snow chains Hyundai Ioniq Electric 2018 Owner's Manual

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Hazardous Driving Conditions
When hazardous driving elements
are encountered such as water,
snow, ice, mud and sand, take the
bellow suggestions:
Drive cautiously and keep a longerbraking distance.
Avoid abrupt braking or steering.
When your vehicle is stuck in snow, mud, or sand, use second gear.
Accelerate slowly to avoid unnec-
essary wheel spin.
Put sand, rock salt, tire chains or other non-slip materials under the
wheels to provide additional trac-
tion while the vehicle becomes
stuck in ice, snow, or mud.
Rocking the Vehicle
If it is necessary to rock the vehicle
to free it from snow, sand, or mud,
first turn the steering wheel right and
left to clear the area around your
front wheels. Then, shift back and
forth between R (Reverse) and a for-
ward gear.
Try to avoid spinning the wheels, and
do not race the vehicle.
To prevent reduction gear wear, wait
until the wheels stop spinning before
shifting gears. Release the accelera-
tor pedal while shifting, and press
lightly on the accelerator pedal while
the reduction gear is in gear. Slowly
spinning the wheels in forward and
reverse directions causes a rocking
motion that may free the vehicle.
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If the vehicle is stuck and
excessive wheel spin occurs,
the temperature in the tires can
increase very quickly. If the tires
become damaged, a tire blow
out or tire explosion can occur.
This condition is dangerous -
you and others may be injured.
Do not attempt this procedure if
people or objects are anywhere
near the vehicle.
If you attempt to free the vehi-
cle, the vehicle can overheat
quickly, possibly causing an
motor compartment fire or
other damage. Try to avoid spin-
ning the wheels as much as
possible to prevent overheating
of either the tires or the vehicle.
DO NOT allow the vehicle to
spin the wheels above 56 km/h
(35 mph).
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The severe weather conditions of
winter quickly wear out tires and
cause other problems. To minimize
winter driving problems, you should
take the following suggestions:
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 regenera-
tive braking to the fullest extent.
Sudden brake applications on snowy
or icy roads may cause the vehicle to
skid.
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 tire chains, tow straps
or chains, a flashlight, emergency
flares, sand, a shovel, jumper cables,
a window scraper, gloves, ground
cloth, coveralls, 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.
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Do not install studded tires without
first checking local, state and munici-
pal regulations for possible restric-
tions 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.
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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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Information
• Install tire chains only in pairs andon the front tires. It should be noted
that installing tire chains on the
tires will provide a greater driving
force, but will not prevent side
skids.
• Do not install studded tires without first checking local, state and
municipal regulations for possible
restrictions against their use.
Chain Installation
When installing tire chains, follow the
manufacturer's instructions and
mount them as tightly possible. Drive
slowly (less than 20 mph (30 km/h))
with chains installed. If you hear the
chains contacting the body or chas-
sis, stop and tighten them. If they still
make contact, slow down until the
noise stops. Remove the tire chains
as soon as you begin driving on
cleared roads.
When mounting snow chains, park
the vehicle on level ground away
from traffic. Turn on the vehicle
Hazard Warning Flasher and place a
triangular emergency warning device
behind the vehicle (if available).
Always place the vehicle in P (Park),
apply the parking brake and turn off
the vehicle before installing snow
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The use of tire chains may
adversely affect vehicle han-
dling:
Drive less than 20 mph (30
km/h) or the chain manufac-
turer's recommended speed
limit, whichever is lower.
Drive carefully and avoid
bumps, holes, sharp turns,
and other road hazards, which
may cause the vehicle to
bounce.
Avoid sharp turns or locked
wheel braking.
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What to do in an emergency
The TPMS Malfunction Indicator
may illuminate after blinking for
one minute if the vehicle is near
electric power supply cables or
radio transmitters such as police
stations, government and public
offices, broadcasting stations,
military installations, airports,
transmitting towers, etc.
Additionally, the TPMS Malfunction
Indicator may illuminate if snow
chains are used or electronic
devices such as computers, charg-
ers, remote starters, navigation,
etc. This may interfere with normal
operation of the TPMS.
