Hyundai Equus 2016 Repair Manual

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Safety system of your vehicleTo reduce the chance of serious
or fatal injuries:
Children of all ages are safer when being restrained in a
rear seat. A child, seating in
front, may be forcefully struck
with an inflating air bag. This
may result in serious or fatal
injury.
Always follow the instructions of the child restraint manufac-
turer's for installation and
usage.
Always make sure that the child seat is properly secured,
and that your child is securely
restrained in the child seat.
Never hold a child in your arms or on your laps when
riding in a vehicle. The violent
impact in a crash may force
you miss the child from your
arms and the child may strike
against the vehicle interior.
Never fasten a single seat belt over you and a child. In a
crash, the belt may apply
sharp pressure on the child,
causing serious internal
injury.
Never leave a child unattend- ed in a vehicle – not even for a
short time. The vehicle is eas-
ily heated up, resulting in seri-
ous injury of a child inside.
Even very young children may
inadvertently move the vehi-
cle, entangle themselves in a
window frame, or lock them-
selves or others inside the
vehicle.
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Never allow two children, orany two persons, to fasten the
same seat belt.
Children often squirm and shift their position. Never let a
child ride with the shoulder
belt under their arm or behind
their back. Always properly
seat and secure a child in a
rear seat.
Never allow a child to stand up, or kneel on a seat or a
floor mat, while the vehicle is
in motion. During a collision
or a sudden stop, the child
may be violently strike against
the vehicle interior, resulting
in serious injury.
Never use an infant carrier or a child safety seat, which
"hooks" over a seatback. It
may not provide adequate
security in an accident.
Do not operate a rear power seat, when a child seat is
installed. The power seat may
be broken.
After an accident, have an authorized EQUUS dealer
check the child restraint, seat
belt, and tether/lower
anchors.
When the space to place a child restraint is insufficient
due to the driver's seat, install
it in the right rear seat.WARNING

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Rear-Facing child restraint
A rear-facing child restraint utilizes
the friction between the seating sur-
face and a child's back. The harness
system holds the child in place, and
keeps the child in position in an acci-
dent, and reduces the stress to the
fragile neck and spinal cord.
All children under age one must
always ride in a rear-facing child
restraint. There are several types of
rear-facing child restraints: infant-
only seats can be used only for rear-
facing. Convertible and 3-in-1 child
restraints typically have higher height
and weight limits for the rear-facing
position, allowing you to keep your
child rear-facing for a longer period
of time.Keep a child restrained in a rear-fac-
ing restraint as long as a child is
under the height/weight limits of a
child restraint. It is the best way to
keep them safe. Once your child out-
grows the rear-facing child restraint
limit, your child is ready for a forward-
facing child restraint with a harness.
Forward-Facing child restraints
A forward-facing child restraint uti-
lizes the friction between a child's
body and a harness. Keep a child
harnessed in a forward-facing child
restraint as long as the child is under
the height/weight limit of a child
restraint.
Once your child outgrows the for-
ward-facing child restraint limit, your
child is ready for a booster seat.
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NEVER install a child or infant
restraint in the front passen-
ger's seat. Placing a rear-facing
child restraint in front may
result in SERIOUS INJURY or
DEATH, when an inflating air
bag strikes the child restraint.
WARNING
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Setting the automatic lockingmode of a passenger seat belt
The automatic locking mode restricts
a child's movement, which compro-
mises the effects of a seat belt and a
child restraint. To secure a child
restraint, follow the below proce-
dures.
To install a child restraint system in
rear seats, follow the below instruc-
tions:
1. Place the child restraint in a seat
and route the lap/shoulder belt
around or through the restraint,
following the restraint manufactur-
er’s instructions. Make sure the
seat belt webbing is untwisted.
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- Child seat installation
A child may be seriously injured or killed in a collision,
when the child restraint is not
properly anchored to the vehi-
cle, or when the child is not
properly secured in the child
restraint. Before installing a
child restraint, read the
instructions supplied by the
child restraint manufacturer.
When a seat belt does not operate as described in this
chapter, immediately have the
belt system checked by your
authorized EQUUS dealer.
Failure to follow the instruc- tions regarding child restraint,
which are provided in this
Owner's Manual and from a
child restraint manufacturer,
may increase the chance and
severity of injury in an acci-
dent.
If the vehicle head restraint prevents proper installation of
a child seat (as described in
the child seat system manu-
al), the head restraint of the
respective seating position
shall be readjusted or entirely
removed.
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2. Fasten the lap/shoulder belt latchinto the buckle, until you hear a
"clicking" sound.
Make sure that the release button iseasily accessible in case of an emer-gency.
3. Pull the entire shoulder portion of the seat belt from the retractor.
When the shoulder portion of the
seat belt is fully extended, the belt
system will shift into the
"Automatic Locking" (child
restraint) mode.
4. Slowly allow the shoulder portion of the seat belt to retract, until you
hear a "clicking" or "ratcheting"
sound. This indicates that the
retractor is set in the "Automatic
Locking" mode. When you do not
hear any "clicking" sound, repeat
the steps 3 and 4. 5. Tighten the belt as secure as pos-
sible by slightly tugging it on the
child restraint, while retracting the
shoulder portion of the belt back
into the retractor.
6. Slightly push and pull the child restraint to confirm its firm installa-
tion. If not, release the seat belt,
and repeat the steps 2 to 6.
7. Double check that the retractor is in the "Automatic Locking" mode
by slightly pulling the seat belt out
of the retractor. If unstretched, the
seat belt is set in the "Automatic
Locking" mode.
To remove the child restraint, press
the release button on the buckle, pull
off the lap/shoulder belt from the
restraint, and then fully retract the
belt.
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Once the seat belt is released after
being fully retracted, the retractor
will automatically switch from the
"Automatic Locking" mode to the
"Emergency Locking" mode for
normal usage.
Securing a child restraint with"Tether Anchor" system
Hooks for a child restraint are locat-
ed on the package tray.
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■ 4 seater
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■ 5 seater
- Automatic loc king mode
A lap/shoulder belt automatical-
ly resets to be in the
"Emergency Locking" mode
whenever the belt is fully
retracted. Therefore, must fol-
low the 7 steps on the previous
page, when installing a child
restraint.
When the retractor is not set in
the "Automatic Locking" mode,
the child restraint may move,
when your vehicle sharply turns
or stops. A child may be seri-
ously injured or killed, when a
child restraint is not properly
anchored, such as failure to set
the retractor in the "Automatic
Locking" mode.
WARNING

