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Hyundai Equus (2016 year). Instruction - part 21

What to do in an emergency

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This device complies with Part

WARNING

15 of the FCC rules.

- Protecting TPMS

Operation is subject to the following

two conditions:

Arbitral handling, modification

and disabling of the TPMS may

1. This device may not cause harmful

undermine the TPMS perform-

interference, and

ance to warn the driver of the

2. This device must accept any inter-

low tire pressures or the TPMS

ference received, including inter-

malfunction. Arbitral handling,

ference that may cause undesired

modification and disabling of

operation.

the TPMS components may

invalidate your warranty of that

NOTICE

part.

Changes or modifications not

expressly approved by the party

responsible for compliance could

void the user’s authority to oper-

ate the equipment.

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What to do in an emergency

IF YOU HAVE A FLAT TIRE

Jack and tools

WARNING

- Changing tires

•

Never attempt to change tires

in the traffic lanes of a road or

highway.

•

Always drive the vehicle com-

pletely off the road or onto the

shoulder before changing a

tire. The jack should be used

on a level and firm ground.

When you cannot find this

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level and firm place off the

road, call a towing service

The jack, jack handle, and wheel lug

company for assistance.

nut wrench are stored in the luggage

compartment. Pull up the luggage

•

Always check the jack direc-

box cover to find those equipment.

tion - in the correct front and

rear positions. Never use the

bumper or any other parts of

(1) Jack handle

the vehicle for additional jack-

(2) Jack

ing-up support.

(3) Wheel lug nut wrench

•

The vehicle may roll off the

jack, causing a serious injury

Jacking instructions

or death. Never place any part

of a person's body under-

The jack is provided for emergent tire

neath a vehicle, while jacking

changing only.

up the vehicle; use vehicle

To prevent the jack from “rattling”

support stands.

inside while driving, store it properly.

•

Do not start or run the engine,

Follow jacking instructions to prevent

while jacking up the vehicle.

a possible personal injury.

•

Do not allow anyone to remain

inside, while jacking up the

vehicle.

•

Keep all children in a safe

place away from the road and

from the vehicle to be jacked

up.

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Removing and storing the

NOTICE

spare tire

When you remove or store the

spare tire, do not touch or hit the

battery with the spare tire.

Touching or hitting of the battery

may cause failure of electrical cir-

cuits.

Changing tires

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Unscrew the hold-down wing bolt in

a counterclockwise direction to

remove the tire.

Screw it in the clockwise direction to

store the spare tire.

To prevent the spare tire and tools

from “rattling” inside while driving,

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properly store them.

1.Park the vehicle on a level surface,

and firmly set the parking brake.

2.Set the shift lever in P(Park).

3.Press ON the hazard warning

flasher.

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When it is too tight to loosen the

hold-down wing bolt by hand, you

can easily loosen it, using the Jack

handle.

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1.Put the Jack handle (1) in the hold-

down wing bolt.

4.Take out the wheel lug nut wrench,

jack, jack handle, and spare tire

2.Unscrew the hold-down wing bolt

from the vehicle.

in a counterclockwise direction

with the Jack handle, utilizing the

principles of the lever and fulcrum.

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What to do in an emergency

5.Block both the front and rear parts

of the wheel by putting a prop in

the diagonal position.

WARNING

- Changing a tire

• To prevent vehicle movement

while changing a tire, always

fully set the parking brake,

and block the wheel by put-

ting a prop in the diagonal

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direction.

7.Place the jack in the front or rear

• We recommend that the

jacking positions, closest to a tire,

wheels be blocked, and that

which is to be replaced. Place the

no person remain, while jack-

jack under the intended place.

ing up a vehicle.

Those intended places should be

the plates welded to the frame with

two tabs. a raised dot to index with

the jack.

WARNING

- Jack location

To reduce a possible injury, only

use the jack provided in the

vehicle and in the correct jack

position. Never use any other

parts of the vehicle for addition-

al jacking-up support.

