alert HYUNDAI SANTA FE 2021 Owners Manual

Introduction
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We want to help you get the greatest possible driving pleasure from your vehicle. Your
Owner’s Manual can assist you in many ways. To gain an overview of the contents
of your Owner’s Manual, use the Table of Contents in the front of the manual. The
first page of each Chapter includes a detailed Table of Contents of the topics in that
Chapter.
To quickly locate information about your vehicle, use the Index in the back of the
manual. It is an alphabetical list of what is in this manual and the page number where it
can be found.
For your convenience, we have incorporated tabs on the right-hand page edges.
These tabs are coded with the Chapter titles to assist you with navigating through the
manual.
SAFETY MESSAGES
Your safety, and the safety of others, is very important. This Owner’s Manual provides
you with many safety precautions and operating procedures. This information alerts
you to potential hazards that may hurt you or others, as well as damage to your vehicle.
Safety messages found on vehicle labels and in this manual describe these hazards
and what to do to avoid or reduce the risks.
Warnings and instructions contained in this manual are for your safety. Failure to follow
safety warnings and instructions can lead to serious injury or death.
Throughout this manual DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, NOTICE and the SAFETY
ALERT SYMBOL will be used.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential physical injury
hazards. Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible
injury or death. The safety alert symbol precedes the signal words DANGER,
WARNING and CAUTION.
DANGER
DANGER indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, could
result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE indicates a situation which,
if not avoided, could result in vehicle
damage.
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL

Seats & Safety System
3. Seats & Safety System
Important safety precautions ........................................................................\
... 3-2Always wear your seat belt ........................................................................\
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R estrain all children ........................................................................\
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Air bag hazards
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Driver distraction
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Control your speed
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Keep your vehicle in safe condition
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.... 3-2
Seats ........................................................................\
.......................................... 3-3Safety precautions ........................................................................\
...............................3-4
Fr ont seats ........................................................................\
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Rear seats
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10
Head Restraints
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14
Seat warmers
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Air ventilation seat........................................................................\
..............................3-20 Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)
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21
Seat belts ........................................................................\
.................................3-23Seat belt safety precautions ........................................................................\
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Sea t belt warning light ........................................................................\
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Seat belt restraint system
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25
Additional seat belt safety precautions
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31
Care of seat belts........................................................................\
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Child Restraint System (CRS) ........................................................................\
. 3-34Children Always in the Rear ........................................................................\
............... 3-34
Selecting a Child R estraint System (CRS) ................................................................. 3-
35
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS)
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37
Air bag - supplemental restraint system .......................................................3-45Where are the air bags? ........................................................................\
..................... 3-47
H ow does the air bags system operate? .................................................................. 3-50
Wha
t to expect after an air bag inflates
................................................................... 3-53
Occupan

t Classification System (OCS)
..................................................................... 3-54
Wh

y didn’t my air bag go off in a collision?
............................................................. 3-60
SRS car

e
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.........3-65
Additional safety precautions........................................................................\
........... 3-66
Air bag warning labels...........................................................\
.................................... 3-66
This chapter provides you with important information about how to protect yourself and your
passengers. It explains how to properly use your seats and seat belts, and how your air bags work.
Additionally, this chapter explains how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.
3

