2016 HYUNDAI IX35 catalytic converter

Introduction21This Owners Manual is designed to help
vehicle users derive the greatest possi-
ble amount of enjoyment and satisfaction
from driving the HYUNDAI vehicle. It is
strongly recommended that the entire
manual is read in order that all of the fea-
tures, safety systems and maintenance
requirements are understood.
To minimise the RISK of death or injury,
the "WARNING" and "CAUTION" state-
ments must be read and understood
before operating the vehicle.
Illustrations are used throughout the
manual to complement written descrip-
tions intended to best explain how to
enjoy using the vehicle.
Reading this manual will assist the vehi-
cle user to learn about and understand
the features, important safety informa-
tion, and driving recommendations.
The general layout of the manual is pro-
vided in the Table of Contents. The index
has an alphabetical listing of all the infor-
mation contained in the manual. The
manual has eight sections plus an index.
Each section begins with a brief list of
contents to easily identify at a glance if
that section contains the information
being sought."WARNING", "CAUTION", and "NOTICE"
information is provided to enhance the
personal safety of the vehicle user. This
information must be carefully read and
followed.
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NOTICEA NOTICE indicates interesting or help-
ful information is being provided.
Petrol engineUnleadedFor the optimal vehicle performance, we
recommend you use unleaded petrol
which has an octane rating of RON
(Research Octane Number) 95 / AKI
(Anti Knock Index) 91 or higher. (Do not
use methanol blended fuels.)
You may use unleaded petrol with an
octane rating of RON 91~94/AKI 87~90
but it may result in slight performance
reduction of the vehicle.
HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL FUEL REQUIREMENTS
WARNING
A WARNING indicates a situation in
which harm, serious bodily injury or
death could result if the warning is
ignored.
CAUTION
A CAUTION indicates a situation in
which damage to your vehicle couldresult if the caution is ignored.
CAUTION
NEVER USE LEADED FUEL. The use of leaded fuel is detrimental tothe catalytic converter and will damage the engine control sys-tem’s oxygen sensor and affectemission control.
Never add any fuel system cleaningagents to the fuel tank other thanwhat has been specified. (We rec- ommend that you consult aHYUNDAI authorised repairer for details.)
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Fuel gaugeThe fuel gauge indicates the approxi-
mate amount of fuel remaining in the fuel
tank. The fuel tank capacity is given in
section 8. The fuel gauge is supplement-
ed by a low fuel warning light, which will
illuminate when the fuel tank is nearly
empty. On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
pointer may fluctuate or the low fuel
warning light may come on earlier than
usual due to the movement of fuel in the
tank.
WARNING
Never remove the radiator cap
when the engine is hot. The engine
coolant is under pressure and
could cause severe burns. Wait
until the engine is cool before
adding coolant to the reservoir.
CAUTION
If the gauge pointer moves beyond
the normal range area toward the “ ” position, it indicates over-heating that may damage theengine.
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WARNING
- Fuel gauge
Running out of fuel can expose
vehicle occupants to danger.
You must stop and obtain addition-
al fuel as soon as possible after the
warning light comes on or when the
gauge indicator comes close to the
O (Empty) level.
CAUTION
Avoid driving with a extremely low
fuel level. Running out of fuel couldcause the engine to misfire damag-ing the catalytic converter.
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Features of your vehicle
Immobiliser indicator (if equipped)Without smart key system
This indicator illuminates when the
immobiliser key is inserted and turned to
the ON position to start the engine.
At this time, you can start the engine. The
indicator goes out after the engine is run-
ning.
If this indicator blinks when the ignition
switch is in the ON position before start-
ing the engine, we recommend that the
system be checked by a HYUNDAI
authorised repairer. With smart key system
If any of the following occurs in a vehicle
equipped with the smart key, the immo-
biliser indicator illuminates, blinks or
goes off.
 When the battery of the smart key is
weak.
- At this time, you can not start theengine. However, you can start the
engine if you press the Engine
Start/Stop Button with the smart key.
(For more details, refer to “Starting
the Engine” in section 5).
 If the indicator illuminates only for 2 seconds and goes out when the
ENGINE START/STOP button is
turned to ON position with the smart
key in the vehicle, we recommend that
the system be checked by a HYUNDAI
authorised repairer.
 When the battery is weak, if the ENGINE START/STOP button is
pressed, the indicator will blink and you
are not able to start the engine.
However, you are able to start the
engine by pressing the engine
start/stop button with the smart key.
Also, if the smart key system related
parts have a problem, the indicator will
blink.
