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WARRANTIES FOR YOUR HYUNDAI VEHICLE
Please consult your Owner's Handbook & Warranty Information
booklet for your vehicle's specific warranty coverage.
RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE
The maintenance requirements for your new HYUNDAI are
found in Section 9. As the owner, it is your responsibility to see
that all maintenance operations specified by the manufacturer
are carried out at the appropriate intervals. When the vehicle is
used in severe driving conditions, more frequent maintenance
is required for some operations. Maintenance requirements for
severe operating conditions are also included in Section 9.
WARNING – California Proposition 65
“Operating, servicing and maintaining a passenger
vehicle or off- road vehicle can expose you to chemicals
including engine exhaust, carbon monoxide, phthalates,
and lead, which are known to the State of California to
cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive
harm. To minimize exposure, avoid breathing exhaust,
do not idle the engine except as necessary, service
your vehicle in a well-ventilated area and wear gloves
or wash your hands frequently when servicing your
vehicle. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.
ca.gov/passenger-vehicle.”
This Owner’s Manual should be considered a part of the car and remain with it
when it is sold for the use of the next owner.
OWNER’S INFORMATION
ORIGINAL OWNER
ADDRESS
CITY S TAT E ZIP CODE
DELIVERY DATE
(Date Sold to Original Retail Purchaser)
DEALER NAME DEALER NO.
ADDRESS
CITY S TAT E ZIP CODE

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Your HYUNDAI should not be modified in any way. Such modifications may
adversely affect the performance, safety or durability of your HYUNDAI
and may, in addition, violate conditions of the limited warranties covering
the vehicle. Certain modifications may also be in violation of regulations
established by the U.S. Department of Transportation and other federal or state
agencies.
Your vehicle is equipped with electronic fuel injection and other electronic
components. It is possible for an improperly installed/adjusted two-way radio
or cellular telephone to adversely affect electronic systems. For this reason,
we recommend that you carefully follow the radio manufacturer’s instructions
or consult your HYUNDAI dealer for precautionary measures or special
instructions if you choose to install one of these devices.
CAUTION: MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR HYUNDAI
TWO-WAY RADIO OR CELLULAR TELEPHONE INSTALLATION
This manual includes information titled as DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION and
NOTICE.
These titles indicate the following:
DANGER
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in
death or serious injury.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result
in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE indicates a situation which, if not avoided, could result in vehicle
damage.
SAFETY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE WARNING
Introduction

Foreword
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We want to help you get the greatest
possible driving pleasure from your
vehicle. Your Owner’s Manual can assist
you in many ways. To gain an overview
of the contents of your Owner’s Manual,
use the Table of Contents in the front
of the manual. The first page of each
Chapter includes a detailed Table of
Contents of the topics in that Chapter.
To quickly locate information about your
vehicle, use the Index in the back of the
manual. It is an alphabetical list of what
is in this manual and the page number
where it can be found.
For your convenience, we have
incorporated tabs on the right-hand
page edges. These tabs are coded with
the Chapter titles to assist you with
navigating through the manual.Your safety, and the safety of others,
is very important. This Owner’s
Manual provides you with many safety
precautions and operating procedures.
This information alerts you to potential
hazards that may hurt you or others, as
well as cause damage to your vehicle.
Safety messages found on vehicle
labels and in this manual describe these
hazards and what to do to avoid or
reduce the risks.
Warnings and instructions contained in
this manual are for your safety. Failure to
follow safety warnings and instructions
can lead to serious injury or death.
How to use tHIs Manualsafety MessaGes

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Your new vehicle is designed to obtain
maximum performance with UNLEADED
FUEL, as well as minimize exhaust
emissions and spark plug fouling.
Your new vehicle is designed to use only
unleaded fuel having an octane number
((R+M)/2) of 87 (Research Octane
Number 91) or higher. (Do not use
methanol blended fuels)
NOTICE
To prevent damage to the engine and
engine components, never add any fuel
system cleaning agents to the fuel tank
other than what has been specified.
Consult an authorized HYUNDAI dealer
for additional information.
WARNING
•Do not “top off” after the nozzle
automatically shuts off when
refueling.
• Always check that the fuel cap is
installed securely to prevent fuel
spillage in the event of an accident.
fuel requIreMents
Throughout this manual DANGER,
WARNING, CAUTION, NOTICE and the
SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL will be used.
This is the safety alert symbol. It
is used to alert you to potential
physical injury hazards. Obey
all safety messages that follow
this symbol to avoid possible
injury or death. The safety alert
symbol precedes the signal
words DANGER, WARNING and
CAUTION.
DANGER
DANGER indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, will
result in death or serious injury.
WARNING
WARNING indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
CAUTION indicates a hazardous
situation which, if not avoided, could
result in minor or moderate injury.
NOTICE
NOTICE indicates a situation which,
if not avoided, could result in vehicle
damage.

