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WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY

IF YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE

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If a tire goes flat while you are driving:

1. Take your foot off the accelerator

pedal and let the car slow down

while driving straight ahead. Do not

apply the brakes immediately or at-

tempt to pull off the road as this may

cause a loss of control. When the

car has slowed to such a speed that

it is safe to do so, brake carefully

and pull off the road. Drive off the

road as far as possible and park on

firm, level ground. If you are on a

divided highway, do not park in the

median area between the two traffic

lanes.

2. When the car is stopped, turn on

your emergency hazard flashers,

set the parking brake and put the

transaxle in "P" (automatic) or re-

verse (manual transaxle).

3. Have all passengers get out of the

car. Be sure they all get out on the

side of the car that is away from

traffic.

4. Change the tire according to the

instructions provided as following.

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4. Turn the installation bolt counter-

clockwise with a wheel nut wrench

to remove the spare tire. After re-

place the spare tire, install and

tighten the bolt firmly with your fin-

gers until there is no more play in the

spare tire.

CHANGING A FLAT TIRE

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The procedure described on the follow-

ing pages can be used to rotate tires as

well as to change a flat tire. When

preparing to change a flat tire, check to

be sure the gear selector lever is in "P"

(automatic transaxle) or reverse gear

(manual transaxle) and that the parking

brake is set, then:

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WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY

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2. Block the Wheel

Block the wheel that is diagonally op-

posite from the flat to keep the vehicle

from rolling when the car is raised on

the jack.

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Flat tire

Remove the spare tire and remove the

jack and tool bag from the luggage

compartment.

NOTE:

The spare tire is located under the

luggage compartment floor.

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1. Obtain Spare Tire and Tool

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WARNING:

Your vehicle is equipped with tires

designed to provide for safe ride

and handling capability.

Do not use a size and type of tire

and wheel that is different from the

one that is originally installed on

your vehicle. It can affect the safety

and performance of your vehicle,

which could lead to handling fail-

ure or rollover and serious injury.

When replacing the tires, be sure to

equip all four tires with the tire and

wheel of the same size, type, tread,

brand and load-carrying capacity.

If you nevertheless decide to equip

your vehicle with any tire/wheel

combination not recommended by

Hyundai for off-road driving, you

should not use these tires for high-

way driving.

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3. Loosen Wheel Nuts

The wheel nuts should be loosened

slightly before raising the car. To loosen

the nuts, turn the wrench handle coun-

terclockwise. When doing this, be sure

that the socket is seated completely

over the nut so it cannot slip off. For

maximum leverage, position the

wrench so the handle is to the left as

shown in the drawing. Then, while

holding the wrench near the end of the

handle, push down on it with steady

pressure. Do not remove the nuts at

this time. Just loosen them about one-

half turn.

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5. Raising the Car

After inserting a wrench bar into the

wheel nut wrench, install the wrench

bar into the jack as shown in the draw-

ing. To raise the vehicle, turn the wheel

nut wrench clockwise. As the jack be-

gins to raise the vehicle, double check

that it is properly positioned and will

not slip. If the jack is on soft ground or

sand, place a board, brick, flat stone or

other object under the base of the jack

to keep it from sinking.

Raise the car high enough so that the

fully inflated spare tire can be installed.

To do this, you will need more ground

clearance than is required to remove

the flat tire.

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4. Put the Jack in Place

The base of the jack should be placed

on firm, level ground. The jack should

be positioned as shown in the drawing.

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Wrench bar

Wheel nut

wrench

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6. Changing Wheels

Loosen the wheel nuts and remove

them with your fingers. Slide the wheel

off the studs and lay it flat so it cannot

roll away. To put the wheel on the hub,

pick up the spare tire, line up the holes

with the studs and slide the wheel onto

them. If this is difficult, tip the wheel

slightly and get the top hole in the

wheel lined up with the top stud. Then

jiggle the wheel back and forth until the

wheel can be slid over the other studs.

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WARNING:

Wheel and wheel covers may have

sharp edges. Handle them carefully

to avoid possible severe injury.

Before putting the wheel into place,

be sure that there is nothing on the

hub or wheel (such as mud, tar,

gravel, etc.) that interferes with the

wheel from fitting solidly against

the hub. If there is, remove it. If

there is not good contact on the

mounting surface between the

wheel and hub, the wheel nuts could

loosen and cause the loss of a

wheel. Loss of a wheel may result in

loss of control of the vehicle. This

may cause serious injury or death.

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WARNING:

Do not get under the car when it is

supported by the jack! This is very

dangerous as the vehicle could fall

and cause serious injury or death.

No one should stay in the car while

the jack is being used.

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7. Reinstall Wheel Nuts

To reinstall the wheel, hold it on the

studs, put the wheel nuts on the studs

and tighten them finger tight. Jiggle the

tire to be sure it is completely seated,

then tighten the nuts as much as pos-

sible with your fingers again.

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Lower the car to the ground by turning

the wheel nut wrench counterclock-

wise. Then position the wrench as

shown in the drawing and tighten the

wheel nuts. Be sure the socket is

seated completely over the nut. Do not

stand on the wrench handle or use an

extension pipe over the wrench handle.

Go around the wheel tightening every

other nut until they are all tight. Then

double-check each nut for tightness.

After changing wheels, have a techni-

cian tighten the wheel nuts to their

proper torque as soon as possible.

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8. Lower Vehicle and Tighten

Nuts

Wheel nut tightening torque:

Steel wheel & aluminium alloy wheel:

900-1,100 (65-80 )

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AFTER CHANGING WHEELS

If you have a tire gauge, remove the

valve cap and check the air pressure.

If the pressure is lower than recom-

mended, drive slowly to the nearest

service station and inflate to the cor-

rect pressure. If it is too high, adjust it

until it is correct. Always reinstall the

valve cap after checking or adjusting

tire pressure. If the cap is not replaced,

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WHAT TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY -> CHANGING A FLAT TIRE for Your Hyundai Tucson SUV First Generation (2004-2009)

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