2019 Hyundai Santa Fe Owner's Manual

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If the inner door handle of either the driver door or passenger door
is pulled when the door lock button
is in the lock position, the button is
unlocked and the door will open.
For Key Start Vehicles (with Remote Key)
The front doors cannot be locked if
the remote key is in the ignition
switch and either of the front doors
are open.
For Push Button Start Vehicles (with Smart Key)
The doors cannot be locked if the
smart key is inside the vehicle and
any of the doors are open.
Information
If a power door lock ever fails to func-
tion while you are in the vehicle try
one or more of the following tech-
niques to exit:
• Operate the door unlock featurerepeatedly (both electronic and
manual) while simultaneously
pulling on the door handle.
• Operate the other door locks and handles, front and rear.
• Lower a front window and use the mechanical key to unlock the door
from outside.
Information
When the vehicle’s battery run out
and you leave the vehicle, make sure
all the doors are locked. You can lock
the driver’s door with a key and the
rest of the doors with the lock button
above the door inside handle.
With the central door lockswitch
The driver side and front passenger
side door armrest is equipped with a
central door lock switch. The lock
button is indicated by a ( ) symbol.
The unlock button is indicated by a
( ) symbol.
When the lock button (1) is pressed,
all the vehicle doors will lock.
When the unlock button (2) is
pressed, all the vehicle doors will
unlock.
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For Key Start Vehicles (withRemote Key)
If the key is in the ignition switch
and any door is opened, the doors
will not lock even though the lock
button (2) is pressed.
For Push Button Start Vehicles (with Smart Key)
If the smart key is in the vehicle
and any door is open, the doors
will not lock even though the lock
button (2) is pressed.
The doors should always be
fully closed and locked while
the vehicle is in motion. If the
doors are unlocked, the risk of
being thrown from the vehicle
in a crash is increased.
Do not pull the inner door
handle of the driver's or pas-
senger's door while the vehi-
cle is moving.
WARNING
Do not leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle. An
enclosed vehicle can become
extremely hot, causing death or
serious injury to unattended
children or animals who cannot
escape the vehicle. Children
might operate features of the
vehicle that could injure them,
or they could encounter other
harm, possibly from someone
gaining entry to the vehicle.
WARNING
Always secure your vehicle.
Leaving your vehicle unlocked
increases the potential risk to
you or others from someone
hiding in your vehicle.
To secure your vehicle, while
depressing the brake, move the
shift lever to the P (Park) posi-
tion, engage the parking brake,
and place the ignition switch in
the LOCK/OFF position, close
all windows, lock all doors, and
always take the key with you.
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Automatic Door Lock and
Unlock Features
Your vehicle is equipped with fea-
tures that will automatically lock or
unlock your vehicle based on set-
tings you select in the cluster LCD
display.
Auto LOCK - Enable on Speed
When this feature is set in the cluster
LCD display, all the doors will be
locked automatically when the vehi-
cle exceeds 9 mph (15 kph).
Auto LOCK - Enable on Shift
When this feature is set in the cluster
LCD display, all the doors will be
locked automatically when the vehi-
cle is shifted out of P (Park) while the
engine is running.
Auto UNLOCK - Enable on Shift
When this feature is set in the LCD
cluster display, all the doors will be
unlocked automatically when the
vehicle is shifted back into P (Park).
For more information on these
features, refer to the LCD Display
section later in this chapter.
Additional Unlock SafetyFeature - Air Bag Deployment
As an additional safety feature, all
doors will be automatically unlocked
when an impact causes the air bags
to deploy.
Opening a door when something
is approaching may cause dam-
age or injury. Be careful when
opening doors and watch for
vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles
or pedestrians approaching the
vehicle in the path of the door.
CAUTION
If you stay in the vehicle for a
long time while the weather is
very hot or cold, there are risks
of injuries or danger to life. Do
not lock the vehicle from the
outside when someone is in the
vehicle.
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Child-Protector Rear Door Locks
(if equipped)
The child safety lock is provided to
help prevent children seated in the
rear from accidentally opening the
rear doors. The rear door safety locks
should be used whenever children
are in the vehicle.
The child safety lock is located on
the edge of each rear door. When the
child safety lock is in the lock posi-
tion, the rear door will not open if the
inner door handle is pulled.
To lock the child safety lock, insert a
small flat blade tool (like a screwdriv-
er or similar) (1) into the slot and turn
it to the lock position as shown.To allow a rear door to be opened
from inside the vehicle, unlock the
child safety lock.
Electronic Child Safety Lock
System (if equipped)
If you push the Electronic child safety
lock switch and the indicator illumi-
nates, rear passengers cannot open
the rear door from inside the vehicle. To
cancel the Electronic child safety lock
system, push the Electronic child safe-
ty lock system switch one more time
and then the indicator turns off.
The Safe Exit Assist (SEA) system is
operated when the Electronic child
safety lock system is activated and the
Safe Exit Assist (SEA) function is
selected in the cluster. However, the
Safe Exit Assist (SEA) system does
not automatically activate the
Electronic
child safety lock system.
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If children accidently open the
rear doors while the vehicle is
in motion, they could fall out of
the vehicle. The rear door safety
locks should always be used
whenever children are in the
vehicle.
