2010 Hyundai Equus Owner's Manual

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Operating door locks from out-
side the vehicle
To lock the doors, press the button ofthe outside door handle while carrying
the smart key with you or press the
lock button on the smart key. To unlock the doors, put your hand in
the outside door handle for approxi-
mately 0.5 second or press the unlock
button on the smart key.
If the smart key does not operate nor- mally, you can lock or unlock the door
by using the mechanical key. Depress
and hold the release button(1) and
remove the mechanical key(2). Insert
the mechanical key in to the key hole
(3) and turn the key toward the rear of
the vehicle to unlock and toward the
front of the vehicle to lock.
If you lock/unlock the driver’s door all vehicle doors will lock/unlock automat-
ically.
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.✽✽ NOTICE
 In cold and wet climates, door locks and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
 If the door is locked/unlocked multi-
ple 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.
To lock a door without the key, push the
inside door lock button (1) or central
door lock switch (2 ) to the “Lock” posi-
tion and close the door (3).
If you lock the door with the central door lock switch (2), all vehicle doors
will lock automatically.
✽✽ NOTICE
Always engage the parking brake, close
all windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
DOOR LOCKS
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Power door latch (if equipped)
If a door isn’t closed completely but is closed to the first detent position, the
door will be close automatically. Operating door locks from inside
the vehicle
With the door lock button
To unlock a door, push the door lock
button (1) to the “Unlock” position. The
red mark (2) on the button will be visi-
ble.
To lock a door, push the door lock but- ton (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 handle (3) outward. If the inner door handle of the driver’s
(or front passenger’s) door is pulled
when the door lock button is in lock
position, the button is unlocked and
door opens. (if equipped)
Front doors cannot be locked if the smart key is in the vehicle and anydoor is opened.
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Lock
Unlock
WARNING - Door lock mal-
function
If a power door lock ever fails to
function while you are in the vehi-
cle, 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 key to unlock the door from out-
side.
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WARNING
If the door is open slightly, be care-
ful not to nip fingers in the door.
CAUTION
Before closing the door, ensure that all obstructions are removed.

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With central door lock switch
Operate by depressing the central door
lock switch. When pressing the right portion (1) for
the driver or the left portion (3) of the
switch for the front passenger, all vehi-
cle doors will lock.
When pressing the left portion (2) for the driver or the right portion (4) of the
switch for the front passenger, all vehi-
cle doors will unlock.
If the smart key is in the vehicle and any door is opened, the doors will not
lock even though the lock button (1) or
(3) of the central door lock switch ispressed.
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Driver’s door
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Passenger’s door
WARNING - Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can
invite theft or possible harm to you
or others from someone hiding in
your vehicle while you are gone.
Always remove the ignition key,
engage the parking brake, close all
windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
WARNING - Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate features of the vehi-
cle that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm, possi-
bly from someone gaining entry to
the vehicle. Never leave children or
animals unattended in your vehicle.
WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be fully closed and locked while the vehi-
cle is in motion to prevent acci-
dental opening of the door.
Locked doors will also discour-
age potential intruders when the
vehicle stops or slows down.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles, motorcy-
cles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a door
when something is approaching
can cause damage or injury.

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Impact sensing door unlock sys- tem
All doors will be automatically unlocked after an impact causes the air bags to
deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system (if equipped)
All doors will be automatically locked
after the vehicle speed exceeds 40 km/h.And all doors will be automatically
unlocked when you turn the engine off.✽✽
NOTICE
You can select some auto door
lock/unlock features in the INFO menu
of DIS (Driver Information System, if
equipped) as follows;
 Speed sensing auto door lock
 Auto door unlock by unlocking the driver's door lock button
 Auto door unlock when the smart key is removed from the smart key holder.
 Auto door lock/unlock by shifting the shift lever out of P (Park) or into P
(Park)
If you want this feature, refer to the DIS
manual (if equipped) supplied separate-
ly.
Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to help
prevent children from accidentally open-
ing the rear doors from inside the vehicle.
The rear door safety locks should be
used whenever children are in the vehi-
cle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Push the child safety lock (1) located
on the rear edge of the door to the lock
( ) position. When the child safety
lock is in the lock position, the rear
door will not open even though theinner door handle is pulled.
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3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the outside
door handle.
Even though the doors may be unlocked,
the rear door will not open by pulling theinner door handle (2) until the rear door
child safety lock is unlocked ( ).
WARNING- Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is in
motion, they could fall out and be
severely injured or killed. To pre-
vent children from opening the rear
doors from the inside, the rear door
safety locks should be used when-
ever children are in the vehicle.

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Without the power trunk
Opening the trunk
The trunk is locked or unlocked when
all doors are locked or unlocked with
the smart key or central door lock
switch. To open the trunk only while all doors
are locked, press the trunk unlock but-
ton on the smart key for more than 1
second, press the button on the trunk
handle with the smart key in your pos-
session, or insert the mechanical key
of the smart key into the lock and turn
it clockwise.
Once the trunk is opened and then
closed, the trunk is locked automatical-
ly.
If the trunk is unlocked, it can be opened by pulling the handle up.
To open the trunk by using the trunk lidrelease button, press the button and
pull up the trunk handle.
✽✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock and
door mechanisms may not work proper-
ly due to freezing conditions.
TRUNK
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Closing the trunk
To close the trunk, lower the trunk lid,
then press down it until it locks. To be
sure the trunk lid is securely fastened,
always check by trying to pull it up again.Power trunk (if equipped)
The power trunk can be opened or
closed automatically with the smart key,
the power trunk main control button, the
open button, or the close button on the
trunk.
If you depress the power trunk main con-
trol button, open button, or close button
while operating the power trunk, you
could stop aperating the power trunk.
After then, to operate the power trunk
again, push any button.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the
trunk before driving your vehicle.Possible damage may occur to thetrunk lift cylinders and attachedhardware if the trunk is not closed
prior to driving.
WARNING
The trunk swings upward. Make sure no objects or people are near
the rear of the vehicle when open-ing the trunk.
WARNING
The trunk lid should be always kept
completely closed while the vehicle
is in motion. If it is left open or ajar,
poisonous exhaust gases may
enter the vehicle and serious ill-
ness or death may result.
CAUTION
For your safety, do not leave the power trunk open for a long time, it could also to prevent unnecessary
charging system drain.
WARNING
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.Children or animals might operate
the power trunk that could result in
injury to themselves or others, or
damage to the vehicle.

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✽✽
NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, the power
trunk may not work properly due to
freezing conditions.
Power trunk main control button
Pressing the power trunk main control
button opens the power trunk automati-
cally.
To close the power trunk, press the
power trunk main control button until the
power trunk is closed securely.
WARNING
Make sure there are no people or
objects around the trunk before
operating the power trunk. Wait
until the trunk is open fully and
stopped before loading or unload-
ing cargo or passengers from the
vehicle.
WARNING
Make sure the trunk is closed firm-
ly before driving. If the trunk is
open, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury or
death to vehicle occupants.
CAUTION
Do not close or open the power trunk manually. This may cause
damage to the power trunk. If it isnecessary that close or open thepower trunk manually when the bat- tery is discharged or disconnected,
do not apply excessive force.
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