2010 HYUNDAI TUCSON Owners Manual

Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER (VIN)
The vehicle identification number (VIN) is
the number used in registering your car
and in all legal matters pertaining to its
ownership, etc.
The number is punched on the floor
under the passenger seat. To check the
number, open the cover. The VIN is also on a plate attached to the
top of the dashboard. The number on the
plate can easily be seen through the
windshield from outside.
The vehicle certification label attached
on the driver’s side center pillar gives the
vehicle identification number (VIN).

OLM089002N
VEHICLE CERTIFICATION
LABEL

OLM089006N
OLM089001
Frame numberVIN label

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The tires supplied on your new vehicle
are chosen to provide the best perform-
ance for normal driving.
The tire label located on the driver's side
center pillar gives the tire pressures rec-
ommended for your car.The engine number is stamped on the
engine block as shown in the drawing.

OLM089008N
OLM089003
ENGINE NUMBER
TIRE SPECIFICATION AND
PRESSURE LABEL

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This consumer information has been pre-
pared in accordance with regulations
issued by the National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration of the U.S.
Department of Transportation. Your
Hyundai dealer will help answer any
questions you may have as you read this
information.
Hyundai motor vehicles are designed
and manufactured to meet or exceed all
applicable safety standards.
For your safety, however, we strongly
urge you to read and follow all directions
in this Owner's Manual, particularly the
information under the headings
"NOTICE", "CAUTION" and "WARN-
ING".
If, after reading this manual, you have
any questions regarding the operation of
your vehicle, please contact your nearest
Hyundai Motor America Regional Office
as listed in the following: Eastern Region:
Connecticut, Delaware,
Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania,
Rhode Island, Vermont.
Eastern Region
1100 Cranbury South River Road
Jamesburg, NJ 08831
(800) 633-5151
Southern Region: Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina, South Carolina.
Southern Region
270 Riverside Parkway, Suite A
Austell, GA 30168
(800) 633-5151
South Central Region: Alabama,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Tennessee, Texas.
South Central Region
1421 South Beltline Road, Suite 400
Coppell, TX 75019
(800) 633-5151 Central Region:
Illinois, Indiana, lowa,
Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota,
Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Ohio, Wisconsin, Kansas, Missouri.
Central Region
1705 Sequoia Drive
Aurora, Illinois 60506
(800) 633-5151
Western Region: Alaska, Hawaii,
Arizona, Colorado, ldaho, Montana,
Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington,
Wyoming.
Western Region
10550 Talbert Avenue
P.O.Box 20850
Fountain Valley, California 92728-0850
(800) 633-5151
California Region: California
California Region
10550 Talbert Avenue
P.O. Box 20850
Fountain Valley, California 92728-0850
(800) 633-5151
CONSUMER INFORMATION

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If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in
addition to notifying HYUNDAI MOTOR
AMERICA. If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect exists in
a group of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the
Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-
327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 400 Seventh
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20590. You
can also obtain other information about
motor vehicle safety from http://www.safer-
car.gov.Any claim or dispute you may have relat-
ed to your vehicle's warranty or the duties
contemplated under the warranty, includ-
ing claims related to the refund or partial
refund of your vehicle's purchase price
(excluding personal injury or product lia-
bility claims), shall be resolved by binding
arbitration. Binding arbitration shall be
administered by and through the National
Arbitration Forum (NAF) or the American
Arbitration Association (AAA), under the
Code of Procedure of the entity you
select.
You will not be responsible for paying fil-
ing and hearing fees above $275.00. All
other arbitration costs shall be borne by
Hyundai Motor America. You are not
responsible to pay any of the costs
Hyundai incurs.
This Binding Arbitration Agreement shall
not deprive you of any remedies avail-
able to you under applicable law. The
parties are waiving their right to seek
remedies in court, including the right to a
jury trial.This Binding Arbitration Agreement shall
be governed by and interpreted under
the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. sec-
tions 1-16. Judgment upon any award
may be entered in any court having juris-
diction.
You may revoke this Arbitration
Agreement by (1) written notice or (2)
electronic notice. Written notice must be
delivered (via certified mail) to Hyundai
Motor America, Attn: Consumer Affairs,
10550 Talbert Avenue, P.O. Box 20849,
Fountain Valley, CA 92728-0849.
Electronic notice must be submitted at
the following website address: http://war-
ranty-arbitration.hyundaiUSA.com.
Notice must be received within 90 days
after you purchase your vehicle.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTSBINDING ARBITRATION (U.S.A ONLY)

