2012 Hyundai Genesis ESC

All information in this Owner's Manual is current at the time of publication.
However, Hyundai reserves the right to make changes at any time so that
our policy of continual product improvement may be carried out.
This manual applies to all models of this vehicle and includes descriptions
and explanations of optional as well as standard equipment. As a result,
you may find material in this manual that does not apply to your specific
vehicle.
OWNER'S
MANUAL
Operation
Maintenance
Specifications

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Safety features of your vehicle
For safety reasons, we recommend that
the child restraint system be used in the
rear seats.
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Installing a child restraint system by
lap belt (on the center rear seat)
(if equipped)
To install a child restraint system on the
center rear seats, do the following:
1. Place the child restraint system on the
center rear seat.
2. Extend the latch plate tongue of the
lap belt.
3. Route the lap belt through the restraint
according to the seat manufacturer’s
instructions.
4. Buckle the seat belt and adjust the lap
belt for a snug hold on the child
restraint by pulling on the loose end of
the belt. After installation of the child
restraint system, try to move it in all
directions to be sure the child restraint
system is securely installed.
WARNING
Never place a rear-facing child
restraint in the front passenger
seat, because of the danger that an
inflating passenger-side air bag
could impact the rear-facing child
restraint and kill the child.
WARNING- Child seat
installation
• A child can be seriously injured
or killed in a collision if the child
restraint is not properly anchored
to the car and the child is not
properly restrained in the child
restraint. Before installing the
child restraint system, read the
instructions supplied by the child
restraint system manufacturer.
• If the seat belt does not operate
as described in this section, have
the system checked immediately
by your authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
• Failure to observe this manual's
instructions regarding child
restraint systems and the
instructions provided with the
child restraint system could
increase the chance and/or
severity of injury in an accident.
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Safety features of your vehicle
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Air bag warning label
Air bag warning labels are attached to alert the driver and passengers of potential risk of air bag system.
Note that these government warnings focus on the risk to children, we also want you to be aware of the risks which adults are
exposed to. Those have been described in previous pages.
OBH039047L/OBH038048/OBH038073L
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This system is designed to provide pro-
tection from unauthorized entry into the
car. This system is operated in three
stages: the first is the "Armed" stage, the
second is the "Theft-alarm" stage, and
the third is the "Disarmed" stage. If trig-
gered, the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard warning
lights.
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Armed stage
Park the car and stop the engine. Arm
the system as described below.
1. Remove the ignition key from the igni-
tion switch or turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine
hood and trunk lid are closed and
latched.
3. • Lock the doors by depressing the
door lock button on the transmitter
(or smart key).
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blink
once to indicate that the system is
armed.
If any door, trunk lid or engine hood
remains open, the hazard warning
lights won’t operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. After this, if all doors,
trunk lid and engine hood are closed,
the hazard warning lights blink once.
• Lock the doors by pressing the button
in the front outside door handles with
the smart key in your possession.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blink
once to indicate that the system is
armed.If any door, trunk lid or engine hood
remains open, the hazard warning
lights won’t operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. To arm the system, close
all the doors, trunk lid and engine
hood, and try again to lock the doors.
✽NOTICE
If you set the vehicle to “Key Activates
Alarm” in the INFO menu of DIS
(Driver Information System, if
equipped), the system can also be armed
by locking the doors with the key from
the front doors: however, the hazard
warning lights will not blink using this
method.
Detailed information is described in the
DIS manual (if equipped) supplied
saperately.
• Do not arm the system until all pas-
sengers have left the vehicle. If the
system is armed while a passen-
ger(s) remains in the vehicle, the
alarm may be activated when the
remaining passenger(s) leave the
vehicle. If any door, trunk lid or
engine hood is opened within 30
seconds after entering the armed
stage, the system is disarmed to
prevent unnecessary alarm.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Armed
stage
Theft-alarm
stageDisarmed
stage

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Features of your vehicle
• When pushing down on the front por-
tion (1) of the switch, all vehicle doors
will lock.
• When pushing down on the rear por-
tion (2) of the switch, all vehicle doors
will unlock.
• If the key is in the ignition switch or the
smart key is in the vehicle, and any
door is open, the doors will not lock
even though the front portion (1) of
central door lock switch is pressed.D050300ABH
Impact sensing door unlock sys-
tem
All doors will be automatically unlocked
after an impact causes the air bags to
deploy.
Speed sensing door lock system
(if equipped)
All doors will be automatically locked
after the vehicle speed exceeds 15 km/h
(9 mph). And all doors will be automati-
cally unlocked when you turn the engine
off or when you remove the ignition key.
(if equipped)
WARNING- Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked can
invite theft or possible harm to you
or others from someone hiding in
your vehicle while you are gone.
Always remove the ignition key,
engage the parking brake, close all
windows and lock all doors when
leaving your vehicle unattended.
WARNING- Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-
dren or animals who cannot escape
the vehicle. Furthermore, children
might operate features of the vehi-
cle that could injure them, or they
could encounter other harm, possi-
bly from someone gaining entry to
the vehicle. Never leave children or
animals unattended in your vehicle.
WARNING - Doors
• The doors should always be fully
closed and locked while the vehi-
cle is in motion to prevent acci-
dental opening of the door.
Locked doors will also discour-
age potential intruders when the
vehicle stops or slows.
• Be careful when opening doors
and watch for vehicles, motorcy-
cles, bicycles or pedestrians
approaching the vehicle in the
path of the door. Opening a door
when something is approaching
can cause damage or injury.

