WINTER DRIVING
Snow or Icy Conditions
Snow tires
Tire chains
You need to keep sufficient distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle
in front of you.
WARNING
Snow tires should be equivalent
in size and type to the vehicle's
standard tires. Otherwise, the
safety and handling of your
vehicle may be adversely affect-
ed.
Apply the brakes gently. Speeding,
rapid acceleration, sudden brake
applications, and sharp turns are
potentially very hazardous practices.
During deceleration, use engine
braking to the fullest extent. Sudden
brake applications on snowy or icy
roads may cause skids to occur.
If you mount snow tires on your vehi-
cle, make sure to use radial tires of
the same size and load range as the
original tires. Mount snow tires on all Since the sidewalls of radial tires are
four wheels to balance your vehicle’s thinner than other types of tires, they
To drive your vehicle in deep snow, it
may be necessary to use snow tires
or to install tire chains on your tires.
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Always carry emergency equipment. handling in all weather conditions. may be damaged by mounting some
Some of the items you may want to The traction provided by snow tires types of tire chains on them.
carry include tire chains, tow straps on dry roads may not be as high as Therefore, the use of snow tires is
or chains, a flashlight, emergency your vehicle's original equipment recommended instead of tire chains.
flares, sand, a shovel, jumper cables, tires. Check with the tire dealer for Do not mount tire chains on vehicles
a window scraper, gloves, ground maximum speed recommendations.
cloth, coveralls, a blanket, etc.
equipped with aluminum wheels; if
unavoidable use a wire type chain. If
tire chains must be used, use gen-
uine HYUNDAI parts and install the
i Information
Do not install studded tires without tire chain after reviewing the instruc-
tions provided with the tire chains.
pal regulations for possible restric- Damage to your vehicle caused by
first checking local, state and munici-
tions against their use.
improper tire chain use is not cov-
ered by your vehicle manufacturer’s
warranty.
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