2016 Hyundai Equus Owner's Manual
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OWNER'S MANUAL Operation Maintenance Specifications All information in this Owner’s Manual is up to date at the time of publication. However, HYUNDAI reserves the rights to change the contents at any time in order to carry out our policy of continual product improvements. This manual applies to all models, including descriptions of options and standard equipment. Thus, you may find that some contents in this man- ual do not apply to your specific vehicle. CAUTION: MODIFICATIONS Your vehicle should not be modified TO YOUR HYUNDAI VEHI- in any form. Such modifications may CLE adversely affect the driving perform- ance, safety or durability of your vehi- cle and may, in addition, violate con- ditions of your limited warranty cover- age. Certain modifications may also violate regulations established by the U.S. Department of Transportation and other federal/state agencies. TWO-WAY RADIO OR Your vehicle is equipped with elec- CELLULAR TELEPHONE tronic components, including an elec- INSTALLATION tronic fuel injection. However, any improperly installed/adjusted two-way radio or cellular telephone may adversely affect those electronic com- ponents. Thus, we recommend you to carefully follow the radio manufactur- er’s instructions or to consult EQUUS dealer for precautionary measures or special instructions, before installing one of these devices. F2 SAFETY AND VEHICLE This manual includes information DAMAGE WARNING titled as DANGER, WARNING, CAU- TION and NOTICE. These titles indicate the following sit- uations: DANGER DANGER indicates a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, results in death or serious injury. WARNING WARNING indicates a haz- ardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in death or serious injury. CAUTION CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. NOTICE NOTICE indicates a situation, which, if not avoided, may result in vehicle damage. F3 FOREWORD Thank you for purchasing EQUUS. We are pleased to welcome you to the growing number of discerning EQUUS drivers. We are very proud of our advanced engineering and high- quality EQUUS construction. This Owner’s Manual will introduce you to the features and operation of your new EQUUS. Please carefully read this Owner’s Manual for your information, so you could receive great satisfaction from your new car. We also recommend you to have services and maintenance of your car from an authorized EQUUS dealer. Our EQUUS dealers are prepared to provide high-quality maintenance services and any other assistance, which your vehicle may require. HYUNDAI MOTOR CAUTION AMERICA Poor-quality fuels and lubri- cants, which fail to meet Note : When selling your used vehi- HYUNDAI specification, may cle in the used-auto market, severely damage an engine and please pass this Owner’s transmission. You must always Guide to the next owner for use the high-quality fuels and his or her use, because the lubricants that meet the specifi- next owner will also need the cations, listed in the Vehicle information in this manual. Specifications and Consumer Thank you. Information chapter on page 8-4 and 8-8. Copyright 2015 HYUNDAI Motor America. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro- duced, stored in any retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior written per- mission of HYUNDAI Motor America. F4 GUIDE TO HYUNDAI 1. What are HYUNDAI Genuine GENUINE PARTS Parts? HYUNDAI Genuine Parts are the same parts used by HYUNDAI Motor Company to manufacture vehicles. They are designed and tested to optimize driving safety, performance and reliability for our customers. 2. Why should you use genuine parts? HYUNDAI Genuine Parts are engi- neered and manufactured to meet rigid manufacturing requirements. Any imitated, counterfeit or used- auto parts are not covered by the HYUNDAI New Vehicle Limited Warranty or any other HYUNDAI warranties. In addition, any damage or failure of HYUNDAI Genuine Parts caused by other imitated, counterfeit or used-auto parts is not covered by any HYUNDAI warranty. 3. How can you distinguish HYUNDAI Genuine Parts from other imitated, counterfeit or used-auto parts? Look for the HYUNDAI Genuine Parts logo on the package (See the below illustration). The package label of HYUNDAI Genuine Parts for U.S. export is written only in English. You can purchase HYUNDAI Genuine Parts only through an authorized EQUUS dealership. F5 Introduction HOW TO USE THIS MANUAL SAFETY MESSAGES We want you to get the greatest driv- Your safety, and the safety of others, ing pleasure from your vehicle. This is very important. This Owner’s Owner’s Manual will assist you in Manual provides you with many safe- many ways. We strongly recommend ty precautions and operating proce- you to read the entire manual. In dures. This information alerts you to order to minimize the chance of potential hazards that may hurt you death or