2007 Hyundai Matrix Owners Manual

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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
MANUAL  TRANSAXLE
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o  When slippery conditions are en-
countered,   increased   caution
should be  exercised when  gear
changing, braking  or  accelerat-
ing.Abruptchangesinspeedmay
causealossoftractionorcontrol
of the vehicle.
o  Duringcoldweather,shiftingmay
be difficult until the transaxle lu-
bricant has  warmed up.  This is
normal  and  not harmful  to  the
transaxle.
CAUTION:
o  Donotattempttoengagereverse
gear when the car is in motion.
o  To avoid damaging  the selector
mechanism, do not use the gear
shiftleverasahandrest.Release
the lever immediately the shift is
completed.
o  To avoid premature clutch wear,
do not use the clutch pedal as a
foot  rest,  and  do not  hold  the
vehicle on  a gradient  using the
clutch.
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The  five  speed   fully  synchronized
transaxleiscontrolledbyafloormounted
shift lever upon which the shift pattern
is indicated. It is  important that when
changing gear, the clutch pedal is fully
depressedtoavoidtransaxledamage.
o  Ifyou'vecometoacompletestop
and it's  hard  to shift  into 1    or
st
R(Reverse), put the shift lever in
N(Neutral)positionandreleasethe
clutch.Presstheclutchpedalback
st
down, and  then shift  into 1    or
R(Reverse)gearposition.
o  Do not  use  the shift  lever as  a
handrest during  driving, as this
canresultinprematurewearofthe
transaxleshiftforks.
o  Ensurethattheengineisnotover-
revved by  upshifting before the
tachometer needle enters the red
zone.
o  Donotcoastwiththeshiftleverat
the neutral position.
o  Whendescendinglonggradients,
makeuseoftheenginebrakingto
assistthefootbraketoavoidbrake
fadeorover-heating.
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