Hyundai Elantra 2012 Owner's Manual - RHD (UK. Australia)

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Features of your vehicle
Windscreen washers
In the OFF position, pull the lever gently
toward you to spray washer fluid on the
windscreen and to run the wipers 1-3
cycles. Use this function when the wind-
screen is dirty. The spray and wiper oper-
ation will continue until you release the
lever.
If the washer does not work, check the
washer fluid level. If the fluid level is not
sufficient, you will need to add appropri-
ate non-abrasive windscreen washer
fluid to the washer reservoir.
The reservoir filler neck is located in the
front of the engine compartment on the
driver side.
CAUTION
To prevent possible damage to thewasher pump, do not operate the
washer when the fluid reservoir isempty.
WARNING
Do not use the washer in freezing
temperatures without first warming
the windscreen with the defrosters;
the washer solution could freeze oncontact with the windscreen and
obscure your vision.
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CAUTION
To prevent possible damage to the wipers or windscreen, do not
operate the wipers when the windscreen is dry.
To prevent damage to the wiper blades, do not use petrol,
kerosene, paint thinner, or other solvents on or near them.
To prevent damage to the wiper arms and other components, donot attempt to move the wipers
manually.

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Interior lamp AUTO cut
When all entrances are closed, if you
lock the vehicle by using the transmit-
ter or the smart key, all interior lamp
will be off within 5 seconds.
If you do not operate anything in the vehicle after turning off the engine, the
lights will turn off after 20 minutes. Map lamp (if equipped)
Push the lens (1) to turn the map lamp on
or off. This light produces a spot beam for
convenient use as a map lamp at night or
as a personal lamp for the driver and the
front passenger. In the DOOR position, the map
lamp and the room lamp come
on when any door is openedregardless of the ignition
switch position.
When doors are unlocked bythe transmitter (or smart key),the map lamp and the room
lamp come on for approxi-mately 30 seconds as long as
any door is not open. The maplamp and the room lamp goes
out gradually after approxi-mately 30 seconds if the door
is closed. However, if the igni-
tion switch is ON or all doors
are locked, the map lamp and
the room lamp will turn off
immediately.
Map lamp and room lamp stay on at all times.
The lights turn off even if a door is opened.
❈ When the lamp is turned ON bypressing the lens (1), the lamp
does not turn off even if the
switch (2) is in the OFF position.
INTERIOR LIGHT
CAUTION
Do not use the interior lights for
extended periods when the engine
is not running.
It may cause battery discharge.
WARNING
Do not use the interior lights when
driving in the dark. Accidents could
happen because the view may be
obscured by interior lights.
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Room lamp
To turn the room lamp ON or OFF, push
the switch.Boot lamp (if equipped) The boot room lamp comes on when the boot is opened.Vanity mirror lamp (if equipped)
Pull the sunvisor downward and you can
turn the vanity mirror lamp ON or OFF by
pushing the button.
: To turn the lamp ON.
To turn the lamp OFF.
CAUTION
Do not leave the lamp switches on
for an extended period of time when the vehicle is not running.CAUTION
The boot lamp comes on as long asthe boot lid is open. To preventunnecessary charging system
drain, close the boot lid securely after use.
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CAUTION
To prevent unnecessary charging
system drain, turn off the lamp by pushing the O button after usingthe lamp.

