HYUNDAI IONIQ 6 2023 Owners Manual

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Information • If the saved digital key (smartphone key) information in your vehicle is deleted while
in vehicle maintenance, the digital key
(smartphone key) in your smartphone must
be deleted.
• For more information, refer to the 'tutorial' in your HYUNDAI Digital Key app.

Information The following do not allow the saving process
to be completed:
• If the smartphone is removed from the vehicle authentication pad (wireless
charging pad).
• If the infotainment system or instrument cluster screen is changed during this
process.
• If the vehicle is turned off.
• If the gear is shifted.
• If you try to save using a smartphone that is not logged in with the vehicle owner’s ID or
if you try to save the card key.
• If the NFC setting on your smartphone is off.
• If the smartphone screen is changed to off or locked status.
• If there is no smart key during the saving process.

When user changes
smartphone or deletes digital
key application
Setting digital key after smartphone
change or reset
If you have changed or reset your
smartphone, the previously registered
digital key may not be used. To set up the
digital key again:
1. Install the HYUNDAI Digital Key app and log in.
2. If you are the owner, try the digital key save process.
3. If you are the sharer, ask the owner to share the key.
Reinstalling digital key app after
deleting
If you have deleted the HYUNDAI Digital
Key app, download the digital key app
again:
1. Reinstall the app and log in.
2. Input the PIN number for user verification.
If the PIN is correct, the digital key data is
downloaded to your smartphone. You can
use it without any further registration or
sharing.
How to save/delete the digital
key (Card Key)
Saving Digital Key (Card Key)
1. Turn on the vehicle with the smart key and be sure to keep the smart key
inside the vehicle during digital key
registration.
2. Install the HYUNDAI Digital Key app on your smartphone and set up the digital
key.
3. Using the Pair Card Key menu in the app, activate the Card Key registration
mode.
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• NFC authentication: Enter the NFC authentication menu and touch your
smartphone to the outside door
handle.
• Bluetooth authentication: Enter the Bluetooth authentication menu and
press the OK button.
Information • If you activate the registration
mode,complete the card key saving
process within 5 minutes.
• If you have not registered the digital key (card key), register the digital key(card
key) with two smart keys.

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4. Register the digital key (card key) in the infotainment system. From the Settings
menu, go to Setup > Vehicle > Digital
Key > Card Key and then select Enable
Card Key.
Information The Enable Card Key button is disabled if
the digital key (card key) is already saved.
If you need to save a new digital key(card
key), delete the previous digital key (card
key) using “Deleting Digital key(Card
key)” procedure in this chapter.

5. Place the digital key (card key) on the vehicle authentication pad (wireless charging pad). The process begins
automatically.
If successful, a message appears on the
infotainment system screen or
instrument cluster.
Once a digital key (card key) has been
registered, it cannot be used with
another vehicle.
Deleting digital key (card key)
B0902EU03
1. Turn on the vehicle with the smart key
and be sure to keep the smart key
inside the vehicle during delete
process.
2. Delete your digital key (card key) from in the infotainment system. From the
Settings menu, go to Setup > Vehicle >
Digital Key > Card Key and then select
Delete .
Information • The Delete button is disabled if there is
no digital key (card key) saved.
• If the digital key (card key) is deleted,it can be re-registered to the same vehicle
as long as a new digital key (card key)
has not been registered.
• If you set up a new digital key (card key), the previously registered digital key (card
key) is no longer active and cannot be
re-registered.

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Locking/Unlocking the doors
B5026503[A] Door handle authentication pad
[B] Card key NFC Antenna
To unlock:
Place the digital key (card key) near the
door handle authentication pad of the
driver or passenger side door for about 2
seconds.
If you unlock your vehicle from the
passenger side door handle, all the doors
are unlocked. If you unlock your vehicle
from the driver side door handle,the
driver door only or all the doors are
unlocked depending on the setting of the
Two Press Unlock feature. Refer to User
Settings to change the Driver Door unlock
mode.
To lock:
Place the digital key (card key) near the
door handle authentication pad of the
driver or passenger side door.
Before you leave your vehicle, check that
your vehicle is locked. When using your
Hyundai digital key on the front door
handle, listen for the door lock to actuate,
and then pull the handle within3 seconds
to confirm the doors are locked.
Information • Always take the digital key (card key) out of your wallet or purse. If the card key does
not touch the door handle authentication
pad or is near other NFC-enabled cards, it
may not work properly.
• You cannot lock your vehicle if: - The Smart Key is in the vehicle.
- The Start/Stop button is in the ACC or ON position.
- Any door is open (except for the trunk).
• When the doors have been unlocked using the HYUNDAI Digital Key, and you
attempt to lock the doors using the driver
door lock switch, the doors are locked and
then immediately unlocked when you close
the door.

