However, there are significant caveats:

Component locations and electrical schematics accessible without internet.

Perform offline injector coding, idle speed calibration, speed limit programming, and VIN writing.

As Hyundai and Kia continue to push forward with GDS Smart and subscription-based models, the 2019 GDS stands as a monument to the era when the technician held the data in their hands, not in the cloud.

For the average shop? The cloud is the future, and Hyundai has made offline diagnostics nearly impossible for post-2020 vehicles.