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NOTICE
If you want to defrost and defog the
front windscreen, refer to “Windscreen
defrosting and defogging” in this sec-
tion.
Rear window defroster
The defroster heats the window to
remove frost, fog and thin ice from the
interior and exterior of the rear window,
whilst engine is running.
To activate the rear window defroster,
press the rear window defroster button
located in the centre facia switch panel. The indicator on the rear window
defroster button illuminates when thedefroster is ON.
If there is heavy accumulation of snow on
the rear window, brush it off before oper-
ating the rear defroster.
The rear window defroster automatically
turns off after approximately 20 minutes
or when the ignition switch is turned off.
To turn off the defroster, press the rear
window defroster button again.
Outside mirror defroster
(if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with outside
mirror defrosters, they will operate at the
same time when you turn on the rear
window defroster.
Front wiper deicer (if equipped)
If your vehicle is equipped with front
wiper deicer, they will operate at the
same time when you turn on the rear
window defroster.
DEFROSTER
CAUTION
To prevent damage to the conduc-
tors bonded to the inside surface of
the rear window, never use sharpinstruments or window cleanerscontaining abrasives to clean the window.
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MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
1. Front windscreen defrost button
2. Mode selection buttons
3. Rear window defroster button
4. MAX A/C (Max airconditioning) button (if equipped) 5. Air intake control button
6. Temperature control knob
7. Fan speed control knob
8. A/C (Air conditioning) button (if equipped)
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Heating and air conditioning
1. Start the engine.
2. Set the mode to the desired position.
To improve the effectiveness of heat-ing and cooling :
- Heating:- Cooling:
3. Set the temperature control to the desired position.
4. Set the air intake control to the outside (fresh) air position.
5. Set the fan speed control to the desired speed.
6. If air conditioning is desired, turn the air conditioning system (if equipped) on.
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Mode selection
The mode selection button controls the
direction of the air flow through the venti-lation system.
Air can be directed to the floor, dash-
board outlets, or windscreen. Five sym-
bols are used to represent Face, Bi-
Level, Floor, Floor-Defrost and Defrostair position.
Face-Level (B, D)
Air flow is directed toward the upper body
and face. Additionally, each outlet can becontrolled to direct the air dischargedfrom the outlet.
Bi-Level (B, D, C, E)
Air flow is directed towards the face and
the floor.
Floor-Level (C, E, A, D)
Most of the air flow is directed to the
floor, with a small amount of the air beingdirected to the windscreen and side win-
dow defrosters.
Floor/Defrost-Level (A, C, E, D)
Most of the air flow is directed to the floor and the windscreen with a small amount
directed to the side window defrosters.
Defrost-Level (A, D)
Most of the air flow is directed to thewindscreen with a small amount of air
directed to the side window defrosters.
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MAX A/C-Level (if equipped)
To select the MAX A/C, press the MAX
A/C button.
Air flow is directed toward the upper body
and face.
In this mode, the air conditioning and the recirculated air position will be selected
automatically. Instrument panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or closed
separately using the thumbwheel.
Also, you can adjust the direction of air
delivery from these vents using the vent
control lever as shown.Temperature control
The temperature control knob allows you
to control the temperature of the air flow-
ing from the ventilation system. To
change the air temperature in the pas-
senger compartment, turn the knob to
the right position for warm and hot air or
left position for cooler air.
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Air intake control
This is used to select outside (fresh) air position or recirculated air position.
To change the air intake control position,
press the control button.Recirculated air position
With the recirculated airposition selected, air from
the passenger compart-
ment will be drawn throughthe heating system andheated or cooled accordingto the function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position With the outside (fresh) airposition selected, air
enters the vehicle from out-side and is heated orcooled according to thefunction selected.
✽✽ NOTICE
It should be noted that prolonged oper-
ation of the heater in the recirculated air
position (without air conditioning select-
ed) will cause fogging of the windscreen
and side windows and the air within the
passenger compartment will become
stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air
conditioning with the recirculated air
position selected will result in excessive-
ly dry air in the passenger compart-
ment.
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Fan speed control
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for fan operation.
The fan speed control knob allows you to
control the fan speed of the air flowing
from the ventilation system. To change
the fan speed, turn the knob to the right
for higher speed or left for lower speed.
Setting the fan speed control knob to the
“0” position turns off the fan.
Air conditioning (A/C) (if equipped)
Press the A/C button to turn the air con- ditioning system on (indicator light will
illuminate). Press the button again to turn
the air conditioning system off.
WARNING
Continuous operation of the cli- mate control system in the recir-
culated air position may allowhumidity to increase inside the
vehicle which may fog the glass
and obscure visibility.
Do not sleep in a vehicle with air conditioning or heating system
on. It may cause serious harm or
death due to a drop in the oxygen
level and/or body temperature.
Continuous operation of the cli- mate control system in the recir-culated air position can cause
drowsiness or sleepiness, and
loss of vehicle control. Set the air
intake control to the outside
(fresh) air position as much as
possible whilst driving.
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