2011 Hyundai Sonata Turbo Owner's Manual

Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defeccts68VEHICLE 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 engine
compartment bulkhead.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.
VEHICLE CERTIFICATION
LABELThe vehicle certification label attached
on the driver’s side center pillar contains
the vehicle identification number (VIN).
OYF089005
OBH088005N
VIN label
OYF081004NOYF081014N
Frame number (if equipped)Frame number (if equipped)2.4 engine2.0 engine
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TIRE SPECIFICATION AND
PRESSURE LABELThe 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.
ENGINE NUMBERThe engine number is stamped on the
engine block as shown in the drawing.
OYF089002
OYF081003NOYF081013N
2.4 engine2.0 engine
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Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defeccts88This 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,
Maryland, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia.
Southern Region
270 Riverside Parkway, Suite A
Austell, GA 30168
(800) 633-5151
South Central Region: Alabama,
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, 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, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE West Building Washington,
DC 20590. You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.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 American
Arbitration Association (AAA).
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 DEFECTS
BINDING ARBITRATION (U.S.A ONLY)
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Active ECO system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-35
Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-37Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-63
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
············3-40
Curtain air bag··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-54
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
·····3-49
Occupant classification system ··················\
···············3-44
Side impact air bag··················\
··················\
················3-53
SRS components and functions ··················\
··············3-40
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-29
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-14
Antenna (glass) ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-105
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-24
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-67 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-67
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-71
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-13
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-105 Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-105
Steering wheel audio control··················\
·················4-10\
5
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-88 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-94
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-89
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-90 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-14
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
5-19
Paddle shifter··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-17
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-18
Sports mode··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-17
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-34
Battery saver function··················\
··················\
················4-68
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Binding arbitration ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····8-9
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-100
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-21 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················5-24
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···········5-26
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-22
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-21
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-26
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-59
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-2
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button·················5-7A
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Index
California perchlorate notice ··················\
··················\
·····7-76
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-4
CareExterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-67
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-71
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-37
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-51
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
···············4-98
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-19
Certification label ··················\
··················\
···············5-49, 8-6
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-13
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-43
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-38
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-29 Passenger seat belt ··················\
··················\
················3-31
Tether anchor system··················\
··················\
·············3-33
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
············3-35
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-21
Climate control system (Automatic) ··················\
···········4-91 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-94
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-89
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-90
Climate control system (Manual) ··················\
················4-79 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-85
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-87
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-80 Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············4-89
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
············7-30
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-102
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-102
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-46
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-42
Compass mirror, see the Electric chromic mirror (ECM)
with homeLink system and compass ··················\
······4-37
Consumer information ··················\
··················\
·················8-8
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-24
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-24
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-73
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-31
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-100
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-54
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-46
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-47
Daytime running light··················\
··················\
················4-69
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-95
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
···4-97
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-78
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-95
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-102
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2C
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Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-46
Display illumination, see instrument panelillumination ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-47
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-18 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·······4-19
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
················4-21
Drink holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-100
Driver's 3-point system with emergency locking retractor ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-19
Driver's air bag··············\
··················\
··················\
·············3-49
Driving at night··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-39
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-40
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-40
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-36
EDR, see Vehicle data collection and event data recorders ··················\
··················\
··················\
················1-6
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···············5-26
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with HomeLink system and compass ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-37
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-35
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-5
Emergency while driving··················\
··················\
·············6-2 Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-73
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
········7-73
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·····7-73
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
············7-74
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-24
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-22\
Engine overheats··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-7
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-48
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·········7-73
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-74\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-19
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-67
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) ··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
3
Fluid Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-27
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
················7-26E
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