Winter Driving; Snow Or Icy Conditions - Hyundai Palisade 2024 Owner's Manual

Driving Your Vehicle

Winter Driving

The severe weather conditions of winter
quickly wear out tires and cause other
problems. To minimize winter driving
problems, you should take the following
suggestions:

Snow or Icy Conditions

You need to keep sufficient distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle in
front of you.
Apply the brakes gently. Speeding, rapid
acceleration, sudden brake applications,
and sharp turns are potentially very
hazardous practices. During deceleration,
use engine braking to the fullest extent.
Sudden brake applications on snowy or
icy roads may cause the vehicle to skid.
To drive your vehicle in deep snow, it may
be necessary to use snow tires or to install
tire chains on your tires.
Always carry emergency equipment.
Some of the items you may want to carry
include tire chains, tow straps or chains, a
flashlight, emergency flares, sand, a
shovel, jumper cables, a window scraper,
gloves, ground cloth, coveralls, a blanket,
etc.
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Snow tires
WARNING
Snow tires should be equivalent in size
and type to the vehicle's standard tires.
Otherwise, the safety and handling of
your vehicle may be adversely affected.
If you mount snow tires on your vehicle,
make sure to use the same Inflation
pressure as the original tires. Mount snow
tires on all four wheels to balance your
vehicle's handling in all weather
conditions. The traction provided by
snow tires on dry roads may not be as
high as your vehicle's original equipment
tires. Check with the tire dealer for
maximum speed recommendations.
Summer tires
if equipped
• Summer tires are used to maximize the
driving performance on dry roads.
• If the temperature is below 44.6 °F (7
°C) or you are driving on snowy or icy
roads, the summer tires lose their brake
performance and traction as the tire
grip weakens significantly.
• If the temperature is below 44.6 °F (7
°C) or you are driving on snowy or icy
roads, mount snow tires or all-season
tires of the same size with your
vehicle's standard tire for safe driving.
Both snow and all-season tires have
M+S markings.
• When using the M+S tires, use tires with
the same tread produced by the same
manufacturer for safe driving.
• When driving with the M+S tires with
the lower maximum allowable speed
than that of the vehicle's standard
summer tire, be careful not to exceed
the speed allowed for the M+S tires.