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VEHICLE MODIFICATIONS
•	This vehicle should not be modified. Modification of your vehicle could affect its 
performance, safety or durability and may even violate governmental safety and 
emissions regulations.
In addition, damage or performance problems resulting from any modification may 
not be covered under warranty.
•	 If you use unauthorized electronic devices, it may cause the vehicle to operate 
abnormally, wire damage, battery discharge and fire. For your safety, we 
recommend that you do not use unauthorized electronic devices.
VEhICLE bREAk-In pROCEss
By following a few simple precautions for the first 600 miles (1,000km) 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 properly.
•	 Do not tow a trailer during the first 1,200 miles (2,000km) of operation.
 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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4. Pull on the seatback folding lever (2nd 
row seat), then fold the seat toward 
the front of the vehicle. When you 
return the seatback to its upright 
position, always be sure it has locked 
into position by pushing on the top of 
the seatback.
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5. To use the rear seat, lift and pull the 
sea tback backward by pulling the 
folding lever or the strap. Pull the 
seatback firmly until it clicks into 
place. Make sure the seatback is 
locked in place.
6.
 Re
turn the rear seat belt to the proper 
position.
 WARNING
When returning the rear seatback 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 by pushing on 
the top of the seatback. In an accident 
or sudden stop, the unlocked seatback 
could allow cargo to move forward with 
great force and enter the passenger 
compartment, which could result in 
serious injury or death.
 WARNING
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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NOTICE
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If you recline the seatback towards the 
front with the head restraint and seat 
cushion raised, the head restraint may 
come in contact with the sunvisor or 
other parts of the vehicle.
Type A
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Type B
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Removal/Reinstall
To remove the head restraint:
1.
 Recline the sea
tback (2) with the 
seatback angle lever (1).
2.
 Raise the head res
traint as far as it can 
go.
3.
 Press the head r
estraint release button 
(3) while pulling the head restraint up 
(4).
 WARNING
NEVER allow anyone to travel in a seat 
with the head restraint removed.    

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Second row center seatbelt  
(3-point rear center seat belt)
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1. Insert the tongue plate (1) into the 
buckle (2) until an audible “click" is 
heard, indicating the latch is locked. 
Make sure the belt is not twisted.
When using the rear center seat belt, the 
buckle with the “CENTER” mark must be 
used.
 Information
If you are not able to pull out the safety 
belt from the retractor, firmly pull the belt 
out and release it. After release, you will be 
able to pull the belt out smoothly.
 WARNING
Make sure that the seatback is locked in 
place when using the rear center seat 
belt.
If not, the seatback may move when 
there is a sudden stop or collision, 
which could result in serious injury.
Stowing the rear seat belt
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stowed in the pocket between the 
rear seatback and cushion when not 
in use.
Rear seat
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•	Routing the seat belt webbing through 
the rear seat belt guides will help keep 
the belts from being trapped behind 
or under the seats.
After inserting the seat belt, tighten 
the belt webbing by pulling it up.
 CAUTION
When using the seat belt, use it after 
taking it out of the guides.
If you pull the seat belt when it is stored 
in the guides, it may damage the guides 
and/or belt webbing.    

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 Information
When the seat belt is allowed to retract to 
its fully stowed position, the retractor will 
automatically switch from the “Automatic 
Locking” mode to the emergency lock 
mode for normal adult usage. 
 WARNING
If the retractor is not in the “Automatic 
Locking” mode, the child restraint 
can move when your vehicle turns or 
stops suddenly. A child can be seriously 
injured or killed if the child restraint 
is not properly anchored in the car, 
including manually pulling the seat belt 
all the way out to shift the retractor to 
the “Automatic Locking” mode. 
To remove the Child Restraint System, 
press the release button on the buckle 
and then pull the lap/shoulder belt out of 
the Child Restraint System and allow the 
seat belt to retract fully.
 WARNING
If a child restraint is installed in the 
second row center seat, move the 
second row seat far back as possible, to 
minimize contact with the front center 
air bag.    

