Hyundai Elantra 2018 Owner's Manual

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All information in this Owner's Manual is current at the time of pub-
lication. However, HYUNDAI reserves the right to make changes at
any time so that our policy of continual product improvement may be
carried out.
This manual applies to all HYUNDAI models and includes descrip-
tions and explanations of optional as well as standard equipment.
As a result, you may find material in this manual that does not apply
to your specific vehicle.

F2Your HYUNDAI should not be modified in any way. Such
modifications may adversely affect the performance,
safety or durability of your HYUNDAI and may, in addi-
tion, violate conditions of the limited warranties covering
the vehicle. Certain modifications may also be in viola-
tion of regulations established by the U.S. Department
of Transportation and other federal or state agencies.
Your vehicle is equipped with electronic fuel injection
and other electronic components. It is possible for an
improperly installed/adjusted two-way radio or cellular
telephone to adversely affect electronic systems. For
this reason, we recommend that you carefully follow the
radio manufacturer’s instructions or consult your
HYUNDAI dealer for precautionary measures or special
instructions if you choose to install one of these devices.
CAUTION: MODIFICATIONS TO
YOUR HYUNDAI
TWO-WAY RADIO OR CELLULARTELEPHONE INSTALLATION
This manual includes information titled as DANGER,
WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE.
These titles indicate the following:
SAFETY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE WARNING
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
DANGER
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, could result in death or serious
injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate
injury.
CAUTION
NOTICE indicates a situation which, if not avoided,
could result in vehicle damage.
NOTICE
WARNING

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Your Hyundai vehicle may be equipped with technologies and services that use information collected,
generated, recorded or stored by the vehicle. Hyundai has created a Vehicle Owner Privacy Policy to explain how these
technologies and services collect use and share this information.
You may read our Vehicle Owner Privacy Policy on the Hyundaiusa.com website at: https://www.hyundaiusa.com/owner-
privacy-policy.aspx
If you would like to receive a hard copy of our Vehicle Owner Privacy Policy, please contact our Customer Connect Center
at:
Hyundai Customer Care
P.O. Box 20850
Fountain Valley, CA 92728
800-633-5151
[email protected]
Hyundai's Customer Connect Center representatives are available Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 5:00 AM and 7:00 PM PST and Saturday and Sunday between 6:30 AM and 3:00 PM PST (English).
For Customer Connect Center assistance in Spanish or Korean, representatives are available Monday
through Friday between 6:30 AM and 3:00 PM PST.
HYUNDAI VEHICLE OWNER PRIVACY POLICY

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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations, and thank you for choosing HYUNDAI. We are pleased to welcome you to the growing number of distinguished
people who drive HYUNDAIS. We are very proud of the advanced engineering and high-quality construction of each HYUNDAI we
build.
Your Owner’s Manual will introduce you to the features and operation of your new HYUNDAI. To become familiar with your new
HYUNDAI, so that you can fully enjoy it, read this Owner’s Manual carefully before driving your new vehicle.
This manual contains important safety information and instructions intended to familiarize you with your vehicle’s controls and safe-
ty features so you can safely operate your vehicle.
This manual also contains information on maintenance designed to enhance safe operation of the vehicle. It is recommended that
all service and maintenance on your car be performed by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer. HYUNDAI dealers are prepared to pro-
vide high-quality service, maintenance and any other assistance that may be required.
This Owner’s Manual should be considered a permanent part of your vehicle, and should be kept in the vehicle so you can refer
to it at any time. The manual should stay with the vehicle if you sell it to provide the next owner with important operating, safety
and maintenance information.
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Copyright 2018 HYUNDAI Motor America. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval
system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of HYUNDAI Motor America. Severe engine and transmission damage may result from the use of poor quality fuels and lubricants that do not meet
HYUNDAI specifications. You must always use high quality fuels and lubricants that meet the specifications li\
sted on
Page 8-7 in the Vehicle Specifications section of the Owner's Manual.
CAUTION

