warning HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2021 Owners Manual

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5-11
Opening the liftgate
To open the liftgate:
1.
Make sur
e you have the smart key in
your possession.
2.
Press either the lift

gate open/close
button on the vehicle or press and
hold the liftgate open button on the
smart key for more than one second.
The hazard warning lights will blink
two times and the liftgate will open.
Remotely starting vehicle
(if equipped)
You can start the vehicle using the
Remote Start button on the smart key.
To start the vehicle remotely:
1.
Press the door lock butt

on on the
smart key within 32 feet (10 m) from
the vehicle.
2.
Press the R

emote Start button for
more than 2 seconds within 4 seconds
after pressing the door lock button.
3.
The hazard w

arning lights will blink
and the engine will start.
4.
To turn o

ff the remote start function,
press the Remote Start button once.
Information
• The vehicle must be in P (Park) for the
remote start function to start.
• The engine turns off if you get on the
vehicle without a registered smart key.
• The engine turns off if you do not get
on the vehicle within 10 minutes after
remotely starting the vehicle.
• The Remote Start button may not
operate if the smart key is not within 32
feet (10 m).
• The vehicle will not remotely start if the
engine hood or liftgate is opened.
• Do not idle the engine for a long period.
Remotely moving vehicle forward or
reverse (if equipped)
With the smart key, the driver can move
the vehicle forward or reverse using the
Forward or Reverse button on the smart
key.
For more details, refer to “Remote
Smart Parking Assist (RSPA)” section in
chapter 7.
Panic alarm
The horn sounds and the hazard warning
lights blink for about 30 seconds if this
button is pressed for more than 0.5
seconds. To stop the horn and lights,
press any button on the transmitter.
Start-up
You can start the vehicle without
inserting the key.
For more details, refer to the “Engine
Start/Stop Button” section in chapter 6.
Information
If the smart key is not moved for some
time, the detection function for smart key
operation will pause. Lift the smart key to
activate the detection again.
NOTICE
To prevent damaging the smart key:
• Keep the smart key in a cool,
dry place to avoid damage or
malfunction. Exposure to moisture
or high temperature may cause
the internal circuit of the smart key
to malfunction which may not be
covered under warranty.
• Avoid dropping or throwing the
smart key.
• Protect the smart key from extreme
temperatures.

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Immobilizer system
The immobilizer system helps protect
your vehicle from theft. If an improperly
coded key (or other device) is used, the
engine’s fuel system is disabled.
When the Engine Start/Stop button
is pressed to the ON position, the
immobilizer system indicator should
come on briefly, then go off. If the
indicator starts to blink, the system does
not recognize the coding of the key.
Press the Engine Start/Stop button to
the OFF position, then press the Engine
Start/Stop button to the ON position
again.
The system may not recognize your
key’s coding if another immobilizer key
or other metal object (i.e., key chain) is
near the key. The engine may not start
because the metal may interrupt the
transponder signal from transmitting
normally.
If the system repeatedly does not
recognize the coding of the key, it is
recommended that you contact your
HYUNDAI dealer.
Do not attempt to alter this system
or add other devices to it. Electrical
problems could result that may make
your vehicle inoperable. WARNING
In order to prevent theft of your
vehicle, do not leave spare keys
anywhere in your vehicle. Your
immobilizer password is a customer
unique password and should be kept
confidential.
NOTICE
The transponder in your key is an
important part of the immobilizer
system. It is designed to give years
of trouble-free service, however you
should avoid exposure to moisture,
static electricity and rough handling.
Immobilizer system malfunction could
occur.
Information
This device complies with Part 15 of the
FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following three
conditions:
1.
This device may not cause harmful
interference.
2.
This device must accept any
interference r

eceived, including
interference that may cause undesired
operation.
3.
Changes or modifications not expr

essly
approved by the party responsible
for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the device.

