2021 GENESIS G90 brakes

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Introduction
By following a few simple precautions for the first 600 miles (1,000 km) you
may add to the performance, economy and life of your vehicle.
• Do not race the engine.
• While driving, keep your engine speed (rpm, or revolutions per minute)
between 2,000 rpm and 4,000 rpm.
• Do not maintain a single speed for long periods of time, either fast or slow.
Varying engine speed is needed to properly break-in the engine.
• Avoid hard stops, except in emergencies, to allow the brakes to seat prop-
erly.
VEHICLE BREAK-IN PROCESS
CALIFORNIA PROPOSITION 65 WARNING
Items contained in motor vehicles or emitted from them are known to
the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or reproduc-
tive harm. These include:
• Gasoline and its vapors
• Engine exhaust
• Used engine oil
• Interior passenger compartment components and materials
• Component parts which are subject to heat and wear
In addition, battery posts, terminals and related accessories contain
lead, lead compounds and other chemicals known to the State of
California to cause cancer and reproductive harm.
WARNING

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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-
ucts.

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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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This warning light remains ON
after blinking for approximately 60
seconds, or repeatedly blinks ON
and OFF in 3 second intervals:
• When there is a malfunction with
the TPMS.
If this occurs, have the vehicle
inspected by an authorized retailer
of Genesis Branded products.
For more details, refer to "Tire
Pressure Monitoring System" in
chapter 6.
Master Warning Light
This indicator light illuminates:
• When there is a malfunction in
operation in any of the following
systems:
- Pre-Active Seat Belt malfunction (if
equipped)
- Haptic steering warning malfunc-
tion (if equipped)
- LED headlamp malfunction (if
equipped)
- High Beam Assist malfunction (if
equipped)
- Electronic Control Suspension
malfunction (if equipped)
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
system malfunction (if equipped)
- Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
radar blocked (if equipped)
- Blind-Spot Collision Warning sys-
tem malfunction (if equipped)
- Blind-Spot Collision Warning
radar blocked (if equipped)
- Smart Cruise Control with Stop &
Go malfunction (if equipped)
- Smart Cruise Control with Stop &
Go radar blocked (if equipped),
etc. Safe Stopping
• The TPMS cannot alert you to
severe and sudden tire dam-
age caused by external fac-
tors.
• If you notice any vehicle insta-
bility, immediately take your
foot off the accelerator pedal,
apply the brakes gradually
with light force, and slowly
move to a safe position off the
road.
WARNING

Non-operational Conditions of
Forward/Reverse Parking
Distance Warning system
Forward/Reverse Parking
Distance Warning system may
not operate normally when any
of the following occur:
• Moisture is frozen to the sensor.
• Sensor is covered with foreign mat-
ter, such as snow or water, or the
sensor cover is blocked.
The Forward/Reverse Parking
Distance Warning system may
experience a malfunction when
the following occurs:
• Driving on uneven road surfaces
such as unpaved roads, gravel,
bumps, or gradient.
• Objects generating excessive noise
such as vehicle horns, loud motor-
cycle engines, or truck air brakes
can interfere with the sensor.
• Heavy rain or water spray is present.
• Wireless transmitters or mobile
phones are present near the sensor.
• The sensor is covered with snow.
• Any non-factory equipment or
accessories have been installed, or
if the vehicle bumper height or sen-
sor installation has been modified.
Detecting range may decrease
when:
• Outside air temperature is
extremely hot or cold.
• Undetectable objects smaller than
40 inches (1 m) and narrower than
6 inches (14 cm) in diameter.
The following objects may not
be recognized by the sensor:
• Sharp or slim objects such as
ropes, chains or small poles.
• Objects, which tend to absorb sen-
sor frequency such as clothes,
spongy material or snow.
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5
Before Driving ..............................5-4
Before Entering the Vehicle ............5-4
Before Starting ................................5-4
Engine Start/Stop Button ............5-6
Engine Stop/Start Button
Positions ..........................................5-7
Starting the Engine ........................5-8
Turning Off the Engine ....................5-9
Automatic Transmission..............5-10
Automatic Transmission
Operation ......................................5-10
Shift-lock System ............................5-14
When the Battery is Discharged ....5-14
Parking ............................................5-15
Paddle Shifter
(Manual Shift Mode) ......................5-15
LCD Display Messages ..................5-16
Good Driving Practices ..................5-19
Braking System ............................5-21
Power Brakes ..................................5-21
Disc Brakes Wear Indicator ..........5-22
Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) ......5-22
Auto Hold ........................................5-27
Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) ........5-31
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) ....33
Vehicle Stability Management
(VSM)..............................................5-36
Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC) ......5-37
Good Braking Practices ................5-38
All Wheel Drive (AWD) ..............5-39
Using All Wheel Drive (AWD) ........5-39
Emergency Precautions ................5-42
Genesis adaptive control
suspension ................................5-44
Electronic Control Suspension
(ECS) ..............................................5-44
Dynamic Stability Damping Control
(DSDC) ..........................................5-44
Drive Mode Integrated Control
System ........................................5-45
Drive Mode ....................................5-45
Coasting ......................................5-49
Coasting Setting ............................5-49
Coasting Operating Conditions ....5-49
Coasting Release Conditions ........5-50
Forward Collision-avoidance Assist
(FCA) System - Sensor Fusion Type
(Front Radar + Front Camera) ....5-51
System Setting and Operation ......5-51
FCA Warning Message and Brake
Control ..........................................5-53
FCA Sensor (Front Radar/Front
Camera) ........................................5-56
System Malfunction ......................5-58
Limitations of the System..............5-59
Forward Collision-avoidance
Assist - Lane-Change Oncoming
Function ......................................5-66
System Setting and Operation ......5-66
Limitations of the System ..............5-67
Blind-spot Collision Warning
(BCW)/Blind-spot Collision-
avoidance Assist (BCA) ..............5-68
System Description ........................5-68
System Setting and Operation ......5-69
Warning and System Control ........5-72
Detecting Sensor
(Camera and Radar) ......................5-75
System Malfunction ........................5-77
Limitations of the System ..............5-78
Rear Cross-traffic Collision Warning
(RCCW)/Rear Cross-Traffic
Collision-avoidance Assist
(RCCA) ........................................5-82
System Description ........................5-82
System Setting and Operation ......5-83
Warning and System Control ........5-85
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5. Driving Your Vehicle

