Convenient features of your vehicle
STEERINNG WHEEEL
Electric power steering (EPS)
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NOTICE
• A click noise may be heard from the
EPS relay after the ignition switch is
placed to the ON or LOCK/OFF
position.
The system assists you with steering
the vehicle. If the engine is off or if
the power steering system becomes
inoperative, the vehicle may still be
steered, but it will require increased
steering effort.
If the Electric Power Steering System
does not operate normally, the warn-
ing light ( ) will illuminate on the
instrument cluster. The steering
wheel may become difficult to con-
trol or operate. We recommend to
take your vehicle to an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer and have the sys-
tem checked as soon as possible.
A click noise may be heard from the
EPS relay after the Engine Start/Stop
button is in the ON or OFF position.
(With Smart key system)
Also, the steering effort becomes
heavier as the vehicle’s speed
increases and becomes lighter as
the vehicle’s speed decreases for
better control of the steering wheel.
• Motor noise may be heard when the
vehicle is at a stop or at a low driv-
ing speed.
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Information
Should you notice any change in the
effort required to steer during normal
vehicle operation, we recommend
that the system be checked by an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
• When you operate the steering
wheel in low temperature, the steer-
ing effort may be high and abnor-
mal noise may occur. If temperature
rises, the noise will disappear. This
is a normal condition.
The following symptoms may occur
during normal vehicle operation:
• The steering effort may be high
immediately after placing the igni-
tion switch in the ON position.
This happens as the system per-
forms the EPS system diagnostics.
When the diagnostics is completed,
the steering wheel will return to its
normal condition.
• When the vehicle is stationary, if
you turn the steering wheel all the
way to the left or right continuously,
the steering wheel effort increases.
This is not a system malfunction. As
time passes, the steering wheel
effort will return to its normal con-
dition.
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