2012 Hyundai Elantra Touring towing

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What to do in an emergency
Use a towing strap less than 16 feet (5m) long. Attach a white or red cloth
(about 12 inches (30 cm) wide) in the
middle of the strap for easy visibility.
Drive carefully so that the towing strap is not loosened during towing.
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Emergency towing precautions
Place the ignition switch in ACC so thesteering wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking brake.
Press the brake pedal with more force than normal since you will have
reduced brake performance.
More steering effort will be required because the power steering system
will be disabled.
If you are driving down a long hill, the brakes may overheat and brake per-
formance will be reduced. Stop often
and let the brakes cool off.
WARNING
Use extreme caution when towing
the vehicle.
driving maneuvers which would
place excessive stress on the
emergency towing hook and tow-
ing cable or chain. The hook and
towing cable or chain may break
and cause serious injury or dam-
age.
If the disabled vehicle cannot be moved, do not forcibly continue
the towing. Contact an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer or a commercial
tow truck service for assistance.
Tow the vehicle as straight ahead as possible.
Keep away from the vehicle dur- ing towing.
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What to do in an emergency
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Tie-down hook
(for flatbed towing)
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WARNING
Do not use the hooks under the
front of the vehicle for towing pur-
poses. These hooks are designed
ONLY for transport tie-down. If the
tie-down hooks are used for tow-
ing, the tie-down hooks or front
bumper will be damaged and this
could lead to serious injury.
CAUTION - Automatic
transaxle
If the car is being towed with all
four wheels on the ground, it canbe towed only from the front. Besure that the transaxle is in neu-tral. Be sure the steering is unlocked by placing the ignitionswitch in the ACC position. Adriver must be in the towed vehi-cle to operate the steering andbrakes.
To avoid serious damage to the automatic transaxle, limit thevehicle speed to 15 km/h (10 mph)and drive less than 1.5 km (1mile) when towing.
Before towing, check the level of the automatic transaxle fluid. If itis below the "HOT" range on the dipstick, add fluid. If you cannotadd fluid, a towing dolly must beused.

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Maintenance
MAINTENANCE UNDER SEVERE USAGE CONDITIONS
SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS
A - Repeatedly driving short distance of less than 5miles (8km) in nor-mal temperature or less than 10miles (16km) in freezing temperature
B - Extensive engine idling or low speed driving for long distances
C - Driving on rough, dusty, muddy, unpaved, graveled or salt- spread roads
D - Driving in areas using salt or other corrosive materials or in very cold weather E - Driving in sandy areas
F - Driving in heavy traffic area over 90°F (32°C)
G - Driving on uphill, downhill, or mountain road
H - Towing a Trailer, or using a camper, or roof rack
I - Driving as a patrol car, taxi, other commercial use or vehicle towing
J - Driving over 100 MPH (170 Km/h)
K - Frequently driving in stop-and-go conditions
ENGINE OIL AND FILTER
AIR CLEANER FILTER
SPARK PLUGS
FRONT BRAKE DISC/PADS, CALIPERS
REAR BRAKE DISC/PADS
PARKING BRAKE
STEERING GEAR BOX, LINKAGE & BOOTS/
LOWER ARM BALL JOINT, UPPER ARM BALL JOINT
DRIVE SHAFTS AND BOOTS
TIMING BELT
MANUAL TRANSAXLE FLUID
AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE FLUID
CLIMATE CONTROL AIR FILTER
(FOR EVAPORATOR AND BLOWER UNIT)R
R
R
I
I
I
I
I
R
R
R
R EVERY 3,750 MILES OR 6 MONTHS
MORE FREQUENTLY
MORE FREQUENTLY
MORE FREQUENTLY
MORE FREQUENTLY
MORE FREQUENTLY
MORE FREQUENTLY
EVERY 7,500 MILES OR 6 MONTHS
EVERY 60,000 MILES OR 72 MONTHS
EVERY 80,000 MILES
EVERY 60,000 MILES
MORE FREQUENTLYA, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K
C, E
B, I
C, D, G, H
C, D, G, H
C, D, G, H
C, D, E, F, G, H, I
C, D, E, F, G, H, I, K
B, C, D, E, F, G, I
A, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J
A, C, E, F, G, H, I
C, E
MAINTENANCE ITEM
MAINTENANCE
OPERATION MAINTENANCE
INTERVALS DRIVING
CONDITION
The following items must be serviced more frequently on cars normally used under severe driving conditions. Refer to the chart
below for the appropriate maintenance intervals.
R : Replace I : Inspect and, after inspection, clean, adjust, repair or replace if neces\
sary

Index
4I
Dimensions ··················\
··················\
··················\
················8-2
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-37
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination···4-38
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-7 Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
···········4-9
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-10
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
··················\
·4-90
Driver's air bag··················\
··················\
··················\
·········3-45
Driving at night ··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-33
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-34
Driving in the rain··················\
··················\
··················\
····5-34
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-30
Electric power steering ··················\
··················\
·············4-27
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
··················\
············6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release··················\
················4-12
Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-22
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-65 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-65
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·······7-65
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-66
Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-16 Engine number ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-15\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-39
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control System ··················\
·················
7-65
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-66\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-12
Exterior care··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-59
Exterior features··················\
··················\
··················\
·······4-97 Mounting bracket for roof carrier ··················\
·············4-97
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
···············4-97
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-12 Changing tires··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-13
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-18
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-12
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-13\
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-94
Fluid Automatic transaxle fluid ··················\
··················\
········7-20
Brakes/clutch fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-19
Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-21
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-11
Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-55\
Front seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
·3-4
Fuel filler lid ··················\
··················\
··················\
············4-20
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Index
Tie-down hook (for flatbed towing) ··················\
············6-24
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-27
Tire and loading information label ··················\
··············5-48
Tires pressure monitoring system (TPMS)··················\
····6-7Changing a tire with TPMS··················\
··················\
·····6-10
Low tire pressure telltale ··················\
··················\
···········6-8
TPMS (Tire pressure monitoring system) malfunction indicator ··················\
··················\
··············6-9
Tire specification and pressure label ··················\
·············8-7
Tires and wheels ··················\
··················\
·················7-32\
, 8-3 All season tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-43
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
················7-33
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-37
Radial-ply tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-44
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ················7-32
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-43
Summer tires··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-43
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-32\
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-44
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-37
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-36
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-34
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-38
Tire terminology and definitions ··················\
···············7-41
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-37
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
·············7-35
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
7-37
Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-20 Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-22 Removable towing hook (rear) ··················\
··················\
6-21
Tie-down hook (for flatbed towing) ··················\
··········6-24
Towing capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-48
Trailer towing··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-40 Hitches ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-41
Safety chains··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-41
Trailer brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-41
Weight of the trailer (tongue) ··················\
··················\
··5-46
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
·················5-10\
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-7
Tripmeter··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-40
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-41
Turn signal light bulb replacement ··················\
··············7-55
Vehicle break-in process ··················\
··················\
··············1-4
Vehicle certification label ··················\
··················\
············8-6
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders·············1-5
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ··················\
·············8-6
Vehicle load limit ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-48 Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-48
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-50
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-48
Tire and loading information label ··················\
············5-48
Towing capacity··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-48
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
··················\
···········5-48
Vehicle weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-52 Base curb weight ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-52
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