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Your Genesis Branded Vehicle should not be modified in any way. Such
modifications may adversely affect the performance, safety or durabil-
ity of your Genesis Branded Vehicle and may, in addition, violate con-
ditions of the limited warranties covering the vehicle. Certain modifica-
tions may also be in violation of regulations established by the U.S.
Department of Transportation and other federal or state agencies.
CAUTION: MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR GENESIS BRANDED VEHICLE
Your vehicle is equipped with electronic fuel injection and other elec-
tronic components. It is possible for an improperly installed/adjusted
two-way radio or cellular telephone to adversely affect electronic sys-
tems. For this reason, we recommend that you carefully follow the
radio manufacturer’s instructions or consult your authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products for precautionary measures or special
instructions if you choose to install one of these devices.
TWO-WAY RADIO OR CELLULAR TELEPHONE INSTALLATION
This manual includes information titled as DANGER, WARNING, CAU-
TION and NOTICE.
These titles indicate the following:
SAFETY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE WARNING
DANGER indicates a haz-
ardous situation which, if
not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury.
DANGER
WARNING indicates a haz-
ardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
WARNING
CAUTION indicates a haz-
ardous situation 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.
NOTICE
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Convenient features of your vehicle
When using the air conditioning
system, monitor the engine tem-
perature gauge closely while driv-
ing up hills or in heavy traffic when
outside temperatures are high. Air
conditioning system operation
when climbing a steep grade or in
high outside ambient temperatures
can cause engine overheating.
Continue to use the fan, but turn
the air conditioning system off if
the engine temperature gauge
indicates engine overheating.
Air conditioning system operation
tips
If the vehicle has been parked in direct sunlight during hot weather,
open the windows for a short time
to let the hot air inside the vehicle
escape.
After sufficient cooling has been achieved, switch back from recir-
culation mode to fresh mode.
To help reduce moisture inside of the windows on rainy or humid
days, decrease the humidity inside
the vehicle by operating the air
conditioning system with the win-
dows and sunroof closed.
Use the air conditioning system every month only for a few minutes
to ensure maximum system per-
formance.
If you operate air conditioner excessively, the difference between
the temperature of the outside air
and that of the windshield could
cause the outer surface of the
windshield to fog up, causing loss
of visibility. In this case, set the
mode selection knob or button to
the position and fan speed
control to the lowest speed.
System Maintenance
Cabin air filter
[A] : Outside air, [B] : Recirculated air
[C] : Climate control air filter, [D] : Blower
[E] : Evaporator core, [F] : Heater core
The cabin air filter is installed behind
the glove box. It filters the dust or
other pollutants that enter the vehicle
through the heating and air condi-
tioning system.
Have the cabin air filter replaced by
an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products according to the
maintenance schedule. If the vehicle
is being driven in severe conditions
such as dusty or rough roads and/or
if transporting pets or occupants
smoke inside the vehicle, then more
frequent cabin air filter inspections
and changes are required.
If the air flow rate suddenly decreas-
es, the system should be checked at
an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products.
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Drive Mode
The drive mode may be selected
according to the driver's preference
or road condition.
The mode changes whenever the
DRIVE MODE button is pressed.
COMFORT mode :
COMFORT mode provides smooth
driving and comfortable riding.
SPORT mode : SPORT mode provides sporty but
firm riding.
ECO mode : ECO mode helps improve fuel effi-
ciency for eco-friendly driving.
CUSTOM mode : The driver can separately adjust
modes of each driving system.
COMFORT mode
When COMFORT modeis selected by pressing
the DRIVE MODE button,
the COMFORT indicator
will illuminate on the
instrument cluster.
SPORT
When SPORT mode is selected by pressing the
DRIVE MODE button, the
SPORT indicator will illu-
minate on the instrument
cluster.
Whenever the engine is restarted, the drive mode will revert back to
COMFORT mode. If SPORT mode
is desired, re-select SPORT mode.
When SPORT mode is activated: - The engine rpm will tend toremain raised over a certain
length of time even after releas-
ing the accelerator
- Upshifts are delayed when accel- erating
- Seat bolsters are active (if equipped)
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In SPORT mode, the fuel efficiency
may decrease.
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ECO mode
When ECO mode isselected by pressing the
DRIVE MODE button, the
ECO indicator will illumi-
nate on the instrument
cluster.
If the vehicle is set to ECO mode, when the engine is turned OFF
and restarted the drive mode set-
ting will remain in ECO mode.
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Fuel efficiency depends on the driver's
driving habit and road condition.
