2016 Hyundai Elantra Coupe fuel fill door release

Your vehicle at a glance
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INTERIOR OVERVIEW
OMD014001N
1. Inside door handle .............................4-16
2. Outside rearview mirror control
switch* ...............................................4-49
3. Central door lock switch ....................4-17
4. Power window lock switch* ................4-27
5. Power window switches .....................4-24
6. Hood release lever ............................4-29
7. Active ECO ........................................5-42
8. Instrument panel illumination.............4-52
9. ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
OFF button ........................................5-35
10. Fuse box ...........................................7-58
11. Brake pedal .....................................5-29
12. Accelerator pedal .....................5-8, 5-15
13. Trunk lid release lever......................4-21
14. Fuel filler door opener .....................4-31
15. Steering wheel.................................4-38
16. Steering wheel tilt lever ...................4-39
17. Inside rearview mirror ......................4-42
* : if equipped

Features of your vehicle
Accessing your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
• Remote key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
• Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
• Immobilizer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
• Outside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
• Inside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16
• Auto door lock/unlock features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18
• Child-safety rear door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
• Opening the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
• Closing the trunk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21
• Emergency trunk safety release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24
• Manual windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-28
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
• Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
• Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-30
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
• Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
• Closing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-31
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
• Sunroof opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-35
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Tilt steering / Telescope steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
• Driver selectable steering mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-39
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-41
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-42
• Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-51
• Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
• Transaxle shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-56
• Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-71
Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
• Exterior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-72
• Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-77
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Features of your vehicle
Opening the fuel filler door
The fuel filler door must be opened
from inside the vehicle by pulling up
the fuel filler door opener.
1. Turn the engine off.
2. Pull the fuel filler door opener up
located on the floor, left side of the
driver’s seat.3. Pull the fuel filler door out (1) to
fully open.
4. To remove the fuel tank cap (2),
turn it counterclockwise. You may
hear a hissing noise as the pres-
sure inside the tank equalizes.
5. Place the cap on the fuel filler
door.
✽NOTICE
If the fuel filler door does not open
because ice has formed around it, tap
lightly or push on the door to break
the ice and release the door. Do not
pry on the door. If necessary, spray
around the door with an approved de-
icer fluid (do not use radiator anti-
freeze) or move the vehicle to a warm
place and allow the ice to melt.
Closing the fuel filler door
1. To install the cap, turn it clockwise
until it clicks one time.
2. Close the fuel filler door until it is
latched securely.
FUEL FILLER DOOR
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