winter tires Hyundai Elantra 2016 Owner's Manual

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Driving your vehicle
Snow or icy conditions
You need to keep sufficient distance
between your vehicle and the vehicle
in front of you.
Apply the brakes gently. Speeding,
rapid acceleration, sudden brake
applications, and sharp turns are
potentially very hazardous practices.
During deceleration, use engine
braking to the fullest extent. Sudden
brake applications on snowy or icy
roads may cause skids to occur.
To drive your vehicle in deep snow, it
may be necessary to use snow tires
or to install tire chains on your tires.
Always carry emergency equipment.
Some of the items you may want to
carry include, tow straps or chains, a
flashlight, emergency flares, sand, a
shovel, jumper cables, a window
scraper, gloves, ground cloth, cover-
alls, a blanket, etc.
Snow tires
If you mount snow tires on your vehi-
cle, make sure to use radial tires of
the same size and load range as the
original tires. Mount snow tires on all
four wheels to balance your vehicle’s
handling in all weather conditions.
The traction provided by snow tires
on dry roads may not be as high as
your vehicle's original equipment
tires. Check with the tire dealer for
maximum speed recommendations.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Do not install studded tires without
first checking local and municipal
regulations for possible restrictions
against their use.
Tire chains
Since the sidewalls of radial tires are
thinner than other types of tires, they
may be damaged by mounting some
types of tire chains on them.
Therefore, the use of snow tires is
recommended instead of tire chains.
Do not mount tire chains on vehicles
equipped with aluminum wheels; if
unavoidable use a wire type chain. If
tire chains must be used, use gen-
uine HYUNDAI parts and install the
tire chain after reviewing the instruc-
tions provided with the tire chains.
Damage to your vehicle caused by
improper tire chain use is not cov-
ered by your vehicle manufacturer’s
warranty.
WINTER DRIVING
WARNING
Snow tires should be equivalent
in size and type to the vehicle's
standard tires. Otherwise, the
safety and handling of your
vehicle may be adversely affect-
ed.
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What to do in an emergency
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The Low Tire Pressure Telltale will
remain on and the TPMS Malfunction
Indicator may blink for one minute
and then remain illuminated (when
the vehicle is driven approximately
20 minutes at speed above 15.5 mph
(25 km/h)) until you have the low
pressure tire repaired and replaced
on the vehicle.
✽ ✽
NOTICE
The spare tire (if equipped) does not
come with a tire pressure sensor.
CAUTION
In winter or cold weather, the
Low Tire Pressure Telltale maybe illuminated if the tire pres-sure was adjusted to the recom-mended tire inflation pressurein warm weather. It does notmean your TPMS is malfunction-ing because the decreased tem-perature leads to a proportionallowering of tire pressure.
When you drive your vehiclefrom a warm area to a cold areaor from a cold area to a warmarea, or the outside temperatureis greatly higher or lower, youshould check the tire inflationpressure and adjust the tires tothe recommended tire inflationpressure.
WARNING
Significantly low tire pressure makes the vehicle unstable
and can contribute to loss of
vehicle control and increased
braking distances.
Continued driving on low pressure tires can cause the
tires to overheat and fail.

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Index
Vanity mirror lamp..........................................................4-80
Vehicle break-in process ..................................................1-5
Vehicle certification label ................................................8-6
Vehicle data collection and event data recorders..............1-6
Vehicle identification number (VIN) ................................8-6
Vehicle load limit ............................................................5-55Certification label ........................................................5-60
Tire loading information label ....................................5-56
Vehicle stability management (VSM) ............................5-38 Warnings and indicators..................................................4-60
Washer fluid ....................................................................7-36\
Wheel alignment and tire balance ..................................7-51
Wheel replacement ........................................................7-52
Windows ........................................................................\
4-24
Auto down window ....................................................4-26
Auto up/down window ................................................4-26
Automatic reversal ......................................................4-27
Power window lock switch ........................................4-27
To reset the power windows........................................4-26
Windshield defrosting and defogging ..........................4-105
Windshield washers ......................................................4-82
Windshield wipers ........................................................4-81
Winter driving ................................................................5-51 Snow tires ....................................................................5-51\
Tire chains ..................................................................5-51
Wiper blades ..................................................................7-41
Wipers and washers ........................................................4-81 Windshield washers ....................................................4-82
Windshield wipers ......................................................4-81
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