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Chapter 13 Maintaining Your Vehicle
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Selecting Engine Oil Brand name Grade, SE or better Weight, consult your owner’s manual
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Engine Coolant Strong enough to protect your engine Clean. When it becomes dirty, have the system flushed and replace with new coolant
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Battery Maintenance Most batteries are maintenance free batteries, but you still need to clean your terminals once a year
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Tune Up New cars require new plugs at 100,000 miles. Be careful of dealership wanting to bring you car in for “routine maintenance”
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Timing Belt Replace every 60,000 miles If they break: –They will leave you stranded –May cause serious damage to your vehicle
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Brake Test With the vehicle running- push and hold the brake pedal for 60 seconds: if the pedal stays in place- the hydraulic system is OK Drive the car 20 MPH, take your hands off the wheel and apply your brakes. The car should stop smoothly and straight
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Selecting a Vehicle Know what you want Know how much you can spend Don’t get in a hurry. Shop around
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What Sells? Consumer choice Color is the #1 factor Safety- people want safe vehicle Performance. We want to go real fast but safely
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Ways to Save Fuel Phone ahead Drive the economy car Car pool Combine errands Plan routes to avoid traffic and lights Use transit system Avoid rush hour
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Fuel Efficient Driving Slow down 45-50 MPH best MPG Increase following distance- avoid braking Don’t accelerate on hills Keep moving, anticipate lights and traffic 55MPH saves 15% over 65MPH Accelerate slowly- the faster you accelerate, the more gas you use
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Think About It? Consider if gas was $7- 8 a gallon as it is in Europe, would you change what, when and how you drive
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