2012 Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual - RHD (UK. Australia)

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ESC operation
ESC ON condition

and ESC OFF indicator lights illuminate
for approximately 3 seconds, then ESC
is turned on.
half a second after turning the ignition
ON to turn ESC off. (ESC OFF indica-
tor will illuminate). To turn the ESC on,
press the ESC OFF button (ESC OFFindicator light will go off).
hear a slight ticking sound. This is the
ESC performing an automatic system
self-check and does not indicate a
problem. When operating
When the ESC is in operation,
ESC indicator light blinks.
Control is operating properly,
you can feel a slight pulsation
in the vehicle. This is only the
effect of brake control and indi-
cates nothing unusual.
engine rpm under certain sit-
uations, the ESC system maydecide to this if required
when driving on mud or slip-
pery roads.
ESC operation off
ESC OFF state
press the ESC OFF button (ESC OFF indicator light illu-minates).
to LOCK position when ESC
is off, ESC remains off. Upon
restarting the engine, the
ESC will automatically turnon again.

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Indicator light
When ignition switch is turned to ON, the
indicator light illuminates, then goes off if
the ESC system is operating normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks whenever
ESC is operating or illuminates when
ESC fails to operate. ESC OFF indicator light comes on when
the ESC is turned off with the button.
ESC OFF usage
When driving
ESC should be turned on for daily driv-ing whenever possible.
To turn ESC off whilst driving, press the ESC OFF button whilst driving on a
flat road surface.
✽✽ NOTICE
 When operating the vehicle on a dynamometer, ensure that the ESC is
turned off (ESC OFF light illuminat-
ed). If the ESC is left on, it may pre-
vent the vehicle speed from increas-
ing, and result in false diagnosis.
 Turning the ESC off does not affect
ABS or brake system operation.
■ESC indicator light
■ ESC OFF indicator light
CAUTION
Driving with varying tyre or wheel
sizes may cause the ESC system tomalfunction. When replacing tyres,
make sure they are the same size asyour original tyres.
WARNING
The Electronic Stability Control sys-
tem is only a driving aid; use pre-
cautions for safe driving by slowing
down on curved, snowy, or icy
roads. Drive slowly and don’t
attempt to accelerate whenever the
ESC indicator light is blinking, or
when the road surface is slippery.
WARNING
Never press the ESC OFF button whilst ESC is operating (ESC indi-
cator light blinks). If ESC is turned off whilst ESC is
operating, the vehicle may slip out
of control.

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Good braking practices
After parking the vehicle, check to be
sure the parking brake is not engaged
and that the parking brake indicator
light is out before driving away.
Driving through water may get the brakes wet. They can also get wet when
the car is washed. Wet brakes can be
dangerous! Your car will not stop as
quickly if the brakes are wet. Wet
brakes may cause the car to pull to one
side. To dry the brakes, apply the brakes
lightly until the braking action returns to
normal, taking care to keep the car
under control at all times. If the braking
action does not return to normal, stop
as soon as it is safe to do so and call an
authorised HYUNDAI dealer for assis-
tance.
Don't coast down hills with the car out of gear. This is extremely hazardous.
Keep the car in gear at all times, use
the brakes to slow down, then shift to a
lower gear so that engine braking will
help you maintain a safe speed.
Don't "ride" the brake pedal. Resting your foot on the brake pedal whilst driv-ing can be dangerous because it can
result in the brakes overheating and
losing their effectiveness. It also
increases the wear of the brake com-
ponents.
If a tyre goes flat whilst you are driving, apply the brakes gently and keep the
car pointed straight ahead whilst you
slow down. When you are moving slow-
ly enough for it to be safe to do so, pull
off the road and stop in a safe place.
If your car is equipped with an auto- matic transaxle, don't let your car creep
forward. To avoid creeping forward,
keep your foot firmly on the brake pedalwhen the car is stopped. Use caution when parking on a hill.
Firmly engage the parking brake and
place the shift lever in P. If your car is
facing downhill, turn the front wheels
into the kerb to help keep the car from
rolling. If your car is facing uphill, turn
the front wheels away from the kerb to
help keep the car from rolling. If there
is no kerb or if it is required by other
conditions to keep the car from rolling,
block the wheels.
Under some conditions your parking brake can freeze in the engaged posi-
tion. This is most likely to happen when
there is an accumulation of snow or ice
around or near the rear brakes or if the
brakes are wet. If there is a risk that the
parking brake may freeze, apply it only
temporarily whilst you put the shift
lever in P and block the rear wheels so
the car cannot roll. Then release the
parking brake.
Do not hold the vehicle on the upgrade with the accelerator pedal. This can
cause the transaxle to overheat.
Always use the brake pedal or parking
brake.
WARNING
Whenever leaving vehicle or parking, always set the parking
brake as far as possible and fully
engage the vehicle's transaxle
into the park position. Vehicles
not fully engaged in park with the
parking brake set are at risk for
moving inadvertently and injur-
ing yourself or others.
All vehicles should always have the parking brake fully engaged
when parking to avoid inadver-
tent movement of the car whichcan injure occupants or pedestri-ans.

