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Features of your vehicle
2. Detect and Alert
If you are positioned in the detecting
area 20 ~ 40 inches (50 ~ 100 cm)
behind the vehicle) carrying a smart
key, the hazard warning lights will
blink and chime will sound for about
3 seconds to alert you the smart key
has been detected and the trunk will
open.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not approach the detecting area if
you do not want the trunk to open. If
you have unintentionally entered the
detecting area and the hazard warn-
ing lights and chime starts to operate,
leave the detecting area with the
smart key. The trunk will stay closed.
3. Automatic opening
The hazard warning lights will blink
and chime will sound 2 times and
then the trunk will open.  Make certain that you close the
trunk before driving your vehicle.
 Make sure there are no people or objects around the trunk before
opening or closing the trunk.
 Make sure to deactivate the Smart Trunk Release function when
washing your vehicle.
Otherwise, the trunk may open
inadvertently.
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WARNING
 Make sure objects in the rearcargo area do not come out
when opening the trunk on
the slope way. It may cause
serious injury.
 The key should be kept out of reach of children. Children may
inadvertently open the Smart
Trunk Release while playing
around the rear area of the
vehicle.
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How to deactivate the Smart
Trunk Release function using thesmart key
1. Door lock
2. Door unlock
3. Trunk open
4. Panic
If you press any button of the smart
key during the Detect and Alert
stage, the Smart Trunk Release
function will be deactivated.
Make sure to be aware of how to
deactivate the Smart Trunk Release
function for emergency situations.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• If you press the door unlock but-
ton (2), the Smart Trunk Release
function will be deactivated tem-
porarily. But, if you do not open
any door for 30 seconds, the Smart
Trunk Release function will be
activated again.
• If you press the trunk open button (3) for more than 1 second, the
trunk opens.
• If you press the door lock button (1) or trunk open button (3) when
the Smart Trunk Release function
is not in the Detect and Alert stage,
the Smart Trunk Release function
will not be deactivated.
• In case you have deactivated the Smart Trunk Release function by
pressing the smart key button and
opened a door, the Smart Trunk
Release function can be activated
again by closing and locking all
doors.
Detecting area
 The Smart Trunk Release operates
with a welcome alert if the smart
key is detected within 20 ~ 40 inch-
es (50 ~ 100 cm) from the trunk.
 The alert stops at once if the smart key is positioned outside the
detecting area during the Detect
and Alert stage.OYDDCO2004
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Features of your vehicle
✽ ✽
NOTICE
• The Smart Trunk Release function
will not work if any of the follow-
ing occurs:
- The smart key is close to a radiotransmitter such as a radio sta-
tion or an airport which can
interfere with normal operation
of the transmitter.
- The smart key is near a mobile two way radio system or a cellu-
lar phone.
- Another vehicle's smart key is being operated close to your
vehicle.
• The detecting range may decrease or increase when :
- One side of the tire is raised toreplace a tire or to inspect the
vehicle.
- The vehicle is slantingly parked on a slope or unpaved road, etc.
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Opening the liftgate
 The liftgate is locked or unlocked
when all doors are locked or
unlocked with the transmitter (or
smart key) or central door lock
switch.
 If unlocked, the liftgate can be opened by pressing the handle and
pulling it up.
 When all doors are locked if the lift- gate unlock button on the transmit-
ter (or smart key) is pressed for
more than 1 second, the liftgate is
unlocked. Once the liftgate is
opened and then closed, the lift-
gate is locked automatically.
❈ There is no key hole.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
In cold and wet climates, liftgate
lock and liftgate mechanisms may
not work properly due to freezing
conditions.
Closing the liftgate
To close the liftgate, lower and push
down the liftgate firmly. Make sure
that the liftgate is securely latched.
Make sure your hands, feet and
other parts of your body are safely
out of the way before closing the lift-
gate.
LIFTGATE (FOR 5 DOOR)
CAUTION - Liftgate lift
Make certain that you close the
liftgate before driving your vehi-cle. Possible damage may occurto the liftgate gas lifters andattached hardware if the liftgateis not closed prior to driving.
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WARNING
The liftgate swings upward.
Make sure no objects or people
are near the rear of the vehicle
when opening the liftgate.
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Features of your vehicle
Emergency liftgate safety
release
Your vehicle is equipped with the
emergency liftgate safety release
lever located on the bottom of the lift-
gate. If someone is inadvertently
locked in the luggage compartment.
