
F4
FOREWORD
HYUNDAI MOTOR
AMERICA
Note: When selling your used vehi-
cle in the used-auto market,
please pass this Owner’s
Guide to the next owner for
his or her use, because the
next owner will also need the
information in this manual.
Thank you. Thank you for purchasing EQUUS.
We are pleased to welcome you to the
growing number of discerning
EQUUS drivers. We are very proud of
our advanced engineering and high-
quality EQUUS construction.
This Owner’s Manual will introduce
you to the features and operation of
your new EQUUS. Please carefully
read this Owner’s Manual for your
information, so you could receive
great satisfaction from your new car.
We also recommend you to have
services and maintenance of your car
from an authorized EQUUS dealer.
Our EQUUS dealers are prepared to
provide high-quality maintenance
services and any other assistance,
which your vehicle may require.
Copyright 2015 HYUNDAI Motor
America. All rights reserved. No part
of this publication may be repro-
duced, stored in any retrieval system
or transmitted in any form or by any
means without the prior written per-
mission of HYUNDAI Motor America.
Poor-quality fuels and lubri-
cants, which fail to meet
HYUNDAI specification, may
severely damage an engine and
transmission. You must always
use the high-quality fuels and
lubricants that meet the specifi-
cations, listed in the Vehicle
Specifications and Consumer
Information chapter on page 8-4
and 8-8.
CAUTION

Once the seat belt is released after
being fully retracted, the retractor
will automatically switch from the
"Automatic Locking" mode to the
"Emergency Locking" mode for
normal usage.
Securing a child restraint with"Tether Anchor" system
Hooks for a child restraint are locat-
ed on the package tray.
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Safety system of your vehicle
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■ 4 seater
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■ 5 seater
- Automatic loc king mode
A lap/shoulder belt automatical-
ly resets to be in the
"Emergency Locking" mode
whenever the belt is fully
retracted. Therefore, must fol-
low the 7 steps on the previous
page, when installing a child
restraint.
When the retractor is not set in
the "Automatic Locking" mode,
the child restraint may move,
when your vehicle sharply turns
or stops. A child may be seri-
ously injured or killed, when a
child restraint is not properly
anchored, such as failure to set
the retractor in the "Automatic
Locking" mode.
WARNING

Automatic-Dimming Night Vision
Safety™ (NVS®) Mirror
The NVS®Mirror in your vehicle is
the most advanced mirror to reduce
annoying glare in the rearview mirror
in any driving situation. For more
information regarding NVS
®mirrors
and other applications, please visit
the Gentex website:
www.gentex.com
Information
The NVS®Mirror automatically
reduces glare while driving based
upon light levels detected in front of
the vehicle and from the rear of the
vehicle. These light sensors are visible
through openings in the front and rear
of the mirror case. Any object that
obstructs either light sensor will
degrade the automatic dimming con-
trol function.
Automatic-dimming function
Your mirror automatically dims the
glare upon detecting it from the vehi-
cles traveling behind you. The auto-
matic-dimming function can be con-
trolled by the Dimming ON/OFF
Button:
1. Pressing and holding the button for 3 seconds turns OFF the
automatic-dimming function,
which is indicated by the turned-
OFF green light of the Status
Indicator LED.
2. Re-pressing and holding the button for 3 seconds turns ON the
automatic-dimming function which
is indicated by the turned-ON
green light of the Status Indicator
LED.
The mirror defaults to the ON posi-
tion whenever the vehicle is started.
Z-Nav™ Compass Display
The NVS™ Mirror in your vehicle is
also equipped with a Z-Nav™
Compass that shows the vehicle
Compass heading on the Display
Window in the 8 cardinals headings
(N, NE, E, SE, etc.).
Compass function
The Compass can be turned
ON/OFF and remember the last
heading information when the igni-
tion is cycled. To turn ON/OFF the
display function:
1. Press and release the button within 1 second to turn OFF the
display function.
2. Press and release the button again within 1 second to turn ON
the display back.
Additional options can be set by
pressing and holding buttons in
sequences.
There is a difference between the
magnetic north and the actual north.
The compass in the mirror can offset
this difference by knowing the
Magnetic Zone in which it is operat-
ing. This is set either by the dealer or
by the user. The operating Zone
Numbers for North America are
shown in the figure on the next page.
