Hyundai Santa Fe Sport 2015 Owner's Manual

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Non-powered tailgate
Opening the tailgate
• The tailgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, transmitter,
smart key or central door lock
switch.
• If unlocked, the tailgate can be
opened by pressing the handle
switch and pulling the handle up.
• Only the tailgate is unlocked if the
tailgate unlock button on the trans-
mitter or smart key is pressed for
about 1 second, or the tailgate
handle button is pressed when the
smart key is detected.
✽NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
TAILGATE
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WARNING
The tailgate swings upward.
Make sure no objects or people
are near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the
tailgate before driving your
vehicle. Possible damage may
occur to the tailgate lift cylin-
ders and attached hardware if
the tailgate is not closed prior to
driving.

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Closing the tailgate
To close the tailgate, lower and push
down the tailgate firmly. Make sure
that the tailgate is securely latched.
WARNING- Rear cargo
area
Occupants should never ride in
the rear cargo area where no
restraints are available. To avoid
injury in the event of an acci-
dent or sudden stops, occu-
pants should always be proper-
ly restrained.WARNING - Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
open, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury
or death to vehicle occupants. If
you must drive with the tailgate
open, keep the air vents and all
windows open so that addition-
al outside air comes into the
vehicle.
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Power tailgate (if equipped)
(1) Power tailgate open/close button
(2) Power tailgate handle switch
(3) Power tailgate close button✽NOTICE
The power tailgate operates when
the automatic shift lever is in P
(Park).
WARNING
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.
Children or animals might oper-
ate the power tailgate that could
result in injury to themselves or
others, or damage the vehicle.
WARNING
Make sure there are no people
or objects around the tailgate
before operating the power tail-
gate. Wait until the tailgate is
opened fully and stopped before
loading or unloading cargo or
passengers from the vehicle.
CAUTION
Do not close or open the power
tailgate manually. This may
cause damage to the power tail-
gate. If it is necessary to close
or open the power tailgate man-
ually when the battery is dis-
charged or disconnected, do
not apply excessive force.
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Features of your vehicle
Opening the tailgate
The power tailgate will open auto-
matically by doing one of the follow-
ing:
• Press the tailgate unlock button on
the transmitter or smart key for
approximately one second.
• Press the power tailgate open but-
ton for approximately one second.
For emergency stop while operating,
press the power tailgate open button
shortly.• Press the tailgate handle switch
carrying the smart key with you.
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Closing the tailgate
• Press the power tailgate close but-
ton for approximately one second
when the tailgate is opened.
The tailgate will close and lock
automatically.
For emergency stop while operating,
press the power tailgate close button
shortly.• Press the power tailgate close but-
ton for approximately one second
when the tailgate is opened.
The tailgate will close and lock
automatically.
Power tailgate non-opening con-
ditions
The power tailgate will not open or
close automatically, when the vehicle
is moving more than 3 km/h (2 mph).
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WARNING
The chime will sound continu-
ously if you drive over 3 km/h (2
mph) with the tailgate opened.
Stop your vehicle immediately
at a safe place and check if your
tailgate is opened.
CAUTION
Operating the power tailgate
more than 5 times continuously
could cause damages to the
operating motor. In this case,
the system enters into a thermal
protection mode. In thermal pro-
tection mode, the power tailgate
can not operate and the chime
will sound for 3 times by any
switch inputs. Leave your power
tailgate system for rest about 1
minute and then operate.

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✽NOTICE
• The power tailgate can be operat-
ed when the engine is not running.
However the power tailgate opera-
tion consumes large amounts of
vehicle electric power. To prevent
the battery from being discharged,
do not operate it excessively e.g.:
more than approximately 10 times
repeatedly.
• To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the power
tailgate in the open position for a
long lime.
• Do not modify or repair any part
of the power tailgate by yourself.
This must be done by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer.
• When jacking up the vehicle to
change a tire or repair the vehicle,
do not operate the power tailgate.
This could cause the power tail-
gate to operate improperly.
• In cold and wet climates, the
power tailgate may not work prop-
erly due to freezing conditions.
Automatic reversal
During power opening and closing if
the power tailgate is blocked by an
object or part of the body, the power
tailgate will detect the resistance.
• If the resistance is detected while
opening the tailgate, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction.
• If the resistance is detected while
closing the tailgate, it will stop and
move in the opposite direction.
However, if the resistance is weak
such as from an object that is thin or
soft, or the tailgate is near the
latched position, the automatic stop
and reversal may not detect the
resistance.If the automatic reversal feature
operates continuously more than
twice during opening or closing oper-
ation, the power tailgate may stop at
that position. At this time, close the
tailgate manually and operate the
tailgate automatically again.
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WARNING
Never intentionally place any
object or part of your body in
the path of the power tailgate to
make sure the automatic rever-
sal operates.
CAUTION
Do not put heavy stuffs on the
power tailgate before you oper-
ate the power tailgate.
Additional weight on tailgate
could cause damages to the
system.