Seats & Safety System
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Armrest
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The armrest is located in the center of
the rear seat. Pull the armrest down from
the seatback to use it.
Rear occupant alert system (2nd
seat)
This function alerts driver when you get
out of a car while the passengers remain
in the 2nd row seat.
If the front door is opened with
passengers in the 2nd row seats, A
warning message will appear in the
instrument cluster. After the 1st warning
if movement is detected in the 2nd row
seat after all doors are locked, a second
audible warning will be triggered.
Even if your vehicle is equipped with
Rear Occupant Alert, always make sure
to check the rear seat before you leave
the vehicle.
For more information, refer to the “Rear
occupant alert system” in chapter 3.
Head Restraints
The vehicle’s front and rear (second row
and/or third row) seats have adjustable
head restraints. The head restraints
provide comfort for passengers, but
more importantly they are designed to
help protect passengers from whiplash
and other neck and spinal injuries during
an accident, especially in a rear impact
collision.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury or
death in an accident, take the following
precautions when adjusting your head
restraints:
• Always properly adjust the head
restraints for all passengers BEFORE
starting the vehicle.
• NEVER let anyone ride in a seat
with the head restraints removed or
reversed.
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• Adjust the head restraints so the
middle of the head restraints is at the
same height as the height of the top
of the eyes.
• NEVER adjust the head restraints
position of the driver’s seat when the
vehicle is in motion.
• Adjust the head restraints as close to
the passenger’s head as possible. Do
not use a seat cushion that holds the
body away from the seatback.
• Make sure the head restraints locks
into position after adjusting it.

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• Each time you push the switch, the
airflow changes as follows:
OFF
LOW ( )HIGH ( )
MIDDLE ( )
• When pressing the switch for
more than 1.5 seconds with the
air ventilation seat operating, the
operation will turn OFF.
• The air ventilation seats defaults
to the OFF position whenever the
ignition switch is placed to the ON
position.
• Auto Comfort Control (for driver’s
seat) (if equipped)
- The air ven

tilation seats
automatically controls the seat
temperature depending on the
ambient temperature and the set
climate control temperature when
the engine is running. If the air
ventilation seats switch is pushed,
the air ventilation seats will have to
be controlled manually.
To use this function, it must be
activated from the Settings menu in
the AV/AVN system screen.
- The air ven

tilation seats defaults
to the OFF position whenever the
ignition switch is ON. However, if
the Auto Comfort Control function
is ON, the air ventilation seats will
turn on and off depending on the
ambient temperature and the set
climate control temperature.
For more details, refer to the separately
supplied Infotainment manual with
your vehicle.
Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) (if
equipped)
Rear Occupant Alert is provided to help
prevent the driver from leaving the
vehicle with the rear passenger left in the
vehicle.
System setting
To use Rear Occupant Alert, it must be
enabled from the Settings menu in the
infotainment system screen. Select:
- Setup → V

ehicle
Se
ttings
→ Conv

enience
→ R
ear
Occupan
t
Alert
F

or detailed information, scan the QR
code in the separately supplied simple
manual.
System operation
• First alert
When you open the front door after
opening and closing the rear door and
turning off the engine, the ‘Check rear
seats’ warning message appears on
the cluster.
• Second alert
After the first alert, the second alert
operates when any movement is
detected in the vehicle after the
driver’s door is closed and all the
doors are locked. The horn will sound
for approximately 25 seconds. If
the system continues to detect a
movement, the alert operates up to 8
times.
Unlock the doors with the smart key
to stop the alert.
• The system detects movement in the
vehicle for 8 hours after the door is
locked.
• The second alert is activated only after
the prior activation of the first alert.

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System precautions
• Make sure that all the windows are
closed. If the window is open, the
alert may operate by the sensor
detecting an unintended movement
(e.g. wind or bugs).
• „„Cluster „„Steering wheel
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If you do not want to use Rear
Occupant Alert, press the OK button
on the steering wheel when the first
alert is displayed on the cluster. Doing
so will deactivate the second alert one
time.
• An alert can occur if the there is an
impact on the roof.
• If boxes or objects are stacked in the
vehicle, the system may not detect
the boxes or objects. Or, the alert may
operate if the boxes or objects fall off.
• The sensor may not operate normally
if the senor is obscured by foreign
substances.
• The alert may operate if movement
in the driver or passenger seat is
detected.
• The alert may operate with the doors
locked due to car wash or surrounding
vibration or noise.
• If the vehicle is started remotely (if
equipped with Remote Start), inside
movement detection will stop.
WARNING
Even if your vehicle is equipped with
Rear Occupant Alert, always make sure
to check the rear seat before you leave
the vehicle.
Rear Occupant Alert may not operate
when:
• Movement does not continue for
a certain period of time or the
movement is small.
• The rear passenger is covered with
an object such as a blanket.
• Always be cautious of the
passenger’s safety as the detection
function and second alert may
not operate depending on the
surrounding environment and
certain conditions.

