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
■
Front
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Place the ignition switch in the
ACC position so the steering
chain secured to the emergency tow-
ing hook at the front (or rear) of the
vehicle.
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.
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,
steering and brakes must all be in
good condition.
wheel is not locked. (if equipped)
Place the shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking brake.
Depress the brake pedal with more
force than normal since you will
have reduced braking perform-
ance.
•
•
•
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More
steering
effort
will
be
required because the power steer-
ing system will be disabled.
■ Rear
• Use a vehicle heavier than your
own to tow your vehicle.
6
•
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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If towing is necessary, we recom-
mend you have it done by an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer or a commer-
cial tow truck service.
•
•
Fasten the towing cable or chain
securely to the hook.
Do not jerk the hook. Apply steady
and even force.
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