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3. Seats & Safety System
Important Safety Precautions......................................................................................... 3-2Always Wear Your Seat Belt ........................................................................................ 3-2Restrain All Children .................................................................................................... 3-2
Airbag Hazards ............................................................................................................. 3-2
Driver Distraction ......................................................................................................... 3-2Control Your Speed...................................................................................................... 3-2Keep Your Vehicle In Safe Condition .......................................................................... 3-2
Seats ................................................................................................................................. 3-3 Safety Precautions ....................................................................................................... 3-5
Front Seats.................................................................................................................... 3-5Rear Seats ..................................................................................................................... 3-9
Head Restraint ............................................................................................................ 3-11
Seat Warmers ..............................................................................................................3-14
Air Ventilation Seats.................................................................................................... 3-17
Seat Belts ....................................................................................................................... 3-19 Seat Belt Safety Precautions ..................................................................................... 3-19
Seat Belt Warning Light ............................................................................................. 3-20
Seat Belt Restraint System ......................................................................................... 3-21
Additional Seat Belt Safety Precautions................................................................... 3-26
Care of Seat Belts....................................................................................................... 3-27
Child Restraint System (CRS) ....................................................................................... 3-28 Children Always in the Rear ...................................................................................... 3-28Selecting a Child Restraint System (CRS) ................................................................ 3-29
Installing a Child Restraint System (CRS) ................................................................3-30
Airbag - Supplemental Restraint System..................................................................... 3-36 Where are the Airbags? ............................................................................................. 3-37
How does the Airbags System Operate?..................................................................3-40
What to Expect After an Airbag Inflates ................................................................... 3-43
Occupant Classification System (OCS) .................................................................... 3-44
Why didn’t My Airbag Go Off in a Collision? ............................................................3-50
SRS Care ..................................................................................................................... 3-54
Additional Safety Precautions ................................................................................... 3-55
Airbag Warning Labels............................................................................................... 3-55
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Seats & Safety System
3-2
Important Safety
Precautions
You will find many safety precautions and
recommendations throughout this
section, and throughout this manual. The
safety precautions in this section are
among the most important.
Always Wear Your Seat Belt
A seat belt is your best protection in all
types of accidents. Airbags are designed
to supplement seat belts, not to replace
them. So even though your vehicle is
equipped with airbags, always make sure
you and your passengers wear your seat
belts, and wear them properly.
Restrain All Children
All children under age 13 should ride in
your vehicle properly restrained in a rear
seat, not the front seat. Infants and small
children should be restrained in an
appropriate child restraint system. Larger
children should use a booster seat with
the lap/shoulder belt until they can use
the seat belt properly without a booster
seat.
Airbag Hazards
While airbags can save lives, they can also
cause serious or fatal injuries to
occupants who sit too close to them, or
who are not properly restrained. Infants,
young children, and short adults are at the
greatest risk of being injured by an
inflating airbag. Follow all instructions
and warnings in this manual.
Driver Distraction
Driver distraction presents a serious and
potentially deadly danger, especially for
inexperienced drivers. Safety should be
the primary concern when behind the
wheel and drivers need to be aware of the wide array of potential distractions, such
as drowsiness, reaching for objects,
eating, personal grooming, other
passengers, and using mobile phones.
Drivers can become distracted when they
take their eyes and attention off the road
or their hands off the wheel to focus on
activities other than driving. To reduce
your risk of distraction and an accident:
• Set up your mobile devices (for
example, mp3 players, phones,
navigation units, etc.) only when your
vehicle is parked or safely stopped.
• Only use your mobile device when allowed by laws and conditions permit
safe use. Never text or email while
driving. Most countries have laws
prohibiting drivers from texting. Some
countries and cities also prohibit
drivers from using handheld phones.
• Never let the use of a mobile device distract you from driving. You have a
responsibility to your passengers and
others on the road to always drive
safely with your hands on the wheel as
well as your eyes and attention on the
road.
Control Your Speed
Excessive speed is a major factor in crash
injuries and deaths. Generally, the higher
the speed the greater the risk, but serious
injuries can also occur at lower speeds.
Never drive faster than is safe for current
conditions regardless of the maximum
speed posted.
