Good Driving Practices - Hyundai EON Owner's Manual

Driving your vehicle

Good driving practices

• Never take the car out of gear and
coast down a hill. This is extremely
hazardous. Always leave the car in
gear.
• Do not "ride" the brakes. This can
cause them to overheat and malfunc-
tion. Instead, when you are driving
down a long hill, slow down and shift to
a lower gear. When you do this, engine
braking will help slow the car.
• Slow down before shifting to a lower
gear. This will help avoid over-revving
the engine, which can cause damage.
• Slow down when you encounter cross
winds. This gives you much better con-
trol of your car.
• Be sure the car is completely stopped
before you attempt to shift into reverse.
The transaxle can be damaged if you
do not. To shift into R (Reverse),
depress the clutch, move the shift lever
to neutral, wait 3 seconds, then shift to
the R (Reverse) position.
• Exercise extreme caution when driving
on a slippery surface. Be especially
careful when braking, accelerating or
shifting gears. On a slippery surface,
an abrupt change in vehicle speed can
cause the drive wheels to lose traction
and the vehicle to go out of control.
7 8
WARNING
• Always buckle-up! In a collision,
an unbelted occupant is signifi-
cantly more likely to be seriously
injured or killed than a properly
belted occupant.
• Avoid high speeds when corner-
ing or turning.
• Do not make quick steering
wheel movements, such as sharp
lane changes or fast, sharp turns.
• The risk of a rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of
your vehicle at highway speeds.
• Lossing of control often occurs if
two or more wheels drop off the
roadway and the driver over-
steers to reenter the roadway.
• When leaveing the roadway, do
not steer sharply. Instead, slow
down before pulling back into the
travel lanes.
• Never exceed posted speed lim-
its.