Driving your vehicle
ALL WHEEL DRIVE (AWD) (IF EQUIPPED)
The All Wheel Drive (AWD) System
✽ NOTICE
WARNING
delivers engine power to all front
and rear wheels for maximum trac-
tion. AWD is useful when extra trac-
tion is required on roads such slip-
pery, muddy, wet, or snow-covered
roads.
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Do not drive in water if the level is
higher than the bottom of the vehi-
cle.
To reduce the risk of SERIOUS
INJURY or DEATH:
• Do not drive in conditions that
exceed the vehicles intended
design such as challenging
off-road conditions.
• Avoid high speeds when cor-
nering or turning.
Do not make quick steering
wheel movements, such as
sharp lane changes or fast,
sharp turns.
The risk of a rollover is great-
ly increased if you lose con-
trol of your vehicle at highway
speeds.
Loss of control often occurs if
two or more wheels drop off
the roadway and the driver
over steers to reenter the
roadway.
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Check your brake condition once
you are out of mud or water.
Depress the brake pedal several
times as you move slowly until you
feel normal braking return.
Shorten your scheduled mainte-
nance interval if you drive in off-
road conditions such as sand, mud
or water (see “Maintenance Under
Severe Usage Conditions” in chap-
ter 7).
Occasional off-road use such as
established unpaved roads and trails
are OK. It is always important that
the driver carefully reduces the
speed to a level that does not exceed
the safe operating speed for those
conditions.
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Always wash your vehicle thor-
oughly after off road use, especial-
ly the bottom of the vehicle.
Be sure to equip the vehicle with
four tires of the same size and
type.
Make sure that a full time AWD
vehicle is towed by a flat bed tow
truck.
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In the event your vehicle
leaves the roadway, do not
steer sharply. Instead, slow
down before pulling back into
the travel lanes.
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| Categories | Hyundai Manuals, Hyundai Tucson Manuals |
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| Language | English |
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