2004 Hyundai Getz Owners Manuals

DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI   2- 11
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Good Driving Practices
o  Exerciseextremecautionwhendriv-
ing on a slippery surface. Be espe-
ciallycarefulwhenbraking,acceler-
atingorshiftinggears.Onaslippery
surface,  an abrupt  change  in ve-
hicle  speed  can  cause  the  drive
wheels to lose traction and the ve-
hicle to go out of control.
o  Turn  the  overdrive  switch  on  for
goodfueleconomyandsmoothdriv-
ing. If engine  braking is needed in
the "D" range or if repeated upshift-
ing and  downshifting between 3rd
and 4th gear is needed when climb-
ingagentleslope,itisrecommended
that the overdrive switch be turned
off. Turn the overdrive switch back
on immediately afterward.
!
o  Never move the gear selector lever
from "P" or "N" to any other position
with   the  accelerator    pedal  de-
pressed.
o  Never move the gear selector lever
into "P" when the vehicle  is in mo-
tion.
o  Besurethecariscompletelystopped
before you attempt to shift into "R".
o  Never take the car out of gear and
coast down a hill. This  may be ex-
tremely  hazardous.  Always leave
the car in gear when moving.
o  Do not "ride"  the brakes. This can
cause them  to overheat  and mal-
function.Instead,whenyouaredriv-
ing down a long hill, slow down and
shift to a lower gear. When you do
this, engine  braking will help  slow
the car.
CAUTION:
o  Shift into  "R"  and "P"  position
only when the  vehicle has com-
pletely stopped.
o  Do not  accelerate the engine  in
reverse  or  any  of  the  forward
positionswiththebrakesapplied.
o  Alwaysapplythefootbrakewhen
shifting from "P"  or "N", to "R",
"D", "2"  or "L"  position.
o  Do not  use the "P"  (Park) posi-
tioninplaceof   theparkingbrake.
Always  set  the  parking  brake,
shift the transaxle into "P" (Park)
position and turn off the ignition
when you leave the vehicle, even
momentarily. Never leave the ve-
hicle  unattended  while  the  en-
gine is running.
o  Check  the  automatic  transaxle
fluidlevelregularly,andaddfluid
as necessary.
See  the  maintenance  schedule
for  the proper  fluid recommen-
dation.
o  Slowdownbeforeshiftingtoalower
gear.Otherwise,thelowergearmay
not be engaged.
o  Always use  the parking brake. Do
not depend on placing the transaxle
in "P" to keep the car from moving.
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