2020 Hyundai Tucson tailgate

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Smart key 1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Tailgate open
To lock the doors, press the button on
the outside door handle whilst carry-
ing the smart key with you or press
the door lock button on the smart key.
To unlock the doors, press the button
on the outside door handle whilst
carrying the smart key with you or
press the door unlock button on the
smart key.
Once the doors are unlocked, they
may be opened by pulling the door
handle.
When closing the door, push the
door by hand. Make sure that doors
are closed securely.Information
• In cold and wet climates, the door
lock and door mechanisms may not
work properly due to freezing con-
ditions.
• If the door is locked/unlocked multi-
ple times in rapid succession with
either the vehicle key or door lock
switch, the system may stop operat-
ing temporarily in order to protect
the circuit and prevent damage to
system components.
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This system helps to protect your
vehicle and valuables. The horn will
sound and the hazard warning lights
will blink continuously if any of the
following occur:
- A door is opened without using the
remote key or smart key.
- The tailgate is opened without
using the remote key or smart key.
- The engine bonnet is opened.
The alarm continues for 30 seconds,
then the system resets. To turn off
the alarm, unlock the doors with the
remote key or smart key.
The Theft Alarm System automati-
cally sets 30 seconds after you lock
the doors and the tailgate. For the
system to activate, you must lock the
doors and the tailgate from outside
the vehicle with the remote key or
smart key or by pressing the button
on the outside of the door handles
with the smart key in your posses-
sion.
The hazard warning lights will blink
and the chime will sound once to
indicate the system is armed.Once the security system is set,
opening any door, the tailgate, or the
bonnet without using the remote key
or smart key will cause the alarm to
activate.
The Theft Alarm System will not set if
the bonnet, the tailgate, or any door
is not fully closed. If the system will
not set, check the bonnet, the tail-
gate, or the doors are fully closed.
Do not attempt to alter this system or
add other devices to it.
Information
• Do not lock the doors until all pas-
sengers have left the vehicle. If the
remaining passenger leaves the
vehicle when the system is armed,
the alarm will be activated.
• If the vehicle is not disarmed with
the remote key or smart key, open
the doors by using the mechanical
key and place the ignition switch in
the ON position (for remote key) or
start the engine (for smart key) and
wait for 30 seconds.
• When the system is disarmed but a
door or tailgate is not opened within
30 seconds, the system will be
rearmed.
Information
Vehicles equipped with a theft alarm
system will have a label attached to
the vehicle with the following words:
1. WARNING
2. SECURITY SYSTEM
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Non-power tailgate
Opening the tailgate
The tailgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or
unlocked with the key, remote key,
smart key or central door
lock/unlock switch.
Only the tailgate is unlocked if the
tailgate unlock button on the
remote key, or smart key is
pressed for approximately 1 sec-
ond.
If unlocked, the tailgate can be
opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up. Once the tailgate is opened and
then closed, the tailgate locks
automatically. (All doors must be
locked.)
Information
In cold and wet climates, door lock
and door mechanisms may not work
properly due to freezing conditions.
Closing the tailgate
Lower and push down the tailgate
firmly. Make sure that the tailgate is
securely latched.
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Make sure no objects or people
are near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the tailgate.
WARNING
Make certain that you close the
tailgate before driving your
vehicle. Possible damage may
occur to the tailgate lift cylin-
ders and attaching hardware if
the tailgate is not closed prior
to driving.
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Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are
safely out of the way before
closing the tailgate.
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Emergency tailgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with the
emergency tailgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the
tailgate. When someone is inadver-
tently locked in the luggage compart-
ment. The tailgate can be opened by
doing as follows:
1. Remove the cover.
2. Push the release lever to the right.
3. Push up the tailgate. Make sure nothing is near the
tailgate latch and striker whilst
closing the tailgate. It may dam-
age the tailgate's latch.
CAUTION
Always keep the tailgate com-
pletely closed whilst the vehicle
is in motion. If it is left open or
ajar, poisonous exhaust gases
containing carbon monoxide
(CO) may enter the vehicle and
serious illness or death may
result.
WARNING
Rear luggage compartment
Occupants should never ride in
the rear luggage compartment
where no restraints are avail-
able. To avoid injury in the event
of an accident or sudden stops,
occupants should always be
properly restrained.
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Do not hold the part (gas lifter)
that supports the tailgate. Be
aware that the deformation of
the part may cause vehicle
damage and a risk of safety
accident.
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Power tailgate (if equipped)
The power tailgate operates when:
The power tailgate button is
pressed with the engine off.
If you want to operate with the tail-
gate unlock button on the smart
key, you can only ignition switch is
OFF position.
The power tailgate button is
pressed when the ignition switch is
in the ON position with the shift
lever in P (Park, for automatic
transaxle/dual clutch transmission
vehicle) or the shift lever in neutral
(for manual transaxle vehicle).To activate or de-activate the power
tailgate, go to User Setting mode and
select the Power Tailgate on the LCD
display.
For more details, refer to “LCD
Display” in this chapter. For emergencies, be fully
aware of the location of the
emergency tailgate safety
release lever in the vehicle
and how to open the tailgate if
you are accidentally locked in
the luggage compartment.
No one should be allowed to
occupy the luggage compart-
ment of the vehicle at any
time. The luggage compart-
ment is a very dangerous
location in the event of a
crash.
Use the release lever for
emergencies only. Use with
extreme caution, especially
whilst the vehicle is in motion.
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For emergency stop whilst operat-
ing, press any one of the Power
tailgate button, Power tailgate
handle switch, Power tailgate
inner switch or Tailgate unlock
button on the smart key shortly.
When the tailgate is restarted in
the emergency stop state, it may
be different from the direction of
operation before stopping.
Opening the tailgate
The power tailgate will open auto-
matically by doing one of the follow-
ing:
Press the tailgate unlock button on
the smart key for approximately
one second.
NOTICE
Never leave children or animals
unattended in your vehicle.
Children or animals might oper-
ate the power tailgate that could
result in injury to themselves or
others, or damage the vehicle.
WARNING
Make sure there are no people
or objects around the tailgate
before operating the power tail-
gate. Wait until the tailgate is
opened fully and stopped
before loading or unloading
luggage compartment or pas-
sengers from the vehicle.
WARNING
Do not close or open the power
tailgate manually. This may
cause damage to the power tail-
gate. If it is necessary to close
or open the power tailgate man-
ually when the battery is dis-
charged or disconnected, do
not apply excessive force.
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Press the power tailgate button for
approximately one second. Press the tailgate handle switch
whilst carrying the smart key with
you.
Closing the tailgate
The power tailgate will close auto-
matically by doing one of the follow-
ing:
Press the tailgate unlock button on
the smart key for approximately
one second when the tailgate is
opened.
The tailgate will close and lock
automatically.
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Press the power tailgate button for
approximately one second when
the tailgate is opened.
The tailgate will close and lock
automatically. Press the power tailgate inner
switch for approximately one sec-
ond when the tailgate is opened.
The tailgate will close and lock
automatically.
Power tailgate non-opening
conditions
The tailgate does not open when the
vehicle is in motion.
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The chime will sound if you
drive with the tailgate open.
Stop your vehicle immediately
at a safe place and check if your
tailgate is opened.
WARNING
Operating the power tailgate
more than 5 times continuously
could cause damage to the
operating motor. In this case,
the system enters into a thermal
protection mode. In thermal
protection mode, the power tail-
gate can not operate and the
chime will sound 3 times when
pressing any switch. Leave the
power tailgate system to rest
for about 1 minute before oper-
ating again.
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