New driver? Been driving for years? Either way, it’s always good to know how to take car of your car!
Car Maintenance 101
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Changing a Flat Tire
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Find a safe space to pull off the road
- Grab your jack, spare tire and tools
- Lift up your car, remove the lug nuts and wheels
- remove the flat tire and put on the spare
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lower your car
Jump Starting Your Car
Dead battery? You can jumpstart your car with jumper cables:
- Take out jumper cables and place vehicle in park.
- Attach one red clip to the positive terminal of your battery, then the other red clip to the other car.
- Attach one black clip to the negative terminal of your battery, then attach the other black clip to an unpainted metal part of your car.
- Start the working car and let it run for 15 minutes and then try starting your car.
Checking Tire Pressure
A few things to consider when it comes to tire pressure:
- Your recommended tire pressure for your vehicle should be listed on a sticker in your car or in the manual.
- You can use a tire gauge at any time to check the tire pressure.
- You should not drive much with low tire pressure
- In order to fill your tires, you can use a local air dispenser.