1. Tie the child restraint seat tetherstrap over the seatback.
For a vehicle with an adjustable
head restraint, tie the tether straps
between the head restraint posts
and under the head restraint.
Otherwise, tie the tether strap over
the top of a seatback.
2. Connect the appropriate child restraint hooks to the tether strap
hooks, and securely tighten the
child restraint seat.
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A child may be seriously injured
or killed in a collision, when the
child restraint is not properly
anchored, and when the child is
not properly restrained in the
child restraint. Always follow
the instruction of child seat
manufacturer for installation
and usage.
WARNING
- Tether strap
Never install more than one
child restraint to a single tether
anchor or to a single lower
anchor. The increased load,
caused by multiple child
restraints, may break the tether
or lower anchors, causing seri-
ous injury or death.
WARNING
- Child restraint check
Make sure that the child
restraint is well secured by
slightly pushing and pulling it in
different directions. Improperly
installed child restraints may
slip, tip over, toss about, or
break apart, causing death or
serious injury.
WARNING
- Child restraint anchors
Child restraint anchors aredesigned to withstand the
load capacity, only when a
child restraint is correctly
installed. Under no circum-
stances, should child restraint
anchors not be used for adult
seat belts, and harnessing/
storing other items and equip-
ment.
The tether strap may not prop- erly work, when it is attached
to the wrong tether anchor.
WARNING

