Repair Manual

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Danz, Oct 23, 2006.

  1. Danz

    Danz Guest

    I have a 2002 Santa Fe, and to date have been unable to locate a Repair
    Manual,such as Hanyes, etc. Any found out there. tia
     
    Danz, Oct 23, 2006
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  2. Go to www.hmaservice.com, sign up for a free account and you can access
    the factory repair manuals online.
     
    Brian Nystrom, Oct 23, 2006
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  3. Danz

    jtees4 Guest

    I've tried this and can't find where the manuals are...any
    suggestions?
     
    jtees4, Oct 27, 2006
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  4. That's understandable, as the link isn't very obvious. On the "Welcome"
    page, click on "Service Information" at the top of the left hand list.
    It's a link, but it doesn't look like one. Once you're on that page,
    click on the "Shop" tab. It's for "Shop Manuals", not "Shopping". "ETM"
    is for the electrical manuals.
     
    Brian Nystrom, Oct 28, 2006
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  5. Thank you. I too needed that information to find the manuals
     
    The ancient mariner, Oct 29, 2006
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  6. Danz

    BETA-2K Guest

    The website sure is confusing.

    I also couldn't get most of the images to appear on the website. I just saw
    a small icon in the upper left corner of where the images should appear.
    Then I did a ton of detective work and discovered that the images they use
    are in "SVG" format (such as "image.svg"). But Internet Explorer and
    Mozilla don't automatically recognize that format for images and therefore
    can't display them.

    The solution?:

    After logging in, before clicking on "Service Information" (which *SHOULD*
    appear as a blue underlined web link but doesn't), look under "Info", then
    click on "Site Requirements", then click on "Adobe SVG Viewer" to download
    and install that program. I also clicked on "Macromedia Flash Player".

    I wonder how many other people try this website and then give up --
    especially those who don't know about this alt.autos.hyundai newsgroup and
    how to access it.
     
    BETA-2K, Oct 30, 2006
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  7. Danz

    jtees4 Guest

    Thank you...I haven't looked at it yet, but will soon.
     
    jtees4, Oct 30, 2006
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  8. Danz

    jtees4 Guest

    Actually just had a chance to check it...turns out that I was doing it
    right, but the link would not work in Firefox...switched to Internet
    Explorer and it worked, didn't think of trying that before. Thanks
    again.
     
    jtees4, Oct 30, 2006
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  9. The Webtech site is a case study in bad website design. I'm thinking of
    referring them to the guru at Websites That Suck
    (www.websitesthatsuck.com). Hyundai should fire their web design firm
    and hire someone who knows what they're doing. There is no excuse for
    forcing people to use IE and the SVG viewer, just to accommodate a poor
    design.
     
    Brian Nystrom, Oct 31, 2006
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  10. Perhaps it's changed, but it used to be that when you tried to access
    the site in Firefox, a screen popped up stating that it could only be
    viewed in IE. Again, it's a piss-poor design.
     
    Brian Nystrom, Oct 31, 2006
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  11. Danz

    jtees4 Guest

    That makes sense...and I probably am blocking pop ups in Firfox.
    Thanks again.
     
    jtees4, Oct 31, 2006
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  12. Danz

    BETA-2K Guest

    I agree. I bought my first Hyundai ever just recently (2004 Santa Fe).

    There is a lot about Hyundai, it's warranty, it's vehicles, etc. that I
    really like. But, when I go to their website to try to figure something
    out, I am almost always disappointed. They really should find a way to make
    their website better -- it's basically the front door to their company for
    people like me.
     
    BETA-2K, Oct 31, 2006
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  13. Someone needs to send their web designer copies of "Web Pages That Suck"
    and "Son of Web Pages That Suck" (subtitled "Learn good design by
    looking at bad design). I just read the latter and the HMA site is
    guilty of several of the "classic" mistakes.

    That said, once you get past the poor UI, the content is much
    appreciated. The company's heart is in the right place, it just needs a
    facelift.
     
    Brian Nystrom, Oct 31, 2006
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  14. Danz

    Wayne Moses Guest

    Reply to message from Brian Nystrom <> (Tue, 31
    Oct 2006 08:21:19) about "Re: Repair Manual":

    BN> The Webtech site is a case study in bad website design. I'm thinking
    BN> of referring them to the guru at Websites That Suck (www.
    BN> websitesthatsuck. com). Hyundai should fire their web design firm and
    BN> hire someone who knows what they're doing.

    I second that. Crappy site but good technical content. Content that no
    other manufacturer (that I know of) can manage to provide on their webstes
    or in their owner's documentation.

    Best Regards
    Wayne Moses <> Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:48:39 -0600

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    Wayne Moses, Nov 1, 2006
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  15. Danz

    Wayne Moses Guest

    Reply to message from "BETA-2K" <> (Tue, 31 Oct
    2006 14:54:26) about "Re: Repair Manual":

    B> But, when I go to their website to try to figure something out, I am
    B> almost always disappointed. They really should find a way to make their
    B> website better -- it's basically the front door to their company for
    B> people like me.

    I don't find their regular website bad - on the contrary I find it pretty
    good. It is the Webtech site that is horrible. If the same people who
    designed the sales website did the Webtech site it would be world-class.

    Best Regards
    Wayne Moses <> Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:53:49 -0600

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    Wayne Moses, Nov 1, 2006
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  16. Danz

    lars.america Guest

    http://www.User-Manual-Search.com is an initiative to help people to
    find manuals.
    On this site, 2 kinds of manuals can be found:
    1. Manuals which you can download by our links to the manufactures;
    2. Manuals stored on this site, which are not provided by the
    manufacturer anymore.

    We hope we can be of help in your search for specific manuals you may
    have lost.

    Requests
    If you can't find the manual you are looking for, please fill in a
    request, so we can try to find it for you. We have loads of manuals
    which we cannot provide online, because of storage reasons, but send us
    a request and we will see if we can find it for you. Without any
    costs!!!

    Add new Manual
    If you have user manuals which are not on our site, please place them
    on this site, so we can be of help to other people who have lost their
    manual.
     
    lars.america, Nov 2, 2006
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