2021 HYUNDAI KONA EV Owners Manual

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High beam operation
To turn on the high beam headlamp,
push the lever away from you. The
lever will return to its original position.
The high beam indicator will light
when the headlamp high beams are
switched on.
To turn off the high beam headlamp,
pull the lever towards you. The low
beams will turn on.To flash the high beam headlamp,
pull the lever towards you, then
release the lever. The high beams
will remain ON as long as you hold
the lever towards you.
High Beam Assist (HBA)
(if equipped)
The High Beam Assist is a system
that automatically adjusts the head-
lamp range (switches between high
beam and low beam) according to
the brightness of other vehicles and
road conditions.
Operating condition
1. Place the headlamp switch in the
AUTO position.
2. Turn on the high beam by pushing
the lever away from you.
The High Beam Assist ( ) indica-
tor will illuminate.
Do not use high beam when there
are other vehicles approaching
you. Using high beam could
obstruct the other driver's vision.
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3. High Beam Assist will turn on
when vehicle speed is above 25
mph (40 km/h).
If the headlamp switch is pushed
away when High Beam Assist is
operating, High Beam Assist will
turn off and the high beam will be
on continuously.
If the headlamp switch is pulled
towards you when the high beam
is off, the high beam will turn on
without High Beam Assist can-
celed. When you let go of the light
switch, the lever will move to the
middle and the high beam will
turn off.
If the headlamp switch is pulled
towards you when the high beam
is on by High Beam Assist, the
low beam will be on and High
Beam Assist will turn off.
If the headlamp switch is placed
to the headlamp ON position,
High Beam Assist will turn off
and the low beam will be on con-
tinuously.When High Beam Assist is operating,
the high beam switches to low beam if
any of the following conditions occur :
- When the headlamp of an on-com-
ing vehicle is detected.
- When the tail lamp of a vehicle in
front is detected.
- When the headlamp or tail lamp of
a motorcycle or a bicycle is detect-
ed.
- When the surrounding ambient light
is bright enough that high beams
are not required.
- When streetlights or other lights
are detected.
- When the headlamp switch is not in
the AUTO position.
- When High Beam Assist is off.
- When vehicle speed is below 20 mph
(30 km/h).
Warning light and message
When High Beam Assist is not work-
ing properly, the Check High Beam
Assist warning message will come
on for a few seconds. After the mes-
sage disappears, the master warning
light ( ) will illuminate. Take your
vehicle to an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer and have the system
checked.
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The system may not operate nor-
mally if any of the following con-
ditions should occur:
1) When the illumination from
an on-coming vehicle or a
vehicle in front is dim. Such
examples may include:
When the headlamps of an on-
coming vehicle or the tail
lamps of a vehicle in front is
covered with dust, snow, or
water.
When the headlamps on an on-
coming vehicle are OFF, but the
fog lamps are ON.
2) When the High Beam Assist
camera is adversely affected
by an external condition.
Such examples may include:
When the vehicle's head-
lamps have been damaged or
not repaired properly.
When the vehicle headlamps
are not aimed properly.
When the vehicle is driven on
a narrow curved road or rough
road.
When the vehicle is driven on
an uphill road or downhill
road.
When only part of the vehicle in
front is visible on a crossroad
or curved road.
When there is a traffic light,
reflecting sign, flashing sign or
mirror.
When the road conditions are
bad such as being wet or cov-
ered with snow.
When a vehicle suddenly
appears from a curve.
When the vehicle is tilted from
a flat tire or being towed.
When Lane Keeping Assist
system warning light illumi-
nates (if equipped).
When the light from the on-
coming or front vehicle is not
detected because of smoke,
fog, snow, etc.
When the front window is cov-
ered with foreign matters such
as ice, dust, fog, or is damaged.
3) When the forward visibility is
poor. Such examples may
include:
When the headlamps of an on-
coming vehicle or a vehicle in
front is not detected due to
poor outside visibility (smog,
smoke, dust, fog, heavy rain,
snow, etc.).
When the windshield visibility
is poor.
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Turn signals and lane change
signals
To signal a turn, push down on the
lever for a left turn or up for a right
turn in position (A).
If an indicator stays on and does not
flash or if it flashes abnormally, one of
the turn signal bulbs may be burned
out and will require replacement.
One-touch turn signal function
To activate the One Touch Turn
Signal function, push the turn signal
lever up or down to position (B) and
then release it.
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Do not attempt to disassem-
ble the front view camera
without the assistance of an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer
technician. If camera is
removed for any reason, the
system may need to be re-cal-
ibrated. Have the system
inspected by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
If the windshield of your vehi-
cle is replaced, most likely the
front view camera will need to
be re-calibrated. If this
occurs, have your vehicle
inspected and have the sys-
tem re-calibrated by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Be careful that water doesn’t
get into the High Beam Assist
(HBA) unit and do not remove
or damage related parts of the
High Beam Assist (HBA) sys-
tem.
Do not place objects on the
crash pad that reflect light
such as mirrors, white paper,
etc. The system may malfunc-
tion if sunlight is reflected.
At times, High Beam Assist
may not work properly. The
system is for your conven-
ience only. It is the responsi-
bility of the driver for safe
driving practices and always
check the road conditions for
your safety.
