GENESIS G90 2021 Owner's Manual

Smart key
[A] : Unlock, [B] : Lock
To lock:
Press the button on the outside door
handle while carrying the Smart Key
with you or press the Door Lock but-
ton on the Smart Key.
To unlock:
• Put your hand in the driver's out-
side door handle while carrying the
Smart Key with you, the driver's
door will unlock.
Put your hand in the outside door
handle again within 4 seconds,
then all doors will unlock.
• Put your hand in the passenger’s
outside door handle, all doors will
unlock.
• Press the Door Unlock button on
the Smart Key, the driver's door will
unlock.
Press the Door Unlock button on
the Smart Key again within 4 sec-
onds, then 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.
Information
You can change the system to the cen-
tral door unlock mode in the Settings
menu in the AVN system screen to
unlock all the doors when you press
the unlock button one time.
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 multi-
ple times in rapid succession with
either the vehicle key or door lock
switch, the system may stop operat-
ing temporarily in order to protect
the circuit and prevent damage to
system components.
Power door latch
If a door isn't closed completely but
is closed to the first detent position,
the door will close automatically.
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Operating Door Locks from
Inside the Vehicle
With the door lock button
• To unlock a door, pull the door lock
button (1) to the "Unlock" position.
The red mark (2) on the door lock
button will be visible.
• To lock a door, push the door lock
button (1) to the "Lock" position. If
the door is locked properly, the red
mark (2) on the door lock button
will not be visible.
• To open a door, pull the door han-
dle (3) outward.
• If the inner door handle of the dri-
ver's (or front passenger's) door is
pulled when the door lock button is
in the lock position, the button is
unlocked and door opens.• The doors cannot be locked if the
smart key is in the vehicle and any
door is open.
Information
If a power door lock ever fails to func-
tion while you are in the vehicle try
one or more of the following tech-
niques to exit:
• Operate the door unlock feature
repeatedly (both electronic and man-
ual) 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.
Information
When the vehicle's battery run out
and you leave the vehicle, make sure
all the doors are locked. You can lock
the driver's door with a mechanical
key and the rest of the doors with the
lock button above the door inside han-
dle.
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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 oper-
ates.
CAUTION
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With the central door lock
switch
The driver side and front passenger
side door armrest is equipped with a
central door lock switch. The lock
button is indicated by a ( ) symbol.
The unlock button is indicated by a
( ) symbol.
When the lock button (1) is pressed,
all the vehicle doors (and trunk) will
lock.
When the unlock button (2) is
pressed, all the vehicle doors (and
trunk) will unlock.
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■Driver's door■Passenger's door
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.
WARNING
Do not leave children or ani-
mals unattended in your vehi-
cle. An enclosed vehicle can
become extremely hot, causing
death or serious injury to unat-
tended 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 some-
one gaining entry to the vehicle.
WARNING
Always secure your vehicle.
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
can allow theft or entry into the
vehicle.
To secure your vehicle, while
depressing the brake pedal,
shift the gear to the P (Park)
position, engage the parking
brake, and place the Engine
Start/Stop button in the OFF
position, close all windows,
lock all doors, and always take
the key with you.
WARNING
Opening a door when some-
thing is approaching may cause
damage or injury. Be careful
when opening doors and watch
for vehicles, motorcycles, bicy-
cles or pedestrians approach-
ing the vehicle in the path of the
door.
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Auto 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 AVN system screen.
Auto LOCK - Enable on Speed
When this feature is set in the AVN
system screen, all the doors will be
locked automatically when the vehi-
cle exceeds 9 mph (15 km/h).
Auto LOCK - Enable on Shift
When this feature is set in the AVN
system screen, all the doors will be
locked automatically when the vehi-
cle is shifted out of P (Park) while the
engine is running. (Only when the
engine is running.)
Auto UNLOCK - On Shift to P
When this feature is set in the AVN
system screen, all the doors will be
unlocked automatically when the
vehicle is shifted back into P (Park).
(Only when the engine is running.)
Auto UNLOCK - Vehicle Off
When this feature is set in the AVN
system screen, all the doors will be
unlocked automatically when the
vehicle is turned off.
For more information on these fea-
tures, scan the QR code in a sepa-
rately supplied simple 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
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 (1)
position, the rear door will not open if
the inner door handle is pulled.
You can only open the rear doors
using the outside door handle (2).
To lock the child safety lock, insert a
screwdriver into the hole and turn it
to the lock position.
To allow a rear door to be opened
from inside the vehicle, unlock the
child safety lock.
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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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Safe Exit Assist (SEA) System
(If equipped)
Once the system decides it is danger-
ous for a passenger to open a vehicle
door by sensing the approaching of a
vehicle from behind when the person
is opening the door, the warning mes-
sage “Watch for traffic” appears and
the alarming sound will continue for
maximum of five seconds.