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6.Loosen the wheel lug nuts in a

NOTICE

counterclockwise direction, in the

numerical order, as shown in the

Carefully place the jack, not to

illustration. Do not remove any nut

damage the plastic guard. When

until the tire has been raised off the

you place the jack under the plas-

ground.

tic guard and jack up the vehicle,

the plastic guard may be dam-

aged.

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WARNING

Wheels may have sharp edges.

Carefully handle them to avoid a

possible severe injury. Before

installing wheels into place,

dust off any substances from

the hub or wheel (i.e. mud, tar,

gravel, etc., which may stick

solid against the hub).

When a wheel is unsecurely or

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loosely installed on the hub, the

8.Insert the jack handle into the jack,

wheel nuts may become loose,

turn it in a clockwise direction, and

causing loss of a wheel. Loss of

raise the vehicle until the tire just

a wheel may result in loss of

lifts above the ground. This would

vehicle control, causing a seri-

be approximately 30 mm (1.2 in).

ous injury or death.

Before removing the wheel lug

nuts, make sure that the vehicle is

stationary without a possibility of

10. To reinstall a wheel, fit its hole

any movement or skid.

onto the studs, screw the wheel

nuts, and tighten them. The nuts

9.Loosen the wheel nuts and then

should be screwed with a small-

remove them with your fingers.

diameter end in an inward direc-

Slide the wheel off the studs and

tion. Lightly jiggle the tire to

lay it on a flat ground to prevent

check its secure installment. If

rolling away. To install the wheel on

necessary, tighten the nuts with

the hub, pick up the spare tire, fit

your fingers again.

the studs into the holes, and screw

them. When it is difficult, slightly tip

11. Lower the vehicle onto the

the wheel, fitting the top wheel hole

ground by rotating the wheel nut

with its top stud. Then, shake the

wrench in a counterclockwise

wheel back and forth until the

direction.

wheel slide off other studs.

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What to do in an emergency

After changing a wheel, always put

the flat tire in place and place the

jack and other tools in the proper

storage locations.

CAUTION

When your vehicle uses metric

threads for the wheel studs and

nuts, the same nuts should be

used after removal

- or, if

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replaced, the nuts of the same

Put the wrench as shown in the

metric threads and the chamfer

above illustration, and tighten the

configuration

are

used.

wheel nuts. Make sure the sockets

Tightening a non-metric thread

are completely tightened over the

nut on a metric stud or vice

nuts. Do not step on the wrench han-

versa may lead to a loose wheel

dle, neither use an extension pipe

securement to the hub, damag-

over the wrench handle. Go around

ing the stud and requiring

the wheel nuts to securely tight.

another stud/nut replacement.

Then, double-check the tightness of

Note that most lug nuts do not

each nut. After changing wheels by

have metric threads. Pay

yourself, immediately have an

extreme attention to the thread

authorized EQUUS dealer tighten

type when installing the lug

the wheel nuts with a proper torque.

nuts or wheels, which are not

yet authorized. When in doubt,

consult an authorized EQUUS

Wheel nut tightening torque:

dealer.

Steel wheel & aluminum alloy wheel:

65~79 lb·ft (9~11 kg·m)

WARNING

When you have a tire gauge, remove

the valve cap and check the air pres-

- Wheel studs

sure. When it is under-inflated than

When a stud is damaged, it may

recommended, slowly drive to the

lose its ability to retain a wheel.

nearest service station and inflate

This may lead to loss of the

the tire to the correct pressure. When

wheel and a collision, resulting

it is over-inflated, deflate the tire to

in a serious injury.

the proper pressure. Always close

the valve cap after checking or

adjusting a tire pressure. When the

cap is not closed, air may leak out

from the tire. When you lose a valve

cap, immediately buy a new one and

close the valve.

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To prevent the jack, jack handle,

wheel lug nut wrench and spare tire

WARNING

from rattling inside a vehicle while

A compact spare tire is for

driving, store them in a proper place.

emergency use only. Do not

drive your vehicle on this com-

WARNING

pact spare at a speed over 50

mph (80 km/h). Replacement

- Inadequate spare tire pressure

with a proper regular tire should

Immediately check the inflation

immediately be done to avoid

pressures of a spare tire after

failure of the spare tire, possibly

installment. If necessary, adjust

leading to a personal injury or

it to the recommended pres-

death.

sure. Refer to

“Tires and

wheels” in the chapter 8.

