【The owner's family car knowledge】After the Chinese New Year, 4S shops and repair shops have been rushing to maintain and repair vehicles. Many car owners find that phone appointments are no longer useful. The appointment time for 4S shops will be at least one week later! And the entire February will be repairs after the new year. Maintenance peak hours. At this time, if you also go to a 4S shop because of some car breakdowns or minor maintenance problems that you can solve or are not urgent, it is really the same as "going to the big hospital for minor illnesses", and try to "add congestion" to your mood. ! Below, we tell you which projects can be solved by yourself and which projects can be deferred instead of going to 4S shops to get together.
【Ready to work】
1. The user manual of the car is placed on the car so that it can be read at any time;
2. Learn to see the fault light prompt on the dashboard;
3. At least one car emergency first aid kit, which contains basic emergency equipment such as fire wire, small jack, tire pressure gauge and so on.
Can't get a taxi?
DIY First Aid: Charging by FireWire
The most common, most embarrassing, and most flustered problem for car owners is probably not catching fire. Basically, this kind of problem is caused by the lack of battery in the car. Pay attention to the dashboard of the vehicle. If a battery problem is displayed, first, don't be impatient, and second, never continue to ignite again, which will consume the battery that has insufficient power. Finish the last surplus. Of course, in this situation, it is not necessary to go to a 4S shop or a CALL repair shop to help. If your car is equipped with a wire connection, you can save your worries. You can borrow batteries from other cars to ignite your own car, but pay attention to the manual, and you must pay attention to: the positive pole is connected to the positive pole; the negative pole is connected to the negative pole. Don't get the wrong direction! Under normal circumstances, a car with a battery loss can be successfully ignited after the above steps.
[注意事项]
1. Be sure to turn off the engine before connecting the wire to the powered vehicle;
2. Be careful not to let the positive and negative poles of the wire contact, short circuit is very dangerous.
3. When removing the wiring, remove the negative pole first, and then remove the positive pole;
4. If the battery freezes due to the low temperature in winter, this method is not applicable.
[反省：日常要为电瓶减负]
If you can’t catch fire and the battery is out of charge, instead of complaining about the lack of power in the vehicle’s battery, it’s better to review your own way of using the car and see if you have any behavior that increases the burden on the battery.
Remember to turn off the lights and on-board electrical appliances after parking;
Don't let the air conditioner and the car start together;
Avoid turning on the speakers and headlights for a long time in situ;
·If the start fails, do not rush to start the vehicle frequently, at least 5 seconds apart.
A tire burst?
DIY first aid: changing tires yourself
Changing tires may seem complicated and heavy. In fact, it can be done easily in 15 minutes after being proficient. It just takes some effort. Female car owners can do the same! Of course, the preparations must be done well. If only one tire is punctured or punctured, then things are quite easy to handle, that is, replace the spare tire. Tools for changing tires are generally equipped near the spare tire in the rear trunk, such as jacks and tools for loosening screws. The first thing to do is to choose a flat ground, then place a jack on the bottom of the car near the tire that needs to be replaced, carefully raise the body, loosen the nut and nut, remove the tire, replace the spare tire, and then tighten it.
[注意事项]
1. Small jacks, sockets for loose screw caps, anti-theft screw removal heads, nut protection cover removal heads, warning triangles, spare tires and other tools are all included in the car and no additional purchase is required. But remind everyone to pay attention to check the condition of the spare tire and the specific placement of these tools.
2. When changing tires on the road, be sure to park the car in a safe place, and at the same time place a warning triangle behind the car, turn off the fire, pull the handbrake and turn on the warning lights.
3. This method is only a temporary emergency. After replacing the tires by yourself, replace the broken tires afterwards. If you have time, you can do four-wheel alignment.
[反省：日常注意轮胎保养]
The maintenance of tires is very simple, that is, often check the tire pressure, pattern wear and so on. It is best to have a tire pressure gauge and other small tools in the car, check the tire pressure at least once a month, and check the tire condition before each high-speed and long-distance running.
The body is scratched?
DIY first aid: self-painting
The car runs a lot, bumps and bumps are inevitable, especially the paint will always have all kinds of small scratches. Going to the repair shop because of this problem is really "killing a sledgehammer." If there are only some small spots or small scratches, you might as well go to the auto supplies market to buy materials and try to repair them. The preparation materials are also very simple: a small bottle of alcohol or foam cleaner, 3M thick and thin gauze paper, fine brush, original color original paint pen or car paint with similar colors, soft wax and hard wax, etc. Pay attention to clean the scratched area before touch-up paint, then smooth it, and then spray paint. After the paint is dry, it can be polished with water, then cleaned and waxed.
[注意事项]: This method is suitable for touch-up paint on very small surfaces. If your car has a flat surface, you need to flatten the sheet metal, or go to a professional beauty shop or 4S shop.
Problem with headlights?
DIY first aid: follow the instructions in the manual!
Generally speaking, the light bulbs of car headlights will weaken every 50,000 kilometers or about 2 years, and the bulbs need to be replaced. The aging of the lampshade will make the lights blurred and will also affect the driving safety. Therefore, once the lampshade is aging, it should be replaced immediately. It is an extremely quick and simple task to check the bulbs of lamps outside the car for burnout failures. According to the instructions on the manual, the lampshade can be removed and cleaned. If you find that there is a problem with the headlight adjustment or the bulb is broken, you can solve it by yourself without going to the 4S shop! The cost of DIY is lower than the charging standard for maintenance of the lighting system at the repair station.
method:See the manual. Take Volkswagen Santana as an example. Just open the engine cover, pull the headlight rear cover locking wire to one side, remove the cap, unplug the connector on the bulb, and press the spring clip of the lamp holder to remove the damaged Replace the bulb with a new bulb, and finally check the lighting condition of the light. If there is a problem with the height adjustment of the headlights, the solution is also very simple. After the engine cover is opened, there is a small hole above the headlights with a screw inside. You can adjust it with your own screwdriver.
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