When ECO mode is activated:
The acceleration response may beslightly reduced if the accelerator
pedal is depressed moderately.
The air conditioner performance may be limited.
The shift pattern of the automatic transmission may change.
The engine noise may be louder at some automatic transmission
shifts as down-shift requires press-
ing down more on the accelerator.
The above situations are normal
conditions when ECO mode is acti-
vated to help improve fuel efficiency.
Limitation of ECO mode operation:
If the following conditions occur while
ECO mode is operating, the system
operation is limited even though
there is no change in the ECO indi-
cator.
When the coolant temperature is low:
The system will be limited until
engine performance becomes nor-
mal.
When driving up a hill: The system will be limited to gain
power when driving uphill because
engine torque is restricted.
When driving the vehicle in manual shift mode using the paddle shifter.
The system will be limited accord-
ing to the shift location.
CUSTOM mode
When CUSTOM mode isselected by pressing the
DRIVE MODE button, the
CUSTOM mode indicator
will illuminate on the
instrument cluster.
In CUSTOM mode, the driver can select separate modes and combine
them in the AVN system screen.
- Engine/Transmission: ECO/COMFORT/SPORT/SMART
- Steering wheel: COMFORT/ SPORT
- Suspension: COMFORT/SPORT
- AWD system: ECO/COMFORT/ SPORT
For detailed information, scan the
QR code in a separately supplied
simple manual.
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When SMART is selected for CUS-
TOM mode
SMART mode automatically controls
the vehicle driving, such as gear
shifting patterns, engine torque, rid-
ing quality (if equipped with the elec-
tronic suspension system), and
power distribution (if equipped with
the All-Wheel Drive (AWD) system),
in accordance with the driver's driv-
ing habits.
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• When you mildly drive the vehicle
in SMART mode, the driving mode
changes to ECO mode to improve
fuel efficiency. However, the actual
fuel efficiency may differ in accor-
dance with your driving situations
(i.e. upward/downward slope, vehi-
cle deceleration/acceleration).
• When you dynamically drive the vehicle in SMART mode by abrupt-
ly decelerating or sharply turning
the driving mode changes to SPORT
mode. However, it may adversely
affect fuel economy.
Various driving situations, which you may encounter in SMART
mode
- The driving mode automaticallychanges to ECO mode after a
certain period of time, when you
gently depress the accelerator
pedal (Your driving is categorized
to be economic.).
- The driving mode automatically changes from SMART ECO
mode to SMART COMFORT
mode after a certain period of
time, when you sharply or repeti-
tively depress the accelerator
pedal. - The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART COMFORT
mode with the same driving pat-
terns, when the vehicle starts to
drive on an upward slope of a
certain angle. The driving mode
automatically returns to SMART
ECO mode, when the vehicle
enters a leveled road.
- The driving mode automatically changes to SMART SPORT,
when you abruptly accelerate the
vehicle or repetitively operate the
steering wheel (Your driving is
categorized to be sporty.). In this
mode, your vehicle drives in a
lower gear for abrupt accelerat-
ing/decelerating and increases
the engine brake performance.
- You may still sense the engine braking performance, even when
you release the accelerator pedal
in SMART SPORT mode. It is
because your vehicle remains in
lower gear over a certain period
of time for next acceleration.
Thus, it is a normal driving situa-
tion, not indicating any malfunc-
tion.
- The driving mode automatically changes to SMART SPORT
mode only in harsh driving situa-
tions. In most of the normal driv-
ing situations, the driving mode
sets to be either in SMART ECO
mode or in SMART COMFORT
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Coasting Release Conditions
The Coasting function will be auto-
matically released when the follow-
ing conditions are met.
The driving mode is COMFORT orSPORT mode.
SMART is selected for Engine/ Transmission in CUSTOM mode
from the AVN system screen and
driver acceleration is SMART
COMFORT or SMART SPORT
The Smart Cruise Control button is ON (the cruise indicator is ON)
The vehicle's speed exceeds 35–100 mph (55–160 km/h) range
The road gradient is under -5% or over +5%
In SMART mode, if the distance between the vehicle ahead is too
close of the relative speed
changes momentarily
If lane change is predicated in SMART mode (e.g. the turn signal
is turned ON or a LKA warning
appears due to steering wheel
control, etc.)
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It is recommended to turn off the
Coasting function if you are driving
under frequently stop-and-go condi-
tion. Change the Drive Mode to COM-
FORT or SPORT mode or deselect
Coasting from the AVN system screen.
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