2017 Hyundai Elantra Owners Manual

Driving your vehicle
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NOTICE
For  vehicles equipped  with  the
dual  clutch transmission,  some
be
taken when towing a  trailer. Due
to the  added load  on the  trans-
mission  when  towing  a  trailer,
the  clutches may  get hot  if  the
vehicle  experiences   excessive
upshifting and downshifting.
Under  certain  conditions,  such
as repeated stop-and-go launch-
es  on  steep  grades, the  trans-
mission  clutches  may   become
overheated. When   the  clutches
start to  become overheated, the
transmission    safe   protection
mode logic is enabled. If the safe
If  the  dual  clutch transmission
starts   to  become   overheated,
the   gear  shift   characteristics
may  change.   Gear  shifts   may
become  more abrupt.  If  contin-
ued  operation   while  towing   a
trailer   includes   frequent    and
continuous  upshifts and  down-
shifts,   the    overheat   warning
message on the cluster LCD dis-
play   may    illuminate.    If   this
occurs,  stop the  vehicle,  apply
the brakes or shift the vehicle to
(P) Park, and allow the transmis-
sion to cool.
To prevent engine and/or transmis-
sion (transmission) overheating:
extra
precaution
should
When  towing a  trailer  on steep
grades  (in  excess   of  6%)  pay
close  attention   to   the  engine
coolant  temperature   gauge   to
ensure   the   engine   does   not
overheat.  If  the   needle  of   the
coolant
temperature
gauge
moves towards “130 or H(Hot)” ,
pull over and  stop as soon as  it
is  safe to  do  so, and  allow the
engine   to   idle   until   it   cools
down.You may proceed once the
engine has cooled sufficiently.
When towing a trailer, your vehi-
cle speed  may  be much  slower
than  the general  flow of  traffic,
especially   when    climbing   an
uphill grade. Use  the right hand
lane when towing a trailer  on an
uphill grade.  Choose your  vehi-
cle speed according to  the max-
imum   posted   speed  limit   for
vehicles with  trailers, the steep-
ness of the grade, and your trail-
er weight.
protection
mode
logic
is
enabled, the  gear  position indi-
cator on the cluster LCD display
blinks,  a  chime  sounds, and  a
warning message will appear.
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