Foreword
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VeHIcle data collectIon
and
eVent dat
a
re

corders
This vehicle is equipped with an event
data recorder (EDR). The main purpose
of an EDR is to record, in certain crash
or near crash-like situations, such as
an air bag deployment or hitting a
road obstacle, data that will assist in
understanding how a vehicle’s systems
performed. The EDR is designed to
record data related to vehicle dynamics
and safety systems for a short period of
time, typically 30 seconds or less. The
EDR in this vehicle is designed to record
such data as:
• How various systems in your vehicle
were operating;
• Whether or not the driver and
passenger safety belts were buckled/
fastened;
• How far (if at all) the driver was
depressing the accelerator and/or
brake pedal; and,
• How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better
understanding of the circumstances in
which crashes and injuries occur. NOTE:
EDR data is recorded by your vehicle
only if a non-trivial crash situation
occurs; no data are recorded by the
EDR under normal driving conditions
and no personal data (e.g., name,
gender, age, and crash location) are
recorded. However, other parties, such
as law enforcement, could combine the
EDR data with the type of personally
identifying data routinely acquired
during a crash investigation.
To read data recorded by an EDR,
special equipment is required, and
access to the vehicle or the EDR is
needed. In addition to the vehicle
manufacturer, other parties, such as
law enforcement, that have the special
equipment, can read the information if
they have access to the vehicle or the
EDR.
WARNING
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 reproductive 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.
For more information go to
https://www.p65warnings.ca.gov/
passenger-vehicle

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instrumEnt PanEl ovErviEw
1.Instrument cluster ..................................4-4
2.
Driver’s fr
ont air bag
.............................. 3-37
3.
Engine start butt

on................................. 6-8
4.
Key ignition s

witch
................................. 6-5
5.
Info

tainment system
............................ 5-117
6.
Hazard warning flasher s

witch
..............8-2
7.
Climate con

trol system
...............5-81/5-92
8.
Passenger’s fr

ont air bag
......................3-
379.Glove bo
x .............................................
5-110
10 .
Manual transmission/
Int

elligent variable transmission
...6-12/6-

15
11.
Drive mode button ............................... 6-42
12.
Parking/View butt

on
............................7-

117
13.
Electronic parking brak

e switch
..........6-25
14

.
AUTO HOLD butt
on
..............................6-29

02
2-15
ConsumEr information
This consumer information has been prepared in accordance with regulations issued
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of the U.S. Department of
Transportation.Your HYUNDAI dealer will help answer any questions you may have as
you read this information.
HYUNDAI motor vehicles are designed and manufactured to meet or exceed all
applicable safety standards.
For your safety, however, we strongly urge you to read and follow all directions in
this Owner’s Manual, particularly the information under the headings “NOTICE”,
“CAUTION” and “WARNING”.
If, after reading this manual, you have any questions regarding the operation of your
vehicle, please contact the Hyundai Customer Care Center.
Hyundai Customer Care
P.O. Box 20850
Fountain Valley, CA 92728
800-633-5151
[email protected]
Hyundai’s Customer Care Center representatives are available Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 6:00 AM and 5:00 PM PST
and Saturday between 6:30 AM and 3:00 PM PST (English).
For Customer Care Center assistance in Spanish or Korean, representatives are
available Monday through Friday between 6:30 AM and 3:00 PM PST.

Safety System
3. Seats & Safety System
3
Important Safety Precautions ....................................................................... 3-2Always Wear Your Seat Belt ........................................................................\
............. 3-2
R estrain All Children ........................................................................\
......................... 3
-2
Air Bag Hazards
........................................................................\
................................ 3

-2
Driver Distraction
........................................................................\
............................. 3

-2
Control Your Speed
........................................................................\
.......................... 3

-2
Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition
....................................................................... 3-2
Seats ........................................................................\
....................................... 3-3Safety Precautions ........................................................................\
...........................3-4
Fr ont Seats ........................................................................\
..................................... ...3-5
Rear Seats
........................................................................\
........................................ 3-

10
Head Restraints
........................................................................\
................................ 3-

11
Seat Warmers
........................................................................\
.................................. 3-

15
Seat Belts ........................................................................\
...............................3-17Seat Belt Safety Precautions ........................................................................\
..........3-17
Sea t belt warning light ........................................................................\
.................... 3-
18
Seat Belt Restraint System
........................................................................\
............. 3-

18
Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions
............................................................... 3-

23
Care of Seat Belts
........................................................................\
........................... 3-

25
Child Restraint System (CRS) ......................................................................3-26Children Always in the Rear ........................................................................\
........... 3-26
Selecting a Child R estraint System (CRS) .............................................................. 3-
27
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS)
............................................................. 3-

28
Air Bag - Advanced Supplemental Restraint System ................................3-35Where Are the Air Bags? ........................................................................\
................ 3-37
H ow Does the Air Bag System Operate? ............................................................... 3-40
Wha
t to Expect After an Air Bag Inflates
.............................................................. 3-43
Occupan

t Classification System (OCS)
................................................................. 3-44
Wh

y Didn’t My Air Bag Go Off in a Collision?
....................................................... 3-50
SRS Car

e
........................................................................\
......................................... 3-54
A

dditional Safety Precautions
........................................................................\
....... 3-55
Air Bag W

arning Labels
........................................................................\
.................. 3-55
This chapter provides you with important information about how to protect yourself and your
passengers. It explains how to properly use your seats and seat belts, and how your air bags work.
Additionally, this chapter explains how to properly restrain infants and children in your vehicle.