【The owner's family car knowledge】At the end of the year again, the season of resigning from the old and welcoming the new year, everyone purchases goods for the new year. Have you purchased some essential New Year goods for your car? In addition to the decorative car accessories, have you thought of adding some practical tools that are not large in size but can be used in critical emergencies?
Generally speaking, when buying a new car, the manufacturer or 4S shop will provide some tools for the car, such as jacks, warning triangles, and wrenches for changing tires. But these tools on the car are far from enough to deal with emergency stories. And some people feel that these objects are useless, and they are not carried with the car, or the tools are not placed in the proper place in the car, which will bring hidden dangers and inconvenience to the driving safety in the future.
1. Spare tires for automobiles: be prepared and foolproof.
The spare tires of most cars are placed under the partition in the luggage compartment. Some off-road vehicles have spare tires directly hung outside the tailgate or under the vehicle. Of course, some vehicles do not have spare tires because they are equipped with run-flat tires with endurance capability, or equipped with quick tire repair agents to solve temporary tire problems. Either way, make sure that spare tires, tyre sealants, etc. are carried with the vehicle and are in normal use, so that tire problems can be remedied.
Generally speaking, check the condition of the spare tire when the vehicle is being maintained, inflate it if necessary, and keep it in normal use.
2. Jack: Ensure that it matches the vehicle.
The above mentioned the situation of the spare tire, the following is to say that the jack must be equipped, because it is an indispensable tool when changing the tire, but because the body weight of different models is different, it must be a jack with different bearing capacity to cooperate with the change. fetal.
Jacks are generally divided into rack type, screw type, hydraulic type, pneumatic type and so on. Generally speaking, when a new car is purchased, a set of jacks will be provided with the car. This set of jacks is of the kind of light and easy-to-use type that is convenient to carry with the car for a long time. Household cars generally use rack-type jacks, which are light in weight and small in size, and are more convenient to store in the trunk. But if the vehicle's own weight exceeds 1 ton, a jack with a larger load-bearing capacity is required. Large vehicles must not use the jacks of small vehicles to avoid potential safety hazards when repairing the vehicle.
The inflatable jack uses vehicle exhaust gas to inflate the air bag. The maximum supporting weight is about 4 tons. It is suitable for rescue or self-rescue and rescue of off-road vehicles.
3. On-board tool kit: contains the most commonly used light maintenance tools related to itself.
The tool kit provided with the new car usually contains some basic tools, including wrenches, screwdrivers, rim keys, etc. The owner should organize and check regularly, and it is best to clean and extend the tools after each use. Service life.
The tools in this toolkit are usually the most suitable tools for you. Do not change the toolkit with different models at will, so as to avoid having no suitable tools when you need it temporarily.
4. Multi-function flashlight: ensure sufficient power and normal use.
The multi-function flashlight, in addition to the normal flashlight lighting function when the vehicle fails at night, also has a flashing warning light, which is convenient for using the light to signal danger for help in an emergency. In addition, some multi-function flashlights have built-in blades, which can cut the seat belt when necessary; and the metal hammer head can smash the glass to facilitate emergency escape.
5. Emergency medical kits: Check regularly whether they are still valid.
Commonly used first aid kits will contain band-aids, medical cotton, tweezers and even medical bandages, etc., so that in the event of an accident or minor injuries, it can be rescued in time to avoid the deterioration of the injury.
Many car owners will not prepare first-aid medical kits in the car. Even if some of them are purchased, they have not been used once, so they have not paid attention to whether they have passed the expiration date and kept them in the car.
It is best to check every year whether the disinfectant and other emergency medicines have expired, so as to be used as first aid in case of an accident. If you want to travel long distances, self-driving, or off-road, you must first check the first aid kit.
6. Insulating gloves for maintenance: to ensure safety.
Insulated gloves, also called high-voltage insulated gloves, are five-finger gloves made of natural rubber and made of insulating rubber or latex by pressing, molding, vulcanizing or dipping. They are mainly used for car repair operations when necessary.
If you want to keep your hands clean during on-site maintenance or cleaning the car body in an emergency, insulating gloves can play a role in heat insulation when you need to open the hood or water tank cover. Insulating gloves can avoid electric shock when dealing with electrical problems.
7. Small fire extinguisher: necessary for driving.
During the annual inspection of the vehicle, a qualified fire extinguisher must be carried with the vehicle to pass the inspection link. Many people usually don't have a fire extinguisher, so they only borrow one for inspection. There were also fire extinguishers equipped with their cars, but they were not replaced after years of failure.
Generally speaking, when buying a new car, 4S stores will have a lot of gifts, because the inspection of the new car requires a fire extinguisher with the car. The price of the fire extinguisher is relatively low, and it is also within the scope of the gift.
Although the possibility of spontaneous combustion of a new car is relatively low, and the probability of a fire at the scene of a collision accident is also relatively low, it is better to have a fire extinguisher in the car at all times in order to prevent problems. There is a light fire extinguisher or can save lives at any time .
8. Vehicle maintenance manual: the vehicle instruction manual configured by the original factory.
New cars are equipped with a vehicle user manual to read carefully before driving, but in actual use, few car owners will read the user manual, and some have never even read it. The content is too much and too professional, which makes it difficult for many people to read it. When some people encounter a vehicle failure or do not understand the operation, they will turn over part of the manual and learn how to use it.
The owner’s manual contains the details of operation, maintenance, and maintenance. Only when you study and understand it carefully can you ensure that the car can run normally and reliably, give full play to and maintain good technical performance, and can better extend the service life of the car.
If there is really some technical performance and English part of the description that cannot be understood, the manual should be kept in the car for a long time, so that the cause of the car failure can be checked at any time. Since the configuration and technical performance of each car are different, even skilled auto mechanics need to refer to the manual to figure out the structure of the car.
Summarize:Whether it is dealing with an emergency car breakdown or a car accident caused by bad weather, preparing a set of first aid kits in the car is a major event prepared.
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