brakes HYUNDAI TUCSON 2010 Owner's Guide

What to do in an emergency
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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 is cannot be moved, do not forcibly contin-
ue the towing. Contact an author-
ized HYUNDAI dealer or a com-
mercial tow truck service for
assistance.
Tow the vehicle as straight ahead as possible.
Keep away from the vehicle dur- ing towing.
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
under the front (or rear) of the vehicle.
Use extreme caution when towing the
vehicle. 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.
Do not use the tow hooks to pull a vehi-cle out of mud, sand or other condi-
tions from which the vehicle cannot be
driven out under its own power.
Avoid towing a vehicle heavier than the vehicle doing the towing.
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.
To avoid damaging the hook, do not pull from the side or at a vertical angle.
Always pull straight ahead.CAUTION
Attach a towing strap to the tow hook.
Using a portion of the vehicle other than the tow hooks for tow-ing may damage the body of yourvehicle.
Use only a cable or chain specifi- cally intended for use in towingvehicles. Securely fasten thecable or chain to the towing hook provided.

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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.
Emergency towing precautions
Turn the ignition switch to ACC so thesteering wheel isn’t locked.
Place the transaxle shift lever in N (Neutral).
Release the parking bake.
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.

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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 isunlocked by placing the ignition switch 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 auto- matic transaxle fluid leak underyour vehicle. If the automatictransaxle fluid is leaking, aflatbed equipment or towing dollymust be used.

Maintenance
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SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE SERVICE
Follow Normal Maintenance Schedule if
the vehicle is usually operated where
none of the following conditions apply. If
any of the following conditions apply, fol-
low Maintenance Under Severe Usage
Conditions.
Repeated short distance driving.
Driving in dusty conditions or sandy
areas.
Extensive use of brakes.
Driving in areas where salt or other corrosive materials are being used.
Driving on rough or muddy roads.
Driving in mountainous areas.
Extended periods of idling or low speed operation.
Driving for a prolonged period in cold temperatures and/or extremely humid
climates.
More than 50% driving in heavy city traffic during hot weather above 90°F
(32°C).If your vehicle is operated under theabove conditions, you should inspect,replace or refill more frequently than thefollowing Normal Maintenance Schedule. After 120 months or 150,000 miles(240,000 km) continue to follow the pre-scribed maintenance intervals.

Maintenance
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APPEARANCE CARE
WARNING - Wet brakes
After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if
they have been affected by water. If
braking performance is impaired,
dry the brakes by applying them
lightly while maintaining a slow for-
ward speed.
Exterior care
Exterior general caution
It is very important to follow the label
directions when using any chemical
cleaner or polish. Read all warning and
caution statements that appear on the
label.
Finish maintenance
Washing
To help protect your vehicle’s finish from
rust and deterioration, wash it thoroughly
and frequently at least once a month with
lukewarm or cold water.
If you use your vehicle for off-road driv-
ing, you should wash it after each off-
road trip. Pay special attention to the
removal of any accumulation of salt, dirt,
mud, and other foreign materials. Make
sure the drain holes in the lower edges of
the doors and rocker panels are kept
clear and clean.
Insects, tar, tree sap, bird droppings,
industrial pollution and similar deposits
can damage your vehicle’s finish if not
removed immediately. Even prompt washing with plain water
may not completely remove all these
deposits. A mild soap, safe for use on
painted surfaces, may be used.
After washing, rinse the vehicle thor-
oughly with lukewarm or cold water. Do
not allow soap to dry on the finish.
CAUTION
Do not use strong soap, chemical
detergents or hot water, and donot wash the vehicle in directsunlight or when the body of thevehicle is warm.
Be careful when washing the side windows of your vehicle.
Especially, with high-pressurewater. Water may leak through thewindows and wet the interior.
To prevent damage to the plastic parts, do not clean with chemicalsolvents or strong detergents.

Maintenance
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Bright-metal maintenance
To remove road tar and insects, use a
tar remover, not a scraper or other
sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of bright-metal parts from corrosion, apply a coating of
wax or chrome preservative and rub to
a high luster.
During winter weather or in coastal areas, cover the bright metal parts with
a heavier coating of wax or preserva-
tive. If necessary, coat the parts with
non-corrosive petroleum jelly or other
protective compound.
Underbody maintenance
Corrosive materials used for ice and
snow removal and dust control may col-
lect on the underbody. If these materials
are not removed, accelerated rusting can
occur on underbody parts such as the
fuel lines, frame, floor pan and exhaust
system, even though they have been
treated with rust protection.
Thoroughly flush the vehicle underbody
and wheel openings with lukewarm or
cold water once a month, after off-road
driving and at the end of each winter. Pay
special attention to these areas because
it is difficult to see all the mud and dirt. It
will do more harm than good to wet down
the road grime without removing it. The
lower edges of doors, rocker panels, and
frame members have drain holes that
should not be allowed to clog with dirt;
trapped water in these areas can cause
rusting.
Aluminum wheel maintenance
The aluminum wheels are coated with a
clear protective finish.
Do not use any abrasive cleaner, pol-ishing compound, solvent, or wire
brushes on aluminum wheels. They
may scratch or damage the finish.
Use only a mild soap or neutral deter- gent, and rinse thoroughly with water.
Also, be sure to clean the wheels after
driving on salted roads. This helps pre-
vent corrosion.
Avoid washing the wheels with high- speed car wash brushes.
Do not use any cleaners containing acid or acid detergents. It may damage
and corrode the aluminum wheels
coated with a clear protective finish.
WARNING
After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if
they have been affected by water. If
braking performance is impaired,
dry the brakes by applying them
lightly while maintaining a slow for-
ward speed.

