2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid Owner's Manual

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Introduction
For customers who do not use TOP
Tier Detergent Gasoline regularly,
and have problems starting or the
engine does not run smoothly, addi-
tives that you can buy separately
may be added to the gasoline. If TOP
TIER Detergent Gasoline is not avail-
able, one bottle of additive added to
the fuel tank at every 7,500 miles or
12 months is recommended.
Additives are available from your
authorized HYUNDAI dealer along
with information on how to use them.
Do not mix other additives.
Operation in foreign countries
If you are going to drive your vehicle
in another country, be sure to:
Observe all regulations regarding registration and insurance.
Determine that acceptable fuel is available. No special break-in period is needed.
By following a few simple precautions
for the first 600 miles (1,000 km) you
may add to the performance, econo-
my and life of your vehicle.
Do not race the engine.
While driving, keep your engine
speed (rpm, or revolutions per
minute) between 2,000 rpm and
4,000 rpm.
Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or
slow. Varying engine speed is need-
ed to properly break-in the engine.
Avoid hard stops, except in emer- gencies, to allow the brakes to seat
properly.
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CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65
WARNING
Items contained in motor vehi-
cles or emitted from them are
known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth
defects or reproductive harm.
These include:
Gasoline and its vapors
Engine exhaust
Used engine oil
Interior passenger compart-
ment components and materi-
als
Component parts which are
subject to heat and wear
In addition, battery posts, termi-
nals and related accessories
contain lead, lead compounds
and other chemicals known to
the State of California to cause
cancer and reproductive harm.
WARNING

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Introduction
This vehicle is equipped with an
event data recorder (EDR). The
main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near
crash-like situations, such as an
air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist
in understanding how a vehicle’s
systems performed. The EDR is
designed to record data related to
vehicle dynamics and safety sys-
tems for a short period of time,
typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to
record such data as:
vehicle were operating;
passenger safety belts were
buckled/ fastened;
depressing the accelerator
and/or brake pedal; and,
ing. These data can help provide a bet-
ter understanding of the circum-
stances in which crashes and
injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data
are recorded by your vehicle only
if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data are recorded by
the EDR under normal driving
conditions and no personal data
(e.g., name, gender, age, and
crash location) are recorded.
However, other parties, such as
law enforcement, could combine
the EDR data with the type of per-
sonally identifying data routinely
acquired during a crash investiga-
tion.
To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties, such
as law enforcement, that have the
special equipment, can read the
information if they have access to
the vehicle or the EDR.
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Your vehicle at a glance
Safety system of your vehicle
Convenient features of your vehicle
Multimedia System
Driving your vehicle
What to do in an emergency
Maintenance
Specifications, Consumer information and
Reporting safety defects
Index
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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F12F12
Exterior overview (I) .............................................1-2
Exterior overview (II) ............................................1-3
Interior overview ....................................................1-4
Instrument panel overview ...................................1-5
Engine compartment .............................................1-6
Important Safety Precautions ..............................2-2
Always Wear Your Seat Belt ..........................................2-2
Restrain All Children .........................................................2-2
Air Bag Hazards .................................................................2-2
Driver Distraction ..............................................................2-2
Control Your Speed ...........................................................2-3
Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition ............................2-3
Seats ........................................................................\
2-4
Safety Precautions ...........................................................2-5
Front Seats ........................................................................\
.2-6
Rear Seats........................................................................\
.2-12
Head Restraints ...............................................................2-16
Seat Warmers and Air Ventilation Seats ...................2-20
Seat Belts ..............................................................2-24
Seat Belt Safety Precautions .......................................2-24
Seat Belt Warning Light ................................................2-25
Seat Belt Restraint System...........................................2-26
Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions ...................2-32
Care of Seat Belts...........................................................2-35
Child Restraint System (CRS) .............................2-36
Children Always in the Rear .........................................2-36
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) ................2-37
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS)..................2-39
Air Bag -
Advanced Supplemental Restraint System.......2-47
Where Are the Air Bags? ..............................................2-49
How Does the Air Bag System Operate?..................2-52
What to Expect After an Air Bag Inflates ................2-57
Occupant Classification System (OCS).......................2-58
Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? ........2-63
SRS Care ........................................................................\
....2-68
Additional Safety Precautions .....................................2-69
Air Bag Warning Labels .................................................2-70
1Your vehicle at a glance
2Safety system of your vehicle

