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I assume how it works is you keep the key in your pocket or and you start the car by a push button. Then when you leave the car you just take the key with you.
I also assume you still lock and unlock the car by pushing a button on the key.
Finally, is it useful/worthwhile ? Thanks.
While you can use the button on the key if you want, it's much easier to use the push button on the door handles to lock and unlock the doors. That way the key never has to leave our pocket.
And no, the outside door locks will not work if the key is left in the car. So you can't lock the key in the car.
And yes, the smart key is very useful and worthwhile. The lack of that as an option on the Fusion was one of the determining factors in my choice of the Sonata. After having it on my last car I didn't want to revert back.
Why? Doesn't this vehicle have an anti-theft system?
I did this for a buddies Mazda crossover. It has worked great for two years now.
2011 Hyundai Sonata, 2014 BMW 428i convertible, 2015 Honda CTX700D
I really like the SE, but know the GLS w/PEP is cheaper. Also, the SE has 18 inch tires compared to the GLS's 16 in tires. Is there a big difference in ride quality? I know it will be a lot cheaper replacing 16's then 18's and 16's will last longer. I do prefer a softer ride compared to a hard ride and want less road noise. At the moment I have a 2008 Honda Accord LX automatic.
Look forward to opinions/feedback. Thanks.
The same discussion has come up over on the Elantra Touring board. The GLS has a really nice ride, and good handling. The SE rides stiffer, but corners like a go-kart!.
I always liked go-karts.
6.42 a month plus tax.
There are two separate dials with 65, 75, and 85 degrees shown on them.
Works OK, though, as far as I can tell - one side will blow out colder air than the other according to the settings (when on AC, obviously).
By connecting the coil of the added fog lamp relay to the low beam hot wire, I drew very little current from the lighting circuit. Then I wired one side of the relay contact to the battery, and the other side to the fog lamps. That way the fog lamps come on with the low beams, but when you switch to high beams, the fog lamps turn off (as do the low beams). I haven't looked at the Sonata specifically, but if the low beams go off when the high beams go on, it will work the same as it did on the Mazda.
If you decide to do this, be sure to put a fuse in the line from the battery to the relay, about 15A. Would be a good idea to also put a fuse in the line to the relay coil rated for about 20% greater than the nominal coil current drain. That way if the relay shorts out, you don't blow the fuse for the low beams, you blow the fuse to the relay. Same for the 15A in series to the battery. You don't want a direct connection from the battery to the relay input without the fuse. Get a short in one of your fog lamps and you will get a lot of smoke and burned wiring! :surprise:
See page 4-91 of the Owner's Manual.
Don't know what we'll do when the manual gets old.
Indeed I was very keen on the new Buick Regal/Opel Insignia, and I had been reading for months everything I could find on this new GM car. I had pretty much planned to buy one this summer, but then the new Sonata caught my eye. In the final analysis I went with a new Sonata SE. Less weight, more power, better fuel economy outweighed what I perceived to be the advantages of the Regal -- more exclusivity, better ride, better handing and >12 months of production (as the Opel Insignia) completed. And of course the Sonata is $3000.00 cheaper that the base Regal CXL which is reported to be underpowered. Most publications recommend waiting for the Regal Turbo, but it is pretty pricey (30K). I still like the Regal and I wish GM well, but the Sonata just makes more sense to me.
Havent driven one yet but I've heard good things about it repeatedly.
If you have a problem with your Hyundai DON'T post it on this forum.
Remember All cars have problems.. :P
Perhaps the people on the Honda or Toyota forums would care to hear about it....
That is not only funny but also sad to be so insecure about your vehicle... :sick:
If the system isn't cooling, you either have the wrong amount of refrigerant, or you are not moving it, either of which can be confirmed quickly by a competent A/C tech. Once you determine that, it is just a matter of adjusting levels or determining what is keeping the compressor from running the freon through the pipes. Beyond that it is just moving baffles and blowing air.
Now, if we were talking a brand new design of an 8spd auto, I could understand the comment. But to make such a statement on an A/C system is a weak argument at best. Even if the vehicle (again, any make) has some bizarre electronic control interface, the clutch circuit can always be checked to see if that control system is even telling it to run, thus breaking it down to plumbing verses electronics. If it is all new electronics, then here again, there may be justification for the comment. Still doesn't explain why they cannot track it down, though.
Good news first - you are correct, this is the Hyundai Sonata forum. Members posting in this forum have been pretty darn good about staying on topic, and the conversation here is active, interesting, and informative.
Bad news - this is not Survivor. Members don't get to vote other members out of the discussion. This isn't a forum reserved for happy members only, nor is it reserved exclusively for the praise of the Sonata. Skipping posts that upset you is the best practice. We don't obligate you to read them.
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Plus, I paid a lot for my driveway, and I do not want some butt ugly Camry or Accord ruining its look.
Another HUGE recall for Toyota Sedans today, and I could write a book about Honda and their ongoing transmission problems... note please: A 5/FIVE Speed transmission.
And the 'quiet' comment... The tests I have read show Sonata Decibel Levels as ~ good or better than its peers
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I had a GM product that at 1000 miles threw a TPS failure code and went into limp mode. Let the car sit a bit, and it started up and ran. Took it to dealer, TPS changed out, a month later, did it again. Odds of two bad TPS are really small. Tech started checking, and sure enough, one of the contacts in a connector to the TPS wasn't fully seated in the connector. Snapped it all the way in, and never had the problem again.
Please keep us updated on this. I am sorry you are having the issue, but the geek in me is dying to know what they find! :shades:
If they are related to a reported Sonata problem, I don't consider them off topic! Sorry but I'm interested in any topic that could arise as a problem on my Sonata.
Let me quote one of your earlier messages before you consider my comment as being not related to Sonata.
I had seen where you asked if a Yaris could get 55 mpg after lhanson had said there was a 5 mpg ...
Sounds like you were talking about a Toyota here.
And finaly I think our Host is capable of commenting to me. She doesn't need your help.
I had seen where you asked if a Yaris could get 55 mpg after lhanson had said there was a 5 mpg ...
Sounds like you were talking about a Toyota here.
Sometimes certain people have to have a lesson dropped on their head to come to some understanding. That quote came from the Toyota Yaris forum.
So thanks to the example of my posting that you provided, you made my point for me:
Toyota messages go in Toyota topics and Sonata messages go in Sonata groups.
Hard to believe that some of us who read and post about the Sonata also post in many different brand and model forums.
Now back to the Sonata.
I really hope you heard correctly, my Sonata was built around/after the time of your visit. (I was hoping they would do some upgrades during the plant's summer shutdown; perhaps this was when they did it.) I've been waiting since May 25, the car is in transport and my dealer says I should get it around the 2nd week of August, seems like a long time to travel from Alabama to Ontario, Canada.