2011 Hyundai Santa Fe headlight

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Inside rearview mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror to centre on
the view through the rear window. Make
this adjustment before you start driving.
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Day/night rearview mirror
Make this adjustment before you start
driving and whilst the day/night lever is in
the day position.
Pull the day/night lever toward you to
reduce glare from the headlights of vehi-
cles behind you during night driving.
Remember that you lose some rearviewclarity in the night position.
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Electric chromic mirror (ECM)(if equipped)
The electric rearview mirror automatical- ly controls the glare from the headlights
of the car behind you in nighttime or low
light driving conditions. The sensormounted in the mirror senses the light
level around the vehicle, and automati-cally controls the headlight glare from
vehicles behind you.
When the engine is running, the glare is
automatically controlled by the sensor
mounted in the rearview mirror.
Whenever the shift lever is shifted into
reverse (R), the mirror will automatically
go to the brightest setting in order to
improve the drivers view behind the vehi-
cle.
MIRRORS
WARNING -
Rear visibility
Do not place objects in the rear
seat or cargo area which would
interfere with your vision out the
rear window.
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CAUTION
When cleaning the mirror, use a paper towel or similar materialdampened with glass cleaner. Do not spray glass cleaner directly on
the mirror as that may cause the liq- uid cleaner to enter the mirror hous-ing.
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D150100AFD Instrument panel illumination (if equipped)
When the vehicle’s parking lights or head- lights are on, rotate the illumination con-
trol knob to adjust the instrument panel
illumination intensity.
The instrument cluster illumination intensitycan be adjusted by rotating the control knobwith the headlight switch in any positionwhen the ignition switch is in ON position.
Gauges
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Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the forward
speed of the vehicle.
The speedometer is calibrated in miles
per hour and kilometers per hour.D150202AFD
Tachometer
The tachometer indicates the approxi-
mate number of engine revolutions per
minute (rpm). Use the tachometer to select the correct
shift points and to prevent lugging and/or
over-revving the engine.
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Seat belt warning andchime (if equipped)
Seat belt warning light
As a reminder to the driver, the seat belt
warning light will blink or illuminate for
approximately 6 seconds each time you
turn the ignition switch ON regardless of
belt fastening.
For details, refer to the seat belt on chap- ter 3. D150305AFD
Turn signal indicator lights
The blinking green arrows on the instru-
ment panel show the direction indicated
by the turn signals. If the arrow comes on
but does not blink, blinks more rapidly
than normal, or does not illuminate at all,
a malfunction in the turn signal system is
indicated. Your repairer should be con-
sulted for repairs.
This indicator also blinks when the haz-
ard warning switch is turned on. D150306AUN
High beam indicator
This indicator illuminates when the head- lights are on and in the high beam posi-
tion or when the turn signal lever is pulled
into the Flash-to-Pass position.
Light on indicator
(if equipped)
The indicator illuminates when the tail lights or headlights are ON. D150307AFD
Engine oil pressure warn-
ing
This warning light indicates the engine oil
pressure is low.
If the warning light illuminates whilst driv- ing:
1. Drive safely to the side of the road and stop.
2. With the engine off, check the engine oil level. If the level is low, add oil as required.
If the warning light remains on after
adding oil or if oil is not available, call a
HYUNDAI authorised repairer.
CAUTION
If the engine is not stopped immedi- ately after the engine oil pressurewarning light is illuminated, severe
damage could result.

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Battery saver function
The purpose of this feature is to pre-
vent the battery from being dis-
charged. The system automatically
turns off the parking lights when the
driver removes the ignition key and
opens the driver- side door.
With this feature, the parking lights will be turned off automatically if the driver
parks on the side of road at night.
If necessary, to keep the lights on
when the ignition key is removed, per-
form the following :
1) Open the driver-side door.
2) Turn the parking lights OFF and ON
again using the light switch on the
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Lighting control
The light switch has a Headlight and a
Parking light position.
To operate the lights, turn the knob at the
end of the control lever to one of the fol-
lowing positions:
(1) OFF position
(2) Parking light position
(3) Headlight position
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Parking light position ( )
When the light switch is in the parking light position (1st position), the tail, posi-
tion, license and instrument panel lightsare ON.
LIGHTING
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CAUTION
If the driver gets out of the vehicle
through other doors (except dri-ver’s door), the battery saver func-tion does not operate. Therefore, it
causes the battery to be dis-charged. In this case, make sure toturn off the lamp before getting out of the vehicle.

