2015 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid start stop button

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Features of your vehicle
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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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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✽NOTICE
• If the vehicle is not on level ground or
the battery power has been interrupt-
ed, the “Distance to empty” function
may not operate correctly.
The trip computer may not register
additional fuel if less than 1.6 gallons (6
liters) of fuel are added to the vehicle.
• The fuel consumption and distance to empty values may vary significantly
based on driving conditions, driving
habits, and condition of the vehicle.
• The distance to empty value is an esti- mate of the available driving distance.
This value may differ from the actual
driving distance available.
Vehicle setting
When the vehicle is parked, pressing the
TRIP button for more than 2 seconds
with the engine start/stop button in the
ON position or engine running, the LCD
screen on the cluster will change to the
vehicle setting mode.
You can change the item by pressing the
TRIP button and choose the item by
pressing the RESET button.
ECO background setting
Earth - If you change the ECO back-
ground to "Earth", The ECO
background will be changed to
Earth.
Flower - If you change the ECO back-
ground to "Flower", The ECO
background will be changed to
Flower.
Animation setting
On - If you change the animation mode
to "ON", the dynamic image will be
on.
Off - If you change the animation mode
to "OFF", the dynamic image will be
off.
AVG fuel economy
Auto Reset - The average fuel economy will reset automatically
when you drive after refuel-
ing.
Manual Reset - The average fuel econo- my will not reset auto-
matically when you drive
after refueling.
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Auto door lock
Off - The auto door lock operation will be
canceled.
Speed - All doors will be automatically
locked when the vehicle speed
exceeds 9.3mph (15km/h).
Shift Lever
All doors will be automatically locked if
the shift lever is shifted from the P(Park)
position to the R(Reverse), N(Neutral) or
D(Drive) position.
Auto door unlock
Off - The auto door unlock operation will
be canceled.
Key Out - All doors will be automatically
unlocked when smart key is
removed from the smart key
holder.
Door - All doors will be automatically
unlocked if the driver's door is
unlocked inside.
Shift Lever
All doors will be automatically unlocked if
the shift lever is shifted to the P(Park)
position.
Two-press unlock
Driver Door 1st Press - The driver's door
will unlock when pressing the unlock but-
ton on the transmitter or smart key, press-
ing the button of the driver's outside door
handle with the smart key, or inserting the
key into the key hole of the driver's out-
side door and turning the key toward the
rear of the vehicle. All doors will unlock
when pressing the unlock button on the
smart key, pressing the button of the dri-
ver's outside door handle with the smart
key, or inserting the key into the key hole
of the driver's outside door and turning
the key toward the rear of the vehicle
within 4 seconds.
All Doors 1st Press - All doors will
unlock when pressing the unlock button
on the smart key, pressing the button on
the driver's outside door handle with the
smart key, or inserting the key into the
key hole of the driver's outside door and
turning the key toward the rear of the
vehicle.
Headlamp delay
On - If you turn the engine start/stop but-
ton to the ACC or OFF position with
the headlamp ON, the headlamps
remain on for about 20 minutes.
Also, the headlamp welcome opera-
tion will be activated. Refer to the
[LIGHTING] section in this chapter.
Off - The headlamp delay and headlamp
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Warnings and indicators
All warning lights are checked by turning
the engine start/stop button ON (do not
start the engine). Any light that does not
illuminate should be checked by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
After starting the Hybrid system, check to
make sure that all warning lights are off.
If any are still on, this indicates a situa-
tion that needs attention. When releasing
the parking brake, the brake system
warning light should go off. The fuel
warning light will stay on if the fuel level
is low.
EV mode
This light illuminates if the vehicle is
moved only by the electric motor.
Service indicator
This indicator comes on when any mal-
function occurs in the hybrid system. If
this occurs, have your vehicle checked by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Air bag warning light
This warning light will illuminate for
approximately 6 seconds each time you
turn the engine start/stop button to the
ON position.
