warning Hyundai Sonata

• Do not operate the engine in confinedor closed areas (such as garages) any
more than what is necessary to move
the vehicle in or out of the area.
• When the vehicle is stopped in an open area for more than a short time
with the engine running, adjust the
ventilation system (as needed) to draw
outside air into the vehicle.
• Never sit in a parked or stopped vehi- cle for any extended time with the
engine running.
• When the engine stalls or fails to start, excessive attempts to restart the
engine may cause damage to the
emission control system.
Operating precautions for catalyticconverters (if equipped)Your vehicle is equipped with a catalytic
converter emission control device.
Therefore, the following precautions
must be observed:
• Use only UNLEADED FUEL for gaso- line engines.
• Do not operate the vehicle when there are signs of engine malfunction, such
as misfire or a noticeable loss of per-
formance. • Do not misuse or abuse the engine.
Examples of misuse are coasting with
the ignition off and descending steep
grades in gear with the ignition off.
• Do not operate the engine at high idle speed for extended periods (5 minutes
or more).
• Do not modify or tamper with any part of the engine or emission control sys-
tem. All inspections and adjustments
must be made by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
• Avoid driving with a extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel could cause
the engine to misfire, damaging the
catalytic converter.
Failure to observe these precautions
could result in damage to the catalytic
converter and to your vehicle.
Additionally, such actions could void your
warranties.
WARNING
- Fire
A hot exhaust system can ignite
flammable items under your vehi-
cle. Do not park, idle, or drive the
vehicle over or near flammable
objects, such as grass, vegetation,
paper, leaves, etc.
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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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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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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··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-47RS

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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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-73W

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