2019 Hyundai Santa Fe trailer

As with other vehicles of this type,
failure to operate this vehicle correct-
ly may result in loss of control, an
accident or vehicle rollover.
Specific design characteristics (high-
er ground clearance, track, etc.) give
this vehicle a higher centre of gravity
than other types of vehicles. In other
words they are not designed for cor-
nering at the same speeds as con-
ventional 2-wheel drive vehicles.
Avoid sharp turns or abrupt manoeu-
vres. Again, failure to operate this
vehicle correctly may result in loss of
control, an accident or vehicle
rollover.Be sure to read the
"Reducing the risk of a rollover"
driving guidelines, in section 5 of
this manual.By following a few simple precautions
for the first 600 miles (1,000 km) you
may add to the performance, econo-
my and life of your vehicle.
• Do not race the engine.
• Whilst driving, keep your engine
speed (rpm, or revolutions per
minute) between 2,000 rpm and
4,000 rpm.
• Do not maintain a single speed for
long periods of time, either fast or
slow. Varying engine speed is need-
ed to properly break-in the engine.
• Avoid hard stops, except in emer-
gencies, to allow the brakes to seat
properly.
• Don't tow a trailer during the first
1,200 miles (2,000 km) of operation.HYUNDAI promotes an environmen-
tally sound treatment for end of life
vehicles and offers to take back your
HYUNDAI end of life vehicles in
accordance with the European Union
(EU) End of Life Vehicles Directive.
You can get detailed information
from your national HYUNDAI home-
page.
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Introduction
VEHICLE HANDLING
INSTRUCTIONSVEHICLE BREAK-IN
PROCESSRETURNING USED VEHICLES

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Convenient features of your vehicle
Non-operating condition
Never use the Parking Assist system
in the below conditions.
• Curved parking space
• Inclined roads
• A vehicle loaded with longer or
wider cargo compared to the vehicle
• Diagonal parking space
• Heavy snow or rain
• Near a circular pillar or narrow pil-
lar, or a pillar surrounded by objects
such as fire extinguisher, etc.
• The sensor is positioned incorrectly
by an impact to the bumper
• Bumpy roads
• A vehicle equipped with a snow
chain or spare tyre
• Tyre pressure lower or higher than
the standard tyre pressure
• A trailer connected to the vehicle
• Slippery or uneven road
• Big vehicles such as buses or
trucks parked
• Sensor covered with foreign mat-
ter, such as snow or water• A motorcycle or bicycle parked
• An obstacle such as a trash can,
bicycle, shopping cart, etc. is near
• Heavy wind
• Wheel changed to an unauthorised
size
• A problem with the wheel alignment
• Vehicle leaned severely to one side
• Electronic Power Steering (EPS)
warning indicator illuminates.
• Front or rear distance sensors are
malfunction or not working properly.
(Refer to the Parking Distance
Warning system in chapter 3.)
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■Right side
- Reverse parking■Left side
- Reverse parking
■Left side
- Parallel exit■Right side
- Parallel exit

