maintenance HYUNDAI KONA EV 2021 Owners Manual

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INTRODUCTION
Congratulations, and thank you for choosing HYUNDAI. We are pleased to welcome you to the growing number of dis-
cerning people who drive a HYUNDAI vehicle. We are very proud of the advanced engineering and high-quality con-
struction of each HYUNDAI we build.
Your Owner’s Manual will introduce you to the features and operation of your new HYUNDAI. To become familiar with
your new HYUNDAI, so that you can fully enjoy it, read this Owner’s Manual carefully before driving your new vehicle.
This manual contains important safety information and instructions intended to familiarize you with your vehicle’s con-
trols and safety features so you can safely operate your vehicle.
This manual also contains information on maintenance designed to enhance safe operation of the vehicle. It is recom-
mended that all service and maintenance on your car be performed by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer. HYUNDAI deal-
ers are prepared to provide high-quality service, maintenance and any other assistance that may be required.
This Owner’s Manual should be considered a permanent part of your vehicle, and should be kept in the vehicle so you
can refer to it at any time. The manual should stay with the vehicle if you sell it to provide the next owner with impor-
tant operating, safety and maintenance information.
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA
Copyright 2020 HYUNDAI Motor America. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored
in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of HYUNDAI
Motor America.Severe vehicle damage may result from the use of poor quality lubricants that do not meet HYUNDAI spec-
ifications. You must always use high quality lubricants that meet the specifications listed on Page 8-6 in the
Vehicle Specifications section of the Owner's Manual.
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Your Vehicle at a Glance
Safety System of Your Vehicle
Convenient Features of Your Vehicle
Multimedia System
Driving Your Vehicle
What to Do in an Emergency
Maintenance
Specifications, Consumer Information and
Reporting Safety Defects
Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Safety system of your vehicle
• ALWAYS set up your mobile devices
(i.e., MP3 players, phones, naviga-
tion units, etc.) when your vehicle is
parked or safely stopped.
ONLY use your mobile device when
allowed by laws and when conditions
permit safe use. NEVER text or
email while driving. Most states have
laws prohibiting drivers from texting.
Some states and cities also prohibit
drivers from using handheld phones.
NEVER let the use of a mobile
device distract you from driving. You
have a responsibility to your passen-
gers and others on the road to
always drive safely, with your hands
on the wheel as well as your eyes
and attention on the road.Control Your Speed
Excessive speed is a major factor in
crash injuries and deaths. Generally,
the higher the speed, the greater the
risk, but serious injuries can also
occur at lower speeds. Never drive
faster than is safe for current condi-
tions, regardless of the maximum
speed posted.
Keep Your Vehicle in Safe
Condition
Having a tire blowout or a mechanical
failure can be extremely hazardous. To
reduce the possibility of such prob-
lems, check your tire pressures and
condition frequently, and perform all
regularly scheduled maintenance.
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Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off
in a Collision?
Air bags are not designed to inflate in
every collision.There are certain
types of accidents in which the air bag
would not be expected to provide
additional protection. These include
rear impacts, second or third colli-
sions in multiple impact accidents, as
well as low speed impacts. Damage
to the vehicle indicates a collision
energy absorption, and is not an indi-
cator of whether or not an air bag
should have inflated.
Air bag collision sensors
NEVER place a rear-facing or
front-facing child restraint in
the front passenger’s seat of
the vehicle.
An inflating frontal air bag
could forcefully strike a child
resulting in serious injury or
death.
Always properly restrain chil-
dren in an appropriate child
restraint in the rear seat of the
vehicle.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of an air bag
deploying unexpectedly and
causing serious injury or death:
Do not hit or allow any objects
to impact the locations where air
bags or sensors are installed.
Do not perform maintenance
on or around the air bag sen-
sors. If the location or angle of
the sensors is altered, the air
bags may deploy when they
should not or may not deploy
when they should.
Do not install bumper guards
or replace the bumper with a
non-genuine HYUNDAI parts.
This may adversely affect the
collision and air bag deploy-
ment performance.
WARNING
Place the POWER button in
the OFF or ACC position when
the vehicle is being towed to
prevent inadvertent air bag
deployment.
Have all air bag repairs conduct-
ed by an authorized HYUNDAI
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Air bags may not inflate if the vehicle
collides with objects such as utility
poles or trees, where the point of
impact is concentrated and the colli-
sion energy is absorbed by the vehi-
cle structure.
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-
free and there are no parts you can
safely service by yourself. If the SRS
air bag warning light does not illumi-
nate when the POWER button is in
the ON position, or continuously
remains on, have your vehicle imme-
diately inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel, the
front passenger's panel, front seats
and roof rails must be performed by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Improper handling of the SRS system
may result in serious personal injury.
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death, take the follow-
ing precautions:
Do not attempt to modify or
disconnect the SRS compo-
nents or wiring, including the
addition of any kind of badges
to the pad covers or modifica-
tions to the body structure.
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Do not place objects over or
near the air bag modules on
the steering wheel, instrument
panel, or the front passen-
ger’s panel above the glove
box.
Clean the air bag pad covers
with a soft cloth moistened
with plain water. Solvents or
cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and
proper deployment of the sys-
tem.
Always have inflated air bags
replaced by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
If components of the air bag
system must be discarded, or if
the vehicle must be scrapped,
certain safety precautions
must be observed. Consult an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer for
the necessary information.
Failure to follow these precau-
tions could increase the risk of
personal injury.