Index
2I
Air bags··················\
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··3-38Air bag warning label ··················\
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··············3-63
Air bag warning light ··················\
··················\
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Curtain air bag ··················\
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·······3-55
Driver's and passenger's front air bag··········\
················3-49
Occupant classification system ··················\
·················3-44\
Side impact air bag ··················\
··················\
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3-53
Air cleaner ··················\
··················\
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···············7-28
Alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-7
All wheel drive (AWD)··················\
··················\
··············5-17
Antenna ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··4-90
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
··5-27
Appearance care··················\
··················\
··················\
·······7-66 Exterior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-66
Interior care ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-71
Armrest ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
··3-13
Ashtray ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-83
Audio system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········4-90 Antenna··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-90
Steering wheel audio control ··················\
··················\
···4-90
Auto lock mode (Passenger seat belt) ··················\
·········3-33
Automatic climate control system ··················\
···············4-71 Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-77
Automatic heating and air conditioning ··················\
····4-72
Manual heating and air conditioning··················\
·········4-73 Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-10
Ignition key interlock system ··················\
··················\
··5-14
Shift lock system ··················\
··················\
··················\
···5-14
Sports mode ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-13
Battery··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-34
Battery saver function ··················\
··················\
················4-50
Before driving ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-3
Bottle holders, see cup holders ··················\
··················\
··4-84
Brake system··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-24 Anti-lock brake system (ABS) ··················\
··················\
5-27
Electronic stability control (ESC) ··················\
·············5-30
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-25
Power brakes··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-24
Brakes/clutch fluid ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-25
Bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····7-59 Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
···············7-61
Headlight bulb replacement··················\
··················\
·····7-60
High mounted stop light replacement ··················\
·······7-64
Interior light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
7-65
License plate light bulb replacement··················\
·········7-64
Position light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-61\
Rear combination light bulb replacement ··················\
·7-62
Side marker light bulb replacement ··················\
··········7-61
Side repeater light bulb replacement ··················\
·········7-62
Turn signal light bulb replacement··················\
············7-61
Bulb wattage ··················\
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··············8-2
A
B

