Hyundai 2000 Accent Owner's Manual page 83

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USE OF LIGHTS
Check your lights regulariy for correct operation
and always keep them clean. When driving
during the day in conditions of poor visibility, it
is helpful to drive with headlights on low beam.
This enables you to be seen as well as to see.
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TRAILER OR VEHICLE TOWING
If you are considering towing with your car, you
should first check with your Province Depart-
ment of Motor Vehicles to determine their legal
requirements.
Since laws vary from province to province, the
requirements for towing trailers, cars, other
types of vehicles, or apparatus may differ. Ask
your Hyundai dealer for further details before
towing.
CAUTION:
Do not do any towing with your car during
its first 2,000km (1,200 miles) in order to
allow the engine to properly break in. Fail-
ure to heed this caution may result in seri-
ous engine or transaxle damage.
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Trailer Hitches
Select the proper hitch and ball combination,
making sure that if s location is compatible with
that of the trailer or vehicle being towed.
Use a quality non-equalizing hitch which distrib-
utes the tongue load uniformly throughout the
chassis.
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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI
The hitch should be bolted securely to the car
and installed by a qualified technidan. DO NOT
USE A HITCH DESIGNED FOR TEMPORARY
INSTALLATION AND NEVER USE ONE THAT
ATTACHES ONLY TO THE BUMPER.
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Trailer Brakes
If your trailer is equipped with a braking system,
make sure it conforms to federal and/or local
regulations and that it is properly installed and
operating correctly.
NOTE:
If you tow a trailer or vehicle, your car will
require more frequent malntenance due to
the additional load. See Malntenance Under
Severe Usage Conditions" on page 5-4.
CAUTION:
o Never connect a trailer brake system di-
rectly to the vehicle brake system.
o When towing a trailer on steep grades (in
excess of 12%) pay close attention to the
engine coolant temperature gauge to en-
sure the engine does not overheat. If the
needle of the coolant temperature gauge
moves across the dlal towards "H" (HOT),
pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to
do so, and allow the engine to idle until it
cools down. You may proceed once the
engine has cooled sufficiently.
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Safety Chains
Should the hitch connection between your car
and the trailer or vehicle you are towing fail, the
trailer or vehicle could wander dangerously
across other lanes of traffic and ultimately col-
lide with another vehicle. To eliminate this po-
tentJally dangerous situation, safety chains, at-
tached between your car and the trailer or
towed vehicle, are required in most provinces.
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Trailer Weight Limit
Tongue load Total trailer weight
Tongue loads can be increased or decreased
by redistributing the load in the trailer. This can
be verified by checking the total weight of the
loaded trailer and ttien checking the load on the
tongue.
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