Hyundai i-30: Driving your vehicle / Cruise control

Cruise Control operation

1. CRUISE indicator
2. SET indicator

The Cruise Control system allows you to drive at speeds above 20 mph (30 km/h) without depressing the accelerator pedal.

WARNING

Take the following precautions:

• Always set the vehicle speed under the speed limit in your country.
• If the Cruise Control is left on, ( indicator light in the instrument cluster is illuminated) the Cruise Control can be activated unintentionally. Keep the Cruise Control system off (CRUISE indicator light OFF) when the Cruise Control is not in use, to avoid inadvertently setting a speed.
• Use the Cruise Control system only when travelling on open highways in good weather.
• Do not use the Cruise Control when it may be unsafe to keep the vehicle at a constant speed:
  - When driving in heavy traffic or when traffic conditions make it difficult to drive at a constant speed
  - When driving on rainy, icy, or snow-covered roads
  - When driving on hilly or windy roads
  - When driving in windy areas
• Do not use cruise control when towing a trailer.

NOTICE

During cruise-speed driving of a manual transmission vehicle, do not shift into neutral without depressing the clutch pedal, since the engine will be overrevved. If this happens, depress the clutch pedal or press the cruise control ON / OFF button.

Information

• During normal cruise control operation, when the SET switch is activated or reactivated after applying the brakes, the cruise control will activate after approximately 3 seconds. This delay is normal.
• Before activating the cruise control function, the system will check to verify that the brake switch is operating normally. Depress the brake pedal at least once after turning ON the ignition or starting the vehicle.

Cruise control switch

O : Cancels cruise control operation.

: Turns cruise control system on or off.

RES+: Resumes or increases cruise control speed.

SET-: Sets or decreases cruise control speed.

Information

First, switch the mode to Cruise Control by pressing the button if equipped with the Speed Limit Control System.

The mode changes, as below, whenever the button is pressed.

To set Cruise Control speed

1. Press the button on the steering wheel to turn the system on. The indicator will illuminate.

2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which must be more than 20 mph (30 km/h).

Information - Manual transmission

For manual transmission vehicles, you should depress the brake pedal at least once to set the cruise control after starting the engine.

3. Push the toggle switch down (SET-), and release it. The SET indicator light will illuminate.

4. Release the accelerator pedal.

Information

On a steep slope, the vehicle may slightly slow down or speed up, whilst driving uphill or downhill.

To increase Cruise Control speed

• Push the toggle switch up (RES+) and hold it, whilst monitoring the SET speed on the instrument cluster.

Release the toggle switch when the desired speed is shown and the vehicle will accelerate to that speed.

• Push the toggle switch up (RES+) and release it immediately. The cruising speed will increase 1.2 mph (2.0 km/h) each time the toggle switch is operated in this manner.

• Depress the accelerator pedal. When the vehicle attains the desired speed, push the toggle switch down (SET-).

To decrease Cruise Control speed

• Push the toggle switch down (SET-) and hold it.Your vehicle will gradually slow down. Release the toggle switch at the speed you want to maintain.
• Push the toggle switch down (SET-) and release it immediately. The cruising speed will decrease 1.2 mph (2.0 km/h) each time the toggle switch is operated in this manner.
• Lightly tap the brake pedal. When the vehicle attains the desired speed, push the toggle switch down (SET-).

To temporarily accelerate with the Cruise Control ON

Depress the accelerator pedal.When you take your foot off the accelerator, the vehicle will return to the previously set speed.

If you push the toggle switch down (SET-) at the increased speed, the Cruise Control will maintain the increased speed.

Cruise Control will be cancelled when

• Depressing the brake pedal.
• Depressing the clutch pedal. (for manual transmission vehicle)
• Pressing the O button located on the steering wheel.
• Pressing the button. Both the indicator and the SET indicator will turn OFF.
• Pressing the button. Both the indicator and the SET indicator will turn OFF. (if equipped with the Speed Limit Control)
• Moving the shift lever into N (Neutral). (for automatic transmission/ dual clutch transmission vehicle)
• Decreasing the vehicle speed to less than approximately 20 mph (30 km/h).
• The ESC (Electronic Stability Control) is operating.
• Downshifting to the 2nd gear in manual shift mode. (for automatic transmission/dual clutch transmission vehicle)

Information

Each of the above actions will cancel Cruise Control operation (the SET indicator light in the instrument cluster will go off), but only pressing the button will turn the system off. If you wish to resume Cruise Control operation, push the toggle switch up (RES+) located on your steering wheel. You will return to your previously preset speed, unless the system was turned off using the button.

To resume preset Cruising speed

Push the toggle switch up (RES+). If the vehicle speed is over 20 mph (30 km/h), the vehicle will resume the preset speed.

To turn Cruise Control off

• Press the button (the indicator light will go off).

• Press the button (The cruise indicator light will go off.). (if equipped with Speed Limit Control)
- With the Cruise Control on, pressing the button once will turn Off the Cruise Control and turn on the Speed Limit Control.
- With the Cruise Control off and Speed Limit Control on, pressing the button will turn off both system.

Information

The mode changes, as below, whenever the button is pressed.