Keep Your Vehicle In Safe
Condition
Having a tire blowout or a mechanical
failure can be extremely hazardous. To
reduce the possibility of such problems,
check your tire pressures and condition
frequently and perform all regularly
scheduled maintenance.
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Driving Your Vehicle
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• Always apply the parking brake when leaving the vehicle. Do not depend on
placing the shift gear in P (Park) to keep
the vehicle from moving.
• Exercise extreme caution when driving on a slippery surface. Be especially
careful when braking, accelerating, or
shifting gears. On a slippery surface, an
abrupt change in vehicle speed can
cause the drive wheels to lose traction
and may cause loss of vehicle control
resulting in an accident.
• Optimum vehicle performance and economy is obtained by smoothly
depressing and releasing the
accelerator pedal.
WARNING To reduce the risk of SERIOUS INJURY or
DEATH:
• ALWAYS wear your seat belt. In a collision, an unbelted occupant is
significantly more likely to be seriously
injured or killed than a properly belted
occupant.
• Avoid high speeds when cornering or turning.
• Do not make quick steering wheel movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
• The risk of rollover is greatly increased if you lose control of your vehicle at
highway speeds.
• Loss of control often occurs if two or more wheels drop off the roadway and
the driver over steers to reenter the
roadway.
• In the event your vehicle leaves the roadway, do not steer sharply. Instead,
slow down before pulling back into the
travel lanes.
• HYUNDAI Vehicle recommends you to follow all posted speed limits.
Regenerative Braking
System (Paddle Shifter)
Regenerative braking system operates
the paddle shifter to control the
regenerative braking intensity of the
vehicle. It improves the fuel efficiency of
the vehicle and helps the driver to have a
better driving experience.
Information The regenerative braking system uses the
electric motor to engage the brake. The
electric motor converts the kinetic energy
generated from decelerating the vehicle to
electricity and charges the high voltage
battery.
Using Regenerative Braking
System
Operating paddle shifter
Operate the paddle shifter as shown
below to use the regenerative braking
system.
B6001901
• Pull the left paddle shifter ( ) once to raise the regenerative braking intensity
level by 1. It will increase decelerating
intensity.
• Pull the right paddle shifter ( ) once to lower the regenerative braking
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Driving Your Vehicle
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• If Smart Cruise Control was in use when ESC activates, Smart Cruise Control
automatically disengages. Smart Cruise
Control can be reengaged when the
road conditions allow. For more
information, refer to the “Smart Cruise
Control (SCC)” section in chapter 7.
ESC OFF condition
To cancel ESC operation:
• State 1 Press the ESC OFF button briefly. The
ESC OFF indicator light and/or message
'Traction Control disabled' will
illuminate. In this state, the traction
control function of ESC (electric vehicle
control management) is disabled, but
the brake control function of ESC
(braking management) still operates.
• State 2 Press and hold the ESC OFF button
continuously for more than 3 seconds.
The ESC OFF indicator light and/or
message 'Traction & Stability Control
disabled' illuminates and a warning
chime sounds. In this state, both the
traction control function of ESC
(electric vehicle control management)
and the brake control function of ESC
(braking management) are disabled.
If the Start/Stop button is pressed to
the OFF position when ESC is off, ESC
remains off. Upon restarting the
vehicle, ESC will automatically turn on
again.
When ESC (electric vehicle control) is
deactivated, the vehicle will lose the
traction and stability if the vehicle is
driven by abrupt steering wheel
control. It is possible that the tire may
make a collision with the connected parts of the tire. Do not turn off ESC
while driving the vehicle for your safety.
Indicator lights
ESC indicator light (blinks)
ESC OFF indicator light (comes on)
When the Start/Stop button is pressed to
the ON position, the ESC indicator light
illuminates, then goes off if the ESC
system is operating normally.
The ESC indicator light blinks whenever
ESC is operating.
If the ESC indicator light stays on, your
vehicle may have a malfunction with the
ESC system. When this warning light
illuminates, have the vehicle inspected by
an authorized HYUNDAI dealer as soon as
possible.
The ESC OFF indicator light comes on
when ESC is turned off.
WARNING When ESC is blinking, this indicates ESC is
active:
Drive slowly and NEVER attempt to
accelerate. NEVER turn ESC off while the
ESC indicator light is blinking or you may
lose control of the vehicle resulting in an
accident.
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