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Headlight position ( )
When the light switch is in the headlight position (2nd position) the head, tail,
position, license and instrument panellights are ON.
✽✽NOTICE
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position to turn on the headlights.
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Auto light position (if equipped)
When the light switch is in the AUTO light position, the taillights and headlights will
be turned ON or OFF automaticallydepending on the amount of light outside
the vehicle.
CAUTION
Never place anything over the sensor (1) located on the instru-
ment panel, this will ensure better auto-light system control.
Don’t clean the sensor using a window cleaner, the cleaner may
leave a light film which could interfere with sensor operation.
If your vehicle has window tint or other types of metallic coating onthe front windscreen, the Auto
light system may not work prop-erly.
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D190500AUN High - beam operation
To turn on the high beam headlights,
push the lever away from you. Pull it back
for low beams. The high-beam indicator will light when
the headlight high beams are switchedon.
To prevent the battery from being dis-
charged, do not leave the lights on for aprolonged time whilst the engine is not
running.Flashing headlights
To flash the headlights, pull the lever
towards you. It will return to the normal
(low-beam) position when released. The
headlight switch does not need to be on
to use this flashing feature. D190600AUN
Turn signals and lane change sig- nals
The ignition switch must be on for the
turn signals to function. To turn on the
turn signals, move the lever up or down
(A). Green arrow indicators on the instru-
ment panel indicate which turn signal is
operating.
They will self-cancel after a turn is com-
pleted. If the indicator continues to flash
after a turn, manually return the lever tothe OFF position.
To signal a lane change, move the turn
signal lever slightly and hold it in position
(B). The lever will return to the OFF posi-tion when released.
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Rear fog light (if equipped)
To turn the rear fog lights on, turn the
headlight switch to the headlight on posi-
tion and push the rear fog light switch
(the indicator on the button will illumi-nate).
The rear fog lights turn on when the rear
fog light switch is turned on after the front
fog light switch is turned on and the
headlight switch to the parklight position.
To turn the rear fog lights off, push the
rear fog light switch again or turn the
headlight switch off. D190900AUN
Daytime running light (if equipped)
Daytime Running Lights (DRL) can make
it easier for others to see the front of your
vehicle during the day. DRL can be help-
ful in many different driving conditions,
and it is especially helpful after dawn and
before sunset.
The DRL system will make the head-
lights turn OFF when:
1. The parklight switch is ON.
2. Engine stops.
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Headlight levelling device (if equipped)
To adjust the headlight beam level
according to the number of the passen-
gers and the loading weight in the lug-
gage area, turn the beam levelling
switch.
The higher the number of the switch
position, the lower the headlight beam
level. Always keep the headlight beam at
the proper levelling position, or head-
lights may dazzle other road users.
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Listed below are the examples of proper
switch settings. For loading conditions
other than those listed below, adjust the
switch position so that the beam level
may be the nearest as the conditionobtained according to the list.Headlight washer (if equipped)
To operate the headlight washer, turn on
the headlight washer switch. It will oper-ate when the tail lights or headlights are
ON and the ignition switch is in the ON
position. The washer fluid will spray on
the headlights.
Also, if you pull the wiper lever towards
you when the headlights are on, the
headlight washer will operate. (ifequipped)✽✽NOTICE
 Check the headlight washers periodi- cally to confirm that the washer fluid
is being sprayed properly onto the
headlight lenses.
 The headlight washer may not work temporarily if it freezes after a car
wash, rain or snow in the winter. But
it will work normally after it defrosts.
Loading condition
Driver only
Driver + Front passenger
Driver + Front passenger
+ 3rd row passenger*Full passengers
(including driver)Full passengers (including
driver) + Maximum per-
missible loading
Driver + Maximum per-
missible loading Switch position
00 1 1 2 3
* if equipped
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