Hyundai Genesis 2013 Owner's Manual

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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questions you may have as you read this
information.
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and manufactured to meet or exceed all
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urge you to read and follow all directions
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information under the headings
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CONSUMER INFORMATION

H070000AEN
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in
addition to notifying HYUNDAI MOTOR
AMERICA. If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect exists in
a group of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA.
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327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
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Avenue, SE, West Building, Washington,
DC 20590. You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle safety
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H090000AEN
Any claim or dispute you may have relat-
ed to your vehicle's warranty or the duties
contemplated under the warranty, includ-
ing claims related to the refund or partial
refund of your vehicle's purchase price
(excluding personal injury or product lia-
bility claims), shall be resolved by binding
arbitration. Binding arbitration shall be
administered by and through the
American Arbitration Association (AAA).
You will not be responsible for paying fil-
ing and hearing fees above $275.00. All
other arbitration costs shall be borne by
Hyundai Motor America. You are not
responsible to pay any of the costs
Hyundai incurs.
This Binding Arbitration Agreement shall
not deprive you of any remedies avail-
able to you under applicable law. The
parties are waiving their right to seek
remedies in court, including the right to a
jury trial.This Binding Arbitration Agreement shall
be governed by and interpreted under
the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. sec-
tions 1-16. Judgment upon any award
may be entered in any court having juris-
diction.
You may revoke this Arbitration
Agreement by (1) written notice or (2)
electronic notice. Written notice must be
delivered (via certified mail) to Hyundai
Motor America, Attn: Consumer Affairs,
10550 Talbert Avenue, P.O. Box 20849,
Fountain Valley, CA 92728-0849.
Electronic notice must be submitted at
the following website address: http://war-
ranty-arbitration.hyundaiUSA.com.
Notice must be received within 90 days
after you purchase your vehicle.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS BINDING ARBITRATION (U.S.A ONLY)
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Air bag - advanced supplemental restraint system ······ 3-35Air bag warning label ··················\
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············ 3-60
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 3-52
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
····· 3-46
Occupant classification system ··················\
··············· 3-41
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
················ 3-50
SRS components and functions ··················\
··············· 3-38
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
············· 7-24
Appearance care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· 7-69
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 4-115 Antenna ················\
··················\
··················\
··············· 4-115
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology phone operation ····4-151
HD RadioTM··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-147
PA710BH ·················\
··················\
··················\
············ 4-120
PA760BH ·················\
··················\
··················\
············ 4-133
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
················· 4-115
Automatic climate control system ··················\
············· 4-89 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 4-96
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
·· 4-90
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······ 4-91
Rear vent ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········· 4-100
Automatic transmission ··················\
··················\
··········· 5-11 Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
5-15
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 5-14
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
········· 5-14 Battery ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··· 7-32
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········· 5-3
Binding arbitration ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 8-10
Brake fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············· 7-21
Brake system ··················\
··················\
··················\
········· 5-18
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················ 5-28
Auto hold ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············5-25
Electric parking brake (EPB) ··················\
··················\
··5-20
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
··········· 5-30
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 5-19
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 5-18
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
············ 8-2
California perchlorate notice ··················\
··················\
··· 7-78
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
·············· 3-27 Placing a passenger seat belt into the auto lock mode ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
· 3-29
Securing a child restraint seat with tether anchor system ·················\
··················\
··················\
················· 3-31
Securing a child restraint seat with child seat lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· 3-33
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
·········· 7-27
Consumer information ··················\
··················\
··············· 8-9
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
·············· 5-36
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Defroster ················\
··················\
··················\
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4-88
Dimensions ················\
··················\
··················\
················ 8-2
Door locks ··················\
··················\
··················\
············· 4-16Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
······· 4-17
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
················· 4-19
Driver position memory system ··················\
················ 4-34
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
·············· 5-54
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
········· 6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········· 6-5
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
·········· 7-75 Crankcase emission control system ··················\
········ 7-75
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR: Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery) System ········· 7-75
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
············ 7-76
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
·········· 2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 7-18
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
········· 8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············· 7-16
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
············· 5-7 Engine start/stop button position ··················\
··············· 5-7
Starting the engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 5-9
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ············· 7-13 Foot parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-25
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········· 4-28
Emergency fuel filer lid release ··················\
·············· 4-30
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· 1-3
Fuses ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 7-49 Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
·· 7-53
Main fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············· 7-52
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 7-51
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
············ 4-76
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-6, 3-11
Hood ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 4-27
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
············· 1-2
If the engine overheats ··················\
··················\
·············· 6-6
If the engine will not start ··················\
··················\
········· 6-3
If you have a flat tire ··················\
··················\
··············· 6-13 Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 6-14
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················· 6-19
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
······ 6-13
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
······· 6-14
In case of an emergency while driving ··················\
········ 6-2
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Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ················· 1-7
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 4-48Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
····· 4-51
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········· 4-52
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
················· 4-50
Speedometer ···············\
··················\
··················\
··········· 4-50
Tachometer ················\
··················\
··················\
············ 4-50
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······ 4-52
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·········· 4-57
Warning on the LCD screen ··················\
··················\
·· 4-68
Instrument panel overview ··················\
··················\
········ 2-3
Interior features ··················\
··················\
··················\
··· 4-106 Ashtray ················\
