tow HYUNDAI TUCSON 2014 Owners Manual

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Introduction
Operation in foreign countries
If you are going to drive your vehicle
in another country, be sure to:
Observe all regulations regardingregistration and insurance.
Determine that acceptable fuel is available. As with other vehicles of this type,
failure to operate this vehicle correct-
ly may result in loss of control, an
accident or vehicle rollover.
Specific design characteristics (high-
er ground clearance, track, etc.) give
this vehicle a higher center of gravity
than other types of vehicles. It is not
designed for cornering at the same
speeds as a conventional 2-wheel
drive sedans or sports coupe. Avoid
sharp turns or abrupt maneuvers.
Failure to operate this vehicle cor-
rectly may result in loss of control, an
accident or vehicle rollover.
Be sure
to read the “Reducing the risk of a
rollover” driving guidelines, in
chapter 5 of this manual.No special break-in period is
needed. By following a few simple
precautions for the first 600 miles
(1,000 km) you may add to the
performance, economy and life of
your vehicle.
Do not race the engine.
While driving, keep your engine speed (rpm, or revolutions per
minute) between 2,000 rpm and
4,000 rpm.
Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or
slow. Varying engine speed is
needed to properly break-in the
engine.
Avoid hard stops, except in emer- gencies, to allow the brakes to seat
properly.
Don't let the engine idle longer than 3 minutes at one time.
Don't tow a trailer during the first 1,200 miles (2,000 km) of opera-tion.
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Your vehicle at a glance
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1. Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
2. Defroster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-91
3. Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76
4. Towing hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-21
5. Rear combination lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 7-78
6. Rear window wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . 7-42
7. High mounted stop lamp . . . . . . . . . . 7-80
8. Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-45
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Safety system of your vehicle
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1. Insert the rear seat belt buckle inthe pocket between the rear seat-
back and cushion, and insert the
rear seat belt webbing in the guide
to prevent the seat belt from beingdamaged. 2. Use a key to release the rear cen-
ter seat belt from the center buckle.
3. Retract the center seat belt web- bing into the headliner, and clip the
small tab into the holder.
4. Set the front seatback to the upright position and, if necessary, slide the
front seat forward.
5. Lower the rear headrests to the lowest position.
6. Pull up the seatback lever, thenfold the seat toward the front of the
vehicle.
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Safety system of your vehicle
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Stowing the rear seat belt
The rear seat belt buckles can be
stowed in the pocket between the
rear seatback and cushion when not
in use.Routing the seat belt webbingthrough the rear seat belt guides will
prevent the belts from being trappedbehind or under the seats when the
rear seats are folded down. When using the seat belt, remove
the seat belt webbing from the
guides. If you pull the seat belt
when it is stored in the guides, it
may damage the guides and beltwebbing.
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4. Slowly allow the shoulder portionof the seat belt to retract and listen
for an audible “clicking” or “ratchet-
ing” sound. This indicates that the
retractor is in the “Automatic
Locking” mode. If no distinct soundis heard, repeat steps 3 and 4. 5. Remove as much slack from the
belt as possible by pushing down
on the child restraint system while
feeding the shoulder belt back into
the retractor.
6. Push and pull on the child restraint system to confirm that the seat
belt is holding it firmly in place. If itis not, release the seat belt andrepeat steps 2 through 6.
7. Double check that the retractor is in the “Automatic Locking” mode
by attempting to pull more of the
seat belt out of the retractor. If you
cannot, the retractor is in the
“Automatic Locking” mode.
If your CRS manufacturer instructs or
recommends you to use a tetheranchor with the lap/shoulder belt,
refer to the previous pages for more
information.
✽✽ NOTICE
When the seat belt is allowed to
retract to its fully stowed position, the
retractor will automatically switch
from the “Automatic Locking” mode
to the emergency lock mode for nor-
mal adult usage.
To remove the child restraint, press
the release button on the buckle andthen pull the lap/shoulder belt out of
the restraint and allow the seat belt
to retract fully.
Safety system of your vehicle
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“Automatic Locking” mode, the
child restraint can move when
your vehicle turns or stops sud-
denly. A child can be seriously
injured or killed if the child
restraint is not properly anchored
in the car, including manually
pulling the seat belt all the wayout to shift the rectractor to the
“Automatic Locking” mode.
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Safety system of your vehicle
Main components of theOccupant Classification System
A detection device located within the front passenger seat cushion.
Electronic system to determine whether the passenger air bag systems (both front and side)
should be activated or deactivated.
