2016 Hyundai Accent Owner's Manual

Index
2I
Active ECO system··················\
··················\
···· ·5-32
Air bag warning label ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-60
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-37
Air bags ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-34
Air bag warning label ··················\
················· ·3-60
Air bag warning light ··················\
················· ·3-37
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
······· ·3-51
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ·················3-46
Occupant detection system ··················\
············3-40
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-50
SRS components and functions ··················\
······3-37
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
··············· ·7-28
Antenna (Roof) ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-97
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
···········5-19
Appearance care ··················\
··················\
·········7-70
Exterior care ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-70
Interior care ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-74
Armrest(front) ··················\
··················\
·············3-6
Audio system ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-97
Roof antenna ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-97
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
·········4-98
Automatic climate control system ··················\
·······4-76
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-82
Automatic heating and air conditioning ···············4-77
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················4-78
Automatic transaxle Manual shift mode ·················5-12
Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-10Aux, USB and iPod
®port
··················\
··············· ·4-94
Base curb weight··················\
··················\
·········5-48
Battery ··················\
··················\
··················\
·· ·7-34
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
·· ·4-53
Before driving ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··········4-90
Brake system ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-16
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
·······5-19
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
····5-21
Hill-start assist control ··················\
················ ·5-27
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
·········5-17
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-16
Vehicle stability management ··················\
········5-26
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
····· ·7-26
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
······· ·7-61
Bulb wattage ··················\
··················\
·············· ·8-2
California perchlorate notice ··················\
·············7-79
Capacities (Lubricants) ··················\
··················\
·· ·8-4
Care Exterior care ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-71
Interior care ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-75
Tire care ··················\
··················\
·············· ·7-37A
B
C

I3
Index
Cargo capacity··················\
··················\
·········· ·5-44
Cargo weight ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-48
Center console storage ··················\
··················\
· ·4-87
Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·4-9
Certification label ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-46
Certification label ··················\
··················\
·········8-6
Chains Tire chains ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-40
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
··········· ·6-18
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
·········7-38
Child restraint system ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-26
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
·········3-32
Seat belt ··················\
··················\
··············· ·3-27
Tether anchor system ··················\
················· ·3-30
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
···········4-11
Climate control air filter ··················\
················· ·4-75
Climate control air filter ··················\
················· ·7-28
Clock (Digital) ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-92
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-92
Combined instrument, see instrument cluster ···········4-36
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
······ ·6-23
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
·········7-42
Coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·7-23
Cooling fluid, see engine coolant ··················\
·······7-23
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
·····7-76
Cruise control system ··················\
··················\
·· ·5-28
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
··············· ·4-90
Curtain air bag ··················\
··················\
·········· ·3-51Dashboard illumination,
see instrument panel illumination ··················\
····4-37
Dashboard, see instrument cluster ··················\
·······4-36
Defogging (Windshield) ··················\
················· ·4-83
Defogging logic (Windshield) ··················\
···········4-85
Defroster (Rear window) ··················\
················ ·4-66
Defrosting (Windshield) ··················\
················· ·4-83
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
··············4-92
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
·················8-2
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination
·4-37
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
·········4-36
Door locks ··················\
··················\
················· ·4-7
Central door lock switch ··················\
··············· ·4-9
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
········4-11
Drinks holders, see cup holders ··················\
·········4-90
Driver's 3-point seat belt ··················\
················· ·3-16
Driver's and passenger's front air bag ··················\
···3-46
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-36
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
················· ·5-37
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
······ ·5-37
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
·· ·5-33
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
· ·4-30
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·······5-21
D
E

Index
4I
Emergency starting··················\
··················\
········6-4
Jump starting ··················\
··················\
···········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
············6-5
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
6-2
Emission control system ··················\
················· ·7-76
Crankcase emission control system ··················\
··7-76
Evaporative emission control System ·················7-76
Exhaust emission control system · · · · · · · ···············7-77
Engine ··················\
··················\
··················\
····8-2
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
······2-4
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-23
Engine number ··················\
··················\
············8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
·················7-22
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··········6-6
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··············· ·4-38
Engine will not start ··················\
··················\
······6-3
Evaporative emission control system ··················\
···7-75
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
········7-76
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···········7-19
Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··············7-70
Flat tire (with spare tire) ··················\
················· ·6-17
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
·········6-17
Changing tires ··················\
··················\
······· ·6-18
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
·· ·6-23
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·6-18Flat tire (with tire mobility kit)
··················\
··········6-25
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
···· ·4-93
Fluid Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
·· ·7-26
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-27
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
·····3-11
Front passenger and rear seat belt ··················\
·······3-17
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
···· ·3-5
Fuel filler lid··················\
··················\
··············4-23
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
··············· ·4-39
Fuel requirements ··················\
··················\
·········1-3
Fuses ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· ·7-51
Fuse/relay panel description ··················\
··········7-54
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
················· ·7-52
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
········· ·7-52
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
··············7-54
Gauge Engine temperature gauge ··················\
············4-38
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-39
GA