Driving your vehicle
Before driving.........................................................5-5
Before entering the vehicle ...........................................5-5
Before starting...................................................................5-5
Key ignition switch ............................................................5-7
Ignition switch ........................................................5-7
Engine Start/Stop button ..............................................5-12
Manual transmission............................................5-20
Manual transmission operation ...................................5-20
Good driving practices ...................................................5-22
Automatic transmission .......................................5-23
Automatic transmission operation ..............................5-23
Parking ...............................................................................5-28
Good driving practices ...................................................5-28
Braking system.....................................................5-31
Power brakes ...................................................................5-31
Disc brakes wear indicator ...........................................5-32
Parking brake ...................................................................5-32
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB)...................................5-34
AUTO HOLD ......................................................................5-40
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) ....................................5-44
Electronic Stability Control (ESC)................................5-46
Vehicle Stability Management (VSM).........................5-49
Trailer stability assist (TSA)..........................................5-50
Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC) ....................................5-51
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) ......................................5-51
Downhill Brake Control (DBC) ......................................5-52
Good braking practices..................................................5-54
Four wheel drive (4WD) ......................................5-55
4WD operation .................................................................5-57
Emergency precautions .................................................5-60
Reducing the risk of a rollover ...................................5-61
ISG (Idle Stop and Go) system ...........................5-63
To activate the ISG system ...........................................5-63
To deactivate the ISG system ......................................5-67
ISG system malfunction .................................................5-67
The battery sensor deactivation .................................5-68
Flex steering wheel .............................................5-69
Drive mode integrated control system .............5-71
SMART mode....................................................................5-71
SPORT mode.....................................................................5-74
ECO mode ............................................................................574
Forward collision-avoidance assist (FCA)
system - camera type .........................................5-76
System setting and activation......................................5-76
FCA warning message and system control ..............5-78
FCA sensor........................................................................5-80
System malfunction ........................................................5-82
Limitations of the system .............................................5-83
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Cruise control .....................................................5-167
Cruise Control operation .............................................5-167
Smart cruise control with stop & go system .5-173
Smart Cruise Control Switch ......................................5-173
Smart Cruise Control speed........................................5-174
Smart Cruise Control Vehicle-to-Vehicle
Distance ...........................................................................5-180
Sensor to detect distance to the vehicle ahead ...5-183
To adjust the sensitivity of Smart Cruise
Control .............................................................................5-184
To convert to Cruise Control mode ..........................5-185
Limitations of the system ...........................................5-186
Leading vehicle departure alert ......................5-190
System setting and operating conditions ...............5-190
Special driving conditions .................................5-192
Hazardous driving conditions ....................................5-192
Rocking the vehicle ......................................................5-192
Smooth cornering .........................................................5-193
Driving at night ..............................................................5-193
Driving in the rain .........................................................5-193
Driving in flooded areas..............................................5-194
Highway driving .............................................................5-194
Reducing the risk of a rollover .................................5-195
Winter driving .....................................................5-196
Snow or icy conditions ................................................5-196
Winter Precautions .......................................................5-198
Trailer towing .....................................................5-200
If you decide to pull a trailer?...................................5-201
Trailer towing equipment ............................................5-204
Driving with a trailer ....................................................5-205
Maintenance when towing a trailer .........................5-208
Vehicle weight ....................................................5-209
Overloading ....................................................................5-209
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Driving your vehicle
Information
The VSM does not operate when:
• Driving on a banked road such as
gradient or incline.
• Driving in reverse.
• The ESC OFF indicator light is on.
• The EPS (Electric power steering)
warning light ( ) is on or blinks.
Driving with wheels and tyres with
different sizes may cause the VSM
system to malfunction. Before
replacing tyres, make sure all four
tyres and wheels are the same
size. Never drive the vehicle with
different sized tyres and wheels
installed.
Trailer stability assist (TSA)
(if equipped)
Trailer stability assist is operated as
vehicle stability control system.
Trailer stability assist system has an
effort to stabilize the vehicle and trail-
er when the trailer sways or oscil-
lates. There are various reasons
making vehicle sway and oscillate.
Almost case it happens at high
speed however, if the trailer is affect-
ed by crosswinds, buffeting, and
improper overloading, it may be a
risk of swaying.
Factors of swaying such as:
- High speed
- Strong crosswinds
- Improper overloading
- Sudden controlling of steering
wheel
- Uneven road
NOTICE
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If the ESC indicator light ( ) or
EPS warning light ( ) stays
illuminated or blinks, your vehi-
cle may have a malfunction with
the VSM system. When the
warning light illuminates we
recommend that the vehicle be
checked by a HYUNDAI autho-
rised repairer as soon as possi-
ble.
WARNING

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Driving your vehicle
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Trailer stability assist system contin-
uously analyzes the vehicle and trail-
er instability. When the Trailer stabili-
ty assist system detects some sway,
the brakes are applied automatically
to stabilize the vehicle on the front
wheel. However, if it is not enough to
stabilize, the brakes are applied on
all wheels automatically and engine
power is properly reduced. When the
vehicle is stable from swaying, trailer
stability assist system does not oper-
ate.Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC)
(if equipped)
The Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC)
helps prevent the vehicle from rolling
backwards when starting a vehicle
from a stop on a hill. The system
operates the brakes automatically for
approximately 2 seconds and releas-
es the brake after 2 seconds or when
the accelerator pedal is depressed.
Information
• The HAC does not operate when the
shift lever is in P (Park) or N
(Neutral).
• The HAC activates even when the
ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is
off. However, it does not activate,
when the ESC does not operate nor-
mally.
Emergency Stop Signal (ESS)
(if equipped)
The Emergency Stop Signal system
alerts the driver behind by blinking
the stop lights, whilst sharply and
severely braking.
The system is activated when:
• The vehicle suddenly stops. (The
deceleration power exceeds 7 m/s
2,
and the driving speed exceeds 34
mph (55 km/h)).
• The ABS is activated and the driv-
ing speed exceeds 34 mph (55
km/h).
The hazard warning flasher automat-
ically turns ON after blinking the stop
lights:
• When the driving speed is under
25 mph (40 km/h),
• When the ABS is deactivated, and
• When the sudden braking situation
is over.
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Always be ready to depress the
accelerator pedal when starting
off on a incline. The HAC acti-
vates only for approximately 2
seconds.
WARNING

