warning Hyundai Elantra Touring 2012 Owner's Manual

Maintenance
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3. Exhaust emission control
system
The Exhaust Emission Control System is
a highly effective system which controls
exhaust emissions while maintaining
good vehicle performance.
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Vehicle modifications
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 modification
may not be covered under warranty.
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 unauthorized electronic
devices.
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Engine exhaust gas precautions (car-bon monoxide)
Carbon monoxide can be present with other exhaust fumes. Therefore, if you
smell exhaust fumes of any kind inside
your vehicle, have it inspected and
repaired immediately. If you ever sus-
pect exhaust fumes are coming into
your vehicle, drive it only with all the
windows fully open. Have your vehicle
checked and repaired immediately.
WARNING- Exhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain car-
bon monoxide (CO). Though color-
less and odorless, it is dangerous
and could be lethal if inhaled.
Follow the instructions following to
avoid CO poisoning.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSI-
TION 65 WARNING
Engine exhaust and a wide variety
of automobile components and
parts, including components found
in the interior furnishings in a vehi-
cle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm. In addition, cer-
tain fluids contained in vehicles
and certain products of component
wear contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm.

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Maintenance
Do not operate the engine in confinedor closed areas (such as garages) any
more than what is necessary to move
the vehicle in or out of the area.
When the vehicle is stopped in an open area for more than a short time
with the engine running, adjust the
ventilation system (as needed) to draw
outside air into the vehicle.
Never sit in a parked or stopped vehi- cle for any extended time with the
engine running.
When the engine stalls or fails to start, excessive attempts to restart the
engine may cause damage to the
emission control system.G270303AFD
Operating precautions for catalyticconverters (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a catalytic
converter emission control device.
Therefore, the following precautions
must be observed: Use only UNLEADED FUEL for gaso-
line engine.
Do not operate the vehicle when there are signs of engine malfunction, such
as misfire or a noticeable loss of per-
formance.
Do not misuse or abuse the engine. Examples of misuse are coasting with
the ignition off and descending steep
grades in gear with the ignition off.
Do not operate the engine at high idle speed for extended periods (5 minutes
or more).
Do not modify or tamper with any part of the engine or emission control sys-
tem. All inspections and adjustments
must be made by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
Avoid driving with a very low fuel level. If you run out of gasoline, it could
cause the engine to misfire and result
in excessive loading of the catalytic
converter.
Failure to observe these precautions
could result in damage to the catalytic
converter and to your vehicle.
Additionally, such actions could void your
warranties.
WARNING- Fire
A hot exhaust system can ignite flammable items under your vehi-
cle. Do not park, idle or drive the
vehicle over or near flammable
objects, such as dry grass, paper,
leaves, etc.
The exhaust system and catalytic system are very hot while the
engine is running or immediately
after the engine is turned off. Keep
away from the exhaust system
and catalytic, you may get burned.
Also, do not remove the heat sink
around the exhaust system, do
not seal the bottom of the vehicle
or do not coat the vehicle for cor-
rosion control. It may present a
fire risk under certain conditions.

