Driving your vehicle
To keep locks from freezing
Don't let your parking brake
freeze
Carry emergency equipment
To keep the locks from freezing,
Depending on the severity of the
squirt an approved de-icer fluid or Under some conditions your parking weather where you drive your car,
glycerine into the key opening. If a brake can freeze in the engaged posi- you should carry appropriate emer-
lock is covered with ice, squirt it with tion. This is most likely to happen gency equipment. Some of the items
an approved de-icing fluid to remove when there is an accumulation of you may want to carry include tire
the ice. If the lock is frozen internally, snow or ice around or near the rear chains, tow straps or chains, flash-
you may be able to thaw it out by brakes or if the brakes are wet.If there light, emergency flares, sand, a
using a heated key. Handle the heat- is a risk of the parking brake freezing, shovel, jumper cables, a window
ed key with care to avoid injury.
apply it only temporarily while you put scraper, gloves, ground cloth, cover-
the shift lever in P (automatic alls, a blanket, etc.
transaxle) or in first or reverse gear
(manual transaxle) and block the rear
Don't place foreign objects or
wheels so the vehicle cannot roll.
materials in the engine com-
partment
Use approved window washer
anti-freeze in system
To keep the water in the window Then release the parking brake.
washer system from freezing, add an
approved window washer anti-freeze
Placement of foreign objects or
materials which prevent cooling of
the engine, in the engine compart-
Don't let ice and snow accu-
mulate underneath
solution in accordance with instruc-
tions on the container.Window wash-
er anti-freeze is available from an Under some conditions, snow and ment, may cause a failure or com-
authorized HYUNDAI dealer and ice can build up under the fenders bustion. The manufacturer is not
most auto parts outlets. Do not use and interfere with the steering. When responsible for the damage caused
engine coolant or other types of anti- driving in severe winter conditions by such placement.
freeze as these may damage the where this may happen, you should
paint finish.
periodically check underneath the
car to be sure the movement of the
front wheels and the steering com-
ponents is not obstructed.
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| Document Type | Owners Manual |
| Language | English |
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