2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid light

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Starting the engine
1. Carry the smart key or leave it insidethe vehicle.
2. Make sure the parking brake is firmly applied.
3. Place the shift lever in the P(Park) position. In N(Neutral) position, you
can not start the vehicle.
4. Depress the brake pedal.
5. Press the engine start/stop button.
6. In extremely cold weather or after the vehicle has not been operated for sev-
eral days, let the engine warm up with-
out depressing the accelerator.
Whether the engine is cold or warm, it
should be started without depressing
the accelerator.
if it is far away from you, the engine
may not start.
in the ACC or ON position, if any door
is open, the system checks for the
smart key. If the smart key is not in
the vehicle, the warning, "Key is not
in vehicle" will come on, and if all
doors are closed, the chime will also
sound for about 5 seconds. The indi-
cator will turn off while the vehicle is
moving. Keep the smart key in the
vehicle when using the ACC position
or if the vehicle engine is on. IF the starting procedure is followed,
the "READY" symbol on the instru-
ment cluster will turn on. For more
details, Please check chapter 5.
ECONOMICAL and SAFE OPERA-
TION of Hybrid system
Drive smoothly. Accelerate at a mod-
erate rate and maintain a steady cruis-
ing speed. Don't make "jack-rabbit"
starts. Don't race between stoplights.
Avoid heavy traffic whenever possible.
Always maintain a safe distance from
other vehicles so you can avoid unnec-
essary braking. This also reduces
brake wear.
The regenerative brake generates energy when the vehicle decelerates.
When the hybrid battery power is low, the hybrid system automatically
recharges the hybrid battery.
When the engine runs in "N" position, the hybrid system can not generate
electricity. The hybrid battery cannot
recharge in "N" position. Please check
chapter 5.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In the hybrid system, the engine auto-
matically runs and stops. If the hybrid
system operates, the "READY" symbol
is illuminated.
In the following situation, the engine
may operate automatically.
- When the engine is ready to run
- When the hybrid battery is charged
- Depending on the temperature condi-
tion of the hybrid battery
STARTING THE HYBRID VEHICLE (SMART KEY)

Index
2I
Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
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··3-35Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-62
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
············3-38
Curtain air bag··················\
··················\
··················\
·····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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-30
Antenna (glass) ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-111
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-18
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-69 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-69
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-73
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-13
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-111 Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-9 Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-12
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
··········4-110
Battery ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-34, 8-2
Battery saver function··················\
··················\
················4-69
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
4-106
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-60
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············8-3
Button start/stop, see engine start/stop button·················5-5
California perchlorate notice ··················\
··················\
·····7-78
Camera (Rear view) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-68
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
···············8-5
Capacity/Weight ·················\
··················\
··················\
·········8-2
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Index
GaugeEngine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-42
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-43
Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-111
Glove box··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-105
Hazard warning flasher··················\
··················\
··············4-68
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
··················\
····5-30
Headlight bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·······7-60
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
············3-7, 3-11
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
······5-33
Homelink mirror, see the Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with HomeLink system ··················\
··················\
·········4-31
Hood··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-21
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-30
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
···············1-2
Hybrid HMC Hybrid system··················\
··················\
················H2
State of charge (SOC) ··················\
··················\
··············H3
Sonata hev energy flow ··················\
··················\
··H4, 4-45
The componets of hybrid vehicle ··················\
··············H7
The air intake of hybrid battery ··················\
···············H12
The READY indicator··················\
··················\
···········4-41
The ECO level··················\
··················\
················H2, 4-47\
The EV MODE ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-53 The service indicator ··················\
··················\
·············4-53
The ECO GUIDE ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-43
Hybrid electric vehicle··················\
··················\
···············4-45
Immobilizer system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-7
Indicator symbols on the instrument cluster ··················\
·1-7
Indicators and warnings ··················\
··················\
·············4-53
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
···············4-31
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-40 Engine temperature gauge··················\
··················\
·····4-42
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-43
Hybrid electric vehicle ··················\
··················\
··········4-45
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
·················4-41\
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-41
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
········4-42
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-44
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·········4-53
Instrument panel fuse··················\
··················\
·················7-51\
Instrument panel illumination··················\
··················\
····4-41
Instrument panel overview ··················\
··················\
··········2-3
Interior care··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-73
Interior features··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-106 Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··················\
·····4-110
Clothes hanger··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-109
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········4-106
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-108
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·············4-109
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Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
······4-108
Sunvisor··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-107
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-76
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······2-2
Inverter coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-24
Jack and tools (with spare tire) ··················\
··················\
··6-13
Jump starting··················\
··················\
··················\
··············6-4
Label Air bag warning label··················\
··················\
············3-62
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
············7-43
Tire specification and pressure label··················\
·········8-8
Vehicle certification label··················\
··················\
········8-7
Latch system, see lower anchor system ··················\
······3-33
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-60
Lighting··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-69 Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
···········4-69
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-33\
Lubricants and capacities··················\
··················\
·············8-5 Maintenance
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···········7-19
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··············7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-18
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-8
Owner maintenance··················\
··················\
·················7-5
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
················7-7
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-42
Maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
··················\
7-7 Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-18
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-8
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-3
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-52
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-31 Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
····4-31
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with Homelink system ··4-31
Inside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
···········4-31
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
········4-39
Multi box ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-106
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-53\
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-7, 3-1\
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Occupant classification system··················\
··················\
··3-42
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-41\
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-22
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-39
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-7
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-5
Panorama sunroof ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-25
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-14
Parking brake inspect··················\
··················\
·················7-28\
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-48
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-21
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-108
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-20
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-21
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-6
Rear seat··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-11
Rear view camera ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-68
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-37
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-5Recommended SAE viscosity number··················\
······8-5 Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
··················\
········8-8
Replacement light bulb ··················\
··················\
··············7-60
Reporting safety defects ··················\
··················\
············8-10
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-30
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
···7-7
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-18
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
··················\
7-8
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····3-16
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-15 Driver's 3-point system with emergency locking retractor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············3-17
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system with combination locking retractor ··················\
···············3-20
Height adjustment ··················\
··················\
·················3-18\
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
···········3-21
Seat belt warning··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-16
Seat belts height adjustment ··················\
··················\
······3-18
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
······3-9, 3-12
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-8
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-2 Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
················3-13
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··············3-4
Headrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-7, 3-11
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············3-11
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-9, 3-12
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