Hyundai Elantra: Driving Your Vehicle / Special Driving Conditions
Hazardous Driving Conditions
When hazardous driving elements are encountered such as water, snow, ice, mud and sand, take the below suggestions:
- Drive cautiously and keep a longer braking distance.
- Avoid abrupt braking or steering.
- When your vehicle is stuck in snow, mud, or sand, use second gear. Accelerate slowly to avoid unnecessary wheel spin.
- Put sand, rock salt, tire chains or other non-slip materials under the wheels to provide additional traction while the vehicle becomes stuck in ice, snow, or mud.
WARNING
Downshifting with an Intelligent Variable Transmission (IVT)/ dual clutch transmission while driving on slippery surfaces can cause an accident.The sudden change in tire speed could cause the tires to skid. Be careful when downshifting on slippery surfaces.
- Rocking the Vehicle
- Smooth Cornering, Driving at Night
- Driving in the Rain
- Driving in Flooded Areas, Highway Driving
Limitations of the System
The Smart Cruise Control system may have limits to its ability to detect distance
to the vehicle ahead due to road and traffic conditions.
On curves
The Smart Cruise Control system may not de ...
Rocking the Vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand, or mud, first
turn the steering wheel right and left to clear the area around your front wheels.
Then, shift back and forth betwe ...
Other information:
Hyundai Elantra AD (2016-2020) Owners Manual: Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC)
The Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC) helps prevent the vehicle from rolling backwards
when starting a vehicle from a stop on a hill. The system operates the brakes automatically
for approximately 2 seconds and releases the brake after 2 seconds or when the accelerator
pedal is depressed.
WARNI ...
Hyundai Elantra AD (2016-2020) Service Manual: Trunk Lid Assembly Components and Components Location
Component Location
1. Trunk lid assembly
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