HYUNDAI TUCSON 2015 Owners Manual

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Smart key
To lock the doors, press the button on
the outside door handle while carry-
ing the smart key with you or press
the door lock button on the smart key.Press the button on the outside door
handle while carrying the smart key
with you or press the door unlock
button on the smart key, the driver’s
door will unlock. If you press the
Door Unlock button on the smart key
again within four seconds, then all
the doors will unlock.
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 the doors when you press the
unlock button one time). If you want
this feature, perform the following:
Unlock mode conversion (two stage
unlock mode ↔
↔
central door unlock
mode) (Continued)(Continued)
The unlock mode changes alternate-
ly by pressing the lock button and
unlock button on the smart key at
the same time for 4 seconds or more.
The hazard warning lights will blink
four times to indicate that the mode
conversion is completed.
✽
✽ NOTICE
 In cold and wet climates, door lock and door mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing con-
ditions.
 If the door is locked/unlocked multiple times in rapid succession
with either the vehicle key or door
lock switch, the system may stop
operating temporarily in order to
protect the circuit and prevent
damage to system components.
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Operating door locks from
inside the vehicle
With the door lock button:
To unlock a door, push the doorlock button (1) to the “Unlock” posi-
tion. The red mark (2) on the door
lock button will be visible.
To lock a door, push the door lock button (1) to the “Lock” position. If
the door is locked properly, the red
mark (2) on the door lock button
will not be visible.
To open a door, pull the door han- dle (3) outward. If the inner door handle of the dri-
ver’s (or front passenger’s) door is
pulled when the door lock button is
in the lock position, the button is
unlocked and door opens.
Front doors cannot be locked if the key is in the ignition switch and anyfront door is open.
Doors cannot be locked if the smart key is in the vehicle and anydoor is open.
✽✽ NOTICE
If a power door lock ever fails to
function while you are in the vehicle
try one or more of the following
techniques to exit:
Operate the door unlock feature
repeatedly (both electronic and
manual) while simultaneously
pulling on the door handle.
Operate the other door locks and
handles, front and rear.
Lower a front window and use the
mechanical key to unlock the door
from outside.
With the central door lock switch:
When pressing the front portion (1) of
the switch, all vehicle doors will lock.
When pressing the rear portion (2) of
the switch, all vehicle doors will
unlock.
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If the key is in the ignition switchand any door is opened, the doors
will not lock even though the lock
button (1) of the central door lock
switch is pressed.
If the smart key is in the vehicle and any door is opened, the doors
will not lock even though the lock
button (1) of the central door lock
switch is pressed. Do not leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle. An
enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
serious injury to unattended
children or animals who cannot
escape the vehicle. Children
might operate features of the
vehicle that could injure them,
or they could encounter other
harm, possibly from someone
gaining entry to the vehicle.WARNING
The doors should always be
fully closed and locked while
the vehicle is in motion. If the
doors are unlocked, the risk of
being thrown from the vehicle ina crash is increased.
WARNING
Always secure your vehicle.
Leaving your vehicle unlocked increases the potential risk to
you or others from someone hid-
ing in your vehicle.
To secure your vehicle, while
depressing the brake, move the
shift lever to the P (Park) posi-
tion, engage the parking brake,
and place the ignition switch in
the LOCK/OFF position, close
all windows, lock all doors, and
always take the key with you.
WARNING
Opening a door when something
is approaching may cause dam-
age or injury. Be careful when
opening doors and watch for
vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles
or pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door.
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Auto door lock/unlock features
All doors will be automaticallylocked when shifting the transaxle
shift lever out of P (Park) with the
engine running.
All doors will be automatically unlocked when shifting the
transaxle shift lever into P (Park)
with the engine running.
✽✽ NOTICE
An authorized HYUNDAI dealer
can activate or deactivate some auto
door lock/unlock features as follows:
 Speed sensing auto door lock
 Auto door unlock by using the dri- ver's door lock button
 Auto door unlock when the igni- tion key is removed from the igni-
tion switch
 Auto door lock/unlock by shifting the shift lever out of P (Park) or
into P (Park)
If you want to activate or deactivate
some door lock/unlock feature, con-
sult an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Child-protector rear door locks
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children seated in therear from accidentally opening the
rear doors. The rear door safety locks
should be used whenever children
are in the vehicle.
The child safety lock is located on
the edge of each rear door. When the
child safety lock is in the lock position
( ), the rear door will not open ifthe inner door handle (1) is pulled. To allow a rear door to be opened
from inside the vehicle, unlock the
child safety lock.
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If children accidently open the
rear doors while the vehicle is
in motion, they could fall out of
the vehicle. The rear door safety
locks should always be used
whenever children are in the
vehicle.
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This system helps to protect your
vehicle and valuables. The horn will
sound and the hazard warning lights
will blink continuously if any of the
following occurs:
- A door is opened without using theremote key or smart key.
- The tailgate is opened without using the remote key or smart key.
- The engine hood is opened.
The alarm continues for 30 seconds
and the alarm will repeat once more,
then the system resets. To turn off
the alarm, unlock the doors with the
remote key or smart key. The Theft Alarm System automatical-
ly sets 30 seconds after you lock the
doors and the tailgate. For the system
to activate, you must lock the doors
and the tailgate from outside the vehi-
cle with the remote key or smart key
or by pressing the button on the out-side of the door handles with the
smart key in your possession.
The hazard warning lights will blink and the chime will sound once to
indicate the system is armed.
Once the security system is set,
opening any door, the tailgate, or the
hood without using the remote key or
smart key will cause the alarm to
activate.
The Theft Alarm System will not set if
the hood, the tailgate, or any door is
not fully closed. If the system will not
set, check the hood, the tailgate, orthe doors are fully closed. Do not attempt to alter this system or
add other devices to it.✽✽
NOTICE
 Do not lock the doors until all pas- sengers have left the vehicle. If the
remaining passenger leaves the
vehicle when the system is armed,
the alarm will be activated.
 If the vehicle is not disarmed with the remote key or smart key, open
the doors by using the mechanical
key and place the ignition switch
in the ON position (for remote
key) or start the engine (for smart
key) and wait for 30 seconds.
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1. Tachometer
2. Turn signal indicators
3. Speedometer
4. Engine temperature gauge
5. Shift position indicator
6. Fuel gauge
7. Odometer/Trip computer
8. Warning and indicator lights
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❈ The actual cluster in the vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
For more details, refer to the "Gauges" in
this chapter.

