2021 GENESIS G90 warning

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Instrument Cluster Control
Adjusting instrument cluster
illumination
When the vehicle's parking lights or
headlights are on, press the illumina-
tion control button to adjust the
brightness of the instrument panel
illumination.
When pressing the illumination con-
trol button, the interior switch illumi-
nation intensity is also adjusted.• The brightness of the instrument
panel illumination is displayed.
• If the brightness reaches the maxi-
mum or minimum level, a chime
will sound.
Gauges and Meters
Speedometer
The speedometer indicates the speed
of the vehicle and is calibrated in miles
per hour (mph) and/or kilometers per
hour (km/h).
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Never adjust the instrument
cluster while driving. Doing so
could lead to driver distraction
which may cause an accident
and lead to vehicle damage,
serious injury, or death.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Tachometer
The tachometer indicates the approx-
imate number of engine revolutions
per minute (rpm).
Use the tachometer to select the cor-
rect shift points and to prevent lug-
ging and/or over-revving the engine.
Do not operate the engine within
the tachometer's RED ZONE. This
may cause severe engine damage.
Engine coolant temperature
gauge
This gauge indicates the tempera-
ture of the engine coolant when the
Engine Start/Stop button is in the ON
position.
If the gauge pointer moves
beyond the normal range area
toward the "H" position, it indi-
cates overheating that may dam-
age the engine.
Do not continue driving with an
overheated engine. If your vehicle
overheats, refer to "If the Engine
Overheats" in chapter 6.
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Never remove the radiator cap
or engine coolant reservoir cap
when the engine is hot. The
engine coolant is under pres-
sure and could cause severe
burn. Wait until the engine is
cool before adding coolant to
the reservoir.
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Fuel gauge
This gauge indicates the approxi-
mate amount of fuel remaining in the
fuel tank.
Information
• The fuel tank capacity is given in
chapter 8.
• The fuel gauge is supplemented by a
low fuel warning light, which will
illuminate when the fuel tank is
nearly empty.
• On inclines or curves, the fuel gauge
pointer may fluctuate or the low fuel
warning light may come on earlier
than usual due to the movement of
fuel in the tank.Avoid driving with an extremely
low fuel level. Running out of fuel
could cause the engine to misfire,
damaging the catalytic converter.
Odometer
The odometer indicates the total dis-
tance that the vehicle has been driv-
en and should be used to determine
when periodic maintenance should
be performed.
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Running out of fuel can expose
vehicle occupants to danger.
You must stop and obtain addi-
tional fuel as soon as possible
after the warning light comes
on or when the gauge indicator
comes close to the "E (Empty)"
level.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Warning and Indicator Lights
Supplemental Restraint
System Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
• When you place the Engine Start/
Stop button to the ON position.
- The air bag warning light illumi-
nates for approximately 6 sec-
onds and then turns off when all
checks have been performed.
• The air bag warning light will
remain illuminated if there is a mal-
function with the Safety Restraint
System air bag operation.
If this occurs, have your vehicle
inspected by an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products.
Seat Belt Warning Light
This warning light informs the driver
that the seat belt is not fastened.
For more details, refer to the "Seat
Belts" in chapter 2.
Parking Brake & Brake
Fluid Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
•Whenyou place the Engine Start/
Stop button to the ON position.
- The parking brake & brake fluid
warning light illuminates for
approximately 3 seconds and will
then turn off once the parking
brake is released.
• Whenever the parking brake is
applied.
• Whenever the brake fluid level in
the reservoir is low.
- If the warning light illuminates
with the parking brake released, it
indicates the brake fluid level in
reservoir is low.
If the brake fluid level in the reser-
voir is low:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe
location and stop your vehicle.
2. With the engine stopped, check the
brake fluid level immediately and
add fluid as required (For more
details, refer to "Brake Fluid" in
chapter 7). After adding brake fluid,
check all brake components for fluid
leaks. If a brake fluid leak is found,
or if the warning light remains on, or
if the brakes do not operate proper-
ly, do not drive the vehicle. Have the
vehicle inspected by an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded prod-
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Dual-diagonal braking system
Your vehicle is equipped with dual-
diagonal braking systems. This
means you still have braking on two
wheels even if one of the dual sys-
tems should fail.
With only one of the dual systems
working, more than normal pedal
travel and greater pedal pressure is
required to stop the vehicle.
Also, the vehicle will not stop in as
short a distance with only a portion
of the brake system working.
If the brakes fail while you are driv-
ing, shift to a lower gear for addition-
al engine braking and stop the vehi-
cle as soon as it is safe to do so.
Anti-lock Brake System
(ABS) Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
• When you place the Engine Start/
Stop button to the ON position.
- The ABS warning light illuminates
for approximately 3 seconds and
then turns off.
