2004 Hyundai Matrix Owners Manual

DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
NOTE:
This idle time will allow the turbo charger to
cool prior to shutting the engine off.
NOTE:
If the  engine were not  started 10 seconds
after the preheating is  completed, turn the
ignition key once more to the "LOCK" posi-
tion, and then to the "ON" position, in order
to preheat again.
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To  shift into  reverse,  rest  the lever  in
neutral for at least 3 seconds after  your
cariscompletelystopped.Thenmovethe
lever into the reverse position.
During cold weather, shifting may be dif-
ficult  until  the transaxle  lubricant  has
warmed up. This is normal and not harm-
ful to the transaxle.
WARNING:
Donotturntheengineoffimmediatelyafterit
hasbeensubjectedtoaheavyload.Doingso
may cause severe damage to the engine or
turbo charger unit.
WARNING:
Be sure  that the  clutch is fully  depressed
when starting  a manual  transaxle vehicle.
Otherwise there is the potential to cause
damage to the vehicle or injury to someone
insideoroutsidethevehicleasaresultofthe
forward or backward movement of the vehi-
cle that  will  occur if  the clutch  is not  de-
pressed when the vehicle is started.
Ifyou'vecometoacompletestopandit's
hardtoshiftinto1    orR(Reverse),putthe
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OPERATING THE MANUAL
TRANSAXLE
shift lever in N(Neutral) position and re-
lease the clutch. Press the  clutch pedal
back  down,  and  then  shift  into  1
R(Reverse)gearposition.
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Do not use the shift lever  as a handrest
duringdriving,asthiscanresultinprema-
ture wear of the transaxle shift forks.
5.
Turn the ignition key  to the "Start" position
and release it when the engine starts.
CAUTION:
When downshifting from fifth gear to fourth
gear,cautionshouldbetakennottoinadvert-
ently press the gear shift lever sideways in
suchamannerthatsecondgearisengaged.
Such a drastic downshift may cause the en-
gine speed to increase to the point that the
tachometer  will enter  the  red zone.  Such
over-revving of    the engine  may possibly
causeenginedamage.
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STARTING AND STOPPING THE
ENGINE FOR TURBO CHARGER
INTERCOOLER (DIESEL  ENGINE)
HFC3029
(1)
Donotracetheengineorsuddenaccelerate
the engine immediately  after start it.  If the
engine is cold,  allow the engine  to idle for
several seconds before it is driven to ensure
sufficientlubricationoftheturbochargerunit.
YourHyundai'smanualtransaxlehasaconven-
tionalshiftpattern.Thisshiftpatternisimprinted
on the shift knob. The transaxle is fully synchro-
nized in all forward gears so shifting to either a
higher or a lower gear is easily accomplished.
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2) After high speed or extended driving, requir-
ingaheavyengineload,theengineshouldbe
allowed to idle about 1 minute before turning
it off.
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