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Features of your vehicle
Engine oil pressure warning light
This warning light indicates the engine oil
pressure is low.
If the warning light illuminates while driv- ing:
1. Drive safely to the side of the road and stop.
2. With the engine off, check the engine oil level. If the level is low, add oil as required.
If the warning light remains on after
adding oil or if oil is not available, call an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Parking brake & brake fluid warning light
Parking brake warning
This light is illuminated when the parking
brake is applied with the engine
start/stop button in the ON position. The
warning light should go off when the
parking brake is released while the
engine is running.
The parking brake warning chime will
sound to remind you that the parking
brake is applied when you are driving
above 10 km/h (6 mph). Always release
the parking brake before you drive.
CAUTION
If the engine is not stopped imme- diately after the engine oil pressure
warning light is illuminated, severe damage could result.
CAUTION
If the oil pressure warning lightstays on while the engine is run-
ning, serious engine damage mayresult. The oil pressure warninglight comes on whenever there is insufficient oil pressure. In normal
operation, it should come on whenthe ignition switch is turned on,then go out when the engine is
started. If the oil pressure warning light stays on while the engine isrunning, there is a serious malfunc-tion.
If this happens, stop the car assoon as it is safe to do so, turn off the engine and check the oil level. Ifthe oil level is low, fill the engine oilto the proper level and start the
engine again. If the light stays onwith the engine running, turn theengine off immediately. In anyinstance where the oil light stays on
when the engine is running, theengine should be checked by anauthorized HYUNDAI dealer before the car is driven again.

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Low brake fluid level warning
If the warning light remains on, it may
indicate that the brake fluid level in the
reservoir is low.
If the warning light remains on:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe
location and stop your vehicle.
2. With the engine stopped, check the brake fluid level immediately and add
fluid as required. Then check all brake
components for fluid leaks.
3. Do not drive the vehicle if leaks are found, the warning light remains on or
the brakes do not operate properly.
Have the vehicle towed to any author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer for a brake sys-
tem inspection and necessary repairs.
Your vehicle is equipped with dual-diago-
nal braking systems. This means you still
have braking on two wheels even if one
of the dual systems should fail. With only
one of the dual systems working, more
than normal pedal travel and greaterpedal pressure are required to stop the
car. Also, the vehicle will not stop in as
short a distance with only a portion of the
brake system working. If the brakes fail
while you are driving, shift to a lower gear
for additional engine braking and stop the
vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so. To check bulb operation, check whether
the parking brake and brake fluid warninglight illuminates when the engine
start/stop button is in the ON position.Low tire pressure
telltale (if equipped)
The low tire pressure telltale comes on
for 3 seconds after the engine start/stop
button is turned to the ON position.
If the warning light does not come on, or
continuously remains on after coming on
for about 3 seconds when you turned the
engine start/stop button to the ON posi-
tion, the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System is not working properly. If this
occurs, have your vehicle checked by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer as soon as
possible.
These warning lights will also illuminate if
one or more of your tires are significantly
under-inflated. You should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible. If
the warning lights illuminate while driv-
ing, reduce vehicle speed immediately
and stop the vehicle. Avoid hard braking
and overcorrecting at the steering wheel.Inflate the tires to the proper pressure as
indicated on the vehicle’s tire informationplacard.
WARNING
Driving the vehicle with a warning
light on is dangerous. If the brake
warning light remains on, have the
brakes checked and repaired imme-
diately by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.

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For more information about the TPMS,
refer to “Tire Pressure Monitoring
System” in section 6.
Shift pattern indicator
The indicator displays
automatic transmission
shift lever is selected.
Front fog light indicator
This light comes on when the front fog lights are ON.
Charging system warning
light
This warning light indicates a malfunction
of either the generator or electricalcharging system.
If the warning light comes on while the
vehicle is in motion:
1. Drive to the nearest safe location.
2. With the engine off, check the genera- tor drive belt for looseness or break-
age.
3. If the belt is adjusted properly, a prob- lem exists somewhere in the electrical
charging system. Have an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer correct the problem
as soon as possible.
Trunk lid open warning
light
This warning light illuminates when the
trunk lid is not closed securely with the
ignition in any position.
Door ajar warning light
This warning light illuminates when a door is not closed securely with the igni-
tion in any position.
WARNING - Safe stopping
The TPMS cannot alert you to severe and sudden tire damage
caused by external factors.
If you feel any vehicle instability, immediately take your foot off the
accelerator, apply the brakes
gradually and with light force,
and slowly move to a safe posi-
tion off the road.

