2018 Hyundai Santa FE Owner’s Manual

The 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe was a strong entry into the midsize SUV market, combining comfort, flexibility, and high-tech features in a way that worked well together. This version of Hyundai’s popular SUV had roomy seats for up to seven people, making it a good choice for families and other people who wanted a lot of space inside. The Santa Fe had a modern and confident look thanks to its sleek body and bold front grille. Under the hood, a variety of strong engines gave the car plenty of speed while still getting decent gas mileage. The Santa Fe put a lot of thought into safety, which was clear from the driver-assistance features it had, which made driving it safe. The 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe continued to make a name for itself as a reliable and well-rounded midsize SUV with its wide range of features and reputation for dependability.

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. Air bags are designed to supplement seat belts, not replace them. So even though your vehicle is equipped with air bags, 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. Larger children should use a booster seat with the lap/shoulder belt until they can use the seat belt properly without a booster seat.

Air Bag Hazards
While air bags can save lives, they can also cause serious or fatal injuries to occupants who sit too close to them, or who are not prop-erly restrained. Infants, young chil-dren, and shorter adults are at the greatest risk of being injured by an inflating air bag. Follow all instruc-tions and warnings in this manual.

Driver Distraction
Driver distraction presents a serious and potentially deadly danger, espe-cially for inexperienced drivers. Safety should be the first 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 cellular 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 driv-ing. To reduce your risk of distraction or getting into an accident:

• ALWAYS set up your mobile devices (i.e., MP3 players, phones, navigation units, etc.) when your vehicle is parked or safely stopped.
• ONLY use your mobile device when allowed by laws and when conditions permit safe use. NEVER text or email while driving. Most states have laws prohibiting drivers from texting. Some states 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.

SEATS

Front seat

1. Forward and backward
2. Seatback angle
3. Seat cushion height*
4. Lumbar support (Driver’s seat)
5. Seat warmer* / Air ventilation seat*
6. Headrest
   2nd row seat
7. Forward and backward
8. Seatback angle and folding
9. Walk-in seat lever
10. Headrest
11. Armrest
12. Seat warmer*
    3rd row seat
13. Seatback folding
14. Headrest

Front seat adjustment – Manual (if equipped)

Forward and rearward

To move the seat forward or rearward:

1. Pull the seat slide adjustment lever up and hold it.
2. Slide the seat to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seat is locked in place.

Adjust the seat before driving, and make sure the seat is locked secure-ly by trying to move forward and rear-ward without using the lever. If the seat moves, it is not locked properly.

Seatback angle

To recline the seatback:

1. Lean forward slightly and lift up the seatback recline lever.
2. Carefully lean back on the seat and adjust the seatback of the seat to the position you desire.
3. Release the lever and make sure the seatback is locked in place.(The lever MUST return to its orig-inal position for the seatback to lock.)

Seat cushion height (if equipped)
To change the height of the seat cushion, push the lever upwards or downwards.

• To lower the seat cushion, push the lever down several times.
• To raise the seat cushion, pull the lever up several times.

2-way lumbar support (for driver’s seat)

1. Press the front portion of the switch to increase support or the rear portion of the switch to decrease support.
2. Release the switch once it reach-es the desired position.

Front seat adjustment – Power (if equipped)
The front seat can be adjusted by using the control knobs located on the outside of the seat cushion. Before driving, adjust the seat to the proper position so as to easily con-trol the steering wheel, pedals and switches on the instrument panel.

WARNING
The power seat is operable with the ignition OFF. Therefore, children should never be left unattended in the vehicle.

CAUTION

• The power seat is driven by an electric motor. Stop operating once the adjustment is com-pleted. Excessive operation may damage the electrical equipment.
• When in operation, the power seat consumes a large amount of electrical power. To prevent unnecessary battery drain, don’t adjust the power seat longer than necessary while the engine is not running.
• Do not operate two or more power seat control knobs at the same time. Doing so may result in power seat motor or electri-cal component malfunction.

WARNING – Driver’s seat To avoid serious injury or death:

• Never attempt to adjust the seat while the vehicle is mov-ing. This could result in loss of control, and an accident causing death, serious injury, or property damage.
• Do not allow anything to inter-fere with the normal position of the seatback. Storing items against a seatback or in any other way interfering with proper locking of a seatback could result in serious or fatal injury in a sudden stop or col-lision.
• In order to avoid unnecessary and perhaps severe air bag injuries, always sit as far back as possible from the steering wheel while maintaining com-fortable control of the vehicle. We recommend that your chest be at least 10 inches (250 mm) away from the steer-ing wheel.
• Riding in a vehicle with the seatback reclined could lead to serious or fatal injury in an acci-dent. If a seat is reclined during an accident, the occupant’s hips may slide under the lap portion of the seat belt, apply-ing great force to the unprotect-ed abdomen. Serious or fatal internal injuries could result. The driver must advise the pas-senger to keep the seatback in an upright position whenever the vehicle is in motion.
• Occupants should never sit on seat cushions. The passenger’s hips may slide under the lap portion of the seat belt during an accident or a sudden stop. Serious or fatal internal injuries could result because the seat belt cannot operate normally.
• When you return the seatback to its upright position, hold the seatback and return it slowly and be sure there are no other occupants around the seat. If the seatback is returned with-out being held and controlled, the back of the seat could spring forward resulting in acci-dental injury to a person struck by the seatback.
• Loose objects in the driver’s foot area could interfere with the operation of the foot pedals, possibly causing an accident. Do not place anything under the front seats.
• The rear seatback must be securely latched. If not, pas-sengers and objects could be thrown forward resulting in serious injury or death in the event of a sudden stop or col-lision.
• No passenger should ride in the cargo area or sit or lie on folded seatbacks while the vehicle is moving. All passen-gers must be properly seated in seats and restrained prop-erly while riding.
• When resetting the seatback to the upright position, make sure it is securely latched by pushing it forward and rear-wards.
• To avoid the possibility of burns, do not remove the car-pet in the cargo area. Emission control devices beneath this floor generate high tempera-tures.
• For maximum effectiveness in case of an accident, the head-rest should be adjusted so the middle of the headrest is at the same height as the center of gravity of an occupant’s head.
• Generally, the center of gravity of most people’s head is simi-lar with the height of the top of their eyes.
  Also adjust the headrest as close to your head as possi-ble. For this reason, the use of a cushion that holds the body away from the seatback is not recommended.
• Do not operate the vehicle with the headrests removed. Severe injury to an occupant may occur in the event of an accident. Headrests may pro-vide protection against severe neck injuries when properly adjusted.
• Do not adjust the headrest position of the driver’s seat while the vehicle is in motion.

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