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Accessing your vehicle .........................................3-3
Smart Key ........................................................................\
....3-3
Immobilizer System ...........................................................3-7
Door locks ...............................................................3-9
Operating Door Locks from Outside the Vehicle ......3-9
Operating Door Locks from Inside the Vehicle .......3-10
Auto Door Lock/Unlock Features ...............................3-12
Child-Protector Rear Door locks ................................3-12
Theft-alarm system.............................................3-13
Driver position memory system .........................3-14
Storing Positions into Memory ....................................3-14
Easy Access Function ....................................................3-15
Steering wheel......................................................3-16
Electric Power Steering (EPS) .....................................3-16
Tilt Steering / Telescope Steering ..............................3-17
Heated Steering Wheel ..................................................3-17
Horn ........................................................................\
............3-18
Mirrors ...................................................................3-19
Inside Rearview Mirror ..................................................3-19
Outside Rearview Mirror ...............................................3-34
Reverse Parking Aid Function......................................3-37
Windows ................................................................3-38
Power Windows ...............................................................3-39
Panoramic sunroof ..............................................3-42
Sunshade ........................................................................\
...3-42
Sliding the Sunroof .........................................................3-43
Tilting the Sunroof .........................................................3-43
Closing the Sunroof........................................................3-44
To Reset the Sunroof.....................................................3-45
Exterior features .................................................3-46
Hood ........................................................................\
...........3-46
Trunk ........................................................................\
..........3-47
Smart Trunk ......................................................................3-\
50
Fuel Filler Door ................................................................3-53
Instrument cluster................................................3-57
Instrument cluster control ............................................3-58
Gauges ........................................................................\
.......3-59
Engine coolant temperature gauge ............................3-61
Warning and indicator lights ........................................3-63
Warning messages ..........................................................3-76
LCD Display .......................................................................3\
-88
Trip computer ...................................................................3-98
Light .....................................................................3-1\
07
Exterior Lights ...............................................................3-107
Smart High Beam ..........................................................3-109
Welcome System ...........................................................3-115
Interior Lights ................................................................3-116
3Convenient features of your vehicle

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Wipers and washers ..........................................3-120
Windshield Wipers ........................................................3-120
Windshield Washers .....................................................3-121
Driver Assist System .........................................3-122
Rear view camera .........................................................3-122
Rear parking assist system ........................................3-123
Defroster .............................................................3-126
Rear Window Defroster ..............................................3-126
Automatic climate control system ...................3-127
Automatic heating and air conditioning ..................3-128
Manual heating and air conditioning .......................3-129
System operation ..........................................................3-137
System maintenance ....................................................3-139
Windshield defrosting and defogging ............3-141
Automatic Climate Control System ...........................3-142
Defogging logic..............................................................3-143
Climate control additional features.................3-144
Automatic Ventilation ...................................................3-144
To cancel or reset the Automatic Ventilation........3-144
Sunroof Inside Air Recirculation ...............................3-144
Storage compartment ........................................3-145
Center Console Storage ..............................................3-145
Glove Box ........................................................................\
3-145
Sunglass Holder.............................................................3-146
Multi box ........................................................................\
.3-146
Interior features.................................................3-147
Cup Holder ......................................................................3-\
147
Sunvisor ........................................................................\
...3-148
Power Outlet ..................................................................3-148
Clock ........................................................................\
.........3-150
Clothes Hanger ..............................................................3-151
Floor Mat Anchor(s).....................................................3-152
Side Curtain ....................................................................3-15\
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Luggage Net Holder .....................................................3-153