··················\
··················\
················ 4-106
AUX, USB and iPod
®port ·················\
··················\
··· 4-113
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology hands-free ··········· 4-114
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 4-106
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
··· 4-111
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
········· 4-107
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
······ 4-109
DIS(Driver Information System) ··················\
·········· 4-114
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···············4-111
Luggage net (holder) ··················\
··················\
··········· 4-112
Navigation system ··················\
··················\
··············· 4-113
Outside thermometer ··················\
··················\
··········· 4-110
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 4-108
Rear curtain ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 4-112
Sunvisor ·················\
··················\
··················\
·············· 4-107 Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········· 4-85
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 2-2
Key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
········· 5-5
Ignition switch position ··················\
··················\
··········· 5-5
Starting the engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 5-6
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 4-3
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) ··················\
····5-51
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··················\
············· 7-60 Headlight, position light, turn signal light, side marker light and front fog light bulb replacement ············· 7-60
High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
····· 7-63
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
················ 7-68
License plate light bulb replacement ··················\
······ 7-67
Door courtesy lamp bulb replacement ··················\
···· 7-68
Rear combination light bulb replacement ················· 7-62
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
······· 7-62
Lighting ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
· 4-77 AFLS(Adaptive Front Lighting System) ··················\
4-81
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
··········· 4-77
Headlight escort function ··················\
··················\
········4-77
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Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
················· 7-5
Mirrors ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··· 4-39Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with compass and HomeLink® system ··················\
··················\
············ 4-39
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········· 4-39
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
········ 4-45
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 7-6
Parking assist system ··················\
··················\
··············· 4-72
Power steering fluid ··················\
··················\
················· 7-22
Rear view camera ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 4-76
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
····· 8-4
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··············· 4-11
Reporting safety defects ··················\
··················\
············ 8-9
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········· 6-2 Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
· 7-8
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-9
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ············· 7-12
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
················ 3-16 Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
··········· 3-21
Seat belt - Driver's 3-point system with emergency locking retractor ··················\
········· 3-18
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system with combination locking retractor ·· 3-20
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-8, 3-14
Seats ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
········ 3-2 Armrest ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-13
Smart cruise control system··················\
··················\
·······5-40
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
················· 4-6
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
······· 5-56 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
··· 5-57
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
········ 5-58
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
················· 5-58
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
5-56
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 5-59
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··············· 5-56
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-57
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 4-37 Horn ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···· 4-38
Power steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 4-37
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········· 4-37
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Storage compartments ··················\
··················\
··········· 4-104Center console storage ··················\
··················\
········ 4-104
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········· 4-104
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 4-105
Sunroof ················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 4-31
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-14
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ··················\
··· 6-7 Changing a tire with TPMS ··················\
··················\
·· 6-10
Low tire pressure position telltale ··················\
············· 6-8
Low tire pressure telltale ··················\
··················\
········· 6-8
TPMS (Tire pressure monitoring system) malfunction indicator ··················\
··················\
············ 6-9
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
··········· 8-8
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
··············· 7-35, 8-3 All season tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· 7-47
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
·············· 7-36
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
·············· 7-40
Radial-ply tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· 7-48
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ·············· 7-35
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············ 7-47
Summer tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 7-47
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············· 7-35
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········· 7-48
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 7-40
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 7-39
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
········· 7-37 Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············ 7-41
Tire terminology and definitions ··················\
············· 7-45
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
········· 7-40
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
··········· 7-38
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
················ 7-40
Towing ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·· 6-21 Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
················· 6-23
Removable towing hook ··················\
··················\
········· 6-22
Trailer towing··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-70
Trunk ·················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 4-20 Emergency trunk safety release ··················\
·············· 4-21
Trunk lid control button ··················\
··················\
········ 4-22
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
············ 1-5
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
·········· 8-7
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders ·········· 1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
··········· 8-6
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
··· 5-64 Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
····· 5-65
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-67
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
··· 5-64
Tire and loading information label ··················\
·········· 5-64
Towing capacity··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-65
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
··················\
········· 5-64
Vehicle weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 5-69 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 5-69
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· 5-69
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GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
····· 5-69
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
·········· 5-69
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
··················\
5-69
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····· 5-69
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········· 7-23
Windows ··················\
··················\
··················\
················ 4-23 Auto up/down window ··················\
··················\
·········· 4-24
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
···· 4-26
Windshield defrosting and defogging ··················\
····· 4-101 Auto defogging system ··················\
··················\
······· 4-103
Defogging logic ··················\
··················\
··················\
· 4-102
Winter driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
········ 5-60 Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············ 5-60
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········· 5-61
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········· 7-29
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
················· 4-82
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