Beforegoingona trip. . . Inthedriversseat... Onthehighway. ..
1- Besuretiresareinflatedcorrectly.Look
forbruisesandtirewear.
2- Seethatwheelboltsornutsarenot
looseormissing.
3- Checkengineoillevel,addifneces-
sary.Makeita habittohaveengineoil
checkedwitheverysecondfuelfilling.
4- Checkcoolantleveltoassuresufficient
enginecooling.
5- Besureyouhavea wellchargedbat-
tery.Eachcellshouldbefilledtolevel
withdistilledwater.
6- Checkbrakefluidlevel.Iftoolow,have
brakesystemchecked.
7- Replenishwindshieldwasherfluid.
8- Replacewornorcrackedwiperblades.
9- Seethatallwindowsareclearandun-
obstructed.
10-Checkwhetherheadlightandtaillight
lensesareclean.
11- Checkundercarforleaks.
12 - Besurealllightsareworkingandhead-
lightsareaimedcorrectly.
1- Depressplateincenterofsteeringwheel
tocheckwhetherhornisworking.
2- Positionseatforeasyreachofcontrols.
3- Adjustinsideandoutsiderearviewmir-
rors.
4- Usesafetybelts.
5- Checkoperationoffootandparking
brakes.
6- Checkallwarningundindicatorlights
whenstartingtheengine.
7- DONOTleavecaridlingunattended.
8- Lockdoorsfrominside,especiallywith
childreninthecar.
Havetheengineoil,thecoolantlevelandthe
ATF(incarswithautomatictransmission)
checkedregularly,eveninbetweenthere-
commendedmaintenanceintervals.
1- Alwaysdrivedefensively.Expecttheun-
expected.
2- Usesignalstoindicateturnsandlane
changes.
3- Turnonheadlightsatdusk.
4- Alwayskeepa safedistancefromthecar
infrontofyou,dependingontraffic,road
andweatherconditions.
5- Reducespeedduringnighthoursandin-
clementweather.
6- Observespeedlimitsandobeyhighway
signs.
7- Whentired,getoffthehighway,stop
andtakea rest.Turntheengineoff.DO
NOTsitinthecarwithengineidling.
SeewarningonEngineExhaust.
8- Whenstoppedorparked,alwayssetthe
parkingbrake.
9- Whenstalledorstoppedforrepairs,
movethecarwellofftheroad.Setthe
emergencyflasheranduseroadflaresor
otherwarningdevicestowarnothermo-
torists.
Turntheengineoffbeforeyouattemptany
checksorrepairsonthecar.
