Brake lights are a great way to communicate with other road users behind you. They help keep keen drivers from rear-ending you since they light up any time you hit the brakes to slow down your vehicle. If the lights fail and constantly stay on (or don’t come on when you brake), other road users
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Cars are sort of bulky and unwieldy – especially when the engine isn’t sending power to the ground. Getting anywhere safely without forward and backward mobility is next to impossible. That is why a car that won’t go into reverse is as bad. Parking will be a nightmare, and changing directions will be impossible unless
Most modern vehicles with an automatic (or even manual) gearbox go into limp mode when they detect a severe problem with the transmission or powertrain. Limp mode severely reduces engine power giving you just enough to slowly drive to a service station or prudently drive your vehicle onto a flatbed. Your car won’t respond to
If it is your first time dabbling with off-roaders, or big trucks and SUVs, chances are it is the first time you are hearing about a steering stabilizer. This is because steering dampers are only common on these types of vehicles. A typical steering stabilizer is a small horizontal shock absorber mounted very close to
There is more to your vehicle’s HVAC system than the heater core, a fan, and the vents. The blend door plays a critical role in controlling how much hot or cool air blows through your AC vents. A while ago, when many vehicle controls were mechanical, there was a physical link between your AC controls
Modern vehicles have shifted from passive safety features to active safety and collision avoidance systems. All the information the car’s computer needs to avoid collisions and maneuver accordingly comes from an array of sensors splashed all around the vehicle. Your park assist is one of the active collision avoidance and driver assistance systems in a
Tired of the constant droning noise filtering into your car when driving at highway speed, even with your windows rolled up? Well. That’s tire noise. Your tires keep you on the road by sticking firmly onto the surface. As they rotate, they have to peel them off the surface. Moreover, road imperfections and air going
Driving down the road at speeds above 30 MPH with the windows open feels like you are walking on the outer edges of a tornado. The wind starts howling, and the airflow begins to become a bit uncomfortable. In most cars, this isn’t a problem once you roll the windows up. Everything goes whisper quiet.
Air conditioning has become a mainstay of modern-day driving. Long gone are the days when you could just roll down the windows and let the fresh breeze in. First of all, the breeze isn’t so fresh anymore, and traffic jams make it hard to cool your car with windows down as you drive. Moreover, rolling
Internal combustion engines work by exploding diesel or gasoline and harnessing the power of the explosion to drive a piston, a crankshaft, and finally, your wheels. These explosions generate a very problematic by-product – heat. A great deal of a car’s engine design is focused on cooling the engine block and preventing it from warping,