2018 Hyundai Sonata Plug-in Hybrid Owner's Manual

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Information
• The warning chime will turn offwhen the detected vehicle moves out
of the sensing area or if your vehicle
is moved away from the detected
vehicle.
• The system may not operate proper- ly due to other factors or circum-
stances. Always pay attention to
your surroundings.
• If the sensing area near the rear bumper is blocked by either a wall
or barrier or by a parked vehicle,
the system sensing area may be
reduced. The system may not work prop-
erly when the bumper has been
damaged, or if the rear bumper
has been replaced or repaired.
The sensing range differs some- what according to the width of
the road. When the road is nar-
row, the system may detect
other vehicles in the next lane.
The system may turn off due to strong electromagnetic waves.
Non-operating condition
The BSD indicator on the outer side
view mirror may not illuminate
properly when:
- The outer side view mirror housingis damaged.
- The mirror is covered with dirt, snow, or debris.
- The window is covered with dirt, snow, or debris.
- The window is tinted.
NOTICEi
The warning light on the outer
side view mirror will illumi-
nate whenever a vehicle is
detected at the rear side by
the system.
To avoid accidents, do not
focus only on the warning light
and neglect to see the sur-
rounding of the vehicle. (Continued)
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Drive safely even though the
vehicle is equipped with a
Blind Spot Detection System
(BSD) and Rear Cross Traffic
Alert (RCTA). Do not solely rely
on the system. Check your sur-
rounding before changing
lanes or backing up the vehi-
cle.
The system may not alert the
driver in some conditions so
always check your surround-
ings while driving.
The Blind Spot Detection
System (BSD) and Rear Cross
Traffic Alert (RCTA) are not a
substitute for proper and safe
driving practices. Always drive
safely and use caution when
changing lanes or backing up
your vehicle. The Blind Spot
Detection System (BSD) may
not detect every object along-
side the vehicle.
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Limitations of the system
The driver must be cautious in the
below situations, because the sys-
tem may not detect other vehicles or
objects in certain circumstances.
- The vehicle drives on a curved roador through a tollgate.
- The sensor is polluted with rain, snow, mud, etc.
- The rear bumper where the sensor is located is covered with a foreign
object such as a bumper sticker, a
bumper guard, a bike stand, etc.
- The rear bumper is damaged, or the sensor is out of the original
default position.
- The vehicle height gets lower or higher due to heavy loading in a
trunk, abnormal tire pressure, etc.
- The vehicle drives in inclement weather such as heavy rain or
snow.
- There is a fixed object near the vehicle, such as a guardrail.
- A big vehicle is near such as a bus or truck. - A motorcycle or bicycle is near.
- A flat trailer is near.
- If the vehicle has started at the
same time as the vehicle next to
you and has accelerated.
- When the other vehicle passes at a very fast speed.
- While changing lanes.
- While going down or up a steep road where the height of the lane is
different.
- When the other vehicle approaches very close.
- When a trailer or carrier is installed.
- When the temperature near the rear bumper area is high or low.
- When the sensors are blocked by the other vehicles, walls or parking-
lot pillars.
- When the detected vehicle also moves back, as your vehicle drives
back.
- If there are small objects in the detecting area such as a shopping
cart or a baby carriage.
- If there is a low height vehicle such as a sports car. - When other vehicles are close to
your vehicle.
- When the vehicle in the next lane moves two lanes away from you
OR when the vehicle two lanes
away moves to the next lane from
you.
- When driving through a narrow road with many trees or bushes.
- When driving on wet surface.
Information
This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC rules.
Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any inter- ference received, including interfer-
ence that may cause undesired
operation.
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The Lane Keeping Assist System
helps detect the lane markers on the
road with a camera at the front wind-
shield, and assists the driver's steer-
ing to help keep the vehicle in the
lanes.
When the system detects the vehicle
straying from its lane, it alerts the
driver with a visual and audible warn-
ing, while applying a slight counter-
steering torque, trying to prevent the
vehicle from moving out of its lane.
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Driver is responsible for being
aware of surroundings and
steering the vehicle for safe
driving practices.
Do not steer the steering
wheel suddenly when the
steering wheel is being assist-
ed by the system.
LKAS helps prevent the driver
from moving out of the lane
unintentionally by assisting
the driver's steering. However,
the system is just a conven-
ience function and the steer-
ing wheel is not always con-
trolled. While driving, the driv-
er should pay attention to the
steering wheel.
The operation of the LKAS
can be cancelled or not work
properly according to road
condition and surroundings.
Always be cautious when
driving.
