Hyundai Palisade 2020 Owner's Manual page 355

Driving your vehicle
Driving up or down hills
• Driving uphill
- Before starting off, check if it is
possible to drive uphill.
- Drive as straight as possible.
• Driving downhill
- Do not change gear while driving
downhill. Select gear before driv-
ing downhill.
- Drive slowly using engine braking
while driving downhill.
- Drive straight as possible.
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Exercise extreme caution when
driving up or down steep hills.
The vehicle may flip over
depending on the grade, the ter-
rain, and the trail conditions.
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Do not drive across the contour
of steep hills. A slight change in
the wheel angle can destabilize
the vehicle, or a stable vehicle
may lose stability if the vehicle
stops its forward motion. Your
vehicle may roll over and lead to
a serious injury or death.
Driving through water
WARNING
• Try to avoid driving in deep stand-
• If you need to drive in water, stop
• Do not change gear while driving in
WARNING
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ing water. It may stall your engine
and clog your exhaust system.
your vehicle, set the vehicle in
AWD LOCK mode and drive under
5 mph (8 km/h).
water.
CAUTION
Always drive slowly in water. If
you drive too fast, water may
get into the engine compart-
ment and wet the ignition sys-
tem causing your vehicle to
suddenly stop.