Hyundai Santa Fe (TM): Parking Safety / System operation

Operating button

Parking Safety button

• Press the Parking Safety ( ) button to turn on Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning. Press the button again to turn off the system.
• When Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning is off (button indicator light off), if you shift the gear to R (Reverse), the system will automatically turn on.
• When Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning turns on, the button indicator light will turn on. If vehicle speed is above 12 mph (20 km/h), Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning will turn off (button indicator light off).
  * If equipped with Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist or Remote Smart Parking Assist, Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning will turn off (button indicator light off) when vehicle speed is above 18 mph (30 km/h).

Forward Parking Distance Warning

• Forward Parking Distance Warning will operate when one of the condition is satisfied. -- The gear is shifted from R (Reverse) to D (Drive) with Reverse Parking Distance Warning on -- The gear is in D (Drive) and the Parking Safety button indicator light is on -- ‘Parking Distance Warning Auto On’ is selected from the Settings menu and the gear is in D (Drive)
• Forward Parking Distance Warning detects a person, animal or object in front when the vehicle’s forward speed is below 6 mph (10 km/h).
• Forward Parking Distance Warning does not operate when the vehicle's forward speed is above 6 mph (10 km/h) even when the Parking Safety button indicator is on. Forward Parking Distance Warning will operate again when the vehicle's forward speed decreases below 6 mph (10 km/h) while the Parking Safety button indicator is on.
• When ‘Parking Distance Warning Auto On’ is selected, the Parking Safety button indicator light stays on.
• When ‘Parking Distance Warning Auto On’ is deselected, and the vehicle’s forward speed is above 12 mph (20 km/h), the Parking Safety button indicator will turn off. Although you drive below 6 mph (10 km/h), the system will not turn on.
  * If equipped with Reverse Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist or Remote Smart Parking Assist, Forward/Reverse Parking Distance Warning will turn off when vehicle speed is above 18 mph (30 km/h).
  
• The corresponding indicator will illuminate whenever each ultrasonic senor detects a person, animal or object in its sensing range. Also an audible warning will sound.
• When more than two objects are detected at the same time, the closest one will be warned with an audible warning.
• The shape of the indicator in the illustration may differ from the actual vehicle.

Reverse Parking Distance Warning

• Reverse Parking Distance Warning will operate when the gear is in R (Reverse).
• Reverse Parking Distance Warning detects a person, animal or object in the rear when the vehicle’s rearward speed is below 6 mph (10 km/h).
• When the vehicle’s rearward speed is below 6 mph (10 km/h), both the front and rear ultrasonic sensors will detect objects. However, the front ultrasonic sensors can detect a person, animal or object when it is within 24 in. (60 cm) from the sensors.
  
• The corresponding indicator will illuminate whenever each ultrasonic senor detects a person, animal or object in its sensing range. Also an audible warning will sound.
• When more than two objects are detected at the same time, the closest one will be warned with an audible warning.
• The shape of the indicator in the illustration may differ from the actual vehicle.