Summer is coming, and the rainy season is here again. Cars are most susceptible to damp and short circuits in rainy days. In order to prolong the service life of the car and ensure our driving safety, here are ten tips for car maintenance in the rainy season for your reference.
A windshield should be clean.
Because when it is pouring rain, no matter how you wipe the windshield wipers of the car, the line of sight will be unclear and the field of vision will become very small. To deal with such a situation, you should wipe the windshield in front of the car clean at ordinary times. Also, if the road on which the car is driving is relatively wet, the splashed muddy water must be cleaned with cleaning fluid.
The rear window of the rearview mirror is kept clean.
The rearview mirror and rear window may be stained with water droplets, which will cause a slow sense of distance, so the eyes are prone to fatigue, so please clean the rearview mirror and rear window on both sides before departure.
3. Check the wiper system.
Scratches caused by poor vision are common car accidents in rainy days. Driving in the rain to maintain a good line of sight is inseparable from the wiper. When the rain is torrential, what appears in front of the driver's eyes is a vast expanse of whiteness. If the water sweeping ability of the wiper is seriously reduced, it will directly affect the driving safety. Therefore, in rainy days, the wiper system should be specially checked to see if the rubber of the wiper blade is aging, whether the edge of the wiper blade is deformed, whether the glass cleaning fluid is sufficient, and whether the water spraying of the water nozzle is normal. debris removal.
The gutters of the four sunroofs should be cleared.
If it is not used for a long time or the air in the environment is dirty, a lot of dirt will accumulate inside the skylight. Example: dust, leaves, etc. These sundries will be washed into the sunroof gutter by rainwater to block the sunroof drain pipe, and when the drain pipe is blocked, the accumulated water in the gutter will enter the interior of the vehicle after the height of the gutter exceeds the height of the gutter, causing damage to the vehicle interior. The sunroof drains are generally located at the four corners of the sunroof, connecting the sunroof drains and the drain holes near the door or near the front and rear fenders.
5. Check the tightness of the vehicle.
The problem that is also prone to rainy days is that the water in the car causes a short circuit in the line. The vehicle has rubber sealing strips on the door frame and other positions. On the one hand, it ensures the sound insulation of the vehicle, and on the other hand, it also ensures the airtightness of the entire vehicle. In terms of vehicle sealing, old vehicles need to pay special attention. It is necessary to check and clean the doors, bottom drain holes and rubber seals on the chassis. If the drain holes are blocked or the rubber seals are not well sealed, it will It is easy to cause water to enter the compartment, and in severe cases, it will cause a short circuit of the power line of the compartment and damage to the vehicle controller.
6. Check the tire pressure.
Driving in rainy days will put higher demands on the tires. The depth of the tire pattern in the rainy season should not be less than 2 to 3 mm, and it is best to ensure that it is above 4 mm. Because the tread depth is too low, it is easy to form a water film between the tread and the water surface, resulting in vehicle deviation, tail flicking and longer braking distances. It is best to use a special measuring ruler to measure the tread depth, if not, you can use a coin or a small wooden stick instead. In addition, low tire pressure will also increase the degree of slippage. Although the tire pressure is too low, the friction between the tire and the ground is increased, thereby increasing the adhesion, but compared with the reduction in the pressure per unit area between the tire and the ground, this adhesion is very limited. When a car brakes in the rain, the most important thing is to have enough pressure to drain the rainwater between the tire and the road to make the car stop. Therefore, it is safer to keep the tire pressure higher in rainy days.
7. Check the vehicle lights.
Before driving in rainy days, check whether the vehicle lights are complete, especially the front and rear fog lights, because the fog lights provide good lighting for the front and rear of the vehicle in low visibility weather, and they will be used especially frequently in rainy days, so there is no problem at all .
8. Check the brakes.
The brake part should also be checked to see if there is any oil leakage, whether the brakes are normal, and whether the wear of the brake discs and brake pads is within the safe range.
9. Keep a safe driving distance.
Due to the blurred vision in rainy days, car owners must ensure a wider safety distance than usual during driving. When driving in the rain, pay attention to the speed and direction of the vehicle in front at all times, and never accelerate and overtake due to the slow speed of the vehicle in front. On the expressway, due to the relatively high speed of each lane, the driver's viewing angle is narrowed, and the road surface is wet and slippery. When forcibly crossing the line and overtaking, a slight movement of the direction can easily cause the wheels to slip, causing accidents such as vehicle rollovers.
10. Avoid vehicles passing through roads with deep water.
When driving in rainy days, pay attention to avoid passing through places with deep water. If you have to wade through water as a last resort while driving, you should set the gearbox at 1-2 gears and pass through at a low speed (automatic models without manual mode can also be shifted to L gear). Pass slowly and steadily to avoid drawing water into the air filter and causing the engine to stall.
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