2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid warning

Maintenance
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3. Exhaust emission control
system
The Exhaust Emission Control System is
a highly effective system which controls
exhaust emissions while maintaining
good vehicle performance.
Vehicle modifications
This vehicle should not be modified.
Modification of your vehicle could
affect its performance, safety or dura-
bility and may even violate governmen-
tal safety and emissions regulations.
In addition, damage or performance
problems resulting from any modification
may not be covered under warranty.
If you use unauthorized electronic devices, it may cause the vehicle to
operate abnormally. It may also cause
wire damage, battery discharge and
fire. For your safety, do not use unau-
thorized electronic devices.
Engine exhaust gas precautions (car-bon monoxide)
Carbon monoxide can be present with other exhaust fumes. Therefore, if you
smell exhaust fumes of any kind inside
your vehicle, have it inspected and
repaired immediately. If you ever sus-
pect exhaust fumes are coming into
your vehicle, drive it only with all the
windows fully open. Have your vehicle
checked and repaired immediately.
WARNING- Exhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain car-
bon monoxide (CO). Though color-
less and odorless, it is dangerous
and could be lethal if inhaled.
Follow the instructions on this
page to avoid CO poisoning.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSI-
TION 65 WARNING
Engine exhaust and a wide variety
of automobile components and
parts, including components found
in the interior furnishings in a vehi-
cle, contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm. In addition, cer-
tain fluids contained in vehicles
and certain products of component
wear contain or emit chemicals
known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or
other reproductive harm.

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Maintenance
Do not operate the engine in confinedor closed areas (such as garages) any
more than what is necessary to move
the vehicle in or out of the area.
When the vehicle is stopped in an open area for more than a short time
with the engine running, adjust the
ventilation system (as needed) to draw
outside air into the vehicle.
Never sit in a parked or stopped vehi- cle for any extended time with the
engine running.
When the engine stalls or fails to start, excessive attempts to restart the
engine may cause damage to the
emission control system.Operating precautions for catalyticconverters (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a catalytic
converter emission control device.
Therefore, the following precautions
must be observed:
Use only UNLEADED FUEL for gaso- line engines.
Do not operate the vehicle when there are signs of engine malfunction, such
as misfire or a noticeable loss of per-
formance. Do not misuse or abuse the engine.
Examples of misuse are coasting with
the ignition off and descending steep
grades in gear with the ignition off.
Do not operate the engine at high idle speed for extended periods (5 minutes
or more).
Do not modify or tamper with any part of the engine or emission control sys-
tem. All inspections and adjustments
must be made by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
Avoid driving with a extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel could cause
the engine to misfire, damaging the
catalytic converter.
Failure to observe these precautions
could result in damage to the catalytic
converter and to your vehicle.
Additionally, such actions could void your
warranties.
WARNING- Fire
A hot exhaust system can ignite
flammable items under your vehi-
cle. Do not park, idle, or drive the
vehicle over or near flammable
objects, such as grass, vegetation,
paper, leaves, etc.

Index
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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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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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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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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
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Warning and indicators··················\
··················\
·4-53
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··············7-28
Weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· ·5-43
Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-43
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-43
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
·············5-43
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
···5-43
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
·········5-43
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ·················5-43
Vehicle curb weight ··················\
··················\
· ·5-43
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
·······7-40
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
····· ·7-42
Windows ··················\
··················\
················· ·4-17
Auto down window ··················\
··················\
· ·4-18
Auto up/down window ··················\
··············· ·4-19
Power window lock button ··················\
···········4-20
Windshield defrosting and defogging ··················\
·4-116
Defogging logic ··················\
··················\
·····4-118
Winter driving ··················\
··················\
··········· ·5-34
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-34
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-35
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··············7-32
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
···· ·4-76
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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.