A compact spare tire should be inflat-

ed to 60 psi (420 kPa).

Important - use of compact

spare tire

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Information

Your vehicle is equipped with a com-

pact spare tire. This compact spare

Check the inflation pressure after

tire takes up less space than an orig-

installing a spare tire. Adjust its pres-

inal one. This tire is smaller than an

sure to the recommended level, if nec-

original one, and is designed for tem-

essary.

porary use only.

When using a compact spare tire,

NOTICE

take the following precautions:

• You should carefully drive when

• Under no circumstances should a

a compact spare tire is in use.

driving speed exceed 50 mph (80

The compact spare tire should

km/h). A higher speed may dam-

immediately be replaced with a

age the tire.

proper regular tire.

• You should drive slowly enough to

• Driving on more than one com-

avoid all hazards in accordance of

pact spare tire is not recom-

road conditions. Any road hazard,

mended.

such as a pothole or debris, may

seriously damage a compact

spare.

• Any continuous driving on a spare

tire may result in tire failure, loss of

vehicle control, and a possible per-

sonal injury.

• Do not exceed the vehicle’s maxi-

mum weight capacity or the load

capacity, which is detailed on a

side of a compact spare tire.

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Jack label

■ Example

• Type A

OHYK065010

• Type B

OHYK065011

• Type C

OHYK064002

❈ The actual Jack label may differ from the illustration. For more detailed

information, check the label on the jack.

1. Model Name

8. Set the shift lever in R(Reverse)

2. Maximum allowable load

for the manual transmission, or set

the shift lever in P(Park) for the

3. When using the jack, set your

automatic transmission.

parking brake.

9. The jack should be used on a firm

4. When using the jack, stop the

level ground.

engine.

10. Jack manufacturing information

5. Do not go under a vehicle while

11. Production date

jacking up the vehicle.

12. Representative company and

6. The correct jack position under the

address

frame

7. The base plate of jack must be

vertical under the lifting point,

while jacking up the vehicle.

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What to do in an emergency

TOWING

Towing service

A

B

dolly

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C

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Information

When you tow the vehicle as shown in

the illustration (A), the cable should

be secured to the vehicle towing hook

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as shown in the illustration (1).

If necessary, we recommend towing

When you use chains or cables to lash

your vehicle by an authorized

down your vehicle, the lashing angle

EQUUS dealer or a commercial tow-

must be 45°, as shown in the illustra-

truck service. Proper lifting and tow-

tion (2).

ing procedures are necessary to pre-

Do not over-tighten the lashing strap

vent damage to your vehicle. The use

or cables. Otherwise, this may damage

of wheel dollies or flatbed is recom-

your vehicle.

mended.

It is acceptable to tow the vehicle

with the rear wheels off the ground,

while dragging the front wheels

(without a dolly).

When any of the loaded wheels or

suspension components is dam-

aged, or when the rear wheels have

the possibility of dragging on the

ground, use a towing dolly under the

rear wheels.

When the wheel dolly is not

equipped in a tow truck, must lift the

rear wheels, not the front wheel.

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NOTICE

When the ECS malfunction indica-

tor illuminates with no air in the

suspension, the vehicle height is

very low. Thus, do not drive the

vehicle to protect it from any pro-

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jections on the ground. Tow your

vehicle to an authorized EQUUS

CAUTION

dealer and have the system

• Do not tow the vehicle, drag-

checked. You should tow the vehi-

ging the rear wheels on the

cle as shown in the illustration.

ground. This may damage the

vehicle.

• Do not tow with a sling-type

equipment. Use a wheel lift or

a flatbed.

When emergently towing your vehi-

cle without a wheel dolly:

1.Set the Engine Start/Stop Button in

the ACC position.

2.Place the shift lever in N (Neutral).