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Driving your vehicle
• There is interference by electro-
magnetic waves
• The camera recognition is limited
• The vehicle in front is too small to
be detected (for example a motor
cycle or bicycle etc.)
• The vehicle in front is an oversize
vehicle or trailer that is too big to
be detected by the camera recog-
nition system (for example a tractor
trailer, etc.)
• The camera's field of view is not
well illuminated (either too dark or
too much reflection or too much
backlight that obscures the field of
view)
• The vehicle in front does not have
their rear lights or their rear lights
does not turned ON or their rear
lights are located unusually.
• The outside brightness changes
suddenly, for example when enter-
ing or exiting a tunnel
• When light coming from a street
light or an oncoming vehicle is
reflected on a wet road surface
such as a puddle in the road• The field of view in front is obstruct-
ed by sun glare or head light of
oncoming vehicle.
• The windscreen glass is fogged up;
a clear view of the road is obstruct-
ed
• The vehicle in front is driving errati-
cally
• The vehicle is on unpaved or
uneven rough surfaces, or road
with sudden gradient changes.
• The vehicle is driven near areas
containing metal substances as a
construction zone, railroad, etc.
• The vehicle drives inside a building,
such as a basement parking lot
• The camera does not recognise
the entire vehicle in front.
• The camera is damaged.
• The brightness outside is too low
such as when the headlamps are
not on at night or the vehicle is
going through a tunnel.
• The shadow is on the road by a
median strip, trees, etc.
• The vehicle drives through a toll-
gate.• The windscreen glass is fogged
up; a clear view of the road is
obstructed.
• The rear part of the vehicle in front
is not normally visible. (the vehicle
turns in other direction or the vehi-
cle is overturned.)
• The adverse road conditions cause
excessive vehicle vibrations whilst
driving
• The sensor recognition changes
suddenly when passing over a
speed bump
• The vehicle in front is moving verti-
cally to the driving direction
• The vehicle in front is stopped ver-
tically
• The vehicle in front is driving
towards your vehicle or reversing
• You are on a roundabout and the
vehicle in front circles

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Detecting vehicles
The sensor may be limited when:
• The radar sensor or camera is
blocked with a foreign object or
debris
• The camera lens is contaminated
due to tinted, filmed or coated
windscreen, damaged glass, or
stuck of foreign matter (sticker,
bug, etc.) on the glass
• Inclement weather such as heavy
rain or snow obscures the field of
view of the radar sensor or camera
• There is interference by electro-
magnetic waves
• There is severe irregular reflection
from the radar sensor
• The radar/camera sensor recogni-
tion is limited
• The vehicle in front is too small to
be detected (for example a motor-
cycle etc.)• The vehicle in front is an oversize
vehicle or trailer that is too big to
be detected by the camera recog-
nition system (for example a tractor
trailer, etc.)
• The camera's field of view is not
well illuminated (either too dark or
too much reflection or too much
backlight that obscures the field of
view)
• The vehicle in front does not have
their rear lights or their rear lights
does not turned ON or their rear
lights are located unusually.
• The outside brightness changes
suddenly, for example when enter-
ing or exiting a tunnel
• When light coming from a street
light or an oncoming vehicle is
reflected on a wet road surface
such as a puddle in the road
• The field of view in front is obstruct-
ed by sun glare or head light of
oncoming vehicle.• The windscreen glass is fogged up;
a clear view of the road is obstruct-
ed
• The vehicle in front is driving errati-
cally
• The vehicle is on unpaved or
uneven rough surfaces, or road
with sudden gradient changes.
• The vehicle is driven near areas
containing metal substances as a
construction zone, railroad, etc.
• The vehicle drives inside a building,
such as a basement parking lot
• The camera does not recognise
the entire vehicle in front.
• The camera is damaged.
• The brightness outside is too low
such as when the headlamps are
not on at night or the vehicle is
going through a tunnel.
• The shadow is on the road by a
median strip, trees, etc.