2016 Hyundai Elantra GT warning

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Remote keyless entry system
operations
Lock (1)
1. Close all doors, engine hood and
tailgate.
2. Press the lock button(1).
3. All doors and tailgate will lock. The hazard warning lights will blink
once.
4. If the lock button is pressed once more within 4 seconds, the hazard
warning lights will blink and the
horn will sound once.
5. Make sure that doors are locked by checking the door lock button inside
or pulling the outside door handle.
Unlock (2)
1. Press the unlock button(2).
2. The driver's door will unlock. Thehazard warning lights will blink two
times.
3. Press the unlock button(2) once more within 4 seconds.
4. All doors and tailgate will unlock. The hazard warning lights will
blink two times.
✽ ✽NOTICE
You can activate or deactivate the
Two Turn Unlock function. Refer to
"User settings" in this section.
Tailgate unlock (3)
The tailgate is unlocked if the button
is pressed for more than 1 second.
Also, once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate will be
locked automatically.
Panic (4)
The horn sounds and hazard warn-
ing lights flash for about 30 seconds
if this button is pressed for more than
1.5 second. To stop the horn and
lights, press any button except the
trunk button on the transmitter.
REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY (IF EQUIPPED)
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This system is designed to provide
protection from unauthorized entry
into the vehicle. This system is oper-
ated in three stages: the first is the
"Armed" stage, the second is the
"Theft-alarm" stage, and the third is
the "Disarmed" stage. If triggered,
the system provides an audible
alarm with blinking of the hazard
warning lights.
Armed stage
Using the smart key (if equipped)
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors, theengine hood and tailgate lid are
closed and latched.
3. button of the front outside door
handle with the smart key in your
possession.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights and chime
will operate once to indicate that the
system is armed.
If any door remains open, the doors
won't lock and the chime will sound
for 3 seconds. Close the door and try
again to lock the doors.
If tailgate lid or engine hood remains
open, the hazard warning lights and
chime won't operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. After you close the tail-
gate and engine hood, the hazard
warning lights blink once.
button on the smart key.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights and chime
will operate once to indicate that the
system is armed.
If any door, tailgate or engine hood
remains open, the hazard warning
lights and chime won't operate and
theft-alarm will not arm. After you
close the tailgate and engine hood,
the hazard warning lights blink once.
THEFT-ALARM SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED)
Armed stage
Theft-alarm stageDisarmedstage

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Using the transmitter (if equipped)
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine and remove
the ignition key from the ignition
switch.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate are
closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors by pressing the lock button on the transmitter.
After completion of the steps above,
the hazard warning lights will blink
once to indicate that the system is
armed.
If any door, tailgate or engine hood
remains open, the hazard warning
lights won't operate and theft-alarm
will not arm. After you close all doors,
tailgate and engine hood, the hazard
warning lights blink once.
Using the mechanical key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine.
Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine and remove the key from the ignition switch(if
equipped).
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate are
closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors by inserting the key into the key hole on the front out-
side door handle and turning the
key toward the front of the vehicle.
If any door, tailgate or engine hood
remains open, the theft-alarm will not
arm.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If you lock or unlock the doors by
using the mechanical key, the haz-
ard warning light won't operate.
Do not arm the system until all
passengers have left the vehicle. If
the system is armed while a pas-
senger(s) remains in the vehicle,
the alarm may be activated when
the remaining passenger(s) leave
the vehicle. If any door (or trunk)
or engine hood is opened within
30 seconds after the system
enters the armed stage, the sys-
tem is disarmed to prevent an
unnecessary alarm.

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Theft-alarm stage
The alarm will be activated if any of
the following occurs while the system
is armed.
transmitter, smart key or mechanical
key.
using the transmitter, smart key.

