2012 Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual

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WARNING
Never adjust the angle and height
of steering wheel while driving.
You may lose your steering con-
trol and cause severe personal
injury or accidents.
After adjusting, push the steering wheel both up and down to be
certain it is locked in position.
Power steering
Power steering uses energy from the
engine to assist you in steering the vehi-
cle. If the engine is off or if the power
steering system becomes inoperative,
the vehicle may still be steered, but it will
require increased steering effort.
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
If the power steering drive belt breaks
or if the power steering pump malfunc-
tions, the steering effort will greatly
increase.
✽ ✽NOTICE
If the vehicle is parked for extended
periods outside in cold weather (below
14°F/-10°C), the power steering may
require increased effort when the engine
is first started. This is caused by
increased fluid viscosity due to the cold
weather and does not indicate a mal-
function.
When this happens, increase the engine
RPM by depressing the accelerator until
the RPM reaches 1,500 rpm then release
or let the engine idle for two or three
minutes to warm up the fluid.
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Tilt steering A tilt steering wheel allows you to adjust
the steering wheel before you drive. You
can also raise it to give your legs more
room when you exit and enter the vehicle
(if equipped).
The steering wheel should be positioned
so that it is comfortable for you to drive,
while permitting you to see the instru-
ment panel warning lights and gauges.
STEERING WHEEL
CAUTION
Never hold the steering wheel to the
extreme right or left for more than 5seconds with the engine running.Holding the steering wheel for morethan 5 seconds in either positionmay cause damage to the powersteering pump.

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To change the steering wheel angle, pull
down the lock release lever (1), adjust
the steering wheel to the desired angle
(2) and height (if equipped) (3), then pull
up the lock-release lever to lock the
steering wheel in place. Be sure to adjust
the steering wheel to the desired position
before driving.
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Horn
To sound the horn, press the horn sym-
bol on your steering wheel.
Check the horn regularly to be sure it
operates properly.
✽ ✽NOTICE
To sound the horn, press the area indi-
cated by the horn symbol on your steer-
ing wheel (see illustration). The horn
will operate only when this area is
pressed.
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CAUTION
Do not strike the horn severely to
operate it, or hit it with your fist. Donot press on the horn with a sharp- pointed object.
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Type A
Type B

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Inside rearview mirror
Adjust the rearview mirror so that the
center view through the rear window is
seen. Make this adjustment before you
start driving.
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Day/night rearview mirror
Make this adjustment before you start
driving and while the day/night lever is in
the day position.
Pull the day/night lever toward you to
reduce glare from the headlights of vehi-
cles behind you during night driving.
Remember that you lose some rearview
clarity in the night position. Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with
compass (if equipped)
(1) Status Indicator LED
(2) Feature Control Button
(3) Rear Light Sensor
(4) Display Window
The electric chromic mirror automatically
controls the glare from headlights behind
you when the function is turned on by
pressing and holding the Feature Control
Button for more than 3 but less than 6
seconds. This feature can be turned off
by pressing and holding the button for the
same amount of time once more.
MIRRORS
WARNING - Rear visibility
Do not place objects in the rear
seat or cargo area which would
interfere with your vision out the
rear window.
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Night
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WARNING
Do not modify the inside mirror and
do not install a wide mirror. It could
result in injury, during an accident
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To operate Compass feature
Press and release the button, then the
vehicle's directional heading will be dis-
played. Pressing and releasing the button
again will turn off the display.
Heading display
- E : East
- W : West
- S : South
- N : North
ex) NE : North EastCalibration procedure
The compass may not indicate the cor-
rect compass direction if the electronic
compass has not been calibrated cor-
rectly, if the compass zone number is dif-
ferent from your current location, or when
you are driving in certain areas (tunnel,
parking garage, underground parking lot,
near transformer substation, etc.), and
the following may occur:
- “C” is displayed.
- The compass headings become inac-
curate.
- The compass heading does not change when the vehicle changes
direction.
- Some compass headings are not dis- played.
- The compass headings are inaccurate in long distance driving. If the vehicle’s compass headings
become inaccurate, the compass should
be calibrated as follows:
1. Ensure the vehicle is not located near
large steel structures or under electric
power lines.
2. Turn on the compass by pressing the button.
3. Press and hold the button for more than 6 but less than 9 seconds. The
current zone number will appear in the
display. Release then press the button
until your zone number appears in the
display.
4. Check the mirror angle by pressing and holding the button for more than
12seconds. Release then press the
button to “L”(for steering wheel on the
Left side of the vehicle). (if installed)
5. Press and hold the button between 9 and 12 seconds. Release the button
when a “C” appears in the display.
6. Drive the vehicle in 2 complete circles at less than 5mph(8km/h) or until the
compass heading appears.
CAUTION
Be sure the area is free of traffic,pedestrians, and obstructions.