W (Gross axle weight) ··················\
··············· ·5-48
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
······5-48
Glove box ··················\
··················\
·················4-88
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
············5-48
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ··················\
··5-48
F
G

I5
Index
Hazard warning flasher··················\
··················\
·4-53
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
············5-35
Headrest(front) ··················\
··················\
············3-6
Headrest(rear) ··················\
··················\
··············3-9
Height adjustment ··················\
··················\
······ ·3-16
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
·········5-38
Hill-start assist control ··················\
··················\
· ·5-27
Hood ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· ·4-21
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
···· ·4-32
How to use this manual ··················\
··················\
··1-2
Indicators and warnings ··················\
················· ·4-44
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
· ·4-32
Instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-36
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
············4-38
Fuel gauge ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-39
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
········4-37
Odometer ··················\
··················\
··············4-40
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-37
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
··········· ·4-37
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
·········4-39
Warning and indicators ··················\
··············· ·4-44
Instrument panel fuse ··················\
··················\
·· ·7-52
Instrument panel illumination ··················\
············4-37Instrument panel overview
··················\
················ ·2-3
Interior care ··················\
··················\
·············· ·7-74
Interior features ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-88
Aux, USB and iPod®port ··················\
············ ·4-94
Cargo area cover ··················\
··················\
···· ·4-93
Clothes hanger ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-92
Cup holder ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-90
Digital clock ··················\
··················\
········· ·4-92
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
· ·4-93
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-91
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
·············· ·4-90
Interior light ··················\
··················\
··············4-63
Interior overview ··················\
··················\
········· ·2-2
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··········· ·6-17
Jump starting ··················\
··················\
·············· ·6-4
Key ··················\
··················\
··················\
······· ·5-5
Keys ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-3
I
H
J
K

Index
6I
LabelAir bag warning label ··················\
················· ·3-60
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
·······8-7
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
················· ·7-43
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
··8-7
Vehicle certification label ··················\
···············8-6
Light bulbs ··················\
··················\
··············· ·7-60
Lighting ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-53
Battery saver function ··················\
················ ·4-53
Lower anchor ··················\
··················\
············ ·3-32
Lubricants and capacities ··················\
··················\
8-4
Luggage net ··················\
··················\
··············4-89
Maintenance Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ········7-19
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
··7-3
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·········7-18
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
·········7-7
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
···7-4
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
········7-6
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
···· ·7-42Maintenance schedule
··················\
··················\
··· ·7-6
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·········7-18
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
·········7-7
Maintenance services ··················\
··················\
···· ·7-3
Manual climate control system ··················\
··········4-67
Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-72
Climate control air filter ··················\
···············4-75
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
·········4-68
Manual shift mode ··················\
··················\
······ ·5-12
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-7
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
············ ·7-52
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·4-32
Day/night rearview mirror ··················\
············4-32
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
················ ·4-32
Side view mirror ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-33
Multi fuse ··················\
··················\
·················7-54
Occupant detection system ··················\
···············3-40
Odometer ··················\
··················\
················ ·4-40
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··············7-22
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
······ ·7-4
L
O
M

