car seat Hyundai Sonata 2020 Owner's Manual

02
2-13
VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (VIN)
„„Frame number
ODN8019020
The vehicle identification number (VIN) is
the number used in registering your car
and in all legal matters pertaining to its
ownership, etc.
The number is punched on the floor
under the passenger seat.
„„VIN label
ODN8019026L
The VIN is also on a plate attached to the
top of the dashboard. The number on
the plate can easily be seen through the
windshield from outside.
VEHICLE CERTIFICATION
LABEL
ODN8019021
The vehicle certification label attached
on the driver’s side center pillar gives the
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).

3. Seats & Safety System
3
Important Safety Precautions ....................................................................... 3-2
Always Wear Your Seat Belt ........................................................................\
............. 3-2
Restrain All Children ........................................................................\
......................... 3-2
Air Bag Hazards ........................................................................\
................................ 3-2
Driver Distraction ........................................................................\
............................. 3-2
Control Your Speed ........................................................................\
.......................... 3-2
Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition ....................................................................... 3-2
Seats .....................................................................\
.......................................... 3-3
Safety Precautions ........................................................................\
........................... 3-4
Front Seats ........................................................................\
........................................ 3-5
Rear Seats ........................................................................\
........................................3-10
Head Restraints ........................................................................\
................................3-11
Seat Warmers and Air Ventilation Seats ................................................................ 3-15
Seat Belts ........................................................................\
...............................3-19Seat Belt Safety Precautions ........................................................................\
..........3-19
Seat Belt Warning Light ........................................................................\
................. 3-20
Seat Belt Restraint System .....................................................................\
................ 3-21
Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions ............................................................... 3-26
Care of Seat Belts ........................................................................\
........................... 3-28
Child Restraint System (CRS) ...................................................................... 3-29Children Always in the Rear ........................................................................\
........... 3-29
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) ............................................................. 3-30
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) .............................................................. 3-31
Air Bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System ................................ 3-37Where Are the Air Bags? ........................................................................\
................ 3-39
How Does the Air Bag System Operate? ............................................................... 3-42
What to Expect After an Air Bag Inflates .............................................................. 3-46
Occupant Classification System (OCS) ................................................................. 3-47
Why Didn’t My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? ....................................................... 3-52
SRS Care ........................................................................\
......................................... 3-56
Additional Safety Precautions ........................................................................\
....... 3-57
Air Bag Warning Labels ........................................................................\
.................. 3-57
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.

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3-5
Front Seats
WARNING
Take the following precautions when
adjusting your seat:
• NEVER attempt to adjust the seat
while the vehicle is moving. The seat
could respond with unexpected
movement and may cause loss
of vehicle control resulting in an
accident.
• Do not place anything under the
front seats. Loose objects in the
driver’s foot area could interfere
with the operation of the foot pedals,
causing an accident.
• Do not allow anything to interfere
with the normal position and proper
locking of the seatback.
• Do not place a cigarette lighter on
the floor or seat. When you operate
the seat, gas may exit out of the
lighter causing a fire.
• Use extreme caution when picking
up small objects trapped under the
seats or between the seat and the
center console. Your hands might be
cut or injured by the sharp edges of
the seat mechanism.
• If there are occupants in the rear
seats, be careful while adjusting the
front seat position.
• Make sure that the seat is locked in
place after the adjustment. If not,
the seat might move unexpectedly
resulting in an accident.
CAUTION
To prevent injury:
• Do not adjust your seat while
wearing your seat belt. Moving the
seat cushion forward may cause
strong pressure on your abdomen.
• Do not allow your hands or fingers to
get caught in the seat mechanisms
while the seat is moving.
Manual adjustment (if equipped)
The front seat can be adjusted by using
the levers located on the outside of
the seat cushion. Before driving, adjust
the seat to the proper position so that
you can easily control the steering
wheel, foot pedals and controls on the
instrument panel.
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Forward and rearward adjustment
To move the seat forward or rearward:
1.

Pull up the seat slide adjustment lever
and hold it.
2. Slide the seat to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seat is locked in place. Move forward
and rearward without using the lever.
If the seat moves, it is not locked
properly.

