Perhaps you are one of a very busy person, a task force to frequently travel outside the city or the country in the long term. If you have a private car, it should be noted that when returned later, the vehicle is not in the condition of abandoned or tragic. The first step you should do is to wash the car before abandonment. Then, follow these tips:
1. The position of the handbrake released
If left in a state of emergency brake in, especially for a prolonged period, will occur adhesiveness between oil disc brakes, especially for vehicles that have Tromol the rear wheels. One additional thing, it is better you leave the car keys depending on your vehicle’s steering wheel. If your house has a maid, this will be very useful for heating a vehicle every day. But do not leave your car keys if it does not have a garage or out in the open.
2. Wiper with foam padding or logs
When kept in contact with the windshield, wiper rubber will slowly harden and no longer pliable. As a result, these rubber (commonly called dead rubber) will be rough in the future be used to wash your windshield.
3. Try all four tires in the state were raised, does not stick to the floor
Way, simply by using a jack and a stand-jack. The intent was awake and not a car suspension is burdened by heavy vehicles. A car that is never used in a long time suspension will usually go up and down, so that when used later, the car will feel uncomfortable.
4. Remove the battery if the car is more than two weeks left
Why? The reason is because car batteries are very sensitive. When the vehicle was not turned on at all in two weeks or more (especially when you leave home there are no helpers), it will affect the battery, which can be damaged faster than the vehicle is used daily.
5. When the parking lot side, chock your tires with four beams
This applies to those that have a garage with a sloping surface. In the first tips that are not mentioned either enter a position if the vehicle handbrake was left long enough, but how if the surface is tilted? It is easy, simply chock all four tires with blocks or other hard object so that the car has not changed position.
6. Put fragrances, cars, and cars with a cover cap
Fragrances, serves to neutralize the musty odor that may arise because the space in a closed car in a long time. In addition, cars that are left in the open state also allows dust particles to enter the car through the cracks, which it certainly is not desired by any car owner. To avoid it, just buy an ordinary car covers are sold in car accessory shops.
This means that drivers no longer have tired of stepping on the clutch to shift gears. On cars with manual transmission, to shift gears, the clutch must be pressed.
Another fact, of all the control systems should be operated driver’s car, the clutch is the most energy-consuming. In addition, the level of operation is also very high, especially when traffic jams or solid creep!
Easy out
Nevertheless, it turns out there are still many among us who still assume negative effect on the automatic transmission. It is also recognized by auto manufacturers. For example, if the strike, cars with automatic transmission can not be encouraged. If is often used in mountainous areas, brake quickly exhausted.
All the assumptions of the past. Now, more and more automatic transmission, the manufacturer provides the mechanics who have the ability to fix it faster if there is a problem. In fact, now there is also a general workshops that could deplete the entire automatic transmission fluid (ATF) in the transmission and then filled with a lubricant that really new and clean.
In the car now, especially the use of injection systems, when the battery is weak, then the machine will not start. Because the engine computer to get energy from the battery. Therefore, the position of manual and automatic transmissions the same!
Then, on the assumption that the automatic braking when the car drove lavishly in areas with many derivatives, ascertained, that the condition occurred because the driver was too relaxed, allowing the transmission to position “D” course. In fact, D is the highest gear.
Keep working
To reduce the workload of the brakes, the driver must use engine brake effect by using a lower gear. In this case, it could be “two” or if more steep and slippery, should be “L”. Same with low teeth, 3 or 2 on the manual transmission. As for acceleration, the driver should kick or step on the gas pedal down fast!
So, driving with automatic transmission that does not mean the hand does not work at all. At a certain field conditions, 3, 2, and L should be used. Hand still be active. Only the left foot is completely relaxed. No need to stampede the clutch at all. For example when the streets are declining or accelerated during the ascent!
In fact, the bad conditions, by releasing the brake pedal and transmission at the position “D”, the car can crawl without having to hit the brakes.
If you already taste the delicious automatic transmission, especially for those who drive themselves, often through a traffic jam, and have high mobility, they certainly will not want to go back to manual if you do not have to. In fact, they are willing to spend additional costs, both for the transmission of more expensive fuel consumption plus a little more than manual
In driving, there is the term “understeer” and “oversteer”. Maybe you have or have often heard these two words. Just like what the symptoms of a vehicle, perhaps you have not experienced it. Or if ever, perhaps because you do not feel it does not know which one over, which is under.