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5-15
Hyundai Digital Key
Digital Key Application
To use Hyundai Digital Key mobile app,
you should install Hyundai digital key
application. Search ‘Hyundai digital key’
in the Google Play Store and download
the app. Please refer to the detailed
manual of the digital key app. The option
can be found under the following app
menu:
Menu → Application Info → Tutorial
Please note the manual before using the
app.
ÃThis service is only av

ailable for
Android smartphones. Please confirm
supported/compatible devices on our
website.
WARNING
For used vehicle
If any of the digital key (smartphone key
or card key) is already registered when
you press ON button after unlocking the
doors, the message ‘Digital key(s) active’
appears on the instrument cluster once.
If you buy a used vehicle, you should
confirm the message and delete the
registered smartphone key and card key.
In addition, please notify the Hyundai
Customer Care Center.
If the card key does not work properly,
please delete the card key and register
the smartphone key and re-register the
card key.
For vehicle maintenance
If you need to have your Digital Key
System repaired or replaced please
ensure you Smartphone Key is still active.
You may have to pair your phone again.
In the case, re-initialize your Digital Keys
using the Hyundai Digital Key mobile app.
Digital key (smartphone) NFC
function
You can use the Digital Key NFC (Near
Field Communication) function after turn
your smartphone NFC settings on. And
you should unlock & turn on smartphone
screen to use it.
à To change the NF

C mode of the
smartphone, please refer to the
smartphone manual or contact
to the customer service center of
smartphone manufacturers.

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Remote Control with Digital Key
To use the remote control function with
your android smartphone, Bluetooth
must be turned on.
Remote Control Connection with Digital
Key
1.
Open Hyundai digital ke
y application
on the smartphone. Select the
vehicle to activate the remote control
function as a main vehicle.
2.
Approach with the activ

ated
smartphone app to your vehicle
and you can check whether the
connection is available. If it enables
your smartphone to connect, connect
with your vehicle by pressing the
connect button. The remote control
function is activated after completing
the process.
Remote Control Operation with Digital
Key
You can execute the remote control
operation including door lock/unlock,
panic on/off, remote start / remote
stop and trunk opening. The icon for
each function will be highlighted and
alarm/vibration also provided when the
operation is performed.
Note that you cannot lock your vehicle
using the Hyundai digital key app if any
of the following occurs:
• The POWER button is in ACC or ON
position.
• Any doors are open.
When the smartphone and the vehicle
are connected by the Bluetooth function
but the remote control command
cannot be received over 5 minutes, the
remote control connection is cancelled
automatically. CAUTION
• If metallic window tint was applied
to your vehicle, it may cause
bad Bluetooth connection or
performance degradation of the
digital key.
• If multiple users operate the remote
control function simultaneously, the
connection between the digital key
and the vehicle might result in failed
commands. Please connect and
operate the remote control function
only the necessary user.
• When using the remote control
operation, the driver (the remote
control user) should leave the vehicle
after confirming the door lock (the
chime sounds once and the hazard
warning lights blink).
• The remote functions of the Digital
Key app enables the vehicle to be
controlled from a set distance. If
the digital key or the vehicle goes
beyond the operable distance, the
remote control function might be
disconnected or cancelled.
• If the digital key (smartphone) is
connected with the vehicle for the
remote control, the driver with the
key goes far away from the vehicle,
the function might not work.
• If the remote control operation
is executed where the mobile
connection is weak, Bluetooth
connection is poor due to several
Bluetooth devices or there is an
object such as metal or concrete, it
might be delayed or the operable
distance might decrease. You should
not cover the smartphone with your
hand or place other devices which
can cause frequency interference. It
may result in poor performance.
• If the remote control function is not
available, please use NFC function to
lock or unlock the doors.

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Remote Start with Digital Key
• When the shift button of your vehicle
is in P (Park) and all of the doors
including trunk and hood is locked
and the vehicle is off, press the Door
Lock button in the Hyundai Digital
Key app then press the Remote Start
button within 4 seconds.
You can confirm the engine is on if the
hazard warning lights blinks two times
and the chime sounds.
• If you want to turn off the engine,
press Remote Engine Stop. Air
Conditioner / Heating system
maintains the same status as when
you last used the vehicle.
• Unless you put the registered digital
key(smartphone) on the interior
authentication pad (wireless charger)
when the remote start function is on,
the engine will turn off.
• If you do not get on the vehicle within
10 minutes after the engine turns on,
the vehicle will turn off.
For more information, refer to the Engine
Start/Stop button in chapter 6.
Vehicle information Display
The digital key application displays
the vehicle information such as
driving or door conditions through the
communication with the vehicle.
• How to check : Select the vehicle
what you want to check and touch
the vehicle image, then vehicle
information display page will be
shown.
• Contents : accumulated odometer,
latest fuel economy, driving range,
fuel remaining, tire pressure, doors
lock/unlock status and last data
updated time.
ÃDisplay