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Seatback angle
To recline the seatback:
1.
Lean forward slightly and lift up the
seatback lever.
2. Carefully lean back on the seat and adjust the seatback to the position
you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seatback is locked in place. (The lever
MUST return to its original position for
the seatback to lock.)
Reclining seatback
Sitting in a reclined position when the
v
ehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even when buckled up, the protection of
your restraint system (seat belts and air
bags) is greatly reduced by reclining your
seatback.
WARNING
NEVER ride with a reclined seatback
when the vehicle is moving.
Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of serious or fatal
injuries in the event of a collision or
sudden stop.
Drivers and passengers should ALWAYS
sit well back in their seats, properly
belted, and with the seatbacks upright. Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly. When
the seatback is reclined, the shoulder
belt cannot do its job because it will not
be snug against your chest. Instead,
it will be in front of you. During an
accident, you could be thrown into the
seat belt, causing neck or other injuries.
The more the seatback is reclined,
the greater chance the passenger’s
hips will slide under the lap belt or the
passenger’s neck will strike the shoulder
belt.
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Seat cushion height
To change the height of the seat cushion:
•

Push down on the lever several times,
to lower the seat cushion.
• Pull up on the lever several times, to raise the seat cushion.

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Rear Seats
Folding the rear seat
The rear seatbacks can be folded to
facilitate carrying long items or to
increase the luggage capacity of the
vehicle.
WARNING
• Never allow passengers to sit on top
of the folded down seatback while
the vehicle is moving. This is not a
proper seating position and no seat
belts are available for use. This could
result in serious injury or death in
case of an accident or sudden stop.
• Objects carried on the folded down
seatback should not extend higher
than the top of the front seatbacks.
This could allow cargo to slide
forward and cause injury or damage
during sudden stops.
To fold down the rear seatback:
1. Set the front seatback to the upright position and if necessary, slide the
front seat forward.
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2. Lower the rear head restraints to the lowest position by pushing and
holding the release button and
pushing down on the head restraint.
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3. Pull on the seatback folding lever located in the trunk.
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4. Fold the seatback toward the front of the vehicle.
5. To use the rear seat, lift and pull the seatback rearward. Pull the seatback
firmly until it clicks into place. Make
sure the seatback is locked in place.

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WARNING
When returning the rear seatback from
a folded to an upright position, hold the
seatback and return it slowly. Ensure
that the seatback is completely locked
into its upright position by pushing on
the top of the seatback. In an accident
or sudden stop, an unlocked seatback
could allow cargo to move forward with
great force and enter the passenger
compartment, which could result in
serious injury or death.
WARNING
Do not place objects in the rear seats,
since they cannot be properly secured
and may hit vehicle occupants in a
collision causing serious injury or death.
WARNING
Make sure the vehicle is off, the shift
button is in P (Park), and the parking
brake is securely applied whenever
loading or unloading cargo. Failure
to take these steps may allow the
vehicle to move if the shift button
is inadvertently moved to another
position.
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.
Head Restraints
The vehicle’s front and rear 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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FrontFront
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While the engine is running, push either
of the switches to warm the driver’s seat
or front passenger’s seat.
During mild weather or under conditions
where the operation of the seat warmer
is not needed, keep the switches in the
OFF position.
• Manual temperature controlEach time you push the switch, the
temperature setting of the seat is
changed as follows:
- Front seat
UP UP
OFF  HIGH ()  HIGH ()
DOWN DOWN
LOW () MIDDLE ()  HIGH ()

DOWN UP
• Automatic temperature controlThe seat warmer starts to automatically
control the seat temperature in order
to prevent low-temperature burns after
being manually turned ON.
- Front seat
OFF  HIGH ()
30 MIN
LOW () MIDDLE ()
60 MIN
You may manually press the switch to
increase seat temperature. However, it
soon returns the automatic mode again.
• When pressing the switch for more
than 1.5 seconds with the seat warmer
operating, the seat warmer will turn OFF.
• The seat warmer defaults to the OFF position whenever the ignition switch is
in the ON position. However, if the Auto
Comfort Control function is ON, the
driver’s seat warmer will turn on and off
depending on the ambient temperature.
• Auto Comfort Control (for driver’s seat, if equipped)
The seat warmer automatically controls
the seat temperature depending on the
ambient temperature when the engine
is running. If the seat warmer switch is
pushed, the seat warmer will have to be
controlled manually. To use this function,
it must be activated from the Settings
menu in the AVN system screen. For
more information, refer to the separately
supplied Car Infotainment System
manual.

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Front air ventilation seat
(if equipped)
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The air ventilation seats are provided
to cool the front seats by blowing air
through small vent holes on the surface
of the seat cushions and seatbacks.
When the operation of the air ventilation
seat is not needed, keep the switches in
the OFF position.
While the engine is running, push the
switch to cool the driver’s seat or the
front passenger’s seat.
• Each time you push the switch, the airflow changes as follows:
DOWN DOWN
OFF  HIGH ()  HIGH ()
UP UP
LOW () MIDDLE ()  HIGH ()

UP DOWN
• When pressing the switch for more than 1.5 seconds with the air ventilation seat
operating, the operation will turn OFF.
• The air ventilation seat defaults to the OFF position whenever the ignition switch
is in the ON position. However, if the
Auto Comfort Control function is ON,
the driver’s air ventilation seat will turn
on and off depending on the ambient
temperature.
• Auto Comfort Control (for driver’s seat, if equipped)
The air ventilation seat automatically
controls the seat temperature depending
on the ambient temperature when the
engine is running. If the air ventilation
seat switch is pushed, the seat warmer
will have to be controlled manually. To use
this function, it must be activated from
the Settings menu in the AVN system
screen. For more information, refer to
the separately supplied Car Infotainment
System manual.

