Hyundai Sonata 2011 Owner's Manual

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Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-37Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-63
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
············3-40
Curtain air bag··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-54
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
·····3-49
Occupant classification system ··················\
···············3-44
Side impact air bag··················\
··················\
················3-53
SRS components and functions ··················\
··············3-40
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-28
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-14
Antenna (glass) ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-104
Anti-lock brake system ··················\
··················\
··(ABS) 5-24
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-64 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-64
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-68
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-13
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-104 Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-104
Steering wheel audio control··················\
·················4-10\
4
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-88 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-94
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-89
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-90 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-14
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
5-19
Paddle shifter··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-17
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-18
Sports mode··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-17
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-33
Battery saver function··················\
··················\
················4-68
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Binding arbitration ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····8-9
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-100
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-21 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················5-24
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···········5-26
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-22
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-21
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-25
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-58
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-2
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button·················5-7A
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California perchlorate notice ··················\
··················\
·····7-73
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-4
CareExterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-64
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-68
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-36
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-50
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
···············4-98
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-19
Certification label ··················\
··················\
···············5-48, 8-6
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-13
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-42
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-37
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-29 Passenger seat belt ··················\
··················\
················3-31
Tether anchor system··················\
··················\
·············3-33
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
············3-35
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-21
Climate control system (Automatic) ··················\
···········4-91 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-94
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-89
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-90
Climate control system (Manual) ··················\
················4-79 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-85
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-87
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-80 Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············4-89
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············7-29
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-102
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-102
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-46
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-41
Compass mirror, see the Electric chromic mirror (ECM)
with homeLink system and compass ··················\
······4-37
Consumer information ··················\
··················\
·················8-8
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-23
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-23
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-70
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-31
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-100
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-54
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-46
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-47
Daytime running light··················\
··················\
················4-69
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-95
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
···4-97
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-78
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-95
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-102
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2C
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Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-46
Display illumination, see instrument panelillumination ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-47
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-18 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·······4-19
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
················4-21
Drink holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-100
Driver's 3-point system with emergency locking retractor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-19
Driver's air bag··············\
··················\
··················\
·············3-49
Driving at night··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-38
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-39
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-39
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-35
EDR, see Vehicle data collection and event data recorders ··················\
··················\
··················\
················1-6
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···············5-26
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with HomeLink system and compass ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-37
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-35
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-5
Emergency while driving··················\
··················\
·············6-2 Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-70
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
········7-70
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·····7-70
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
············7-71
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-23
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-21\
Engine overheats··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-7
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-48
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·········7-70
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-71\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-18
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-64
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-12 Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-13
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-18
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
······6-12
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-13
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
3
Fluid Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-26
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
················7-25E
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Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-14
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system withcombination locking retractor ··················\
·················3-21\
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
··················\
···3-4
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
·····3-5
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-29
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-49
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-49
Fuse/relay panel description··················\
··················\
··7-53
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
············7-50
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-52
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-51
Gauge Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-48
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-49
Glassroof, see sunroof ··················\
··················\
···············4-32
Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-104
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-98\
Hazard warning flasher··················\
··················\
··············4-68
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-37
Headlamp delay ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-68
Headlamp welcome function ··················\
··················\
·····4-68
Headlight bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·······7-58
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-7, 3-11
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-40
Homelink mirror, see the Electric chromic mirror (ECM)
with homeLink system and compass ··················\
······4-37
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-28
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-36
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-19
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-5
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-55
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-7
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-37G
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Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-46Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-48
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-49
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
·················4-47\
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-50
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-47
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-47
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-49
Vehicle setting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-53
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·········4-55
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-47
Instrument panel overview ··················\
··················\
··········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-68
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-100 Clothes hanger··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-102
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-100
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-102
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
·············4-103
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·············4-103
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-101
Sunvisor··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-100
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-75
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······2-2
Interlock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-19 Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-12
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-4
Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-5
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-3
Label
Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-63
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-42
Tire specification and pressure label··················\
·········8-7
Vehicle certification label ··················\
················5-48, 8-\
6
Latch system, see lower anchor system ··················\
······3-35
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-58
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-68 Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···········4-68
Daytime running light ··················\
··················\
···········4-69
Headlamp delay··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-68
Headlamp welcome function ··················\
··················\
4-68
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-35\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Lumbar support··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-7
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Index
MaintenanceExplanation of scheduled maintenance items ···········7-18
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··············7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-17
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-7
Owner maintenance··················\
··················\
·················7-4
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
················7-6
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-41
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-79 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-84
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-87
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-80
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-11
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-51
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-37 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
····4-37
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with Homelink systemand compass ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-37
Inside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
···········4-37
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
········4-44
Moonroof, see sunroof··················\
··················\
···············4-32
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-99\
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-52\
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-7, 3-1\
1
Occupant classification system··················\
··················\
··3-44
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-50\
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-21
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-44
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-4
Paddle shifter ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-17
Parking brake inspect··················\
··················\
·················7-27\
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-22
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-49
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-21
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-101
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-27
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-23
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5M
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Rear seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-11
Rearview camera ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-67
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-36
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4Recommended SAE viscosity number··················\
······8-5
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
·················4-12\
Replacement light bulb ··················\
··················\
··············7-58
Reporting safety defects ··················\
··················\
··············8-9
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-37
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
···7-6 Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-7
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-17
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-17 Driver's 3-point system with emergency lockingretractor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-19
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system with combination locking retractor ··················\
···············3-21
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
···········3-23
Seat belt warning··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-18
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-9, 3-12
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-10 Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-13
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-7, 3-11
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··············3-14
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
·················3-4
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
··················\
·3-5
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-7
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-11
Seatback pocket··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-10
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-9, 3-12
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-18
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-53
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-6
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-38
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-41
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-41
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-13
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-37 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-38
Driving in flooded areas··················\
··················\
········5-39
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
·················5-39\
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
·················5-37\
Highway driving··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-40
Rocking the vehicle··················\
··················\
···············5-37
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-38
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
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Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-17
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-3
Starting the engine··················\
··················\
················5-6, 5-9\
Steering wheel···············\
··················\
··················\
·············4-35Horn··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-36
Electric power steering··················\
··················\
··········4-35
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-35
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-104
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
·················4-98\
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
··········4-98
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-98
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-99
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-99
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-99
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-32
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
0
Tachometer··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-47
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-33\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-14
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-35
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-7
Tire chains··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-42
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ··················\
·····6-7 Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
·················7-36\
, 8-3
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
··············7-37
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-41
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··············7-36
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-36
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-41
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-40
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-38
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-42
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-41
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···········7-39
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
················7-41
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-20
Trailer towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-51
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··············5-14
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-11
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-49
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-22
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
··············1-5
Vehicle certification label··················\
··················\
···5-48, 8-6
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders (EDR) ··················\
··················\
··················\
····1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·············8-6
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-45 Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-48T
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Vehicle weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-50Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-50
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-50
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·····5-50
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating)··················\
··········5-50
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)··················\
··················\
5-50
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····5-50
Vehicle setting··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-53
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-26
Warnings and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-55
Weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-50 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-50
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-50
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·····5-50
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating)··················\
··········5-50
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)··················\
··················\
5-50
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····5-50
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···············7-39
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-41
Windows ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-24 Auto down window ··················\
··················\
···············4-25
Auto up/down window ··················\
··················\
··········4-26
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
···4-27 Windshield defrosting and defogging··················\
··········4-95
Defogging logic··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-97
Winter driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-41 Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-41
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-42
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-31
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
··················\
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