2012 Hyundai Accent power steering

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Introduction
INDICATOR SYMBOLS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
Seat belt warning light
High beam indicator
Turn signal indicator
ABS warning light
Parking brake & Brake fluid
warning light
Engine oil pressure warning light
Malfunction indicator light
Air bag warning light
Cruise indicator (if equipped)
Cruise SET indicator
(if equipped)
Low fuel level warning light* For more detailed explanations, referto “Instrument cluster” in section 4.
Charging system warning light
Tail light indicator
Trunk lid / Tailgate open warning
light
Front fog light indicator
(if equipped)Door open warning light
Low tire pressure telltale
(TPMS malfunction indicator)
ECO indicator ECO
Electric power steering (EPS)
system warning lightEPS
ESC indicator
(ESC malfunction indicator)
ESC OFF indicator
Fuel cap open warning indicator
Shift pattern indicator
(if equipped)
Manual transaxle shift indicator
(if equipped)
Engine coolant temperature
warning light

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
1. Door lock/unlock button ..........................4-8
2. Outside rearview mirror control switch* ..................................................4-33
3. Central door lock switch* ........................4-9
4. Power window lock button*....................4-18
5. Power window switches* ......................4-16
6. Instrument panel illumination control switch* ..................................................4-35
7. ESC OFF button* ..................................5-21
8. Active ECO button ................................5-31
9. Fuel filler lid release lever ....................4-22
10. Trunk lid release lever (4 Door) ..........4-12
11. Fuse box..............................................7-50
12. Hood release lever ..............................4-20
13. Brake pedal ........................................5-16
14. Accelerator pedal ................................5-6
15. Steering wheel manual tilt control*......4-30
* : if equipped
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Your vehicle at a glance
INSTRUMENT PANEL OVERVIEW
1. Driver’s front air bag* .......................3-46
2. Horn .................................................4-31
3. Light control/Turn signals .................4-52
4. Instrument cluster.............................4-34
5. Wiper/Washer ...................................4-55
6. Ignition switch .....................................5-5
7. Digital clock and audio*.......................4-85
8. Steering wheel .................................4-29
9. Steering wheel audio control* ..........4-89
10. Climate control system* ........4-61, 4-70
11. Hazard warning flasher switch..4-50, 6-2
12. Shift lever ................................5-7, 5-10
13. Parking brake lever ........................5-17
14. Passenger’s front air bag* ..............3-46
15. Glove box .......................................4-81
16. Power outlet* ..................................4-84
* : if equipped
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Features of your vehicle
Electric power steering (EPS)
The power steering uses a motor to
assist you in steering the vehicle. If the
engine is off or if the power steering sys-
tem becomes inoperative, the vehicle
may still be steered, but it will require
increased steering effort.
The motor driven power steering is con-
trolled by a power steering control unit
which senses the steering wheel torque
and vehicle speed to command the
motor.
The steering becomes heavier as the
vehicle’s speed increases and becomes
lighter as the vehicle’s speed decreases
for optimum steering control.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power steer-
ing checked by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur dur-
ing normal vehicle operation:
• The EPS warning light does not illu-
minate.
• The steering gets heavy immediately after turning the ignition switch on.
This happens as the system performs
the EPS system diagnostics. When the
diagnostics is completed, the steering
wheel will return to its normal condi-
tion.
• A click noise may be heard from the EPS relay after the ignition switch is
turned to the ON or LOCK (OFF)
position.
• A motor noise may be heard when the vehicle is at a stop or at a low driving
speed.
• If the Electric Power Steering System does not operate normally, the warning
light will illuminate on the instrument
cluster. The steering wheel may
become difficult to control or operate
abnormally. Take your vehicle to an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer and have
the vehicle checked as soon as possible.
• When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, abnormal noise could
occur. If temperature rises, the noise will
disappear. This is a normal condition. (Continued)
STEERING WHEEL
CAUTION
If the Electric Power Steering
System does not operate normal-ly, the warning light will illuminateon the instrument cluster. Thesteering wheel may become diffi- cult to control or operate abnor-mally. Take your vehicle to anauthorized HYUNDAI dealer andhave the vehicle checked as soonas possible.
When you operate the steering wheel in low temperature, abnor-mal noise could occur. If tempera-ture rises, the noise will disap-pear. This is a normal condition.
When the vehicle is stationary, if you turn the steering wheel all theway to the left or right continu- ously, the steering wheelbecomes heavier from the end.But this is for your safety, not sys- tem malfunction. As time passes,the steering wheel return to its normal condition.

