Safe Driving in Rainy Days & Auto Maintenance

In rainy days, driving is much easier to slip which will cause a dim sight and reduce the visibility, at last add the risk factor of driving, and it even a potential "hurt" for your loved car. However, if you own the obd diagnostic tools, it will reduce lots of trouble for the car owners. Here we will remind most of the driver to be more careful when driving in the rainy days, for there will be more security constraints about the visibility and tire braking ability.

First, you should check the wiper. You'd better test every place of the wiper at least one time and see whether it can work properly. Besides, you should be aware of whether the scraper of your car wiper can clean the water or not, if not, you need to change the wiper in time, or it will bring serious consequences. Moreover, tires that have been damaged at the limited degree is also the hidden trouble of driving in rainy days, so make sure whether there is abnormal damage of the tires before driving.

How to maintain your car after driving in rainy days? Here we will introduce 4 car maintenance methods for you.
1. Dehumidify inside your car. Open the cooling air in rainy days, which will not only get rid of the fog, but also has the function of dehumidification. However, when the rain stopped, the accumulated moisture should be removed as soon as possible, or it will be much easier to produce mildew.

2. Get rid of the bacteria inside your car. After the rain, it is easier to breeding ground for germs due to the temperature factor, so it is much more important to disinfect the inside space of your car.

3. Chassis maintenance. Car owners can conduct a "chassis seals model", which will be separated the car chassis with the outside world, can achieve the aim of antiseptic, rust-proof and sound insulation, as well as extend the life of the car body.

4. Check the braking. Because the braking system has a very strong adsorption capacity, the rain is very easy to enter into the brake fluid, which will affect the braking effect, and even cause brake failure. In viewing of it, you should do a full checking for your car braking system in a professional repair store after the rain.

Some car diagnostic tools will help you test out your vehicle on your own, for example: Launch X431 IV, Launch X431 Diagun III, Autel MaxiDas DS708, Autel MaxiSys MS908 and so on.
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