ed vehicle date could be
differed from the current vehicle
condition.
à For mor

e information, please refer to
the ‘Tutorial’ on your Digital key app. Smartphone change/App deletion
If you change your smartphone or delete
the Hyundai Digital Key App, please refer
to the following to set up your Digital
Key:
Smartphone Change/ Reset
If you change or reset the smartphone,
the registered digital key in your previous
smartphone may not be used. Please
refer to following procedure to use the
digital key.
1.
Install the digital k

ey application and
log in.
2.
If you ar

e the owner, retry the Digital
key save process.
3.
If you ar

e the sharer, need to re-share
the key from owner.
App delete & reinstall/ Delete App data
You can re-download the digital key
from server in these cases as follow
procedure.
1.
Reins

tall the application and log in.
2.
Input the PIN number for user
v

erification.
3.
If PIN is correct, digital k

ey data
will be re-downloaded to your
smartphone and you can use it
without any further registration or
sharing.
Smartphone operability with Digital Key
The digital key application may not
be available to old type smartphones.
Please check the available smartphone
models with your dealer. NFC antenna
position on the smartphone can be
confirmed on each smartphone’s manual
or contact to customer service center of
the smartphone manufacture.

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If the digital key (card key) does not
work, please detach the key around
4 inches (0.1 m) from the handle
authentication pad and retry to contact.
The card key may be damaged by the
impact. It would not work properly if
the key is damaged. You should buy a
new card and register again. Long-time
exposure to high temperature may cause
the card key to malfunction. Please be
careful not to expose the key to direct
sunlight or high temperature.
After unlock the door or start up the
vehicle with digital key, even though
the driver tries to lock the doors by the
central door lock switch, the door lock
will be once locked and immediately
released at the moment of door closed.Start-up with Card key
After placing your registered card key
onto the interior authentication pad
(wireless charger), step on the brake and
press the Engine Start/Stop button.
WARNING
•
If you do not place the digital key
(card key) onto the center of the
interior authentication pad (wireless
charger) exactly, the card key may
not be recognized. If the engine is
not turned on, adjust and place the
key again.
• If you overlap and use the key
with NFC-enabled cards such as
transportation card or credit card,
the card key may not be recognized.
• If the digital key (card key) does not
work, please detach the key around
4 inches (0.1 m) from the handle
authentication pad and retry to
contact.
• The card key may be damaged due to
impact. It would not work properly if
the key is damaged. You should buy a
new card and register again.
For more information, refer to the
Engine Start/Stop button in chapter 6.

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WARNING
• The doors should always be fully
closed and locked while the
vehicle is in motion. If the doors
are unlocked, the risk of being
thrown from the vehicle in a crash is
increased.
• Do not pull the inner door handle of
the driver’s or passenger’s door while
the vehicle is moving.
WARNING
Do not leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle. An enclosed
vehicle can become extremely hot,
causing death or serious injury to
unattended children or animals who
cannot escape the vehicle. Children
might operate features of the vehicle
that could injure them, or they could
encounter other harm, possibly from
someone gaining entry to the vehicle.
WARNING
Always secure your vehicle.
Leaving your vehicle unlocked increases
the potential risk to you or others from
someone hiding in your vehicle.
To secure your vehicle, while
depressing the brake, shift the gear
to the P (Park) position, engage the
parking brake, and press the Engine
Start/Stop button to the OFF position,
close all windows, lock all doors, and
always take the key with you.
CAUTION
Opening a door when something is
approaching may cause damage or
injury. Be careful when opening doors
and watch for vehicles, motorcycles,
bicycles or pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door.
WARNING
If you stay in the vehicle for a long time
while the weather is very hot or cold,
there are risks of injuries or danger to
life. Do not lock the vehicle from the
outside when someone is in the vehicle.