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Automatic-Dimming Night Vision
Safety™ (NVS®) Mirror
The NVS®Mirror in your vehicle is
the most advanced mirror to reduce
annoying glare in the rearview mirror
in any driving situation. For more
information regarding NVS
®mirrors
and other applications, please visit
the Gentex website:
www.gentex.com
The NVS
®Mirror automatically
dims glare in driving conditions
based upon light levels detected
in front of the vehicle and from the
rear of the vehicle. These light
sensors are visible through open-
ings in the front and rear of the
mirror case. Any object that
obstructs either light sensor will
degrade the automatic dimming
control function.
Automatic-dimming function
Your mirror automatically dims the
glare upon detecting it from the vehi-
cles traveling behind you. The auto-
matic-dimming function can be con-
trolled by the Dimming ON/OFF
Button:
1. Pressing and hold the button for 3 seconds turns OFF the automat-
ic-dimming function, which is indi-
cated by the turned-OFF green
light of the Status Indicator LED.
2. Pressing and hold the button for 3 seconds again turns ON the
automatic-dimming function which
is indicated by the turned-ON
green light of the Status Indicator
LED.
Information
The mirror resets to be ON whenever
the vehicle is started.
Z-Nav™ Compass Display
The NVS™ Mirror in your vehicle is
also equipped with a Z-Nav™
Compass that shows the vehicle
Compass heading on the Display
Window in the 8 cardinals headings
(N, NE, E, SE, etc.).
Compass function
The Compass can be turned
ON/OFF and remember the last
heading information when the igni-
tion is cycled. To turn ON/OFF the
display function:
1. Press and release the buttonwithin 1 second to turn OFF the
display function.
2. Press and release the button again within 1 second to turn ON
the display back.
Additional options can be set by
pressing and holding buttons in
sequences, as detailed below.
There is a difference between the
magnetic north and the actual north.
The compass in the mirror can offset
this difference by knowing the
Magnetic Zone in which it is operat-
ing. This is set either by the dealer or
by the user. The operating Zone
Numbers for North America are
shown in the figure on the next page.
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NOTICE
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Convenient features of your vehicle

To resume the cruising speed:
When any actions other than press-
ing the CRUISE switch are taken to
cancel the cruising speed, and when
the system is still ON, the most
recently set speed will be automati-
cally resumed by pressing the RES+
switch.
It will not be resumed, however,
when the vehicle speed is lower than
approximately 6 mph (10 km/h) with
a sensor detection of a vehicle in
front, or when the vehicle speed is
lower than approximately 19 mph (30
km/h) without a vehicle in front.
Information
Always check the road conditions
before pressing the RES+ switch to
resume the cruising speed.
To turn OFF the Smart CruiseControl, do one of the follow-ings:
While driving
- Push the CRUISE button
While stopping, with the system ON
- Depress the brake pedal andpush the CRUISE button
Both of these actions cancel theSmart Cruise Control operation.When you want to resume the SmartCruise Control operation, refer to “Toset cruise control speed” on the pre-vious page.
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Driving your vehicle
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Jump starting procedure
Information
Your vehicle has a battery in the trunk
compartment. However, when you
jump start your vehicle, use the
jumper terminal in the engine com-
partment.
1.Make sure the booster battery is12-volt and that its negative termi-
nal is grounded.
2.When the booster battery is in another vehicle, separate the two
vehicles apart.
3.Turn OFF all unnecessary electri- cal systems.
4.Connect the jumper cables in the exact sequence as shown in the
illustration of the previous page.
First connect one of the jumper
cable ends to the positive terminal
of the jumper terminal (1), and then
connect the other end to the posi-
tive terminal on the booster battery
(2). Proceed to connect one of the
other jumper cable ends to the
negative terminal of the booster
battery (3), then the other end to
the negative terminal of the jumper
terminal (4). Clear the jump cables
away from any movable parts or
other battery terminals, when jump
starting.
Keep the jumper cables away from
any others except the correct bat-
tery terminal connections and the
correct grounding connections. Do
not apply unnecessary forces on
the battery when making connec-
tions. - Battery cables
When jump starting the dis-
charged battery in the trunk com-
partment, do not connect the
jumper cable between the nega-
tive terminal of the booster battery
and the negative terminal of the
discharged battery. This may
cause the discharged battery to
overheat, crack, or release the
acids.