I7
Index
Parking brake··················\
··················\
············ ·5-17
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
············ ·7-26
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-16
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··············4-91
Power window lock button ··················\
···············4-19
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
·· ·3-20
Push starting ··················\
··················\
···············6-5
Rear center belt ··················\
··················\
········· ·3-18
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-9
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··············7-36
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
8-4
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
8-5
Refrigerant label ··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
·····4-6
Replacement light bulb ··················\
··················\
·7-61
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-35
Roof antenna ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-97Scheduled maintenance service
··················\
···········7-6
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ·········7-18
Normal maintenance schedule ··················\
·········7-7
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
······· ·3-15
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
················· ·3-14
Rear center belt ··················\
··················\
······ ·3-18
Height adjustment ··················\
··················\
··· ·3-16
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
················ ·3-20
Seat belt - Driver's 3-point system ··················\
···3-16
Seat belt warning ··················\
··················\
···· ·3-15
Seat belts - Front passenger and rear seat ············3-17
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
·········· ·3-8
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-44
Seats ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······3-2
Armrest(front) ··················\
··················\
········· ·3-6
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
·3-11
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
· ·3-5
Headrest(front) ··················\
··················\
·········3-6
Headrest(rear) ··················\
··················\
·········
·3-9
Rear seat ··················\
··················\
··············· ·3-9
Seatback pocket ··················\
··················\
······· ·3-8
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
····· ·3-50
Side view mirror ··················\
··················\
·········4-33
Sliding armrest ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-87
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-36
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
·················5-39
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8I
Spare tireCompact spare tire ··················\
··················\
·· ·6-23
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
······7-42
Removing and storing the spare tire ··················\
·6-18
Special driving conditions ··················\
··············· ·5-35
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
······ ·5-36
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
···············5-37
Driving in the rain ··················\
··················\
··· ·5-37
Hazardous driving conditions ··················\
········5-35
Highway driving ··················\
··················\
····· ·5-38
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
· ·5-35
Smooth cornering ··················\
··················\
··· ·5-36
Speedometer ··················\
··················\
··············4-35
SRS components and functions ··················\
··········3-37
Starting difficulties, see engine will not start ·············6-3
Steering wheel ··················\
··················\
··········· ·4-30
Electric power steering ··················\
··············· ·4-30
Horn ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·4-32
Tilt and telescopic steering ··················\
············4-31
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
·············4-98
Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit ··············5-44
Storage compartment ··················\
··················\
··· ·4-87
Center console storage ··················\
················ ·4-87
Glove box ··················\
··················\
············ ·4-88
Luggage net ··················\
··················\
·········· ·4-89
Sliding armrest ··················\
··················\
······· ·4-87
Sunglass holder ··················\
··················\
······ ·4-88Sunglass holder
··················\
··················\
········· ·4-88
Sunroof ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·4-26
Sunvisor ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-90
Tachometer ··················\
··················\
·············· ·4-37
Tailgate ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·4-14
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
··· ·3-30
Tilt and telescopic steering ··················\
··············4-31
Tire and loading information label ··················\
······5-43
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··············· ·5-40
T
ire mobility kit ··················\
··················\
········· ·6-25
Tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) ··········6-7, 6-12
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·····8-7
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
·········7-37
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
······7-38
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
······7-42
Low aspect ratio tire ··················\
··················\
·7-46
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··········7-37
Tire care ··················\
··················\
·············· ·7-37
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
···· ·7-42
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
····· ·7-41
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-39
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
················· ·7-43
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
·········· ·7-42
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
···7-40
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
·· ·7-42
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Tires and wheels··················\
··················\
···········8-3
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
· ·6-32
Towing capacity ··················\
··················\
········· ·5-44
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
· ·5-10
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
·······5-7
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··········· ·4-39
Trunk ··················\
··················\
··················\
··· ·4-12
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
·1-5
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
··················\
·5-43
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
8-6
Vehicle curb weight ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-48
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders ·········1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·····8-6
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-43
Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
······· ·5-44
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··· ·5-46
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
····· ·5-44
Steps For Determining Correct Load Limit ··········5-44
Tire and loading information label ··················\
···5-43
Towing capacity ··················\
··················\
····· ·5-44
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
···············5-43
Vehicle stability management ··················\
············5-26
Vehicle weight ··················\
··················\
·········· ·5-48
Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
···· ·5-48Cargo weight
··················\
··················\
········· ·5-48
GAW (Gross axle weight) ··················\
·············5-48
GAWR (Gross axle weight rating) ··················\
···5-48
GVW (Gross vehicle weight) ··················\
·········5-48
GVWR (Gross vehicle weight rating) ·················5-48
Vehicle curb weight ··················\
··················\
· ·5-48
Volume/weight ··················\
··················\
············ ·8-3
Warning and indicators ··················\
··················\
·4-44
Washer fluid ··················\
··················\
··············7-26
Weight/volume ··················\
··················\
············ ·8-3
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
·······7-39
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
····· ·7-42
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indows ··················\
··················\
················· ·4-16
Auto down window ··················\
··················\
· ·4-18
Auto up/down window ··················\
··············· ·4-18
Power window lock button ··················\
···········4-19
Windshield defrosting and defogging ··················\
···4-83
Automatic ventilation ··················\
················ ·4-86
Defogging logic ··················\
··················\
····· ·4-85
Winter driving ··················\
··················\
··········· ·5-39
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-39
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
············ ·5-40
Wiper blades ··················\
··················\
··············7-31
Wipers and washers ··················\
··················\
···· ·4-59
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