2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid warning light

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Maintenance
Interior light bulb replacement
1. Using a flat-blade screwdriver, gentlypry the lens from the interior light hous-
ing.
2. Remove the bulb by pulling it straight out.
3. Install a new bulb in the socket.
4. Align the lens tabs with the interior light housing notches and snap the lens into
place.
WARNING
Prior to working on the Interior
Lights, ensure that the “OFF” but-
ton is depressed to avoid burning
your fingers or receiving an electric
shock.
CAUTION
Use care not to dirty or damage thelens, lens tab, and plastic housings.
Map lampLuggage lamp (if equipped)
Room lamp
Personal lamp OYF079038/OYF079039/OYFH071039N
OYF079040/OTD079035
Sunvisor lamp

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Maintenance
APPEARANCE CARE
Exterior care
Exterior general caution
It is very important to follow the label
directions when using any chemical
cleaner or polish. Read all warning and
caution statements that appear on the
label.
Finish maintenance
Washing
To help protect your vehicle’s finish from
rust and deterioration, wash it thoroughly
and frequently at least once a month with
lukewarm or cold water.
If you use your vehicle for off-road driv-
ing, you should wash it after each off-
road trip. Pay special attention to the
removal of any accumulation of salt, dirt,
mud, and other foreign materials. Make
sure the drain holes in the lower edges of
the doors and rocker panels are kept
clear and clean.
Insects, tar, tree sap, bird droppings,
industrial pollution and similar deposits
can damage your vehicle’s finish if not
removed immediately.
Even prompt washing with plain water
may not completely remove all these
deposits. A mild soap, safe for use on
painted surfaces, may be used.After washing, rinse the vehicle thor-
oughly with lukewarm or cold water. Do
not allow soap to dry on the finish.
CAUTION
Do not use strong soap, chemical
detergents or hot water, and donot wash the vehicle in directsunlight or when the body of thevehicle is warm.
Be careful when washing the side windows of your vehicle.Especially, with high-pressure water, water may leak through thewindows and wet the interior.
To prevent damage to the plastic parts and lamps, do not cleanwith chemical solvents or strongdetergents.
WARNING
Do not wash the engine compart-
ment and trunk with water. The
hybrid system is located in the
engine compartment and trunk. If
water enters the engine or hybrid
battery in the trunk, electric shocks
or burns may result in serious injury
or death.
CAUTION
Never allow water or other liquidsto come in contact withelectrical/electronic components and air ducts inside the vehicle asthis may damage them.
OJB037800

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Maintenance
Aluminum wheel maintenance
The aluminum wheels are coated with a
clear protective finish.
Do not use any abrasive cleaner, polish-ing compound, solvent, or wire brushes
on aluminum wheels. They may scratch
or damage the finish.
Clean the wheel when it has cooled.
Use only a mild soap or neutral deter- gent, and rinse thoroughly with water.
Also, be sure to clean the wheels after
driving on salted roads. This helps pre-
vent corrosion.
Avoid washing the wheels with high- speed car wash brushes.
Do not use any cleaners containing alkaline or acid detergents. It may
damage and corrode the aluminum
wheels coated with a clear protective
finish.
Corrosion protection
Protecting your vehicle from corrosion
By using the most advanced design and
construction practices to combat corro-
sion, we produce cars of the highest
quality. However, this is only part of the
job. To achieve the long-term corrosion
resistance your vehicle can deliver, the
owner's cooperation and assistance is
also required.
Common causes of corrosion
The most common causes of corrosion
on your car are:
allowed to accumulate underneath the
car.
Removal of paint or protective coatings by stones, gravel, abrasion or minor
scrapes and dents which leave unpro-
tected metal exposed to corrosion.WARNING
After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if
they have been affected by water. If
braking performance is impaired,
dry the brakes by applying them
lightly while maintaining a slow for-
ward speed.
CAUTION
Do not wash or drive the vehiclewith the under cover removed.Doing so, could result in damage of the hybrid system.

Index
2I
Air bags··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-35
Air 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 ··················\
··················\
··············· ·7-29
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···········8-2
Antenna (glass) ··················\
··················\
·········4-125
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
···········5-18
Appearance care ··················\
··················\
·········7-71
Exterior care ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-71
Interior care ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-75
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·3-14
Audio system ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-125
Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-125
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
········4-126
Automatic climate control system (Type A) ·············4-83
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-90
Automatic heating and air conditioning ···············4-84
Climate control air filter ··················\
···············4-93
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················4-85Automatic climate control system (Type B)
·············4-94
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···· ·4-101
Automatic heating and air conditioning ···············4-95
Climate control air filter ··················\
············ ·4-104
Economy air conditioning ··················\
···········4-101
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················4-96
Automatic climate control system (Type C) ············4-105
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
·····4-111
Automatic heating and air conditioning ·············4-106
Climate control air filter ··················\
············ ·4-115
Economy air conditioning ··················\
··········
·4-1
12
Manual heating and air conditioning ·················4-107
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
······ ·5-9
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-12
Aux, USB and iPod port ··················\
··············· ·4-124
Battery (12V) ··················\
··················\
······ ·7-34, 8-2
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
·· ·4-71
Before driving ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-3
Blue drive mode ··················\
··················\
·········4-44
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
·········4-121
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
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B

