1. 1 CAR MAINTENANCE SAFETY TIPS

2. 2 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE TIRE MAINTENANCE PROPER AIR PRESSURE PROPER AIR PRESSURE MEASURE TIRE PRESSURE WHEN COLD RECOMMENDED PRESSURE, NOT MAXIMUM PRESSURE TREAD WEAR TREAD WEAR ROTATE TIRES ROTATE TIRES

3. 3 TIRE FAILURE TREAD SEPARATION SIDEWALL BLOWOUT USUALLY DUE TO UNDER OR OVER- INFLATED TIRES USUALLY DUE TO UNDER OR OVER- INFLATED TIRES

4. 4 TIRE FAILURE TREAD SEPARATION OCCURS WHEN OUTER LAYER OF TIRE PEELS AWAY FROM STEEL BELTED BODY OF TIRE OCCURS WHEN OUTER LAYER OF TIRE PEELS AWAY FROM STEEL BELTED BODY OF TIRE TIRE BLOWOUT OCCURS WHEN SIDEWALL OF TIRE RUPTURES OCCURS WHEN SIDEWALL OF TIRE RUPTURES

5. 5 HOW TO HANDLE A BLOWOUT TIRE INSTANTLY LOSES ALL AIR & PROVIDES NO STEERING OR BRAKING ASSISTANCE SOMETIMES A THUMPING SOUND OR STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION PROVIDES A WARNING OF AN IMPENDING BLOWOUT

6. 6 HOW TO HANDLE A BLOWOUT DO NOT BRAKE MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL MAY CAUSE YOU TO LOSE CONTROL DON’T ATTEMPT ANY RAPID STEERING MOVEMENTS

7. 7 HOW TO HANDLE A BLOWOUT GRADUALLY TAKE FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR STEER ONLY ENOUGH TO CONTINUE GOING STRAIGHT AS VEHICLE ROLLS TO A STOP, GENTLY STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD IF NO SHOULDER, SLOWLY DRIVE UNTIL YOU FIND A SAFE SPOT TO STOP IF NO SHOULDER, SLOWLY DRIVE UNTIL YOU FIND A SAFE SPOT TO STOP BUY A NEW WHEEL, VICE RISK ANOTHER CAR COLLIDING WITH YOU BUY A NEW WHEEL, VICE RISK ANOTHER CAR COLLIDING WITH YOU

8. 8 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENSURE THEY WORK PROPERLY ENSURE THEY WORK PROPERLY CHANGE BLADES IF: CHANGE BLADES IF:HARDCRACKEDBRITTLE RECOMMEND YOU CHANGE EVERY SIX MONTHS RECOMMEND YOU CHANGE EVERY SIX MONTHS CHECK WINDSHIELD FLUID LEVEL CHECK WINDSHIELD FLUID LEVEL

9. 9 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FLUID LEVELS AND LEAKS CRANKCASE (OIL) CRANKCASE (OIL) TRANSMISSION TRANSMISSION RADIATOR RADIATOR BRAKE BRAKE POWER STEERING POWER STEERING FOLLOW MANUFACTURER’S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE

10. 10 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE MIRRORS, SIGNALS AND LIGHTS ENSURE CLEAN AND NOT BROKEN ENSURE CLEAN AND NOT BROKEN

11. 11 VEHICLE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE OIL CHANGES TUNE-UPS BRAKE INSPECTIONS

12. 12 REVIEW QUESTIONS & SUMMARY