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The Electronic child safety lock sys-
tem can be operated for approxi-
mately 10 minutes after the engine is
turned off.
If your vehicle is equipped with the
Electronic child safety lock system,
the Child-protector rear door locks
which is manually operated is not
provided.
If Electronic child safety lock system
is activated, rear passenger cannot
open or close the rear window also.
For more details, refer to “Windows”
in this chapter.
Safe Exit Assist (SEA) System
(if equipped)
1. The Safe Exit Assist system is pro- vided to help prevent the passen-
gers from opening a door by warning
the passengers when an approach-
ing vehicle from the rear area is
detected after the vehicle stops.
2. When an approaching vehicle from the rear area is detected
after the vehicle stops, the rear
door does not unlock even when
the driver tries to unlock the rear
door using the Electronic child
safety lock button. The "Check
surroundings then try again"
warning message appears on the
cluster and a warning sounds.
If the Electronic child safety
lock system is not operated
when pushing the Electronic
child safety lock switch, the
message is displayed and the
alarm will sound.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
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However if you press the switch
within 10 seconds after the warn-
ing message appears (the indica-
tor on the switch will turn off), the
system judges that the driver
unlocked the door acknowledging
the rear status and released
regardless of the rear status.
3. When an approaching vehicle from the rear is detected the
moment the door is opened, the
"Watch for traffic" warning mes-
sage appears on the cluster and a
warning sounds.
The above 2 and 3 functions are activated when you select ‘Driver
Assistance →Blind-Spot Safety →
Safe Exit Assistance (SEA)’ from
the User Settings mode in the clus-
ter LCD display. The Electronic child safety lock
system will operate for approxi-
mately 10 minutes after the ignition
key is removed or turned to the
LOCK (or OFF) position. After
about 10 minutes, the indicator on
the switch turns off and you cannot
deactivate the Electronic child
safety lock system. To deactivate
the Electronic child safety lock sys-
tem, press the Electronic child safe-
ty lock switch again with the ignition
switch in the ON position or after
starting the engine.
When the power is supplied again after removing the battery or bat-
tery discharge while the child safe-
ty lock is in the lock position, press
the child safety lock switch once
again to match the state of the indi-
cator on the child safety lock switch
and actual status of the Electronic
child safety lock system.
If the airbag is activated while the child safety lock switch is ON (the
indicator on the switch illuminates)
it automatically switches OFF and
the rear door is unlocked.
The Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
system may not operate nor-
mally if there is any vehicle or
obstacle at the rear area of
your vehicle.
The Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
system may not operate nor-
mally when a vehicle is com-
ing rapidly two lanes over
from your vehicle or a vehicle
is approaching at a fast speed
from the rear in the lane next
to your vehicle.
The Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
system may be activated later
than normal or may not oper-
ate normally if a vehicle is
approaching fast from the rear
of your vehicle.
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Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)
System (if equipped)
The Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) sys-
tem is provided to help prevent exit-
ing the vehicle with the rear passen-
ger left in the vehicle.
• 1st alert- When you open the front doorafter opening and closing the rear
door and turning off the engine,
the “Check rear seats” warning
message appears on the cluster.
2nd alert - After the 1st alert the 2nd alertoperates when any movement is
detected in the vehicle after the
driver’s door is closed and all the
doors are locked. The horn will
activate for about 25 seconds. If
the system continues to detect a
movement the alert operates up
to 8 times.
- Unlock the door with the remote key or smart key to stop the alert.
- The system detects movement in the vehicle for 24 hours after the
door is locked. The 2nd alert is activated only after
the prior activation of the 1st alert.
You can activate or deactivate the Rear Occupant Alert (ROA) sys-
tem from the User Settings mode
in the cluster LCD display. The
option can be found under the fol-
lowing menu:
User Settings → Convenience →
Rear Seat Alert
•The Safe Exit Assist (SEA)
system will not operate if
there is a malfunction with the
Blind-Spot Collision Warning
(BCW) system as follows:
- When the BCW warning message appears
When the BCW sensor or
the sensor surrounding is
polluted or covered
- When the BCW does not warn or warns wrongly
For more details, refer to cau-
tions and limitations in "Blind-
Spot Collision Warning (BCW)"
in chapter 5.
The system does not detect
every obstacle approaching
the vehicle exit.
The driver and passenger are
responsible for any obstacles
while exiting the vehicle.
Always check the surrounding
before you exit the vehicle.
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If you do not want to use the
Rear Occupant Alert (ROA)
system, press OK button on
the steering wheel when the
1st alert is displayed on the
cluster. Doing so will deacti-
vate the 2nd alert once.
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If boxes or objects are stacked
in the vehicle, the system may
not detect the obstacle. Also,
the warning may generate if
the box or object falls off.
The sensor may not operate
normally if the senor is
obscured by foreign sub-
stances.
The alert may activate if move-
ment in the driver or passen-
ger seat is detected.
The alert may activate with the
doors locked due to car wash
or surrounding vibration or
noise.
Inside movement detection is
stopped under remote start (if
equipped) status.
CAUTION
Make sure that all the win-
dows are closed. If the win-
dow is open, the alert may
activate by the sensor detect-
ing an unintended movement
(e.g. wind or bugs).
CAUTION