2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring Owner's Manual

IIndex

Index
2I
Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-34Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-59
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
··············3-37
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-51
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-45
Occupant classification system ··················\
·················3-40\
Side air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-49
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-22
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-5
Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-98
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-19
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-59 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-59
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-64
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-10
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-89
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-98 Antenna··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-98
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
·················4-93\
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-99
Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·········3-28
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-75 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-81
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-76
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-77 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-10
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
··5-14
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-14
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-30
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
················4-54
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Binding arbitration ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····8-9
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
··4-90
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-16 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-19
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·············5-21
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-17
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-16
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-19
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-53 Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
···············7-55
Headlight bulb replacement··················\
··················\
·····7-54
High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·······7-57
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
7-58
License plate light bulb replacement··················\
·········7-57
Position light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-55\
Rear combination light bulb replacement ··················\
·7-56
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
·········7-55
Turn signal light bulb replacement··················\
············7-55
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············8-2
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B

I3
Index
California Perchlorate Notice ··················\
··················\
····7-68
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
················8-4
Care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-59
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-64
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-32\
Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-48
Cargo security screen··················\
··················\
·················4-95\
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-52
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
···············4-85
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
··············4-9
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-50
Changing a tire with TPMS ··················\
··················\
·······6-10
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-13
Chains Safety chains··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-41
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-37,7-44
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-33
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-26 Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·······3-28
Lower anchor system··················\
··················\
···············3-32
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
···············3-30
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-10
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
···4-73, 7-24
Climate control system (Automatic) ··················\
···········4-75 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-81 Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-76
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-77
Climate control system (Manual) ··················\
···············4-66 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-71
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-67
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-89
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-92
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-94
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-37
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-37
Consumer information ··················\
··················\
·················8-8
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-16
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-16
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-65
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-26
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-90
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-51
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-37
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination ··················\
·············4-38
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-82
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
···4-83
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-65
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
············4-82
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-92
C
D

Index
4I
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-37
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination···4-38
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-7 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
···········4-9
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-10
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
··················\
·4-90
Driver's air bag··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-45
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-33
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-34
Driving in the rain··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-34
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-30
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
·············4-27
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release··················\
················4-12
Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-22
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-65 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-65
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·······7-65
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-66
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-16 Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-15\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-39
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·················
7-65
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-66\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-12
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-59
Exterior features··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-97 Mounting bracket for roof carrier ··················\
·············4-97
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-97
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) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-94
Fluid Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
········7-20
Brakes/clutch fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-19
Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-21
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-11
Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-55\
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-20
EF

I5
Index
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-39
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-2
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-45Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
····7-48
Main fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-48
Memory fuse··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-46
Gauge Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·······4-39
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-39
Glassroof, see sunroof ··················\
··················\
···············4-23
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-85\
Hazard warning flasher ··················\
··················\
··············4-53
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-32
Headlight bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·······7-54
Headlight escort function··················\
··················\
···········4-54
Headlight welcome function··················\
··················\
······4-54
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-5, 3-9
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·····4-67
High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·········7-57
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-34
Hitches ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-41
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-18
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-28
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2 Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
····5-14
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-43
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-6
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-37
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·······4-39
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-39
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
··················\
·4-38
Odometer/Tripmeter ··················\
··················\
················4-40
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-38
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-38
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-41
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
············4-43
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-38
Instrument panel overview··················\
··················\
···········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-64
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-89 Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-89
Aux, USB and iPod ··················\
··················\
·················4-93\
Cargo security screen ··················\
··················\
··············4-95
Cigarette lighter ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-89
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-94
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-90
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-92
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-94\
Luggage net (holder) ··················\
··················\
···············4-95
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-91
Shopping bag holder··················\
··················\
················4-94
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Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-90\
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-62
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··7-58
Interior overview··················\
··················\
··················\
········2-2
Interlock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-14
Jack and tools··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-12
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-4
Key positions ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-5
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-2
Label Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
··············3-59
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-50
Tire and loading information label ··················\
············5-48
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-38
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
···········8-7
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
··········8-6
Latch system, see lower anchor system··················\
·······3-32
License plate light bulb replacement ··················\
···········7-57
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-53 Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
···············7-55
Headlight bulb replacement··················\
··················\
·····7-54 High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·······7-57
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
7-58
License plate light bulb replacement··················\
·········7-57
Position light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-55\
Rear combination light bulb replacement ··················\
·7-56
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
·········7-55
Turn signal light bulb replacement··················\
············7-55
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-54 Battery saver function··················\
··················\
··············4-54
Headlight escort function ··················\
··················\
········4-54
Headlight welcome function ··················\
··················\
···4-54
Low tire pressure telltale ··················\
··················\
·············6-8
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-32\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-4
Luggage net (holder) ··················\
··················\
·················4-95\
Luggage rack, see roof rack···············\
··················\
··········4-97
Lumbar support··················\
··················\
··················\
··········3-7
Main fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-48\
Maintenance Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ·············7-12
Maintenance services·············\
··················\
··················\
····7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-11
Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-8
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-5
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
·7-7
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-37
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Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-66Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-71
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
··········4-73
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-67
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
···········4-77
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-7
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-46
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-29 Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-29
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········4-34
Moonroof, see sunroof··················\
··················\
···············4-23
Maunting bracket for roof carrier ··················\
················4-97
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
··················\
3-5, 3-9
Occupant classification system ··················\
··················\
··3-40
Odometer/Tripmeter ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-40
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-15
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-34
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-5
Parking brake··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-17, 7-22
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-45 Position light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·7-55
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-16
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-91
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-16
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-20
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5
Rear combination light bulb replacement··················\
····7-56
Rear parking assist system··················\
··················\
·········4-51
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-9
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-32
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
········8-5
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-3
Reporting safety defects ··················\
··················\
··············8-9
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-32
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-97\
Safety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-41
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
···7-7 Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-8
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-11
Seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···········3-2 Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-10
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
················3-11
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Front seat adjustment·············\
··················\
··················\
····3-4
Headrest················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-5, 3-9
Lumbar support ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-7
Rear seat adjustment··················\
··················\
··················\
3-9
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-7
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-8
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-13 Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
·············3-20
Seat belt - Driver's ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-15
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
···3-14
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ··················\
·3-16
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-7
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-8
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-48
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-14
Shopping bag holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-94
Side air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-49
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
···········7-55
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-37
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-13\
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-33
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-36, 7-43
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-32 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-33
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
··········5-34
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-34
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
··5-32 Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-34
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
·················5-32\
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-33
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-38
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-3
Starting the engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-6
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-27 Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
············4-27
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·····4-28
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-27
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
·····4-99
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
·················4-85\
Center console storage·············\
··················\
··················\
4-85
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-85
Luggage box ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-87
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-87
Sunglass holder··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-86
Summer tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-43
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-86
Sunroof··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-23
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-90
Tachometer··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-38
Tailgate··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-11 Emergency tailgate safety release ··················\
·············4-12
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-30\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-5
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