An indicator light located on the instrument panel which illuminates
the words "PASSENGER AIR BAGOFF" indicating the front passen-
ger air bag system is deactivated.
The instrument panel air bag indi- cator light is interconnected with
the OCS. Front passenger seat adult occu-
pants who are properly seated and
wearing the seat belt properly,should not cause the passenger air
bag to be automatically turned OFF.
However, if the occupant does not sit
in the seat properly (for example, by
not sitting upright, by sitting on the
edge of the seat, or by otherwisebeing out of position), this could
cause the sensor to turn the air bag
OFF.
You will find the "PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF" indicator on the center
facia panel. This system detects the
conditions 1-4 in the following table
and activates or deactivates the frontpassenger air bag based on these
conditions.
Always be sure that you and all vehi-
cle occupants are seated properly
and wearing the seat belt properly for
the most effective protection by theair bag and the seat belt. The OCS may not function properly if
the passenger takes actions which
can affect the classification system.These include:
Failing to sit in an upright position.
Leaning against the door or center
console.
Sitting towards the sides of the front of the seat.
Putting their legs on the dashboard or resting them on other locations which reduce the passenger
weight on the front seat.
Wearing the seat belt improperly.
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Safety system of your vehicle
Riding in an improper position or placing weight on the front passenger's seat when it is unoccupied by a
passenger adversely affects the OCS. To reduce the risk of serious injury or death:
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NEVER put a heavy load in
the front seat or seatback
pocket.
NEVER place your feet on
the front passenger seat-
back.
NEVER sit with your hips
shifted towards the frontof the seat.
NEVER ride with the seat-
back reclined when the
vehicle is moving.
NEVER place your feet or
legs on the dashboard.
NEVER lean on the door or center console or sit on
one side of the front pas-
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Safety system of your vehicle
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Air bag collision sensors
(1) SRS control module/Rollover sensor
(2) Front impact sensor(3) Side impact sensor (4) Side impact sensor
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To reduce the risk of an air bag
deploying unexpectedly and
causing serious injury or death:
Do not hit or allow any objects to impact the locations where
air bags or sensors areinstalled.
Do not perform maintenance
on or around the air bag sen-
sors. If the location or angle of
the sensors is altered, the air
bags may deploy when they
should not or may not deploy
when they should.
Do not install bumper guards
or replace the bumper with a
non-genuine HYUNDAI parts.
This may adversely affect the
collision and air bag deploy-
ment performance.
Place the ignition switch in the
LOCK/OFF or ACC position
when the vehicle is being
towed to prevent inadvertent
air bag deployment.
Have all repairs conducted by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
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Start-up
You can start the engine without
inserting the key. For detailed infor-
mation refer to the Engine Start/Stop
button in chapter 5.
Mechanical key
If the Smart Key does not operate
normally, you can lock or unlock the
door by using the mechanical key.
Press and hold the release button (1)
and remove the mechanical key (2).
Insert the mechanical key in to the
key hole on the door.
To reinstall the mechanical key, put
the key into the hole and push it until
a click sound is heard.
Loss of a smart key
A maximum of two smart keys can
be registered to a single vehicle. If
you happen to lose your smart key,
you should immediately take the
vehicle and remaining key to your
authorized HYUNDAI dealer or tow
the vehicle, if necessary.
To prevent damaging the smart
key:
Keep the smart key away from
water or any liquid. If the
smart key is inoperative due
to exposure to water or other
liquids, it will not be covered
by your manufacturer’s vehi-
cle warranty.
Avoid dropping or throwing
the smart key.
Protect the smart key from
extreme temperatures.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
Mechanical key
Turn the key toward the rear of the
vehicle to unlock and toward the front
of the vehicle to lock.If you lock the door with a key, all
vehicle doors will lock automatically.
From the driver’s door, turn the key to
the right once to unlock the driver’sdoor and once more within 4 sec-
onds to unlock all doors.
Once the doors are unlocked, they
may be opened by pulling the door
handle.
When closing the door, push the
door by hand. Make sure that doors
are closed securely.
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NOTICE
You can change the system to the
central door unlock mode (unlock
all doors by turning the key to the
right once). If you want this feature,
perform the following:
Unlock mode conversion (two stage
unlock mode ↔
↔
central door unlock
mode)
The unlock mode changes alternate-
ly by pressing the lock button and
unlock button on the remote key (or
smart key) at the same time for 4
seconds or more. The hazard warn-
ing lights will blink four times to
indicate that the mode conversion is
completed.
❈ If your vehicle is equipped with a
remote key, there is no key lock on
the front passenger’s door.
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