Carry emergency equipment

Depending on the severity of the weather where you drive your car, you should carry appropriate emergency equipment. Some of the items you may want to carry include tire chains, tow straps or chains, flashlight, emergency flares, sand, a shovel, jumper cables, a window scraper, gloves, ground cloth, coveralls, a blanket, etc.

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    Windshield Wiper and Washer Switch
    Windshield wiper/washer Rear window wiper/washer (If Installed) A : Wiper speed control · MIST – Single wipe · OFF – Off · INT – Intermittent wipe · LO – Low wiper speed · HI – High wiper s ...

    PARKING BRAKE
    Always engage the parking brake before leaving the car. This also turns on the parking brake indicator light when the key is in the "ON" or "START" position. Before driving a ...

    Filling the washer reservoir
    The washer fluid reservoir supplies fluid to the front and rear washer systems. A good quality washer fluid should be used to fill the washer reservoir. The fluid level should be checked more fr ...