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Lane departure warning system mal-function indicator (if equipped)
If the LDWS FAIL warning indicator
comes on, the LDWS is not working
properly. Take your vehicle to an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer and have the sys-
tem check.
Overspeed warning (if equipped)
Overspeed warning light
If you drive with the speed of 120 km/h or
more, the overspeed warning light will
blink. This is to prevent you from over-speeding.
Overspeed warning chime
If you drive with the speed of 120 km/h or
more, the overspeed warning chime will
sound for about 5 seconds. This is to pre-
vent you from overspeeding.
EPB (Electronic ParkingBrake) malfunction indica-
tor
The EPB malfunction indicator will illumi-
nate when the engine start/stop button is
turned to ON, but should go off after
approximately 3 seconds. If the warning
light does not come on, or continuously
remains on after coming on for about 3
seconds when you turned the engine
start/stop button to the ON position, the
Electronic Parking Brake is not working
properly.
If it comes on while driving, the EPB is
not working properly.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer and have the system
checked.
EPB malfunction indicator may illuminate when the ESP indicator comes on to indi-
cate that the ESP is not working proper-
ly, but it does not indicate malfunction of
the EPB.
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AUTO HOLD indicator
If you press the AUTO HOLD switch, the
AUTO HOLD indicator on the cluster
comes on white. And when you stop the
vehicle completely by pressing the brakepedal, the indicator changes from white
to green.
For more information, refer to “AUTO
HOLD” in section 5.
AFLS (Adaptive Front
Lighting System)
OFF indicator (if equipped)
The AFLS OFF indicator will come on
when you turn the adaptive front light
system off by pressing the AFLS OFF
button. The AFLS OFF Indicator will illu-
minate when the engine start/stop button
is turned to ON, but should go off after
approximately 3 seconds. If the warning
light does not come on, when you turn
the engine start/stop button to the ON
position, The Adaptive Front Light
System is not working properly.
If it blinks while driving, the Adaptive Front
Light System is not working properly.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer and have the system
checked.
ECS (Electronic ControlSuspension) malfunctionindicator (if equipped)
The ECS malfunction indicator will illumi-
nate when the engine start/stop button is
turned to ON, but should go off after
approximately 3 seconds. If the warning
light does not come on, or continuously
remains on after coming on for about 3
seconds when you turn the engine
start/stop button to the ON position, the
ECS is not working properly.
If it comes on while driving, the electron-
ic control suspension is not working
properly.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer and have the system
checked. Warning on the LCD screen
Key not in vehicle
If the smart key is
not in the vehicle
and if any door isopened or closedwith the engine
start/ stop button
in ACC, ON, or
START, the warn-ing illuminates on
the LCD display.
The chime also sounds for 5 seconds
when there smart key is not in the vehi-cle and the door is closed.
Always have the smart key with you.
Key not detected
If the smart key is
not in the vehicleor is not detected
and you press the
engine start/ stop
button, the warn-ing illuminates on
the LCD display
for 10 seconds.
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AUTO
HOLD
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Features of your vehicle
Low key battery
If the engine
start/stop button
turns to the OFFposition when the
smart key in the
vehicle dis-
charges, the warn-ing illuminates on
the LCD display
for 10 seconds.
Replace the battery with a new one. If it
is not possible, you can start the engine
by inserting the smart key into the smart
key holder then pressing the engine
start/stop button.
Press brake pedal to start engine
If the engine
start/stop button
turn to the ACC
position twice by
pressing the but-ton repeatedlywithout depress-
ing the brake
pedal, the warningilluminates on the
LCD display for 10 seconds to indicate
that you should depress the brake pedal
to start the engine.
Shift to "P" position
If you try to turn off the engine without
the shift lever in
the P (Park) posi-tion, the engine
start/stop button
will turn to the
ACC position. If
the button ispressed once
more it will turn to the ON position The
warning illuminates on the LCD display
for about 10 seconds to indicate that you
should press the engine start/stop button
with the shift lever in the P (Park) position
to turn off the engine.
Remove key
When you turn off the engine with
the smart key in
the smart key
holder, the warn-ing illuminates on
the LCD display
for 10 seconds.
Push the smart
key inward and
pull it out from the smart key holder.
Insert key
If you press the
engine start/ stop
button while the
"Key is not detect-ed" illuminates on
the LCD display,
the warning “Insert
key” illuminates for
10 seconds.
Press start button again
If there is a prob- lem with the
engine start/ stop
button system, the
warning illumi-
nates for 10 sec-onds to indicate
that you could
start the engine bypressing the
engine start/ stop button while pressing
the brake pedal.
If the warning illuminates each time you
press the engine start/stop button, take
your vehicle to an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer and have the system checked.
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If you move the shift lever to the R
position with the engine start/stop but-
ton in the ON position and the parking
assist system in OFF, the parking
assist system will operate automatical-
ly. But it will turn off automatically,
when the vehicle speed exceeds than20km/h.
✽✽ NOTICE
It may not operate if it’s distance from
the object is already less than approxi-
mately 25 cm when the system is ON.
Types of warning sound
When an object is 100 cm to 61 cm from the rear bumper : Buzzer beeps
intermittently
When an object is 60 cm to 31 cm from the front or rear bumper : Buzzer
sounds two beeps intermittently
When an object is within 30 cm of the front or rear bumper : Buzzer sounds
continuously. Non-operational conditions ofparking assist system
Parking assist system may not oper-
ate normally when:
1. Moisture is frozen to the sensor. (It will operate normally when moisture
melts.)
2. Sensor is covered with foreign matter, such as snow or water, or the sensor
cover is blocked. (It will operate nor-
mally when the material is removed or
the sensor is no longer blocked.)
3. Sensor is stained with foreign matter such as snow or water. (Sensing range
will return to normal when removed.)
There is a possibility of parking
assist system malfunction when:
1. Driving on uneven road surfaces such as unpaved roads, gravel, bumps, or
gradient.
2. Objects generating excessive noise such as vehicle horns, loud motorcycle
engines, or truck air brakes can inter-
fere with the sensor.
3. Heavy rain or water spray.
4. Wireless transmitters or mobile phones present near the sensor.
5. Sensor is covered with snow.
Detecting range may decrease when:
1. Outside air temperature is extremely hot or cold.
2. Undetectable objects smaller than 1 m and narrower than 14 cm in diameter.
The following objects may not be rec-
ognized by the sensor:
1. Sharp or slim objects such as ropes, chains or small poles.
2. Objects, which tend to absorb sensor frequency such as clothes, spongy
material or snow.