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Features of your vehicle
Cruise SET indicator
The indicator light illuminates when the
cruise function switch (SET- or RES+) is
ON.
The cruise SET indicator light in the
instrument cluster is illuminated when
the cruise control switch (SET- or RES+)
is pushed. The cruise SET indicator light
does not illuminate when the cruise con-
trol switch (CANCEL) is pushed or the
system is disengaged.Electric power steering(EPS) system warning light
This indicator light comes on after the
ignition key is turned to the ON position
and then it will go out.
This light also comes on when the EPS
needs repairs. If it comes on while driv-
ing, have your vehicle inspected by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Steering effort may increase significantly
if this lamp illuminates. See EPS system
in this section.
Engine coolant tempera-ture warning light
The warning light illuminates if the tem-
perature of the engine coolant is above
257±4.5°F (125±2.5°C).
Do not continue driving with an overheat-
ed engine. If your vehicle overheats, refer
to “Overheating” in section 6.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If the engine coolant temperature warn-
ing light illuminates, it indicates over-
heating that may damage the engine.
Fuel cap open warning
indicator
This warning light indicates the fuel filler
cap is not tight securely.
Always make sure that the fuel filler cap
is tight.
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Features of your vehicle
BLUETOOTH®PHONE OPERATION
(if equipped)
1. button : Raises or lowers speak- er volume.
2. button : Places and transfers calls.
3. button : Ends calls or cancels func- tions.
4. button : Activates voice recognition.
■What is Bluetooth®?
Bluetooth®is a wireless technology that
allows multiple devices to be connected
in a short range, low-powered devices
like hands-free, stereo headset, wireless
remocon, etc. For more information, visit
the
Bluetooth®website at www.Bluetooth.com
■General Features
This audio system supports Bluetooth®hands-free and stereo-
headset features.
- HANDS-FREE feature: Making or receiving calls wirelessly through
voice recognition.
- STEREO-HEADSET feature: Playing music from cellular phones (that sup-
ports A2DP feature) wirelessly.
Voice recognition engine of the Bluetooth
®system supports 3 types of
languages:
English
Canadian French
US Spanish
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• The phone must be paired to the sys-
tem before using Bluetooth®features.
• Only one selected (linked) cellular phone can be used with the system at a time.
• Some phones are not fully compatible with this system.
• The Bluetooth
® word mark and logos
are registered trademarks owned by
Bluetooth
®SIG, Inc. and any use of
such marks by Hyundai is under
license. A Bluetooth enabled cell
phone is required to use Bluetooth
®
wireless technology.
■Receiving a Phone Call
When receiving a phone call, a ringtone
is audible from speakers and the audio
system changes into telephone mode.
When receiving a phone call, “Incoming
call” message and incoming phone num-
ber (if available) are displayed on the
audio.

- Press button on the steering wheel.

- Press button on the steering wheel.

- Use VOLUME buttons on the steering
wheel.
Call):
- Press and hold button on the steering wheel until the audio system
transfers a call to the phone.
VOLUME
1
4
2
3

Driving your vehicle
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Power brakes
Your vehicle has power-assisted brakes
that adjust automatically through normal
usage.
In the event that the power-assisted
brakes lose power because of a stalled
engine or some other reason, you can
still stop your vehicle by applying greater
force to the brake pedal than you nor-
mally would. The stopping distance, how-
ever, will be longer.
When the engine is not running, the
reserve brake power is partially depleted
each time the brake pedal is applied. Do
not pump the brake pedal when the
power assist has been interrupted.
Pump the brake pedal only when neces-
sary to maintain steering control on slip-
pery surfaces.
In the event of brake failure
If service brakes fail to operate while the
vehicle is in motion, you can make an
emergency stop with the parking brake.
The stopping distance, however, will be
much greater than normal.
BRAKE SYSTEM
WARNING- Brakes
Do not drive with your foot rest-
ing on the brake pedal. This will
create abnormal high brake tem-
peratures, excessive brake lining
and pad wear, and increased
stopping distances.
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When descending a long or steephill, shift to a lower gear and avoid
continuous application of the
brakes. Continuous brake applica-
tion will cause the brakes to over-
heat and could result in a tempo-
rary loss of braking performance.
Wet brakes may impair the vehi- cle’s ability to safely slow down;
the vehicle may also pull to one
side when the brakes are applied.
Applying the brakes lightly will
indicate whether they have been
affected in this way. Always test
your brakes in this fashion after
driving through deep water. To
dry the brakes, apply them lightly
while maintaining a safe forward
speed until brake performance
returns to normal.
Always, confirm the position of the brake and accelerator pedal
before driving. If you do not
check the position of the acceler-
ator and brake pedal before driv-
ing, you may depress the acceler-
ator instead of the brake pedal. It
may cause a serious accident.
WARNING- Parking brake
Applying the parking brake while
the vehicle is moving at normal
speeds can cause a sudden loss of
control of the vehicle. If you must
use the parking brake to stop the
vehicle, use great caution in apply-
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Driving your vehicle
Vehicle stability management
(VSM) (if equipped)
This system provides further enhance-
ments to vehicle stability and steering
responses when a vehicle is driving on a
slippery road or for vehicle detected
changes in coefficient of friction between
right wheels and left wheels when braking.
VSM operation
When the VSM is in operation, ESC indi-
cator light ( ) blinks.
When the vehicle stability management
is operating properly, you can feel a slight
pulsation in the vehicle and/or abnormal
steering responses (EPS). This is only
the effect of brake and EPS control and
is a normal operating condition.
The VSM does not operate when:
Driving on banked roads with gradientsor inclines.
Driving rearward
ESC OFF indicator light ( ) remains on the instrument cluster
EPS indicator light remains on the instrument cluster
VSM operation off
If you press the ESC OFF button to turn off
the ESC, the VSM will also cancel and the
ESC OFF indicator light ( ) illuminates.
To turn on the VSM, press the button again.
The ESC OFF indicator light goes out.
Malfunction indicator
The VSM can be deactivated even if you
don’t cancel the VSM operation by press-
ing the ESC OFF button. It indicates that
a malfunction has been detected some-
where in the Electric Power Steering sys-
tem or VSM system. If the ESC indicator
light ( ) or EPS warning light remains
on, take your vehicle to an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer and have the system
checked.
WARNING
The Vehicle Stability Managementsystem is not a substitute for
safe driving practices but a sup-
plementary function only. It is the
responsibility of the driver to
always check the speed and the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
Always hold the steering wheel
firmly while driving.
Your vehicle is designed to acti- vate according to the driver’s
intention, even with installed
VSM. Always follow all the normal
precautions for driving at safe
speeds for the conditions –
including driving inclement
weather and on a slippery road.
Driving with varying tire or wheel sizes may cause the VSM system
to malfunction. When replacing
tires, make sure they are the
same size as your original tires.