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How to reset the power tailgate
If the battery has been discharged or
disconnected, or if the related fuse
has been replaced or disconnected,
for the power tailgate to operate nor-
mally, reset the power tailgate as fol-
low:
1. Put the shift lever in P (Park).
2. While pressing the tailgate close
button, press the tailgate handle
switch for more than 3 seconds.
(the chime will sound)
3. Close the tailgate manually.
If the power tailgate does not work
properly after the above procedure,
have the system checked by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
✽NOTICE
If the power tailgate does not oper-
ate normally, check again if the gear
position is in right position.
Power tailgate opening height
user setting
The driver may set the height of a
fully opened tailgate by following the
below instruction.
1. Position the tailgate manually to
the height you prefer.
2. Press the tailgate close button for
more than 3 seconds.
3. Close the tailgate manually after
hearing the buzzer sound.
The tailgate will open to the height
the driver has set up.
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WARNING- Rear cargo
area
Occupants should never ride in
the rear cargo area where no
restraints are available. To avoid
injury in the event of an acci-
dent or sudden stops, occu-
pants should always be proper-
ly restrained.
WARNING - Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the tailgate
open, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury
or death to vehicle occupants. If
you must drive with the tailgate
open, keep the air vents and all
windows open so that addition-
al outside air comes into the
vehicle.

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Features of your vehicle
Smart Tailgate (if equipped)
On the vehicle equipped with a smart
key, the tailgate can be opened with
no-touch activation using the Smart
Tailgate system.
How to use the Smart Tailgate
The tailgate can be opened with no-
touch activation satisfying all the
conditions below.
• After 15 seconds when all doors
are closed and locked
• Positioned in the detecting area for
more than 3 seconds.
✽NOTICE
• The Smart Tailgate does not oper-
ate when:
- The smart key is detected within
15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and is contin-
uously detected.
- The smart key is detected within
15 seconds after the doors are
closed and locked, and 1.5 m (60
inches) from the front door han-
dles. (for vehicles equipped with
Welcome Light)
- A door is not locked or closed.
- The smart key is in the vehicle.
1. Setting
To activate the Smart Tailgate, go to
User Settings Mode and select
Smart Tailgate on the LCD display.
❈For more details, refer to "LCD dis-
play" in this chapter.
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2. Detect and Alert
If you are positioned in the detecting
area (50~100 cm (20~40 inches)
behind the vehicle) carrying a smart
key, the hazard warning lights will
blink and chime will sound for about
3 seconds to alert you the smart key
has been detected and the tailgate
will open.
✽NOTICE
Do not approach the detecting area
if you do not want the tailgate to
open. If you have unintentionally
entered the detecting area and the
hazard warning lights and chime
starts to operate, leave the detecting
area with the smart key. The tailgate
will stay closed.
3. Automatic opening
The hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound 2 times and
then the tailgate will slowly open.
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WARNING
• Make certain that you close
the tailgate before driving
your vehicle.
• Make sure there are no people
or objects around the tailgate
before opening or closing the
tailgate.
• Make sure objects in the rear
cargo area do not come out
when opening the tailgate on
the slope way. It may cause
serious injury.
• Make sure to deactivate the
Smart Tailgate function when
washing your vehicle.
Otherwise, the tailgate may
open inadvertently.
• The key should be kept out of
reach of children. Children
may inadvertently open the
Smart Tailgate while playing
around the rear area of the
vehicle.

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How to deactivate the
Smart Tailgate function using the
smart key
1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Tailgate open
4. Panic
If you press any button of the smart
key during the Detect and Alert
stage, the Smart Tailgate function
will be deactivated.
Make sure to be aware of how to
deactivate the Smart Tailgate func-
tion for emergency situations.
✽NOTICE
• If you press the door unlock but-
ton (2), the Smart Tailgate func-
tion will be deactivated temporar-
ily. But, if you do not open any
door for 30 seconds, the Smart
Tailgate function will be activated
again.
• If you press the tailgate open but-
ton (3) for more than 1 second, the
tailgate opens.
• If you press the door lock button
(1) or tailgate open button (3)
when the Smart Tailgate function
is not in the Detect and Alert stage,
the Smart Tailgate function will
not be deactivated.
• In case you have deactivated the
Smart Tailgate function by press-
ing the smart key button and
opened a door, the Smart Tailgate
function can be activated again by
closing and locking all doors.
Detecting area
• The Smart Tailgate operates with a
welcome alert if the smart key is
detected within 50~100 cm (20~40
inches) from the tailgate.
• The alert stops at once if the smart
key is positioned outside the
detecting area during the Detect
and Alert stage.OVF041004 ■Smart key
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