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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 (smart
key: turns off the engine) 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
(smart key: turns off the engine), 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
steering column.
Headlight welcome function
(if equipped)
When the headlight is ON or AUTO posi-
tion and all doors (and trunk) are closed
and locked, if you press the door unlock
button on the transmitter (or the smart
key), the headlights will come on for
about 15 seconds. At this time, if you
press the door lock or unlock button, the
headlights will turn off immediately.
Headlight escort function (Type A)
(if equipped)
If you turn the ignition switch to the ACC
or OFF position with the headlights ON,
the headlights (and/or tail lights) remain
on for about 20 minutes. However, if the
driver’s door is opened and closed, the
headlights are turned off after 30 sec-
onds.
The headlights can be turned off by
pressing the lock button on the transmit-
ter (or smart key) twice or turning the
light switch to the OFF or Auto position.
If the headlight switch is in the AUTO
position, the function can only operate at
night.
Headlight escort function (Type B)
(if equipped)
If you turn the ignition switch to the ACC
or OFF position with the headlights ON,
the headlights (and/or tail lights) remain
on for about 5 minutes. However, if the
driver’s door is opened and closed, the
headlights are turned off after 15 sec-
onds.
The headlights can be turned off by
pressing the lock button on the transmit-
ter (or smart key) twice or turning the
light switch to the OFF or Auto position.
If the headlight switch is in the AUTO
position, the function can only operate at
night.
LIGHTING
CAUTION
If the driver gets out of the vehicle
through other doors (except dri-
ver's door and front passenger’s
door), the battery saver function
does not operate and the headlight
escort function does not turn off
automatically. Therefore, it causes
the battery to be discharged. In this
case, make sure to turn off the lamp
before getting out of the vehicle.
CAUTION
If the driver gets out of the vehicle
through other doors (except dri-
ver's door and front passenger’s
door), the battery saver function
does not operate and the headlight
escort function does not turn off
automatically. Therefore, it causes
the battery to be discharged. In this
case, make sure to turn off the lamp
before getting out of the vehicle.

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Air conditioning system operation tips
• If the vehicle has been parked in direct
sunlight during hot weather, open the
windows for a short time to let the hot
air inside the vehicle escape.
• To help reduce moisture inside of the
windows on rainy or humid days,
decrease the humidity inside the vehi-
cle by operating the air conditioning
system.
• During air conditioning system opera-
tion, you may occasionally notice a
slight change in engine speed as the
air conditioning compressor cycles.
This is a normal system operation
characteristic.
• Use the air conditioning system every
month only for a few minutes to ensure
maximum system performance.• When using the air conditioning sys-
tem, you may notice clear water drip-
ping (or even puddling) on the ground
under the passenger side of the vehi-
cle. This is a normal system operation
characteristic.
• Operating the air conditioning system
in the recirculated air position provides
maximum cooling, however, continual
operation in this mode may cause the
air inside the vehicle to become stale.
• During cooling operation, you may
occasionally notice a misty air flow
because of rapid cooling and humid air
intake. This is a normal system opera-
tion characteristics.
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Climate control air filter
(if equipped)
The climate control air filter installed
behind the glove box filters the dust or
other pollutants that come into the vehi-
cle from the outside through the heating
and air conditioning system. If dust or
other pollutants accumulate in the filter
over a period of time, the air flow from the
air vents may decrease, resulting in
moisture accumulation on the inside of
the windshield even when the outside
(fresh) air position is selected. If this hap-
pens, have the climate control air filter
replaced by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
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Outside air
Recirculated
air
Climate control
air filterBlower
Evaporator
coreHeater core

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Navigation system (if equipped)
The navigation system ascertains the
present position of your vehicle by using
information from satellites and guides
you to the place you assign as the desti-
nation.Detailed information for the navigation
system is described in a separately sup-
plied manual.
D282000ABH
DIS (Driver Information System)
(if equipped)
Informations for DIS are described in the
DIS manual supplied separately.
D281900ABH
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
hands-free (if equipped)
You can use the phone wirelessly by
using the Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology.
Detailed information for the
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology hands-free is
described in the manual supplied sepa-
rately.
OBH048139L
OBH048139
OBH049139
Type A
Type B
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Features of your vehicle