2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Owner's Manual

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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
1. EV MODE
2. Turn signal indicators
3. Speedometer
4. Engine temperature gauge
5. Warning and indicator lights
6. Fuel gauge
7. Trip computer
8. ECO guide
9. Odometer
10. Ready
* The actual cluster in the vehicle may
differ from the illustration.
For more details refer to the "Gauges"
section in the next pages.
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Instrument panel illumination
Press the illumination control switch left
or right to adjust the brightness of the
instrument panel illumination.
The illumination intensity will show on the
LCD screen.
READY indicator
This light illuminates if it is possible to
drive your vehicle when the engine
start/stop button is turned to the START
position. If the vehicle fails to start, this
light doesn’t come on. Also, if this light is
blinking while driving, it indicates a fault
to enter into a limited operating mode. If
this light goes off while driving, it indi-
cates a fault that will cause the vehicle to
shut down. If these occur, have your vehi-
cle checked by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
Gauges
Odometer (mi. or km)
The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance the vehicle has been driven.
You will also find the odometer useful to
determine when periodic maintenance
should be performed.
The odometer is always displayed until
the display is turned off.
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Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the speed of
the vehicle.
The speedometer is calibrated in miles
per hour and/or kilometers per hour.
Engine temperature gauge
This gauge shows the temperature of the
engine coolant when the engine start/stop
button is ON.
Do not continue driving with an overheat-
ed engine. If your vehicle overheats, refer
to “If the engine overheats” in section 6.
WARNING
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. The engine
coolant is under pressure and
could cause severe burns. Wait
until the engine is cool before
adding coolant to the reservoir.
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CAUTION
If the gauge moves beyond the nor-
mal range area toward the “H” posi-tion, it indicates overheating thatmay damage the engine.

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ECO GUIDE gauge
This is a gauge to let drivers know
whether the current driving condition is
economical or not. The fuel efficiency is
high in the blue zone but is low in the red
zone.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge indicates the approxi-
mate amount of fuel remaining in the fuel
tank.
The fuel tank capacity is given in
section 8.The fuel gauge is supplement-
ed by a low fuel warning light, which will
illuminate when the fuel tank is near
empty.
On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
may fluctuate or the low fuel warning light
may come on earlier than usual due to
the movement of fuel in the tank.
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Avoid driving with a very low fuel level. Running out of fuel couldcause the engine to malfunction.
WARNING- Fuel gauge
Running out of fuel can expose
vehicle occupants to danger.
You must stop and obtain addition-
al fuel as soon as possible after the
warning light comes on or when the
gauge indicator comes close to the
E level.
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Blue drive mode
Your vehicle is equipped with a highly
efficient power train based on Hyundai's
BlueDrive technology.
BlueDrive mode is for normal, everyday
driving for smooth efficient operation.
Each time you start the vehicle, BlueDrive is activated automatically.
If needed, the driver can temporarily switch BlueDrive ON/OFF using the
steering wheel mounted button.
- BlueDrive OFF is intended for brief
periods of unusual driving, such as
steep roads or heavy loads. The cen-
ter cluster background will be Black.
- BlueDrive ON is meant for normal vehicle driving and provides maxi-
mum fuel efficiency. The instrument
center cluster will glow bright Blue. Switch back to BlueDrive ON as soon
as possible for maximum fuel efficien-
cy and to restore the BlueDrive center
display.
Your vehicle will automatically resume BlueDrive each time it is restarted.
Trip computer
The trip computer is a microcomputer
controlled driver information system that
displays information related to driving on
the LCD screen when the engine
start/stop button is in the ON position. If
the battery is disconnected, then all
stored driving information is reset.
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Tripmeter (mi. or km)
TRIP A : Tripmeter A
TRIP B : Tripmeter B
This mode indicates the distance of indi-
vidual trips selected since the last trip-
meter reset.
The meter's working range is from 0.0 to
999.9 miles (0.0 to 9999.9 km).
Pressing the RESET button for more
than 1 second, when the tripmeter (TRIP
A or TRIP B) is being displayed, clears
the tripmeter to zero (0.0).
Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV)
Hyundai hybrid system notifies the driv-
ers of energy flow in various operating
modes. Eleven Modes show drivers the
current operating condition.
Vehicle StopThis mode means the
vehicle is stopped.
(No energy flow)
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Fuel Consumption
Energy Flow
ECO Level
Total ECO Score
AVG. Speed
Elapsed time
TRIP A
TRIP B
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EV Propulsion
Motor power is used to
propel the vehicle.
(Battery ➞Wheel)
Power Assist Motor and Engine
power are used to pro-
pel the vehicle.
(Battery & Energy ➞Wheel) Engine Only Propulsion
Engine power is used
to propel the vehicle.
(Engine ➞Wheel)
Engine Generation
When the vehicle is
stopped, engine charges
the hybrid battery.
(Engine ➞Battery) Regeneration
The hybrid battery is
charged by the regen-
erative brake system.
(Wheel ➞Battery)
Engine Brake Engine braking is used
to help decelerate the
vehicle.
(Wheel ➞Engine)
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Power ReserveWhen the engine oper-
ates the vehicle, the
battery is simultane-
ously charged.
(Engine ➞ Wheel &
Battery)
Engine Generation/Motor Drive To decelerate the vehi-
cle, engine braking is
used while the regener-
ative braking is applied
and also charges the
hybrid battery.
(Engine ➞Battery ➞
Wheel) Engine Generation/Regeneration
The engine and regen-
erative brake system
charges the hybrid bat-
tery.
(Engine & Wheel ➞Battery)
Engine Brake/Regeneration The engine friction is
used to slack the vehi-
cle and the regenera-
tive brake charges the
hybrid battery.
(Wheel ➞Engine &
Battery)
ECO Level
Flower mode.1
When the hybrid vehicle is started, the
ECO level step 4 is displayed. If you drive
economically, ECO level will be upgraded.
- However, if you do not drive economi- cally, the ECO level will be down-grad-
ed.
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