HYUNDAI NEXO 2023 Owners Manual

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Driving your vehicle
Press brake pedal to changegear
The message appears on the LCD
display, when the brake pedal is not
depressed while shifting the gear.
Depress the brake pedal and then
shift the gear.
Shift to P after stopping
The message appears on the LCD
display when the gear is shifted to P
(Park) while the vehicle is moving.
Stop the vehicle before shifting to P
(Park).
Gear already selected
The message appears on the LCD
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Shift button held down
The message appears on the LCD
display when the shift button is con-
tinuously pressed or there is problem
with the button.
Make sure that there is no object
over the shift button. If the problem
persists, immediately have the vehi-
cle inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
Check shift controls
The message appears on the LCD
display when there is problem with
the shift buttons.
Immediately have the vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized HYUNDAI deal-
er.
PARK malfunction. Engageparking brake when parking
vehicle
The message appears on the LCD
display when there is problem with
function engaging P (Park) position.
Immediately have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
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Good Driving Practices
Never shift to P (Park) or N(Neutral) to any other position with
the accelerator pedal depressed.
Never shift to P (Park) when the vehicle is in motion.
Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
Do not shift to N (Neutral) when driving. Doing so may result in anaccident.
Do not drive with your foot resting on the brake pedal. Even light, butconsistent pedal pressure can
result in the brakes overheating,
brake wear and possibly even
brake failure.
Always apply the parking brake when leaving the vehicle. Do notdepend on placing the gear in P
(Park) to keep the vehicle from
moving. Exercise extreme caution when
driving on a slippery surface. Be
especially careful when braking,
accelerating or shifting gears. On a
slippery surface, an abrupt change
in vehicle speed can cause the
drive wheels to lose traction and
may cause loss of vehicle controlresulting in an accident
Optimum vehicle performance and economy is obtained by smoothlydepressing and releasing the
accelerator.
To reduce the risk of SERIOUS
INJURY or DEATH:
ALWAYS wear your seat belt.
In a collision, an unbelted
occupant is significantly more
likely to be seriously injured
or killed than a properly belt-ed occupant.
Avoid high speeds when cor- nering or turning.
Do not make quick steering
wheel movements, such as
sharp lane changes or fast,sharp turns.
WARNING
The risk of rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control
of your vehicle at highwayspeeds.
Loss of control often occurs if
two or more wheels drop off
the roadway and the driver
over steers to reenter the
roadway.
In the event your vehicle
leaves the roadway, do not
steer sharply. Instead, slow
down before pulling back into
the travel lanes.
HYUNDAI recommends you
follow all posted speed limits.
Driving uphill or downhill,
always shift to D (Drive) when
driving forward or to R
(Reverse) when driving back-
wards, and check the gear
position indicated on the clus-
ter before driving. If you drivein the opposite direction of
the selected gear, the vehiclewill turn off and a seriousaccident might be occurreddue to the degraded brake
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The paddle shifter is used to adjust
the regenerative braking rate from 0
to 3 during decelerating or braking.
Left side ( ): Increases regener-ative braking and deceleration.
Right side ( ): Decreases regenerative braking and decelera- tion.
Pull and hold the left side paddle shifter to change to 0.
Pull and hold the left side paddle shifter to change to 3. Information
The paddle shifter does not operate
when:
 Both Paddle shifters are pulled at the same time.
 The Smart Cruise Control system is activated.
 The vehicle is shifted to P (Park), R (Reverse) and N (Neutral).
If the battery is fully charged when
descending down a long or steep
hill, the regenerative braking is
not working even though operat-
ing the paddle shifter. In this case,depress the brake pedal to brake
the vehicle. This is normal and
does not indicate a problem with
your paddle shifter and brakes. The selected regenerative braking
rate is displayed on the instrument
cluster.
What Does Regenerative
Braking Do?
It uses the electric motor when
decelerating or braking which trans-
forms vehicle motion (kinetic energy)
to electrical energy to charge the
high voltage batteries.
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Power Brakes
Your vehicle has power-assisted
brakes that adjust automatically
through normal usage.
If the power is not supplied such as
battery discharge, the power assist
for the brakes will not work. You can
still stop your vehicle by applying
greater force to the brake pedal than
typical. The stopping distance, how-
ever, will be longer than with power
brakes.
Do not pump the brake pedal when
the power assist has been interrupt-ed.
Pump the brake pedal only when
necessary to maintain steering con-
trol on slippery surfaces.
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Take the following precautions:
Do not drive with your foot resting on the brake pedal.This will create abnormal high
brake temperatures, exces-sive brake lining and pad
wear, and increased stoppingdistances.
When descending down a
long or steep hill, use the pad-
dle shifter (left side lever) to
increase regenerative braking
control in order to control
your speed without using the
brake pedal excessively.
Applying the brakes continu-
ously will cause the brakes to
overheat and could result in a
temporary loss of braking per-
formance.
Wet brakes may impair the
vehicle's ability to safely slow
down; the vehicle may alsopull to one side when the
brakes are applied. Applying
the brakes lightly will indicate
whether they have been
affected in this way. Always
test your brakes in this fash-
ion after driving through deep
water. To dry the brakes, light-
ly tap the brake pedal to heatup the brakes while maintain-
ing a safe forward speed until
brake performance returns to
normal. Avoid driving at highspeeds until the brakes func-
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Do not continue depressing thebrake pedal if the " "indica-
tor is OFF. The battery may be
discharged.