This function works for ten minutes
even after the ignition is turned off.
The function will be released as soon
as the vehicle doors are locked with
the smart key.
The alarming sound will continue
while the Safe Exit Assist system is
in activation.
The Safe Exit Assist system is acti-
vated when you select ‘Setup →
Vehicle Settings →Driver Assistance
→Blind-Spot Safety →Safe Exit
Assist’ from the Settings menu in the
AVN system screen.
For detailed information, scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
simple manual.
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If a vehicle is approaching from
behind is too fast or a door is
opened too suddenly the alarm
system may not set off in time,
which can increase the chance
of an accident. Therefore, when
exiting the vehicle, always check
your surroundings to make sure
that there are no vehicles or
objects approaching.
WARNING
The safe Exist Assist system
may not operate normally when a
vehicle is coming rapidly two
lanes over from your vehicle or a
vehicle is approaching at a fast
speed from the rear in the lane
next to your vehicle.
The Safe Exist Assist system
may be activated later than nor-
mal or may not operate normally
if a vehicle is approaching fast
from the rear of your vehicle.
The Safe Exist Assist system will
not operate if there is a malfunc-
tion with the Blind-Spot Collision
Warning system as follows:
- When the BCW warning mes-
sage appears
- When the BCW sensor or the
sensor surrounding is polluted
or covered
- When the BCW does not warn
or warns wrongly
For more details, refer to cau-
tions and limitations in “Blind-
Spot Collision Warning/Blind-
Spot Collision-Avoidance
Assist” in chapter 5.
WARNING

This system helps to protect your
vehicle and valuables. The horn will
sound and the hazard warning lights
will blink continuously if any of the
following occur:
- A door is opened without using the
smart key.
- The trunk is opened without using
the smart key.
- The engine hood is opened.
The alarm continues for 30 seconds,
then the system resets. To turn off
the alarm, unlock the doors with the
smart key.
The Theft Alarm System automati-
cally sets 30 seconds after you lock
the doors and the trunk. For the sys-
tem to activate, you must lock the
doors and the trunk from outside the
vehicle with the smart key or by
pressing the button on the outside of
the door handles with the smart key
in your possession.
The hazard warning lights will blink
and the chime will sound once to
indicate the system is armed.
Once the security system is set,
opening any door, the trunk, or the
hood without using the smart key will
cause the alarm to activate.
The Theft Alarm System will not set if
the hood, the trunk, or any door is
not fully closed. If the system will not
set, check the hood, the trunk, or the
doors are fully closed.
Do not attempt to alter this system or
add other devices to it.Information
• Do not lock the doors until all pas-
sengers have left the vehicle. If the
remaining passenger leaves the
vehicle when the system is armed,
the alarm will be activated.
• If the vehicle is not disarmed with
the smart key, open the doors by
using the mechanical key or start
the engine by directly pressing the
Engine Start/Stop button with the
smart key.
• When the system is disarmed but a
door or trunk is not opened within 30
seconds, the system will be rearmed.
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The Seat Position Memory System is
provided to store and recall the fol-
lowing memory settings with a sim-
ple button operation.
1) Driver's seat position
- Seat/Steering wheel/Outer side
view mirror position
- Instrument panel illumination inten-
sity
- Head-Up Display height, rotation
and brightness (if equipped)
2) Passenger/Rear seat position
- Seat position
Information
• If the battery is disconnected, the
memory settings will be erased.
• If the Seat Position Memory System
does not operate normally, have the
system checked by an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded prod-
ucts.
Storing Positions into Memory
1. Check that the gear is in P (Park)
while the Engine Start/Stop button
is in the ON position.
2. Adjust the driver's seat position,
outer side view mirror position,
steering wheel position, instru-
ment panel illumination intensity
and head-up display height/bright-
ness to the desired position.
3. Press the SET button. The system
will beep once and notify you
"Press button to save settings"on
the LCD display.
4. Press one of the memory buttons
(1 or 2) within 4 seconds. The sys-
tem will beep twice when the
memory has been successfully
stored.
5. "Driver 1 (or 2) settings saved" will
appear on the LCD display. The
message appears only for the dri-
ver's seat position memory set-
ting.
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SEAT POSITION MEMORY SYSTEM
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Recalling Positions from
Memory
1. Check that the gear is in P (Park)
while the Engine Start/Stop button
is in the ON position.
2. Press the desired memory button
(1 or 2). The system will beep
once, and then the driver's seat
position, outer side view mirror
position, steering wheel position,
instrument panel illumination
intensity and head-up display
height/brightness will automatical-
ly adjust to the stored positions.
