What to do in an emergency
Emergency towing
If towing service is not available in an Always follow these emergency tow-
emergency, your vehicle may be ing precautions:
temporarily towed using a cable or
n Front
•
Place the ignition switch in the
chain secured to the emergency tow-
ing hook at the front (or rear) of the
vehicle.
ACC
wheel is not locked.
position so the steering
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•
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Place the shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking brake.
Use extreme caution when towing
the vehicle with a cable or chain. A
driver must be in the vehicle to steer
it and operate the brakes.
Depress the brake pedal with more
force than normal since you will
have reduced braking performance.
Towing in this manner may be done
only on hard-surfaced roads for a
short distance and at low speeds.
Also, the wheels, axles, power train,
•
More steering effort will be required
because the power steering system
will be disabled.
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n Rear
steering and brakes must all be in • Use a vehicle heavier than your
good condition.
own to tow your vehicle.
•
•
The drivers of both vehicles should
communicate with each other fre-
quently.
Before emergency towing, check
that the hook is not broken or dam-
aged.
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•
Fasten the towing cable or chain
securely to the hook.
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Do not jerk the hook. Apply steady
and even force.
If towing is necessary, we recom-
mend you have it done by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer or a commer-
cial tow truck service.
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