2021 HYUNDAI ELANTRA HYBRID warning light

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Hazardous Driving Conditions
When hazardous driving elements
are encountered such as water, snow,
ice, mud and sand, take the below
suggestions:
• Drive cautiously and keep a longer
braking distance.
• Avoid abrupt braking or steering.
• When your vehicle is stuck in
snow, mud, or sand, use second
gear. Accelerate slowly to avoid
unnecessary wheel spin.
• Put sand, rock salt, tire chains or other
non-slip materials under the wheels to
provide additional traction while the
vehicle becomes stuck in ice, snow,
or mud.
WARNING
Downshifting with dual clutch
transmission while driving on slippery
surfaces can cause an accident. The
sudden change in tire speed could
cause the tires to skid. Be careful when
downshifting on slippery surfaces.
Rocking the Vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to
free it from snow, sand, or mud, first turn
the steering wheel right and left to clear
the area around your front wheels. Then,
shift back and forth between R (Reverse)
and a forward gear.
Try to avoid spinning the wheels, and do
not race the engine.
To prevent transmission wear, wait until
the wheels stop spinning before shifting
gears. Release the accelerator pedal
while shifting, and press lightly on the
accelerator pedal while the transmission
is in gear. Slowly spinning the wheels in
forward and reverse directions causes a
rocking motion that may free the vehicle.
WARNING
If the vehicle is stuck and excessive
wheel spin occurs, the temperature
of the tires can increase very quickly.
If the tires become damaged, a tire
blow out or tire explosion can occur.
This condition is dangerous - you and
others may be injured. Do not attempt
this procedure if people or objects are
anywhere near the vehicle.
If you attempt to free the vehicle, the
vehicle can overheat quickly, possibly
causing an engine compartment fire
or other damage. Try to avoid spinning
the wheels as much as possible to
prevent overheating of either the tires
or the engine. DO NOT allow the vehicle
to spin the wheels above 35 mph (56
km/h).
Information
The ESC system must be turned OFF
before rocking the vehicle.
NOTICE
If you are still stuck after rocking the
vehicle a few times, have the vehicle
pulled out by a tow vehicle to avoid
engine overheating, possible damage to
the transmission, and tire damage. See
"Towing" in chapter 8.
SPECIAL DRIVING CONDITIONS
Driving your vehicle

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The severe weather conditions of winter
quickly wear out tires and cause other
problems. To minimize winter driving
problems, you should take the following
suggestions:
Snow or Icy Conditions
You need to keep sufficient distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in
front of you.
Apply the brakes gently. Speeding, rapid
acceleration, sudden brake applications,
and sharp turns are potentially
very hazardous practices. During
deceleration, use engine braking to the
fullest extent. Sudden brake applications
on snowy or icy roads may cause the
vehicle to skid.
To drive your vehicle in deep snow, it
may be necessary to use snow tires or to
install tire chains on your tires.
Always carry emergency equipment.
Some of the items you may want to carry
include tire chains, tow straps or chains,
a flashlight, emergency flares, sand, a
shovel, jumper cables, a window scraper,
gloves, ground cloth, coveralls, a blanket,
etc.
Snow tires
WARNING
Snow tires should be equivalent in size
and type to the vehicle’s standard tires.
Otherwise, the safety and handling of
your vehicle may be adversely affected.
If you mount snow tires on your vehicle,
make sure to use radial tires of the same
size and load range as the original tires.
Mount snow tires on all four wheels
to balance your vehicle’s handling in
all weather conditions. The traction
provided by snow tires on dry roads
may not be as high as your vehicle's
original equipment tires. Check with
the tire dealer for maximum speed
recommendations.
Information
Do not install studded tires without
first checking local, state and municipal
regulations for possible restrictions against
their use.
Tire chains
Since the sidewalls of radial tires are
thinner than other types of tires, they
may be damaged by mounting some
types of tire chains on them. Therefore
the use of snow tires is preferred over the
use of tire chains.
If the road and weather conditions
require the use of tire chains, be sure to
use tire chains that have been properly
selected for the size of tire on your
HYUNDAI vehicle.
Be sure to follow the guidelines and
installation instructions provided from
the tire chain manufacturer.
Damage to your vehicle caused by
improper tire chain use is not covered by
your vehicle manufacturer’s warranty.
WINTER DRIVING

