Hyundai Sonata 2012 Owner's Manual

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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in
addition to notifying HYUNDAI MOTOR
AMERICA. If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect exists in
a group of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the
Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-
327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE West Building Washington,
DC 20590. You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov.Any claim or dispute you may have relat-
ed to your vehicle's warranty or the duties
contemplated under the warranty, includ-
ing claims related to the refund or partial
refund of your vehicle's purchase price
(excluding personal injury or product lia-
bility claims), shall be resolved by binding
arbitration. Binding arbitration shall be
administered by and through the American
Arbitration Association (AAA).
You will not be responsible for paying fil-
ing and hearing fees above $275.00. All
other arbitration costs shall be borne by
Hyundai Motor America. You are not
responsible to pay any of the costs
Hyundai incurs.
This Binding Arbitration Agreement shall
not deprive you of any remedies avail-
able to you under applicable law. The
parties are waiving their right to seek
remedies in court, including the right to a
jury trial.
This Binding Arbitration Agreement shall
be governed by and interpreted under
the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. sec-
tions 1-16. Judgment upon any award
may be entered in any court having juris-
diction.
You may revoke this Arbitration
Agreement by (1) written notice or (2)
electronic notice. Written notice must be
delivered (via certified mail) to Hyundai
Motor America, Attn: Consumer Affairs,
10550 Talbert Avenue, P.O. Box 20849,
Fountain Valley, CA 92728-0849.
Electronic notice must be submitted at
the following website address: http://war-
ranty-arbitration.hyundaiUSA.com.
Notice must be received within 90 days
after you purchase your vehicle.REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
BINDING ARBITRATION (U.S.A ONLY)

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Index

Index2I
Active ECO system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-35
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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-29
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-14
Antenna (glass) ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-112
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-24
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-67 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-67
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-71
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-13
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-112 Glass antenna··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-112
Steering wheel audio control··················\
·················4-112
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-93 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-98
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-94
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-95 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-14
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
5-19
Paddle shifter··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-17
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-18
Sports mode··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-17
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-34
Battery saver function··················\
··················\
················4-72
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Binding arbitration ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····8-9
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-107
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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-26
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-59
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-2
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button·················5-7A
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Index
California perchlorate notice ··················\
··················\
·····7-76
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-4
CareExterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-67
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-71
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-37
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-51
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
·············4-105
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-19
Certification label ··················\
··················\
···············5-49, 8-6
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-13
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-43
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-38
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) ··················\
···········4-97 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-100
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-94
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-95
Climate control system (Manual) ··················\
················4-83 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-90
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-92
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-84 Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············4-94
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············7-30
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-109
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-109
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-50
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-42
Compass mirror, see the Electric chromic mirror (ECM)
with homeLink system and compass ··················\
······4-41
Consumer information ··················\
··················\
·················8-8
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-24
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-24
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-73
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-31
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-107
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-54
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-50
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-51
Daytime running light··················\
··················\
················4-73
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········4-101
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
·4-103
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-82
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········4-101
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-109
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2C
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Index4I
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-50
Display illumination, see instrument panelillumination ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-51
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-18 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·······4-19
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
················4-21
Drink holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-107
Driver's 3-point system with emergency locking retractor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-19
Driver's air bag··············\
··················\
··················\
·············3-49
Driving at night··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-39
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-40
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-40
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-36
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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-41
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-39
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-5
Emergency while driving··················\
··················\
·············6-2 Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-73
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
········7-73
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·····7-73
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
············7-74
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-24
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-22\
Engine overheats··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-7
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-52
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·········7-73
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-74\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-19
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-67
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)··················\
··················\
··················\
4-110
Fluid Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-27
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
················7-26E
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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··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-53
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-50 Fuse/relay panel description··················\
··················\
··7-54
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
············7-51
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-53
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-52
Gauge Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-52
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-53
Glassroof, see sunroof ··················\
··················\
······4-32, 4-35
Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-111
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-105 Hazard warning flasher··················\
··················\
··············4-72
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-38
Headlamp delay ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-72
Headlamp welcome function ··················\
··················\
·····4-72
Headlight bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·······7-59
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-7, 3-11
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-41
Homelink mirror, see the Electric chromic mirror (ECM)
with homeLink system and compass ··················\
······4-41
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-28
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-40
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-19
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-5
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-59
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-7
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-41G
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Index6I
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-50Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-52
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-53
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
·················4-51\
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-54
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-51
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-51
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-53
Vehicle setting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-57
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·········4-59
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-51
Instrument panel overview ··················\
··················\
··········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-71
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-107 Clothes hanger··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-109
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-107
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-109
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
·············4-110
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·············4-110
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-108
Sunvisor··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-107
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-79
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 ··················\
··················\
············7-43
Tire specification and pressure label··················\
·········8-7
Vehicle certification label ··················\
················5-49, 8-\
6
Latch system, see lower anchor system ··················\
······3-35
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-59
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-72 Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···········4-72
Daytime running light ··················\
··················\
···········4-73
Headlamp delay··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-72
Headlamp welcome function ··················\
··················\
4-72
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-35\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Lumbar support··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-7
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I7
Index
MaintenanceExplanation of scheduled maintenance items ···········7-19
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··············7-4
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-18
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-8
Owner maintenance··················\
··················\
·················7-5
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
················7-7
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-42
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-4
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-83 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-89
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-92
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-84
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-11
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-52
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-41 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
····4-41
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with Homelink systemand compass ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-41
Inside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
···········4-41
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
········4-48
Moonroof, see sunroof ··················\
··················\
·····4-32, 4-35
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-106
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-53\
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-7, 3-1\
1
Occupant classification system··················\
··················\
··3-44
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-54\
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-22
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-48
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-5
Paddle shifter ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-17
Panorama sunroof ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-35
Parking brake inspect··················\
··················\
·················7-28\
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-22
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-49
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-21
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-108
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-27
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-23
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5M
NOP

Index8I
Rear seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-11
Rearview camera ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-71
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-37
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4Recommended SAE viscosity number··················\
······8-5
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
·················4-12\
Replacement light bulb ··················\
··················\
··············7-59
Reporting safety defects ··················\
··················\
··············8-9
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-38
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
···7-7 Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-8
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-18
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··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-39
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-42
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-42
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-13
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-38 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-39
Driving in flooded areas··················\
··················\
········5-40
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
·················5-40\
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
·················5-38\
Highway driving··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-41
Rocking the vehicle··················\
··················\
···············5-38
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-39
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-51RS

I9
Index
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-17
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-3
Starting the engine··················\
··················\
················5-6, 5-9\
Steering wheel···············\
··················\
··················\
·············4-39Horn··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-40
Electric power steering··················\
··················\
··········4-39
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-39
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-111
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
···············4-105 Center console storage ··················\
··················\
········4-105
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-105
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-106
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-106
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-106
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-32
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
7
Tachometer··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-51
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-33\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-14
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-39
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-7
Tire chains··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-43
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ··················\
·····6-7 Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
·················7-37\
, 8-3
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
··············7-38
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-42
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··············7-37
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-37
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-42
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-41
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-39
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-43
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-42
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···········7-40
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
················7-42
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-20
Trailer towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-52
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··············5-14
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-11
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-53
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-22
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
··············1-5
Vehicle certification label··················\
··················\
···5-49, 8-6
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders (EDR) ··················\
··················\
··················\
····1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·············8-6
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-46 Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-49T
V