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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
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YC200E3-E
Trailer or Vehicle Towing Tips
8. When parking your car and trailer,
especially on a hill, be sure to follow
allthenormalprecautions.Turnyour
front wheels into the curb, set the
parking brake firmly, and put the
transaxlein1storReverse(manual)
or Park (automatic). In addition we
advise the use of wheel chocks at
each of the trailer's tyres.
13.Avoidholdingthebrakepedaldown
toolongortoofrequently.Thiscould
cause the brakes to overheat, re-
sultinginreducedbrakingefficiency.
14.When going down a hill, shift into a
lowergearandusetheenginebrak-
ing effect.
Whenclimbingalonggrade,down-
shift the transaxle to a lower gear
andreducespeedtoreducechances
of engine overloading and/or over-
heating.
15.If you have to stop whilst 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.
1.
Beforetowing,checktowbarballand
safety cable connections as well as
properoperationofthetrailerrunning
lights,brakelights,andturnsignals.
Always drive your vehicle at a mod-
erate speed (Less than 60 mph).
Trailertowingrequiresmorefuelthan
normalconditions.
To maintain engine braking effi-
ciency, do not tow a trailer with the
transaxle in fifth gear (manual
transaxle) or overdrive (automatic
transaxle).
2.
3.
4.
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. Ifthetrailerhaselectricbrakes,start
your vehicle and trailer moving, and
thenapplythetrailerbrakecontroller
by hand to be sure the brakes are
working. This lets you check your
electrical connection at the same
time.
5.
6.
Always secure items in the trailer to
prevent load shift whilst driving.
Checktheconditionandairpressure
ofalltyresonthetrailerandyourcar.
Low tyre pressure can seriously af-
fect the handling. Also check the
spare tyre.
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0.Duringyourtrip,checkoccasionally
to be sure that the load is secure,
and that the lights and any trailer
brakes are still working.
NOTE:
When towing, check transaxle fluid
morefrequently.
11.Avoid jerky starts, sudden accel-
eration or sudden stops.
12.Avoid sharp turns and rapid lane
changes.
7.
The vehicle/trailer combination is
moreaffectedbycrosswindandbuf-
feting.Whenbeingpassedbyalarge
vehicle, 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.
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| Document Type | Owners Manual |
| Language | English |
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