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Auto door lock/unlock features
Your vehicle is equipped with features
that will automatically lock or unlock
your vehicle based on settings you select
in the infotainment system screen.
Auto LOCK Enable on speed
When this feature is set in the
infotainment system screen, all the doors
will be locked automatically when the
vehicle exceeds 9 mph (15 km/h).
Auto LOCK Enable on shift
When this feature is set in the
infotainment system screen, all the doors
will be locked automatically when the
vehicle is shifted out of P (Park) while the
engine is running.
Auto UNLOCK On Shift to P
When this feature is set in the
infotainment system screen, all the doors
will be unlocked automatically when the
vehicle is shifted back into P (Park) while
the engine is running.
Auto UNLOCK Vehicle off
When this feature is set in the
infotainment system screen, all the doors
will be unlocked automatically when the
vehicle is turned off.
See additional information in supplied
Infotainment Manual.
Additional unlock safety feature air
bag deployment
As an additional safety feature, all doors
will be automatically unlocked when an
impact causes the air bags to deploy.
Child-protector rear door locks
(if equipped)
OTM048005
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children seated in the rear from
accidentally opening the rear doors. The
rear door safety locks should be used
whenever children are in the vehicle.
The child safety lock is located on the
edge of each rear door. When the child
safety lock is in the lock position, the
rear door will not open if the inner door
handle is pulled.
To lock the child safety lock, insert a
small flat blade tool (like a screwdriver or
similar) (1) into the slot and turn it to the
lock position as shown.
To allow a rear door to be opened from
inside the vehicle, unlock the child safety
lock.
WARNING
If children accidently open the rear
doors while the vehicle is in motion,
they could fall out of the vehicle. The
rear door safety locks should always
be used whenever children are in the
vehicle.

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Electronic child safety lock (if
equipped)
OTM050084L
When the electronic child safety lock
button is pressed and the indicator
light on the button illuminates, the rear
doors cannot be opened from inside the
vehicle.
• The rear door window cannot be
opened or closed while the electronic
child safety lock button is in the LOCK
position (indicator light ON).
For more details, refer to “Windows”
section in this chapter.
• Electronic child safety lock does not
automatically turn on unless the driver
presses the electronic child safety
lock button.
• If 3 minutes passes after the Engine
Start/Stop button is pressed to the
OFF or ACC, the indicator on the
button turns off, and the driver cannot
turn off electronic child safety lock by
pressing the button. To turn off the
function, press the Engine Start/Stop
button to the ON position, and then
press the electronic child safety lock
button. •
If the power is supplied again after
removing the battery or battery is
discharged while the electronic child
safety lock button is in the LOCK
position, press the button once more
to match the state of the indicator on
the electronic child safety lock button
and actual status of the electronic
child safety lock function.
• If the airbag is activated while the
electronic child safety lock button
is in the LOCK position (indicator
light ON), the rear doors will unlock
automatically.
• Vehicles equipped with the electronic
child safety lock feature is not
provided with a manual child safety
lock.
WARNING
If children accidentally opens the rear
door while the vehicle is in motion, they
could fall out of the vehicle. Electronic
child safety lock should always be used
whenever children are in the vehicle.

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This system helps to protect your vehicle
and valuables. The horn will sound and
the hazard warning lights will blink
continuously if any of the following
occur:
- A door is opened without using the smart ke

y.
- The liftga

te is opened without using
the smart key.
- The engine hood is opened.
The alarm continues f

or 30 seconds, then
the system resets. To turn off the alarm,
unlock the doors with the smart key.
The Theft Alarm System automatically
sets 30 seconds after you lock the
doors and the liftgate. For the system to
activate, you must lock the doors and
the liftgate from outside the vehicle with
the smart key or by touching the touch
sensor on the outside of the door handle
with the smart key in your possession.
The hazard warning lights will blink and
the chime will sound once to indicate the
system is armed.
Once the security system is set, opening
any door, the liftgate, or the hood
without using the smart key will cause
the alarm to activate.
The Theft Alarm System will not set if the
hood, the liftgate, or any door is not fully
closed. If the system will not set, check
the hood, the liftgate, or the doors are
fully closed.
Do not attempt to alter this system or
add other devices to it. Information
• Do not lock the doors until all
passengers have left the vehicle. If the
remaining passenger leaves the vehicle
when the system is armed, the alarm
will be activated.
• If the vehicle is not disarmed with the
smart key, open the doors by using the
mechanical key and start the engine by
directly pressing the Engine Start/Stop
button with the smart key.
• If the system is disarmed by unlocking
the vehicle, but neither a door or the
liftgate is opened within 30 seconds, the
doors will relock and the system will
rearm automatically.
Information
OHI038181L
Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm
system will have a label attached to the
vehicle with the following words:
1.
WARNING
2.
SECURITY SYSTEM
ThEFT-ALARm sYsTEm