2013 Hyundai Santa Fe Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
Reducing the risk of a rollover
CAUTION - Mud or snow
WARNING - Rollover
This  multi-purpose  passenger vehi-
cle  is   defined  as  a   Sports  Utility
Vehicle  (SUV).  SUV’s  have   higher
ground  clearance   and  a   narrower
track to  make them  capable  of per-
forming in  a wide variety  of off-road
applications. Specific design charac-
teristics give them a higher  center of
gravity  than   ordinary  vehicles.   An
advantage   of   the   higher   ground
clearance  is   a  better  view   of  the
road, which  allows you  to anticipate
problems. They are not  designed for
cornering  at  the   same  speeds  as
conventional   passenger    vehicles,
any more than low-slung sports  cars
are designed to  perform satisfactori-
ly in  off-road conditions. Due  to this
risk,   driver   and   passengers    are
strongly   recommended   to   buckle
their seat  belts.  In  a rollover  crash,
an unbelted  person is more  likely to
die  than  a  person  wearing  a  seat
belt.   There  are steps  that  a driver
can  make  to  reduce  the  risk  of  a
rollover. If at all possible, avoid sharp
turns  or  abrupt  maneuvers, do  not
load your roof rack with heavy cargo,
and never modify your vehicle in any
way.
If one of the front or rear wheels
begins  to  spin  in   mud,  snow,
etc. the  vehicle can  sometimes
be driven out by depressing the
accelerator  pedal further;  how-
ever  avoid  running  the  engine
rpm
because  doing  so  could  dam-
age the 4WD system.
As   with   other   Sports   Utility
Vehicle (SUV), failure to operate
this vehicle correctly may result
in loss of control, an accident or
vehicle rollover.
•  Utility vehicles have  a signifi-
cantly   higher    rollover   rate
than other types of vehicles.
continuously
at
high
Specific   design  characteris-
tics (higher ground clearance,
narrower track,  etc.) give  this
vehicle   a   higher   center   of
gravity than ordinary vehicles.
A SUV is not designed for cor-
nering at the  same speeds as
conventional vehicles.
Avoid  sharp  turns  or  abrupt
maneuvers.
•  In a rollover  crash, an unbelt-
ed   person    is   significantly
more likely  to die  than a  per-
son wearing a seat belt.  Make
sure everyone in the vehicle is
properly buckled up.
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