WARNING
Do not disassemble LKAS
camera temporarily for tinted
window or attaching any
types of coatings and acces-
sories. If you disassemble a
camera and assemble it again,
take your vehicle to an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer and
have the system checked for a
calibration.
When you replace the wind-
shield glass, LKAS camera or
related parts of the steering,
take your vehicle to an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer and
have the system checked for a
calibration.
The system detects lane
markers and controls the
steering wheel by a camera,
therefore, if the lane markers
are hard to detect, the system
may not work properly.
Always be cautious when
using the system.
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LKAS operation
To activate/deactivate the LKAS:
With the ignition switch in the ON
position, press the LKAS button
located on the instrument panel on
the lower left hand side of the driver.
The indicator in the cluster display
will initially illuminate white.
When the indicator(white) activated
in the previous ignition cycle, the
system turns on without any control.
Do not place objects on the
dashboard that reflects light
such as mirrors, white paper,
etc. The system may malfunc-
tion if the sunlight is reflected.
Do not place any accessories
near the rearview mirror.
You may not hear warning
sound of LKAS because of the
excessive audio sound.(Continued)
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If you continue to drive with
your hands off the steering
wheel, the LKAS will stop con-
trolling the steering wheel
after the hands off alarm.
After then, if you drive with
your hands on the steering
wheel, the control will be acti-
vated again.
If the vehicle speed is high,
steering torque for assistance
will not be enough to keep
your vehicle within the lane. If
so, the vehicle may move out
of its lane.
If you attach objects to the
steering wheel, the system
may not assist steering.
If you attach objects to the
steering wheel, hands off
alarm may not work properly.
WARNING
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When the lane markers are
hard to detect, please refer to
"Limitation of the System".
Do not remove or damage the
related parts of LKAS.
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If you press the LKAS button again,
the indicator on the cluster display
will go off.
The color of indicator will change
depend on the condition of LKAS.
- White : Sensor does not detect thelane marker or vehicle speed is
less than 40 mph (64 km/h).
- Green : Sensor detects the lane marker and system is able to con-
trol the steering.LKAS activation
To see the LKAS screen on theLCD display in the cluster, Tab to
the ASSIST mode ( ). For more
details, refer to "LCD Display" in
chapter 3.
After LKAS is activated, if both lane markers are detected, vehicle
speed is over 40 mph (64 km/h)
and all the activation conditions are
satisfied, a green steering wheel
indicator will illuminate and the
steering wheel will be controlled.
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The Lane Keeping Assist
System is a system to help pre-
vent the driver from leaving the
lane. However, the driver should
not solely rely on the system
but always check the road con-
ditions when driving.
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If the speed of the vehicle is over 40
mph (64 km/h) and the system
detects lane markers, the color
changes from gray to white. If the speed of the vehicle is over 40
mph (64 km/h) and the system
detects lane markers, the color
changes from gray to white.When the conditions below are met,
LKAS will be enable to assist steer-
ing.
Vehicle speed is above 40mph (64
km/h).
Both lane markers are detected by LKAS.
The vehicle is between the lane markers.
If LKAS can assist steering, a green
steering wheel indicator will illumi-
nate.
■Left lane line■Right lane line
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If the vehicle moves out its lane
because steering torque for assis-
tance is not enough, the line indica-
tor of deviation direction will blink.Keep hands on steering wheel
If the driver takes hands off the steer-
ing wheel for several seconds while
the LKAS is activated, the system
will warn the driver.5
■Left lane line■Right lane line
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The warning message may
appear late according to road
conditions. Therefore, always
have your hands on the steer-
ing wheel while driving.
If you hold the steering wheel
lightly, the system would gen-
erate hands off warning
because LKAS can treat the
situation as you do not grab
the wheel.
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Driver's grasp not detected.
LKAS will be disabled temporarily
If the driver still does not have their
hands on the steering wheel after
several seconds, the system will not
control the steering wheel and warn
the driver only when the driver cross-
es the lane markers.
However, if the driver has their hands
on the steering wheel again, the sys-
tem will start controlling the steering
wheel.
LKAS malfunction
Check LKAS
LKAS failure indicator
The LKAS failure indicator (yellow)
will illuminate if the LKAS is not
working properly. Have your vehicle
checked by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
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The driver is responsible for
accurate steering.
Turn off the system and drive
the vehicle in below situa-
tions.
- In bad weather
- In bad road condition
- When the steering wheelneeds to be controlled by the
driver frequently.
The steering wheel may feel
heavier when the steering
wheel is assisted by the sys-
tem than when it is not.
WARNING