Digital Key (Card Key)

Storing the Digital Key (Card Key)

1. Install the Hyundai Digital Key app on the primary user's smartphone and register the Digital Key (smartphone). Refer to the Digital Key (smartphone) registration procedure.

2. Using the [Pair Card Key] menu in the Digital Key app, activate the card key registration mode.

* NFC authentication: Enter the NFC authentication menu and touch the smartphone to the outside door handle.

* Bluetooth authentication: Enter the Bluetooth authentication menu and press the [OK] button to activate. If you activate the registration mode, you must complete the card key saving process within 5 minutes.

* If the Digital Key (smartphone) is not registered, register the Digital Key (key card) with two smart keys.

3. Register the NFC card key in the User Settings menu after turning on the vehicle.

* With navigation screen: In the infotainment screen menu, go to [Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key] - [Key Card], then select [Save] in the submenu.

* Without navigation screen: In the cluster menu, select [Digital Key] — [Card Key] and select [Save]. The [Save] button will be unavailable if a Digital Key (Card Key) is already saved.

Refer to the "Digital Key Deletion" section in this manual and follow the Digital Key deletion procedure in your vehicle before saving a Digital Key.

4. Place the NFC card key on the internal authentication panel (wireless charger). The saving process will start automatically.

5. If the key is registered, a message will appear on the infotainment screen or instrument cluster.

• After activating the card key registration mode, the process must be completed within 5 minutes. After this, you must reactivate it to register again.
• To save a Digital Key (key card), a smart key (fob) must be present inside the vehicle.
• Once registered, the key card cannot be reused in another vehicle.

Deleting the Digital Key (Card Key)

You must have a smart key to delete the Digital Key (key card), so be sure to carry the key with you.

1. Sit in the vehicle with the smart key.

2. Delete the NFC card key in the User Settings menu after turning on the engine.

* With navigation screen: In the infotainment screen menu, go to [Setup] - [Vehicle] - [Digital Key] - [Key Card], then select [Delete] from the submenu.

* Without navigation screen: In the cluster menu, select [Digital Key] — [Card Key] and select [Delete].

If no Digital Key (card key) is saved, the [Delete] menu will not be activated.

• To delete a saved Digital Key (key card), a smart key must be present inside the vehicle.
• A deleted Digital Key (key card) can be re-registered before registering a new Digital Key (key card).
• When attempting to register a new Digital Key (key card), a previously registered Digital Key (key card) cannot be reused.

NFC Door Lock/Unlock

[1]: Door Handle Authentication Pad

Touch the Digital Key (key card) to the door handle authentication panel (1, the marked area next to the lock button) on the driver's (or front passenger's) side outside the door for 2 seconds to lock or unlock the doors. If the two-press unlock function is applied (press twice to unlock), the driver's seat door will be unlocked by touching the Digital Key (key card). In this state, if you touch again within 4 seconds, all doors will unlock.

Malfunction

If the Digital Key (key card) is not touched accurately to the center of the door handle authentication panel, it may not work. Also, if the key card is overlapped with other NFC-enabled cards, such as a transportation card or credit card, it will not work.

Note that if you attempt to lock the vehicle with the Digital Key (key card) in the following cases, the doors will not lock and a warning beep will sound for 3 seconds.

• The smart key is inside the vehicle.
• The ENGINE START/STOP button is in the ACC or ON position.
• Any of the doors, the hood, or the trunk is open.

If the Digital Key (key card) does not work, move the key approximately 4 in. (0.1 m) away from the door handle authentication panel and try touching again. The key card may be damaged by impact. It will not work properly if the key is damaged. You should purchase a new card and register again. Prolonged exposure to high temperatures may cause the key card to malfunction. Be careful not to expose the key to direct sunlight or high temperatures.

After unlocking the door or starting the vehicle with the Digital Key, even if the driver attempts to lock the doors using the central lock switch, the door lock will be locked once and immediately unlocked when the door is closed.

Starting with the Key Card

Place the registered key card on the internal authentication panel (wireless charger), depress the brake pedal, and press the ENGINE START/STOP button.

WARNING

• If the Digital Key (key card) is not placed accurately in the center of the internal authentication panel (wireless charger), the key card may not be recognized. If the engine does not start, adjust the position of the key and place it again.
• If you overlap and use a key card with NFC support, such as a transportation card or credit card, the key card may not be recognized.
• If the Digital Key (key card) does not work, move the key approximately 4 inches (0.1 m) away from the door handle authentication panel and try contacting it again.
• The key card may be damaged by impact. It will not operate properly if the key is damaged. You should purchase a new card and register it again.

Activating/Deactivating the Digital Key

If you do not want to use the Digital Key (smartphone and key card), you can temporarily disable the function. You must have the Smart Key when changing the settings.

* With navigation screen:
On the infotainment system screen menu, select [Settings] — [Vehicle] — [Digital Key] — [Enable Digital Key] (deselect)

* Without navigation screen:
In the cluster menu, go to [Digital Key] - [Enable Digital Key] (deselect)

Information

To disable the Digital Key, the Smart Key must be inside the vehicle. When the Digital Key is enabled, the Smart Key is not required.

CAUTION

If you deselect Enable Digital Key, it is not possible to lock or unlock the doors or start the vehicle using digital keys, such as the smartphone and key card. If you select Enable Digital Key again, the registered digital keys (smartphone and key card) become available. Even if you disable the Digital Key function, the registered keys (smartphone and key card) are not deleted.