2023 HYUNDAI SONATA Owners Manual

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After the vehicle stops, when an
approaching vehicle from the rear area is
detected as soon as a passenger opens
a door, Safe Exit Warning will warn the
driver with a warning message and
an audible warning to help prevent a collision.
CAUTION
Warning timing may vary depending on
the speed of the approaching vehicle.
Detecting sensor
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The rear corner radars are sensors
located inside the rear bumper to detect
the side and rear areas. Always keep the
rear bumper clean for proper operation
of Safe Exit Warning.
NOTICE
For more details on the precautions of
the rear corner radars, refer to “Blind-
Spot Collision Warning (BCW)” or
“Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist
(BCA)” section in chapter 6.
safe eXit warning (sew) (if equippeD)

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Function settings
Setting functions
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Safe Exit Assist
With the Engine Start/Stop button in the
ON position, select ‘Driver Assistance
→ Blind-Spot Safety → Safe Exit Assist’
from the Settings menu to turn on Safe
Exit Assist and deselect to turn off the
system.
WARNING
The driver should always be aware of
unexpected and sudden situations
from occurring. If ‘Safe Exit Assist’ is
deselected, the system cannot assist
you.
Information
If the engine is restarted, Safe Exit Assist will maintain the last setting.
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Warning Timing
With the Engine Start/Stop button in the
ON position, select ‘Driver Assistance →
Warning Timing’ from the Settings menu
to change the initial warning activation
time for Blind-Spot Safety system.
When the vehicle is first delivered,
Warning Timing is set to ‘Normal’. If you
change the Warning Timing, the warning
time of other Driver Assistance systems
may change.

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Warning Volume
With the Engine Start/Stop button in the
ON position, select ‘Driver Assistance
→ Warning Volume ’ from the Settings
menu to change the Warning Volume to
‘High’, ‘Medium’, or ‘Low’ for Blind-Spot
Safety system.
If you change the warning volume,
the Warning Volume of other Driver
Assistance systems may change.
CAUTION
• The setting of the Warning Timing
and Warning Volume applies to all
functions of the Warning.
• Even though ‘Normal’ is selected
for Warning Timing, if the vehicles
approaches at high speed from the
rear, the initial warning activation
time may seem late.
• Select ‘Late’ for Warning Timing
when traffic is light and when driving
speed is slow.
Information
If the engine is restarted, Warning Timing
and Warning Volume will maintain the last setting.
Function operation
Function warning
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Collision warning when exiting vehicle
• When an approaching vehicle from
the rear is detected at the moment a
door is opened, the ‘Watch for traffic’
warning message will appear on the
cluster, and an audible warning will sound.
• Safe Exit Assist will warn the driver
when your vehicle speed is below 3
km/h (2 mph), and the speed of the
approaching vehicle from the rear is
above 5 km/h (3 mph).

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WARNING
Take the following precautions when
using Safe Exit Assist: • For your safety, change the Settings
after parking the vehicle at a safe
location.
• If any other function’s warning
message is displayed or audible
warning is generated, Safe Exit
Assist warning message may not be
displayed and audible warning may
not be generated.
• You may not hear the warning sound
of Safe Exit Assist if the surrounding
is noisy.
• Safe Exit Assist does not operate in
all situations or cannot prevent all
collisions.
• Safe Exit Assist may warn the driver
late or may not warn the driver
depending on the road and driving
conditions. Always check vehicle
surroundings.
• The driver and passengers are
responsible for accidents that occurs
while exiting the vehicle. Always
check the surroundings before you
exit the vehicle.
• Never deliberately operate Safe Exit
Assist. Doing so may lead to serious
injury or death.
• Safe Exit Assist does not operate if
there is a problem with Blind-Spot
Safety system. The warning message
of Blind-Spot Safety system will appear when:
- Blind-Spot Safety system sensor or
the sensor surrounding is polluted
or covered
- Blind-Spot Safety system fails to warn passengers or falsely warn
passengers Information
After the engine is turned off, Safe Exit
Assist operates approximately for 3 minutes, but turns off immediately if the
doors are locked.

