life without Bluelink

after the free subscription, you will no longer have: remote start, remote locking/unlocking, car locator, monthly car diagnostic report, voice text messaging etc. BTW you can only send text messages to a predetermined list of friends. It will not read incoming messages. XM radio and traffic are also subscriptions in the US.

That said, your phone, phone book synch, bluetooth will be unaffected. They are not part of Bluelink. Neither is the mp3 player. If you have an iPod or iPhone or flash drive music with the tech/nav package you can play songs, playlists see album covers etc. Not sure about the standard radio package. Maybe someone else can chime in?

 

I won't subscribe to Bluelink either, will I still have the instant MPG graph? On the Sonata I used as a loaner I didn't have to click on the bluelink icon to get to the mpg graph. On my 2013 Santa Fe we have to click on the bluelink before selecting the graph.

 

Any pics of buttons and graph?

 

I don't plan to subscribe to Blue Link. I haven't registered, or plan to even use, the free trial version.

If I didn't have the Nav, I'd consider the Blue Link for it's turn by turn navigation capability.
John

 

What if I let Bluelink expire and then need remote unlock or remote start in an emergency situation? For example, let's say I lost my key on the ski slopes and I'm up a ski resort 3 hours from my house; or, I accidentally leave my key in the car and lock it. It sure would be nice to be able to remotely unlock and start the car so I can drive home and get my spare key and not be stuck at the resort.

 

How often does that happen? In 56 years of driving, it happened once to me. I locked my keys in the car. I was able to unlock it with a coat hanger. After that, I invested about $5 (much cheaper than Blue Link) in a hide a key box I hid under a fender. Never got to use it.

That said, I don't think you can lock the 2013 Sport with the key fob in the car.
John

 

Good to hear you can't lock the FOB in the car. What if I lose the key and use Bluelink to unlock the car and remotely start it? Will the car let me drive it home without a key close by?

 

You can't drive the car without the key fob.
John

 

What if...what if..what if.................my trial period for Blue Link expires on 12-08....never registered, never used it, never will............but, what if I had.

 

Called Blue Link today and told cannot drive without the smart key after they unlock and start the car.

 

Correct. Once you open the door the vehicle expects to see a transmitter. If it does not see it within a certain period of time....Maybe 15 seconds or so if memory serves, the engine will turn off. I had that happen a time or two while I was clearing snow off of the vehicle during the winter months. Opened door, retrieved snow brush without getting into vehicle and engine turned off shortly thereafter. I believe it may also turn off as soon as you step on the brake if no key is present.

 

Yeah, but what about my oh crap moment? One day I got in the car fob in pocket, started the car backed out of the garage...oops forgot my wallet, left car running (winter) and bolted inside the house looking for wallet. After going thru pants while looking for my wallet I now had the FOB in hand. Set FOB down on kitchen counter, found wallet, bolted back to car (late) drove to meet the guys at McD's. Shut the car off, locked the door using switch on door. Didn't think twice about it. Had a nice time with the guys BUT... NO FOB!!! I'm locked out. Guys drove me home to get fob on counter and then back to Mc D's parking lot to open car, start engine and drive home. I swear it happened. ????

 

BTW maybe this could happen because my Blue Link was never enabled...? My car was a show room demo and the knobs at the dealership had registered the Blue Link but could not re-register it back to me. They literally tried for hours but no go. Frankly I didn't care or push it and don't miss it.

 

I purchased a Sante Fe in the US and shipped it to Ghana in West Africa. How do I use the navigation system without Bluelink?