2015 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport steering

Safety features of your vehicle
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• If the SRS air bag warning
light remains illuminated while
the vehicle is being driven,
have an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer inspect the air bag sys-
tem as soon as possible.
• Air bags can only be used once
– have an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer replace the air bag
immediately after deployment.
• The SRS is designed to deploy
the front air bags only when
frontal impact is sufficiently
severe and when the impact
angle is toward from the for-
ward longitudinal axis of the
vehicle. Additionally, the air
bags will only deploy once.
Seat belts must be worn at all
times.
• Front air bags are not intended
to deploy in side-impact, rear-
impact or rollover crashes. In
addition, front air bags will not
deploy in frontal crashes below
the deployment threshold.
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• No objects should be placed
over or near the air bag mod-
ules on the steering wheel,
instrument panel, and the
front passenger's panel above
the glove box, because any
such object could cause harm
if the vehicle is in a crash
severe enough to cause the
air bags to deploy.
• Never place covers, blankets
or seat warmers on the pas-
senger seat as these may
interfere with the occupant
classification system.
• Do not tamper with or discon-
nect SRS wiring or other com-
ponents of the SRS system.
Doing so could result in injury,
due to accidental deployment
of the air bags or by rendering
the SRS inoperative.
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• Front and side air bags can
injure occupants improperly
positioned in the front seats.
• Move your seat as far back as
practical from the front air
bags, while still maintaining
control of the vehicle.
• You and your passengers
should never sit or lean unnec-
essarily close to the air bags.
Improperly positioned driver
and passengers can be severe-
ly injured by inflating air bags.
• Never lean against the door or
center console – always sit in
an upright position.
• Do not allow a passenger to
ride in the front seat when the
PASS AIR BAG "OFF" indica-
tor is illuminated, because the
air bag will not deploy in the
event of a moderate or severe
frontal crash.
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• Air bags may not inflate if the vehi-
cle collides with objects such as util-
ity poles or trees.
SRS Care
The SRS is virtually maintenance-
free and so there are no parts you can
safely service by yourself. If the SRS
air bag warning light " " does not
illuminate, when you turn the ignition
on, or continuously remains on, have
your vehicle immediately inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Any work on the SRS system, such
as removing, installing, repairing, or
any work on the steering wheel, the
front passenger's panel, front seats
and roof rails must be performed by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Improper handling of the SRS system
may result in serious personal injury.
To clean the air bag pad covers, use
only a soft, dry cloth or one which has
been moistened with plain water.
Solvents or cleaners could adversely
affect the air bag covers and proper
deployment of the system.WARNING
• Modification to SRS compo-
nents or wiring, including the
addition of any kind of badges
to the pad covers or modifica-
tions to the body structure,
can adversely affect SRS per-
formance and lead to possible
injury.
• Not only the modification of
the parts where the SRS sen-
sors are but also the modifica-
tion of other parts of the vehi-
cle may affect the SRS per-
formance and lead to possible
injury.
• No objects should be placed
over or near the air bag mod-
ules on the steering wheel,
instrument panel, and the
front passenger's panel above
the glove box, because any
such object could cause harm
if the vehicle is in a crash
severe enough to cause the
air bags to inflate.
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Features of your vehicle
Folding key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Key operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4
• Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8
Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Record your key number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Smart key function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11
• Loss of the smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
• Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Smart key immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15
• Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
• Armed stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
• Theft-alarm stage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
• Disarmed stage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
• From outside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23
• From inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25
• Impact sensing door unlock system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
• Child-protector rear door lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
• Non-powered tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
• Power tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30• Smart Tailgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
• Emergency tailgate safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Hood. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-44
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-45
Fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Opening the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Closing the fuel filler lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Emergency fuel filler lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-49
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-50
• Sunroof open warning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
• Closing the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-55
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Electronic power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Tilt & telescopic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-58
• Driver selectable steering mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-59
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Features of your vehicle
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Electric power steering (EPS)
The power steering uses a motor to
assist you in steering the vehicle. If
the engine is off or if the power steer-
ing system becomes inoperative, the
vehicle may still be steered, but it will
require increased steering effort.
The motor driven power steering is
controlled by a power steering con-
trol unit which senses the steering
wheel torque and vehicle speed to
command the motor.
The steering becomes heavier as the
vehicle’s speed increases and
becomes lighter as the vehicle’s
speed decreases for optimum steer-
ing control.
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, have the power
steering checked by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
✽NOTICE
The following symptoms may occur
during normal vehicle operation:
• The EPS warning light does not
illuminate.
• The steering gets heavy immedi-
ately after turning the ignition
switch on. This happens as the sys-
tem performs the EPS system
diagnostics. When the diagnostics
is completed, the steering wheel
will return to its normal condition.
• A click noise may be heard from
the EPS relay after the ignition
switch is turned to the ON or
LOCK (OFF) position.
• A motor noise may be heard when
the vehicle is at a stop or at a low
driving speed.
• If the Electric Power Steering
System does not operate normally,
the warning light will illuminate on
the instrument cluster. The steer-
ing wheel may become difficult to
control or operate abnormally.
Take your vehicle to an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer and have the
vehicle checked as soon as possible.
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STEERING WHEEL
CAUTION
• If the Electric Power Steering
System does not operate nor-
mally, the warning light will
illuminate on the instrument
cluster. The steering wheel
may become difficult to con-
trol or operate abnormally.
Take your vehicle to an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer
and have the vehicle checked
as soon as possible.
• When you operate the steer-
ing wheel in low temperature,
abnormal noise could occur. If
temperature rises, the noise
will disappear. This is a normal
condition.
• When the vehicle is stationary,
if you turn the steering wheel
all the way to the left or right
continuously, the steering
wheel becomes heavier from
the end. But this is for your
safety, not system malfunc-
tion. As time passes, the
steering wheel return to its
normal condition.

