2020 GENESIS G90 hood release

1. Door lock/unlock button ..........................3-11
2. Seat position memory system ...............3-16
3. Side view mirror folding switch ...............3-31
4. Side view mirror control switch ..............3-30
5. Power window lock switch ......................3-36
6. Central door lock switch .........................3-12
7. Power window switches .........................3-33
8. Instrument panel illumination control switch ......................................................3-55
9. Blind-Spot Collision Warning (BCW) / Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
(BCA) switch ...........................................5-68 10. Lane Keeping Assist (LKA) switch .....5-124
11. ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
OFF button ...........................................5-33
12. Fuel filler door release button ..............3-51
13. Power trunk main control button ..........3-42
14. Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) ...........5-22
15. Hood release lever ...............................3-41
16. Steering wheel tilt/telescopic control....3-21
17. Steering wheel......................................3-20
18. Seat adjustment switch ..........................2-4
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Your vehicle at a glance
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Hood
Opening the hood
1. Park the vehicle and set the park-
ing brake.
2. Pull the release lever to unlatch the hood. The hood should pop
open slightly.
3. Go to the front of the vehicle, raise the hood slightly, push up the sec-
ondary latch (1) inside of the hood
center and lift the hood (2). After it
has been raised about halfway, it
will raise completely by itself.
Closing the hood
1. Before closing the hood, check inand around the engine compart-
ment to ensure the following:
- Any tools or other loose objects are removed from the engine
compartment area or hood
opening area
- All glove, rags, or other com- bustible material is removed
from the engine compartment
- All filler caps are tightly and cor- rectly installed
2. Lower the hood halfway (lifted approximately 30 cm from the
closed position) and push down to
securely lock in place. Then dou-
ble check to be sure the hood is
secure. If the hood can be raised
slightly, it is not securely locked.
Open it again and close it with
more force.
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Before closing the hood,
ensure all obstructions are
removed from around hood
opening.
Always double check to be sure that the hood is firmly
latched before driving away.
Check there is no hood open
warning light displayed on the
instrument cluster. Driving
with the hood opened may
cause a total loss of visibility,
which might result in an acci-
dent.
Do not move the vehicle with the hood in the raised posi-
tion, as vision is obstructed,
which might result in an acci-
dent, and the hood could fall
or be damaged.
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Releasing the parking brake
To release the EPB (Electronic
Parking Brake):
Place the Engine Start/Stop button
in the ON or START position.
Depress the brake pedal.
Press the EPB switch.
Make sure the Parking Brake
Warning Light goes off.
To release EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake) automatically:
Gear in P (Park) With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
Gear in N (Neutral) With the engine running depress
the brake pedal and shift out of N
(Neutral) to R (Reverse) or D
(Drive).
Satisfy the following conditions 1. Ensure seat belts are fastened and the doors, hood and trunk
are closed.
2. With the engine running, depress the brake pedal and shift out of P
(Park) to R (Reverse), D (Drive)
or Manual shift mode.
3. Depress the accelerator pedal.
Make sure the Parking Brake
Warning light goes off.
Information
• For your safety, you can engage the EPB even though the Engine Stop/
Start button is in the OFF position
(only if battery power is available),
but you cannot release it.
• For your safety, depress the brake pedal and release the parking brake
manually with the EPB switch when
you drive downhill or when backing
up the vehicle.
If the parking brake warning light is still on even though the
EPB has been released, have
your vehicle checked by an
authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products.
Do not drive your vehicle with the EPB applied. It may cause
excessive brake pad and brake
rotor wear.
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Driving your vehicle
EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
may be automatically applied
when:
Requested by other systems
The driver turns the engine offwhile Auto Hold is operating.
Warning messages
To release EPB, fasten seatbelt,
close door, hood, and trunk
If you try to drive with the EPBapplied, a warning will sound and a
message will appear.
If the driver's seat belt is not fas- tened and the hood or trunk is
opened, a warning will sound and
a message will appear.