Well, to understand it, can see the explanation below. Also, how to cope when experiencing.
Understeer
Symptoms tend to car straight, although the steering has been deflected. Commonly known as skid traction because the front is missing. If this was a panic-drivers-especially large potential for harm because the car out of the road.
How to cope :
1. Immediately slowed until traction vehicle back.
2. Do not add spin the wheel, or brakes.
3. Cut down on the accelerator gradually.
4. Reduce the steering wheel rotation.
Oversteer
The opposite of understeer, the rear tires lose grip. Consequently, the stern of the car to shift or twist.
The cause, most commonly we do braking when turning. At that time, the weight moves forward so that makes the rear tires less grip on power. Another factor for turning the steering wheel abruptly.
The danger, the car can be out of control and collided with something from the side. Meanwhile, the sides are not protected as well as front or rear.
How to cope :
1. Do not brake.
2. Do not move the position of the hands on the steering wheel.
3. Make a counter-steering or “reply to” steering wheel with alacrity, but not excessive.
4. Cut down on the accelerator (for rear wheel drive car).
5. Add just enough pressure on the gas pedal (for the front wheels moving car).
6. Move your eyes to the point of going to the intended
7. Be prepared to return the wheel to its original position
For motorists who drive a car with a Multi Information Display (MID) device can easily monitor the use of fuel. Then, how about the MID figures show that wasteful fuel usage? Least wasteful fuel consumption also depends on driving style, technical factors other than mechanical course.
Here are some tips and tricks that need to be done to reduce fuel budget:
- Do not stomping.
Pedal must be stable and gradual. If you step on the gas pedal abruptly, auto fuel that will be sucked into the combustion chamber is also growing. Meanwhile, at that time was still low engine rpm. Consequently not all that fuel into the engine room fire. Which is called a waste. Because no fuel coming out in the form of energy, but go wasted through exhaust.
- Discover the engine RPM.
One way to make an efficient fuel consumption is to change gear (transmission) the right, which is when the engine reaches maximum torque (maximum moment).Gearshift when cars were in need of torque (thrust force), should be conducted with respect to information about the maximum moment (maximum torque) of each car (usually in units of kgm / rpm). Meanwhile, if the vehicle is moving (where the thrust is not needed), the most efficient when driving with the RPM between 2500 until 3500 and with the highest gear.
For example, technical data on the manual written book Maximum torque: 200Nm/3750rpm. This means that the highest moment of 200Nm occurs at the time of rotating machines as much as 3750 per minute.
In this example, means that we should make the shift gear when the figure shows the range of 3750 rpm. Figures can be viewed at RPM tachometer located on the dashboard of a car.
Figures RPM on tachometer very important note. To streamline fuel consumption, while speeding down the road. Keep the engine speed at the maximum torque range. Because, that’s when fuel supply is in accordance with the output from the machine.
One habit that is often overlooked driver is: do not immediately adjust the gears after lowering speed (deceleration). After running hard and then suddenly put the brakes suddenly, you should also pass the shift gear to a lower position.
- Measure the HC and CO.
Whether or not extravagant consumption of fuel is also determined by engine components. Machine components that have a lot of wear / damage can cause incomplete combustion processes.To detect it, check the exhaust emissions. If the examination results show the value of HC (hydrocarbon) and CO (carbon monoxide) is too high, this is a sign of combustion in combustion chamber is not perfect (lots of wasted fuel).
- Expenses and Activator.
Another factor that determines the fuel consumption is a load and drive (drive vehicles). Increasingly heavy burden to be transported, their consumption will also increase. The definition of driving include: couplings, bearings (wheel), coupling (propeller shaft), axles, and wheels.
When these components worn or damaged, would cause loss of power generated by the engine to push the car running. Meanwhile, fuel consumption remains large. Related to the wheels, use of large tires and wheels, including the factors that affect fuel consumption.
Here, other tips are also noteworthy:
- Habits out of the office lunch / evening, preferably reduced. Bring lunch / delivery seemed better.
