Hyundai has petitioned the agency to grant an exemption for its Genesis vehicle line beginning with MY 2009. In its petition, Hyundai provided a detailed description and diagram of the identity, design, and location of the components of the antitheft device for the Genesis vehicle line. Hyundai will install its passive antitheft device as standard equipment on the vehicle line. Features of the antitheft device will include a passive immobilizer consisting of an EMS (engine control unit), SMARTRA 3 (immobilizer unit), an antenna coil and transponder ignition keys. Additionally, the Hyundai Genesis will have a standard alarm system which will monitor all the doors, the trunk and the hood of the vehicle. The audible and visual alarms are activated when an unauthorized person attempts to enter or move the vehicle by unauthorized means. Hyundai's submission is considered a complete petition as required by 49 CFR 543.7, in that it meets the general requirements contained in SEC 543.5 and the specific content requirements of SEC 543.6.

The antitheft device to be installed on the MY 2009 Hyundai is a transponder-based electronic immobilizer system. The vehicle immobilizer device consists of the EMS, the SMARTRA 3 and ignition keys with a built-in transponder. Hyundai stated that the EMS carries out the check of the ignition key by special encryption algorithm which runs in the transponder and in the EMS in parallel. The engine can only be started if the results of the ignition key check and algorithm are equal.

Hyundai stated that the device is automatically activated by removing the key from the ignition switch and locking the vehicle door. In order to arm the device, the key must be removed from the ignition switch, all of the doors and hood must be closed and the driver's door must be locked with the ignition key or all doors must be locked with the keyless entry. When the device is armed, the visual (flashing hazard lamps) and audible (horn sound) alarm system will be triggered if unauthorized entry is attempted through the doors, trunk or the hood. The device is disarmed when the driver's door is unlocked with the transponder key or keyless entry.

H'mm! Where'd you find that?

And who is "the agency"? Big Brother? Wonder what kind of "exemption" is needed - doesn't sound like that description is a description of a security system that needs "exemptions".

So if you have to remove the key from the ignition then what happened to the keyless push button start it's supposed to have?

http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/S...20News/1024790/

And they petitioned the NHTSA

None of the interior photos seem to indicate a pushbutton ignition. :-\

This one did, and everyone has reported it would. I mean even the new Sonata is supposed to have it.

Which is about time, keys are so overrated.

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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=hyund...art&btnG=Search

You tube promo video....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0vt9yZgF38&feature=related

Push button start 2min 31sec....

Hmm! Right you are.

See, here

http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/genesishi...=thumb1280x1280

Marketing photos, shows a key in the ignition. That's why I thought they might have tanked that idea.

It would be surprising though, I thought they had also said at some point that the pushbutton ignition was CHEAPER than a key tumbler anyhow. IF it's a better, more desirable feature and costs the car maker less... the reason for using a key would be a bit odd. Nostalgia, perhaps?