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SEAT BELTS
This section describes how to use the
seat belts properly. It also describes
some of the things to avoid when using
seat belts.
Seat Belt Safety Precautions
Always fasten your seat belt and make
sure all passengers have fastened their
seat belts before starting any trip. Air
bags are designed to supplement the
seat belt as an additional safety device,
but they are not a substitute. Most states
require all occupants of a vehicle to wear
seat belts.
WARNING
Seat belts must be used by ALL
passengers whenever the vehicle is
moving. Take the following precautions
when adjusting and wearing seat belts:
• ALWAYS properly restrain children
under age 13 in the rear seats.
• NEVER allow children to ride in the
front passenger seat. If a child age 13
or older must be seated in the front
seat, move the seat as far back as
possible and properly restrain them
in the seat.
• NEVER allow an infant or child to be
carried on an occupant’s lap.
• NEVER ride with the seatback
reclined when the vehicle is moving.
• Do not allow children to share a seat
or seat belt.
• Do not wear the shoulder belt under
your arm or behind your back.
• Always wear both the shoulder
portion and lap portion of the lap/
shoulder belt.
• Do not use the seat belt if it is
twisted. A twisted seat belt will not
protect you properly in an accident.
• Do not use a seat belt if the webbing
or hardware is damaged. •
Do not latch the seat belt into the
buckles of other seats.
• NEVER unfasten the seat belt
while driving. This may cause loss
of vehicle control resulting in an
accident.
• Make sure there is nothing in the
buckle interfering with the seat belt
latch mechanism. This may prevent
the seat belt from fastening securely.
• No modifications or additions
should be made by the user which
will either prevent the seat belt
adjusting devices from operating to
remove slack, or prevent the seat
belt assembly from being adjusted to
remove slack.
WARNING
Damaged seat belts and seat belt
assemblies will not operate properly.
Always replace:
• Frayed, contaminated, or damaged
webbing
• Damaged hardware
• The entire seat belt assembly after it
has been worn in an accident, even
if damage to webbing or assembly is
not apparent

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Larger children
Children under age 13 and who are too
lar
ge for a booster seat must always
occupy the rear seat and use the
available lap/shoulder belts. A seat belt
should lie across the upper thighs and
be snug across the shoulder and chest
to restrain the child safely. Check belt fit
periodically. Children are afforded the
most safety in the event of an accident
when they are restrained by a proper
restraint system and/or seat belts in the
rear seat. Always have the LATCH system
inspected by your authorized HYUNDAI
dealer after an accident. An accident can
damage the LATCH system and may not
properly secure the child restraint.
If a larger child over age 13 must be
seated in the front seat, the child must
be securely restrained by the available
lap/shoulder belt and the seat should be
placed in the rearmost position.
If the shoulder belt portion slightly
touches the child’s neck or face, try
placing the child closer to the center
of the vehicle. If the shoulder belt still
touches their face or neck, they need to
be returned to an appropriate booster
seat in the rear seat.
WARNING
• Always make sure children are
wearing their seat belts and that they
are properly adjusted before driving.
• NEVER allow the shoulder belt to
contact the child’s neck or face.
• Do not allow more than one child to
use a single seat belt.
Transporting an injured person
A seat belt should be used when an
injured person is being transported.
Consult a physician for specific
recommendations.
One person per belt
Two people (including children) should
never attempt to use a single seat belt.
This could increase the severity of
injuries in case of an accident.
Do not lie down
Sitting in a reclined position when the
vehicle is in motion can be dangerous.
Even when buckled up, the protections
of your restraint system (seat belts and
air bags) is greatly reduced by reclining
your seatback.
To reduce the chance of injuries in the
event of an accident and to achieve the
maximum effectiveness of the restraint
system, all passengers should be sitting
up and the front and rear seats should
be in an upright position when the car is
moving.
A seat belt cannot provide proper
protection if the person is lying down in
the rear seat or if the front or rear seats
are in a reclined position.
WARNING
• NEVER ride with a reclined seatback
when the vehicle is moving.
• Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of serious
or fatal injuries in the event of a
collision or sudden stop.
• Drivers and passengers should
always sit well back in their seats,
properly belted, and with the
seatbacks upright.