Hyundai Santa Cruz: Driving your Vehicle / All Wheel Drive (AWD)
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The All Wheel Drive (AWD) System
delivers engine power to both the front
and rear wheels for maximum traction.
AWD is useful when extra traction is
required on roads such slippery, muddy,
wet, or snow-covered roads.
Occasional off-road use such as
established unpaved roads and trails are
OK. It is always important that the driver
carefully reduces the speed to a level
that does not exceed the safe operating
speed for those conditions.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of SERIOUS INJURY
or DEATH:
- Do not drive in conditions that
exceed the vehicles intended
design such as challenging off-road
conditions.
- Avoid high speeds when cornering or
turning.
- Do not make quick steering wheel
movements, such as sharp lane
changes or fast, sharp turns.
- The risk of a rollover is greatly
increased if you lose control of your
vehicle at highway speeds.
- Loss of control often occurs if two or
more wheels drop off the roadway
and the driver over steers to reenter
the roadway.
- In the event your vehicle leaves
the roadway, do not steer sharply.
Instead, slow down before pulling
back into the travel lanes.
NOTICE
- Do not drive in water if the level
is higher than the bottom of the
vehicle.
- Check your brake condition once
you are out of mud or water. Depress
the brake pedal several times as you
move slowly until you feel normal
braking return.
- Shorten your scheduled
maintenance interval if you drive in
off-road conditions such as sand,
mud or water (see "Maintenance
Under Severe Usage Conditions" in
chapter 7).
- Always wash your vehicle thoroughly
after off road use, especially the
bottom of the vehicle.
- Be sure to equip the vehicle with four
tires of the same size and type.
- Make sure that a full time AWD
vehicle is towed by a flat bed tow
truck.
The drive mode may be selected
according to the driver’s preference or
road condition.
The system resets to be in the NORMAL
mode, when the engine is restarted.
Information
If there is a problem ...
Four Wheel Drive (AWD) mode selection
WARNING
If AWD warning light () stays
on
the instrument cluster, your vehicle
may have a malfunction with the
AWD system. When the AWD warning
light () illu ...
Other information:
Hyundai Santa Cruz 2021-2024 Owners Manual: Automatic Climate Control
System
To defog inside windshield
1. Select the desired fan speed.
2. Select the desired temperature.
3. Press the defroster button ().
4. The air-conditioning will turn on
according to the detected ambient
temperature, outside (fresh) air
position and higher fan speed will be
selected automatically.
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Hyundai Santa Cruz 2021-2024 Owners Manual: Rail and cleat system
Rail and cleat Locations
You can secure cargo with adjustable
heavy duty cleat tie downs,
repositioning the tie downs to suit the
exact needs. Cleat can be used with
ropes, hooks, and straps. It can be
hooked through the center or wrapped
around the cleats.
To use the cleat
1. Pull and Twist ...