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Function malfunction and
limitations
Function malfunction
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When Safe Exit Assist is not working
properly, the ‘Check Blind-Spot Safety
system’ warning message will appear
on the cluster, and the system will turn
off automatically or the system will be
limited. We recommend that the system
be inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer. Function disabled
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When the rear bumper around the rear
corner radar or sensor is covered with
foreign material, such as snow or rain,
or installing a trailer or carrier, it can
reduce the detecting performance and
temporarily limit or disable Safe Exit
Assist.
If this occurs, the ‘Blind-Spot Safety
function disabled. Radar blocked’
warning message will appear on the
cluster.
The function will operate normally
when such foreign material or trailer,
etc. is removed, and then the engine is
restarted.
If the function does not operate normally
after it is removed, we recommend
that the system be inspected by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.

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WARNING
• Even though the warning message
does not appear on the cluster, Safe
Exit Assist may not properly operate.
• Safe Exit Assist may not properly
operate in an area (e.g. open
terrain) where any substance are
not detected right after the engine
is turned on, or when the detecting
sensor is blocked with foreign
material right after the engine is turned on.
CAUTION
Turn off Safe Exit Assist to install a
trailer, carrier, etc., or remove the
trailer, carrier, etc. to use Safe Exit
Assist. Limitations of the function
Safe Exit Assist may not operate
normally, or the function may operate
unexpectedly under the following
circumstances: •
Getting off the vehicle where trees or
grass are overgrown
• Getting off the vehicle where the road
is wet
• The approaching vehicle is very fast or
very slow WARNING
• Safe Exit Assist may not operate
normally if interfered by strong
electromagnetic waves.
• Safe Exit Assist may not operate for 3
seconds after the vehicle is started,
or rear corner radars are initialized.

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Driver Attention Warning system displays
the condition of the driver’s fatigue level
and inattentive driving practices.
System Setting and Operation
System setting
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• Selecting Driver Attention Warning function
Driver Attention Warning can be
activated from the Users Settings
mode in the cluster LCD display
or infotainment system display(if
equipped) by following the procedure
below.
1. Set the ignition switch to the ON
position.
2. Select “User Settings → Driver
Assistance → Driver Attention
Warning → Inattentive Driving
Warning” on the LCD display
or infotainment system display.
Deselect the setting to turn off the
system.
• If the vehicle is turned off then on
again, the system maintains the last
setting.
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• Selecting Warning Timing
The driver can select the initial
warning activation time from the User
Settings in the cluster LCD display
or infotainment system display(if
equipped) by selecting ‘User Settings
→ Driver Assistance → Warning
Timing → Normal/Later’.
The options for the initial Driver
Attention Warning includes the
following: - Normal: When this option is selected, the
initial Driver Attention Warning is
activated normally. If this setting
feels sensitive, change the option to
‘Later’.
The warning activation time may
feel late if a vehicle at the side or
rear abruptly accelerates.
- Later: Select this warning activation time
when the traffic is light and you are
driving at low speeds.
Information
If you change the warning timing, the
warning time of other systems may change.
Driver attention warning (Daw) (if equippeD)

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Display of the driver’s attention level
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„„Attentive driving
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„„Inattentive driving
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The driver can monitor his/her driving
conditions on the cluster LCD display. The DAW screen will appear when you
select the Driving Assist mode tab (
) on the LCD display if the system is
activated. (For more information, refer
to “LCD Display Modes” section in
chapter 4.) • The driver’s attention level is displayed
on the scale of 1 to 5. The lower the
level is, the more inattentive the driver is.
• The level decreases when the driver
does not take a break for a certain
period of time.
• The level increases when the driver
attentively drives for a certain period
of time.
• When the driver turns on the system
while driving, it displays ‘Last Break
time’ and level.