Noise and vibration generated during braking is normal.
Under normal operation, electric brake pump noise and motor
vibration may occur temporarily
in below cases.
- When the pedal is depressedsuddenly.
- When the pedal is repeatedly depressed in short intervals.
- When the ABS function is acti- vated while braking.
Disc Brake Wear Indicator
When your brake pads are worn and
new pads are required, you will hear
a high pitched warning sound from
your front or rear brakes. You mayhear this sound come and go or it
may occur whenever you depress
the brake pedal.
Note that some driving conditions or
climates may cause a brake squeal
when you first apply (or lightly apply)
the brakes. This is normal and does
not indicate a problem with your
brakes.
To avoid costly brake repairs, do
not continue to drive with wornbrake pads.
Information
Always replace brake pads as com-
plete front or rear axle sets.
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)
Applying the parking brake
To apply the EPB (Electronic
Parking Brake):
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Pull the EPB switch upwards.
Make sure the Parking Brake
Warning Light comes on.
With the AUTO HOLD feature
enabled, the EPB is automatically
applied when the vehicle is shut off.
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However, if the Auto Hold function is
not activated, the EPB is not auto-
matically applied even though the
vehicle stops and turned off.Releasing the parking brake
To release the EPB (Electronic
Parking Brake), press the EPB
switch in the following condition:
Have the POWER button in the ONposition.
Depress the brake pedal.
Make sure the Parking Brake
Warning Light goes off.
To release EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake) automatically:
Shifted to P (Park) With the vehicle in the ready ( )
mode depress the brake pedal and
shift out of P (Park) to R (Reverse),
D (Drive).
Shifted to N (Neutral) With the vehicle in the ready ( )
mode depress the brake pedal and
shift out of N (Neutral) to R
(Reverse) or D (Drive).
Under the following conditions 1. Start the vehicle.
2. Fasten the driver's seat belt.
3. Close the driver's door, hood and tailgate.
4. Depress the accelerator pedal while the gear is in D (Drive) or
R (Reverse).
The Parking Brake Warning Light
should be turned off when the EPB isreleased.
To reduce the risk of SERIOUS
INJURY or DEATH, do not oper-ate the parking brake while the
vehicle is moving except in an
emergency situation. It could
damage the brake system andlead to an accident.
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Information
 For your safety, you can engage the EPB even though the POWER but-
ton is in the OFF position, but you
cannot release it.
 For your safety, depress the brake pedal and release the parking brake
manually with the EPB switch when
you drive downhill or when backing
up the vehicle.
If the parking brake warning light is still on even though the EPB
has been released, have the sys-
tem checked an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
Do not drive your vehicle with the EPB applied. It may cause
excessive brake pad and brake
rotor wear.EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
may be automatically applied
when:
Requested by other systems
If the driver turns the vehicle offwhile Auto Hold is operating, EPB will be automatically applied.
Warning messages
To release EPB, fasten seatbelt and
close door, hood and liftgate
If you try to drive with the EPBapplied, a warning will sound and a
message will appear.
If the driver's seat belt is not fas- tened and the hood or tailgate is
opened, a warning will sound and
a message will appear.
If there is a problem with the vehi- cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear.
If the situation occurs, depress the
brake pedal and release EPB by
pressing the EPB switch.
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while operating or releasing the
EPB, but these conditions arenormal and indicate that the
EPB is functioning properly.
When leaving your keys with a parking lot attendant or valet,
make sure to inform him/her
how to operate the EPB.
The EPB may malfunction if you drive with the EPB applied.
When you automatically release EPB by depressing the accelera-
tor pedal, depress it slowly.
AUTO HOLD turning Off!
Press brake pedal
When the conversion from Auto Hold
to EPB is not working properly a
warning will sound and a message
will appear.
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Driving your vehicle

To prevent unintentional move-
ment when stopped and leav-
ing the vehicle, do not use the
P (Park) position in place of the
parking brake. Set the parkingbrake and make sure the vehi-
cle is securely positioned in P
(Park).
Never allow anyone who is
unfamiliar with the vehicle to
touch the parking brake. If theparking brake is released
unintentionally, serious injury
may occur.
All vehicles should always
have the parking brake fully
engaged when parking to
avoid inadvertent movement
of the car which can injureoccupants or pedestrians.
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Parking brake automatically
engaged
If the EPB is applied while Auto Hold
is activated, a warning will sound and
a message will appear.
EPB malfunction indicator
This warning light illuminates if the
POWER button is changed to the ON
position and goes off in approximate-
ly 3 seconds if the system is operat-
ing normally. If the EPB malfunction indicator
remains on, comes on while driving,or does not come on when the
POWER button is changed to the ONposition, this indicates that the EPB
may have malfunctioned.
If this occurs, have the system
checked by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.The EPB malfunction indicator mayilluminate when the ESC (ElectronicStability Control) indicator comes on
to indicate that the ESC is not work-
ing properly, but it does not indicate a
malfunction of the EPB.
If the EPB warning light is still
on, have the system checked by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
If the parking brake warning light does not illuminate or
blinks even though the EPB
switch was pulled up, the EPB
may not be applied.
If the parking brake warning light blinks when the EPB warn-
ing light is on, press the switch,
then pull it up. Once more press
it back to its original position
and pull it back up. If the EPB
warning does not go off, have
the system checked by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
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