2014 Hyundai Equus transmission

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CAUTION
Severe engine and transmission damage may result from the use of poor quality fuels and lubricants that do not meet
Hyundai specifications. You must always use high quality fuels and lubricants that meet the specifications listed on Page
8-5 in the Vehicle Specifications section of the Owner's Manual.

Features of your vehicle
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Automatic Transmission Shift
Indicator
This indicator displays which automat-
ic transmission shift lever is selected.
•Park :P
• Reverse : R
• Neutral : N
•Drive :D
• Sports Mode : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Features of your vehicle
ItemsExplanation
Driving Mode Theme
(if equipped)• On : The instrument cluster theme is automatically changed in accordance with the drive mode
(NORMAL, SPORT, SNOW).
• Off : The automatic change function of the instrument cluster theme will be deactivated
ECO Driving• On : The ECO driving mode will be activated.
• Off : The ECO driving mode will be deactivated.
AVG Fuel Eco Reset
• Auto Reset: The average fuel economy will reset automatically when refueling.
• Manual Reset: The average fuel economy will not reset automatically when refueling.
❈For more details, refer to “Trip Computer” in this chapter.
Language (if equipped)• Choose the language of LCD display (English, French, Spanish).
ItemsExplanation
Auto Door Lock
• Off: The auto door lock operation will be deactivated.
• Speed: All doors will be automatically locked when the vehicle speed exceeds 15km/h (9.3mph).
• Shift Lever: All doors will be automatically locked if the automatic transmission shift lever is shifted
from the P (Park) position to the R (Reverse), N (Neutral), or D (Drive) position.
Auto Door Unlock
• Off: The auto door unlock operation will be canceled.
• Power Off: All doors will be automatically unlocked when the Engine Start/Stop Button is set to
the OFF position.
• Shift Lever: All doors will be automatically unlocked if the automatic transmission shift lever is
shifted to the P (Park) position.
• Driver Door Unlock: All doors will be automatically unlocked if the driver's door is unlocked.
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Features of your vehicle
This function assists you when
reverse parking (back-in parking) or
parallel parking.
The parking guide system is only
available when the vehicle speed is
less than 10km/h.
Reverse parking
(Back-in parking)
1. Drive the vehicle to a proper place
to park.
2. Stop the vehicle and shift the
transmission lever to the R posi-
tion.
3. Select the reverse parking mode
by touching the icon on the
screen.
4. The parking guide line show on
the screen.
PARKING GUIDE SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
WARNING
This is a supplementary sys-
tem. It is the responsibility of
the driver to always check the
area around the vehicle when
parking the vehicle.
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Driving your vehicle
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Before entering vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Necessary inspections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
• Before starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-4
Engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
• Illuminated engine start/stop button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
• Engine start/stop button position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-6
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-9
Automatic transmission (Shift by wire) . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Automatic transmission operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-11
• Good driving practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-20
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
• Power brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-23
• Electric parking brake (EPB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-26
• Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-29
• Auto hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-30
• Anti-lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-34
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-36
• Hill-start assist control (HAC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
• Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
• Good braking practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-42
Drive mode integrated control system . . . . . . . . . 5-44
• Drive mode / Snow mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-44
Electronic controlled suspension (ECS) . . . . . . . . 5-46
• To control the vehicle height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-46• ECS (electronic controlled suspension) malfunction
warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-47
• Towing your vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-48
Cruise control system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-50
• Cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-51
Advanced smart cruise control system. . . . . . . . . 5-55
• Smart cruise control speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-56
• Smart cruise control vehicle to vehicle distance. . . . 5-60
• Distance to distance vehicle sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-62
• To convert to cruise control mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-63
• Limitations of the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-64
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) . . . . . . 5-70
• LDWS operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-71
Intelligent accelerator pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-74
Advanced vehicle safety management (AVSM) . . 5-75
Blind spot detection system (BSD) . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-78
• Operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-79
• Warning type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-79
• Detecting sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-80
• Warning message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• Rear cross traffic alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• Operating conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-81
• Warning type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-82
• Non-operating condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-83
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Driving your vehicle
Automatic transmission opera-
tion
The automatic transmission has 8
forward speeds and one reverse
speed. The individual speeds are
selected automatically, depending on
the position of the shift lever.
✽NOTICE
The first few shifts on a new vehicle,
if the battery has been disconnected,
may be somewhat abrupt. This is a
normal condition, and the shifting
sequence will adjust after shifts are
cycled a few times by the TCM
(Transmission Control Module) or
PCM (Powertrain Control Module).
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION (SHIFT BY WIRE)
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UNLOCK
button
❈When you shift the transmission, depress the brake pedal with pressing [UNLOCK] button.

Driving your vehicle
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For smooth operation, depress the
brake pedal when shifting from N
(Neutral) to a forward or reverse
gear.Transmission ranges
When ignition switch is off, cluster
and knob (transaxle lever) display
the shift lever position for 30 sec-
onds.
WARNING- Automatic
transmis-
sion
• Always check the surrounding
areas near your vehicle for
people, especially children,
before shifting a car into D
(Drive) or R (Reverse).
• Before leaving the driver’s
seat, always make sure the
shift lever is in the P (Park)
position; then set the parking
brake fully and shut the
engine off. Unexpected and
sudden vehicle movement
can occur if these precautions
are not followed in the order
identified.
• Do not use the engine brake
(shifting from a high gear to
lower gear) rapidly on slip-
pery roads. The vehicle may
slip causing an accident.
CAUTION
• To avoid damage to your
transmission, do not acceler-
ate the engine in R (Reverse)
or any forward gear position
with the brakes on.
• When stopped on an incline,
do not hold the vehicle sta-
tionary with engine power.
Use the service brake or the
parking brake.
• Do not shift from N (Neutral)
or P (Park) into D (Drive), or R
(Reverse) when the engine is
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Driving your vehicle
P (Park)
Always come to a complete stop
before shifting into P (Park). This
position locks the transmission and
prevents the drive wheels from rotat-
ing.
To shift the gear from [R], [N], [D] or
[M] to [P], press the [P] button on the
shift lever.
If you turn off the engine in [D], [R] or
[M], the shifting automatically
changes to [P].
If you press the [P] button when the
shifting is on [M] or if you turn the
engine off when the shifting is on [M],
the shift lever is automatically moved
to right side and the shifting is
changed to [P].When the shift lever is automatically
moved to right side, if you hold the
shift lever by force, the warning mes-
sage will be illuminated in cluster.
Move the shift lever to right side
manually.
When you park the vehicle, press the
[P] button of shift lever with applying
brake pedal and apply the parking
brake.WARNING
• Shifting into P (Park) while the
vehicle is in motion will cause
the drive wheels to lock which
will cause you to lose control
of the vehicle.
• Do not use the P (Park) posi-
tion in place of the parking
brake. Always make sure the
shift lever is latched in the P
(Park) position and set the
parking brake fully.
• Never leave a child unattend-
ed in a vehicle.
CAUTION
The transmission may be dam-
aged if you shift into P (Park)
while the vehicle is in motion.
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