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Features of your vehicle
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• When you operate the steering
wheel in low temperature, abnor-
mal noise could occur. If tempera-
ture rises, the noise will disappear.
This is a normal condition.
• When the charging system warn-
ing light comes on or the voltage is
low (When the alternator (or bat-
tery) does not operate normally or
it malfunctions), the steering wheel
may get heavy and become diffi-
cult to control operate abnormally.Tilt steering
A tilt steering wheel allows you to
adjust the steering wheel before you
drive. You can also raise it to give
your legs more room when you exit
and enter the vehicle (if equipped).
The steering wheel should be posi-
tioned so that it is comfortable for
you to drive, while permitting you to
see the instrument panel warning
lights and gauges.
To change the steering wheel angle,
pull down the lock release lever (1),
adjust the steering wheel to the
desired angle (2) and height (if
equipped) (3), then pull up the lock-
release lever to lock the steering
wheel in place. Be sure to adjust the
steering wheel to the desired posi-
tion before driving.
WARNING - Steering
• Never adjust the angle and
height of steering wheel while
driving. You may lose your
steering control and cause
severe personal injury or acci-
dents.
• After adjusting, push the
steering wheel both up and
down to be certain it is locked
in position.
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Features of your vehicle
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Heated steering wheel
(if equipped)
With the ignition switch in the ON
position, pressing the heated steer-
ing wheel button warms the steering
wheel. The indicator on the button
will illuminate and notify you on the
LCD display.
To turn the heated steering wheel off,
press the button once again. The
indicator on the button will turn off
and notify you on the LCD display.
✽NOTICE
The heated steering wheel will turn
off automatically approximately 30
minutes after the heated steering
wheel is turned on.
Horn
To sound the horn, press the area
indicated by the horn symbol on your
steering wheel (see illustration). The
horn will operate only when this area
is pressed.
Check the horn regularly to be sure it
operates properly.
CAUTION
Do not install any grip to oper-
ate the steering wheel. This
causes damage to the heated
steering wheel system.
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Features of your vehicle
Driver selectable steering
mode (if equipped)
The driver selectable steering mode
controls steering effort as driver's
preference or road condition.
You can select the desired steering
mode by pressing the driver selec-
table steering mode button.
The driver selectable steering mode
stays in the last mode selected when
turning the engine on.When the steering mode button is
pressed, the selected steering mode
will appear on the LCD display.
If the steering mode button is pressed
within 4 seconds, the steering mode
will change as above pictures.
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■Type B
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CAUTION
• Do not strike the horn severe-
ly to operate it, or hit it with
your fist. Do not press on the
horn with a sharp-pointed
object.
• When cleaning the steering
wheel, do not use an organic
solvent such as thinner, ben-
zene, alcohole and gasoline.
Doing so may damage the
steering wheel.

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If the steering wheel mode button is
not pressed for about 4 seconds, the
LCD display will change to the previ-
ous screen.Normal mode
The normal mode offers medium
steering effort.
Comfort mode
The steering effort becomes lighter
in comfort mode.
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■Type B