3. "Driver 1(or 2) settings applied"
will appear on the LCD display.
The message appears only for
the driver's seat position memory
setting.
Information
• If you press the SET button or num-
ber 1 button with the number 1 set-
ting in operation, the setting will tem-
porarily deactivate. If you press the
number 2 button, the number 2 set-
ting will activate.
• If you press the number 2 button or
SET button with the number 2 button
in operation, the number 2 setting
will temporarily deactivate. Press the
number 1 button, the number 1 set-
ting will activate.
• If you operate the seat adjustment
switch, side view mirror, steering
wheel, instrument panel illumination
or head-up display while recalling the
stored positions, the pre-set settings
will become ineffective.
Resetting the Seat Position
Memory System
Take the following procedures to
reset the seat position memory sys-
tem, when it does not operate prop-
erly.
To reset the seat position mem-
ory system
1. Stop the vehicle and open the dri-
ver's door with the Engine
Start/Stop button in the ON posi-
tion and the gear shifted to P
(Park).
2. Operate the control switch to set
the driver's seat and seatback to
the foremost position.
3. Simultaneously press the SET
button and push forward the dri-
ver's seat movement switch over 2
seconds.
While resetting the seat posi-
tion memory system
1. It starts with the notification sound.
2. The driver's seat and seatback is
adjusted to the rearward position
with the notification sound.
3. The driver's seat and seatback is
re-adjusted to the default position
(central position) with the notifica-
tion sound.
However, in the following cases, the
resetting procedure and the notifica-
tion sound may stop.
- The memory button is pressed.
- The seat control switch is operated.
- The gear is shifted out of P (Park).
- The driving speed exceeds 2 mph
(3 km/h).
- The driver's door is closed.
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Information
• Reattempt to do the resetting proce-
dure again when the resetting proce-
dure incompletely stops or the noti-
fication sound do not stop.
• Make sure that there is no obstacle
around the driver's seat in advance
of resetting the seat position memo-
ry system.
Easy Access Function
The system will move the driver's seat
and steering wheel automatically as
follows:
• Exiting the vehicle:
The driver’s seat will move rear-
ward and the steering wheel will
move upward when the driver’s
door is opened and the Engine
Start/Stop button is in the OFF
positon with the gear in P (Park).
However, the driver’s seat may not
move rearward if there is not
enough space between the driver’s
seat and the rear seats.
Also, on a regular basis, the steer-
ing wheel will also move forward to
adjust its location by itself.
• Entering the vehicle:
The driver’s seat and steering
wheel will move back to its original
position when the Engine Start/Stop
button is in the OFF position and the
driver’s door is closed with the
smart key in possession or when
the Engine Start/Stop button is
changed to the ACC, ON or START
position from the OFF position.• When you enter or exit the vehicle,
the seat bolster is automatically
adjusted (if equipped).
- When you enter, the seat bolter is
adjusted to the position set by the
driver.
- When you exit, the seat bolster is
adjusted to the default position.
You can activate or deactivate the
Easy Access Function from the
Settings menu in the AVN system
screen. Select:
- Seat Easy Access : Setup →
Vehicle Settings →Convenience →
Seat/ Steering Wheel →Seat Easy
Access →Off/Normal/Extended
- Steering Easy Access: Setup →
Vehicle Settings →Convenience →
Seat/ Steering Wheel →Steering
Easy Access →On/Off
For detailed information, scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
simple manual.
❈Details for the Easy Access func-
tion for the front and rear passen-
gers seat is explained in chapter 2.
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The Smart Posture Care system
automatically provides a healthy pos-
ture (position) for the driver's back,
and sets the steering wheel, outer
side view mirrors, head-up display
positions according to the driver's
body measurements.
Information
If the Seat Posture Care System does
not operate normally, have the system
checked by an authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products.1. Check that the gear is in P (Park)
while the Engine Start/Stop button
is in the ON position.
2. Press the SMART button on the
driver's door or select 'Setup →
Vehicle Settings →Convenience
→Smart Posture Care' from the
Settings menu in the AVN system
screen.
3. Enter information (Height, Pants
Inseam Length, Weight) in the
AVN system screen.
4. After entering the driver’s informa-
tion, press 'Adjust Posture'. The
driver’s seat, steering wheel, side
view mirror and head-up display
will be adjusted.
5. Press 'Save' and save the adjust-
ed seat position in 'Driver 1' or
'Driver 2'.
Reference table
For detailed information, scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
simple manual.
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SMART POSTURE CARE SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
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Height4' 9'' ~ 6' 6"
Pants
Inseam
Length
Short/Average/Tall
Weight109 lbs. or Below ~
264 lbs. or Above