2018 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SPORT warning

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This manual includes information titled as DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and NOTICE.
These titles indicate the following:
SAFETY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE WARNING
DANGER indicates a hazardous situa-
tion which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury.
DANGER
WARNING indicates a hazardous situ-
ation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situa-
tion which, if not avoided, could result
in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION
NOTICE indicates a situation which, if
not avoided, could result in vehicle
damage.
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Introduction
We want to help you get the greatest
possible driving pleasure from your
vehicle. Your Owner's Manual can
assist you in many ways. To gain an
overview of the contents of your
Owner's Manual, use the Table of
Contents in the front of the manual.The first page of each Chapter
includes a detailed Table of Contents
of the topics in that Chapter.
To quickly locate information about
your vehicle, use the Index in the
back of the manual. It is an alphabet-
ical list of what is in this manual and
the page number where it can be
found.
For your convenience, we have
incorporated tabs on the right-hand
page edges. These tabs are coded
with the Chapter titles to assist you
with navigating through the manual.Your safety, and the safety of others,
is very important. This Owner's
Manual provides you with many safe-
ty precautions and operating proce-
dures. This information alerts you to
potential hazards that may hurt you
or others, as well as damage to your
vehicle.
Safety messages found on vehicle
labels and in this manual describethese hazards and what to do to
avoid or reduce the risks.
Warnings and instructions contained
in this manual are for your safety.
Failure to follow safety warnings and
instructions can lead to serious injuryor death.
Throughout this manual DANGER,
WARNING, CAUTION, NOTICE and
the SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL willbe used.
This is the safety alert sym-bol. It is used to alert you to
potential physical injury haz-
ards. Obey all safety mes-
sages that follow this symbol
to avoid possible injury or
death. The safety alert sym-
bol precedes the signal words
DANGER, WARNING and
CAUTION.
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DANGER indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,will result in death or serious
injury.
DANGER
WARNING indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,could result in death or serious
injury.
WARNING
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NOTICE indicates a situation
which, if not avoided, could result
in vehicle damage. Your new vehicle is designed to
obtain maximum performance with
UNLEADED FUEL, as well as mini-
mize exhaust emissions and spark
plug fouling.
Your new vehicle is designed to use
only unleaded fuel having an octane
number ((R+M)/2) of 87 (Research
Octane Number 91) or higher. (Do not
use methanol blended fuels)
To prevent damage to the engine
and engine components, never
add any fuel system cleaning
agents to the fuel tank other thanwhat has been specified.
Consult an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer for additional information.
Gasoline containing alcohol or
methanol
Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and
ethanol (also known as grain alco-
hol) are being marketed along with orinstead of leaded or unleaded gaso-
line. For example, "E15" is a gasohol
comprised of 15% ethanol and 85%
gasoline. Do not use gasohol containing more than 15% ethanol, and do not use
gasoline or gasohol containing any
methanol. Either of these fuels may
cause drivability problems and dam-age to the fuel system, engine con-trol system and emission control sys-tem.
Discontinue using gasohol of any
kind if drivability problems occur.
NOTICE
NOTICE
CAUTION indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,could result in minor or moder-
ate injury.
CAUTION
•Do not "top off" after the noz-
zle automatically shuts offwhen refueling.
Always check that the fuel cap
is installed securely to pre-
vent fuel spillage in the eventof an accident.