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[A] Vehicle authentication pad (Wireless charging pad)
1. After placing your registered card key
on the vehicle authentication pad
(wireless charging pad), depress the
brake pedal and press the Start/Stop
button.
2. After start-up, the digital key data will be automatically updated within 5 to 20
seconds. Remove the digital key (card
key) from the pad.
Information • If you do not place the digital key(card key) on the center of the vehicle authentication
pad (wireless charging pad), the vehicle
may not start. Remove the digital key (card
key) and then try again.
• If the digital key (card key) is near other NFC-enabled cards such as a transportation
card or credit card, it may not be
recognized.
For more information, refer to the
"Start/Stop Button" section in Chapter 6.
• Always remove the digital key (card key) from the vehicle authentication pad
(wireless charging pad) after turning on the
vehicle. If you place the card key on the
wireless charging pad while driving, the
digital key (card key) may malfunction.

Disabling digital key
B5026401_3
If you do not want to use the digital key
(smartphone key and card key), disable the function temporarily. Have the smart
key in the vehicle to change the settings.
From the Settings menu, go to Setup
>
Vehicle > Digital Key > Enable Card Key
(deselect) in the infotainment system.
Personalized profile and
vehicle settings
You can set the registered digital key
profiles for Driver 1 and Driver 2. When
you use the digital card key or the
HYUNDAI Digital Key app, the vehicle can
be set to the user-defined personalized
profile (includes items such as driver
settings and audio preferences).
Linking/Unlinking profile
Profile link
1. Select Setup > User Profile > Profile
Settings > Link Digital Key
(Smartphone) in the infotainment
system.
2. Unlock your smartphone and place it on the vehicle authentication pad
(wireless charging pad).
3. Select Link to connect the registered
phone’s digital key and the user’s
profile.
Profile unlink
Select Digital Key Information from the
infotainment system Settings menu to
unlink a profile.
Information If you connect both Driver 1 and Driver 2 with
a single smartphone, the digital key
(smartphone key) always uses the profile
settings for Driver 1. If you unlink Driver 1,
the Driver 2 profile settings are used.

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Precautions for using the vehicle
profile link and unlink
Be aware:
• Profile link can be used with the digital key. (Infotainment system: Setup >
Vehicle > Digital Key > Enable Digital
Key )
• Profile link information remains even when the digital key function is
disabled.
• Only the smartphone with the HYUNDAI Digital Key app can be linked
to your profile, not the card key.
• Profile link works only when the smartphone and the digital key are
registered to the vehicle.
• Do not remove the smartphone from the vehicle authentication pad
(wireless charging pad) until the profile
is linked.
Driver Profile operation
The profile linked with the digital key
locks or unlocks the doors when:
• The profile linked smartphone touches the driver’s door handle.
• HYUNDAI Digital Key app is used on a profile linked smartphone.
ItemPersonalization
Operation
Initial value Guest
Profile linked
smartphone key Linked profile
Profile unlinked
smartphone key Recently activated
profile
NFC card key
Smart key
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Vehicle personalization with digital key
The infotainment system may change after software updates. For more information,
refer to the user's manual provided in the infotainment system and the quick reference
guide.
SystemPersonalization Item
Vehicle settings Light
Blink number of one-touch
signal lights
Cluster Information display on the
cluster, Voice volume, Welcome sound
Seat/Mirror Seat position, Side view
mirror position, Easy Access
Intelligent driving posture assist (Smart IMS)
Door Automatic door lock/unlock,
Two Press Unlock
Head Up Display (HUD) Position adjustment of
image, Information display selection
Infotainment system Navigation
Preferred volume of the
navigation system, Recent destination
User preset My menu list settings, Radio
preset
Phone connectivity Bluetooth preferential
connect CarPlay/Android Auto On/Off
Air conditioning Operating conditionLatest operation setup of the
following functions:
Temperature, AUTO, air flow direction, air volume, air conditioner, air intake control, SYNC, Front
windshield defroster, OFF
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Information Do not leave your digital key (smartphone key
or card key) in the vehicle after locking or
unlocking the doors or starting the vehicle.
The doors can be locked using the switches on
the driver’s or the passenger’s doors. Always
take your digital key (smartphone key or card
key) when leaving the vehicle.

