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Hyundai: previous owners, selling, and privacy settings

Last checked: 28 Sep 2026

Hyundai's connected services: myHyundai app, Bluelink. The seller should transfer the main user, deactivate Bluelink in the car and delete the vehicle in the app.

Bought it used: remove the previous owner

Main user transfer (by the seller)Seller, in the app
myHyundai → My → Available vehicles → Main user transfer

Hyundai's terms say the seller should transfer the main user to you. Hyundai warns that data might still be accessible if the seller doesn't deactivate.

Hyundai's UK sources don't describe a route for a buyer whose seller didn't do this.

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Selling: unlink and wipe

Deactivate BluelinkIn the car
Settings → Bluelink → Deactivate Bluelink

Deactivating also resets the head unit to factory settings. Delete any Digital Keys too.

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Delete the vehicleIn the app
myHyundai → My → Available Vehicles → My Vehicles → Delete Vehicle

Removes the car from your account. Hyundai says this can't be done while a paid PLUS or PRO subscription is running.

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Privacy and offline settings

Offline modeGen5W head unit
HOME → Bluelink → Bluelink settings → Offline mode

Turns the modem off. Hyundai says all functions are disabled and no GPS data is collected. Individual categories are under Settings → Bluelink → Privacy Settings.

From Hyundai's EU-English manual for the Gen5W head unit, linked from Hyundai UK.

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Good to know

Not found in Hyundai's public UK documents: What a buyer can do if the seller didn't transfer the main user. Menu paths can differ by model and software version; each one here is for the version its source names.

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