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Features of your vehicle
• 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 any
door is opened.
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 is
pressed.
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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Driver’s door
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Front passenger’s door
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 15 km/h
(9 mph). And all doors will be automati-
cally 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.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
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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 the
inner door handle is pulled.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 the
inner 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-
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Features of your vehicle
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 operating the power trunk.
If that happens, 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 the
trunk lift cylinders and attached
hardware 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 is
necessary that close or open the
power 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 moving
more than 3 km/h (1.8 mph).
✽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.
✽NOTICE
• The power trunk can be operated
when the engine is not running.
However the power trunk operation
consumes large amounts of vehicle
electric 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 the
object 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 not
detect 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 is
ON(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 make
sure 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 (not
depressed) 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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