2010 Hyundai Equus warning

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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
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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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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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Power trunk non-opening conditions
The power trunk will not open or close
automatically, when the vehicle is movingmore than 3 km/h (1.8 mph).
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NOTICE
If there are obstacles such as snow on
the power trunk, it may not open auto-
matically. After remove the obstacle, try
to open it again. ✽
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NOTICE
 The power trunk can be operated when the engine is not running.
However the power operation con-
sumes large amounts of vehicle elec-
tric power. To prevent the battery
from being discharged, do not operate
it excessively e.g.: more than approxi-
mately 10 times repeatedly.
 To prevent the battery from being dis- charged, do not leave the power trunk
in the open position for a long lime.
 Do not apply excessive force while
operating the power trunk. This could
cause damage to the power trunk.
 Do not modify or repair any part of the power trunk by yourself. This
must be done by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
 When jacking up the vehicle to change a tire or repair the vehicle, do
not operate the power trunk. This
could cause the power trunk to oper-
ate improperly.
Automatic stop and reversal
If, during power opening or closing, the
trunk is blocked by an object or part of
the body, the power trunk will detect the
resistance, and it will stop movement or
move to the full open position to allow theobject to be cleared.
However, if the resistance is weak such as from an object that is thin or soft, or
the trunk is near the latched position, the
automatic stop and reversal may notdetect the resistance and the closing
operation will continue. Also, if the power
trunk is forced by a strong impact, the
automatic stop and reversal may oper-
ate.
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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If the automatic stop and reversal feature
operates continuously more than twice
during one opening or closing operation,
the power trunk may stop at that position.
At this time, close the trunk manually and
operate the trunk automatically again.How to reset the power trunk
If the battery has been discharged or dis- connected, or if the related fuse has
been replaced or disconnected, for the
power trunk to operate normally, reset
the power trunk as follow:
1. Put the shift lever in P (Park).
2. Close the trunk manually.
If the power trunk doesn't work properly
after above procedure, have the system
checked by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
Trunk lid control button
When the trunk lid control button isON(depressed), the power trunk can
be controlled with the power trunk
main control button, power trunk open,
close button, and the smart key.
When the trunk lid control button is OFF (not depressed), the power trunk
can controlled with the mechanical key
of the smart key only.
WARNING
Never intentionally place any object or part of your body in the
path of the power trunk to makesure the automatic stop operates.
Make sure all faces, arms, hands, body parts and any other obstruc-
tions are safely out of the way
before operating the power trunk.
Never place any object or part of your body in the path of the
power trunk. This could result in
serious injury or cause damage
to the vehicle.
Make sure there are no people or objects around the trunk before
operating the power trunk.
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NOTICE
Close the trunk, and keep the trunk lid
control button in the OFF (not
depressed) position before washing the
vehicle in an automatic car wash.
Emergency trunk safety release
Your vehicle is equipped with an emer-
gency trunk safety release lever located
inside the trunk. When someone is inad-
vertently locked in the trunk, the trunk
can be opened by moving the lever in the
direction of the arrow and pushing open
the trunk.
WARNING
Do not allow children to play with
the power trunk. Keep the trunk lid
control button in the OFF (notdepressed) position when not in
use. Serious injury or death can
result from unintentional power
operation by a child.WARNING
Even though the trunk lid control
button is in the OFF (not
depressed) position, the trunk will
still be propelled upward by
mechanical force if the trunk is
manually opened more than 10
degrees beyond the fully closed
position. In addition, if the trunk is
manually closed to the secondary
latch position, the trunk will be
electrically moved to the fully
latched position. Make sure that
face, arms, hands, and other
obstructions are safely out of the
way before operating the trunk.
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Close the power trunk when the
battery negative cable is discon-
nected or the battery is separated.
The power trunk is not closed complete-
ly when the battery negative cable is dis-
connected or the battery is separated.
When you disconnect the battery nega-
tive cable or separate the battery, do as
follow.
1. Open the power trunk lid.
2. Lock the trunk lid latch by pressing itwith a pen or equivalent.
3. Disconnect the negative cable or sep- arate the battery. 4. Release the trunk lid latch by moving
the emergency trunk release lever in
the direction of the arrow.
5. Close the trunk lid manually. Close it fully by gently pressing its upper cen-
ter portion.
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WARNING
Separating the battery from the
vehicle should be done in an
authorized HUNDAI dealer.
WARNING
For emergencies, be fully aware of the location of the emergency
trunk safety release lever in this
vehicle and how to open the
trunk if you are accidentally
locked in the trunk.
No one should be allowed to occupy the trunk at any time. The
trunk is a very dangerous loca-
tion in the event of a crash.
Use the release lever for emer- gencies only. Use with extreme
caution, especially while the vehi-
cle is in motion.