2020 Hyundai Ioniq Plug-in Hybrid Owner's Manual

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Driving your vehicle
Information
• For your safety, you can engage
EPB even though the ignition switch
is in the OFF position (only if bat-
tery 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 EPB
has been released, we recom-
mend that the system be
checked by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
Do not drive your vehicle with
the EPB applied. It may cause
excessive brake pad and brake
rotor wear.
EPB (Electronic Parking Brake)
may be automatically applied
when:
It is requested by other systems
The driver turns the vehicle off
while Auto Hold is operating.
Warning messages
To release EPB, fasten seatbelt,
close door, hood and liftgate
When you try to drive with EPB
applied, a warning will sound and a
message will appear.
If the driver's seat belt is unfas-
tened and the engine hood or lift-
gate is opened, a warning will
sound and a message will appear.
When there is a problem with the
vehicle, 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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Do not apply the accelerator
pedal while the parking brake is
engaged. If you depress the
accelerator pedal with the EPB
engaged, a warning will sound
and a message will appear.
Damage to the parking brake
may occur.
Driving with the parking brake
on can overheat the braking sys-
tem and cause premature wear
or damage to brake parts. Make
sure EPB is released and the
Parking Brake Warning Light is
off before driving.
Information
• A clicking sound may be heard
while operating or releasing the
EPB. These conditions are normal
and indicate that EPB is functioning
properly.
• When leaving your keys with a
parking attendant or assistant,
make sure to inform him/her how to
operate the EPB.
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Driving your vehicle
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 set the ignition
switch to the OFF position.
Take the 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 EPB
is released unintentionally,
serious injury may occur.
Only release EPB when you
are seated inside the vehicle
with your foot firmly on the
brake pedal.
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Driving your vehicle
Deactivating AUTO HOLD...Press
brake pedal/Turning off AUTO
HOLD. Press brake pedal
When the conversion from Auto Hold
to EPB is not working properly a
warning will sound and a message
will appear.
Parking brake automatically
applied
If the EPB is applied while Auto Hold
is activated, a warning will sound and
a message will appear.
EPB malfunction indicator
If the EPB malfunction indicator
remains on, comes on while driving,
or does not come on when the igni-
tion switch is changed to the ON
position, this indicates that the EPB
may have malfunctioned.
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If this occurs, we recommend that
the system be checked by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer.
The EPB malfunction indicator may
illuminate when the ESC indicator
comes on to indicate that ESC is not
working properly, but it does not indi-
cate a malfunction of EPB. If the EPB warning light is still
on, we recommend that the sys-
tem be checked by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer.
If the parking brake warning
light does not illuminate or
blinks even though the EPB
switch was pulled up, EPB may
not be applied.
If the parking brake warning
light blinks when the EPB warn-
ing light is on, press the switch,
and then pull it up. Repeat this
one more time. If the EPB warn-
ing does not go off, we recom-
mend that the system be
checked by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.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.
Information
During emergency braking, the park-
ing brake warning light will illumi-
nate to indicate that the system is
operating.
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NOTICE
Driving your vehicle
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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Driving your vehicle
If you continuously notice a noise
or burning smell when the EPB is
used for emergency braking, we
recommend that the system be
checked by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
When the EPB (Electronic Parking
Brake) does not release
If the EPB does not release normal-
ly, we recommend that you contact
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer by
loading 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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2. When you stop the vehicle com-
pletely by depressing the brake
pedal, the AUTO HOLD indicator
changes from white to green.
3. The vehicle will remain stationary
even if you release the brake
pedal.
4. If EPB is applied, Auto Hold will be
released.
To release:
If you depress the accelerator
pedal with the shift lever in D
(Drive) or Manual shift mode, the
Auto Hold will be released auto-
matically and the vehicle will start
to move. The indicator changes
from green to white.
If the vehicle is restarted using the
cruise control toggle switch (RES+
or SET-) (if equipped) while Auto
Hold and cruise control is operat-
ing, the Auto Hold will be released
regardless of accelerator pedal
operation. The AUTO HOLD indi-
cator changes from green to white.
To cancel :
1. Depress the brake pedal.
2. Press the [AUTO HOLD] switch.
The AUTO HOLD indicator will turn
off.
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matically released by depress-
ing the accelerator pedal, always
take a look around your vehicle.
Slowly depress the accelerator
pedal for a smooth start.
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Driving your vehicle
Information
• The Auto Hold does not operate
when:
- The driver's door is opened
- The engine hood is opened
- The shift lever is in P (Park)
- The 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 with the
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
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In these cases, the brake warning
light comes on, the AUTO HOLD
indicator changes from green to
white, and a warning sound and a
message will appear to inform you
that EPB has been automatically
engaged. Before driving off again,
press depress the 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.
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To prevent, unexpected and sud-
den vehicle movement, ALWAYS
press your foot on the brake
pedal to cancel the Auto Hold
before you:
- Drive downhill.
- Drive the vehicle in R (Reverse).
- Park the vehicle.
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If there is a malfunction with the
driver’s door, engine hood or tail-
gate open detection system, the
Auto Hold may not work properly.
We recommend that you contact
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Warning messages
Parking brake automatically
applied
When the EPB is applied from Auto
Hold, a warning will sound and a
message will appear.
Deactivating AUTO HOLD...Press
brake pedal/Turning off AUTO
HOLD. 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.
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Driving your vehicle
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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