Warns About Losing Your Grip - 2015 Hyundai Sonata Long Term Road Test

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It was a nice, crisp, early November morning as I headed east on Interstate 8 toward Arizona in our 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The sun was just barely peeking over the horizon and outshining the more distant stars as I left San Diego behind and worked my way over the many 4,000-foot summits of the Laguna mountains.

A small yellow snowflake icon winked on near the outside temperature gauge, which to my surprise read 39 degrees. Funny, it hadn't been near that cold when I backed out of my driveway in the dark some two hours earlier. And that's exactly the point of the light.

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ryster

Don't overthink the light. It is simply warning that the road may be icy at temperatures below 40 degrees. While what you wrote about all-season tires is valid, the warning light is much more basic than that.

kirkhilles1

I guess I'm just crazy and stupid, but I drive all year on "Summer" tires. This morning was 28 degrees. Miata drove fine, just as its done every year. I understand that it won't drive well on ice, but its rear wheel drive, so I doubt any non-snow-tire would help there. Looking at Tire Rack and yeah, I could choose between 1 of 2 "all season" tires: Kumho or a Hankook. Yeah, no thanks. I'll "roll the dice" driving my commute with quality tires as opposed to the other options.

allthingshonda

ryster said:

Don't overthink the light. It is simply warning that the road may be icy at temperatures below 40 degrees. While what you wrote about all-season tires is valid, the warning light is much more basic than that.

What he said. The light is a reminder that temperatures are low enough that black ice could form. I don't think Hyundai should have made this indicator yellow like malfunction indicators, I wouldn't want a yellow indicator on all winter. It should have been the same color as the temperature reading. Flashing the indicator and the temperature reading for a couple of minutes when it first turns on would catch the driver's attention.

dfriss

It dings when it turns on, leading us to look at each other and ask 'what's that ding for.... nearly every [non-permissible content removed] day between Sept and April in MN