Hyundai Tucson: Exterior care / Finish damage repair
Deep scratches or stone chips in the painted surface must be repaired promptly. Exposed metal will quickly rust and may develop into a major repair expense.
✽ NOTICE
If your vehicle is damaged and requires any metal repair or replacement, be sure the body shop applies anti-corrosion materials to the parts repaired or replaced.
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-ro ...
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 brightmetal parts from corrosion, apply a coating
of wax or chrome preserv ...
Other information:
Hyundai Tucson (LM) 2010-2015 Owners Manual: Memory fuse (SHUNT connector)
Your vehicle is equipped with a memory fuse (SHUNT connector) to prevent battery
discharge if your vehicle is parked without being operated for prolonged periods.
Use the following procedures before parking the vehicle for prolonged periods.
1. Turn off the engine.
2. Turn off the headligh ...
Hyundai Tucson (LM) 2010-2015 Service Manual: Troubleshooting
Fault Diagnosis
Features a fail-safe mechanism that provides "limp-home" 4th
gear hold to enable the vehicle to be driven to the owner's home or
dealer shop.
Fail-Safe: The TCM provides 4th gear hold and Reverse gear in the event of a malfunction.
Limp Home: Maintains minimal functionality ...
