Hyundai Tucson 2020 Owner's Manual page 326

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• Do not wait for the engine to warm
up whilst the vehicle remains sta-
tionary.
Start driving at moderate engine
speeds. (Steep accelerating and
decelerating should be avoided.)
• Always start the vehicle with your
foot on the brake pedal. Do not
depress the accelerator whilst start-
ing the vehicle. Do not race the
engine whilst warming it up.
Starting the diesel engine
To start the diesel engine when the
engine is cold, it has to be pre-heat-
ed and then warmed up before start-
ing to drive.
Vehicle with manual transmission:
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Make sure the shift lever is in neu-
tral.
3. Depress the clutch and brake ped-
als.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position to pre-heat the engine.
The glow plug indicator light (
will illuminate.
5. When the glow plug indicator light
( ) goes out, turn the key igni-
tion switch to the START position.
Hold the key (maximum of 10 sec-
onds) until the engine starts and
release it.
Vehicle with automatic transmission:
1. Make sure the parking brake is
applied.
2. Make sure the shift lever is in P
(Park).
3. Depress the brake pedal.
4. Turn the ignition switch to the ON
position to pre-heat the engine.
The glow plug indicator light (
will illuminate.
5. When the glow plug indicator light
( ) goes out, turn the key igni-
tion switch to the START position.
Hold the key (maximum of 10 sec-
onds) until the engine starts and
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release it.
NOTICE
If the engine does not start within
10 seconds after preheating is
completed, turn the
switch once more to the LOCK
position and wait for 10 seconds.
Then turn the ignition switch to
the ON position in order to pre-
heat the engine again.
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