• Whenever there is a malfunction
with the ABS.
Note that the hydraulic braking
system will still be operational even
if there is a malfunction with the
ABS.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products.
Electronic Brake Force
Distribution (EBD)
System Warning Light
These two warning lights
illuminate at the same
time while driving:
When the ABS and regular brake sys-
tem may not work normally.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products. Parking Brake & Brake Fluid
Warning Light
Driving the vehicle with a warn-
ing light ON is dangerous. If the
Parking Brake & Brake Fluid
Warning Light illuminates with
the parking brake released, it
indicates that the brake fluid
level is low.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded
products.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Information - Electronic
Brake Force Distribution
System Warning Light
When the ABS Warning Light is on or
both ABS and Parking Brake & Brake
Fluid Warning Lights are on, the
speedometer, odometer, or tripmeter
may not work. Also, the MDPS
Warning Light may illuminate and the
steering effort may increase or decrease.
If this occurs, have the vehicle inspect-
ed by an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products.
Electronic Parking
Brake (EPB) Warning
Light
This warning light illuminates:
• When you place the Engine
Start/Stop button to the ON position.
- The EPB warning light illuminates
for approximately 3 seconds and
then turns off.
• Whenever there is a malfunction
with the EPB.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products.
Information
The Electronic Parking Brake
Warning Light may illuminate when
the Electronic Stability control
Indicator Light comes on to indicates
that the ESC is not working properly
(This does not indicate malfunction of
the EPB).
Motor-Driven Power
Steering (MDPS)
Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
• When you place the Engine Start/
Stop button to the ON position.
- The MDPS warning light illumi-
nates for approximately 3 sec-
onds and then turns off.
• When there is a malfunction with
the MDPS.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products.
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Electronic Brake force
Distribution System Warning
Light
When both ABS and Parking
Brake & Brake Fluid Warning
Lights are on, the brake system
will not work normally and you
may experience an unexpected
and dangerous situation during
sudden braking.
In this case, avoid high speed
driving and abrupt braking.
Have the vehicle inspected by an
authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products.
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Charging System
Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
When there is a malfunction with
either the alternator or electrical
charging system.
If there is a malfunction with either
the alternator or electrical charging
system:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe
location and stop your vehicle.
2. Turn the engine off and check the
alternator drive belt for looseness
or breakage.
If the belt is adjusted properly,
there may be a problem in the
electrical charging system.
If this occurs, we recommend that
you have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized retailer of Genesis
Branded products as soon as pos-
sible
Engine Oil Pressure
Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
When the engine oil pressure is low.
If the engine oil pressure is low:
1. Drive carefully to the nearest safe
location and stop your vehicle.
2. Turn the engine off and check the
engine oil level (For more details,
refer to "Engine Oil" in chapter 7).
If the level is low, add oil as required.If the warning light remains on
after adding oil or if oil is not avail-
able, have the vehicle inspected
by an authorized retailer of
Genesis Branded products as
soon as possible.
• If the engine does not stop
immediately after the Engine Oil
Pressure Warning Light is illumi-
nated, severe damage could
result.
• If the warning light stays on
while the engine is running, it
indicates that there may be seri-
ous engine damage or malfunc-
tion. In this case:
1. Stop the vehicle as soon as it
is safe to do so.
2. Turn off the engine and check
the oil level. If the oil level is
low, fill the engine oil to the
proper level.
3. Start the engine again. If the
warning light stays on after
the engine is started, turn the
engine off immediately. If this
occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized
retailer of Genesis Branded
products.
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Convenient features of your vehicle
Malfunction Indicator
Lamp (MIL)
This warning light illuminates:
• When you place the Engine
Start/Stop button to the ON position.
- The Malfunction Indicator Lamp
illuminates for approximately 3
seconds and then turns off.
• Whenever there is a malfunction
with either the emission control
system or the engine or the vehicle
powertrain.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products.
Driving with the Malfunction
Indicator Lamp on may cause
damage to the emission control
systems which could affect dri-
vability and/or fuel economy.
If the Malfunction Indicator Lamp
illuminates, potential catalytic
converter damage is possible
which could result in loss of
engine power.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized retail-
er of Genesis Branded products.
Low Fuel Level
Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
When the fuel tank is nearly empty.
Add fuel as soon as possible.
Driving with the Low Fuel Level
warning light on or with the fuel
level below "E" can cause the
engine to misfire and damage the
catalytic converter.
Low Tire Pressure
Warning Light
This warning light illuminates:
• When you place the Engine Start/
Stop button to the ON position.
- The low tire pressure warning
light illuminates for approximately
3 seconds and then turns off.
• When one or more of your tires are
significantly underinflated.
For more details, refer to "Tire
Pressure Monitoring System" in
chapter 6.
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