As the saying goes, if you have money and no money to go home for the New Year, after a whole year of busy running outside, it is time to return to your hometown and confide in your relatives. Rather than the sense of urgency of returning home, how to return home safely is the focus. Therefore, this issue will focus on car maintenance knowledge and precautions, remembering that there are thousands of roads, and safety is the first.
The first thing to focus on checking is the tires. As we all know, no matter how luxurious your car is, how rich the configuration is, how powerful the performance is, the importance of the tire as the only medium of contact between the car and the road is self-evident. A good tire will not only be related to the overall driving texture, but also directly affect the braking distance and safety.
Usually, the service life of the tire should not exceed 60,000 kilometers, and if the driving environment is better, it can be extended to 80,000 kilometers depending on the situation. It is worth mentioning that the service life of tires is usually not more than 6 years, which means that whether you have driven or not, whether the mileage has reached the upper limit, once the factory time exceeds 6 years, it is best to replace the tire. After all, the rubber will age, and the inner layer will lose its toughness. In addition, before each trip, remember to check the tires around the car for bulging, leaking or other abnormalities, which is a basic skill that every old driver must have.
The second is commonly known as "five oils, four filters, two waters". The most important, and most frequently replaced, is definitely the oil. If it is a non-synthetic oil, the use cycle is 5000 km or half a year, and who arrives first counts as who. If it is a fully synthetic motor oil, the service life is 10,000 kilometers or one year, and some models can be replaced regularly according to the original factory instructions. Remember, the oil should be changed frequently, if the engine is understood as the heart, the oil can be understood as blood, if the oil is aging, just like the blood viscous, the long-term past will affect the "heart blood supply", will cause more carbon deposits, in situ idle shutdown, as well as weak power, throttle response is sluggish and so on.
The second is the transmission oil and brake oil, transmission oil in addition to lubrication, heat dissipation and cleaning effect, but also plays a smooth shift, smooth transmission effect, usually automatic transmission model 60,000 kilometers need to replace the transmission oil, many owners will ignore, think that the transmission oil lifelong maintenance-free, especially the use of dry double clutch gearbox Volkswagen and other brand models, is not completely disregarded, need to be maintained according to the manual for long gear oil.
As for brake oil, it's even more important. Imagine that the curb weight of ordinary models is about 1500kg, plus 2-3 people traveling, as well as miscellaneous items with the car, the total weight of more than 1800kg is a very normal thing. Considering the acceleration and inertia during the driving, if you want to brake at a safe distance, the power of the foot pedal alone is obviously insignificant, which is the role of the braking system, and the brake oil is the medium of contact, and the long-term non-replacement will directly affect the braking distance, and even the accident of brake failure.
Next up are the oil filter, the air filter, the air conditioning filter, and the gasoline filter. The frequency and cycle of oil filter replacement can be referred to the oil, and the two are replaced almost synchronously. The role of the air filter element is to filter the air entering the engine, and it is recommended to replace it every 10,000 kilometers. Gasoline filter, which filters impurities from gasoline, is replaced every 20,000 kilometers. As for the air conditioning filter, you can replace it according to the main car scene, if you use the car scene for a long time is relatively clean and there is not too much impurity, you can consider replacing it once for 20,000 kilometers, if the car environment is generally clean, you can consider replacing it once for 10,000 kilometers, after all, it will directly affect the breathing quality when driving.
Two water refers to antifreeze, glass water, antifreeze to help the engine, gearbox heat dissipation, every 20,000 kilometers inspection replacement. Glass water depends on the economic level of filling, occasionally adding tap water is fine.
The third is the lighting system that everyone tends to overlook. Usually, driving alone does not know whether their lighting system, especially whether the brake lights have failed, which is why we can always see the so-called "one-eyed dragon" on the street, which will cause improper rear-end rear observation in the rear car. Therefore, every time you maintain, you can ask the maintenance master to focus on checking the overall lighting system.
The fourth is the necessary tripod warning sign and first aid kit with the car, I believe that many people brushed the super congestion tide during the Spring Festival and holidays, if an accident occurs, the tripod can remind the vehicle behind to reduce the speed to avoid secondary accidents. As for the importance of first aid kits and fire extinguishers, it goes without saying. In addition, there is a very easy to ignore the details, wiper (wiper), must be replaced regularly, so as not to encounter snowfall, heavy rain, dust and other special circumstances, wiper failure caused by poor line of sight, even if it is a boneless wiper, the Internet is also very cheap.
Finally, it is recommended that you still plan your route in advance to avoid congestion and staggered travel. If it is a new energy vehicle, be sure to plan charging stations along the way, and bring more essential food and beverage supplies, in case of emergency. Again, as the old saying goes, there are thousands of roads, and safety comes first.
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