HYUNDAI SANTA FE HYBRID 2021 Owners Manual

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„„Type A
ODN8A059133
„„Type B
ODN8A059247
Digital key application/cancellation
If you do not want to use the digital key
(smartphone and card key), you can
disable the function temporarily. You
should have the smart key when you
change the settings
ÃWith Navigation screen :
From the infotainment screen menu,
go to [Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key]
- [Enable Digital Keys] (deselect)
ÃWithout navigation screen :
From cluster menu, go to [Digital Key]
- [Enable Digital Keys] (deselect)
Information
For the digital key disable, the smart key
must be exist inside the car. For the digital
key enable, the smart key does not need.
CAUTION
If you uncheck Enable digital keys, it is
impossible to lock or unlock the doors
or start up the vehicle with digital keys
such as smartphone and card key. If
you check Enable digital keys again, the
registered digital keys(smartphone and
card key) are available. Even though
you stop the digital key function, the
registered keys (smartphone and card
key) are not deleted.
Personalized profile and vehicle
settings
Connect the registered digital key with
personalized profile. Then in case you
lock or unlock the door with the digital
key NFC function or unlock the door
remotely by digital key application
Bluetooth connection, the vehicle
will play the personalized user profile
settings. Profile connection and
personalization are available for Driver 1
and Driver 2.

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Profile link/unlinked
Profile link
1. Select Setup → User Profile → Profile Settings → Link Digital Key
(Smartphone) on the infotainment
system menu.
2. Unlock and place your smartphone on the wireless charger according to a
message and it automatically starts to
interwork.
3. It begins the profile link with a message.
4. If you select Link, the registered phone number’s digital key and the
user’s profile are linked.
5. The interconnection process is completed with a message.
Profile unlink
1. Select Digital Ke y information on infotainment Vehicle Settings menu. It
is possible to unlink only if the profile
is interconnected.
2. Profile unlink is completed with a message.
Information
If you connect both Driver 1 and Driver 2
with a single smartphone, the smartphone
digital key always works as Driver 1.
If you unlink the Driver 1, personalization
function will operate as Driver 2. PRECAUTION for vehicle profile link and
unlink
When you link or unlink the profile of
digital key, you should be careful of the
following.
• Profile link is possible to use with the
digital key. (Infotainment Vehicle
Settings Mode → Digital Key → Enable
Digital Keys)
• Profile link information remains even
when you set the digital key function
disable.
• Only the smart phone with digital key
app enables you to link your profile.
(Impossible to link with NFC card)
• Profile link works only when the
smart phone and the digital key are
registered to the vehicle. The smart
phone with another vehicle’s digital
key cannot link profile.
• If you remove the smart phone
from the wireless charger before
completing the profile link, it does not
work.
• To unlink the profile, the smart phone
does not need to be on the wireless
charger.

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Vehicle personalization operation
The personalization function linked with
digital key works as following conditions:
• Contact the driver’s door handle with
the profile linked smart phone to lock
or unlock the doors (Personalization
does not operate when locking or
unlocking the front passenger door.)
• Remote door unlock with the profile
linked smartphone digital key app.
The profile linked with digital key can be
changed manually in the infotainment
system setup screen. Precaution for digital key profile link and
unlink
Profile operation according to door lock/
unlock system is as follows.
Item
Personalization
Operation
Initial value Guest
Profile linked smart phone key Linked profile
Profile unlinked smart phone key Recently activated
profile
NFC card key
Smart key
• The personalization function using
the digital key can be operated
after linking the digital key on the
infotainment system profile menu.
• You should use the personalization
function during stopping your vehicle
safely.

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Vehicle personalization with digital key
The available personalization function in the vehicle is as follows.
SystemPersonalization Item
USM HUD
Position adjustment of image, Information display
selection, Size and color of speedometer
Lamp Blink number of one-touch signal lamps
Cluster Information display on the cluster, Voice volume,
Welcome sound
Seat/Mirror Seat position, O/S mirror position, Easy Access
Intelligent driving posture assist (Smart IMS)
Door Automatic door lock/unlock, Two Press Unlock
AVN 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/MirrorLink On/Off
Air conditioning Operating
condition Latest operation setup of the following functions:
Temperature, AUTO, air flow direction, air volume,
air conditioner, air intake control, SYNC, Front
windshield defroster, OFF
For more information of personalization, refer to the infotainment system manual.
CAUTION
If you leave the digital key after locking or unlocking the doors or starting up the
vehicle with the smart key, the doors can be locked by the central door lock. Please
carry around the digital key all the time.

