
your vehicle based on settings you select
in the infotainment system screen.
Auto LOCK Enable on speed
When this feature is set in the
infotainment system screen, all the doors
will be locked automatically when the
vehicle exceeds 15 km/h (9 mph).
Auto LOCK Enable on shift
When this feature is set in the
infotainment system screen, all the doors
will be locked automatically when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) while the
engine is running.
Auto UNLOCK On Shift to P
When this feature is set in the
infotainment system screen, all the doors
will be unlocked automatically when the
vehicle is shifted back into P (Park) while
the engine is running.
Auto UNLOCK Vehicle off
When this feature is set in the
infotainment system screen, all the doors
will be unlocked automatically when the
vehicle is turned off.
For detailed information, refer to the
separately supplied manual.
Additional unlock safety feature air
bag deployment
As an additional safety feature, all doors
will be automatically unlocked when an
impact causes the air bags to deploy.
Child-Protector Rear Door Locks
(if equipped)
ORG3050020L
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children seated in the rear from
accidentally opening the rear doors. The
rear door safety locks should be used
whenever children are in the vehicle.
The child safety lock is located on the
edge of each rear door. When the child
safety lock is in the lock position, the
rear door will not open if the inner door
handle is pulled.
To lock the child safety lock, insert a
small flat blade tool (like a screwdriver or
similar) (1) into the slot and turn it to the
lock position as shown.
To allow a rear door to be opened from
inside the vehicle, unlock the child safety
lock.
WARNING
If children accidently open the rear
doors while the vehicle is in motion,
they could fall out of the vehicle. The
rear door safety locks should always
be used whenever children are in the
vehicle.
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Electronic Child Safety Lock
(if equipped)
ORG3050019
When the electronic child safety lock
button is pressed and the indicator
light on the button illuminates, the rear
doors cannot be opened from inside the
vehicle.
• The rear door window cannot be
opened or closed while the electronic
child safety lock button is in the LOCK
position (indicator light ON).
For more details, refer to “Windows”
section in this chapter.
• Electronic child safety lock does not
automatically turn on unless the driver
presses the electronic child safety
lock button.
• If 3 minutes passes after the Engine
Start/Stop button is pressed to the
OFF, the indicator on the button
turns off, and the driver cannot turn
off electronic child safety lock by
pressing the button. To turn off the
function, press the Engine Start/Stop
button to the ACC or ON position, and
then press the electronic child safety
lock button.
• If the power is supplied again after
removing the battery or battery is
discharged while the electronic child
safety lock button is in the LOCK
position, press the button once more
to match the state of the indicator on
the electronic child safety lock button
and actual status of the electronic
child safety lock function.
• If the airbag is activated while the
electronic child safety lock button
is in the LOCK position (indicator
light ON), the rear doors will unlock
automatically.
• Vehicles equipped with the electronic
child safety lock feature is not
provided with a manual child safety
lock.
WARNING
If children accidentally opens the rear
door while the vehicle is in motion, they
could fall out of the vehicle. Electronic
child safety lock should always be used
whenever children are in the vehicle.
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NOTICE
Child safety lock failure
OJX1059018L
When electronic child safety lock does
not work even though the button is
pressed, the message will be displayed
and an alarm will sound. If this occurs,
have the vehicle be inspected by an
authorized retailer Genesis Branded
products.
Safe Exit Assist (if equipped with
electronic child safety lock)
Safe Exit Assist helps prevent the rear
occupant from opening the rear door.
When an approaching vehicle from the
rear area is detected after the vehicle
stops, the rear doors will not unlock even
when the driver tries to unlock the rear
doors using the electronic child safety
lock button.
For more details, refer to “Safe Exit
Assist (SEA)” section in chapter 7.
Vehicle Auto-Shut Off Function
If your parked vehicle in a garage and
engine is left on for a period of time, the
engine will turn off automatically to help
prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
System setting
You can activate or deactivate Vehicle
Auto-Shut Off function from the Settings
menu in the infotainment system screen.
Select:
- Setup → Vehicle Settings → Convenience
→ Vehicle Auto-Shut Off
ODN8A059340
Operating conditions
Vehicle Auto-Shut Off timer activates
when the following conditions are met.
• Ignition [ON] or engine running
• Shift button is in P (Park) position
• Unfastened driver’s seat belt
• Even one of the doors opens
Deactivations
• In case of selecting “Disable” for
Vehicle Auto-Shut Off in the User
Settings mode (30 min. based timer is
reset automatically if you restart.)
• Gear shift other than P
• Fastened driver’s seat belt
• Step on the brake or accelerator
System operation
At the set time on Vehicle Auto-Shut Off
timer, the engine turns off automatically.