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Index
FluidBrakes fluid ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-27
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-28
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system with combination locking retractor ··················\
········3-19
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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· ·7-51
Engine compartment fuse ··················\
·············7-53
Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··········7-55
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
················· ·7-52
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-52
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··············7-54
Gauge Engine temperature gauge ··················\
············4-42
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-43
Glass antenna ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-125
Glove box ··················\
··················\
···············4-119 Hazard warning flasher
··················\
··················\
·4-70
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
············5-30
Headlight bulb replacement ··················\
··············7-62
Headrest ··················\
··················\
············ ·3-7, 3-11
High voltage battery ··················\
··················\
···· ·7-80
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
·········5-33
Hill-start assist control (HAC) ··················\
···········5-22
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
Sonata hev energy flow ··················\
··········H4, 4-45
State of charge (SOC) ··················\
··················\
·H3
The air intake of hybrid battery ··················\
······H12
The componets of hybrid vehicle ··················\
······H7
The ECO GUIDE gauge ··················\
············· ·4-43
The ECO level ··················\
··················\
·· ·H2, 4-47
The EV

MODE ··················\
··················\
······ ·4-53
The READY indicator ··················\
················ ·4-41
The service indicator ··················\
··················\
·4-53
Hybrid electric vehicle ··················\
··················\
· ·4-45
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Index
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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
Blue drive mode ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-44
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
Vehicle setting ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-51
Warning and indicators ··················\
··············· ·4-53
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
·· ·7-52
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
············4-41
Instrument panel overview ··················\
·················2-3
Interior care ··················\
··················\
·············· ·7-75
Interior features ··················\
··················\
·········4-121
Aux, USB and iPod
®port ··················\
·········· ·4-124
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-123
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-121
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
·········4-123
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
·4-124
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
·········4-122
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··············4-121 Interior light
··················\
··················\
··············4-78
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
········· ·2-2
Inverter coolant ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-24
Jack and tools (with spare tire) ··················\
··········6-14
Jump starting ··················\
··················\
·············· ·6-6
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 ··················\
··················\
··············· ·7-61
Lighting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-71
Battery saver function ··················\
················ ·4-71
Lower anchor system ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-33
Lubricants and capacities ··················\
················· ·8-5
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Index
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Refrigerant label··················\
··················\
···········8-8
Replacement light bulb ··················\
··················\
·7-61
Reporting safety defects ··················\
················· ·8-10
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-30
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
···········7-7
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·········7-18
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
·········7-8
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
······· ·3-16
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
················· ·3-15
Driver's 3-point system with emergency locking retractor ··················\
··················\
··············3-18
Front passenger and rear seat 3-point system with combination locking retractor ··················\
·······3-19
Height adjustment ··················\
··················\
··· ·3-18
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
················ ·3-21
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
···· ·3-16
Seat belts height adjustment ··················\
·············3-18
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
··············3-10
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
··········3-11
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-2
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··············· ·3-13
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··3-4
Headrest ··················\
··················\
········· ·3-7, 3-11
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
···············3-11
Seat warmer ··················\
··················\
·········· ·3-10Seatback pocket
··················\
··················\
·······3-11
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-12
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
····· ·3-52
Smart key ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-3
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-31
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
·················5-34
Spare tire Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
·· ·6-20
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
······7-42
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·6-15
Special driving conditions ··················\
··············· ·5-30
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
······ ·5-31
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
·············· ·5-32
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··· ·5-32
Driving of

f-road ··················\
··················\
····· ·5-32
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
········5-30
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
····· ·5-33
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
· ·5-30
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··· ·5-31
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··············4-42
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··············5-11
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ·············6-5
Starting the hybrid system ··················\
················ ·5-6
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··········· ·4-29
Electric power steering ··················\
··············· ·4-29
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·4-30
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··········· ·4-30
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
···········4-126
S

H6
Starting the engine
1. Carry the smart key or leave it insidethe vehicle.
2. Make sure the parking brake is firmly applied.
3. Place the shift lever in the P(Park) position. In N(Neutral) position, you
can not start the vehicle.
4. Depress the brake pedal.
5. Press the engine start/stop button.
6. In extremely cold weather or after the vehicle has not been operated for sev-
eral days, let the engine warm up with-
out depressing the accelerator.
Whether the engine is cold or warm, it
should be started without depressing
the accelerator.
if it is far away from you, the engine
may not start.
in the ACC or ON position, if any door
is open, the system checks for the
smart key. If the smart key is not in
the vehicle, the warning, "Key is not
in vehicle" will come on, and if all
doors are closed, the chime will also
sound for about 5 seconds. The indi-
cator will turn off while the vehicle is
moving. Keep the smart key in the
vehicle when using the ACC position
or if the vehicle engine is on. If the starting procedure is followed,
the "READY" symbol on the instru-
ment cluster will turn on. For more
details, please check Chapter 5.
ECONOMICAL and SAFE OPERA-
TION of Hybrid system
Drive smoothly. Accelerate at a moder-
ate rate and maintain a steady cruising
speed. Don't make "jack-rabbit" starts.
Don't race between stoplights.
Avoid heavy traffic whenever possible.
Always maintain a safe distance from
other vehicles so you can avoid unnec-
essary braking. This also reduces
brake wear.
The regenerative brake generates energy when the vehicle decelerates.
When the hybrid battery power is low, the hybrid system automatically
recharges the hybrid battery.
When the engine runs in "N" position, the hybrid system can not generate
electricity. The hybrid battery cannot
recharge in "N" position. Please check
Chapter 5.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In the hybrid system, the engine auto-
matically runs and stops. If the hybrid
system operates, the "READY" symbol
is illuminated.
In the following situation, the engine
may operate automatically.
- When the engine is ready to run
- When the hybrid battery is charged
- Depending on the temperature condi-
tion of the hybrid battery
STARTING THE HYBRID VEHICLE (SMART KEY)
WARNING
To avoid serious injury, turn off
ignition and be sure "READY" lamp
is off before working under hood.
Engine may start unexpectedly.