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1. What are HYUNDAI Genuine Parts?
HYUNDAI Genuine Parts are the
same parts used by HYUNDAI Motor
Company to manufacture vehicles.
They are designed and tested for the
optimum safety, performance, and
reliability for our customers. 2. Why should you use genuine parts?
HYUNDAI Genuine Parts are engi-
neered and built to meet rigid manu-
facturing requirements. Damage
caused by using imitation, counterfeit
or used salvage parts is not covered
under the HYUNDAI New Vehicle
Limited Warranty or any other
HYUNDAI warranty.
In addition, any damage to or failure of
HYUNDAI Genuine Parts caused by
the installation or failure of an imita-
tion, counterfeit or used salvage part
is not covered by any HYUNDAI
Warranty. 3. How can you tell if you are purchas-
ing HYUNDAI Genuine Parts?
Look for the HYUNDAI Genuine Parts
Logo on the package (see below).
HYUNDAI Genuine Parts exported to
the U.S. are packaged with labels writ-
ten only in English.
HYUNDAI Genuine Parts are only
sold through authorized HYUNDAI
Dealerships.
GUIDE TO HYUNDAI GENUINE PARTS

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Introduction
We want to help you get the greatest
possible driving pleasure from your vehi-
cle. Your Owner's Manual can assist you
in many ways. To gain an overview of the
contents of your Owner's Manual, use
the Table of Contents in the front of the
manual. The first page of each Chapter
includes a detailed Table of Contents of
the topics in that Chapter.
To quickly locate information about your
vehicle, use the Index in the back of the
manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is
in this manual and the page number
where it can be found.
For your convenience, we have incorpo-
rated tabs on the right-hand page edges.
These tabs are coded with the Chapter
titles to assist you with navigating
through the manual.Your safety, and the safety of others, is
very important. This Owner's Manual pro-
vides you with many safety precautions
and operating procedures. This informa-
tion alerts you to potential hazards that
may hurt you or others, as well as dam-
age to your vehicle.
Safety messages found on vehicle labels
and in this manual describe these haz-
ards 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 symbol. Itis used to alert you to potential
physical injury hazards. Obey all
safety messages that follow this
symbol to avoid possible injury or
death. The safety alert symbol
precedes the signal words DAN-
GER, WARNING and CAUTION.
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result in death or serious injury.
DANGER
WARNING indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious
injury.
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NOTICE indicates a situation which, if
not avoided, could result in vehicle
damage. Your new vehicle is designed to obtain
maximum performance with UNLEADED
FUEL, as well as minimize exhaust emis-
sions and spark plug fouling.
Your new vehicle is designed to use only
unleaded fuel having an octane number
((R+M)/2) of 87 (Research Octane
Number 91) or higher. (Do not use
methanol blended fuels)
To prevent damage to the engine and
engine components, never add any
fuel system cleaning agents to the
fuel tank other than what has been
specified.
Consult an authorized HYUNDAI deal-
er for additional information.
Gasoline containing alcohol or
methanol
Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alcohol) are
being marketed along with or instead of
leaded or unleaded gasoline. For exam-
ple, "E15" is a gasohol comprised of 15%
ethanol and 85% gasoline.
Do not use gasohol containing more than
15% ethanol, and do not use gasoline or
gasohol containing any methanol. Either
of these fuels may cause drivability prob-
lems and damage to the fuel system,
engine control system and emission con-
trol system.
Discontinue using gasohol of any kind if
drivability problems occur.
NOTICE
NOTICE
CAUTION indicates a hazardous sit-
uation which, if not avoided, could
result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION
•Do not "top off" after the nozzle
automatically shuts off when
refueling.
Always check that the fuel cap is
installed securely to prevent fuel
spillage in the event of an acci-
dent.
WARNING

