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o Anticipate the road and conditions ahead
to enable adjustments in speed to be made
smoothly. Avoid heavy acceleration and
sharp braking.
o Avoid cruising at unnecessary high speeds.
o Always ensure that the periodic mainte-
nance services are performed by a
Hyundai authorised repairer at the time
and/or mileage intervals specified.
o Use the air conditioning only when neces-
sary.
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MANUAL TRANSAXLE
The five speed fully synchronized transaxle is
controlled by a floor mounted shift lever upon
which the shift pattern is indicated. It is impor-
tant that when changing gear, the clutch pedal
is fully depressed to avoid transaxle damage.
DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
CAUTION:
o Do not attempt to engage reverse gear
when the car is in motion.
o To avoid damaging the selector mecha-
nism, do not use the gear shift lever as
a hand rest. Release the lever immedi-
ately the shift is completed.
o To avoid premature clutch wear, do not
use the clutch pedal as a foot rest, and
do not hold the vehicle on a gradient
using the clutch.
o Ensure that the engine is not over-revved
by upshifting before the tachometer
needle enters the red zone.
o Do not coast with the shift lever at the
neutral position.
o When descending long gradients, make
use of the engine braking to assist the
footbrake to avoid brake fade or over-
heating.
o When slippery conditions are encoun-
tered, increased caution should be ex-
ercised when gear changing, braking or
accelerating. Abrupt changes in speed
may cause a loss of traction or control
of the vehicle.
o During cold weather, shifting may be
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difficult until the transaxle lubricant has
warmed up. This is normal and not
harmful to the transaxle.
o If you 've come to a complete stop and
st
it's hard to shift into 1
or R(Reverse),
put the shift lever in N(Neutral) posi-
tion and release the clutch. Press the
clutch pedal back down, and then shift
into 1
st
or R(Reverse) gear position.
o Do not use the shift lever as a handrest
during driving, as this can result in
premature wear of the transaxle shift
forks.
WARNING:
o Avoid high cornering speeds.
o Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
o Always wear your seat belts.
In a collision crash, an unbelted per-
son is significantly more likely to die
than a person wearing a seatbelt.
o The risk of rollover is greatly increased
if you lose control of your vehicle at
highway speeds.
o Loss of control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway and
the driver oversteers to reenter the
roadway.
o In the event your vehicle leaves the
roadway, do not steer sharply. Instead,
slow down before pulling back into the
travel lanes.
o Never exceed posted speed limits.
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