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Air bags··················\
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··3-38Air bag warning label ··················\
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··············3-63
Air bag warning light ··················\
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Curtain air bag ··················\
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·······3-55
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-49
Occupant classification system ··················\
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Side impact air bag ··················\
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3-53
Air cleaner ··················\
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Alarm system ··················\
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All wheel drive (AWD)··················\
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Antenna ··················\
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··4-90
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
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··5-27
Appearance care··················\
··················\
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·······7-66 Exterior care ··················\
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··········7-66
Interior care ··················\
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···········7-71
Armrest ··················\
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··3-13
Ashtray ··················\
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···4-83
Audio system ··················\
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···········4-90 Antenna··················\
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4-90
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-90
Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·········3-33
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-71 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-77
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-72
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-73 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
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·5-10
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
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··5-14
Shift lock system ··················\
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···5-14
Sports mode ··················\
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···········5-13
Battery··················\
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····7-34
Battery saver function ··················\
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················4-50
Before driving ··················\
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············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
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··4-84
Brake system··················\
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············5-24 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
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5-27
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·············5-30
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-25
Power brakes··················\
··················\
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··········5-24
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
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···7-25
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
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·····7-59 Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
···············7-61
Headlight bulb replacement··················\
··················\
·····7-60
High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·······7-64
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
7-65
License plate light bulb replacement··················\
·········7-64
Position light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-61\
Rear combination light bulb replacement ··················\
·7-62
Side marker light bulb replacement ··················\
··········7-61
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
·········7-62
Turn signal light bulb replacement··················\
············7-61
Bulb wattage ··················\
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··············8-2
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California Perchlorate Notice ··················\
··················\
····7-75
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
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················8-4
Care Exterior care ··················\
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··········7-66
Interior care ··················\
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···········7-71
Tire care ··················\
··················\
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·················7-37\
Cargo capacity ··················\
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·········5-57
Cargo security screen··················\
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·················4-87\
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
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············5-61
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
···············4-81
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-10
Certification label ··················\
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····5-59
Changing a tire with TPMS ··················\
··················\
·······6-10
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-13
Chains Safety chains··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-51
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-49
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-47
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-38
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-30 Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·······3-33
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
···············3-35
Lower anchor system··················\
··················\
···············3-36
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-12
Climate control system (Automatic) ··················\
···········4-71 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-77 Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-72
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-73
Climate control system (Manual) ··················\
···············4-62 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-67
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-63
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-83
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············4-69
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············7-29
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-86
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-33
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-42
Consumer information ··················\
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·················8-8
Coolant ··················\
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··················\
···7-22
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-22
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-72
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-36
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-84
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-55
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-33
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination ··················\
·············4-34
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-78
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
···4-80
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-60
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-78
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Digital clock··················\
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·············4-86
Dimensions ··················\
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················8-2
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-33
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination···4-34
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-9
Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·········4-10
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-12
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
··················\
·4-84
Driver's air bag··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-49
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-43
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-44
Driving in the rain··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-44
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-40
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
··················\
·4-30
Electronic power steering ··················\
··················\
·········4-28
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release··················\
················4-14
Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-21
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-72 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-72
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR) System ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-72\
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-73 Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-22
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-21\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-35
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR) System ··
7-72
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-73\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-18
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-66
Exterior features··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-89 Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-89
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-12 Changing tires··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-13
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-18
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-12
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-13\
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-86
Fluid Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-26
Brakes/clutch fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-25
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-13
Four wheel drive (4WD), See all wheel drive (AWD) ··5-17
Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-61\
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
··················\
···3-5
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