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Air bags··················\
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··3-34Air bag warning label ··················\
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··············3-59
Air bag warning light ··················\
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··············3-37
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
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·······3-51
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-45
Occupant classification system ··················\
·················3-40\
Side air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-49
Air cleaner ··················\
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··················\
···············7-22
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-5
Antenna ··················\
··················\
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··················\
··4-98
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-19
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-59 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
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··········7-59
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-64
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
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··3-10
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-89
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-98 Antenna··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-98
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
·················4-93\
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-99
Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·········3-28
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-75 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-81
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-76
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-77 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-10
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
··5-14
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
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···5-14
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-30
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
················4-54
Before driving ··················\
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··················\
············5-3
Binding arbitration ··················\
··················\
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·····8-9
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
··4-90
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-16 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-19
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·············5-21
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-17
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-16
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-19
Bulb replacement ··················\
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··················\
·····7-53 Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
···············7-55
Headlight bulb replacement··················\
··················\
·····7-54
High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·······7-57
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
7-58
License plate light bulb replacement··················\
·········7-57
Position light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-55\
Rear combination light bulb replacement ··················\
·7-56
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
·········7-55
Turn signal light bulb replacement··················\
············7-55
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
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··············8-2
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Fuel gauge··················\
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··················\
················4-39
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-2
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-45Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
····7-48
Main fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-48
Memory fuse··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-46
Gauge Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·······4-39
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-39
Glassroof, see sunroof ··················\
··················\
···············4-23
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-85\
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
··············4-53
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-32
Headlight bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·······7-54
Headlight escort function··················\
··················\
···········4-54
Headlight welcome function··················\
··················\
······4-54
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-5, 3-9
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·····4-67
High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·········7-57
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-34
Hitches ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-41
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-18
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-28
How to use this manual ··················\
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···············1-2 Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-14
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-43
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-6
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-37
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·······4-39
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-39
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·4-38
Odometer/Tripmeter ··················\
··················\
················4-40
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-38
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-38
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
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········4-41
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-43
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-38
Instrument panel overview··················\
··················\
···········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-64
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-89 Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-89
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
·················4-93\
Cargo security screen ··················\
··················\
··············4-95
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-89
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-94
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-90
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-92
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-94\
Luggage net (holder) ··················\
··················\
···············4-95
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-91
Shopping bag holder··················\
··················\
················4-94
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Sunvisor ··················\
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·················4-90\
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-62
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··7-58
Interior overview··················\
··················\
··················\
········2-2
Interlock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-14
Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-12
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-4
Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-5
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-2
Label Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-59
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-50
Tire and loading information label ··················\
············5-48
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-38
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
···········8-7
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
··········8-6
Latch system, see lower anchor system··················\
·······3-32
License plate light bulb replacement ··················\
···········7-57
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-53 Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
···············7-55
Headlight bulb replacement··················\
··················\
·····7-54 High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·······7-57
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
7-58
License plate light bulb replacement··················\
·········7-57
Position light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-55\
Rear combination light bulb replacement ··················\
·7-56
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
·········7-55
Turn signal light bulb replacement··················\
············7-55
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-54 Battery saver function··················\
··················\
··············4-54
Headlight escort function ··················\
··················\
········4-54
Headlight welcome function ··················\
··················\
···4-54
Low tire pressure telltale ··················\
··················\
·············6-8
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-32\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Luggage net (holder) ··················\
··················\
·················4-95\
Luggage rack, see roof rack···············\
··················\
··········4-97
Lumbar support··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-7
Main fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-48\
Maintenance Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ·············7-12
Maintenance services·············\
··················\
··················\
····7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-11
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-8
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-5
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
·7-7
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-37
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Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-66Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-71
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
··········4-73
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-67
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
···········4-77
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-7
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-46
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-29 Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-29
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········4-34
Moonroof, see sunroof··················\
··················\
···············4-23
Maunting bracket for roof carrier ··················\
················4-97
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
··················\
3-5, 3-9
Occupant classification system ··················\
··················\
··3-40
Odometer/Tripmeter ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-40
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-15
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-34
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-5
Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-17, 7-22
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-45 Position light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·7-55
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-16
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-91
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-16
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-20
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5
Rear combination light bulb replacement··················\
····7-56
Rear parking assist system··················\
··················\
·········4-51
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-9
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-32
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
········8-5
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-3
Reporting safety defects ··················\
··················\
··············8-9
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-32
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-97\
Safety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-41
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
···7-7 Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-8
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-11
Seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-2 Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-10
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
················3-11
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8I
Front seat adjustment·············\
··················\
··················\
····3-4
Headrest················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-5, 3-9
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-7
Rear seat adjustment··················\
··················\
··················\
3-9
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-7
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-8
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-13 Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
·············3-20
Seat belt - Driver's ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-15
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-14
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ··················\
·3-16
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-7
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-8
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-48
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-14
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-94
Side air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-49
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
···········7-55
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-37
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-13\
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-33
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-36, 7-43
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-32 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-33
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
··········5-34
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-34
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
··5-32 Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-34
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
·················5-32\
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-33
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-38
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-3
Starting the engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-6
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-27 Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
············4-27
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-28
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-27
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
·····4-99
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
·················4-85\
Center console storage·············\
··················\
··················\
4-85
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-85
Luggage box ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-87
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-87
Sunglass holder··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-86
Summer tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-43
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-86
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-23
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-90
Tachometer··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-38
Tailgate··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-11 Emergency tailgate safety release ··················\
·············4-12
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-30\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-5
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Index
10I
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-52
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·······5-52
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
············5-52
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
··5-52
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·······5-52
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-21
Waste tray, see ashtray ··················\
··················\
···············4-89
Warnings and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-43
Weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-52 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-52
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-52
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·······5-52
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
············5-52
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
··5-52
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
·······5-52
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···············7-35
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-37
Windows ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-13 Auto up/down window ··················\
··················\
············4-15
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
······4-16
Windshield defrosting and defogging··················\
··········4-82 Defogging logic ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-83 Winter driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-36
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············5-36
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-37
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-25
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-59
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