2013 HYUNDAI TUCSON Owners Manual

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Hazardous driving conditions  
When hazardous driving conditions are 
encountered such as water, snow, ice,
mud, sand, or similar hazards, follow these suggestions: 
 Drive ca

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NOTICE
The ESC system should be turned OFF 
prior to rocking the vehicle.
Smooth cornering
Avoid braking or gear changing in cor- 
ners, especially when roads are wet.

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 Adjust your mirrors to reduce the glarefrom other drivers headlights.
 Keep your headlights clean and prop- erly aimed. Dirty or improperly aimed 
headlights will make it mu

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Highway driving
Tires
Adjust the tire inflation pressures to 
specification. Low tire inflation pressures 
will result in overheating and possible
failure of the tires. 
Avoi

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The more severe weather conditions of 
winter result in greater wear and other
problems. To minimize the problems of
winter driving, you should follow thesesuggestions:
Snowy

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Tire chains 
Since the sidewalls of radial tires are 
thinner, they can be damaged by mount-
ing some types of snow chains on them.
Therefore, the use of snow tires is rec-

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Use high quality ethylene glycol coolant
Your vehicle is delivered with high quality 
ethylene glycol coolant in the cooling 
system. It is the only type of coolant that 
shou

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To keep locks from freezing
To keep the locks from freezing, squirt an 
approved de-icer fluid or glycerine into 
the key opening. If a lock is covered with 
ice, squirt it w