Hyundai Assurance Car Care In-Vehicle App Now Available For Download On All-New 2015 Sonata

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hyundai Assurance Car Care in-vehicle app is now available for download into the multimedia system of 2015 Sonatas equipped with navigation. Sonata owners can use the in-vehicle app as another convenient option for accessing car care services and vehicle information. The Hyundai Assurance Car Care in-vehicle app has similar features to the Hyundai Assurance Car Care mobile app but takes advantage of Sonata's vivid eight-inch multimedia touchscreen to create an experience users will instantly like. Customers can use the in-vehicle Care app as a convenient option for scheduling an oil change at their favorite dealership, access Hyundai's first on-screen interactive owner's manual, providing a convenient and simpler way for owners to become familiar with the full capabilities of their vehicle. The Hyundai Assurance Car Care in-vehicle app also has quick reference guides and maintenance and recall reminders. The new app will be available on additional Hyundai vehicles later this year.

"After we created the Hyundai Assurance Car Care mobile app, we asked ourselves if we could offer the same features and functionality right inside the vehicle's touchscreen," said Barry Ratzlaff, executive director, customer connect and service business development, Hyundai Motor America. "The in-vehicle Car Care app gives customers the services and information they want the most, when they are thinking about them most, which is right inside their car. It also reflects Hyundai's core interior design principles, which are safety, intuitiveness and simplicity."

The in-vehicle Car Care app can be downloaded directly from the Blue Link Download Center. The Blue Link Download Center is Hyundai's exclusive app store with the latest in-vehicle apps for Hyundai vehicles. From the multimedia home screen users touch the apps icon to access the Download Center. Once inside the Download Center the customer can search for the Car Care app and download it. After the download is complete the Care Car app will appear inside the apps folder on the multimedia screen.

In-Vehicle Car Care app features include:

• Service scheduling
• Maintenance information
• Warranty information
• Warnings and indicators guide
• Owner's manual information
• Quick reference guides
• Dealer locator
• Roadside assistance
• Blue Link information

NEXT-GENERATION BLUE LINK FEATURES

• Destination Search powered by Google – users will be able to take advantage of Google's powerful destination search via the Blue Link button (voice recognition) and navigation display, or through myhyundai.com and the Blue Link mobile app sending a destination to their 2015 Sonata or Genesis
• Remote Start – now includes a timer (from 1 to 10 min.), remote stop, remote climate control and remote defroster available via the mobile app
• Hyundai Assurance Car Care in-vehicle app – gives owners another convenient option for scheduling service at their favorite dealership

ADDITIONAL APPS AND THE BLUE LINK DOWNLOAD CENTER

The Blue Link Download Center is Hyundai's app store with exclusive Hyundai apps and third party apps available in-vehicle and on the customer web portal. Currently Assurance Car Care and SoundHound are available in the Blue Link Download Center.

BLUE LINK

Blue Link is an innovative telematics solution that brings seamless connectivity for safety, car care and infotainment capabilities and is offered in three packages: Assurance Connected Care, Remote and Guidance.

Connected Care:

• Automatic Collision Notification (ACN) and Assistance
• SOS Emergency Assistance
• Enhanced Roadside Assistance
• Monthly Vehicle Report
• Maintenance Alert
• Automated Diagnostic Trouble Code Notification (DTC)
• Recall Advisor
• Service Link

Remote:

• Remote Vehicle Start with Climate Control
• Remote Door Lock/Unlock
• Remote Horn and Lights
• Car Finder via Mobile App
• Stolen Vehicle Recovery/Slowdown/Immobilization
• Panic Notification
• Alarm Notification

Guidance:

• Turn-by-Turn Navigation Service
• Destination Search Powered by Google
• POI Web Search and Download

More details regarding Hyundai Blue Link are available at www.HyundaiBlueLink.com.

HYUNDAI MOTOR AMERICA

Hyundai Motor America, headquartered in Fountain Valley, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Co. of Korea. Hyundai vehicles are distributed throughout the United States by Hyundai Motor America and are sold and serviced through more than 820 dealerships nationwide. All Hyundai vehicles sold in the U.S. are covered by the Hyundai Assurance program, which includes the 5-year/60,000-mile fully transferable new vehicle limited warranty, Hyundai's 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain limited warranty and five years of complimentary Roadside Assistance. Hyundai Blue Link Connected Care provides owners of Hyundai models equipped with the Blue Link telematics system with proactive safety and car care services complimentary for one year with enrollment. These services include Automatic Collision Notification, Enhanced Roadside Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostic Alert, Monthly Vehicle Health Report and in-vehicle service scheduling.    

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