HYUNDAI ELANTRA SEL 2021 Owners Manual

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hyundai Digital Key
(if equipped)
Digital Key Application
To use Hyundai Digital Key mobile app,
you should install Hyundai digital key
application. Search ‘Hyundai digital key’
in the Google Play Store and download
the app. Please refer to the detailed
manual of the digital key app. The option
can be found under the following app
menu:
Menu → Application Info → Tutorial
Please note the manual before using the
app.
à This service is only av

ailable for
Android smartphones. Please confirm
supported/compatible devices on our
website.
WARNING
For used vehicle
If any of the digital key (smartphone key
or card key) is already registered when
you press ON button after unlocking
the doors, the message ‘Digital key(s)
active’ appears on the instrument
cluster once. If you buy a used vehicle,
you should confirm the message and
delete the registered smartphone key
and card key. In addition, please notify
the Hyundai Customer Care Center.
If the card key does not work properly,
please delete the card key and register
the smartphone key and re-register the
card key.
For vehicle maintenance
If you need to have your Digital Key
System repaired or replaced please
ensure you Smartphone Key is still
active. You may have to pair your phone
again.
In the case, re-initialize your Digital
Keys using the Hyundai Digital Key
mobile app.
Digital key (smartphone) NFC
function
You can use the Digital Key NFC (Near
Field Communication) function after
turning on your smartphone function in
the NFC settings. And you should unlock
& turn on smartphone screen to use it.
à To change the NF

C mode of the
smartphone, please refer to the
smartphone manual or contact
to the customer service center of
smartphone manufacturers.

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Digital key (smartphone)
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Hyundai Digital Key (Smartphone)
Pairing
1.
Turn the v
ehicle on with the Smart key
and make sure to keep the smart key
inside the vehicle during digital key
registration.
2.
Regis

ter your Digital key from the
vehicle user setting menu as follows.
à With Naviga

tion screen :
From the infotainment screen menu,
go to [Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key]
- [Smart Phone Key] then select the
[Save] from submenu.
à Without naviga

tion screen :
From cluster menu, go to [Digital Key]
- [Smart Phone Key] and select [Save].
Information
The [Save] button will be disabled if the
digital key (Smartphone key) is already
saved.
Please refer to “Digital Key Delete” in this
manual and follow the digital key delete
procedure in your car before attempting a
Digital key save.
Please refer to the ‘Tutorial’ on your
Digital key app and delete the previous
saved key in your smartphone before
attempting a save.
3.
Select the vehicle t

o save on your
Digital key application and activate
the save mode.
à Sav

e mode is available only on
the vehicle owner’s Digital key
application.
4.
Place the backside o

f smartphone
onto the wireless charging pad(in-
vehicle authentication pad).
The saving process will begin
automatically.
5.
Once the digital ke

y save is complete,
a message will be shown on the
infotainment screen or cluster.
6.
Remo

ve the smartphone from the pad
and complete the saving process.
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[A] : Wireless Charging Pad (In-vehicle Authentication
P
ad)

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Hyundai Digital Key (Smartphone Key)
Deletion
1.
Turn the v
ehicle on with the Smart
key and make sure to keep the smart
key inside the vehicle during delete
process.
2.
Delet

e your Digital key from the
vehicle user setting menu as follows.
à With Naviga

tion screen :
From the infotainment screen menu,
go to [Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key]
- [Smart Phone Key] then select the
[Delete] from submenu.
à Without naviga

tion screen :
From cluster menu, go to [Digital
Key] - [Smart Phone Key] and select
[Delete].
Information
The [Delete] button will be disabled if there
is no digital key (Smartphone key) saved. 3.
Once the digital ke

y delete is
complete, a message will be shown
on the infotainment screen or cluster.
4.
Go to [Initializ
e Digital Key] menu on
the digital key application and select
the vehicle to delete the digital key
information.
• Open
the Hyundai Digital K
ey
app → Menu → Initializ

e
Digital K
ey
Ã
If the sav
ed digital key information
in your car is deleted due to vehicle
maintenance, the digital key in your
smartphone should be deleted as well.
à For mor
e information, please refer to
the ‘Tutorial’ on your Digital key app.
CAUTION
• If the smartphone is removed
from the interior authentication
pad during enrollment, the saving
process will be cancelled.
• If the infotainment or instrument
cluster screen is changed during
enrollment, the saving process will
be cancelled.
• If the vehicle is turned off during
enrollment, the saving process will
be cancelled.
• If the gear is shifted, the saving
process will be cancelled.
• If you try to save the smartphone
which is not logged in with the
vehicle owner’s ID or if you try to
save the Card key, the saving process
will not begin.
• If the NFC setting on your
smartphone is off, the saving process
will not begin.
• If the smartphone screen is changed
to off or locked status, the saving
process will be cancelled.
• If there is no Smart key during the
save process, the saving process will
not begin.