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Good Driving Practices
• Never shift from P (Park) or N
(Neutral) to any other position with
the accelerator pedal depressed.
• Never shift into P (Park) when the
vehicle is in motion.
Be sure the vehicle is completely
stopped before you attempt to shift
into R (Reverse) or D (Drive).
• Do not move the shift lever to N
(Neutral) when driving. If the shift
lever is moved to N (Neutral) while
driving, the vehicle loses the ability
to provide engine braking. Doing
so may increase the risk of an acci-
dent.
• Driving uphill or downhill, always
shift to D (Drive) when driving for-
ward or to R (Reverse) when driv-
ing backwards, and check the gear
position indicated on the cluster
before driving. If you drive in the
opposite direction of the selected
gear, the engine will turn off and a
serious accident might be occurred
due to the degraded brake per-
formance.
• Do not drive with your foot resting
on the brake pedal. Even light, but
consistent pedal pressure can
result in the brakes overheating,
brake wear and possibly even
brake failure.
• Depressing both accelerator and
brake pedals at the same time can
trigger logic for engine power
reduction to assure vehicle decel-
eration. Vehicle acceleration will
resume after the brake pedal is
released.• When driving in Manual shift mode
with the paddle shifter, slow down
before shifting to a lower gear.
Otherwise, the lower gear may not
be engaged if the engine rpms are
outside of the allowable range.
• Always apply the parking brake
when leaving the vehicle. Do not
depend on placing the transmis-
sion in P (Park) to keep the vehicle
from moving.
• Exercise extreme caution when
driving on a slippery surface. Be
especially careful when braking,
accelerating or shifting gears. On a
slippery surface, an abrupt change
in vehicle speed can cause the
drive wheels to lose traction and
may cause loss of vehicle control
resulting in an accident.
• Optimum vehicle performance and
economy is obtained by smoothly
depressing and releasing the
accelerator.

Power Brakes
Your vehicle has power-assisted
brakes that adjust automatically
through normal usage.
If the engine is not running or is
turned off while driving, the power
assist for the brakes will not work.
You can still stop your vehicle by
applying greater force to the brake
pedal than typical. The stopping dis-
tance, however, will be longer than
with power brakes.
When the engine is not running, the
reserve brake power is partially
depleted each time the brake pedal
is applied. Do not pump the brake
pedal when the power assist has
been interrupted.
Pump the brake pedal only when
necessary to maintain steering con-
trol on slippery surfaces.
BRAKING SYSTEM
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Take the following precautions:
• Do not drive with your foot
resting on the brake pedal.
This will create abnormal high
brake temperatures, exces-
sive brake lining and pad
wear, and increased stopping
distances.
• When descending down a
long or steep hill, move the
gear shift lever to Manual
Shift Mode and manually
downshift to a lower gear in
order to control your speed
without using the brake pedal
excessively. Applying the
brakes continuously will
cause the brakes to overheat
and could result in a tempo-
rary loss of braking perform-
ance.
• Wet brakes may impair the
vehicle's ability to safely slow
down; the vehicle may also
pull to one side when the
brakes are applied. Applying
the brakes lightly will indicate
whether they have been
affected in this way. Always
test your brakes in this fash-
ion after driving through deep
water. To dry the brakes, light-
ly tap the brake pedal to heat
up the brakes while maintain-
ing a safe forward speed until
brake performance returns to
normal. Avoid driving at high
speeds until the brakes func-
tion correctly.
WARNING