2018 Hyundai Elantra Owner's Manual

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To set Cruise Control speed
1. Press the CRUISE button on thesteering wheel to turn the system on.
The "CRUISE" indicator will illuminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than 20 mph (30
km/h). 3. Push the toggle switch (1) 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.
To increase Cruise Control speed
Push the toggle switch (1) up (RES+)
and hold it, while monitoring the SET
speed on the instrument cluster.
Release the toggle switch when the
desired speed is shown and the vehi-
cle will accelerate to that speed.
Push the toggle switch (1) up (RES+) and release it immediately. The cruis-
ing speed will increase 1.0 mph (1.6
km/h) each time the toggle switch is
operated in this manner.
Depress the accelerator pedal. When the vehicle attains the desired speed,
push the toggle switch (1) down (SET-).
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To decrease Cruise Controlspeed
Push the toggle switch (1) down (SET-)
and hold it. Your vehicle will gradually
slow down. Release the toggle switch
at the speed you want to maintain.
Push the toggle switch (1) 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 (1) down (SET-).
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 previously 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.
Pressing the CANCEL button located
on the steering wheel.
Pressing the CRUISE button. Both the CRUISE indicator and the "SET" indi-
cator will turn OFF.
Moving the shift lever into N (Neutral).
Decreasing the vehicle speed to less than approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
The ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is operating.
Downshifting to 2
ndgear when in
Manual Shift mode.
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Information
Each of the above actions will cancel
Cruise Control operation (the "SET" indi-
cator 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 operation, 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.
To resume preset Cruisingspeed
Push the toggle switch (1) 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).
Turn the vehicle OFF.
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➀Cruise Indicator
➁ Set Speed
➂ Vehicle-to-Vehicle Distance
The Smart Cruise Control System allows
you to program the vehicle to maintain
constant speed and distance detecting
the vehicle ahead without depressing the
accelerator/brake pedal.
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For your safety, please read the
owner's manual before using the
Smart Cruise Control system.
WARNING
Do not use smart cruise control
when towing a trailer.
WARNING
The Smart Cruise Control System
is not a substitute for safe driving
practices, but a convenience func-
tion only. It is the responsibility of
the driver to always check the
speed and distance to the vehicle
ahead.
WARNING
Take the following precautions:
If the Smart Cruise Control is left
on, ("CRUISE" indicator light in
the instrument cluster is illumi-
nated) 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.
Set the Smart Cruise Control
speed under the posted speed,
which is regulated by the law.
Use the Smart Cruise Control
System when traveling on open
highways in good weather.
Do not use the Smart Cruise
Control when it may not be safe
to keep the vehicle at a constant
speed:
- When driving in heavy traffic or
when traffic conditions make it
difficult to drive at a constant
speed
- When driving on rainy, icy, or snow-covered roads
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To Adjust the Sensitivity of
Smart Cruise Control
The sensitivity of vehicle speed when fol-
lowing the front vehicle to maintain the
set distance can be adjusted. Go to the
User Settings Mode (Driving Assist) and
select SCC (Smart Cruise Control). You
may select one of the three stages you
prefer. Slow:
Vehicle speed following the front vehi-
cle to maintain the set distance is slow-
er than normal speed.
Normal: Vehicle speed following the front vehi-
cle to maintain the set distance is nor-
mal.
Fast: Vehicle speed following the front vehi-
cle to maintain the set distance is
faster than normal speed.
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- When driving on hilly or windyroads
- When driving in windy areas
- When driving in parking lots
- When driving near crash barri- ers
- When driving on a sharp curve
- When driving with limited view (possibly due to bad weather,
such as fog, snow, rain or sand-
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To Convert to Cruise Control
Mode
The driver may choose to only use the
Cruise Control Mode (speed control
function) by doing as follows:
1. Turn the Smart Cruise Control Systemon (the "CRUISE" indicator will be on
but the system will not be activated).
2. Press and hold the Vehicle-to-Vehicle Distance button for more than 2 sec-
onds.
3. Choose between "Smart Cruise Control (SCC) Mode" and "Cruise
Control (CC) Mode". When the system is canceled using the
CRUISE button or the CRUISE button is
used after the engine is turned on, the
SCC Mode will turn on.
Smart Cruise Control Speed
To set Smart Cruise Control
speed
1. Push the CRUISE button on the steer-
ing wheel to turn the system on. The
"CRUISE" indicator will illuminate.
2. Accelerate to the desired speed. The Smart Cruise Control speed canbe set as follows:
km/h): when there is no vehicle in
front
km/h): when there is a vehicle in
front
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When using the Cruise Control
Mode, you must manually adjust
the distance to other vehicles by
depressing the accelerator or brake
pedal. The system does not auto-
matically adjust the distance to
vehicles in front of you.
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3. Push the toggle switch down (SET-),and release it at the desired speed.
The Set Speed and Vehicle-to-Vehicle
Distance on the LCD display will illu-
minate.
4. Release the accelerator pedal. The desired speed will automatically be
maintained.
If there is a vehicle in front of you, the
speed may decrease to maintain the dis-
tance 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 downward slope.
To increase Smart Cruise Control set speed
Follow either of these procedures:
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.
Push the toggle switch up (RES+), and release it immediately. The cruising
speed will increase by 1.0 mph (1.0
km/h) each time you move the toggle
switch up in this manner.
You can set the speed to 100 mph (160 km/h).
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Check the driving condition before
using the toggle switch. Driving
speed sharply increases, when you
push up and hold the toggle switch.
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To decrease the Smart CruiseControl set speed
Follow either of these procedures:
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.
Push the toggle switch down (SET-), and release it immediately. The cruis-
ing speed will decrease by 1.0 mph
(1.0 km/h) each time you move the tog-
gle switch down in this manner.
You can set the speed to 20 mph (30 km/h).
To temporarily accelerate withthe Smart Cruise Control on
If you want to speed up temporarily when
the Smart Cruise Control is on, depress
the accelerator pedal. Increased speed
will not interfere with Smart Cruise
Control operation or change the set
speed.
To return to the set speed, take your foot
off the accelerator.
If you push the toggle switch down (SET-)
at increased speed, the cruising speed
will be set again.
Smart Cruise Control will betemporarily canceled when:
Canceled manually
Depressing the brake pedal.
Pressing the CANCEL button located
on the steering wheel.
The Smart Cruise Control turns off tem-
porarily when the indicator on the LCD
display turns off.
The CRUISE indicator is illuminated con-
tinuously.
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Be careful when accelerating tem-
porarily, because the speed is not
controlled automatically at this
time even if there is a vehicle in
front of you.
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