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Additional safety precautions
Passengers should not move out of
or change seats while the vehicle is
moving. A passenger who is not wearing
a seat belt during a crash or emergency
stop can be thrown against the inside of
the vehicle, against other occupants, or
be ejected from the vehicle.
Do not use any accessories on seat
belts. Devices claiming to improve
occupant comfort or reposition the seat
belt can reduce the protection provided
by the seat belt and increase the chance
of serious injury in a crash.
Do not modify the front seats.
Modification of the front seats could
interfere with the operation of the
supplemental restraint system sensing
components or side air bags.
Do not place items under the front
seats. Placing items under the front seats
could interfere with the operation of the
supplemental restraint system sensing
components and wiring harnesses.
Do not cause impact to the doors.
Impact to the doors when the Engine
Start/Stop button is in the ON or START
position may cause the air bags to
inflate.
Modifications to accommodate
disabilities. If you require modification
to your vehicle to accommodate
a disability, contact the HYUNDAI
Customer Connect Center at 800-633-
5151.
Adding equipment to or modifying
your air bag equipped vehicle
If you modify your vehicle by changing
your vehicle’s frame, bumper system,
front end or side sheet metal or ride
height, this may affect the operation of
your vehicle’s air bag system.
Air bag warning labels
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Air bag warning labels, required by the
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration (NHTSA), are attached
to alert the driver and passengers of
potential risks of the air bag system. Be
sure to read all of the information about
the air bags that are installed on your
vehicle in this Owners Manual.

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AUTO HOLD indicator light
This indicator light illuminates:
• [White] When you activate Auto Hold
by pressing the AUTO HOLD switch.
• [Green] When you stop the vehicle
completely by depressing the brake
pedal with Auto Hold activated.
• [Yellow] Whenever there is a
malfunction with the Auto Hold
function.
If this occurs, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
For more details, refer to “Electronic
Parking Brake (EPB)” section in chapter
6.
Low tire pressure warning
light
This warning light illuminates:
• When you set the ignition switch or
the Engine Start/Stop button to the
ON position.
- The low tir

e pressure warning light
illuminates for approximately 3
seconds and then goes off.
• When one or more of your tires are
significantly underinflated. (The
location of the underinflated tires are
displayed on the LCD display.)
For more details, refer to “Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (TPMS)” section in
chapter 8.
This warning light remains ON after
blinking for approximately 60 seconds, or
repeatedly blinks ON and OFF in 3 second
intervals:
When there is a malfunction with the
TPMS.
If this occurs, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer as soon as
possible.
For more details, refer to “Tire Pressure
Monitoring System (TPMS)” section in
chapter 8.
WARNING
Safe Stopping
• The TPMS cannot alert you to severe
and sudden tire damage caused by
external factors.
• If you notice any vehicle instability,
immediately take your foot off the
accelerator pedal, apply the brakes
gradually with light force, and slowly
move to a safe position off the road.

Instrument cluster
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1. Driver Assistance
ItemsExplanation
SCC
Reaction To adjust the sensitivity of the Smart Cruise Control system.
•
Fast/Normal/Slow
For more details, refer to ''Smart Cruise Control (SCC)'' in chapter 7.
Driving
Convenience •
Lane Following Assist
To activate or deactivate the Lane Following Assist.
For more details, refer to the "Lane Following Assist (LFA)" in chapter 7.
• Highway Driving Assist
To activate or deactivate the Highway Driving Assist.
For more details, refer to the "Highway Driving Assist (HDA)" in chapter 7.
• Auto Highway Speed Control
To activate or deactivate the Auto Highway Speed Control.
For more details, refer to the "Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control
(NSCC)" in chapter 7.
Warning Timing To adjust the warning timing of the driver assistance system.
•
Normal / Later
Warning Volume To adjust the warning volume of the driver assistance system.
•
High / Medium / Low / Off
Driver
Attention Warning •
Leading vehicle departure alert
To activate or deactivate the Leading vehicle departure alert.
For more details, refer to the "Leading vehicle departure alert" in chapter
7.
• Inattentive Driving Warning
To alert the driver's inattentive driving.
For more details, refer to the "Driver attention Warning (DAW)" in
chapter 7.
Forward safety To adjust the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)
•
Active Assist
• Warning Only
• Off
For more details, refer to the "Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist (FCA)"
in chapter 7.
Lane safety To adjust the Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) function.
•
Assist
• Warning Only
• Off
For more details, refer to the "Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)" in chapter 7.