- If traveling, take the family / colleagues that one purpose / intention to go together in one car. For the same matters do not necessarily have to run two or three vehicles while with one unit will suffice.
- Switch to public transport such as busways, railway, or metrominis.
- When a traffic jam, while out of town, you should stop first. Changing other activities such as rest, eat, go to the bathroom, or fill the fuel to decompose congestion.
- Drive gently. Reduce the frequency of braking. When facing a red light does not need to step on the gas, let the car slide because they must be stopped. Reduce the frequency stepping on the gas and brakes. This is the step energy disposal in vain.
- When sliding or decreased, gear should not be positioned at neutral. Engine brake effect proved more economical fuel than stationary.
- Turn on the AC as needed.
- Ask workshop setting appropriate timing according to the type of fuel used. Ignition point too forward or backward resulting wasteful of fuel.
- Clean the air filters (can be done by yourself) per 2500 km, or depending on conditions.
- Do not heat the car for too long, maximum 2 minutes. Warming-up machine for 30 minutes, synonymous with traffic for 30 minutes as well.
- Find the route / alternative road is not jammed, out a little with the current path is more save.
For the users of motor vehicles, the brake function is essential and not negotiable. Brakes are the most important safety component for the needs of motorists. For that, the condition of the brakes must always work perfectly, so that we avoid the incident “brake relieved” that eventually makes disastrous. Maintaining and improving the brakes are actually more modest than the engine or electrical system. There are several things that need to be taken by the driver to brake the car working properly:
- Brake shoe or brake.
To know the condition of the brake lining can be done by running the car at low speed while pressing the brake pedal and a half. Open the window and pay close attention friction voice. Both cars use the system disc brakes (disc) or drums will be issued a metal scraping sound when the brake has been exhausted. When that happens, replace the brake immediately with new products that manufacturers are encouraged to get maximum braking. Because, when the brake is still left plugged up, can cause abrasion on the wall above the disc or drum. If you already eroded, of course, costs will be far more expensive.
- Tromol (drums).
Currently there are many cars that use tromol or drum brake system. When rarely cleaned, much less often through a puddle of water, be easy on the brakes Tromol rusting. Immediately clean the rust that is on the dust cover (the dust cover) with fine sandpaper. Clean up all traces of rust remaining on the brake with the same sandpaper. Then coat of lubricant on the parts that have friction. Be careful when installing the brake circuit back or ask for your trust to do this workshop. When you are replacing it, try to walk slowly to reexamine the accuracy of the brake job.
- Erosion of discs and drums.
When abrasion disc or drum already occurred due to brake that has been discharged, you can bring your car to the turner. Just need to considered thoroughly to determine if it needs new turner returned or replaced. Measurement error on turning could be fatal, because the brakes may not work optimally.
- Brake fluid.
Brake fluid is like the heart of the braking system. For that volume of brake fluid in the master brake should always be on a level that is determined. To determine the appropriate amount of brake fluid, can be seen at the height of the control line in the brake fluid bottle.
- Master brake.
Braking system or not less than the maximum grip could result from the ineffectiveness of the master brake performance. Usually caused by brake fluid pressure in the brake master reduced. To restore these pressures can be achieved by rearranging the wind pressure in the brake master. For that, prepare to open the bolt wrenches his master cylinders. Before the bolts are opened, ask your partner to help shake up the brake pedal. When stepping repeatedly on the brake pedal under, ask your partner to hold some ground, while you loosen the master cylinder bolts. In this way the brake fluid will shine and you must immediately mengencangkannya bolt it back quickly. Ask your friend to repeat a foothold on the brake pedal. If the footing at the end was not too deep, then the improvement you make is correct.
- Handbrake.
Perform inspections on handbrake cable (handbrake). In serrations handbrake, you can moisten it with lubricating gel or grease (fat). While the cord itself can be smeared with lubricating oil. Check the length of the cord level through Handbrake lever. If the pull is too high, you can reduce it through bolts controller. Handbrake lever repeatedly for lubricants and lubricant gel evenly. When you pull the lever handbrake has been short, but still less good grip on the brake, it means that the brake was thirsty and asked to be replaced.
