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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
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Good Driving Practices
o Never take the car out of gear and
coast down a hill. This is extremely
hazardous. Always leave the car in
gear.
o Don't "ride" the brakes. This can
cause them to overheat and mal-
function. Instead, when you are driv-
ing down a long hill, slow down and
shift to a lower gear. When you do
this, engine braking will help slow
the car.
o Slow down before shifting to a lower
gear. This will help avoid over-rev-
ving the engine, which can cause
damage.
o Slow down when you encounter
cross winds. This gives you much
better control of your car.
o Be sure the car is completely stopped
before you attempt to shift into re-
verse. The transaxle can be dam-
aged if you do not. To shift into
reverse, depress the clutch, move
the shift lever to neutral, wait three
seconds, then shift to the reverse
position.
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Using the Clutch
The clutch should be pressed all the
way to the floor before shifting, then
released slowly. The clutch pedal
should always be used after fully re-
turning to the original position. Do not
rest your foot on the clutch pedal while
driving. This can cause unnecessary
wear. Do not partially engage the clutch
to hold the car on an incline. This
causes unnecessary wear. Use the
parking brake to hold the car on an
incline. Do not operate the clutch pedal
rapidly and repeatedly.
CAUTION:
When downshifting from fifth gear
to fourth gear, caution should be
taken not to inadvertently press the
gear lever sideways in such a man-
ner that second gear is engaged.
Such a drastic downshift may cause
the engine speed to increase to the
point that the tachometer will enter
the red-zone. Such over-revving of
the engine may possibly cause en-
gine damage.
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RECOMMENDED SHIFT POINTS
1-2
2-3
3-4
4-5
Shift
from-to
Recommended
20 km/h (15 mph)
40 km/h (25 mph)
55 km/h (35 mph)
75 km/h (45 mph)
The shift points as shown above are
recommended for optimum fuel
economy and performance.
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