When the system does not
operate normally, change the
headlamp position manually
between the high beam and
low beam.
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The lane change signals will blink 3,
5 or 7 times.
You can activate or deactivate the
One Touch Turn Signal function or
choose the number of blinks (3, 5, or
7) from the User Settings mode in
the LCD display.
For more details, refer to the "LCD
Display" section in this chapter.
Battery saver function
The purpose of this feature is to pre-
vent the battery from being dis-
charged. The system automatically
turns off the parking lamp when the
driver turns the vehicle off and opens
the driver-side door.
With this feature, the parking lamps
will turn off automatically if the driver
parks on the side of road at night.
If necessary, to keep the lamps on
when the vehicle is turned off, perform
the following:
1) Open the driver-side door.
2) Turn the parking lamps OFF and
ON again using the headlamp
switch on the steering column.
Headlamp delay function
If the POWER button is placed in the
ACC position or the OFF position
with the headlamps ON, the head-
lamps (and/or parking lamps) remain
on for about 5 minutes. However, if
the driver’s door is opened and
closed, the headlights are turned off
after 15 seconds. Also, with the vehi-
cle off if the driver's door is opened
and closed, the headlamps (and/or
parking lamps) are turned off after 15
seconds.
The headlamps (and/or parking
lamps) can be turned off by pressing
the lock button on the smart key
twice or turning the light switch to the
OFF or AUTO position.
You can activate or deactivate the
Headlamp Delay function from the
User Settings mode (Light) on the
LCD display.
For more details, refer to the "LCD
Display" section in this chapter.If the driver exits the vehicle
through another door besides the
driver door, the battery saver func-
tion does not operate and the
headlamp delay function does not
turn OFF automatically.
This may cause the battery to dis-
charge. To avoid battery dis-
charge, turn OFF the headlamps
manually from the headlamp
switch before exiting the vehicle.
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Smart Cornering Lamp
(if equipped)
As an optional safety feature, your
vehicle may be equipped with a
smart cornering lamp. The cornering
lamp turns ON automatically while
driving when the vehicle enters into a
cornering maneuver.
The system will operate under the
following conditions:
When the headlamps are turned
ON
When the steering angle is above
25 to 35 degrees (depending on
vehicle speed)
When the vehicle speed is under
25 mph (40 km/h)
Welcome System
Headlamp and parking lamp
When the headlamp (lamp switch in
the headlamp or AUTO position) is
on and all doors (and liftgate) are
locked and closed, the parking lamp
and headlamp will come on for 15
seconds when the door unlock but-
ton is pressed on the smart key.
At this time, if you press the door lock
or unlock button, the parking lamp
and headlamp will turn off immedi-
ately.
You can activate or deactivate the
Welcome Light from the User
Settings mode on the LCD display.
For more details, refer to "LCD
Display" in this chapter.
Interior lamp
When the interior lamp switch is in
the DOOR position and all doors (and
liftgate) are closed and locked, the
room lamp will come on for 30 sec-
onds if any of the below is performed.
When the door unlock button is
pressed on the smart key.
When the button of the outside
door handle is pressed.
At this time, if you press the door lock
or unlock button, the room lamp will
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Interior Lights
Do not use the interior lights for
extended periods when the vehi-
cle is turned off or the battery will
discharge.
Interior lamp AUTO cut
The interior lamps will automatically
go off approximately 20 minutes after
the vehicle is turned off and the
doors closed. If a door is opened, the
lamp will go off 40 minutes after the
vehicle is turned off. If the doors are
locked by the smart key and the vehi-
cle enters the armed stage of the
theft alarm system, the lamps will go
off five seconds later.
Front lamps
Front Map Lamp (1) :
Press either of these lenses to turn
the map lamp on or off.This light produces a spot beam for
convenient use as a map lamp at
night or as a personal lamp for the
driver and the front passenger.
Front Door Lamp (2) ( ) :
The front or rear room lamps come
on when the front or rear doors are
opened. When doors are unlocked by
the smart key, the front and rear
lamps come on for approximately 30
seconds as long as any door is not
opened. The front and rear room
lamps go out gradually after approxi-
mately 30 seconds if the door is
closed. However, if the POWER but-
ton is in the ON position or all doors
are locked, the front and rear lamps
will turn off. If a door is opened with
the POWER button in the ACC posi-
tion or the OFF position, the front
and rear lamps stay on for about 20
minutes.
NOTICE
Do not use the interior lights
when driving in the dark. The
interior lights may obscure your
view and cause an accident.
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Front Room Lamp
(3):
Press the button to turn ON the
room lamp for the front/rear seats.

(4):
Press the button to turn OFF the
room lamp for the front/rear seats
regardless of front or rear door open
position.
Rear lamp
Rear Room Lamp ( ):
Press this switch to turn the rear
room lamp on and off.
Luggage compartment lamp
The luggage compartment lamp
comes on when the liftgate is
opened.
The luggage compartment lamp
comes on as long as the liftgate is
open. To prevent unnecessary bat-
tery system drain, close the lift-
gate securely after using the lug-
gage compartment.
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