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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 a vehicle detected
changes in coefficient of friction between
right wheels and left wheels when brak-ing.
VSM operation
When the VSM is in operation, ESP (or
ESC) indicator light ( ) blinks.
When the vehicle stability management
is operating properly, you can feel a slight
pulsation in the vehicle. This is only the
effect of brake control and indicates noth-
ing unusual.
The VSM does not operate when:
Driving on bank road such as gradientor incline
Driving rearward
ESP (or ESC) OFF indicator light ( ) remains on the instrument cluster
EPS indicator light remains on the instrument cluster
VSM operation off
If you press the ESP (or ESC) OFF but-
ton to turn off the ESP (or ESC), the VSMwill also cancel and the ESP OFF indica-
tor light ( ) illuminates.
To turn on the VSM, press the button
again. The ESP (or ESC) OFF indicatorlight goes out.
Malfunction indicator
The VSM can be deactivated even if you
don’t cancel the VSM operation by press-
ing the ESP (or ESC) OFF button. It indi-cates that a malfunction has been detect-
ed somewhere in the Electric Power
Steering system or VSM system. If the
ESP (or ESC) indicator light ( ) or EPS
warning light remains on, take your vehi-
cle to an authorised HYUNDAI dealer
and have the system checked.
✽✽ NOTICE
 The VSM is designed to function above approximately 15 km/h (9 mph)
on curves.
 The VSM is designed to function above approximately 30 km/h (18
mph) when a vehicle is braking on a
split-mu road. The split-mu road is
made of surfaces which have different
friction forces.
WARNING
The Vehicle Stability Management system is not a substitute for
safe driving practices but a sup-
plementary function only. It is theresponsibility of the driver to
always check the speed and the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
Always hold the steering wheel
firmly whilst 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 tyre or wheel sizes may cause the VSM system
to malfunction. When replacing
tyres, make sure they are the
same size as your original tyres.

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The cruise control system allows you to
program the vehicle to maintain a con-stant speed without depressing the
accelerator pedal. This system is designed to function
above approximately 40 km/h (25 mph).
✽✽
NOTICE
During normal cruise control operation,
when the SET switch is activated or
reactivated after applying the brakes,
the cruise control will energize after
approximately 3 seconds. This delay is
normal.
Cruise control switch
ON/OFF: Turns cruise control system on or off.
CANCEL: Cancels cruise control opera- tion.
RES+: Resumes or increases cruise control speed.
SET-: Sets or decreases cruise control speed.
CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
If the cruise control is left on, (CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument cluster illuminated)
the cruise control can be
switched on accidentally. Keep
the cruise control system off
(CRUISE indicator light OFF)
when the cruise control is not in
use, to avoid inadvertently set-ting a speed.
Use the cruise control system only when driving on open high-
ways in good weather.
Do not use the cruise control when it may not be safe to keep
the vehicle at a constant speed,
for instance, driving in heavy or
varying traffic, or on slippery
(rainy, icy or snow-covered) or
winding roads or over 6% up-hill
or down-hill roads.
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Pay particular attention to thedriving conditions whenever
using the cruise control system.
CAUTION
During cruise-speed driving with a
manual transaxle vehicle, do notshift into neutral without depress-ing the clutch pedal, since theengine will be overrevved. If this happens, depress the clutch pedal
or release the cruise control ON-OFF switch.
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To set cruise control speed:
1. Press the cruise ON/OFF button onthe steering wheel, to turn the system
on. The CRUISE indicator light in the
instrument cluster will illuminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than 40 km/h (25 mph). 3. Push the SET- switch, and release it at
the desired speed. The SET indicator
light in the instrument cluster will illumi-
nate. Release the accelerator pedal. Thedesired speed will automatically bemaintained.
On a steep grade, the vehicle may slow
down or speed up slightly whilst goinguphill or downhill.
To increase cruise control set speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Push the RES+ switch and hold it. Your vehicle will accelerate. Release the
switch at the speed you want.
Push the RES+ switch and release it
immediately. The cruising speed will
increase by 1.6 km/h (1.0 mph) eachtime the RES+ switch is operated in
this manner.
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To decrease the cruising speed:
Follow either of these procedures:
Push the SET- switch and hold it. Your
vehicle will gradually slow down.
Release the switch at the speed you
want to maintain.
Push the SET- switch and release it immediately. The cruising speed will
decrease by 1.6 km/h (1.0 mph) each
time the SET- switch is operated in this
manner. To temporarily accelerate with the
cruise control on:
If you want to speed up temporarily when
the cruise control is on, depress the
accelerator pedal. Increased speed will
not interfere with cruise control operationor change the set speed.
To return to the set speed, take your foot
off the accelerator pedal.
To cancel cruise control, do one
of the following:
Depress the brake pedal.
Depress the clutch pedal if equppedwith a manual transaxle.
Shift into N (Neutral) if equpped with an automatic transaxle.
Press the CANCEL switch located on the steering wheel.
Decrease the vehicle speed lower than the memory speed by 20 km/h (12 mph).
Decrease the vehicle speed to less than approximately 40 km/h (25 mph).
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Each of these actions will cancel cruisecontrol operation (the SET indicator lightin the instrument cluster will go off), but itwill not turn the system off. If you wish to
resume cruise control operation, pushthe RES+ switch located on your steeringwheel. You will return to your previously
preset speed.
To resume cruising speed at
more than approximately 40 km/h(25 mph):
If any method other than the cruise
ON/OFF switch was used to cancel cruis-
ing speed and the system is still activat-ed, the most recent set speed will auto-
matically resume when the RES+ switchis pushed.
It will not resume, however, if the vehicle
speed has dropped below approximately40 km/h(25 mph).
✽✽ NOTICE
Always check the road conditions when
pressing the RES+ switch to resume the
speed.
To turn cruise control off, do one
of the following:
Press the cruise ON/OFF button (the CRUISE indicator light in the instru- ment cluster will go off).
Turn the ignition off.
Both of these actions cancel cruise con- trol operation. If you want to resume cruise control operation, repeat the stepsprovided in “To set cruise control speed” on the previous page.
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