This light also comes on when the
Supplemental Restraint System (SRS) is
not working properly. If the SRS air bag
warning light does not come on, or
continuously remains on after operating
for about 6 seconds when you turned the
engine start/stop button to the ON posi-
tion or started the engine, or if it comes
on while driving, have the SRS inspected
by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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Anti-lock brake system
(ABS) warning light
This light illuminates if the engine
start/stop button is turned ON and goes
off in approximately 3 seconds if the sys-
tem is operating normally.
If the ABS warning light remains on, comes
on while driving, or does not come on when
the engine start/stop button is turned to the
ON position, this indicates that there may
be a malfunction with the ABS.
If this occurs, have your vehicle checked
by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer as
soon as possible. The normal braking sys-
tem will still be operational, but without the
assistance of the anti-lock brake system.
Electronic brake force distri-
bution (EBD) system warning
light
If these two warning lights illuminate at
the same time while driving, your vehicle
may have a malfunction with the ABS
and EBD system. Have the vehicle checked by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer as soon as possi-
ble.
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NOTICE
If the ABS warning light or EBD warn-
ing light is on and stays on, the
speedometer or odometer/tripmeter
may not work. In this case, have your
vehicle checked by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer as soon as possible.
Seat belt warning
The driver's seat belt warning light and
chime will activate to the following table
when the engine start/stop button is in
"ON" position.
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1Warning pattern repeats 11 times with
interval 24 seconds. If the driver's seat
belt is buckled, the light will stop within
6 seconds and chime will stop immedi-
ately.
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2The light will stop within 6 seconds and
chime will stop immediately.
WARNING
If both the ABS and brake warning
lights are on and stay on, your vehi-
cle’s brake system will not work
normally during sudden braking. In
this case, avoid high speed driving
and abrupt braking. Have your vehi-
cle checked by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer as soon as possi-
ble.
ConditionsWarning Pattern
Seat BeltVehicle
SpeedLight-BlinkChime-Sound
Unbuckled6 seconds
Buckled6 secondsNone
Buckled →
Unbuckled
Below 3 mph (5 km/h)6 secondsNone
3 mph~6 mph6 seconds
Above 6 mph (10 km/h)6 sec. on / 24 sec. off (11 times)
Unbuckled
Above 6 mph(10 km/h)
↓
Below 3 mph (5 km/h)6 seconds *1
↓
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Features of your vehicle
Turn signal indicator
The blinking arrows on the instrument
panel show the direction indicated by the
turn signals. If the arrow comes on but
does not blink, blinks more rapidly than
normal, or does not illuminate at all, a
malfunction in the turn signal system is
indicated. Your dealer should be consult-
ed for repairs.
High beam indicator
This indicator illuminates when the head-
lights are on and in the high beam posi-
tion or when the turn signal lever is pulled
into the Flash-to-Pass position.
Tail light indicator
This indicator illuminates when the tail
lights are on.
Engine oil pressure warning light
This warning light indicates the engine oil
pressure is low.
If the warning light illuminates while driv-
ing:
1. Drive safely to the side of the road and stop.
2. With the engine off, check the engine oil level. If the level is low, add oil as
required.
If the warning light remains on after
adding oil or if oil is not available, call an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
CAUTION
If the engine is not stopped imme- diately after the engine oil pressurewarning light is illuminated, severe damage could result.
CAUTION
If the oil pressure warning lightstays on while the engine is run-ning, serious engine damage may result. The oil pressure warninglight comes on whenever there isinsufficient oil pressure. In normal operation, it should come on whenthe engine start/stop button is turned on, then go out when theengine is started. If the oil pressure warning light stays on while theengine is running, there is a seriousmalfunction.
If this happens, stop the car assoon as it is safe to do so, turn offthe engine and check the oil level. If the oil level is low, fill the engine oilto the proper level and start the engine again. If the light stays onwith the engine running, turn theengine off immediately. In any instance where the oil light stays onwhen the engine is running, theengine should be checked by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer beforethe car is driven again.