Index
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Digital clock··················\
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Dimensions ··················\
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················8-2
Displays, see instrument cluster ··················\
··················\
4-33
Display illumination, see instrument panel illumination···4-34
Door locks··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-9
Central door lock switch ··················\
··················\
·········4-10
Child-protector rear door lock ··················\
··················\
·4-12
Drinks holders, see cup holders··················\
··················\
·4-84
Driver's air bag··················\
··················\
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·········3-49
Driving at night ··················\
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········5-43
Driving in flooded areas ··················\
··················\
············5-44
Driving in the rain··················\
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····5-44
Economical operation ··················\
··················\
················5-40
Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
··················\
·4-30
Electronic power steering ··················\
··················\
·········4-28
Emergency starting ··················\
··················\
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····6-4 Jump starting ··················\
··················\
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···········6-4
Push starting ··················\
··················\
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············6-5
Emergency tailgate safety release··················\
················4-14
Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-21
Emergency while driving ··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Emission control system ··················\
··················\
············7-72 Crankcase emission control system··················\
···········7-72
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR) System ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-72\
Exhaust emission control system ··················\
··············7-73 Engine compartment ··················\
··················\
············2-4, 7-2
Engine coolant ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········7-22
Engine number ··················\
··················\
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···········8-7
Engine oil ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-21\
Engine overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-6
Engine temperature gauge ··················\
··················\
·········4-35
Engine will not start··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-3
Evaporative emission control (including ORVR) System ··
7-72
Exhaust emission control system··················\
·················7-73\
Explanation of scheduled maintenance items ···············7-18
Exterior care··················\
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·············7-66
Exterior features··················\
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·······4-89 Roof rack ··················\
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···············4-89
Flat tire ··················\
··················\
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···6-12 Changing tires··················\
··················\
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········6-13
Compact spare tire ··················\
··················\
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·6-18
Jack and tools ··················\
··················\
··················\
········6-12
Removing and storing the spare tire···········\
·················6-13\
Floor mat anchor(s) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-86
Fluid Washer fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-26
Brakes/clutch fluid··················\
··················\
··················\
·7-25
Folding the rear seat ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-13
Four wheel drive (4WD), See all wheel drive (AWD) ··5-17
Front fog light bulb replacement ··················\
·················7-61\
Front seat adjustment - manual ··················\
··················\
···3-5
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Index
Maintenance services ··················\
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·7-3
Manual climate control system··················\
··················\
··4-62Air conditioning ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-67
Climate control air filter ··················\
··················\
··········4-69
Heating and air conditioning ··················\
··················\
···4-63
Manual heating and air conditioning ··················\
···········4-73
Manual transaxle··················\
··················\
··················\
········5-7
Memory fuse ··················\
··················\
··················\
············7-52
Mirrors ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···4-30 Electric chromic mirror (ECM) ··················\
·················4-30\
Inside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
·············4-30
Outside rearview mirror ··················\
··················\
··········4-31
Moonroof, see sunroof··················\
··················\
···············4-24
Neck restraints, see headrest ··················\
················3-8, 3-12
Occupant classification system ··················\
··················\
··3-44
Odometer/Tripmeter ··················\
··················\
··················\
4-37
Oil (Engine) ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-21
Outside rearview mirror··················\
··················\
·············4-31
Overheats ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-6
Owner maintenance ··················\
··················\
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···7-4
Panorama sunroof ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-24
Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-27 Parking brake ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-25
Passenger's front air bag ··················\
··················\
············3-49
Position light bulb replacement ··················\
··················\
·7-61
Power brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-24
Power outlet ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············4-85
Power window lock button ··················\
··················\
········4-18
Pre-tensioner seat belt··················\
··················\
················3-24
Push starting··················\
··················\
··················\
···············6-5
Rear combination light bulb replacement··················\
····7-62
Rear seat adjustment ··················\
··················\
··················\
3-12
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ··················\
7-37
Recommended lubricants and capacities ··················\
·······8-4
Recommended SAE viscosity number ··················\
········8-5
Remote keyless entry ··················\
··················\
··················\
·4-4
Reporting safety defects ··················\
··················\
··············8-9
Road warning ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············6-2
Rocking the vehicle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-42
Roof rack ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················4-89\
Safety chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
············5-51
Scheduled maintenance service ··················\
··················\
···7-6 Normal maintenance schedule··················\
··················\
···7-7
Maintenance under severe usage conditions ···············7-17
Seat belts ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
3-16
Pre-tensioner seat belt ··················\
··················\
·············3-24
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Index
Tether anchor system ··················\
··················\
·················3-35\
Theft-alarm system ··················\
··················\
··················\
····4-7
Tie-down hook (for flatbed towing) ··················\
············6-24
Tilt steering ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············4-28
Tire and loading information label ··················\
··············5-57
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 ··················\
··················\
·················7-37\
, 8-3 All season tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-48
Checking tire inflation pressure ··················\
················7-38
Compact spare tire replacement ··················\
················7-42
Radial-ply tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
······7-49
Recommended cold tire inflation pressures ················7-37
Snow tires ··················\
··················\
··················\
··············7-48
Summer tires··················\
··················\
··················\
··········7-48
Tire care ··················\
··················\
··················\
·················7-37\
Tire chains ··················\
··················\
··················\
·············7-49
Tire maintenance ··················\
··················\
··················\
···7-42
Tire replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
····7-41
Tire rotation ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-39
Tire sidewall labeling ··················\
··················\
··············7-43
Tire terminology and definitions ··················\
···············7-46
Tire traction ··················\
··················\
··················\
···········7-42
Wheel alignment and tire balance ··················\
·············7-40
Wheel replacement ··················\
··················\
··················\
7-42 Towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
···6-20
Emergency towing ··················\
··················\
··················\
·6-21
Removable towing hook (rear) ··················\
··················\
6-21
Tie-down hook (for flatbed towing) ··················\
··········6-24
Towing capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-57
Trailer towing··················\
··················\
··················\
···········5-50 Hitches ··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
·5-51
Safety chains··················\
··················\
··················\
··········5-51
Trailer brakes ··················\
··················\
··················\
·········5-51
Weight of the trailer (tongue) ··················\
··················\
··5-56
Transaxle Automatic transaxle ··················\
··················\
·················5-10\
Manual transaxle ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-7
Tripmeter··················\
··················\
··················\
··················\
4-37
Trip computer ··················\
··················\
··················\
··········4-36
Turn signal light bulb replacement ··················\
··············7-61
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 ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-57 Cargo capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·······5-57
Certification label ··················\
··················\
··················\
··5-59
Seating capacity ··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-57
Tire and loading information label ··················\
············5-57
Towing capacity··················\
··················\
··················\
·····5-57
Vehicle capacity weight ··················\
··················\
···········5-57
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