2021 HYUNDAI IONIQ ELECTRIC Owners Manual

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Seat cushion height
To change the height of the seat cushion:
Push down on the lever severaltimes, to lower the seat cushion.
Pull up on the lever several times, to raise the seat cushion.
Power adjustment
(for driver's seat, if equipped)
The front seat can be adjusted by
using the control switches located on
the outside of the seat cushion. Before
driving, adjust the seat to the proper
position so that you can easily control
the steering wheel, foot pedals and
controls on the instrument panel. To prevent damage to the seats:
Always stop adjusting the seats
when the seat has been adjust-
ed as far forward or rearward as
possible.
Do not adjust the seats longer than necessary when the vehicle
is turned off. This may result in
unnecessary battery drain.
Do not operate two or more seats at the same time. This mayresult in an electrical malfunc-tion.
NOTICE
NEVER allow children in the
vehicle unattended. The power
seats are operable when the
vehicle is turned off.
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Forward and rearward adjustment
To move the seat forward or rearward:
1. Push the control switch forward orrearward.
2. Release the switch once the seat reaches the desired position.
Seatback angle
To adjust the seatback:
1. Rotate the top of control switchforward or rearward.
2. Release the switch once the seat- back reaches the desired position. Reclining seatback Sitting in a reclined position when
the vehicle is in motion can be dan-
gerous. Even when buckled up, the
protections of your restraint system
(seat belts and air bags) is greatly
reduced by reclining your seatback.
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NEVER ride with a reclined seat-
back when the vehicle is moving.
Riding with a reclined seatback
increases your chance of serious
or fatal injuries in the event of a
collision or sudden stop.
Driver and passengers should
ALWAYS sit well back in their
seats, properly belted, and with
the seatbacks upright.
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Seat belts must be snug against your
hips and chest to work properly.
When the seatback is reclined, theshoulder belt cannot do its job
because it will not be snug against
your chest. Instead, it will be in front
of you. During an accident, you could
be thrown into the seat belt, causing
neck or other injuries.
The more the seatback is reclined,
the greater chance the passenger’ships will slide under the lap belt or
the passenger's neck will strike theshoulder belt.
Seat cushion height
To change the height of the seat cushion:
1. trol switch up to raise or down to
lower the front part of the seatcushion.
trol switch up to raise or down to
lower the height of the seat cush-ion.
2. Release the switch once the seat reaches the desired position.
Lumbar support
(for driver's seat, if equipped)
To adjust the lumbar support:
1. Press the front portion of theswitch (1) to increase support or
the rear portion of the switch (2) to
decrease support.
2. Release the switch once it reach- es the desired position.
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Seatback pocket
The seatback pocket is provided on
the back of the front passenger’s
seatback.
Rear Seats
Folding the rear seat
The rear seatbacks can be folded to
facilitate carrying long items or toincrease the luggage capacity of the
vehicle.
Do not put heavy or sharp
objects in the seatback pockets.
In an accident they could come
loose from the pocket andinjure occupants.
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Never allow passengers to sit
on top of the folded down
seatback while the vehicle is
moving. This is not a properseating position and no seat
belts are available for use.This could result in serious
injury or death in case of an
accident or sudden stop.
Objects carried on the folded
down seatback should not
extend higher than the top of
the front seatbacks. This
could allow cargo to slide for-
ward and cause injury or dam-
age during sudden stops.
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To fold down the rear seatback:
1. Set the front seatback to theupright position and if necessary,
slide the front seat forward.
2. Lower the rear head restraints to the lowest position by pushing and
holding the release button (1) and
pushing down on the headrest (2). 3. Insert the rear seat belt buckle in
the pocket between the rear seat-
back and cushion.
4. Locate the seatbelt toward the outboard position before folding
down the seatback. If not, the
seatbelt system may be interfered
by the seatback. 5. Pull on the seatback folding lever
(1).
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6. Fold the seatback toward the front
of the vehicle. 7. To use the rear seat, lift and unfold
the seatback to the upright posi-
tion. Push the seatback firmly until
it clicks into place. Make sure the
seatback is locked in place.
When you return the seatback to its upright position, always be sure
it has locked into position by push-
ing on the top of the seatback.
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Do not place objects in the rear
seats, since they cannot be
properly secured and may hit
vehicle occupants in a collision
causing serious injury or death.
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When returning the rear seat-
back from a folded to an upright
position, hold the seatback and
return it slowly. Ensure that the
seatback is completely locked
into its upright position bypushing on the top of the seat-
back. In an accident or sudden
stop, the unlocked seatback
could allow cargo to move for-
ward with great force and enter
the passenger compartment,
which could result in serious
injury or death.
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Armrest (if equipped)
The armrest is located in the center
of the rear seat. Pull the armrest
down by using the strap from the
seatback to use it.
Make sure the vehicle is off,
shifted to (Park), and the parking
brake is securely applied when-
ever loading or unloading cargo.
Failure to take these steps may
allow the vehicle to move if the
shift button is inadvertentlypressed to another position.
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Be careful when loading
cargo through the rear pas-
senger seats to prevent dam-
age to the vehicle interior.
When cargo is loaded through
the rear passenger seats,
ensure the cargo is properly
secured to prevent it from
moving while driving.
Unsecured cargo in the pas-
senger compartment can
cause damage to the vehicle
or injury to it's occupants.
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Head Restraints
The vehicle's front and rear seats
have adjustable head restraints. The
head restraints provide comfort for
passengers, but more importantly
they are designed to help protectpassengers from whiplash and other
neck and spinal injuries during anaccident, especially in a rear impactcollision.To prevent damage, NEVER hit orpull on the head restraints.
NOTICE
To reduce the risk of serious
injury or death in an accident,
take the following precautions
when adjusting your headrestraints:
Always properly adjust the
head restraints for all passen-
gers BEFORE starting the
vehicle.
NEVER let anyone ride in a seat with the head restraints
removed.
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Adjust the head restraints so
the middle of the headrestraints is at the same heightas the height of the top of the
eyes.
NEVER adjust the head restraint position of the dri-
ver's seat when the vehicle isin motion.
Adjust the head restraint as
close to the passenger's head
as possible. Do not use a seat
cushion that holds the body
away from the seatback.
Make sure the head restraint
locks into position after adjust-ing it.
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