Changing a Tire with TPMS
If you have a flat tire, the Low Tire
Pressure and LCD position indicator
will come on. Have the flat tire
repaired by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer as soon as possible or
replace the flat tire with the spare
tire. Once the original tire equipped with
a tire pressure monitoring sensor is
reinflated to the recommended pres-
sure and reinstalled on the vehicle,
the Low Tire Pressure LCD position
indicator and TPMS Malfunction
Indicator will go off within a few min-
utes of driving.
If the indicators do not disappear
after a few minutes, please visit an
authorized HYUNDAI dealer.
Each wheel is equipped with a tire
pressure sensor mounted inside the
tire behind the valve stem. You must
use TPMS specific wheels. It is rec-
ommended that you always have
your tires serviced by an authorized
HYUNDAI dealer.
NOTICE
Never use a puncture-repairing
agent not approved by HYUNDAI
dealer to repair and/or inflate a
low pressure tire. Tire sealant
not approved by HYUNDAI deal-
er may damage the tire pressure
sensor.
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Steering wheel audio control ............................................4-3
Storage compartment ....................................................3-123Center console storage .............................................3-123
Glove box .................................................................3-124
Sunglass holder ........................................................3-124
Multi box ..................................................................3-125
Sunglass holder .............................................................3-124
Sunroof........................................................................\
....3-42 Automatic reverse ......................................................3-43
Resetting the sunroof..................................................3-45
Sliding the sunroof .....................................................3-43
Sunroof opening and closing......................................3-43
Sunshade.....................................................................3-4\
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Tilting the sunroof ......................................................3-44
Sunvisor ........................................................................\
3-126
Theft-alarm system .........................................................3-13
Tilt steering/Telescope steering ......................................3-16
Tire chains .......................................................................5\
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Tire Mobility Kit (TMK) ................................................6-14
Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) .......................6-8
Tire rotation ....................................................................7-29\
Tire specification and pressure label ................................8-8 Tires and wheels .............................................................7-26
All season tires ...........................................................7-39
Checking tire inflation pressure .................................7-28
Low aspect ratio tires .................................................7-40
Radial-ply tires ...........................................................7-39
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ...............7-27
Snow tires ...................................................................7-39
Summer tires ..............................................................7-39
Tire care ......................................................................7-\
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Tire maintenance ........................................................7-31
Tire replacement .........................................................7-30
Tire rotation ................................................................7-29
Tire sidewall labeling .................................................7-31
Tire terminology and definitions ................................7-35
Tire traction ................................................................7-31
Wheel alignment and tire balance ..............................7-30
Wheel replacement .....................................................7-31
Towing ........................................................................\
....6-21
Trip computer..................................................................3-90 Average fuel economy................................................3-91
Average vehicle speed ................................................3-91
Digital speedometer....................................................3-92
Driving Info display ...................................................3-93
Energy flow ................................................................3-93
Instant fuel economy ..................................................3-91
Timer ........................................................................\
..3-91
Tripmeter ....................................................................3-91\
Turn signals.....................................................................3-9\
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Welcome system ...........................................................3-102Door handle lamp .....................................................3-102
Headlamp and parking lamp ....................................3-102
Interior lamp .............................................................3-102
Puddle lamp ..............................................................3-102
Wheel alignment and tire balance ..................................7-30
Wheel replacement .........................................................7-31
Windows ........................................................................\
.3-38 Auto up/down window ...............................................3-40
Automatic reverse ......................................................3-40
Power window lock switch ........................................3-41
Resetting the windows ...............................................3-40
Windshield defrosting and defogging ...........................3-120
Windshield washers ......................................................3-104
Windshield wipers........................................................\
.3-103
Winter driving .................................................................5-92 Snow tires ...................................................................5-92
Tire chains ..................................................................5-92
Winter Precautions ..........................................................5-94
Wiper blade replacement ................................................7-20
Wipers and washers ......................................................3-103 Windshield washers ..................................................3-104
Windshield wipers ....................................................3-103
Wireless cellular phone charging system......................3-128
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