all the time for me. i leave it in neutral, then when the time comes, lightly tap the brake and engage drive. works all the time

 

all the time for me. i leave it in neutral, then when the time comes, lightly tap the brake and engage drive. works all the time

This. I just did it an hour ago. First time ever. Worked.


Sent from somewhere you've never been.

 

The newer car washes where I live don't have that tire well that you have to settle into anymore nor have they ever had conveyor belts. Now you just drive in on flat concrete until the light tells you to stop. Only 1 car allowed in at a time. Hopefully you can find a better option.

 

It took a few times for me to get used to that. It does make me nervous when there is a car right behind you coming up fast............

 

I literally did this a few hours ago. I just do my best to make the braking as short as possible. Feels a little awkward every time. Inevitably, you end up moving forward and out of the tube before that last bit of drying.

 

I totally agree with you. If you step too lightly on the brake and try to shift you will stay in Neutral. Now time has passed and you just quickly press the brake harder go make sure you get to Drive, but the rollers pass under the tires and you're screwed if another car it close behind. I would suggest there be a way, maybe press Drive twice in quick succession, to eliminate this problem.

Another thing I would change on this push-button shifter would be to reverse the D and R buttons. Since Drive moves you forward why isn't that button up front (and vice versa). It's more intuitive that way. It's awkward to turn around to look out the rear of the car to back up then have to press the (more) forward Reverse button. I noticed that they implemented the D/R button position changes in the electric vehicles.

 

Except that a traditional shifter is always PRND, in that order, with D at the bottom. The push-button shifter was designed to mimic the existing shifter. Your way would be less intuitive for the majority of drivers, not more intuitive. I get that it's not that way for you, but it's impossible for a manufacturer to accommodate every single owner.

 

you dont have to push that hard on the brake to allow shifting into gear. even if you wait until your car is completely off the rollers, car washes have sensors that will stop the line if the vehicle at the exit hasn't moved.

 

Yep, that car wash design is from the good old days. Same happens to me in my wife’s Prius. (I only take my Tucson to a touch less car wash which works differently.)

 

I have experienced the same thing. Scared the crap out of me. But i figured it out. I simply press on the brake and press D. That's the only thing that seems to work. Ill have to revisit your post to see if someone else has tried something different.

 

I was not expecting the problem the first time through in my 2023 Santa Fe. I knew I had to touch the brake, which I did, but apparently didn't come to a complete stop. The car would not go into drive. I kind of panicked and the guy behind me started blowing his horn and the rollers started passing under my rear tire. Fortunately, the guy operating the wash, hearing horns, stopped the conveyor and I was able to figure out the problem, I think I can handle it in the future but this is a problem Hyundai needs to address. My wife was in the passenger seat and she says she will not go through the wash in this car. A lot of people will encounter this problem and maybe something will have to be done.

 

Call Hyundai and complain there is no car wash mode for shifting, and tell car wash guy about your shifter situation so there be a little more gap between cars

 

Any chain drive car wash I've been in engages the chain dog on the front wheel at the start to pull the vehicle along. When the vehicle reaches the exit, the chain dog retracts from the front wheel and a moment later the next chain dog engages the rear wheel. This creates a short window-of-opportunity that you need to take to shift into drive before the chain dog reaches the rear wheel. You need to be alert to not miss that opportunity.

 

You don't have to press the brakes hard enough to stop, only hard enough that the brake lights light up. The computer will allow a shift then.

 

Is it still recommended not to take these cars through the automated car washes? I know it was a big thing on the Veloster pages that Hyundai's have notoriously bad clear coat/paint and scratch/chip very easily. My wife's 2019 Santa Fe came out of the car wash with all kinds of scratches on the hood and down the sides. Is it different on the Sonata's?

 

I never ever have taken my cars through an automatic car wash!! Just me but.....

 

You don’t need to press the brakes enough to actually stop the car, just barely enough to engage the pedal switch that recognizes your foot is on the brakes. You can usually feel the little click of the switch. I go through an automatic car wash all the time, probably weekly. Just get familiar with the engagement position of the switch and you’ll be fine.

 

Mine will not stay in Neutral! I switch to neutral, press ok and as soon as the roller hit the tire all breaks go on. Anyone having problems with this?

 

It isn't necessary to press OK, unless the car is being turned off. With the car running, simply place foot on brake, shift to neutral and release the brake.

 

Is this really that big of a problem? I understand where people are coming from and maybe the first time it can catch you off guard if you don't understand the system. As mentioned you just have to barely touch the brake pedal to get it to shift, and the whole process should only take about 1/2 second. It just seems like some people take forever to shift gears.....every have somebody back out of their driveway while you are running down the road coming towards them, and it seems like it takes them forever to shift from reverse to drive? My advice, when you are getting towards the end of the car wash tunnel have your finger next to the D button, and when the light or sign changes lightly hit the brake and push D and go. I really think the problem is that the light or sign turns and people have to think about what is going on and have to hit the brake, and then look over and figure out where the gear shift button is, and then start freaking out. I'll have to check next time but not like there is only a 2 second gap between cars in the wash tunnel!

 

It has been for me. The car will not go into Drive by "tapping" on the brake. I have to do a full brake then push the Drive button. Unfortunately, this stops the entire line of a very busy car wash. I'm not worried about being rear ended but would think there would be a better way?? When I called the dealership he said that's because my car is in Auto Hold. It isn't. Now that the weather is getting warmer I will just wash my car by hand

 

What are you hitting “ok” on? Just put it in neutral and take your foot off the pedals. No need to press anything else.

 

You have to press and hold ok to keep it in neutral, if you don't it will stay in drive

 

What was worse was putting vehicle in neutral and it doesnt move when pushed by the dollys. The auto hold was on.... took me several embarassing minutes to figure it out.

 

There is no lights or signs, the attendant who will dry you car off will wave you forward many times before your off the rollers that are pushing you. You hit the brake pedal and scare the crop out of the person in the car behind you. Then they press on there brake because there scared and it repeats. This is such an asinine feature.

 

I haveb't tried it, but would it shift if you held the D button and then quickly stab the brake, instead of holding the brake and then pushing the D button?

 

A light tap on the break pedal doesn’t work I have to press hard which stops the car before Drive is activated.

 

Mine will shift back to drive with a very light application of the brakes. I think the "tap" is too fast. Just gently press the pedal enough to engage the brake lights and shift back to drive. I do it all the time and it doesn't apply enough brakes to affect the rollers.

 

I just had this problem today. Did you find another way to go through?

 

I haven’t even light touch didn’t work

 

I tried light press for longer time and didn’t work

 

Longer does not matter. You have to trip the switch. Practice. Push hard enough, only for a half second and with finger on button, shift, go.