Rear view monitor (RVM) ...............................3-114
Reverse parking distance warning (PDW) .....3-115
Operation of Reverse Parking Distance
Warning system .............................................................3-115
To Turn OFF Reverse Parking Distance
Warning system .............................................................3-116
Conditions Where Reverse Parking Distance
Warning system May Not Operate...........................3-117
Reverse Parking Distance Warning system
Precautions.....................................................................3-118
Automatic Climate Control System ..................3-119
Automatic Temperature Control Mode ....................3-120
Manual Temperature Control Mode .........................3-121
System Operation .........................................................3-128
System Maintenance....................................................3-130
Windshield Defrosting and Defogging ............3-132
To Defog Inside Windshield ........................................3-132
To Defrost Outside Windshield ..................................3-133
Defogging logic..............................................................3-133
Auto Defogging System ..............................................3-133
Rear Window Defroster ..............................................3-135
Climate Control Additional Features ...............3-136
Cluster ionizer ................................................................3-136
Automatic Ventilation ...................................................3-136
Storage Compartment .......................................3-137
Center Console Storage ..............................................3-137
Glove Box ........................................................................3-137
Sunglass Holder.............................................................3-137
Interior Features ................................................3-139
Cup Holder ......................................................................3-139
Sunvisor ...........................................................................3-140
Power Outlet ..................................................................3-141
USB Charger ...................................................................3-142
Wireless Cellular Phone Charging System..............3-142
Clock .................................................................................3-144
Coat Hook .......................................................................3-145
Floor Mat Anchor(s).....................................................3-145
Luggage Net Holder .....................................................3-146
Cargo Area Cover..........................................................3-147
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Odometer
The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance that the vehicle has been driv-
en and should be used to determine
when periodic maintenance should
be performed.
Distance to empty
The EV range is the estimated dis-
tance the vehicle can be driven
with remaining level of the high
voltage battery.
For more details, refer to the “EV
Range” section in the Electric
Vehicle System Overview manual.
Note that the range is displayed in
different locations in the instrument
cluster depending on the current
drive mode selection.
For more details, refer to "Drive
Mode System" in chapter 5.
Range accumulated from regen-
erative braking
When ECO mode or ECO+ mode (if
equipped) is enabled, the speedome-
ter display includes an additional
range value which is accumulated as
a result of regenerative braking. The
value starts from zero and incremen-
tally increases as the energy from
regen braking increases. The display
resets to zero when the regen level
drops to zero (vehicle accelerating,
etc.).
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■NORMAL mode■SPORT/ECO/ECO+
(if equipped) mode
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Convenient features of your vehicle
System Maintenance
Cabin air filter
[A] : Outside air, [B] : Recirculated air
[C] : Climate control air filter, [D] : Blower
[E] : Evaporator core, [F] : Heater core
The cabin air filter is installed behind
the glove box. It filters the dust or other
pollutants that enter the vehicle
through the heating and air condition-
ing system.
Have the The cabin air filter replaced
by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer
according to the maintenance sched-
ule.If the vehicle is frequently driven on
dusty or gravel roads, or if the occu-
pants inside the vehicle smoke, or if
pets are regularly inside the vehicle,
then it is recommended to change
the cabin filter more often. Refer to
the maintenance section in this man-
ual for more detailed information.
If the air flow rate suddenly decreas-
es, the system should be checked at
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Checking the amount of air con-
ditioner refrigerant and com-
pressor lubricant
When the amount of refrigerant is
low, the performance of the air con-
ditioning is reduced. Overfilling also
reduces the performance of the air
conditioning system.
Therefore, if abnormal operation is
found, have the system inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
It is important that the correct
type and amount of oil and refrig-
erant is used. Otherwise, damage
to the compressor and abnormal
system operation may occur. To
prevent damage, the air condition-
ing system in your vehicle should
only be serviced by trained and
certified technicians.
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Maintenance
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Maintenance
EV Drive Motor Compartment ..............................7-3
Maintenance Services ...........................................7-4
Owner's Responsibility .....................................................7-4
Owner Maintenance Precautions..................................7-4
Owner Maintenance ..............................................7-5
Owner Maintenance Schedule .......................................7-5
Scheduled Maintenance Services........................7-7
Normal Maintenance Schedule ......................................7-8
Maintenance Under Severe Usage Conditions ........7-10
Severe Driving Conditions .............................................7-10
Explanation of Scheduled Maintenance Items ..7-11
Coolant...................................................................7-12
Brake Fluid ............................................................7-13
Checking the Brake Fluid Level ...................................7-13
Washer Fluid .........................................................7-14
Checking the Washer Fluid Level................................7-14
Climate Control Air Filter ....................................7-15
Filter Inspection ...............................................................7-15
Wiper Blades.........................................................7-17
Blade Inspection ..............................................................7-17
Blade Replacement .........................................................7-17
12V Auxiliary Battery ..........................................7-21
For Best Battery Service ..............................................7-22
Battery Recharging ........................................................7-22
Reset Features.................................................................7-23
Tires and Wheels .................................................7-24
Tire Care ............................................................................7-24
Recommended Cold Tire Inflation Pressures ...........7-25
Check Tire Inflation Pressure ......................................7-26
Tire Rotation.....................................................................7-27
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ............................7-28
Tire Replacement ............................................................7-28
Wheel Replacement ........................................................7-29
Tire Traction .....................................................................7-29
Tire Maintenance ............................................................7-29
Tire Sidewall Labeling ....................................................7-29
Tire Terminology and Definitions................................7-33
All Season Tires ...............................................................7-37
Summer Tires ...................................................................7-37
Snow Tires ........................................................................7-37
Radial-Ply Tires ...............................................................7-37
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1. Coolant reservoir
2. Brake fluid reservoir
3. Fuse box
4. Auxiliary battery (12 volt)
5. Coolant reservoir cap
6. Windshield washer fluid reservoir
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The actual motor compartment in the vehicle may differ from the illustration.