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Multimedia System.................................................4-2
AUX, USB and iPod®Port ...............................................4-2
Antenna ........................................................................\
.......4-2
Steering Wheel Audio Control........................................4-3
Audio / Video / Navigation System (AVN) ..................4-4
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology Hands-Free ...........4-4
How Vehicle Audio Works ...............................................4-5
Features of Your Vehicle.................................................4-7
System Controllers and Functions
- 3.8 Inch Mono TFT ...........................................4-18
Audio Head Unit ..............................................................4-18
Setup ........................................................................\
..........4-20
Radio : FM, AM ................................................................4-23
XM
TMRADIO ......................................................................4-\
24
Basic Method of Use : Audio CD / MP3 CD / USB /
iPod
®/ My Music ...........................................................4-26
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology Audio ....................4-32
Making a Call Using the Steering Wheel Remote
Controller........................................................................\
...4-33
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology ................................4-34
Voice Recognition ...........................................................4-46
Ending Voice Recognition .............................................4-47
System Controllers and Functions
- 5 Inch Color TFT LCD .......................................4-53
Audio Head Unit ..............................................................4-53
Steering-Wheel Mounted Controls ............................4-55
Radio Mode.......................................................................4\
-57
XM
TMRadio Mode ...........................................................4-59
Media Mode......................................................................4-\
61
Audio CD Mode ................................................................4-62
MP3 CD Mode ..................................................................4-64
USB Mode ........................................................................\
.4-67
iPod
®Mode ......................................................................4-\
70
AUX Mode ........................................................................\
.4-72
MY Music Mode ..............................................................4-73
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology Audio Mode ........4-76
Voice Recognition ...........................................................4-92
Setup ........................................................................\
..........4-98
Rear View Camera ........................................................4-103
Blue Link
®.......................................................................4\
-103
Before driving.........................................................5-4
Before entering the vehicle ...........................................5-4
Before starting...................................................................5-4
4Multimedia system
5Driving your vehicle

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Engine Start/Stop button .....................................5-5
Illuminated Engine Start/Stop button ..........................5-6
Engine Stop/Start button positions ..............................5-7
Starting the hybrid system .............................................5-9
Automatic transaxle ............................................5-12
Automatic transaxle operation ....................................5-12
Parking ........................................................................\
.......5-17
Good driving practices ...................................................5-17
Braking system.....................................................5-19
Power brakes ...................................................................5-19
Disc brakes wear indicator ...........................................5-20
Foot parking brake .........................................................5-20
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)...................................5-22
AUTO HOLD ......................................................................5-\
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Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) ....................................5-32
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)................................5-34
Vehicle Stability Management......................................5-38
Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC) ....................................5-39
Good braking practices..................................................5-40
Drive mode integrated control system .............5-41
Cruise control .......................................................5-43
Cruise Control operation ...............................................5-43
Smart Cruise Control system..............................5-48
To adjust the sensitivity of Smart Cruise Control ..5-49
To convert to Cruise Control Mode ............................5-49
Smart Cruise Control speed ..........................................5-50
Smart Cruise Control vehicle-to-vehicle distance..5-54
Radar to detect distance to the vehicle ahead .......5-57
Limitations of the system .............................................5-58
Forward collision warning system (FCWS) ......5-63
FCWS operation ...............................................................5-63
Limitations of the system .............................................5-65
Lane departure warning system (LDWS) .........5-66
LDWS Operation ..............................................................5-67
Warning Light and Message.........................................5-68
Blind spot detection system (BSD) ...................5-70
BSD (Blind Spot Detection) /
LCA (Lane Change Assist) .............................................5-71
RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) ..................................5-74
Special driving conditions ...................................5-78
Hazardous driving conditions.......................................5-78
Rocking the vehicle ........................................................5-78
Smooth cornering ...........................................................5-79
Driving at night ................................................................5-79
Driving in the rain ...........................................................5-80
Driving in flooded areas ................................................5-80
Highway driving ...............................................................5-81