2005 Hyundai Getz Owners Manuals

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20   DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
When being passed by a large ve-
hicle, keep  a constant  speed and
steer straight ahead. If there is too
much wind buffeting  slow down to
get  out  of the  other  vehicle's  air
turbulence.
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 tyres.
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.
13.  Avoid  holding  the  brake   pedal
down too  long or  too  frequently.
This  could  cause the  brakes  to
overheat,resultinginreducedbrak-
ing efficiency.
14.  When going down a hill, shift into
a lower gear  and use the  engine
braking effect.
When  ascending  a long  grade,
downshift the transaxle to a lower
gear and reduce speed to reduce
chancesofengineoverloadingand/
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 footbrake.
!
CAUTION:
If overheating  should occur  when
towing, (temperature  gauge reads
near red zone), taking the following
action may reduce or eliminate the
problem.
8.
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3.
Turn off the air  conditioner.
Reduce highway speed.
Select a lower  gear when going
uphill.
While in stop and go traffic, place
the gear selection in park or neu-
tralandidletheengineatahigher
speed.
4.
9.
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  lights  and
any trailer brakes are still working.
Avoid jerky starts, sudden accel-
eration or sudden stops.
11.
12.
Avoid sharp turns and rapid lane
changes.
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