2018 Hyundai Elantra GT Owner's Manual

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Cruise Control operation
1. Cruise indicator
2. SET indicator
The Cruise Control system allows
you to drive at speeds above 20 mph
(30 km/h) without depressing the
accelerator pedal.During cruise-speed driving of a
manual transmission vehicle, do
not shift into neutral without
depressing the clutch pedal, since
the engine will be overrevved. If
this happens, depress the clutch
pedal or press the cruise control
ON / OFF button.
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Do not use when:
- Driving in heavy traffic or
when traffic conditions make
it difficult to drive at a con-
stant speed
- Driving on rainy, icy, or snow-covered roads
- Driving on hilly or windy roads
- Driving in windy areas
- Driving with limited view (possibly due to bad weather
such as fog, snow, rain and
sandstorm)
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Take the following precautions:
Always set the vehicle speed
under the speed limit.
If the Cruise Control is left on,
(cruise indicator light in the
instrument cluster is illumi-
nated) the Cruise Control can
be activated unintentionally.
Keep the Cruise Control sys-
tem off (cruise indicator light
OFF) when the Cruise Control
is not in use, to avoid inadver-
tently setting a speed.
Use the Cruise Control sys-
tem only when traveling on
open highways in good
weather.
Do not use the Cruise Control
when it may be unsafe to keep
the vehicle at a constant
speed.
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Information
• During normal cruise control opera-tion, when the SET switch is activat-
ed or reactivated after applying the
brakes, the cruise control will ener-
gize after approximately 3 seconds.
This delay is normal.
• Before activating the cruise control function, the system will check to
verify that the brake switch is oper-
ating normally. Depress the brake
pedal at least once after turning ON
the ignition or starting the engine.
To set Cruise Control speed
1. Press the CRUISE button on the steering wheel to turn the system
on. The cruise indicator will illumi-
nate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than 20 mph
(30 km/h).
Information - Manual trans-mission
For manual transmission vehicles, you
should depress the brake pedal at
least once to set the cruise control
after starting the engine. 3. Push the toggle switch down
(SET-), and release it. The SET
indicator light will illuminate.
4. Release the accelerator pedal.
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On a steep slope, the vehicle may
slightly slow down or speed up, while
driving uphill or downhill.
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To increase Cruise Controlspeed
Push the toggle switch up (RES+)
and hold it, while monitoring the
SET speed on the instrument clus-
ter.
Release the toggle switch when
the desired speed is shown and
the vehicle will accelerate to that
speed.
Push the toggle switch up (RES+) and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will increase 1.0
mph (1.6 km/h) each time the tog-
gle switch is operated in this man-
ner. Depress the accelerator pedal.
When the vehicle attains the
desired speed, push the toggle
switch down (SET-).
To decrease Cruise Controlspeed
Push the toggle switch down (SET-)
and hold it. Your vehicle will gradual-
ly slow down. Release the toggle
switch at the speed you want to
maintain.
Push the toggle switch down (SET-) and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will decrease 1.0
mph (1.6 km/h) each time the toggle
switch is operated in this manner.
Lightly tap the brake pedal. When the vehicle attains the desired
speed, push the toggle switch
down (SET-).
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To temporarily accelerate withthe Cruise Control ON
Depress the accelerator pedal. When
you take your foot off the accelerator,
the vehicle will return to the previ-
ously set speed.
If you push the toggle switch down
(SET-) at the increased speed, the
Cruise Control will maintain the
increased speed.
Cruise Control will be canceledwhen:
Depressing the brake pedal.
Depressing the clutch pedal.
(for manual transmission vehicle)
Pressing the CANCEL button located on the steering wheel.
Pressing the CRUISE button. Both the cruise indicator and the "SET"
indicator will turn OFF.
Moving the shift lever into N (Neutral).(for automatic transmis-
sion/ dual clutch transmission vehi-
cle)
Decreasing the vehicle speed to less than approximately 20 mph
(30 km/h). The ESC (Electronic Stability
Control) is operating.