Instrument cluster
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5. Door
ItemsExplanation
Automatically
Lock
• Enable on Shift : All doors will be automatically locked if the shift button
is shifted from the P (Park) position to the R (Reverse), N (Neutral), or D
(Drive) position. (only when the engine is running.)
• Enable on Speed : All doors will be automatically locked when the vehicle
speed exceeds 9.3mph (15km/h).
• Off : The auto door lock operation will be deactivated.
Automatically
Unlock
• On Shift to P: All doors will be automatically unlocked if the shift button is
shifted to the P (Park) position. (only when the engine is running.)
• On key out/On vehicle off : All doors will be automatically unlocked when
the ignition key is removed from the ignition switch or the Engine Start/
Stop button is set to the OFF position.
• Off : The auto door unlock operation will be canceled.
Power
LiftgateIf this item is checked, the power liftgate function will be activated.
For more details, refer to "Power liftgate" in chapter 5.
Power
Liftgate
Opening SpeedTo adjust the power liftgate speed.
• Fast/Normal
For more details, refer to "Power liftgate" in chapter 5.
Smart
LiftgateTo activate or deactivate the smart liftgate.
For more details, refer to "Smart liftgate" in chapter 5.
6. Convenience
Items Explanation
Seat Easy
Access
• Off : The seat easy access function is deactivated.
• Normal/Extended : When you turn off the engine, the driver's seat will
automatically move rearward short (Normal) or long (Extended) for you to
enter or exit the vehicle more comfortably.
For more details, refer to "Driver Position Memory System" in chapter 5.
Rear
Occupant AlertTo activate or deactivate the Rear Occupant Alert.
For more details, refer to "Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) system" in chapter
5.
Welcome
Mirror/Light
• On door unlock : The side view mirrors are unfolded and the welcome
light turns on automatically when the doors are unlocked.
• On driver approach : The side view mirrors are unfolded and the welcome
light turns on automatically when the vehicle is approached with the
smart key.
For more details, refer to ''Welcome System'' in chapter 5."

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Smart liftgate (if equipped)
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On a vehicle equipped with a smart key,
the liftgate can be opened with hands-
free activation using the smart liftgate
system.
Using smart liftgate
The hands-free smart liftgate system
can be opened automatically when the
following conditions are met:
• The smart liftgate option is enabled in
the Settings menu in the infotainment
system screen.
• The smart liftgate is activated and
ready 15 seconds after all the doors
are closed and locked.
• The smart liftgate will open when
the smart key is detected in the area
behind the vehicle for 3 seconds.
Information
The smart liftgate will NOT operate when:
• A door is not locked or closed.
• The smart key is detected within
15
seconds fr

om when the doors were
closed and locked.
• The smart key is detected within
15
seconds after

the doors are closed
and locked, and within 60 in. (1.5
m) from the front door handles. (for
vehicles equipped with Welcome Light).
• The smart key is in the vehicle.
1.
Settings
T

o activate the Smart Liftgate, go to
User Settings Mode and select Smart
Liftgate on the LCD display.
2.
Det

ect and Alert
The smart liftgate detecting area
extends approximately 20~40 in.
(50~100 cm) behind the vehicle. If you
are positioned in the detecting area
and are carrying the smart key, the
hazard warning lights will blink and
the chime will sound to alert you that
the smart liftgate will open.