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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
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Trailer or Vehicle Towing Tips
8. When parking your car and trailer,
especially on a hill, be sure to follow
allthenormalprecautions.Turnyour
front wheel into the curb, set the
parking brake firmly, and put the
transaxlein1storReverse(manual)
or Park (automatic). In addition,
place wheel chocks at each of the
trailer's tires.
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 chances of engine over-
loading and/or overheating.
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 foot brake.
1.
Before towing, check hitch and
safety chain connections as well as
proper operation of the trailer run-
ning lights, brake lights, and turn
signals.
2.
3.
4.
Always drive your vehicle at a mod-
erate speed (Less than 100 km/h).
Trailer towing requires more fuel
than normal conditions.
To maintain engine braking effi-
ciency and electrical charging per-
formance, do not use fifth gear
(manualtransaxle)oroverdrive(au-
tomatic transaxle).
9.
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.
NOTE:
When towing, check transaxle fluid
more frequently.
10.During
your trip, check occasion-
5.
6.
Always secure items in the trailer to
prevent load shift while driving.
Check the condition and air pres-
sure of all tires on the trailer and
your car. Low tire pressure can se-
riously affect the handling. Also
check the spare tire.
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.
12.Avoid
13.Avoid
sharp turns and rapid lane
changes.
holdingthebrakepedaldown
7.
The vehicle/trailer combination is
more affected by crosswind and
buffeting. When being passed by a
largevehicle,keepaconstantspeed
and steer straight ahead. If there is
too much wind buffeting, slow down
to get out of the other vehicle's air
turbulence.
toolongortoofrequently.Thiscould
cause the brakes to overheat, re-
sultinginreducedbrakingefficiency.
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