Contemporary automobiles have an increasing number of functionnalities and even though they give us a lot of comfort, a lot of them are not all the time user friendly. No matter you have rented a car, been lent one, or just bought a Hyundai Sonata, according to its functionnalities, it can be tricky to understand how to start a Hyundai Sonata? Even if this fundamental act of running a car may seem obvious to many of you, dependent on the options and the year of production of your car, it will be more or less simple to do so. In this article we will teach you the several techniques to start a Hyundai Sonata with the key, then, in a second step, how to switch on a Hyundai Sonata with a card, and to finish, without using the key.

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How to start a Hyundai Sonata with key?

So we begin our content which is designed to teach you how to start a Hyundai Sonata, which is equipped with a classic key start. Find listed below the various measures to be executed to turn on the engine of your Hyundai Sonata:

  • Discover the position of the neiman (hole in which the key is introduced), it is in most cases on the right side of your steering wheel, on the dash. If your steering wheel is blocked, do not think twice to read our content on the steering wheel blocked on Hyundai Sonata that is blocked to discover how to unblock it.
  • Insert the key into this one.
  • Examine that you are in neutral for a manual car and in the “N” or “P” position for an automatic transmission.
  • Turn the ignition on by turning it clockwise a quarter turn till you feel you’ve passed the first notch.
  • Verify on your dashboard that the orange lights go out, if you don’t know what they suggest don’t think twice to read our content on orange lights on Hyundai Sonata to discover the reason for this.
  • You just have to go one more notch clockwise and hold it in the stop until your Hyundai Sonata starts (do not let your starter run more than 10 seconds otherwise you risk damaging it, if the car does not start, let it rest a few tens of seconds before a new testing)
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  • That’s it. You managed to start your Hyundai Sonata,

How to start a Hyundai Sonata with the key card?

After learning about how to turn on the engine of a Hyundai Sonata with key or will describe you how to do it for a Hyundai Sonata equipped with a key card and not a key. The operation is pretty much similar, so don’t think twice to return to the previous section to have information on each of the steps to do. Learn listed below the guidelines to stick to to start your Hyundai Sonata with a card:

  • Dependent on the year and the series, you may or may not need to put in the card in a dedicated slot, verify on your dashboard if your Hyundai Sonata is equipped with this slot or not.
  • If it has one, insert the card in this hole, otherwise you can keep the card on you or anywhere in the cabin.
  • Find the “start” button, which is usually placed at steering wheel height close to the classic neiman location, otherwise it is usually positioned on the centre console.
  • Examine that you’re in neutral or neutral on an automatic transmission.
  • Press the “start” button once to turn on the ignition of your Hyundai Sonata
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  • Press a second time after a few seconds or extinction of the orange lights on your dashboard to start your Hyundai Sonata

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How do I start a Hyundai Sonata without a key?

And to finish, we will discover, how to start a Hyundai Sonata without a key? Let’s imagine that you have lost your keys and your car is open, this may seem logical. However, you should know that if your Hyundai Sonata is more recent than the mid 90’s it will be complicated to start it without a key because of all the security devices present on it. Obviously, this should only be done on YOUR car. Here is the method to stick to:

  • Remove the cover that protects your steering wheel and locate among the 3 electric switches the one that concerns your engine/battery/starter (to help you, please bring your user manual).
  • Strip, connect them mutually and isolate the battery and ignition wires (be careful not to electrocute yourself during the operation). You now have electricity as if you had the contact
  • Finally, strip the starter wire and connect it quickly with the battery wire (do not make prolonged contact and only 1 or 2 seconds should be enough to start your Hyundai Sonata).

There, you’ve found out all the techniques to start a Hyundai Sonata.

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