The liftgate can be opened by doing
as follows:
1. Input the mechanical key into thehole.
2. Push the mechanical key to the right.
3. Push up the liftgate.
WARNING- Exhaust
fumes
If you drive with the liftgate
open, you will draw dangerous
exhaust fumes into your vehicle
which can cause serious injury
or death to vehicle occupants.
If you must drive with the lift-
gate open, keep the air vents
and all windows open so that
additional outside air comes
into the vehicle.
WARNING- Riding in
cargo area
Occupants should never ride in
the rear cargo area where no
restraints are available. To avoid
injury in the event of an accident
or sudden stops, occupants
should always be properly
restrained.CAUTION - Closing lift-
gate
Make sure nothing is near the liftgate latch and striker whileclosing the liftgate. It may dam-age the liftgate's latch.
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Power windows (if equipped)
The ignition switch or ENGINE
START/STOP button must be in the
ON position for power windows to
operate. Each door has a power win-
dow switch that controls the door’s
window. The driver has a power win-
dow lock switch which can block the
operation of rear passenger win-
dows.
The power windows can be operated
for approximately 30 seconds after
the ignition key is removed or is set
to the ACC or LOCK/OFF position.
However, if the front doors are
opened, the power windows cannot
be operated even within the 30 sec-
ond period.
If a window cannot be closed
because it is blocked by objects,
remove the objects and close the
window.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
While driving with the rear windows
down, your vehicle may demon-
strate a wind buffeting or pulsation
noise. This noise is a normal occur-
rence and can be reduced or elimi-
nated by taking the following
actions. If the noise occurs with one
or both of the rear windows down,
partially lower both front windows
approximately one inch.
CAUTION
Do not install any accessories
in the area of windows. It mayimpact jam protection.
WARNING- Power
Windows
Do not extend your face or arms
outside of the window opening
while the vehicle is in motion.
Doing so could result in serious
injuries.
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Features of your vehicle
ItemsExplanation
Auto Lock
 Enable on shift : All doors will be automatically locked if the vehicle is shifted from the P (Park)position to the R (Reverse), N (Neutral), or D (Drive) position. (with the engine ON, it is activat-
ed)
 Enable on speed: All doors will be automatically locked when the vehicle speed exceeds 9.3 mph (15 km/h).
Auto Unlock
 On shift to P : All doors will be automatically unlocked if the gear is shifted to the P (Park) posi-tion. (with the engine ON, it is activated)
 Vehicle off/On key out : All doors will be automatically unlocked when the ENGINE START/STOP button is set to the OFF position or the ignition key is removed from the ignition switch.
 Off : The auto door unlock operation will be canceled.
2 Press Unlock (if equipped) If this item is checked, the two press unlock will be activated.
Press the door unlock button once to unlock the driver's door, and press the button once more
within 4 seconds to unlock the rest of the doors.
Horn Feedback(if equipped) If this item is checked, the horn feedback will be activated.
After locking the door by pressing the lock button on the transmitter, if you press the lock button
again within 4 seconds, the warning sound will operate once to indicate that all doors are locked.
3. Door
❈ The information provided may differ depending on which functions are applicable to your vehicle.
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Features of your vehicle
Wiper mode (if equipped)
This indicator displays which wiper
speed is selected using the wiper
control.
You can activate or deactivate
Wiper/Lights Display function from
the User Settings mode in the cluster
LCD display.
Engine Overheated
This warning message illuminates
when the engine coolant tempera-
ture is above 248°F (120°C). This
means that the engine is overheated
and may be damaged.
If your vehicle is overheated, refer to
“Overheating” in chapter 6.
Shift to P (for smart key system)
 This warning message illuminatesif you try to turn off the engine with-
out the shift lever in P (Park) posi-
tion.
 At this time, the ENGINE START/STOP button turns to the
ACC position (If you press the
ENGINE START/STOP button
once more, it will turn to the ON
position).
Low key battery (for smart key
system)
 This warning message illuminates if the battery of the smart key is
discharged when the ENGINE
START/STOP button changes to
the OFF position.
Press brake pedal to start engine
(for smart key system)
 This warning message illuminates if the ENGINE START/STOP but-
ton changes to the ACC position
twice by pressing the button
repeatedly without depressing the
brake pedal.
 It means that you should depress the brake pedal to start the engine.
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