2007 Hyundai Matrix Owners Manual

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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
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OVERDRIVE  SWITCH
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Good Driving Practices
!
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", "3"(1.8DOHC) or "L" po-
sition.
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.
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Whentheoverdriveswitchisturnedon,
the transaxle will automatically upshift
tothesecond,thirdandoverdrivegears.
Whentheoverdriveswitchisturnedoff,
the  transaxle  will not  upshift  to  the
overdrive gear. For normal driving, the
selector lever should be left in the "D"
positionandtheoverdriveswitchturned
on.
Ifyouneedtoacceleraterapidly,press
the accelerator pedal all the way to the
floor. The transaxle will automatically
shift to a lower gear, depending on the
vehicle speed and load.
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.
o  Check  the  automatic  transaxle
fluidlevelregularly,andaddfluid
as necessary.
See  the  maintenance  schedule
for  the proper  fluid recommen-
dation.
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Document TypeOwners Manual
LanguageEnglish
Product BrandHyundai, Matrix
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