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Introduction
"E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com-
prised of 85 percent ethanol and 15 per-
cent gasoline, and is manufactured
exclusively for use in Flexible Fuel
Vehicles. "E85" is not compatible with
your vehicle. Use of "E85" may result in
poor engine performance and damage to
your vehicle's engine and fuel system.
HYUNDAI recommends that customers
do not use fuel with an ethanol content
exceeding 15 percent.
To prevent damage to your vehicle’s
engine and fuel system:
Never use gasohol which containsmethanol.
Never use gasohol containing more than 15% ethanol.
Never use leaded fuel or leaded gasohol.
Never use "E85" fuel.
Your New Vehicle Limited Warranty
does not cover damage to the fuel
system or any performance problems
caused by the use of "E85" fuel.Using Fuel Additives (except Detergent Fuel Additives)
Using fuel additives such as:
- Silicone fuel additive
- Ferrocene (iron-based) fuel additive
- Other metallic-based fuel additives
may result in cylinder misfire, poor accel-
eration, engine stalling, damage to the
catalyst, or abnormal corrosion, and may
cause damage to the engine resulting in
a reduction in the overall life of the pow-
ertrain.
- The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
may illuminate.
Damage to the fuel system or per-
formance problem caused by the use
of these fuels or fuel additives may
not be covered by your New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
Gasoline containing MMT
Some gasoline contains harmful man-
ganese-based fuel additives such as
MMT (Methylcyclopentadienyl
Manganese Tricarbonyl).
HYUNDAI does not recommend the use
of gasoline containing MMT.
This type of fuel can reduce vehicle per-
formance and affect your emission con-
trol system.
The malfunction indicator lamp on the
cluster may come on.
Detergent Fuel Additives
HYUNDAI recommends that you use
good quality gasolines treated with deter-
gent additives such as TOP TIER
Detergent Gasoline, which help prevent
deposit formation in the engine. These
gasolines will help the engine run clean-
er and enhance performance of the
Emission Control System. For more infor-
mation on TOP TIER Detergent
Gasoline, please go to the website
(www
.toptiergas.com).
NOTICE
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Introduction
For customers who do not use TOP Tier
Detergent Gasoline regularly, and have
problems starting or the engine does not
run smoothly, detergent-based fuel addi-
tives that you can purchase separately
may be added to the gasoline. If TOP
TIER Detergent Gasoline is not available,
one bottle of additive added to the fuel
tank according to the maintenance
schedule is recommended (refer to the
Maintenance Schedule in chapter 7).
Additives are available from your author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer along with infor-
mation on how to use them. Do not mix
other additives.
Operation in foreign countries
If you are going to drive your vehicle in
another country, be sure to:
Observe all regulations regarding reg-istration and insurance.
Determine that acceptable fuel is avail- able. This vehicle should not be modified.
Modification of your vehicle could
affect its performance, safety or dura-
bility and may even violate governmen-
tal safety and emissions regulations.
In addition, damage or performance
problems resulting from any modifica-
tion may not be covered under warran-
ty.
If you use unauthorized electronic devices, it may cause the vehicle to
operate abnormally, wire damage, bat-
tery discharge and fire. For your safety,
do not use unauthoriz ed electronic
devices. By following a few simple precautions for
the first 600 miles (1,000 km) you may
add to the performance, economy and
life of your vehicle.
Do not race the engine.
While driving, keep your engine speed
(rpm, or revolutions per minute)
between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.
Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or slow.
Varying engine speed is needed to
properly break-in the engine.
Avoid hard stops, except in emergen- cies, to allow the brakes to seat prop-
erly.
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Introduction
This vehicle is equipped with an event
data recorder (EDR). The main purpose
of an EDR is to record, in certain crash
or near crash-like situations, such as
an air bag deployment or hitting a road
obstacle, data that will assist in under-
standing how a vehicle’s systems per-
formed. The EDR is designed to record
data related to vehicle dynamics and
safety systems for a short period of
time, typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
were operating;
senger safety belts were buckled/
fastened;
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances
in which crashes and injuries occur.
NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situ-
ation occurs; no data are recorded by
the EDR under normal driving condi-
tions and no personal data (e.g.,
name, gender, age, and crash loca-
tion) are recorded. However, other
parties, such as law enforcement,
could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data
routinely acquired during a crash
investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, spe-
cial equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information if
they have access to the vehicle or the
EDR.
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CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
WARNING
Items contained in motor vehicles
or emitted from them are known to
the State of California to cause can-
cer and birth defects or reproduc-
tive harm. These include:
Gasoline and its vapors
Engine exhaust
Used engine oil
Interior passenger compartment
components and materials
Component parts which are sub-
ject to heat and wear
In addition, battery posts, terminals
and related accessories contain
lead, lead compounds and other
chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and
reproductive harm.
WARNING