Features of your vehicle
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Immobilizer system
Your vehicle may be equipped with an
electronic engine immobilizer system to
reduce the risk of unauthorized vehicle
use.
Your immobilizer system is comprised of
a small transponder in the ignition key
and electronic devices inside the vehicle.
With the immobilizer system, whenever
you insert your ignition key into the igni-
tion switch and turn it to ON, it checks
and determines and verifies that the igni-
tion key is valid.
If the key is determined to be valid, the
engine will start.
If the key is determined to be invalid, the
engine will not start.
To deactivate the immobilizer sys-
tem:
To deactivate the immobilizer system,
insert the ignition key into the key cylin-
der and turn it to the ON position.
To activate the immobilizer system:
To activate the immobilizer system, turn
the ignition key to the OFF position. The
immobilizer system activates automati-
cally. Without a valid ignition key for your
vehicle, the engine will not start.
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NOTICE
When starting the engine, do not use the
key with other immobilizer keys nearby.
Otherwise the engine may not start or
may stop soon after it starts. Keep each
key separately.
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NOTICE
If you need additional keys or lose your
keys, consult an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer.
Limp home (override) procedure
When you turn the ignition key to the ON
position, if the immobilizer indicator
( ) goes off after blinking 5 times,
your transponder equipped in the ignition
key is out of order. You cannot start the
engine without the limp home procedure.
To start the engine, you have to input
your password by using the ignition
switch.
The following procedure is how to input
your password of “2345” as an example.
1. Turn the ignition key to the ON position.
The immobilizer indicator ( ) will
blink 5 times and go off indicating the
beginning of the limp home procedure.
CAUTION
Do not install the metal accessories
near the key or ignition switch.
The engine may not start because
the metal accessories may interrupt
the transponder signal from trans-
mitting normally.
WARNING
In order to prevent theft of your vehi-
cle, do not leave spare keys any-
where in your vehicle. Your
Immobilizer password is a customer
unique password and should be
kept confidential. Do not leave this
number anywhere in your vehicle.