2012 Hyundai Sonata Owner's Manual

Index8I
Rear seat··················\
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·3-11
Rearview camera ··················\
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·····4-71
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-37
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4Recommended SAE viscosity number··················\
······8-5
Remote keyless entry ··················\
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·················4-12\
Replacement light bulb ··················\
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··············7-59
Reporting safety defects ··················\
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··············8-9
Road warning ··················\
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·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
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·5-38
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
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···7-7 Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
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7-8
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·············7-18
Seat belts ··················\
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3-17 Driver's 3-point system with emergency lockingretractor ··················\
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·············3-19
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system with combination locking retractor ··················\
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Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
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···········3-23
Seat belt warning··················\
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·3-18
Seat warmer ··················\
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······3-9, 3-12
Seatback pocket ··················\
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·······3-10 Seats ··················\
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·········3-2
Armrest ··················\
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················3-13
Headrest ··················\
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·······3-7, 3-11
Folding the rear seat ··················\
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··············3-14
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
·················3-4
Front seat adjustment - power ··················\
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·3-5
Lumbar support ··················\
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·····3-7
Rear seat ··················\
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··············3-11
Seatback pocket··················\
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···3-10
Seat warmer ··················\
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·3-9, 3-12
Shift lock system ··················\
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·····5-18
Side impact air bag ··················\
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··3-53
Smart key ··················\
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·4-6
Smooth cornering··················\
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·····5-39
Snow tires ··················\
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················5-42
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
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················6-18
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-42
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·······6-13
Special driving conditions ··················\
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·········5-38 Driving at night ··················\
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···5-39
Driving in flooded areas··················\
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········5-40
Driving in the rain ··················\
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·················5-40\
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
·················5-38\
Highway driving··················\
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··5-41
Rocking the vehicle··················\
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···············5-38
Smooth cornering ··················\
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5-39
Speedometer··················\
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·············4-51RS

I9
Index
Sports mode ··················\
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·············5-17
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ··················\
6-3
Starting the engine··················\
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················5-6, 5-9\
Steering wheel···············\
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·············4-39Horn··················\
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···4-40
Electric power steering··················\
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··········4-39
Tilt steering ··················\
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·········4-39
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
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···4-111
Storage compartment ··················\
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···············4-105 Center console storage ··················\
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········4-105
Glove box ··················\
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··········4-105
Multi box ··················\
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···········4-106
Sunglass holder ··················\
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·4-106
Sunglass holder ··················\
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······4-106
Sunroof··················\
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···4-32
Sunvisor ··················\
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·················4-10\
7
Tachometer··················\
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···············4-51
Tether anchor system ··················\
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·················3-33\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
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··4-14
Tilt steering ··················\
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··············4-39
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
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Tire chains··················\
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················5-43
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ··················\
·····6-7 Tires and wheels ··················\
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·················7-37\
, 8-3
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
··············7-38
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
··············7-42
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··············7-37
Tire care··················\
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···············7-37
Tire maintenance ··················\
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·7-42
Tire replacement ··················\
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··7-41
Tire rotation ··················\
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·········7-39
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
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············7-43
Tire traction ··················\
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·········7-42
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···········7-40
Wheel replacement ··················\
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················7-42
Towing ··················\
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···6-20
Trailer towing ··················\
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··········5-52
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
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Manual transaxle ··················\
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·5-11
Trip computer ··················\
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··········4-53
Trunk ··················\
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······4-22
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
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··············1-5
Vehicle certification label··················\
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···5-49, 8-6
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders (EDR) ··················\
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····1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·············8-6
Vehicle load limit ··················\
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·····5-46 Certification label ··················\
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5-49T
V

Index10I
Vehicle weight ··················\
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·········5-51Base curb weight ··················\
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·5-51
Cargo weight ··················\
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·······5-51
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
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·····5-51
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating)··················\
··········5-51
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)··················\
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5-51
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····5-51
Vehicle setting··················\
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··········4-57
Washer fluid ··················\
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·············7-27
Warnings and indicators ··················\
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············4-59
Weight ··················\
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····5-51 Base curb weight ··················\
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·5-51
Cargo weight ··················\
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·······5-51
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
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·····5-51
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating)··················\
··········5-51
GVW (Gross vehicle weight)··················\
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5-51
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
····5-51
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···············7-40
Wheel replacement ··················\
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··7-42
Windows ··················\
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4-24 Auto down window ··················\
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···············4-25
Auto up/down window ··················\
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··········4-26
Power window lock button ··················\
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···4-27 Windshield defrosting and defogging··················\
········4-101
Defogging logic··················\
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·4-103
Winter driving ··················\
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··········5-42 Snow tires ··················\
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············5-42
Tire chains ··················\
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···········5-43
Wiper blades ··················\
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············7-32
Wipers and washers ··················\
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·4-77W