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Set up main vehicle
You can manage multiple digital keys
from the Digital key app. From the list of
digital keys you own, select the vehicle
you want to make your priority vehicle.
For more information, please refer to
the ‘Tutorial’ on your Digital key app.
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[1] : Door handle authentication pad
NFC door lock/unlock
You should contact your smartphone’s
NFC antenna(backside of phone) to door
handle authentication pad (1) marked
position near by the lock button) of
driver’s (or front passenger’s) outside
door for 2 seconds to lock or unlock the
doors. If the Two Press Unlock feature
is applied (press twice for unlocking),
driver’s seat door will be unlocked by
contacting the digital key (smartphone
key). In this state, if you contact one
more time within 4 seconds, all the doors
unlock. Please make sure the doors are
locked. If you do not open any of the
doors after unlocking, it automatically
re-lock after 30 seconds.Note that you cannot lock your vehicle
when you contact NFC antenna in the
smartphone to the door handle pad if
any of the following occurs:
•
The Proximity / Smart Key is in the
vehicle.
• The POWER button is in ACC or ON
position.
• Any of the doors, hood and trunk is
opened.
If the smartphone digital key does not
work, please remove the smartphone
more than 4 inches (0.1 m) from the door
handle authentication pad and try it
again.

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Start-up with Digital Key
1.
Aft
er placing your registered
smartphone onto the interior
authentication pad (wireless charger),
step on the brake and press the
Engine Start/Stop button.
2.
Aft

er start-up, the digital key data
will be automatically updated. It
takes 5 to 20 seconds, after that,
the smartphone can be go into the
wireless charging mode automatically.
Once the engine is started, you can
remove the smartphone from the pad.
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[A] : Wireless Charging Pad (In-vehicle Authentication
P
ad)
Information
After reconnecting the vehicle battery
power supply or charging the battery, it
may take time to operate due to remote
renewal of security information. When you
lock or unlock the door with NFC, please
contact and hold your smartphone on the
door handle until it works.
When the mobile data connection of the
smartphone is weak, the remote renewal
of security information may fail. In this
case, you should lock, unlock or turn on
the vehicle with the card key. When you
are in the place where the mobile data
connection of your smartphone is available
and place your smartphone on the interior
authentication pad (wireless charger) and
start up your vehicle or contact the digital
key on the door handle to lock or unlock
the door, the remote renewal of security
information starts automatically. Even
though the engine is turned on, please
wait until the remote renewal process
is completed and wireless charger is
converted to charging mode.
CAUTION
The engine can be turned on if the
registered smartphone or card key is
placed on the interior authentication
pad (wireless charger). Do not leave
unsupervised children or people who
are not aware of the system since it
can result in serious injury or death.
Always have the registered digital key
(smartphone) or card key with you to
prevent vehicle theft when leaving the
vehicle.
For more information, refer to the
Engine Start/Stop button in chapter 6.

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Remote Control with Digital Key
To use the remote control function with
your android smartphone, Bluetooth
must be turned on.
Remote Control Connection with Digital
Key
1.
Open Hyundai digital ke
y application
on the smartphone. Select the
vehicle to activate the remote control
function as a main vehicle.
2.
Approach with the activ

ated
smartphone app to your vehicle
and you can check whether the
connection is available. If it enables
your smartphone to connect, connect
with your vehicle by pressing the
connect button. The remote control
function is activated after completing
the process.
Remote Control Operation with Digital
Key
You can execute the remote control
operation including door lock/unlock,
panic on/off, remote start / remote
stop and trunk opening. The icon for
each function will be highlighted and
alarm/vibration also provided when the
operation is performed.
Note that you cannot lock your vehicle
using the Hyundai digital key app if any
of the following occurs:
• The POWER button is in ACC or ON
position.
• Any doors are open.
When the smartphone and the vehicle
are connected by the Bluetooth function
but the remote control command
cannot be received over 5 minutes, the
remote control connection is cancelled
automatically. CAUTION
• If metallic window tint was applied
to your vehicle, it may cause
bad Bluetooth connection or
performance degradation of the
digital key.
• If multiple users operate the remote
control function simultaneously, the
connection between the digital key
and the vehicle might result in failed
commands. Please connect and
operate the remote control function
only with the necessary user.
• When using the remote control
operation, the driver (the remote
control user) should leave the vehicle
after confirming the door lock (the
chime sounds once and the hazard
warning lights blink).
• The remote functions of the Digital
Key app enables the vehicle to be
controlled from a set distance. If
the digital key or the vehicle goes
beyond the operable distance, the
remote control function might be
disconnected or cancelled.
• If the digital key (smartphone) is
connected with the vehicle for the
remote control, the driver with the
key goes far away from the vehicle,
the function might not work.
• If the remote control operation
is executed where the mobile
connection is weak, Bluetooth
connection is poor due to several
Bluetooth devices or there is an
object such as metal or concrete, it
might be delayed or the operable
distance might decrease. You should
not cover the smartphone with your
hand or place other devices which
can cause frequency interference. It
may result in poor performance.
• If the remote control function is not
available, please use NFC function to
lock or unlock the doors.