Securing a child restraint to thelower anchor
Some manufacturers produce child
restraints, which are labeled as
LATCH or LATCH-compatible.
LATCH stands for "Lower Anchors
and Tethers for Children". These
child restraints are equipped with two
rigid or webbing-mounted attach-
ments, which are to be connected to
the two LATCH anchors in a specific
seat of your vehicle. This type of child
restraint does not use a seat belt to
be attached in a rear seat.
A sign is marked on the left rear and
right rear seatbacks to indicate the
location of the lower anchors for child
restraints. LATCH anchors are equipped in your
vehicle. The LATCH anchors are
located in the left rear and right rear
seats. Their locations are shown in
the illustration. There is no LATCH
anchor in the rear center seat.
The LATCH anchors are located
between the seatback and the seat
cushion. Follow instructions of the
child restraint manufacturer to prop-
erly install a LATCH or LATCH-com-
patible child restraint.
Upon installing the LATCH child
restraint, make sure that the seat is
properly attached to the LATCH and
tether anchors.
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Lower Anchor
Lower Anchor
Position Indicator
When using the vehicle's
"LATCH" system to install a
child restraint in a rear seat,
all seat belts taps of unoccu-
pied seats should be securely
buckled in metal latch plates,
and the seat belt webbing
must be fully retracted behind
the child restraint to prevent
the child from reaching or
holding any un-retracted seat
belts. Child's reaching to any
un-buckled metal latch plates
or tabs may result in strangu-
lation, serious injury or death
to the child.
Do not place anything around the lower anchors. Also make
sure that the seat belt is not
caught inside the lower
anchors.
WARNING

Also, test the child restraint before
seating your child. Slightly shake the
restraint from side to side. Also try to
tug the restraint forward. Check
whether the anchors securely hold
the restraint in place.
Do not scratch or pinch a rear seat
belt webbing with a child restraint
latch or a LATCH anchor during
the installation.The recommended weight for the
LATCH system is under 65 lbs (30
kg).
How to calculate the child
restraint weight :
Child restraint weight =
65 lbs (30 kg) - Child weightNOTICE
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- LATCH lower anchors
LATCH lower anchors are to be
used only in the left rear and
right rear seats. Never attempt
to install a child restraint in the
rear center seat. You may dam-
age the anchors, or the anchors
may fail and break apart in a
collision.
WARNING
When the child restraint is not
properly anchored, the risk of a
child's serious injury or death in
a collision greatly increases.
DANGER

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❈ The actual air bags in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.
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Even in vehicles with air bags, a driver and all passengers must
always wear the seat belts provided in order to minimize the risk and
severity of injury in the event of a collision or a rollover.
WARNING

How the air bag system oper-
ates
Air bags activate (able to inflate ifnecessary) only when the Engine
Start/Stop Button is ON or in the
START position.
Air bags inflate in the event of a severe frontal or side collision in
order to protect occupants from
serious physical injury.
There is no single speed, at which air bags inflate.
Generally, air bags are designed to
inflate based upon a collision
severity and collision direction.
These two factors mainly deter-
mine whether the sensors produce
an electronic deployment/inflation
signal.
Air bag deployment depends on a number of factors, including a driv-
ing speed, impact angles, vehicle
density, vehicle stiffness or an
object, which your vehicle collides
with. Beyond those mentioned
above, there are more determining
factors.
The front air bags completely inflates and then deflates in an
instant. It is virtually impossible for
you to see the air bags inflating
during an accident.
It is much more likely that you sim-
ply see the deflated air bags hang-
ing out of their storage compart-
ments after the collision.
To help provide protection in a severe collision, the air bags must
inflate rapidly. The speed of air bag
inflation is extremely fast, because
a collision instantly requires to
inflate the air bag between an
occupant and the vehicle struc-
tures, before the occupant strikes
with the vehicle interior. This instant inflation reduces the
risk of serious or life-threatening
injury in a severe collision. So, this
fast speed is a necessary part of
air bag design.
However, air bag inflation may also
cause injury, such as facial abra-
sions, bruises and broken bones,
because the inflation speed also
causes the air bags to expand with
a great deal of force.
There are even some circum- stances, under which the air bag
may cause fatal injury, especial-
ly when an occupant is posi-
tioned excessively close to the
air bag.
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To avoid severe personalinjury or death caused by
deploying air bags in a colli-
sion, the driver should sit as
far back from the steering
wheel air bag as possible (at
least 10 inches (250 mm)
away). The front passenger
should always sit in the rear-
most position.
Air bags instantly inflate in the event of a collision, and an
occupant may be injured by
the expanding force, when he
or she sits in an inappropriate
position.
Air bag inflation may cause injury, normally including
facial or bodily abrasions,
injuries from broken glasses
or burns by the air bag infla-
tion gas.
WARNING