2015 Hyundai Equus warning lights

Features of your vehicle
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Instrument cluster control
Adjusting Instrument Cluster
Illumination
The brightness of the instrument
panel illumination can be adjusted by
pressing the illumination control but-
tons (“+” or “-”) when the Engine
Start/Stop button is ON or the tale
lights are turned on.• The brightness has 20 levels : 1
(MIN) ~ 20 (MAX)
• If you hold the illumination control
button (“+” or “-”), the brightness
will be changed continuously.
• If the brightness reaches to the
maximum or minimum level, an
alarm will sound.
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WARNING
Never adjust the instrument
cluster while driving. This could
result in loss of control and lead
to an accident that may cause
death, serious injury, or proper-
ty damage.

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Warning lights
✽NOTICE
Make sure that all warning lights
are OFF after starting the engine. If
any light is still ON, this indicates a
situation that needs attention.
Air bag Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
• Once you set the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 6
seconds and then goes off.
• When there is a malfunction with
the SRS.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Seat Belt Warning Light
This warning light informs the driver
that the seat belt is not fastened.
For more details, refer to the “Seat
Belts” in chapter 3.
WARNING AND INDICATOR LIGHTS

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Anti-lock Brake System
(ABS) Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
• Once you set the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3
seconds and then goes off.
• When there is a malfunction with
the ABS (The normal braking sys-
tem will still be operational without
the assistance of the anti-lock
brake system).
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Electronic
Brake force
Distribution
(EBD) System Warning Light
These two warning lights illuminate at
the same time while driving:
• When the ABS and regular brake
system may not work normally.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
WARNING - Parking Brake
& Brake Fluid Warning Light
Driving the vehicle with a warn-
ing light ON is dangerous. If the
Parking Brake & Brake Fluid
Warning Light illuminates with
the parking brake released, it
indicates that the brake fluid
level is low.
In this case, we recommend
that you have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
WARNING - Electronic
Brake force Distribution
(EBD) System Warning Light
When both ABS and Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning
Lights are on, the brake system
will not work normally and you
may experience an unexpected
and dangerous situation during
sudden braking.
In this case, avoid high speed
driving and abrupt braking.
We recommend you have the
vehicle inspected by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer as soon
as possible.

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Features of your vehicle
✽NOTICE- Electronic Brake
force Distribution
(EBD) System
Warning Light
When the ABS Warning Light is on
or both ABS and Parking Brake &
Brake Fluid Warning Lights are on,
the speedometer, odometer, or trip-
meter may not work. Also, the EPS
Warning Light may illuminate and
the steering effort may increase or
decrease.
In this case, we recommend you
have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer as
soon as possible.
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL)
This warning light illuminates:
• Once you set the ignition switch or
Engine Start/Stop Button to the ON
position.
- It remains on until the engine is
started.
• When there is a malfunction with
the emission control system.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
CAUTION - Malfunction
Indicator
Lamp (MIL)
Driving with the Malfunction
Indicator Lamp (MIL) on may
cause damage to the emission
control systems which could
effect drivability and/or fuel
economy.
CAUTION - Gasoline
Engine
If the Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL) illuminates, poten-
tial catalytic converter damage
is possible which could result in
loss of engine power.
In this case, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected
by an authorized HYUNDAI deal-
er as soon as possible.

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Features of your vehicle
Head Up Display ON/OFF
To activate the head up display,
press the HUD button.
If you press the HUD button again,
the head up display will be deactivat-
ed.
Head Up Display Information
1. Cruise setting speed
2. Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) information (if equipped)
3. Advanced Smart Cruise Control
(ASCC) information (if equipped)
4. Road signs
5. Speedometer
6. Turn By Turn (TBT) navigation infor-
mation (if equipped)
7. Blind Spot Detection (BSD) sys-
tem information (if equipped)
8. Warning lights (Low fuel, BSD)
CAUTION
When replacing the front wind-
shield glass of the vehicles
equipped with the head up dis-
play, replace it with a windshield
glass designed for the head up
display operation. Otherwise,
duplicated images may be dis-
played on the windshield glass.
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Headlamp position ( )
When the light switch is in the head-
lamp position, the head, position,
license and instrument panel lights
will turn ON.
✽NOTICE
The engine start/stop button must
be in the ON position to turn on the
headlamps.
High beam operation
To turn on the high beam headlights,
push the lever away from you. Pull it
back for low beams.
The high beam indicator will light
when the headlamp high beams are
switched on.
To prevent the battery from being
discharged, do not leave the lights
on for a prolonged time while the
engine is not running.
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WARNING
Do not use high beam when
there are other vehicles. Using
high beam could obstruct the
other driver’s vision.

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Features of your vehicle
Daytime running light
(if equipped)
Daytime Running Lights (DRL) can
make it easier for others to see the
front of your vehicle during the day.
DRL can be helpful in many different
driving conditions, and it is especially
helpful after dawn and before sunset.
The DRL system will turn OFF when:
1. The parking light switch is ON.
2. Engine stops.
Headlamp leveling device
It is automatically adjusted the head-
lamp beam level according to the
number of the passengers and the
loading weight in the luggage area.
And it offers the proper headlamp
beam under the various conditions.
Headlamp washer
If your vehicle is equipped with the
headlamp washer it will be operating
at the same time when you operate
the windshield washer. It will operate
when the headlamp switch is in the
first or second position and the
engine start/stop button is in the ON
position.
The washer fluid will be sprayed on
to the headlamps.
✽NOTICE
• Check the headlamp washers peri-
odically to confirm that the wash-
er fluid is being sprayed properly
onto the headlamp lenses.
• The headlamp washer can be
operated 15 minutes after being
operated last time.
WARNING
If it does not work properly even
though your car is inclined
backward according to passen-
ger's posture, or the headlamp
beam is irradiated to the high or
low position, we recommend
that the system be inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Do not attempt to inspect or
replace the wiring yourself.

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Features of your vehicle
INTERIOR LIGHT
Front
(1) Front map lamp
(2) Front room lamp
• : Press the button to turn the
map lamp on. This light
produces a spot beam for
convenient use as a map
lamp at night or as a per-
sonal lamp for the driver
and the front passenger. To
turn the lamp off, press the
button again.• DOOR : The front and rear room
lamps come on for approx-
imately 30 seconds when
doors are unlocked with
the smart key as long as
the doors are not opened.
When the engine start/stop
button is in the ACC or
OFF position, if any door is
opened, the front or rear
room lamp will stay on for
approximately 20 minutes.
If the door is closed, the
lamps will go out in 30 sec-
onds.
The front and rear room
lamps will go out immedi-
ately if the engine start/stop
button is changed to the
ON position with all doors
closed.
When the engine start/stop
button is in the ON position,
if any door is opened, the
front or rear room lamp will
stay on continuously. If the
door is closed, the lamp will
go out immediately.
CAUTION
Do not use the interior lights for
extended periods when the
engine is not running.
It may cause battery discharge.
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WARNING
Do not use the interior lights
when driving in the dark.
Accidents could happen
because the view may be
obscured by interior lights.