2016 Hyundai Elantra air conditioning

Features of your vehicle
Accessing your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
• Remote key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3
• Smart key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7
• Immobiliser system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12
Door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
• Outside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13
• Inside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14
• Auto door lock/unlock features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
• Child-protector rear door locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-17
Theft-alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19
Boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
• Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22
• Manual windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26
Bonnet.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-29
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
• Sunroof opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
• Sliding the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-32
• Tilting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-33
• Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
• Resetting the sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-34
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36
• Electric power steering (EPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-36• Tilt steering / Telescope steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
• Heated steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-37
• Flex steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-38
• Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
• Inside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-40
• Outside rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-43
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-46
• Instrument cluster control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-47
• Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-48
• Transaxle shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-52
• Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-53
• User settings mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-57
• Warning messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-60
• Warning and indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-66
Light. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
• Exterior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-78
• Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-83
Wipers and washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• Windscreen wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-87
• Windscreen washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-89
Defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
• Rear window defroster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-91
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-93
• Heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-94
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• System operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-99
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-101
• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant
and compressor lubricant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-102
Automatic climate control system. . . . . . . . . . . . 4-103
• Automatic heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . 4-104
• Manual heating and air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . 4-105
• Climate control air filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-110
• Checking the amount of air conditioner refrigerant
and compressor lubricant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-111
Windscreen defrosting and defogging . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-112
• Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-113
• Defogging logic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-114
Clean air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-117
Storage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Centre console storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-118
• Sliding armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
• Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-119
• Sunglass holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-120
Interior features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Clock and outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-121
• Cigarette lighter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-122
• Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123
• Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-123• Sunvisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-124
• Power outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-125
• Aux, USB and iPod
®port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Clothes hanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-126
• Floor mat anchor(s). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
• Luggage net holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-127
Audio system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-129
• Steering wheel audio control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-130
• How vehicle audio works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-131
• Caring for disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-133
• CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-140, 4-166
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Features of your vehicle
MANUAL CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (IF EQUIPPED
1. Front windscreen defrost button
2. Mode selection buttons
3. Rear window defroster button
4. A/C (Air conditioning) button (if equipped)
5. Air intake control button
6. Fan speed control knob
7. Temperature control knob
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CAUTION
Operating the blower when the
ignition switch is in the ON posi-
tion could cause the battery to
discharge. Operate the blower
when the engine is running.

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Heating and air conditioning
1. Start the engine.
2. Set the mode to the desired posi-
tion.
To improve the effectiveness of
heating and cooling :
- Heating:
- Cooling:
3. Set the temperature control to the
desired position.
4. Set the air intake control to the
outside (fresh) air position.
5. Set the fan speed control to the
desired speed.
6. If air conditioning is desired, turn
the air conditioning system (if
equipped) on.
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Features of your vehicle
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MAX A/C-Level (if equipped)
To operate the MAX A/C, turn the
mode selection knob to extreme left.
Air flow is directed toward the upper
body and face.
In this mode, the air conditioning and
the recirculated air position will be
selected automatically.Instrument panel vents
The outlet vents can be opened or
closed separately using the thumb-
wheel.
Also, you can adjust the direction of
air delivery from these vents using
the vent control lever as shown.
Temperature control
The temperature control knob allows
you to control the temperature of the
air flowing from the ventilation sys-
tem. To change the air temperature in
the passenger compartment, turn
the knob to the right position for
warm and hot air or left position for
cooler air.
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Features of your vehicle
Air intake control
This is used to select outside (fresh)
air or recirculated air.
To change the air intake control posi-
tion, press the control button.Recirculated air position
With the recirculated air
position selected, air
from the passenger
compartment will be
drawn through the heat-
ing system and heated
or cooled according to
the function selected.
Outside (fresh) air position
With the outside (fresh)
air position selected, air
enters the vehicle from
outside and is heated or
cooled according to the
function selected.
✽NOTICE
It should be noted that prolonged
operation of the heater in the recir-
culated air position (without air con-
ditioning selected) will cause fogging
of the windscreen and side windows
and the air within the passenger
compartment will become stale.
In addition, prolonged use of the air
conditioning with the recirculated
air position selected will result in
excessively dry air in the passenger
compartment.
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Fan speed control
The ignition switch must be in the ON
position for fan operation.
The fan speed control knob allows
you to control the fan speed of the air
flowing from the ventilation system.
To change the fan speed, turn the
knob to the right for higher speed or
left for lower speed.
Setting the fan speed control knob to
the “0” position turns off the fan.
To turn off the fan
To turn off the fan, turn the fan speed
control knob to the "0" position.
WARNING
• Continuous operation of the
climate control system in the
recirculated air position may
allow humidity to increase
inside the vehicle which may
fog the glass and obscure vis-
ibility.
• Do not sleep in a vehicle with
the air conditioning or heating
system on. It may cause seri-
ous harm or death due to a
drop in the oxygen level
and/or body temperature.
• Continuous operation of the
climate control system in the
recirculated air position can
cause drowsiness or sleepi-
ness, and loss of vehicle con-
trol. Set the air intake control
to the outside (fresh) air posi-
tion as often as possible
whilst driving.
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Features of your vehicle
Air conditioning (A/C) (if equipped)
Press the A/C button to turn the air
conditioning system on (indicator
light will illuminate). Press the button
again to turn the air conditioning sys-
tem off.
System operation
Ventilation
1. Set the mode to the position.
2. Set the air intake control to the
outside (fresh) air position.
3. Set the temperature control to the
desired position.
4. Set the fan speed control to the
desired speed.
Heating
1. Set the mode to the position.
2. Set the air intake control to the
outside (fresh) air position.
3. Set the temperature control to the
desired position.
4. Set the fan speed control to the
desired speed.
5. If dehumidified heating is desired,
turn the air conditioning system (if
equipped) on.
If the windscreen fogs up, set the
mode to the or position.Operation Tips
• To keep dust or unpleasant fumes
from entering the vehicle through
the ventilation system, temporarily
set the air intake control to the
recirculated air position. Be sure to
return the control to the fresh air
position when the irritation has
passed to keep fresh air in the
vehicle. This will help keep the driv-
er alert and comfortable.
• Air for the heating/cooling system
is drawn in through the grilles just
ahead of the windscreen. Care
should be taken that these are not
blocked by leaves, snow, ice or
other obstructions.
• To prevent interior fog on the wind-
screen, set the air intake control to
the fresh air position and fan speed
to the desired position. Turn on the
air conditioning system and adjust
the temperature control to the
desired temperature.OMD044108