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Remote Start with Digital Key
• When the shift lever of your vehicle
is in P (Park) and all of the doors
including trunk and hood is locked
and the vehicle is off, press the Door
Lock button in the Hyundai Digital
Key app then press the Remote Start
button within 4 seconds.
You can confirm the engine is on if the
hazard warning lights blinks two times
and the chime sounds.
• If you want to turn off the engine,
press Remote Engine Stop. Air
Conditioner / Heating system
maintains the same status as when
you last used the vehicle.
• Unless you put the registered digital
key(smartphone) on the interior
authentication pad (wireless charger)
when the remote start function is on,
the engine will turn off.
• If you do not get into the vehicle
within 10 minutes after the engine
turns on, the vehicle will turn off.
For more information, refer to the Engine
Start/Stop button in chapter 6.
Vehicle information Display
The digital key application displays
the vehicle information such as
driving or door conditions through the
communication with the vehicle.
• How to check : Select the vehicle
what you want to check and touch
the vehicle image, then vehicle
information display page will be
shown.
• Contents : accumulated odometer,
latest fuel economy, driving range,
fuel remaining, tire pressure, doors
lock/unlock status and last data
updated time.
ÃDisplay

ed vehicle date could be
differed from the current vehicle
condition.
à For mor

e information, please refer to
the ‘Tutorial’ on your Digital key app. Smartphone change/App deletion
If you change your smartphone or delete
the Hyundai Digital Key App, please refer
to the following to set up your Digital
Key:
Smartphone Change/ Reset
If you change or reset the smartphone,
the registered digital key in your previous
smartphone may not be used. Please
refer to following procedure to use the
digital key.
1.
Install the digital k

ey application and
log in.
2.
If you ar

e the owner, retry the Digital
key save process.
3.
If you ar

e the sharer, need to re-share
the key from owner.
App delete & reinstall/ Delete App data
You can re-download the digital key from
the server and follow these procedures.
1.
Reins

tall the application and log in.
2.
Input the PIN number for user
v

erification.
3.
If PIN is correct, digital k

ey data
will be re-downloaded to your
smartphone and you can use it
without any further registration or
sharing.
Smartphone operability with Digital Key
The digital key application may not be
available to older type smartphones.
Please check the available smartphone
models with your dealer. NFC antenna
position on the smartphone can be
confirmed on each smartphone’s manual
or contact to customer service center of
the smartphone manufacture.

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CAUTION
• Do not leave the registered digital
key (smartphone) and card key in
your vehicle. Please carry around
your keys all the time.
• If you happen to lose your digital
key (smartphone) or card key
registered as a main user’s key, you
should immediately delete the key
on the vehicle’s key menu. For more
information, refer to the Digital Key
Deletion in this chapter.
• If you registered your digital key
(smartphone) or card key in the
vehicle, a message appears on the
instrument cluster and informs you
that the key is registered.
(Message: Digital key(s) active.)
• If you buy a used vehicle, you should
confirm the message and delete the
registered smartphone key and card
key. In this case, you should carry
your smart key.
• If you keep place the NFC card
of the digital key on the interior
authentication pad (wireless
charger) while driving, it may cause a
malfunction of the NFC card.
• You should remove your NFC card
of the digital key on the interior
authentication pad after turning on
the engine.
• Hyundai digital key app may not
work properly when the NFC or
Bluetooth communication between
smartphone and car is poor.
• If the remote control operation
is executed where the mobile
connection is weak, Bluetooth
connection is poor due to other
Bluetooth devices or there is an
object such as metal or concrete, it
might be delayed or the operable
distance might decrease. You should
not cover the smartphone with your
hand or place other devices which
can cause frequency interference. It
may result in poor performance. •
If the remote control function is not
activated, please use NFC function to
lock or unlock the doors
• You should be careful not to
press the remote control button
on the digital key (smartphone)
accidentally.
• If the digital key (smartphone) is
discharged or defective or you
cannot use the digital key since the
vehicle battery is discharged, use the
inside door lock button to lock all of
the doors.
CAUTION
• Hyundai digital key app on the
smartphone and card key may not
work if any of the following occurs:
-Hyundai digital ke

