Hyundai Atos owners manual page 66

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DRIVING YOUR HYUNDAI o Ensure that the engine is not over-revved WARNING: o Slow down when you encounter cross winds. by upshifting. When downshifting from fifth gear to fourth This gives you much better control of your car. o Do not coast with the shift lever at thegear, caution should be taken not to inad- neutral position. vertently press the gear shift lever sideways o Be sure the car is completely stopped be- o When descending long gradients, make in such a manner that second gear is en-fore you attempt to shift into reverse. The gaged. Such over revving of the engine may transaxle can be damaged if you do not. To use of the engine braking to assist the footbrake to avoid brake fade or over-possibly cause engine damage. shift into reverse, depress the clutch (manual heating. transaxle), move the shift lever to neutral, C070B01X-GAT wait three seconds, then shift to the reverse o When slippery conditions are encoun- tered, increased caution should be ex- position. Using the Clutch of Manual transaxle ecuted when gear changing, braking or o Exercise extreme caution when driving on a The clutch should be pressed all the way to the accelerating. Abrupt changes in speed slippery surface. Be especially careful when floor before shifting, then released slowly. The may cause a loss of traction. braking, accelerating or shifting gears. On a clutch pedal should be always used after fully o To shift into reverse, rest the lever in slippery surface, an abrupt change in ve- returning to the original position. Do not rest neutral for at least 3 seconds after your hicle speed can cause the drive wheels to your foot on the clutch pedal while driving. This car is completely stopped. Then move lose traction and the vehicle to go out of can cause unnecessary wear. Do not partially the lever into the reverse position. engage the clutch to hold the car on an incline. control. o During cold weather, shifting may be dif- This causes unnecessary wear. Use the park- ficult until the transaxle lubricant has CAUTION: ing brake to hold the car on an incline. Do not warmed up. This is normal and not harm- operate the clutch pedal rapidly and repeatedly. o The risk of rollover is greatly increased if ful to the transaxle. you lose control of your vehicle at high- o If you 've come to a complete stop andC070D01X-GAT way speeds. st o Loss of control often occurs if two or it's hard to shift into 1 or R(Reverse), Good Driving Practices put the shift lever in N(Neutral) position more wheels drop off the roadway and o Never take the car out of gear and coast and let up on the clutch. Press the clutch the driver oversteers to reenter the road- down a hill. This is extremely hazardous. st way. pedal back down, and then shift into 1 Always leave the car in gear. or R(Reverse) gear position. o In the event your vehicle leaves the road- o Don't "ride" the brakes. This can cause o Do not use the shift lever as a handrest way, do not steer sharply. Instead, slow them to overheat and malfunction. Instead, during driving, as this can result in pre- when you are driving down a long hill, slow down before pulling back into the travel mature wear of the transaxle shift forks. down and shift to a lower gear. When you do lanes. this, engine braking will help slow the car. o In a collision crash, on unbelted person is significantly more likely to die than a o Slow down before shifting to a lower gear. This will help avoid over-revving the engine, person wearing a seatbelt. which can cause damage. 2- 4

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