2012 Hyundai Santa Fe all

Specifications, Consumer information, Reporting safety defects
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H070000AEN
If you believe that your vehicle has a
defect which could cause a crash or
could cause injury or death, you should
immediately inform the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in
addition to notifying HYUNDAI MOTOR
AMERICA. If NHTSA receives similar
complaints, it may open an investigation,
and if it finds that a safety defect exists in
a group of vehicles, it may order a recall
and remedy campaign. However, NHTSA
cannot become involved in individual
problems between you, your dealer, or
HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA.
To contact NHTSA, you may call the
Vehicle Safety Hotline toll-free at 1-888-
327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); go to
http://www.safercar.gov; or write to:
Administrator, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue, SE., West Buliding Washington,
DC 20590 You can also obtain other
information about motor vehicle safety
from http://www.safercar.gov.
H090000ACM
Any claim or dispute you may have relat-
ed to your vehicle's warranty or the duties
contemplated under the warranty, includ-
ing claims related to the refund or partial
refund of your vehicle's purchase price
(excluding personal injury or product lia-
bility claims), shall be resolved by binding
arbitration. Binding arbitration shall be
administered by and through the
American Arbitration Association (AAA).
You will not be responsible for paying fil-
ing and hearing fees above $275.00. All
other arbitration costs shall be borne by
Hyundai Motor America. You are not
responsible to pay any of the costs
Hyundai incurs.
This Binding Arbitration Agreement shall
not deprive you of any remedies avail-
able to you under applicable law. The
parties are waiving their right to seek
remedies in court, including the right to a
jury trial. This Binding Arbitration Agreement shall
be governed by and interpreted under
the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. sec-
tions 1-16. Judgment upon any award
may be entered in any court having juris-
diction.
You may revoke this Arbitration
Agreement by (1) written notice or (2)
electronic notice. Written notice must be
delivered (via certified mail) to Hyundai
Motor America, Attn: Consumer Affairs,
10550 Talbert Avenue, P.O. Box 20849,
Fountain Valley, CA 92728-0849.
Electronic notice must be submitted at
the following website address: http://war-
ranty-arbitration.hyundaiUSA.com.
Notice must be received within 90 days
after you purchase your vehicle.
REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS BINDING ARBITRATION (U.S.A ONLY)

Index
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Air bags-advanced supplemental restraint system ········3-36Air bag warning label ··················\
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Air bag warning light ··················\
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Curtain air bag ··················\
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·······3-50
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
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Occupant classification system ··················\
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Side impact air bag ··················\
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3-49
Air cleaner ··················\
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All wheel drive (AWD)··················\
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Appearance care··················\
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·······7-64 Exterior care ··················\
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Interior care ··················\
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···········7-69
Audio system ··················\
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·········4-102 Antenna··················\
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Steering wheel audio control ··················\
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·4-102
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-76 Air conditioning ··················\
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····4-82
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-77
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-67
Automatic transaxle ··················\
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·5-10 Ignition key interlock system ··················\
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··5-12
Shift lock system ··················\
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···5-13
Sports mode ··················\
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···········5-14 Battery··················\
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····7-29
Before driving ··················\
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Brake system··················\
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············5-23
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
·················5-26\
Downhill brake system (DBC) ··················\
·················5-31\
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
············5-28
Parking brake··················\
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········5-24
Power brakes ··················\
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········5-23
Brake fluid ··················\
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···············7-18
Bulb wattage ··················\
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California Perchlorate Notice ··················\
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··· 7-73
Child restraint system ··················\
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················3-28 Placing a passenger seat belt intothe auto lock mode ··················\
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Securing a child restraint seat with tether anchor system··················\
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··············3-32
Securing a child restraint seat with child seat lower anchor system ··················\
···············3-34
Climate control air filter ··················\
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············7-24
Consumer information ··················\
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·················8-9
Cruise control system ··················\
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Lumbar support ··················\
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Rear seat adjustment··················\
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Seatback pocket ··················\
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·····3-11
Seat warmer ··················\
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···········3-10
Special driving conditions ··················\
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·········5-40 Driving at night ··················\
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·····5-41
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
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··········5-42
Driving in the rain ··················\
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·5-42
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
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··5-40
Highway driving ··················\
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····5-43
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
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·················5-40\
Smooth cornering ··················\
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··5-41
Starting the engine ··················\
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·····5-6
Steering wheel ··················\
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·········4-26 Horn ··················\
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·····4-27
Power steering ··················\
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·······4-26
Tilt steering ··················\
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············4-26
Storage compartment ··················\
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Center console storage·············\
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4-89
Glove box ··················\
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Multi box ··················\
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···············4-90
Luggage box ··················\
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··········4-91
Sunglass holder··················\
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······4-90
Sunroof··················\
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···4-22 Tailgate··················\
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···4-11
Theft-alarm system ··················\
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····4-5
Tires pressure monitoring system (TPMS)··················\
····6-7
Changing a tire with TPMS··················\
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·····6-10
Low tire pressure telltale ··················\
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···········6-8
TPMS (Tire pressure monitoring system) malfunction indicator ··················\
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··············6-9
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-8
Tires and wheels ··················\
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·················7-32\
, 8-3 All season tires ··················\
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······7-43
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
················7-34
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-36
Radial-ply tires ··················\
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······7-44
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ················7-32
Snow tires ··················\
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··············7-43
Summer tires··················\
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··········7-43
Tire care ··················\
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·················7-32\
Tire chains ··················\
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·············7-44
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
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···7-38
Tire replacement ··················\
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····7-36
Tire rotation ··················\
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···········7-35
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-38
Tire terminology and definitions ··················\
···············7-41
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
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···········7-38
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
·············7-36
Wheel replacement ··················\
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7-36T

Please consult your Owner's Handbook & Warranty Information booklet for your vehicle's spe-
cific warranty coverage.
The maintenance requirements for your new Hyundai are found in Section 7. As the owner, it is your
responsibility to see that all maintenance operations specified by the manufacturer are carried out at
the appropriate intervals. When the vehicle is used in severe driving conditions, more frequent main-
tenance is required for some operations. Maintenance requirements for severe operating conditions
are also included in Section 7.
WARRANTIES FOR YOUR HYUNDAI VEHICLE
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