For days
Heavy snowfall in many places across the country
Many car owners are on the window glass
of frost and headaches
What should I do if my car window freezes?
Don't pour hot water!
The main cause of car glass icing
After the person leaves the car, there is still hot air in the car, which makes the car glass still hot, and the snowflakes melt first when they fall on the glass.
As the snowflakes melt, the temperature inside the car gradually decreases, and when the temperature inside the car is the same as the temperature outside the car, the snow melted on the glass begins to freeze.
Do not use hot water to clear snow from the body
In the morning, many car owners want to quickly clear the snow on the car due to the urgency of work, so they pour hot water on the car, which is very harmful to the vehicle.
Damaged car paint: Car paint is the protective layer of the car, and pouring hot water on it can cause damage to the car paint.
Broken glass: If your car glass freezes in the winter, pouring hot water on the car glass at this time will cause the glass to crack easily.
How to clear snow from the car body
Start the car and heat the body: Start the car first and turn on the hot air, the purpose is to heat the car in advance, and at the same time let the water temperature rise as soon as possible, which is good for the later stage of glass defogging and freezing.
Use snow removal tools: If there is a special snow removal tool, such as a snow removal shovel, it can be used to remove snow from the vehicle. If you don't have special tools, you can use items such as cardboard shells, or plastic scrapers, but be careful not to scratch the paintwork.
Remove snow carefully: For larger snow, you can use a duster or snow removal tool to pat it off first and then wash it with warm water. For the snow on the car window, you can first use a duster to remove most of the snow, and then use a softer rag to wipe it off, and gently wipe it to clear the snow on the glass.
Pay attention to the way of snow removal: never use hot water to water the body, the correct way is to use a duster to pat off the snow first, and then wash it with room temperature water.
What should I do if the door is frozen?
The car door is frozen, this situation is not easy to solve, at this time can only be poured with warm water to pour the icy, or wipe with warm water, but after the door is opened, wipe all the residual water dry, otherwise the door crack will be thicker ice. To say that the probability of this situation is not low, everyone must be careful.
What should I do if my car window or windshield is frozen?
The first thing to do is to warm up the car, and then shovel the snow off the body and glass, and the engine is almost hot during the time of shoveling the snow. At this time, enter the car, turn on the heater, set the front windshield mode, turn on the rear windshield heating, and the ice and snow will melt after a few minutes.
Tip: Rubbing raw onions on your windows and windshield the night before frost will keep your car safe from frost and freezing.
Another way to avoid freezing is to cover the windshield with a rubber bath mat.
What should I do if the rearview mirror is icy?
If your car has heated mirrors, this problem is easy to solve. If you don't have it, you have to prepare a bottle of water and pour it on the rearview mirror, and the ice will melt quickly. Then wipe it with a dry cloth, if it really doesn't work, prepare a discarded bank card, scrape it in one direction, don't use too much force.
Tip: Wrap a plastic bag over the mirror before night falls and secure it with a rubber band or clip. When you take the bag away the next morning, you'll see that there's no frost on the mirror.
What should I do if the wipers freeze?
After finding that the wiper is frozen, do not break it or pour it with hot water, otherwise the wiper will be deformed and the glass will crack easily. The correct way is to turn on the air conditioner after the car is hot, adjust the wind direction to the position of the front windshield, use a soft rag dipped in rubbing alcohol, and wipe the wipers.
Alcohol prevents the wipers from freezing on the glass, so this trick will definitely work even in the coldest weather.
What to do if the door lock is frozen
When encountering this phenomenon, the best thing to do is to use a hair dryer to aim at the lock cylinder and blow a burst of hot air, which can be opened after a while. Or use a lighter to heat your car keys, then gently insert the hot key into the keyhole, the ice of the keyhole can melt when exposed to the heat.
What should I do if the handbrake freezes?
When you make sure there are no obstacles in front of or behind, engage in first gear or reverse gear, and gently press the accelerator to try to move back and forth. If the effect is not good, you can also use a jack to prop up the rear wheels of the vehicle separately and kick the rear wheels hard with your feet.
What should I do if my tires freeze?
Don't get hard when the tires are frozen, use a shovel to remove the ice first, be careful not to damage the tires. Then, using the handbrake described above, engage in first gear or reverse, and gently press the accelerator or idle to try to move the vehicle back and forth. If there is still no drama or the extreme situation as shown in the picture, you can only wait silently for the ice and snow to melt.
What should I do if the glass of water is frozen?
If you find that you can't spray water when using the glass water, and the glass water has been filled, it means that the glass water is frozen. At this time, you must not carry out the water spraying operation again, otherwise the water spray motor will be damaged.
Be careful when parking at night in winter
Parking in snow is a problem in itself, try to park in the underground parking lot, there is really no suitable place to park in a sunny field, if you park the car under the tree, if there is too much snow on the tree, in case the branch falls on the car is a lot of damage!
Secondly, don't stay in the kind of snow where there is water, because the snow will freeze when the snow is too much water, and it is easy to freeze the wheels, which may cause the wheels to deform when starting!
Wash your car in time after heavy snowfall
Generally, after heavy snowfall, many car owners do not wash their cars, and want to wash them on sunny days, so I would like to remind you: do not ignore the problem of vehicle cleaning after rain and snow, because even if the snow on the body is cleared, it is still impossible to completely remove the erosion of residual substances on the car paint.
In addition, the snow on the road also has an erosive effect on the tire, if not cleaned in time, it is easy to change the original physical properties of the tire, accelerating aging!
After washing the car after snow, dry the car in time, open the doors and windows, and wipe the water traces in time to prevent the residual water from freezing in the door cracks, window cracks and rearview mirrors. If it freezes, you can drive the car to the basement, garage and other places with a slightly higher temperature, and it will naturally melt away after ten minutes.
Source: Tianjin Traffic Police