Operating The Automatic Transaxle - Hyundai TUCSON Owner's Manual

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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
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o Slow down before shifting to a lower
gear. This will help avoid over-rev-
ving the engine, which can cause
damage.
o Slow down when you encounter
cross winds. This gives you much
better control of your car.
o Be sure the car is completely stopped
before you attempt to shift into re-
verse. The transaxle can be dam-
aged if you do not. To shift into
reverse, depress the clutch, move
the shift lever to neutral, wait three
seconds, then shift to the reverse
position.
o Exercise extreme caution when driv-
ing on a slippery surface. Be espe-
cially careful when braking, acceler-
ating or shifting gears. On a slippery
surface, an abrupt change in ve-
hicle speed can cause the drive
wheels to lose traction and the ve-
hicle to go out of control.
!
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
person is significantly more likely
to die than a person wearing a
seatbelt.
o The risk of rollover is greatly in-
creased 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. In-
stead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
o Never exceed posted speed lim-
its.
OPERATING THE
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE
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The highly efficient Hyundai automatic
transaxle has four forward speeds and
one reverse speed. The individual
speeds are selected automatically,
depending on the position of the speed
selector lever. The selector lever has 2
gates; the main gate and the manual
gate.
NOTE:
For information on manual gate
operation, refer to "Sports Mode".