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Caring for Your Vehicle

Hybrid Learning Solutions · e-book

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About this book

A practical, South African guide for car and bakkie owners: keeping a vehicle safe, legal, reliable and cheaper to run, doing the simple jobs yourself, and dealing confidently with workshops. Twelve chapters follow a young bookkeeper in Pinetown with her first, ten-year-old hatchback, the independent workshop owner who helps her, and a retired couple in George who take their twelve-year-old bakkie over the mountain passes: the main systems and warning lights; weekly and pre-trip checks; tyres, pressures, the 1 mm tread law and changing a wheel safely; oil, filters and fluids, with a safe oil change on ramps or axle stands; batteries, jump-starting, bulbs, fuses and wipers; the warning signs of brake, steering and suspension trouble; overheating, belts and the timing belt; fuel, economy, loads, towing and long trips; washing, rust and windscreens; services, warranties, the right-to-repair guidelines and your Consumer Protection Act rights at the workshop; breakdowns, accidents, hijacking and car security; and buying, registering, insuring and budgeting for a vehicle. 29 diagrams and photographs, worked examples, practice exercises with answers, a check card, a warning-light chart, the law in brief, record sheets, questions to ask a workshop and a seller, and 144 Exam prep questions. A Skills Series title for owners and drivers, not mechanics. Lecturers: a free Facilitator Guide (session plans, safety rules for practical work, teaching notes and every answer) is available to colleges registered with HybridE. To register your college, contact Thandeka on 073 431 6763.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1: Knowing Your Vehicle
  2. Chapter 2: Weekly and Pre-Trip Checks
  3. Chapter 3: Tyres and Wheels
  4. Chapter 4: Oil, Filters and Fluids
  5. Chapter 5: Battery, Electrics and Lights
  6. Chapter 6: Brakes, Steering and Suspension
  7. Chapter 7: Cooling, Belts and Air-conditioning
  8. Chapter 8: Fuel, Economy and Driving Habits
  9. Chapter 9: Keeping It Clean and Rust-Free
  10. Chapter 10: Services, Workshops and Your Rights
  11. Chapter 11: Breakdowns, Accidents and Car Security
  12. Chapter 12: Buying, Owning and Budgeting
  13. Appendix: Check Card, Warning Lights, the Law, Records, Questions to Ask, Glossary and Where to Learn More

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