2012 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Owner's Manual

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The hybrid battery air intake is located
behind the rear seats.The hybrid battery
air intake is used to cool the hybrid bat-
tery. If the hybrid battery air intake is
blocked, the hybrid battery may overheat.
Do not cover the air intake with objects.✽ ✽NOTICE
Clean the air intake for the hybrid bat-
tery regularly with a dry cloth.
THE COMPONENTS OF HYBRID VEHICLE (CONT.)
WARNING
Never wash the intake of the
hybrid battery with a wet cloth. If
any water enters the air intake of
the hybrid battery, the hybrid bat-
tery may cause an electric shock.
The electric shock may cause seri-
ous damage, injury or death.
The hybrid battery is composed of lithium-ion polymer. If you handle
a hybrid battery improperly, it is
dangerous to the environment and
may cause electrical shock and
severe burns. It may result in death
or serious injury.
Do not spill liquid over the air intake of the hybrid battery. Doing so is
very dangerous and it may cause
electric shock or serious injury.
Do not cover the air intake with objects.
Do not input any objects into the air intake of the hybrid battery.
Doing so may cause loss of air
intake to the hybrid battery. If any
objects enters the air intake con-
tact your Hyundai dealer as soon
as possible.
(Continued)
(Continued)
Never place a container of liquidon the air intake. If the liquid
spills, the hybrid battery located
in the trunk may be damaged.
While driving, be careful of mov- ing loads in the trunk. Moving
loads may have an effect on
package modules causing dam-
age and loss of function.
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If An Accident OccursWhen the hybrid vehicle shuts off
When the high voltage battery dis-
charged, 12-volt battery discharged, or
fuel tank is empty, the hybrid system may
not operate while driving. If the Hybrid
system is not operated, do the following;
1. Reduce the vehicle speed gradually.
Pull your vehicle off the road as safe
area.
2. Shift the transmission into "P" position.
3. Turn on the hazard warning flashers.
4. Set the start button at OFF, and try to start the Hybrid system by applying the
brake pedal and pushing the start but-
ton.
5. If the Hybrid system will not operate, refer to "EMERGENCY STARTING" in
chapter 6.
When you try to jump start the vehicle,
confirm the fuel level and exact proce-
dure of jump start. For details, see the
"EMERGENCY STARING" in chapter 6.
If the fuel level is low, do not try to drive
the vehicle on battery power. The high
voltage battery may be discharged and
the Hybrid system will turn off.
WARNING
After parking the vehicle, shift the transmission into "P" position.
Turn off the hybrid system. Push
the button again to turn off.
For your safety, do not touch high voltage cables, connectors and
package modules.
Exposed cables or wires maybe visible inside or outside of the
vehicle. Never touch the wires or
cables, because an electrical
shock may occur causing injury or
death.
If a fire occurs, never use water to put out a fire. For safety, use an
extinguisher for electrical fires
with proper chemicals and evacu-
ate immediately.
If you need towing, refer to chapter 6.
WARNING
When you pull your vehicle off the
road as safe area, open the door
when the vehicle completely stops.

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Index
2I
Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··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
A
B
C

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Index
Care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-69
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-73
Tire care··················\
··················\
··················\
···············7-37
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-43
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
·············4-105
Central door lock switch··················\
··················\
············4-12
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-41
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-7
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-35
Changing tires (with spare tire) ··················\
··················\
·6-14
Checking tire inflation pressure··················\
··················\
·7-38
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
················3-27 Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
············3-33
Seat belt ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············3-29
Tether anchor system··················\
··················\
·············3-31
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
···4-14
Climate control air filter··················\
··················\
···4-90, 7-30
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-108
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-109
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···············4-40
Compact spare tire (with spare tire) ··················\
············6-14
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··················\
7-42
Components of the tire mobility kit ··················\
············6-23
Consumer information ··················\
··················\
·················8-9
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-24
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
················7-24 Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·············7-75
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
················5-24
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-106
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-53
Dashboard illumination, see instrument panel illumination·4-41
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
···············4-40
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········4-102
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
·4-104
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
··················\
···········4-79
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
··················\
··········4-102
Digital clock··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-108
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-3
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination ··4-41
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-40
Door locks ··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-11 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·······4-12
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
················4-14
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
·················4-10\
6
Driver's 3-point system with emergency locking retractor3-17
Driver's air bag··············\
··················\
··················\
·············3-48
Driving at night··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-31
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-32
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-32
D

Index
4I
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-28
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) with HomeLink system ··4-31
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
··············4-29
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
···············5-19
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········6-6
Emergency while driving··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-75 Crankcase emission control system ··················\
········7-75
Evaporative emission control system··················\
······7-75
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
············7-76
Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······8-2
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-24
Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-22\
Engine overheats··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-7
Engine start/stop button ··················\
··················\
···············5-5
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-42
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control system ··················\
··········7-75
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-76\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-19
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-69 Flat tire (with spare tire) ··················\
··················\
············6-13
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····6-14
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
················6-14
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
······6-13
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-14
Flat tire (with tire mobility kit) ··················\
··················\
·6-21 Components of the tire mobility kit ··················\
········6-23
Technical data··················\
··················\
··················\
······6-26
Using the tire mobility kit ··················\
··················\
·····6-24
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·················4-10\
9
Fluid Brakes fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-27
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
········7-28
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system with combination locking retractor ··················\
·················3-20\
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-22
Fuel gauge··················\
··················\
··················\
················4-43
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
··················\
······1-3
Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··················\
······7-55
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-50 Fuse/relay panel description··················\
··················\
··7-55
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
············7-51
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-52
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-53
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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) ··················\
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·············4-109
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Power outlet ··················\
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··················\
······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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