2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid wheel

H4
Hyundai SONATA hybrid system notifies
customers of energy flow through
MODE.
As condition of vehicle drive, eleven
MODEs show drivers the current operat-
ing system.
Vehicle Stop
This mode means the
vehicle stop.
(No energy flow)
EV Propulsion
Motor power is used to
move the vehicle.
(Battery ➞Wheel)
Power Assist
Motor and Engine
power are used to
move the vehicle.
(Battery & Energy ➞
Wheel)
Engine Only Propulsion
Engine power is used
to move the vehicle.
(Engine ➞Wheel)
Engine Generation
When the vehicle is
stopped, Engine charges
the high voltage battery.
(Engine ➞Battery)
SONATA HEV ENERGY FLOW
OYFH041320N
OYFH041347N
OYFH041329N
OYFH041333N
OYFH041335N

H5
Regeneration
By the regenerative
brake system, the high
voltage battery is
charged.
(Wheel ➞Battery)
Engine Brake
This is the brake situa-
tion of vehicle used to
Engine Friction.
(Wheel ➞Engine)
Power Reserve
When the engine oper-
ates the vehicle, simul-
taneously the battery is
charged.
(Engine ➞ Wheel &
Battery)
Engine Generation/Motor Drive
The engine charges
the high voltage bat-
tery. The motor oper-
ates the vehicle.
(Engine ➞Battery ➞
Wheel)
Engine Generation/Regeneration
The engine and regen-
erative brake system
charges the high volt-
age battery.
(Engine & Wheel ➞ Battery)
Engine Brake/Regeneration
The engine friction is
used to vehicle brake
system and the regen-
erative brake charges
the hybrid battery.
(Wheel ➞Engine &
Battery)
OYFH041336N
OYFH041333NOYFH041349N
OYFH041323N
OYFH041329N
OYFH041332N

Index
2I
Air bags··················\
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··3-35Air bag warning label··················\
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············3-62
Air bag warning light ··················\
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············3-38
Curtain air bag··················\
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·····3-53
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
·····3-48
Occupant classification system ··················\
···············3-42
Side impact air bag··················\
··················\
················3-52
SRS components and functions ··················\
··············3-39
Air cleaner ··················\
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···············7-30
Antenna (glass) ··················\
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······4-111
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
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··5-18
Appearance care··················\
··················\
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·······7-69 Exterior care ··················\
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········7-69
Interior care ··················\
··················\
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·········7-73
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
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··3-13
Audio system ··················\
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·········4-111 Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
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·····4-111
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
·················4-111
Automatic climate control system (Type A)··················\
4-80 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-88
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
········4-90
Economy air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·····4-87
Heating and air conditioning··················\
··················\
·4-81
Automatic climate control system (Type B)··················\
4-91 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-99
Automatic heating and air conditioning··················\
··4-92
Economy air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·····4-98 Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
······4-93
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
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···5-9 Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
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·5-12
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
··········4-110
Battery ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-34, 8-2
Battery saver function··················\
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················4-69
Before driving ··················\
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············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
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4-106
Brake system··················\
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············5-14 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
················5-18
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···········5-19
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··················\
················5-22
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-16
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-14
Brakes fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-27
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
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·····7-60
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
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·············8-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button·················5-5
California perchlorate notice ··················\
··················\
·····7-78
Camera (Rear view) ··················\
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·4-68
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
···············8-5
Capacity/Weight ·················\
··················\
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·········8-2
A
B
C

Index
8I
Seatback pocket··················\
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···3-10
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-12
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-52
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-3
Smooth cornering··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-31
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-34
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-14
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-42
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-14
Special driving conditions ··················\
··················\
·········5-30 Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-31
Driving in flooded areas··················\
··················\
········5-32
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
·················5-32\
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
·················5-30\
Highway driving··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-33
Rocking the vehicle··················\
··················\
···············5-30
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-31
Speedometer··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-42
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············5-11
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-3
Starting the hybrid system ··················\
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···········5-6
Steering wheel···············\
··················\
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·············4-29 Electric power steering··················\
··················\
··········4-29
Horn··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-30
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-30
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-111
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
···············4-105 Center console storage ··················\
··················\
········4-105
Glove box ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-105
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-106
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-106
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-106
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
7
Technical data (tire mobility kit) ··················\
·················6-26\
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-31\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
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····4-9
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
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··············4-30
Tire chains··················\
··················\
··················\
················5-35
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ··················\
·····6-8
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-8
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-37 Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
··············7-38
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-40
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··············7-37
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-37
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-42
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-39
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-38
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-43
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-43
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···········7-40
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
················7-42
T

I9
Index
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
··················\
········8-4
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-27
Trailer towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-44
TransaxleAutomatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
················5-9
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-44
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-15
Trunk overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········2-5
Using the tire mobility kit ··················\
··················\
·········6-24
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
··············1-5
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
············8-7
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders (EDR)·1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·············8-7
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-38 Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
5-41
Vehicle weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-43 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-43
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-43
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·····5-43
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating)··················\
··········5-43
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)··················\
··················\
5-43
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····5-43 Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
··············4-53
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-28
Weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-43
Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-43
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-43
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··················\
·····5-43
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating)··················\
··········5-43
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)··················\
··················\
5-43
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····5-43
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···············7-40
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
··7-42
Windows ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-17 Auto down window ··················\
··················\
···············4-18
Auto up/down window ··················\
··················\
··········4-19
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
···4-20
Windshield defrosting and defogging··················\
········4-102 Defogging logic··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-104
Winter driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-34 Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-34
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-35
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-32
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-74
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