Hyundai Santa Fe Owners Manual
Armed stageFeatures of your vehicle / Theft-alarm system / Armed stage
Using the smart key (if equipped)
Park the vehicle and stop the engine. Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate lid are closed and latched.
3. • Lock the doors by pressing the button of the front outside door handle with
the smart key in your possession.
After completion of the steps above, the hazard warning lights and chime will operate once to indicate that the system is armed.
If any door remains open, the doors won't lock and the chime will sound for 3 seconds. Close the door and try again to lock the doors.
If tailgate lid or engine hood remains open, the hazard warning lights and chime won't operate and theft-alarm will not arm. After you close the tailgate and engine hood, the hazard warning lights blink once.
• Lock the doors by pressing the lock button on the smart key
After completion of the steps above, the hazard warning lights and chime will operate once to indicate that the system is armed.
If any door, tailgate or engine hood remains open, the hazard warning lights and chime won't operate and theft-alarm will not arm. After you close the tailgate and engine hood, the hazard warning lights blink once.
Using the transmitter
Park the vehicle and stop the engine. Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine and remove the ignition key from the ignition switch.
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate are closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors by pressing the lock button on the transmitter.
After completion of the steps above, the hazard warning lights will blink once to indicate that the system is armed.
If any door, tailgate or engine hood remains open, the hazard warning lights won't operate and theft-alarm will not arm. After you close all doors, tailgate and engine hood, the hazard warning lights blink once.
Using the mechanical key
Park the vehicle and stop the engine. Arm the system as described below.
1. Turn off the engine and remove the key from the ignition switch(if equipped).
2. Make sure that all doors, the engine hood and tailgate are closed and latched.
3. Lock the doors by inserting the key into the key hole on the front outside door
handle and turning the key toward the rear of the vehicle.
If any door, tailgate or engine hood remains open, the theft-alarm will not arm.
✽ NOTICE
If you lock or unlock the doors by using the mechanical key, the hazard warning light won't operate.
Do not arm the system until all passengers have left the vehicle. If the system is armed while a passenger( s) remains in the vehicle, the alarm may be activated when the remaining passenger(s) leave the vehicle. If any door (or trunk) or engine hood is opened within 30 seconds after the system enters the armed stage, the system is disarmed to prevent an unnecessary alarm.