DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI 2- 21
get out of the other vehicle's air
turbulence.
14.When going down a hill, shift into a
lowergearandusetheenginebrak-
ing effect.
When ascending a long grade,
downshift the transaxle to a lower
gear and reduce speed to reduce
chancesofengineoverloadingand/
or overheating.
1. Turn off the air conditioner.
2. Reduce highway speed.
3. Select a lower gear when going
uphill.
4. While in stop and go traffic, place
the gear selector in park or neutral
andidletheengineatahigherspeed.
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. When parking your car and trailer,
especiallyonahill,besuretofollow
all the normal precautions. Turn
your front wheel into the curb, set
the parking brake firmly, and put
the transaxle in 1st or Reverse
(
addition, place wheel chocks at
each of the trailer's tires.
. If the trailer has electric brakes,
start your vehicle and trailer mov-
ing, and then apply the trailer brake
controller by hand to be sure the
brakes are working. This lets you
check your electrical connection at
the same time.
manual) or Park (automatic). In
15.If you have to stop while going
uphill, do not hold the vehicle in
place by pressing on the accelera-
tor. This can cause the automatic
transaxletooverheat.Usethepark-
ing brake or footbrake.
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NOTE:
When towing, check transaxle fluid
more frequently.
10.During
your trip, check occasion-
ally to be sure that the load is
secure,and that the lightsandany
trailer brakes are still working.
11.Avoid jerky starts, sudden accel-
eration or sudden stops.
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CAUTION:
If overheating should occur when
towing, (temperature gauge reads
near red zone), taking the following
action may reduce or eliminate the
problem.
12.Avoid
changes.
13.Avoid
sharp turns and rapid lane
holdingthebrakepedaldown
toolongortoofrequently.Thiscould
cause the brakes to overheat, re-
sulting in reduced braking efficien-
cy.
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