Operation of the car during the winter period differs from summer. Advice to motorists on operation and also on care for a car, will help to save the vehicle from harmful effects of weather factors.
Councils for operation of the car in the winter
The most difficult period of operation of the car is the winter. To endure cold weather without loss, careful check is required (and if necessary repair or replacement):
- cooling system and cooling liquid;
- generator belts;
- heating system;
- light alarm system;
- rubber accessories of doors;
- screen wipers and electrical heating of mirrors and glasses;
- headlights.
In order to avoid problems before the onset of cold weather it is necessary to carry out the following works:
- to establish winter rubber on a car;
- to put new spark plugs;
- to fill with non-freezing washer fluid the system of the washer;
- to merge fuel reserves and to install the new filter;
- to fill in oil, suitable for winter;
- to replace brake fluid and if necessary – brake shoes;
- to process a body rust-preventing agents;
- to grease locks.
Care for a car consists in timely washing and removal of ice and snow in the winter. It is desirable to wash the car in the period of thaw, and after visit of a sink it is obligatory to wipe rubber sealants carefully. If in the morning the car appears under a thick snow layer, it can be cleaned with a brush and a scraper. Ice is not recommended to be cleaned off since it can damage coloring of a car.
Operation of the accumulator of the car becomes complicated because of reduction of its actual capacity in the winter, and with the discharged accumulator is very problematic to start the car. By preparation for winter it is necessary to find out the level and density of electrolyte. If the accumulator is not charged on the maximum level any more, it is desirable to replace it.
Inexperienced motorists can face in the winter some problems which solve advice of skilled drivers will help:
- do not leave a car on the emergency brake – blocks tightly will freeze;
- change style of driving to smoother – it will help to avoid many problems on the slippery road;
- increase a distance with other cars;
- you brake only the engine;
- at danger of stalling start on the second transfer;
- before the crosswalk you brake in advance;
- the most dangerous and slippery places – a road marking, bridges and overpasses;
- reduce speed less resolved;
- do not make on the road of sharp maneuvers.
Councils for operation of the car in the summer
It is necessary to prepare the car not only for winter, but also by summer when the special danger to systems is constituted by a heat. Upon termination of cold weather it is necessary:
- to replace rubber with summer;
- to wash away from a car surface sand and reagents for snow thawing;
- to replace screen wipers, oil and fuel filters;
- to check the level of all liquids, if necessary to replace or add them;
- to replace oil with intended for a heat;
- to check work of headlights, lamps, blinkers, spark plugs, generator belts;
- to check the conditioner and to wash out its tubes.
To avoid overheating, it is necessary to park a car only in a shadow, considering that during the day it moves. Windows whenever possible should be closed blinds or the reflective screen. It is impossible to leave objects, dangerous at overheating, in the car there are lighters, barrels with gas, etc.
If the car during the day heated up the sun, it it is necessary to air and turn on the conditioner, having cooled salon to 20-24 degrees. It is impossible to leave in a car on a heat of children, animals and elderly people.
If on the way the engine overheated, it is necessary to stop the car, to lift a cowl and to allow the motor to cool down. At the same time it is possible to turn on the oven – warm air will be directed to salon. When overheating a gasoline pump it is recommended to put on it wet fabric or to wind with a crude asbestos cord before full cooling. As overheating of these units can turn back breakage, it is recommended to address to car service for check.
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