Driver assistance system
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Basic function
OCN7C070051
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist is
designed to help detect and monitor the
vehicle ahead or detect a pedestrian in
the roadway and warn the driver that
a collision is imminent with a warning
message and audible warning, and if
necessary, apply emergency braking.
Detecting sensor
OCN7H070029[1] : Front view camera
Refer to the picture above for the
detailed location of the detecting sensor.
CAUTION
Take the following precautions to
maintain optimal performance of the
detecting sensor:
• NEVER disassemble the detecting
sensor or sensor assembly, or apply
any impact on it.
• If the detecting sensors have been
replaced or repaired, we recommend
that you have your vehicle inspected
by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
• NEVER install any accessories or
stickers on the front windshield, or
tint the front windshield.
• Pay extreme caution to keep the
front view camera dry.
• NEVER place any reflective objects
(i.e. white paper, mirror) over the
dashboard. Any light reflection may
prevent the system from functioning
properly.
FORWARD COLLISION–AVOIDANCE ASSIST (FCA) (FRONT
VIEW CAMERA ONLY) (IF EQUIPPED)

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Function settings
Setting
OTM070090N
Forward Safety
With the engine on, select ‘Driver
Assistance → Forward Safety’ from the Settings menu to set whether or not to
use each function.
-If ‘Active Assist’ is selected, the function will warn the driver with
a warning message and an audible
warning depending on the collision
risk levels. Braking assist will be
applied depending on the collision
risk.
-If ‘Warning Only’ is selected, the function will warn the driver with
a warning message and an audible
warning depending on the collision
risk levels. Braking will not be assisted.
-If ‘Off’ is selected, the system will turn off. The warning light will
illuminate on the cluster.
The driver can monitor Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist ON/OFF status from the
Settings menu. If the
warning light
remains ON when the system is ON, we
recommend that you have the function
inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
WARNING
When the engine is restarted, Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist will always
turn on. However, if ‘Off’ is selected
after the engine is restarted, the
driver should always be aware of the
surroundings and drive safely.
CAUTION
‘If ‘Warning Only’ is selected, braking is
not assisted.
Information
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
will turn off when ESC is turned off by
pressing and holding the ESC OFF button
for more than 3 seconds. The
warning
light will illuminate on the cluster.

Driver assistance system
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OTM070140N
Warning Timing
With the engine on, select ‘Driver
Assistance → Warning Timing’ from the Settings menu to change the initial
warning activation time for Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist.
When the vehicle is first delivered,
Warning Timing is set to ‘Normal’. If you change the Warning Timing, the warning
time of other Driver Assistance systems
may change.
OTM070141N
Warning Volume
With the engine on, select ‘Driver
Assistance → Warning Volume’ from the Settings menu to change the Warning Volume to ‘High’, ‘Medium’ or ‘Low’ for Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist.
If you change the warning volume,
the Warning Volume of other Driver
Assistance systems may change.
CAUTION
• Even though, ‘Normal’ is selected for
Warning Timing if the front vehicle
suddenly stops the initial warning
activation time may seem late.
• Select ‘Late’ for Warning Timing
when traffic is light and when driving
speed is slow.
Information
If the engine is restarted, Warning Timing
and Warning Volume will maintain the
last setting.

