Driving your vehicle
Using the clutch
Downshifting
(Continued)
The clutch should be pressed all the When you must slow down in heavy
way to the floor before shifting, then traffic or while driving up steep hills,
released slowly. The clutch pedal downshift before the engine starts to
should always be fully released while labor. Downshifting reduces the
driving. Do not rest your foot on the chance of stalling and gives better
clutch pedal while driving. This can acceleration when you again need to
cause unnecessary wear. Do not increase your speed. When the vehi-
partially engage the clutch to hold cle is traveling down steep hills,
the vehicle on an incline.This causes downshifting helps maintain safe
unnecessary wear. Use the foot speed and prolongs brake life.
brake or parking brake to hold the
•
Do not use the engine brake
(shifting from a high gear to
lower gear) rapidly on slip-
pery roads. The vehicle may
slip causing an accident.
vehicle on an incline. Do not operate
the clutch pedal rapidly and repeat-
edly.
CAUTION
When
operating
the
clutch
pedal, press the clutch pedal
down fully. If you don’t press
the clutch pedal fully, the clutch
may be damaged or noise may
occur.
5-16
| Categories | Hyundai Manuals, Hyundai h350 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Download File |
|
| Document Type | Owners Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Brand | Hyundai, H350 |
| Document File Type | |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(0 votes, average: 0 out of 5)