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Setting the compass zone
1. Determine the Zone Number based on
your current location in the Zone Map.
2. Press and hold the button for more than 6 but less than 9 seconds. The
current zone number will appear in the
display.
3. Release then press the button to incre- ment to new your zone number.
4. Drive the vehicle in 2 complete circles at less than 5mph(8km/h) or until the
compass heading appears.
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Electric chromic mirror (ECM) withcompass and HomeLink®system
(if equipped)
Your vehicle may be equipped with a
Gentex Automatic-Dimming Mirror with a
Z-Nav™ Electronic Compass Display
and an Integrated HomeLink
®Wireless
Control System. During nighttime driving,
this feature will automatically detect and
reduce rearview mirror glare while the
compass indicates the direction the vehi-
cle is pointed. The HomeLink
®Universal
Transceiver allows you to activate your
garage door(s), electric gate, home light-
ing, etc. (1) Channel 1 button
(2) Channel 2 button
(3) Status indicator LED
(4) Channel 3 button
(5) Rear light sensor
(6) Dimming ON/OFF button
(7) Compass control button
(8) Compass display OEN046033N
CAUTION
Do not install a ski rack, antenna,
etc. that is attached to the vehicleusing a magnet. Anythingattached to the roof of the vehiclewith a magnet will effect the com- pass operation.
If the compass deviates from the correct indication after repeatingthe adjustment, have the com-pass checked by an authorizeddealer.
The compass may not indicate the correct compass point in tun-nels or while driving up or down asteep hill. (The compass returnsto the correct compass pointwhen the vehicle moves to anarea where the geomagnetism is stabilized.)
When cleaning the mirror, use a paper towel or similar materialdampened with glass cleaner. Donot spray glass cleaner directlyon the mirror as that may causethe liquid cleaner to enter the mir-ror housing.

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Automatic-Dimming Night Vision
Safety™ (NVS®) Mirror
The NVS®Mirror in your vehicle is the
most advanced way to reduce annoying
glare in the rearview mirror during any
driving situation. For more information
regarding NVS
®mirrors and other appli-
cations, please refer to the Gentex web-
site:
www.gentex.com Automatic-dimming function
Your mirror will automatically dim upon
detecting glare from the vehicles travel-
ing behind you. The auto-dimming func-
tion can be controlled by the Dimming
ON/OFF Button:
1. Pressing the button turns the auto-
dimming function OFF which is indicat-
ed by the green Status Indicator LED
turning off.
2. Pressing the button again turns the auto-dimming function ON which is
indicated by the green Status Indicator
LED turning on.
✽ ✽NOTICE
The mirror defaults to the ON position
each time the vehicle is started.
Z-Nav™ Compass Display
The NVS™ Mirror in your vehicle is also
equipped with a Z-Nav™ Compass that
shows the vehicle Compass heading in
the Display Window using the 8 basic
cardinal headings (N, NE, E, SE, etc.).
Compass function
The Compass can be turned ON and
OFF and will remember the last state
when the ignition is cycled. To turn the
display feature ON/OFF:
1. Press and release the button to
turn the display feature OFF.
2. Press and release the button again to turn the display back ON.
Additional options can be set with press
and hold sequences of the button and
are detailed below.
There is a difference between magnetic
north and true north. The compass in the
mirror can compensate for this difference
when it knows the Magnetic Zone in
which it is operating. This is set either by
the dealer or by the user. The operating
Zone Numbers for North America are
shown in the figure on the following sec-
tion.
CAUTION
The NVS®Mirror automatically
reduces glare during driving condi- tions based upon light levels moni-tored in front of the vehicle andfrom the rear of the vehicle. Theselight sensors are visible throughopenings in the front and rear of the mirror case. Any object that wouldobstructs either light sensor willdegrade the automatic dimmingcontrol feature.

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To adjust the Zone setting:
1. Determine the desired Zone Numberbased upon your current location on
the Zone Map.
2. Press and hold the button for more than 3 but less than 6 seconds, the
current Zone Number will appear on
the display.
3. Pressing and holding the button again will cause the numbers to incre-
ment (Note: they will repeat …13, 14,
15, 1, 2, …). Releasing the button
when the desired Zone Number
appears on the display will set the new
Zone.
4. Within about 5 seconds the compass will start displaying a compass head-
ing again.
There are some conditions that can
cause changes to the vehicle magnets,
such as installing a ski rack or a CB
antenna. Body repair work on the vehicle
can also cause changes to the vehicle's
magnetic field. In these situations, the
compass will need to be re-calibrated to
quickly correct for these changes. To re-
calibrate the compass:
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