injury, you must read the or others, as well as damage to your DANGER, WARNING, CAUTION, vehicle. and NOTICE sections of this manual. Safety messages found on vehicle Illustrations are supplementary labels and in this manual describe explanation of the text in order to these hazards and what to do to best explain how to enjoy your vehi- avoid or reduce the risks. cle. By reading your manual, you will Warnings and instructions contained learn your vehicle features, important in this manual are for your safety. safety information, and driving tips Failure to follow safety warnings and under various road conditions. instructions can lead to serious injury The general layout of the manual or death. contents is provided in the Table of Throughout this manual DANGER, Contents. A good place to start is the WARNING, CAUTION, NOTICE and index, as it has an alphabetical listing the SAFETY ALERT SYMBOL will of all information. be used. Sections: This manual has 8 chap- This is the safety alert sym- ters plus an index. Each section bol. It is used to alert you to begins with a brief list of contents, so potential physical injury haz- you can pinpoint the information ards. Obey all safety mes- location that you wish to read at a sages that follow this symbol glance. to avoid possible injury or death. The safety alert symbol precedes the signal words DANGER, WARNING and CAUTION. F6 Introduction Symbols used in illustrations DANGER DANGER indicates a hazardous Safety symbol situation, which, if not avoided, The symbol means to "Avoid" results in death or serious or "Do not do anything". injury. Arrows Indicates the location. WARNING WARNING indicates a haz- Indicates the action (pressing, ardous situation, which, if not turning, etc.) or outcome of an avoided, may result in death or operation. serious injury. CAUTION CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. NOTICE NOTICE indicates a situation, which, if not avoided, may result in vehicle damage. F7 Introduction FUEL REQUIREMENTS Your vehicle is designed to maximize Gasoline containing alcohol and its driving performance as well as to methanol minimize exhaust emissions and Gasohol, a mixture of gasoline and spark plug fouling, when being refu- ethanol (also known as grain alco- eled with UNLEADED FUEL. hol), is on sale along with or instead of leaded or unleaded gasoline. Your vehicle is designed to use only Do not use gasohol, of which the the unleaded fuel having a Pump ethanol percentage is 10% or more. Octane number ((R+M)/2) of 87 Also, do not use gasoline or gasohol (Research Octane Number 91) or containing any methanol. Either of higher. these fuels may cause drivability problems, including hard starting, To further improve your vehicle per- rough running before the engine formance, premium unleaded fuel warm-up, illumination of the having a Pump Octane number Malfunction Indicator Light and dam- ((R+M)/2) of 91 (Research Octane age to the fuel system, engine con- Number 96) or higher is recommend- trol system and emission control sys- ed. (Do not use methanol blended tem. fuels.) Stop using gasohol of any kind, if a drivability problem occurs. The manufacturer's warranty does CAUTION not cover vehicle damage or a dri- vability problem, which is caused by Never add any fuel-system one of the followings: cleaning additives to the fuel tank, unless specified. (Consult 1. Gasohol, of which the ethanol per- an authorized EQUUS dealer for centage is 10% or more further details.) 2. Gasoline or gasohol, containing methanol 3. Leaded fuel or leaded gasohol WARNING • Do not "top off" after the noz- zle automatically shuts off when refueling. • Tightly close the cap, until it clicks one time. Otherwise, the Malfunction Indicator Light " " will illuminate. • Always confirm that the fuel cap is securely closed in order to prevent fuel spillage in the event of an accident. F8 Introduction "E85" fuel is an alternative fuel com- Other fuels prised of 85% of ethanol and 15% of Using fuels such as; gasoline, and is exclusively manufac- tured for Flexible Fuel Vehicles. "E85" - Silicone (Si) contained fuel, cannot be refueled in your vehicle. - Ferrocene (Fe) contained fuel, Refueling with "E85" will result in and poor engine performance and dam- - Other metallic additives con- age to your vehicle’s engine and fuel tained fuels, system. HYUNDAI recommends you may cause vehicle and engine dam- not to use the fuel, of which the age or cause plugging, misfiring, ethanol percentage is 10% or more. poor acceleration, engine stalling, catalyst melting, abnormal corrosion, CAUTION life cycle reduction, etc. Also, the Malfunction Indicator Lamp Your New Vehicle Limited (MIL) may illuminate. Warranty does not cover dam- age to the fuel system or any NOTICE performance problems caused by the use of "E85" fuel. Damage to the fuel system or per- formance problem caused by the use of these fuels may not be cov- CAUTION ered by your New Vehicle Limited Warranty.