Four Wheel Drive (4Wd); Tight Corner Brake Effect - Hyundai SantaFe Owner's Manual

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE (4WD) (IF EQUIPPED)
Engine power can be delivered to all front
and rear wheels for maximum traction.
4WD is useful when extra traction is
required on road, such as, when driving
on slippery, muddy, wet, or snow-covered
roads. These vehicles are not designed
for challenging off-road use. Occasional
off-road use such as established
unpaved roads and trails are OK. It is
always important when travelling off-
motorway that the driver carefully
reduces the speed to a level that does
not exceed the safe operating speed for
those conditions. In general, off-road
conditions provide less traction and brak-
ing effectiveness than normal road con-
ditions. The driver must be especially
alert to avoid driving on slopes which tilt
the vehicle to either side.
These factors must be carefully consid-
ered when driving off-road. Keeping the
vehicle in contact with the driving surface
and under control in these conditions is
always the driver's responsibility for the
safety of him/herself and his or her pas-
sengers.
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WARNING
Off road driving
This vehicle is designed primarily
for on road use although it can oper-
ate effectively off road. However, it
was not designed to drive in chal-
lenging off-road conditions. Driving
in conditions that exceed the vehi-
cle's intended design or the driver's
experience level may result in
severe injury or death.
Driving your vehicle

Tight corner brake effect

CAUTION -
4WD
When turning sharply on a paved
road at low speed whilst in four-
wheel drive, steering control will be
difficult.
Tight corner brake effect is a unique
characteristic of four-wheel drive vehicles
caused by the difference in tyre rotation
at the four wheels and the zero-degree
alignment of the front wheels and sus-
pension.
Sharp turns at low speeds should be car-
ried out with caution.
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