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Instrument Cluster Control
Adjusting Instrument ClusterIllumination
When the vehicle's parking lights or headlights are on, press the illumina-
tion control button to adjust the
brightness of the instrument panelillumination. The brightness of the instrument
panel illumination is displayed.
If the brightness reaches to the maximum or minimum level, an
alarm will sound.
Gauges
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the
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Tachometer
The tachometer indicates the
approximate number of engine revo-
lutions per minute (rpm). Use the tachometer to select the cor-
rect shift points and to prevent lug-
ging and/or over-revving the engine.
Engine Coolant TemperatureGauge
This gauge indicates the tempera-ture of the engine coolant when the
ignition switch or Engine Start/Stop
button is ON.
Do not operate the engine with-
in the tachometer's RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine
damage.
CAUTION
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If the gauge pointer moves
beyond the normal range area
toward the "H" position, it indi-
cates overheating that may
damage the engine.
Do not continue driving with an
overheated engine. If your vehi-
cle overheats, refer to "If the
Engine Overheats" in chapter 6.
CAUTION
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. Theengine coolant is under pres-
sure and could severely burn.
Wait until the engine is cool
before adding coolant to the
reservoir.
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Fuel Gauge
This gauge indicates the approxi- mate amount of fuel remaining in thefuel tank.
✽✽NOTICE
 The fuel tank capacity is given in chapter 8.
 The fuel gauge is supplemented by a low fuel warning light, which
will illuminate when the fuel tank
is nearly empty.
 On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge pointer may fluctuate or the
low fuel warning light may come
on earlier than usual due to the
movement of fuel in the tank.
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Avoid driving with an extremely
low fuel level. Running out offuel could cause the engine to
misfire, damaging the catalytic
converter.
CAUTION
Running out of fuel can expose
vehicle occupants to danger.
You must stop and obtain addi-
tional fuel as soon as possibleafter the warning light comes
on or when the gauge indicator
comes close to the "E (Empty)"
level.
WARNING

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Odometer
The odometer Indicates the total dis-
tance that the vehicle has been driv-
en and should be used to determine
when periodic maintenance should
be performed.
- Odometer range : 0 ~ 999999 milesor kilometers.
Transaxle Shift Indicator
Automatic Transaxle
Shift Indicator
This indicator displays which auto-
matic transaxle gear is selected.

Reverse : R
Neutral : N

Sports Mode : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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