If there is a problem with the vehi- cle, a warning may sound and a
message may appear. If the situation occurs, depress the
brake pedal and release EPB by
pressing the EPB switch.
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Whenever leaving the vehicle
or parking, always come to a
complete stop and continue
to depress the brake pedal.
Move the shift lever into the P
(Park) position, press the EPB
switch, and press the Engine
Start/Stop button to the OFF
position. Take the Smart Key
with you when exiting the
vehicle.
Vehicles not fully engaged in
P (Park) with the parking
brake set are at risk for mov-
ing inadvertently and causing
injury to yourself or others.
NEVER allow anyone who is unfamiliar with the vehicle to
touch the EPB switch. If the
EPB is released unintentional-
ly, serious injury may occur.
Only release the EPB when you are seated inside the
vehicle with your foot firmly
on the brake pedal.
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Emergency braking
If there is a problem with the brake
pedal while driving, emergency brak-
ing is possible by pulling up and
holding the EPB switch. Braking is
possible only while you are holding
the EPB switch. However, braking
distance will be longer than normal.
Information
During emergency braking the park-
ing brake warning light will illumi-
nate to indicate that the system is
operating.
If you continuously notice a noise
or burning smell when EPB is
used for emergency braking, have
your vehicle checked by an
authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products as soon as pos-
sible.
When the EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake) does not release
If the EPB does not release normal-
ly, contact an authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products by load-
ing the vehicle on a flatbed tow truck
and have the system checked.
Auto Hold
The Auto Hold maintains the vehicle
in a standstill even though the brake
pedal is not depressed after the driv-
er brings the vehicle to a complete
stop by depressing the brake pedal.
To apply:
1. With the driver's door and engine
hood closed, depress the brake
pedal and then press the [AUTO
HOLD] switch. The white AUTO
HOLD indicator will come on and
the system will be in the standby
position.
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Do not operate the parking
brake while the vehicle is mov-
ing except in an emergency sit-
uation. It could damage the
brake system and lead to a
severe accident.
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Information
• The Auto Hold does not operate
when:
- The driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The trunk is opened
- The gear is shifted to P (Park)
- EPB is applied
• For your safety, the Auto Hold auto- matically switches to EPB when:
- The driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened withthe shift lever in D (Drive)
- The vehicle is in a standstill for more than 10 minutes
- The vehicle is standing on a steep slope
- The vehicle moved several times
In these cases, the parking brake
warning light comes on, the AUTO
HOLD indicator changes from
green to white, and warning sounds
and a message will appear to inform
you that EPB has been automatical-
ly engaged. Before driving again,
depress the brake pedal, check the
surrounding area near your vehicle
and release the parking brake man-
ually with the EPB switch.
• While operating Auto Hold, you may hear mechanical noise. However, it is
normal operating noise. If the AUTO HOLD indicator
changes to yellow, the Auto Hold
is not working properly. Contact
an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products.
If there is a malfunction with the
driver's door or engine hood open
detection system, the Auto Hold
may not work properly.
Contact an authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products.
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Depress the accelerator pedal
slowly when you start the
vehicle.
For your safety, cancel the Auto Hold when you drive
downhill, back up the vehicle
or park the vehicle.
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Driving your vehicle
Warning messages
Parking brake automatically
engaged
When the EPB is applied from Auto
Hold, a warning will sound and a
message will appear.
AUTO HOLD turning Off!
Press brake pedal
When the conversion from Auto Hold
to EPB is not working properly a
warning will sound and a message
will appear.
When this message is displayed, the
Auto Hold and EPB may not operate.
For your safety, depress the brake
pedal.
Press brake pedal to deactivate
AUTO HOLD
If you did not apply the brake pedal
when you release the Auto Hold by
pressing the [AUTO HOLD] switch, a
warning will sound and a message
will appear.
AUTO HOLD conditions not met.
Close door and hood
When you press the [AUTO HOLD]
switch, if the driver's door and engine
hood are not closed, a warning will
sound and a message will appear on
the cluster LCD display.
Press the [AUTO HOLD] switch after
closing the driver's door and hood.
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