Connect the jumper cable
between the negative terminal of
the booster battery and a solid,
stationary or metallic point often
discharges the battery.
5.First, start the engine of the vehicle
with the booster battery, over 2,000
rpm. Then, start your engine with
the discharged battery.
6.Turn your engine ON for at least 20 minutes either in the idling mode or
the driving mode. Otherwise, your
discharged battery is not
recharged enough to re-start the
vehicle.
When the cause of your battery dis-charging is not apparent, have yourvehicle checked by an authorizedEQUUS dealer.
Push-starting
A vehicle equipped with automatic
transmission cannot be push-start-
ed. Follow the instructions in "Jump
starting" of this chapter.
NOTICE
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What to do in an emergency06

You should give the utmost care and
attention to prevention of a vehicle
damage as well as a personal injury,
while maintaining or inspecting your
vehicle.
When you have any doubts concern-
ing the inspection or the vehicle
service, we strongly recommend that
you have an authorized EQUUS
dealer inspect or maintain your vehi-
cle. An authorized EQUUS dealer
has factory-trained technicians and
authorized HYUNDAI parts to prop-
erly maintain your vehicle. For the
quality advices and services, contact
an authorized EQUUS dealer.
Inadequate, incomplete or insuffi-
cient vehicle maintenance may result
in operational problems of your vehi-
cle, possibly leading to a vehicle
damage, an accident, or a personal
injury.Owner’s responsibility Information
Maintenance Service and Record
Retention are the owner's responsibil-
ity.
You should keep the records of your
proper maintenance history in accor-
dance with the maintenance service
schedule on the following pages. You
need to refer to the maintenance
schedule information of the following
pages in order to satisfy the warran-
ty requirements of your vehicle.
You can find more warranty informa-
tion in the Owner’s Handbook &
Warranty Information booklet.
Your vehicle warranty does not cover
the repair expenses, incurred by your
improper or insufficient maintenance.
We recommend having your vehicle
maintained and repaired by an
authorized EQUUS dealer.
An authorized EQUUS dealer meets
HYUNDAI’s high service quality stan-
dards and receives technical support
from HYUNDAI in order to provide
you with a high level of services.
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Maintenance
Purge Control Solenoid Valve(PCSV)
The purge control solenoid valve is
controlled by the Engine Control
Module (ECM). When the engine
coolant temperature is low during
idling, the PCSV closes to prevent
the evaporated fuel from getting into
the engine. After warming up the
engine in a normal driving condition,
the PCSV opens to introduce evapo-
rated fuel to the engine.
3. Exhaust emission control system
The Exhaust Emission Control
System is highly effective in control-
ling exhaust emissions, while main-
taining good vehicle performance.
Vehicle modifications
This vehicle should not be modi-
fied. Modification of your vehicle
may affect its driving performance,
safety or durability. This even may
violate safety and emissions regu-
lations of the government.
In addition, damage or perform-
ance problems, which is resulted in
due to any modification, may not
be covered by a warranty.
Use of unauthorized electric devices may cause abnormal vehi-
cle operation, wire damage, bat-
tery discharge and a fire.
Be careful not to damage your
vehicle by using an unauthorized
electric device.
Engine exhaust gas precautions (carbon monoxide)
Carbon monoxide is present in
exhaust fumes. Therefore, when
you smell exhaust fumes of any
kinds, inside your vehicle, immedi-
ately have it inspected and
repaired. When you suspect
exhaust fume emission into your
vehicle, drive the vehicle only when
all windows are fully opened.
Immediately have your vehicle
checked and repaired immediately.
- Exhaust
Engine exhaust gases contain
carbon monoxide (CO). Though
colorless and odorless, it is
dangerous and is lethal, if
inhaled. Follow the instructions
on this page to avoid CO poi-
soning.
WARNING
Engine exhaust and a wide vari-
ety of automobile components
and parts, including compo-
nents found in the interior fur-
nishings in a vehicle, contain or
emit chemicals known to the
State of California to cause can-
cer and birth defects and repro-
ductive harm. In addition, cer-
tain fluids contained in vehicles
and certain products of compo-
nent wear contain or emit chem-
icals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and
birth defects or other reproduc-
tive harm.
CALIFORNIA PROPOSI- TION 65 WARNING