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Main components of the Occupant 
Classification System
•	A detection device located within the 
front passenger seat cushion.
•	 Electronic system to determine 
whether the passenger air bag 
systems should be activated or 
deactivated.
•	 An indicator light located on the 
instrument panel which illuminates 
the words “PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF” 
indicating the front passenger air bag 
system is deactivated.
•	 The instrument panel air bag indicator 
light is interconnected with the OCS.
The OCS is designed to help detect 
the presence of a properly-seated 
front passenger and determine if the 
passenger’s front air bag should be 
enabled (may inflate) or not.
The purpose is to help reduce the risk 
of injury or death from an inflating air 
bag to certain front passenger seat 
occupants, such as children, by requiring 
the air bag to be automatically turned 
OFF.
For example, if a child restraint of the 
type specified in the regulations is on the 
seat, the occupant classification sensor 
can detect it and cause the air bag to 
turn OFF.
Front passenger seat adult occupants 
who are properly seated and wearing the 
seat belt properly, should not cause the 
passenger air bag to be automatically 
turned OFF. For smaller adults it may turn 
OFF, however, if the occupant does not 
sit in the seat properly (for example, by 
not sitting upright, by sitting on the edge 
of the seat, or by otherwise being out of 
position), this could cause the sensor to 
turn the air bag OFF. You will find the “PASSENGER AIR BAG 
OFF” indicator on the overhead console 
panel. This system detects the conditions 
1-4 in the following table and activates or 
deactivates the front passenger air bag 
based on these conditions.
Always be sure that you and all vehicle 
occupants are seated properly and 
wearing the seat belt properly for the 
most effective protection by the air bag 
and the seat belt.
The OCS may not function properly if the 
passenger takes actions which can affect 
the classification system. These include:
•	
Failing to sit in an upright position.
•	 Leaning against the door or center 
console.
•	 Sitting towards the sides of the front 
of the seat.
•	 Putting their legs on the dashboard or 
resting them on other locations which 
reduce the passenger weight on the 
front seat.
•	 Wearing the seat belt improperly.
•	 Reclining the seatback.
•	 Wearing thick clothes like ski wear or 
hip protection wear.
•	 Putting an additional thick cushion on 
the seat.
•	 Putting electrical devices (e.g. 
notebook, satellite radio) on the seat 
with inverter charging.   

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 WARNING
Riding in an improper position or placing weight on the front passenger’s seat when 
it is unoccupied by a passenger adversely affects the OCS. To reduce the risk of 
serious injury or death:
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•	NEVER put a heavy load in the front seat or seatback 
pocket, or hang any items on the front passenger 
seat.
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•	NEVER place your feet on the front passenger 
seatback.
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•	NEVER sit with your hips shifted towards the front of 
the seat.
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•	NEVER ride with the seatback reclined when the 
vehicle is moving.
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•	NEVER place your feet or legs on the dashboard.   

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Do not install a Child Restraint 
System on the Front Passenger’s 
Seat
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Even though your vehicle is equipped 
with the OCS, never install a child 
restraint in the front passenger’s seat. 
An inflating air bag can forcefully strike a 
child or child restraint resulting in serious 
or fatal injury.
 WARNING
NEVER use a rearward facing Child 
Restraint on a seat protected by an 
ACTIVE AIRBAG in front of it, DEATH 
or SERIOUS INJURY to the CHILD can 
occur.
Why didn’t my air bag go off in a 
collision?
There are certain types of accidents in 
which the air bag would not be expected 
to provide additional protection. These 
include rear impacts, second or third 
collisions in multiple impact accidents, 
as well as low speed impacts. Damage to 
the vehicle indicates a collision energy 
absorption, and is not an indicator of 
whether or not an air bag should have 
inflated.
Air bag collision sensors
 WARNING
To reduce the risk of an air bag 
deploying unexpectedly and causing 
serious injury or death:
•	Do not hit or allow any objects to 
impact the locations where air bags 
or sensors are installed.
•	 Do not perform maintenance on or 
around the air bag sensors. If the 
location or angle of the sensors is 
altered, the air bags may deploy 
when they should not or may not 
deploy when they should.
•	 Installing bumper guards with non-
genuine Hyundai or non-equivalent 
parts may adversely affect the 
collision and airbag deployment 
performance.
•	 Press the Engine Start/Stop button to 
the OFF or ACC position and wait for 
3 minutes when the vehicle is being 
towed to prevent inadvertent air bag 
deployment.
•	 We recommend that all air bag 
repairs are conducted by an 
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.