2021 HYUNDAI SANTA FE mode button

Driving your vehicle
6-70
SMART mode
SMART mode selects the
proper driving mode among
ECO, COMFORT and SPORT
by judging the driver's
driving habits (i.e. mild or
dynamic) from the brake pedal
depression or the steering
wheel operation.
• Press the DRIVE MODE button to
activate SMART mode. When SMART
mode is activated, the indicator
illuminates on the instrument cluster.
• The vehicle starts in SMART mode,
when the engine was turned OFF in
SMART mode.
• SMART mode automatically controls
gear shifting patterns, engine torque,
in accordance with the driver's driving
habits.
Information
• When you mildly drive the vehicle
in SMART mode, the driving mode
changes to ECO mode to improve fuel
efficiency. However, the actual fuel
efficiency may differ in accordance
with your driving situations (i.e.
upward/downward slope, vehicle
deceleration/acceleration).
• When you dynamically drive the
vehicle in SMART mode by abruptly
decelerating or sharply curving, the
driving mode changes to SPORT mode.
However, it may adversely affect fuel
economy. Various driving situations, which you may
encounter in SMART mode
•
The driving mode automatically
changes to ECO mode after a certain
period of time, when you gently
depress the accelerator pedal (Your
driving is categorized to be mild.).
• The driving mode automatically
changes from SMART ECO mode
to SMART COMFORT mode after a
certain period of time, when you
sharply or repetitively depress the
accelerator pedal.
• The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART COMFORT mode
with the same driving patterns, when
the vehicle starts to drive on an
upward slope of a certain angle. The
driving mode automatically returns to
SMART ECO mode, when the vehicle
enters a leveled road.
• The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART SPORT, when
you abruptly accelerate the vehicle
or repetitively operate the steering
wheel (Your driving is categorized
to be sporty.). In this mode, your
vehicle drives in a lower gear for
abrupt accelerating/decelerating
and increases the engine brake
performance.
• You may still sense the engine brake
performance, even when you release
the accelerator pedal in SMART
SPORT mode. It is because your
vehicle remains to be in a lower gear
over a certain period of time for next
acceleration. Thus, it is a normal
driving situation, not indicating any
malfunction.
• The driving mode automatically
changes to SMART SPORT mode
only in harsh driving situations. In
most of the normal driving situations,
the driving mode sets to be either
in SMART ECO mode or in SMART
COMFORT mode.

Driver assistance system
7-94
Rear View Parking Guidance
OTM070216L
• When the ‘Rear View Parking
Guidance’ is selected, parking
guidance is displayed in the rear view.
• The horizontal guideline of the Rear
View Parking Guidance shows the
distance of 1.6 ft (0.5m), 3.3 ft (1 m)
and 7.6 ft (2.3m) from the vehicle.
Parking Distance Warning
OTM070217L
• When the ‘Parking Distance Warning’
is selected, parking distance warning
is displayed on the right side of the
Surround View Monitor screen.
• The image will be displayed only when
Parking Distance Warning is warning
the driver.
Surround View Monitor Auto On
With the engine on, select ‘Driver
Assistance → P
arking Sa fety → Surr ound View M

onitor Auto On’ from the Settings
menu to use the function.
To use this function, refer to “System
Operation”.
System operation
Operating button
OTM070072
OTM070074
• Press the Parking/View button (1) to
turn on Surround View Monitor.
Press the button again to turn off the
system.
• Other view modes can be selected
by touching the view icons (2) on the
Surround View Monitor screen.
• When one of the infotainment system
button (3) is pressed without the gear
in R (Reverse), Surround View Monitor
will turn off.

Index
I-2
A
Accessing your vehicle
........................................................................\
..................5-5
Hyundai Digital Key ........................................................................\
................5-15
Immobilizer system ........................................................................\
.................. 5-14
Remote key ........................................................................\
................................. 5-5
Smart key ........................................................................\
.................................... 5-8
Air bag - supplemental restraint system
.............................................................. 3-45
Additional safety precautions ........................................................................\
... 3-66
Air bag warning labels ........................................................................\
............. 3-66
How does the air bags system operate? ............................................................3-50
Occupant Classification System (OCS) ...........................................................3-54
SRS care ........................................................................\
................................... 3-65
What to expect after an air bag inflates ............................................................3-53
Where are the air bags? ........................................................................\
............ 3-47
Why didn’t my air bag go of

f in a collision?
................................................... 3-60
Air cleaner
........................................................................\
................................... 9-23
Filter replacement ........................................................................\
.....................9-23
Air conditioning system
........................................................................\
............... 2-1

1
Appearance care........................................................................\
........................... 9-60
Exterior care ........................................................................\
............................. 9-60
Interior care ........................................................................\
.............................. 9-66
Automatic climate control system
..................................................................... 5-105
Automatic heating and air conditioning .........................................................5-106
Manual heating and air conditioning .............................................................. 5-106
System maintenance ........................................................................\
............... 5-1

13
System operation ........................................................................\
....................5-

111
Automatic transmission
........................................................................\
.............. 6-14
Automatic transmission operation ....................................................................6-14
Good driving practices ........................................................................\
............. 6-21
LCD display message (button type) .................................................................6-19
Paddle shifter (Manual shift mode) .................................................................. 6-20

I
I-5
Dual clutch transmission........................................................................\
.............. 6-23
Dual clutch transmission operation ..................................................................6-23
Good driving practices ........................................................................\
............ 6-33
LCD display message (button type) .................................................................6-30
Paddle shifter (Manual shifter mode) ...............................................................6-32
Parking ........................................................................\
..................................... 6-30
E
Emer

gency commodity
........................................................................\
................ 8-32
Fire extinguisher ........................................................................\
....................... 8-32
First aid kit ........................................................................\
............................... 8-32
Tire pressure gauge ........................................................................\
..................8-32
Triangle reflector ........................................................................\
...................... 8-32
Emission control system
........................................................................\
.............. 9-69
Gasoline Particulate Filter (GPF) .....................................................................9-72
Engine
........................................................................\
............................................ 2-8
Engine compartment
........................................................................\
...................... 2-7
Engine compartment
........................................................................\
...................... 9-3
Engine coolant /liquid-cooled intercooler coolant
............................................... 9-18
Changing coolant ........................................................................\
...................... 9-20
Checking the coolant level ........................................................................\
.......9-18
Engine number
........................................................................\
............................. 2-16
Engine oil
........................................................................\
..................................... 9-16
Checking the engine oil and filter ....................................................................9-17
Checking the engine oil level ........................................................................\
... 9-16
Engine Start/Stop button
........................................................................\
................ 6-9
Engine Stop/Start button positions ...................................................................6-10
Remote start ........................................................................\
.............................. 6-13
Starting the engine ........................................................................\
....................6-1

1
Turning of

f the engine
........................................................................\
.............. 6-12
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items
...................................................... 9-14
Fuel filter (for gasoline engine) ........................................................................\
9-14
Parking brake ........................................................................\
............................ 9-15
Exterior features

........................................................................\
........................... 5-67
Fuel filler door ........................................................................\
.......................... 5-77
Hood ........................................................................\
......................................... 5-67
Liftgate ........................................................................\
.....................................5-68
Power liftgate ........................................................................\
...........................5-70
Smart liftgate ........................................................................\
............................ 5-75