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: Smooth Cornering, Driving at Night
Smooth Cornering
Avoid braking or gear changing in corners, especially when roads are wet. Ideally,
corners should always be taken under gentle acceleration. Driving at Night
Night driving presents more hazards than driving in the daylight. Here are some
important tips to remember:
Slow do ...
Hyundai Elantra AD (2016-2020) Owners Manual: Driving in the Rain
Rain and wet roads can make driving dangerous. Here are a few things to consider
when driving in the rain or on slick pavement:
Slow down and allow extra following distance. A heavy rainfall makes it
harder to see and increases the distance needed to stop your vehicle.
Turn OFF your Cruis ...