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Your vehicle at a glanceI
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1. Door lock/unlock button ........................3-15
2. Side view mirror control switch ..............3-34
3. Central door lock switch ........................3-16
4. Power window switches .........................3-37
5. Power window lock switch......................3-40
6. Driver position memory system ............3-20
7. Instrument panel illumination control
switch ....................................................3-57
8. Blind-spot Collision Warning (BCW) system....................................................5-55
9. Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) system ....5-101
10. ESC (Electronic Stability Control) OFF button ..........................................5-45
11. Trunk lid release lever ..........................3-47
12. Fuel filler door release lever ................3-52
13. Fuse panel ..........................................7-54
14. Steering wheel .....................................3-23
15. Steering wheel tilt/telescopic lever ......3-23
16. Light control/Turn signals ..................3-101
17. Wiper/Washer ....................................3-112
18. Seat........................................................2-4
19. Hood release lever ..............................3-45
20. Brake pedal ..........................................5-40
21. Accelerator pedal
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11. Steering wheel audio controls* /Bluetooth ®
wireless technology
hands-free controls* ......................4-3, 4-4
2. Instrument cluster ..............................3-55
3. Horn ....................................................3-25
4. Driver's front air bag ..........................2-45
5. Cruise control switch* ......................5-114
6. Key ignition switch* / Engine start/stop button* ..............5-6, 5-9
7. Shift lever ........................5-16, 5-19, 5-26
8. Hazard warning flasher button..............6-2
9. Climate control system .........3-119, 3-128
10. Seat warmer* ....................................2-19
11. Heated Steering Wheel* ..................3-24
12. Drive mode system ..............................5-52
13. Parking Distance Warning (Reverse) System*................................................3-115
14. Passenger’s front air bag ..................2-45
15. Glove box .......................................3-144
16. Parking brake ....................................5-41
* : if equipped
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Important Safety Precautions ..............................2-2Always 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 ...............................................................2-15
Seat Warmers ...................................................................2-19
Seat Belts ..............................................................2-21 Seat Belt Safety Precautions .......................................2-21
Seat Belt Warning Light ................................................2-22
Seat Belt Restraint System...........................................2-24
Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions ...................2-30
Care of Seat Belts...........................................................2-32 Child Restraint System (CRS) .............................2-33
Children Always in the Rear .........................................2-33
Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) .................2-34
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS)..................2-36
Air Bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint
System ...................................................................2-43 Where Are the Air Bags? ..............................................2-45
How Does the Air Bag System Operate?..................2-49
What to Expect After an Air Bag Inflates ................2-54
Occupant Classification System (OCS).......................2-55
Why Didn't My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision? ........2-60
SRS Care ............................................................................2-65
Additional Safety Precautions .....................................2-66
Air Bag Warning Labels .................................................2-67
This chapter provides you with important information about how to protect yourself and your passengers.
It explains how to properly use your seats and seat belts, and how your air bags work.
Additionally, this chapter explains how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.
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You will find many safety precautions and recommendations throughoutthis section, and throughout this
manual. The safety precautions inthis section are among the most
important.
Always Wear Your Seat Belt
A seat belt is your best protection in
all types of accidents. Air bags are
designed to supplement seat belts,
not replace them. So even though
your vehicle is equipped with air
bags, ALWAYS make sure you and
your passengers wear your seat
belts, and wear them properly.
Restrain All Children
All children under age 13 should ride
in your vehicle properly restrained in
a rear seat, not the front seat. Infantsand small children should be
restrained in an appropriate child
restraint. Larger children should usea booster seat with the lap/shoulder
belt until they can use the seat belt
properly without a booster seat.
Air Bag Hazards
While air bags can save lives, they
can also cause serious or fatal
injuries to occupants who sit tooclose to them, or who are not prop-
erly restrained.
Infants, young children, and shorter
adults are at the greatest risk of
being injured by an inflating air bag.
Follow all instructions and warnings
in this manual.
Driver Distraction
Driver distraction presents a serious
and potentially deadly danger, espe-
cially for inexperienced drivers.
Safety should be the first concern
when behind the wheel and drivers
need to be aware of the wide array of
potential distractions, such as
drowsiness, reaching for objects,
eating, personal grooming, other
passengers, and using cellular
phones.
Drivers can become distracted when
they take their eyes and attention offthe road or their hands off the wheel
to focus on activities other than driv-
ing. To reduce your risk of distractionor getting into an accident:
• ALWAYS set up your mobile
devices (i.e., MP3 players, phones,
navigation units, etc.) when your
vehicle is parked or safely stopped.
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Safety Precautions
Adjusting the seats so that you are
sitting in a safe, comfortable position
plays an important role in driver and
passenger safety together with theseat belts and air bags in an acci-dent.
Air bags
You can take steps to reduce the risk
of being injured by an inflating air
bag. Sitting too close to an air bag
greatly increases the risk of injury in
the event the air bag inflates.
Move your seat as far back as possi-
ble from front air bags, while still
maintaining control of the vehicle.
Do not use a cushion thatreduces friction between the
seat and the passenger. The
passenger's hips may slide
under the lap portion of the seatbelt during an accident or a
sudden stop. Serious or fatalinternal injuries could resultbecause the seat belt cannot
operate properly.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death from an inflating
air bag, take the following pre-cautions:
•Adjust the driver's seat as far
to the rear as possible whilemaintaining the ability to
maintain full control of the
vehicle.
Adjust the front passenger seat as far to the rear as pos-
sible.
Hold the steering wheel by the
rim with hands at the 9 o'clock
and 3 o'clock positions to
minimize the risk of injuries to
your hands and arms.
NEVER place anything or any- one between the steering
wheel and the air bag.
Do not allow the front passen-
ger to place feet or legs on the
dashboard to minimize therisk of leg injuries.
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