2016 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid warning lights

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2. Detect and Alert
If you are positioned in the detecting
area (20~40 inches (50 ~100 cm)
behind the vehicle) carrying a smart
key, the hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound for about 3 sec-
onds to alert you the smart key has
been detected and the trunk will open.
Information
Do not approach the detecting area if
you do not want the trunk to open. If
you have unintentionally entered the
detecting area and the hazard warn-
ing lights and chime starts to operate,
leave the detecting area with the
smart key. The trunk will stay closed.3. Automatic opening
The hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound 2 times and
then the trunk will open.
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Make sure you close the trunk
before driving your vehicle.
Make sure there are no people
or objects around the trunk
before opening or closing the
trunk.
Make sure objects in the trunk
do not come out when open-
ing the trunk on a slope. It
may cause serious injury.
Make sure to deactivate the
Smart Trunk when washing
your vehicle. Otherwise, the
trunk may open inadvertently.
The key should be kept out of
reach of children. Children
may inadvertently open the
Smart Trunk while playing
around the rear area of the
vehicle.
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1. Hybrid system gauge
2. Speedometer
3. Battery SOC (State of Charge) gauge
4. Fuel gauge
5. Warning and indicator lights
6. LCD display (including Trip computer)
The actual cluster in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration.
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Instrument cluster control
Adjusting Instrument PanelIllumination
The brightness of the instrument
cluster illumination can be adjusted
by pressing the illumination control
buttons (“+” or “-”), when the Engine
Start/Stop button is ON, or when the
parking lights are turned ON. When pressing the illumination con-
trol button, the interior switch illumi-
nation intensity is also adjusted. The
selected brightness of illumination
can be saved in the Driver position
memory system(if equipped).
For more information, refer to
“Driver position Memory System”
in this chapter.
The brightness of the instrumentpanel illumination is displayed.
If the brightness reaches to the maximum or minimum level, an
alarm will sound.
Never adjust the instrument
cluster while driving. This could
result in loss of control and lead
to an accident that may cause
death, serious injury, or property
damage.
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Odometer
The odometer indicates the accumu-
lated distance that the vehicle has
driven and determines the periodic
maintenance schedule that should
be performed.
Warning and indicator lights
Ready Indicator
This indicator illuminates :
When the vehicle is ready to be driven.
- ON : Normal driving is possible.
- OFF : Normal driving is not possible,
or a problem has occurred.
- Blinking : Emergency driving.
When the ready indicator goes OFF or
blinks, there is a problem with the sys-
tem. In this case, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
Service Warning Light
This warning light illuminates :
When the Engine Start/Stop button is in the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When there is a problem with the hybrid vehicle control system or
hardware.
When the warning light illuminates
while driving, or does not go OFF
after starting the vehicle have your
vehicle inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
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Regenerative BrakeWarning Light
This warning light illuminates :
When the regenerative brake does
not operate and the brake does not
perform well. This causes the Brake
Warning light (red) and Regenerative
Brake Warning Light (yellow) to illu-
minate simultaneously.
In this case, drive safely and have
your vehicle inspected by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer.
Anti-lock Brake System(ABS) Warning Light
This warning light illuminates in
one of the following situations:
When the Engine Start/Stop button
is in the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
There is a malfunction with the ABS (The normal braking system is still
operational without the assistance
of the anti-lock brake system).
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
Electronic Brake forceDistribution (EBD)System Warning Light
These two warning lights illuminate
at the same time while driving in
the following situation:
The ABS and the regular brake
system may not properly operate.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
(yellow color)
(red color)
The operation of the brake
pedal may be more difficult than
normal and the braking dis-
tance can increase.
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Information
When the ABS warning light illumi-
nates, or when both the ABS and the
Parking Brake & Brake Fluid warning
lights illuminate, the speedometer, the
odometer, or the tripmeter may not
properly operate. Also, the EPS
Warning Light may illuminate, and the
efforts to operate the steering wheel
may need to be increased or decreased.
In this case, have the vehicle inspected
by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer as
soon as possible.
Electronic ParkingBrake (EPB) WarningLight (if equipped)
This warning light illuminates:
When the Engine Start/Stop button
is in the ON position.
- It illuminates for approximately 3seconds and then goes off.
When there is a malfunction with the EPB.
In this case, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
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The Electric Parking Brake (EPB)
warning light may illuminate, when
the Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
indicator illuminates due to the ESC
malfunction (This does not indicate
the EPB malfunction).
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When both the ABS and Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning
Lights are on, the brake system
will not work normally and you
may experience an unexpected
and dangerous situation during
sudden braking.
In this case, avoid high speed
driving and abrupt braking.
Have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer
as soon as possible.
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Other features
ItemsExplanation
Fuel Economy Auto Reset
The average fuel economy will not automatically reset whenever refueling.
The average fuel economy will automatically reset when refueling.
For more information, refer to “Trip Computer” in this chapter.
Shift gear Pop-upTo activate or deactivate the shift gear pop-up function.
For more information, refer to “Warning and indicator lights” in this chapter.
Fuel Economy UnitChoose the fuel economy unit. (US gallon, UK gallon)
Temperature UnitChoose the temperature unit. (°C,°F)
Tire Pressure UnitChoose the tire pressure unit. (psi, kPa, Bar)
LanguageChoose the language.

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Operating condition
1. Place the light switch in the AUTOposition.
2. Turn on the high beam by pushing the lever away from you.
The smart high beam ( ) indica- tor will illuminate.
3. The Smart High Beam will turn on when vehicle speed is above 28
mph (45km/h).
the Smart High Beam is operating,
the Smart High Beam will turn off
and the high beam will be on con-
tinuously. The smarthigh beam
( ) indicator will turn off.
when the Smart High Beam is
operating, the Smart High Beam
will turn off.
4. If the light switch is placed to the headlamp position, the Smart
High Beam will turn off and the low
beam will be on continuously. The high beam switches to low beam
in the below conditions.
- When the Smart High Beam is off.
- When the light switch is not in the
AUTO position.
- When the headlamp is detected from the on-coming vehicle.
- When the tail lamp is detected from the front vehicle.
- When the surrounding is bright enough high beams are not need-
ed.
- When streetlights or other lights are detected.
- When vehicle speed is below 18 mph (35km/h).
Warning light and message
When the Smart High Beam Assist
System is not working properly, the
warning message will come on for a
few second. After the message dis-
appears, the master warning light will
illuminate. Take your vehicle to an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer and
have the system checked.
■ Warning message■ Master warning
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