2018 Hyundai Elantra emergency towing

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What to do in an emergency
Emergency towing If towing is necessary, we recommend
you have it done by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer or a commercial tow
truck service.
If towing service is not available in an
emergency, your vehicle may be tem-
porarily towed using a cable or chain
secured to the emergency towing hook at
the front (or rear) of the vehicle.
Use extreme caution when towing the
vehicle with a cable or chain. A driver
must be in the vehicle to steer it and
operate the brakes.
Towing in this manner may be done only
on hard-surfaced roads for a short dis-
tance and at low speeds. Also, the
wheels, axles, power train, steering and
brakes must all be in good condition.Always follow these emergency towing
precautions:
Place the ignition switch in the ACC
position so the steering wheel is not
locked. (if equipped)
Place the shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking brake.
Depress the brake pedal with more force than normal since you will have
reduced braking performance.
More steering effort will be required because the power steering system
will be disabled.
Use a vehicle heavier than your own to tow your vehicle.
The drivers of both vehicles should communicate with each other frequent-
ly.
Before emergency towing, check that the hook is not broken or damaged.
Fasten the towing cable or chain securely to the hook.
Do not jerk the hook. Apply steady and even force.
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Use a towing cable or chain less than16 feet (5 m) long. Attach a white or red
cloth (about 12 inch (30 cm) wide) in
the middle of the cable or chain for
easy visibility.
Drive carefully so the towing cable or chain remains tight during towing.
Before towing, check the automatic transaxle/dual clutch transmission for
fluid leaks under your vehicle. If the
automatic transaxle/dual clutch trans-
mission fluid is leaking, flatbed equip-
ment or a towing dolly must be used.
Tie-down hook
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To avoid damage to your vehicle
and vehicle components when tow-
ing:
Always pull straight ahead when
using the towing hooks. Do not
pull from the side or at a vertical
angle.
Do not use the towing hooks to
pull a vehicle out of mud, sand or
other conditions from which the
vehicle cannot be driven out under
its own power.
Limit the vehicle speed to
10 mph (15 km/h) and drive less
than 1 mile (1.5 km) when towing
to avoid serious damage to the
automatic transaxle/dual clutch
transmission.
CAUTION
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Do not use the tie-down hook(s) for
towing purposes. If the tie-down
hook(s) are used for towing, the tie-
down hook(s) or bumper will be
damaged and this could lead to
serious injury.
WARNING

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Steering Wheel ................................................................3-18Electric Power Steering (EPS) ...................................3-18
Horn ........................................................................\
....3-19
Tilt Steering/Telescope Steering.................................3-19
Storage Compartment ...................................................3-135 Center Console Storage ............................................3-136
Glove Box ................................................................3-136
Multi box ..................................................................3-137
Sliding Armrest ........................................................3-136
Sunglass Holder........................................................3-137
Sunroof........................................................................\
....3-41 Resetting the sunroof..................................................3-44
Sliding the sunroof .....................................................3-42
Sunroof opening and closing......................................3-42
Sunshade.....................................................................3-4\
3
Tilting the sunroof ......................................................3-43
Theft-Alarm System .......................................................3-15
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .......................6-7 Changing a Tire with TPMS ......................................6-11
Check Tire Pressure......................................................6-7
Low Tire Pressure LCD Display with Position Indicator ......................................................6-9
Low Tire Pressure Telltale............................................6-9
Tire Pressure Monitoring System.................................6-8
TPMS Malfunction Indicator .....................................6-10 Tire Specification and Pressure Label ............................8-11
Tires and Wheels .....................................................7-33, 8-5
All Season Tires .........................................................7-46
Check Tire Inflation Pressure .....................................7-35
Low Aspect Ratio Tires ..............................................7-47
Radial-Ply Tires ..........................................................7-46
Recommended Cold Tire Inflation Pressures.............7-34
Snow Tires ..................................................................7-46
Summer Tires .............................................................7-46
Tire Care .....................................................................7-3\
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Tire Maintenance ........................................................7-39
Tire Replacement........................................................7\
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Tire Rotation...............................................................7-36
Tire Sidewall Labeling ...............................................7-39
Tire Terminology and Definitions ..............................7-43
Tire Traction ...............................................................7-38
Wheel Alignment and Tire Balance ...........................7-37
Wheel Replacement....................................................7-38
Towing ........................................................................\
....6-34 Emergency towing......................................................6-36
Removable Towing Hook...........................................6-35
Tie-down hook............................................................\
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Towing service ...........................................................6-34
Trailer Towing.................................................................5-98
Trip Computer .................................................................3-90 Conventional Cluster ..................................................3-90
Supervision Cluster ....................................................3-94
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