y app on the
smartphone is deleted. (Required
to reinstall the app)
- Ac

count log in information of
Hyundai digital key app is expired.
(Required to re-log in)
- When you try t

o log in to another
smartphone instead of the
registered smartphone with same
user account.
- Smartphone roo

ting or app
hacking is detected.
- Smartphone batt

ery or the vehicle
battery is discharged.
- Smartphone’

s screen is off or
locked.
- NFC or Blue

tooth is turned off on
the smartphone settings.
- Smartphone’

s mobile network
setting is off or airplane mode is
activated.
- A credit car

d is overlapped in the
back of your smartphone or metal
or thick case is used.
- The card k

ey is overlapped with
other credit cards or the key is
used as inserted in the wallet or
card wallet.

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-If you use a smart phone cover that
uses wir
eless communication or is
made of metal, the digital key NFC
function may not work properly.
Remove the smart phone cover
before using the digital key NFC
function.
• The vehicle may not be controlled by
the smartphone if any of the following
occurs:
- Basic and necessary functions o f
the smartphone manufacturer are
operating. (General call, urgent
call, audio or NFC payment)
- Wireless earphone is oper

ating.
(General call, urgent call or audio)
- The digital ke

y app function such
as basic setting or app launching
is limited by prior policy according
to the manufacturer while using a
smartphone produced by domestic
and foreign manufactures.
à If y

ou change the smartphone
number, you should modify the user
account information on the HYUNDAI
customer web site to use the digital
key app.
à If the v

ehicle owner changes
the smartphone device, the new
smartphone should be registered in
the car after deleting the registered
digital key(smartphone).
à If a shar

er changes or resets the
smartphone, the key should be re-
shared from owner.
à Some older smartphones may no

t
work properly. Please check the
available smartphone models with
your dealer.
à NFC an

tenna position on the
smartphone can be confirmed
on each smartphone’s manual or
contact to customer service center
of the smartphone manufacturer.
Digital key (Card key)
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Digital key (Card key) save
1.
Install Hyundai digital k

ey app in
main user’s smartphone and register
the digital key (smartphone). Please
refer to the registration method of the
digital key (smartphone).
2.
Using the [P

air Card Key] menu on
the digital key application, you can
activate the Card Key registration
mode.
à NFC authen

tication : enter the NFC
authentication menu and contact
the smartphone on the outside door
handle.
à Bluet

ooth authentication : enter the
Bluetooth authentication menu and
press the [OK] button for activation.
If you activate the registration mode,
you should complete the Card saving
process with in 5 minutes.
à If you ha

ve not registered the digital
key (smartphone), please register the
digital key (card key) with two smart
keys.

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3. Register the NFC card key on the
User’s Settings menu after turning on
the vehicle.
à With Naviga

tion screen : From the
infotainment screen menu, go to
[Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key] -
[Card Key] then select the [Save] from
submenu.
à Without naviga

tion screen : From
cluster menu, go to [Digital Key] -
[Card Key] and select [Save].
The [Save] button will be disabled if
the digital key (Card key) is already
saved.
Please refer to “Digital Key Delete” in
this manual and follow the digital key
delete procedure in your car before
Digital key save.
4.
Place the NFC car

d key onto the
interior authentication pad (wireless
charger). The saving process will
begin automatically.
5.
If the ke

y is enrolled, the message
will be displayed on the infotainment
screen or instrument cluster.
• Once the card key registration mode
is activated, the process should be
completed within 5 minutes. After
then, you should reactivate once
again for registration.
• For the digital key(card key) saving,
the smart key(fob) must be exist inside
of vehicle.
• Once a Card key is registered, it
cannot be reuse onto another vehicle.
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Digital key (Card key) deletion
You should have the smart key to delete
digital key (card key). Please have the
smart key in your possession.
1.
Get in

to the vehicle with the smart
key.
2.
Delet

e the NFC card key on the User’s
Settings menu after turning on the
engine.
à With Naviga

tion screen : From the
infotainment screen menu, go to
[Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key] -
[Card Key] then select the [Delete]
from submenu.
à Without naviga

tion screen : From
cluster menu, go to [Digital Key] -
[Card Key] and select [Delete].
If there is no saved digital key(card key),
[Delete] menu will not be activated.