The horn will sound and the hazard
warning lights will blink continuously
for approximately 30 seconds. The
alarm will repeat once more unless
the system is disarmed. To turn off
the system, unlock the doors with the
mechanical key or transmitter or
smart key.
Disarmed stage
Using the smart key (if equipped)
The system will be disarmed when
the doors are unlocked by pressing
the unlock button on the smart key or
pressing the lock/unlock button of the
front outside door handle with the
smart key in your possession.
After unlocking the doors, the hazard
warning lights and chime will operate
twice to indicate that the system is
disarmed.
After unlocking the doors, if any door
is not opened within 30 seconds, the
system will be rearmed.
Using the transmitter (if equipped)
The system will be disarmed when
the doors are unlocked by pressing
the unlock button on the transmitter.
After unlocking the doors, the hazard
warning lights will blink twice to indi-
cate that the system is disarmed.
After unlocking the doors, if any door
is not opened within 30 seconds, the
system will be rearmed.
Using the mechanical key
The system will be disarmed when
the doors are unlocked with the
mechanical key.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
If you lock or unlock the doors by
using the mechanical key, the haz-
ard warning light and chime sound
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Operating door locks from
outside the vehicle
Turn the key toward the rear of thevehicle to unlock and toward the
front of the vehicle to lock.
If you lock the door with a key, all vehicle doors will lock automatically.
(if equipped)
From the driver’s door, turn the key toward the rear of the vehicle once
to unlock the driver’s door and
once more within 4 seconds to
unlock all doors. (if equipped) Doors can also be locked and
unlocked with the transmitter (or
smart key).
Once the doors are unlocked, they may be opened by pulling the door
handle.
When closing the door, push the door by hand. Make sure that the
doors are closed securely.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• In cold and wet climates, door
locks and door mechanisms may
not work properly due to freezing
conditions.
• If the door is locked/unlocked multiple times in rapid succession
with either the vehicle key or door
lock switch, the system may stop
operating temporarily in order to
protect the circuit and prevent
damage to system components.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
You can activate or deactivate the
Two Turn Unlock function. Refer to
"User Settings" in this section.
DOOR LOCKS
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WARNING
If you don't close the door
securely, the door may open
again.
Be careful that someone's body and hands are not
trapped when closing the door.

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If the key is in the ignition switchand front door is open, the doors
will not lock even though the cen-
tral door lock switch (1) is pressed.
If the smart key is in the vehicle and any door is open, the doors
will not lock even though the cen-
tral door lock switch (1) is pressed.✽ ✽ NOTICE
You can select some auto door
lock/unlock features in “User
Settings” as follows;
• Speed sensing auto door lock
• Auto door unlock when the igni-
tion key is removed from the igni-
tion switch or engine is turned off.
• Auto door lock/unlock by shifting the shift lever out of P(Park) or
into P(Park).
For more information, refer to
“User Settings” in this section.
WARNING - Doors
The doors should always be fully closed and locked while
the vehicle is in motion to pre-
vent accidental opening of the
door. Locked doors will also
discourage potential intruders
when the vehicle stops or
slows.
Be careful when opening doors and watch for vehicles,
motorcycles, bicycles or
pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door.
Opening a door when some-
thing is approaching can
cause damage or injury.
WARNING - Unlocked
vehicles
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
can invite theft or possible harm
to you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle while you
are gone. Always remove the
ignition key, engage the parking
brake, close all windows and
lock all doors when leaving
your vehicle unattended.
WARNING - Unattended
children
An enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
severe injury to unattended chil-
dren or animals who cannot
escape the vehicle. Furthermore,
children might operate features
of the vehicle that could injure
them, or they could encounter
other harm, possibly from some-
one gaining entry to the vehicle.
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.

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Child-protector rear door lock
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children from acciden-
tally opening the rear doors from
inside the vehicle. The rear door
safety locks should be used whenev-
er children are in the vehicle.
1. Open the rear door.
2. Insert a key (or screwdriver) into
the hole (1) and turn it to the lock
( ) position. When the child safe-
ty lock is in the lock position, the
rear door will not open even when
the inner door handle is pulled. 3. Close the rear door.
To open the rear door, pull the out-
side door handle (2).
Even though the doors may be
unlocked, the rear door will not open
by pulling the inner door handle until
the rear door child safety lock is
unlocked.
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WARNING - Rear door
locks
If children accidentally open the
rear doors while the vehicle is
in motion, they could fall out of
the vehicle, resulting in severe
injury or death. To prevent chil-
dren from opening the rear
doors from the inside, the rear
door safety locks should be
used whenever children are in
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Opening the tailgate
The tailgate is locked or unlockedwhen all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, transmitter,
smart key or central door lock
switch.
If unlocked, the tailgate can be opened by pressing the handle
switch and pulling the handle up.
Only the tailgate is unlocked if the tailgate unlock button on the trans-
mitter or smart key is pressed for
about 1 second, or the tailgate
handle button is pressed when the
smart key is detected.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
Closing the tailgate
To close the tailgate, lower and push
down the tailgate firmly. Make sure
that the tailgate is securely latched.
TAILGATE
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WARNING
The tailgate swings upward.
Make sure no objects or people
are near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the tailgate.
CAUTION
Make certain that you close the
tailgate before driving yourvehicle. Possible damage mayoccur to the tailgate lift cylin-ders and attached hardware ifthe tailgate is not closed prior todriving.