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Before driving / 5-3
Engine start/stop button / 5-4
Starting the engine / 5-6
Automatic transmission / 5-8
Brake system / 5-14
Electronic controlled suspension (ECS) / 5-28
Cruise control system / 5-32
Smart cruise control system / 5-36
Lane departure warning system / 5-46
Vehicle stability management (VSM) / 5-49
Economical operation / 5-52
Special driving conditions / 5-54
Winter driving / 5-58
Vehicle weight / 5-62
Trailer towing / 5-63
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Driving your vehicle
Before entering vehicle
• Be sure that all windows, outside mir-ror(s), and outside lights are clean.
Check the condition of the tires.
Check under the vehicle for any sign of leaks.
Be sure there are no obstacles behind you if you intend to back up.
Necessary inspections
Fluid levels, such as engine oil, engine
coolant, brake fluid, and washer fluid
should be checked on a regular basis,
with the exact interval depending on the
fluid. Further details are provided in sec-
tion 7, “Maintenance”. Before starting
Close and lock all doors.
Position the seat so that all controls are
easily reached.
Adjust the inside and outside rearview mirrors.
Be sure that all lights work.
Check all gauges.
Check the operation of warning lights when the engine start/stop button is
turned to the ON position.
Release the parking brake and make sure the brake warning light goes out.
For safe operation, be sure you are famil-
iar with your vehicle and its equipment.
BEFORE DRIVING
WARNING
All passengers must be properly
belted whenever the vehicle is mov-
ing. Refer to “Seat belts” in section
3 for more information on their
proper use.
WARNING
Always check the surrounding
areas near your vehicle for people,
especially children, before putting a
vehicle into D (Drive) or R
(Reverse).
WARNING
When you intend to park or stop the
vehicle with the engine on, be care-ful not to depress the accelerator
pedal for a long period of time. It
may overheat the engine or exhaust
system and cause fire.
WARNING - Driving under
the influence of alcohol or drugs
Drinking and driving is dangerous.
Drunk driving is the number one
contributor to the highway death
toll each year. Even a small amount
of alcohol will affect your reflexes,
perceptions and judgment. Drivingwhile under the influence of drugs
is as dangerous or more dangerousthan driving drunk.
You are much more likely to have a
serious accident if you drink or
take drugs and drive.
If you are drinking or taking drugs,
don’t drive. Do not ride with a driv-er who has been drinking or taking
drugs. Choose a designated driveror call a cab.

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Illuminated engine start/stop but- ton
Whenever the front door is opened, the
engine start/stop button will illuminate for
your convenience. The light will go offafter about 30 seconds when the door isclosed. Engine start/stop button position
OFF
To turn off the engine (START/RUN posi-
tion) or vehicle power (ON position),
press the engine start/stop button with
the shift lever in P(Park). When you press
the engine start/stop button without the
shift lever in P(Park), the engine
start/stop button will not turn to the OFF
position but to the ACC position.
If you turn the engine start/stop button off
and remove the smart key from the smart
key holder, the steering wheel will lock.
If you turn the engine start/stop button off
when the smart key isn't in the smart key
holder and open the driver's door, the
steering wheel will lock.
✽✽
NOTICE
 If difficulty is experienced turning the engine start/stop button to the ACC
position, turn the steering wheel right
and left to release the tension while
pressing the engine start/stop button.
 When you turn off the engine, the vehicle should be stopped. ACC(Accessory)
Press the engine start/stop button when it is in the OFF position without depress-
ing the brake pedal.
The steering wheel is unlocked and elec-
trical accessories are operational.
If the engine start/stop button is in the
ACC position for more than 1 hour, the
button is off automatically to prevent the
battery discharge.
ENGINE START/STOP BUTTON
WARNING
You are able to turn off the engine
(START/RUN) or vehicle power
(ON), only when the vehicle is not in
motion. In an emergency situation
while the vehicle is moving, youcan off the engine and turn the
engine start/stop button to the ACC
position by pressing the engine
start/stop button for more than 3
seconds or 3 times successively. If
the vehicle is moving, you can
restart the engine without pressing
the brake pedal by pressing the
engine start/stop button with the
shift lever in N(Neutral).
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