Low fuel level warning This warning light indicates the fuel tank
is nearly empty. When it comes on, you
should add fuel as soon as possible.
Driving with the fuel level warning light on
or with the fuel level below “E” can cause
the engine to misfire and damage the
catalytic converter.
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CAUTION -
Diesel engine
If the Emission Control System
Malfunction Indicator Light blinks,some error related to the injectionquantity adjustment occurs whichcould result in loss of engine power, combustion noise and pooremission. We recommend that thesystem be inspected by a HYUNDAIauthorised repairer.
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) (check engine light) This indicator light is part of the Engine
Control System which monitors various
emission control system components. If
this light illuminates whilst driving, it indi-
cates that a potential problem has been
detected somewhere in the emission
control system.
This light will also illuminate when the
ignition switch is turned to the ON posi-
tion, and will go out in a few seconds
after the engine is started. If it illuminates
whilst driving, or does not illuminate
when the ignition key is turned to the ON
position, we recommend that the system
be checked by a HYUNDAI authorised
repairer.
Generally, your vehicle will continue to be
drivable, but we recommend that the sys-
tem be checked by a HYUNDAI autho-
rised repairer.
CAUTION -
Diesel engine
(if equipped with DPF)
When the malfunction indicator
light is blinks, it may stop blinkingafter driving the vehicle at more than 37 mph (60km/h) or at morethan second gear with 1500 ~ 2000engine rpm for a certain time (for about 25 minutes).
If the malfunction indicator lightcontinues to blink in spite of the procedure, we recommend that thesystem be checked by a HYUNDAI authorised repairer.
If you continue to drive with themalfunction indicator light blinkingfor a long time, the DPF system can be damaged and fuel consumptioncan be worsen.
CAUTION
Prolonged driving with the Emission Control SystemMalfunction Indicator Light illumi-nated may cause damage to the emission control systems whichcould effect drivability and/or fueleconomy.
CAUTION -
Petrol engine
If the Emission Control SystemMalfunction Indicator Light illumi- nates, potential catalytic converterdamage is possible which could result in loss of engine power. Werecommend that the system be inspected by a HYUNDAI autho-rised repairer.
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Maintenance78
7Operating precautions for catalytic
converters (if equipped)
Your vehicle is equipped with a catalytic
converter emission control device.
Therefore, the following precautions
must be observed:
 Use only UNLEADED FUEL for petrol engine.
 Do not operate the vehicle when there are signs of engine malfunction, such
as misfire or a noticeable loss of per-
formance.
 Do not misuse or abuse the engine. Examples of misuse are coasting with
the ignition off and descending steep
grades in gear with the ignition off.
 Do not operate the engine at high idle speed for extended periods (5 minutes
or more).
 Do not modify or tamper with any part of the engine or emission control sys-
tem. We recommend that the system
be inspected by a HYUNDAI autho-
rised repairer.
 Avoid driving with a extremely low fuel level. Running out of fuel cause the
engine to misfire, damaging the cat-
alytic converter.
Failure to observe these precautions
could result in damage to the catalytic
converter and to your vehicle.
Additionally, such actions could void your
warranties.
Diesel Particulate Filter (if equipped)The Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) sys-
tem removes the soot emitted from the
vehicle.
Unlike a disposable air filter, the DPF
system automatically burns (oxidizes)
and removes the accumulated soot
according to the driving condition. In
other words, the active burning by engine
control system and high exhaust gas
temperature caused by normal/high driv-
ing condition burns and removes the
accumulated soot.
However, if the vehicle continues to be
driven at low speed for long time, the
accumulated soot may not be automati-
cally removed because of low exhaust
gas temperature. In this particular case,
the amount of soot is out of detection
limit, the soot oxidation process by
engine control system may not happen
and the malfunction indicator light may
blink.
When the malfunction indicator light
blinks, it may stop blinking by driving the
vehicle at more than 37 mph (60km/h) or
at more than second gear with 1500 ~
2000 engine rpm for a certain time (for
about 25 minutes).
WARNING
- Fire
 A hot exhaust system can ignite flammable items under your vehi-
cle. Do not park, idle, or drive the
vehicle over or near flammable
objects, such as dry grass, paper,
leaves, etc.
 The exhaust system and catalytic system are very hot whilst the
engine is running or immediately
after the engine is turned off. Keep
away from the exhaust system
and catalytic, you may get burned.
Also, do not remove the heat sink
around the exhaust system, do
not seal the bottom of the vehicle
or do not coat the vehicle for cor-
rosion control. It may present a
fire risk under certain conditions.
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