Downshifting to the 2nd gear in manual shift mode. (for automatic
transmission/dual clutch transmis-
sion vehicle)
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Each of the above actions will cancel
Cruise Control operation (the "SET"
indicator in the instrument cluster will
go off), but only pressing the CRUISE
button will turn the system off. If you
wish to resume Cruise Control opera-
tion, push the toggle switch up (RES+)
located on your steering wheel. You
will return to your previously preset
speed, unless the system was turned off
using the CRUISE button.
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To resume preset Cruisingspeed
Push the toggle switch up (RES+). If
the vehicle speed is over 20 mph (30
km/h), the vehicle will resume the
preset speed.
To turn Cruise Control off
Press the CRUISE button (the
cruise indicator light will go off).
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➀Cruise indicator
➁ Set speed
➂ Vehicle-to-vehicle distance
To see the SCC screen on the LCD
display in the cluster, select Assist
mode ( ). For more details, refer to
"LCD Display Modes" in chapter 3. The Smart Cruise Control System
allows you to program the vehicle to
maintain constant speed and mini-
mum distance between the vehicle
ahead.
The Smart Cruise Control System
will automatically adjust your vehicle
speed to maintain your programmed
speed and following distance without
requiring you to depress the acceler-
ator or brake pedals.
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For your safety, please read the
owner's manual before using the
Smart Cruise Control system.
WARNING
The Smart Cruise Control
System is not a substitute for
safe driving practices, but a
convenience function only. It is
the responsibility of the driver
to always check the speed and
distance to the vehicle ahead.
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Take the following precautions :
Always set the vehicle speed
under the speed limit.
If the Smart Cruise Control is
left on, (cruise ( )
indicator light in the instru-
ment cluster is illuminated)
the Smart Cruise Control can
be activated unintentionally.
Keep the Smart Cruise
Control System off (cruise
( ) indicator light
OFF) when the Smart Cruise
Control is not in use, to avoid
inadvertently setting a speed.
Use the Smart Cruise Control
System only when traveling
on open highways in good
weather.
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Smart Cruise Control Speed
To set Smart Cruise Controlspeed
1. Push the CRUISE button on the
steering wheel to turn the system
on. The cruise ( ) indi-
cator will illuminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed. The Smart Cruise Control speedcan be set as follows:
when there is no vehicle in front
when there is a vehicle in front 3. Push the toggle switch down
(SET-). The Set Speed and
Vehicle-to-Vehicle Distance on the
LCD display will illuminate.
4. Release the accelerator pedal. The desired speed will automati-
cally be maintained.
If there is a vehicle in front of you, the
speed may decrease to maintain the
distance to the vehicle ahead.
On a steep grade, the vehicle may
slow down or speed up slightly while
going uphill or downhill.
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Vehicle speed may decrease on an
upward slope and increase on a down-
ward slope.
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Do not use the Smart Cruise
Control when it may not be
safe to keep the vehicle at a
constant speed.
Do not use when:
- Driving in heavy traffic or when traffic conditions make
it difficult to drive at a con-
stant speed
- Driving on rainy, icy, or snow-covered roads
- Driving on a steep downhill or uphill
- Driving in windy areas
- Driving in parking lots
- Driving near crash barriers
- Driving on a sharp curve
- Driving with limited view (possibly due to bad weath-
er, such as fog, snow, rain or
sandstorm)
- The vehicle's sensing ability decreases due to vehicle
modification, resulting in a
level difference of the vehi-
cle's front and rear
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To increase Smart CruiseControl set speed
Follow either of these procedures:
Push the toggle switch up (RES+),
and release it immediately. The
cruising speed will increase by
1 mph (1 km/h) each time you
move the toggle switch up in this
manner.
Push the toggle switch up (RES+), and hold it. Your vehicle set speed
will increase by 5 mph (10 km/h).
Release the toggle switch at the
speed you want.
To decrease the Smart CruiseControl set speed
Follow either of these procedures:
Push the toggle switch down
(SET-), and release it immediately.
The cruising speed will decrease
by 1 mph (1 km/h) each time you
move the toggle switch down in
this manner.
Push the toggle switch down (SET-), and hold it. Your vehicle set
speed will decrease by 5 mph (10
km/h). Release the toggle switch
at the speed you want.
You can set the speed to 20 mph (30 km/h).
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Check the driving condition
before using the toggle switch.
Driving speed sharply increas-
es, when you push up and hold
the toggle switch.
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