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DOOR LOCKS
Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
Mechanical key
OTM050083[A] : Unlock, [B] : Lock
First, pull the outside door handle (1)
and push the hook (2) located inside
of outside door handle by using the
mechanical key. And remove the cover
(3).
Turn the key toward the rear of the
vehicle to lock and toward the front of
the vehicle to unlock.
If you lock/unlock the driver’s door with
a key, a driver’s door will lock/unlock.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may
be opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by
hand. Make sure that doors are closed
securely.
Smart key
OTM048000
To lock the doors, press the button on
the outside door handle while carrying
the smart key with you or press the door
lock button on the smart key.
To unlock the doors, press the button on
the outside door handle while carrying
the smart key with you or press the door
unlock button on the smart key.
Once the doors are unlocked, they may
be opened by pulling the door handle.
When closing the door, push the door by
hand. Make sure that doors are closed
securely.
Information
• In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
• If the door is locked/unlocked multiple
times in rapid succession with either
the vehicle key or door lock switch, the
system may stop operating temporarily
in order to protect the circuit and
prevent damage to system components.

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Operating door locks from inside
the vehicle
With the door lock button
OTM048003
• To unlock a door, push the door lock
button (1) to the “Unlock” position.
The red mark (2) on the door lock
button will be visible.
• To lock a door, push the door lock
button (1) to the “Lock” position. If the
door is locked properly, the red mark
(2) on the door lock button will not be
visible.
• To open a door, pull the door handle
(3) outward.
• Front doors cannot be locked if the
key is in the ignition switch and any
front door is open.
• Doors cannot be locked if the smart
key is in the vehicle and any door is
open.
Information
If a power door lock ever fails to function
while you are in the vehicle try one or
more of the following techniques to exit:
Operate the door unlock feature
repeatedly (both electronic and manual)
while simultaneously pulling on the door
handle.
Operate the other door locks and handles.
Lower a front window and use the
mechanical key to unlock the door from
outside.
With the central door lock/unlock
switch
OTM050215
When pressing the () portion (1) on the
switch, all vehicle doors will lock.
• If any door is opened, the doors will
not lock even though the lock button
(1) of the central door lock switch is
pressed.
• If the smart key is in the vehicle and
any door is opened, the doors will
not lock even though the lock button
(1) of the central door lock switch is
pressed.
When pressing the (
) portion (2) on the
switch, all vehicle doors will unlock.

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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
Impact sensing door unlock system
All doors will be automatically unlocked
when an impact causes the air bags to
deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system
All doors will be automatically locked
when vehicle speed exceeds 9 mph (15
km/h).
You can activate or deactivate the Auto
Door Lock/Unlock features from the User
Settings mode on the LCD display. For
more details, refer to “LCD Display” in
chapter 4.
Electronic child safety lock
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.

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• 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.
NOTICE
Child safety lock failure / Child safety
lock error
„„Type A„„Type B
OJX1059018LOJX1059254L
When electronic child safety lock does
not work even though the button is
pressed, the message will be displayed
and an alarm will sound. If this occurs,
we recommend that the vehicle be
inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
Safe Exit Assist (if equipped with
electronic child safety lock)
Safe Exit Assist helps prevent the rear
occupant from opening the rear door.
When an approaching vehicle from the
rear area is detected after the vehicle
stops, the rear doors will not unlock even
when the driver tries to unlock the rear
doors using the electronic child safety
lock button.
For more details, refer to “Safe Exit
Assist (SEA)” section in chapter 7.

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THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM
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 key.
-The liftgate is opened without using
the smart key.
-The engine hood is opened.
The alarm continues for 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