2011 Hyundai Santa Fe Owners Manual

What to do in an emergency
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Emergency towing precautions
CAUTION - Automatic
transaxle
Turn the ignition  switch to ACC  so the
steering wheel isn’t locked.
•  If  the car  is being towed  with all
four wheels on  the ground, it can
be towed  only from  the front.  Be
sure that  the transaxle is  in neu-
tral.   Be   sure   the    steering   is
unlocked  by placing  the  ignition
switch  in   the  ACC   position.  A
driver must be  in the towed vehi-
cle  to  operate  the  steering  and
brakes.
Place  the  transaxle   shift  lever  in  N
(Neutral).
Release the parking brake.
Press the brake  pedal with more force
than   normal    since   you   will   have
reduced brake performance.
More  steering  effort  will  be  required
because  the  power   steering  system
will be disabled.
If you are  driving down a  long hill, the
brakes  may  overheat and  brake  per-
formance  will be  reduced. Stop  often
and let the brakes cool off.
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To  avoid  serious  damage to  the
Use a towing strap less than 16 feet (5
m)  long. Attach  a  white  or  red  cloth
(about 12  inches (30 cm)  wide) in the
middle of the strap for easy visibility.
Drive carefully so that the towing  strap
is not loosened during towing.
automatic
transaxle,    limit
the
vehicle speed to 10 mph (15 km/h)
and  drive less than 1 mile (1.5 km)
when towing.
Before  towing,   check  the  auto-
matic  transaxle  fluid  leak  under
your   vehicle.   If  the   automatic
transmission  fluid   is  leaking,  a
flatbed equipment or towing dolly
must be used.
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