Used Vehicle/Digital Key
Maintenance
Purchasing used vehicle
Delete Digital Key Settings when
purchasing a used vehicle.
If any digital key (smartphone key or card
key) is already registered when you press
the Statr/Stop button, the message,
“Digital key(s) active” appears on the
instrument cluster once. If you sell your
vehicle or purchase a used HYUNDAI
vehicle equipped with the Digital Key
feature, confirm the message and delete
the registered smartphone key and card
key. For more information, contact the
HYUNDAI Customer Care Center. If the
card key does not work properly, delete
the card key, register the smartphone
key, and re-register the card key.
Digital Key Maintenance
If you need to have your Digital Key
System repaired or replaced, make sure
your Smartphone Key is still active. You
may have to pair your phone again using
the HYUNDAI Digital Key app.
Limitations of the System
HYUNDAI Digital Key app on the
smartphone and card key may not work if:
• HYUNDAI Digital Key app is deleted.
• Account login information for HYUNDAI Digital Key app has expired. • Logged in with another smartphone
instead of the registered smartphone
with the same user account.
• Smartphone rooting or app hacking is detected.
• Smartphone battery or the vehicle battery is discharged.
• Smartphone screen is off or locked.
• NFC or Bluetooth is turned off on the smartphone settings.
• Smartphone’s mobile network setting is off or airplane mode is activated.
• The card key is in a wallet or card holder, or overlapped with other cards.
• If you use a smartphone cover that uses wireless communication or is made of
metal, remove the smartphone cover.
The vehicle may not be controlled by the
smartphone if any of the following
occurs:
• Other smartphone functions (calls,urgent call, audio or NFC
payment), apps, or wireless earphones
are operating.
• The digital key app function such as basic setting or app launching is limited
by the prior policy according to the
manufacturer.
• If you have changed the smartphone number, modify the user account
information on the HYUNDAI customer
web site.
• If the vehicle owner has changed the smartphone, register the new
smartphone in the vehicle after
deleting the registered digital key
(smartphone).
• If a sharer have changed or reset the smartphone, share the key again.Information • Do not leave the registered digital key (smartphone key or card key) in your
vehicle. Carry it when leaving the vehicle.
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• If you lose your smartphone or card key, immediately delete the key on the vehicle’s
key menu. For more information, refer to
the "Deleting Digital Key (Smartphone
Key)" or "Deleting digital key (card
key)"section in this chapter.
• If your registered smartphone key or card key is in the vehicle, the digital key(s)
active message appears on the instrument
cluster.
• If you buy a used vehicle, delete the registered smartphone key and card key.
• If the digital key is not working or the vehicle battery is discharged, use the
outside keyhole to lock all the doors.
Door Locks
Operating Door Unlocks from
Outside the Vehicle (Manual
type)
Smart key
B5002803
B5002802
Push the button on the front outside door
handle (the engraved part) while carrying
the smart key with you, all doors will
unlock.
The hazard warning lights will blink twice
and chime also sounds twice.
Once the doors are unlocked, when press
the front of the door handle (1) then rear
of the door handle will pop out (2).
Pull the outside door handle to open the
door.
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2
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Operating Door Unlocks from
Outside the Vehicle (Electric
if equipped
type)
Smart key
Approach unlock system
The outside door handle will slide out and
the doors will unlock when the driver
approaches the vehicle possessing the
smart key.
The driver can activate/deactivate the
“Approach unlock” system on the
infotainment system.
To activate Approach unlock system for
only the driver’s seat, select Settings >
Vehicle > Door > Unlock all doors in the
infotainment system.
To activate Approach unlock system,
select Settings > Vehicle > Door >
Activate approach unlock in the
infotainment system. The outside door
handle will slide out and the door will
unlock when the driver approaches the
vehicle possessing the smart key. If
Approaching unlock system is
deactivated, the door handle will not slide
out even when the driver approaches to
the vehicle with the smart key. To unlock
doors when Approach unlock system is
deactivated, touch the lock/unlock
sensor(engraved part) on the handle.
B5002801 B5002802_1
• When the 'Approach unlock' is
activated:
- If you approach (within 40 in. (1 m)) the driver or front passenger’s door
handle possessing the smart key, the
outside door handles slide out and
the doors are unlocked. In this case,
Hazard Warning Flasher blinks twice
and chime also sounds twice.
- After first approach, the vehicle tries detecting the smart key every 5
seconds and if the key is not
detected, the doors will lock
automatically and the handles will
slide in.
B5002804
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B5002802_2
• When the 'Approach unlock' is deactivated: The handle does not slide
out even when you approach with the
smart key in possession. The doors are
unlocked if you press the outside
handle as the handles slide out.
• The doors will lock automatically and the handles will slide in after 30
seconds unless a door is opened.
Information In emergency situations, such as battery is
dead, the outside electric door handle can still
be operated in a way that the outside manual
door handle operate.

Operating Door Locks from
Outside the Vehicle (Manual
type)
Smart key
B5000204
Push the button on the front outside door
handle (the engraved part) while carrying
the smart key with you, all doors will lock.
The hazard warning lights will blink and
chime also sounds once.
Push the door to close.
Operating Door Locks from
Outside the Vehicle (Electric
if equipped
type)
Smart key
ONE1051013
When all doors are closed, touch the
touch sensor on the front outside door
handle (the engraved part) while carrying
the smart key with you, outside door
handle will return and doors will be
locked.
The hazard warning lights will blink and
chime also sounds once.
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