2017 Hyundai Elantra Owners Manual

Maintenance
Your vehicle  is equipped  with a cat-
alytic   converter   emission    control
device.
Therefore, the  following  precautions
must be observed:
Diesel particulate filter (DPF)
(if equipped)
The  Diesel  Particulate  Filter  (DPF)
system   removes  the   soot   in  the
exhaust gas.
The DPF system automatically burns
(or oxidizes) the accumulated soot in
accordance  with  the   driving  situa-
tions, unlike a disposable air filter.
In other words, the accumulated  soot
is  automatically  purged  out   by  the
engine control system and by the high
exhaust-gas  temperature  at  normal/
high driving speeds.
However, when the vehicle is continu-
ally driven at  repeated short distance
or driven at low speed for a long time,
the  accumulated   soot  may  not   be
Failure to  observe these  precautions     automatically removed because of low
could result in damage to the catalytic     exhaust gas temperature. In this case,
the  accumulated  soot  is  out  of  the
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Do not  operate  the engine  at
high  idle speed  for  extended
periods (5 minutes or more).
Do not modify  or tamper with
any   part   of  the   engine   or
emission  control  system.  All
inspections  and  adjustments
must  be made  by  an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer.
CAUTION
Use  only   UNLEADED   FUEL
for gasoline engine.
Do  not   operate   the  vehicle
when    there    are   signs    of
engine  malfunction,  such  as
misfire or a noticeable loss  of
performance.
Avoid driving  with a  very low
fuel  level.  If  you  run   out  of
gasoline,  it  could  cause  the
engine to misfire and result in
excessive  loading of  the cat-
alytic converter.
Do  not  misuse or  abuse  the
engine.  Examples  of  misuse
are  coasting with  the  engine
off   and    descending    steep
grades in gear with the engine
off.
converter
and
to
your
vehicle.
Additionally, such  actions could  void     detection  range, the  soot  oxidization
process  does   not  occur,   and  the
Malfunction  Indicator   Lamp  (
Illuminates.
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your warranties.
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