Driver assistance system
7-6
OCN7070030L
Stopping vehicle and ending brake control
• When the vehicle is stopped due to emergency braking, ‘Drive carefully’ warning message will appear on the
cluster.
For your safety, the driver should
depress the brake pedal immediately
and check the surroundings.
• Brake control will end after the vehicle
is stopped by emergency braking for
approximately 2 seconds.
WARNING
Take the following precautions when
using Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist:
• For your safety, change the Settings
after parking the vehicle at a safe
location.
• With ‘Active Assist’ or ‘Warning Only’
selected, when ESC is turned off by
pressing and holding the ESC OFF
button for more than 3 seconds,
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
will turn off automatically. In this
case, the function cannot be set
from the Settings menu and the

warning light will illuminate on the
cluster which is normal. If ESC is
turned on by pressing the ESC OFF
button, Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist will maintain the last setting. •
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
does not operate in all situations or
cannot avoid all collisions.
• The driver should hold the
responsibility to control the vehicle.
Do not solely depend on Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist. Rather,
maintain a safe braking distance,
and, if necessary, depress the brake
pedal to reduce driving speed or to
stop the vehicle.
• Never deliberately operate Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist on people,
animal, objects, etc. It may cause
serious injury or death.
• Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may not operate if the driver
depresses the brake pedal to avoid
collision.
• Depending on the road and driving
conditions, Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist may warn the driver
late or may not warn the driver.
• During Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist operation the vehicle may
stop suddenly injuring passengers
and shifting loose objects. Always
have the seat belt on and keep loose
objects secured.
• If any other system’s warning
message is displayed or audible
warning is generated, Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist warning
message may not be displayed
and audible warning may not be
generated.
• You may not hear the warning sound
of Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist if the surrounding is noisy.
• Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may turn off or may not
operate properly or may operate
unnecessarily depending on the road
conditions and the surroundings.

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WARNING
• Even if there is a problem with
Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist, the vehicle’s basic braking
performance will operate normally.
• During emergency braking,
braking control by the function
will automatically cancel when the
driver excessively depresses the
accelerator pedal or sharply steers
the vehicle.
CAUTION
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
operating speed range may reduce
due to the conditions of the vehicle or
pedestrian in front or surroundings.
Depending on the speed, the function
may only warn the driver, or the
function may not operate.
Information
In a situation where collision is imminent,
braking may be assisted by Forward
Collision-Avoidance Assist when braking
is insufficient by the driver.
Function malfunction and
limitations
Function malfunction
OCN7070031L
When Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist is not working properly, the ‘Check
Forward Safety system(s)’ warning message will appear, and the and warning lights will illuminate on the
cluster. We recommend that the function
be inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.

Driver assistance system
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Function disabled
OCN7070032L
When the front windshield where the
front view camera is located or the
sensor is covered with foreign material,
such as snow or rain, it can reduce the
detecting performance and temporarily
limit or disable Forward Collision-
Avoidance Assist.
If this occurs the ‘Forward Safety system
disabled. Camera obscured’ warning message, and the and warning
lights will illuminate on the cluster.
The system will operate normally when
such snow, rain or foreign material is
removed.
If the system does not operate normally
after obstruction (snow, rain, or foreign
material) is removed, we recommend
that the system be inspected by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
WARNING
• Even though the warning message or
warning light does not appear on the
cluster, Forward Collision-Avoidance
Assist may not properly operate.
• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
may not properly operate in an area
(e.g. open terrain), where any objects
are not detected after turning ON the
engine.
Limitations of the function
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist may
not operate normally, OR the function
may operate unexpectedly under the
following circumstances:
• The detecting sensor or the
surroundings are contaminated or
damaged
• The temperature around the front
view camera is high or low
• The camera lens is contaminated due
to tinted, filmed or coated windshield,
damaged glass, or foreign material
(sticker, bug, etc.) on the glass
• Moisture is not removed or frozen on
the windshield
• Washer fluid is continuously sprayed,
or the wiper is on
• Driving in heavy rain or snow, or thick
fog
• The field of view of the front view
camera is obstructed by sun glare
• Street light or light from an oncoming
vehicle is reflected on the wet road
surface, such as a puddle on the road
• An object is placed on the dashboard
• Your vehicle is being towed
• The surrounding is very bright
• The surrounding is very dark, such as
in a tunnel, etc.
• The brightness changes suddenly, for
example when entering or exiting a
tunnel
• The brightness outside is low, and the
headlamps are not on or are not bright