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3.Release the parking brake.

When loading the vehicle onto the

tow truck, the loading slope angle (1)

should be less than 6°.

CAUTION

Failure to set the shift lever in

N(Neutral) may cause internal

damage of the transmission.

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What to do in an emergency

Removable towing hook

Emergency towing

(if equipped)

■ Front

■ Front

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■ Rear

■ Rear

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If necessary, we recommend tow-

1.Open the trunk, and take the tow-

ing your vehicle by an authorized

ing hooks out from the tool case.

EQUUS dealer or a commercial

tow truck service.

2.Open the cover by pressing the

lower part on the front or rear

bumper.

When towing service is unavailable

3.Install the towing hook by rotating it

in an emergency, your vehicle may

in a clockwise wise until it is

be temporarily towed using a cable

securely installed.

or chain secured to the emergency

towing hook under the front (or the

4.After use, remove the towing hook

rear) part of the vehicle. Use extreme

and close the cover.

caution when towing the vehicle. A

driver must be in the vehicle to steer

the direction and operate the brakes.

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Towing in this manner may be done

only on a solid ground for a short dis-

WARNING

tance and at a low speed. Also, the

Use extreme caution when tow-

wheels, axles, power train, steering

ing the vehicle.

and brakes must all be in good con-

dition.

•

Avoid a sudden start or abrupt

driving maneuvers, which

• Do not use the tow hooks to pull a

may excessively stress the

vehicle out of mud, sand or others,

emergency towing hooks,

from which the vehicle cannot drive

cables or chains. The towing

out with its own power.

hooks, cables or chains may

• Avoid towing a vehicle heavier than

break and cause a serious

a towing vehicle.

injury or damage.

• The two drivers of the both vehi-

•

When you cannot move your

cles should frequently communi-

damaged or disabled vehicle,

cate each other.

do not forcibly try to tow the

vehicle. Contact an authorized

NOTICE

EQUUS dealer or a commer-

cial tow truck service for

• Attach a towing strap to the tow

assistance.

hook.

•

Tow the vehicle in a straight

• Using other parts of the vehicle

line.

than the towing hooks while

towing may damage the vehicle.

•

Keep a distance away from

the vehicle while towing.

• Use only the authorized cables

or chains for towing. Securely

fasten the cables or chains to

the towing hook.

• Before emergency towing, check

that the hook is not broken or dam-

aged.

• Securely fasten the towing cable or

chain to the hook.

• Do not jerk the hook. Maintain a

steady and even force.

• To avoid damaging the hook, do

not pull the hook at a diagonal or

vertical angle. Always pull it

straight out.

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NOTICE

- Automatic transmission

•

When the car is towed, dragging

all four wheels on the ground, it

should be done only in a forward

direction. Be sure to set the shift

lever in N(Neutral). Unlock the

steering wheel by pressing the

Engine Start/Stop button to the

ACC position. A driver must be

in the towed vehicle to operate

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both the steering wheel and

• Use a towing strap, which is 16 feet

brakes.

(5 m) or shorter. Tie a white or red

•

To avoid a serious damage to

cloth

(about

12 inches

(30 cm)

the automatic transmission

wide) in the middle of the strap for

while towing, limit the vehicle

the better visibility.

speed to 10 mph (15 km/h) and

• Drive carefully not to loosen the

drive shorter than

1 mile (1.5

towing strap, while towing.

km).

•

Before towing, check any fluid

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Information

lick of the automatic transmis-

Emergency towing is illegal in some

sion. When it leaks, flatbed

states. Contact an authorized EQUUS

equipment or a towing dolly

dealer and tow the vehicle.

must be used.

Emergency towing precautions

• Set the shift lever in N (Neutral).

• Release the parking brake.

• Depress the brake pedal with extra

force, because the brake perform-

ance may be reduced.

• Put extra force into the steering

wheel operation, because the

power steering system may be dis-

abled.

• Driving down a long slope may

overheat the brakes, reducing the

brake performance. Stop driving at

intervals and cool off the brake

system.

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