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Responsible
Driving Web Links
Chapter
17 Vehicle Systems and Maintenance
Winterizing
Your Vehicle
http://www.familycar.com/carcare.htm
Do know your way underneath the hood? This vehicle care site offers advice
on everything from under-hood checks to winterizing your vehicle. Click
on the link for taking care of a vehicle for long-term use with minimum
cost and create a poster of car-care reminders. Work in small groups to
alert others of ways to protect and maintain a vehicle by creating a Car
Care pamphlet.
Autoshop
Online
http://www.autoshop-online.com/cchtml/mainttips.html
Visit the Car Care Library at this Web site to locate information that
will help you understand and care for your vehicle's many systems. Click
on the General Maintenance Tips to find out what the "Springtime Ritual"
is. After reviewing a link, click on the car-care quiz to test your knowledge.
Motorists
Tire Care and Safety Guide http://www.rma.org/tiresafety/tiresafety.html
Did you know that underinflation is the leading cause of tire failure?
Visit this Web site to learn ways to maintain your vehicle's tires. Click
on the Tire Inspection link to see images of uneven tire wear and to find
out when a tire should be replaced. With a parent, locate the vehicle
placard on a family vehicle. Determine the recommended tire inflation
and then check each tire's inflation. Add air at a nearby service station
if necessary. Don't forget the spare tire!
