During the Spring Festival, many people like to travel by car. Although self-driving travel is a happy thing, if the owner is careless in the process of self-driving tour, it will still cause some vehicle failures, and during the Spring Festival, most of the repair shops and 4S shops are on holiday, and they can't find a place to repair the car.
So today, Brother Reed sorted out some practical car knowledge for everyone, such as several car failures often encountered when driving and methods to eliminate faults, as far as possible to reduce the risk of vehicle breakdowns or traffic accidents, so that everyone can travel safer and smoother during the Spring Festival.
Oil pressure alarm light
Everyone knows that the oil is the "blood" of the engine, when the oil alarm light is lit, it means that the engine oil pressure is too low or the liquid level is too low, if you continue to drive, it will cause the engine to lose lubrication and produce serious wear. If you are familiar with the vehicle, you can check the oil level with the oil gauge. Some vehicles burn oil, and owners should be very experienced and can add matching oil themselves. Brother Retarder also recommends here that before the self-driving tour, we should prepare a bottle of motor oil in the car for emergency use.
Water temperature alarm light
Water temperature alarm light is a more common one in daily driving, which is to display the engine coolant temperature indicator, if this light suddenly lights up, indicating that the temperature of the coolant in the vehicle engine at this time is too high, it may be because the coolant is insufficient, the water pipe is blocked, the fan can not dissipate heat and so on. If you continue to drive at this time, it may cause the engine temperature to be too high, which will cause serious damage to the engine. When the water temperature alarm light is turned on, we should immediately find a safe place to park for inspection. It should be noted that we should be more careful when opening the bonnet, because the high temperature in the engine compartment may be burned by the hood.
Engine fault light
Engine fault light is used to display the working status of the engine, if the indicator light will be lit, it means that the engine system is faulty, such as exhaust emissions exceeding the standard, bad combustion state, knocking, gas distribution system failure, abnormal sensor data and so on. Engine failure can be said to be the most complex kind of fault, generally need to take the diagnostic instrument to detect the specific fault code, as the owner can observe whether the vehicle has obvious fault phenomena, such as violent shaking, acceleration weakness, etc., if there is, it is recommended not to run again, waiting for rescue.
Brake warning light
The brake alarm light is also a common thing we encounter, if the fault light is lit, it means that the brake system is faulty. We can first check whether there is a release of the handbrake or footbrake, if the handbrake is released, but also continue to light, then you can check whether the brake oil is missing, once the brake oil is seriously missing, pay attention to find out whether there is a leak, because the brake oil will not be reduced too much in an instant. If the brake oil level is normal, it is considered that the handbrake light switch fault, line failure, sensor failure and so on. Brother Reel also introduced a simple judgment method to everyone, if the fault light is lit at the same time, there is also a phenomenon of weak braking force, it is recommended to immediately stop at the safety place to check and call for rescue.
Tire pressure alarm light
Tire pressure alarm light is used to indicate tire pressure, when the tire pressure is abnormal, the tire pressure alarm light will be lit. At this time, the owner should find a safe position to park, and then check whether the tire pressure is insufficient or there is damage, if you continue to drive regardless of the continued driving, there may be a danger of puncture at any time, and even cause damage to the chassis system. Therefore, please pay attention to the owner and repair or replace the spare tire as soon as possible. Of course, if the car is equipped with explosion-proof tires and the lights are on, there is no need to panic, and the owner can drive to the repair shop at a low speed.
Battery alarm light
Battery alarm light is used to show the battery use status, if the battery indicator is on after starting, it may indicate that the battery has a problem with the use, may be because the generator failure can not charge the battery, or it may be damaged by the battery. When the fault light is lit, the vehicle cannot travel for a long distance, and most of the on-board electrical appliances in the car are likely to consume the power in the battery, and the vehicle cannot be driven after exhaustion. Therefore, it is not recommended to continue driving, and you should immediately stop at the safety place and call for rescue.
There are too many alarm lights on the dashboard, and I believe that it is impossible for everyone to fully remember them. The fault alarm lights introduced today are equipped on most models, and understanding the meaning of these indicators can save the owner a lot of time to find problems. If you encounter these annoying lights during the road trip, do not force the car, you should immediately park the car in a safe place, according to the cause of the failure to decide whether to solve it yourself, or send it to the nearest repair or contact rescue. Finally, I wish you all a safe ride.