Guide How to Take Care Of An Automatic Car

Driving an automatic car is easy. However, you need to understand how its use.

The tendency of people to use a vehicle with automatic car transmission has increased only recently. Not surprisingly, the various types of vehicles with a variety of type is also used automatic transmission.

Indeed, many of the reasons that affect, especially if it is seen that the condition of the capital Jakarta continues to overcome bottlenecks. Choice of this type of vehicle, it becomes very important and wise enough taste.

Automatic transmission is controlled by just moving the lever accelerated to a certain position. The position of the automatic transmission lever are prepared following the format PRND-3-2-L, or some are from left to right, or from top to bottom. Machine can only be turned on at the position P or N only.

Driving a car using an automatic transmission is easy. The driver does not need to step on the clutch pedal makes a quick left leg tired. Especially in bad condition and a long journey, you can imagine how tormented driving with a sore foot.

Now, in order to drive an automatic car is comfortable and fun, though impressed quite easy, riders still need to know the correct driving instructions.

Get to know in advance what each letter and number listed on the gear lever. For example, figure 1, is used when passing sharp climbs and steep slope as the engine brake. Number 2, it is suggested use when faced with uphill and downhill but not too steep. Meanwhile, the D could be used to travel within the city or outside the city. Last use R for reverse.

Sooner or least damage to the automatic transmission itself depending on its usage. Perhaps, started driving a rough way, or vehicles carrying loads more. When the vehicle is properly treated and cared for properly, is much less likely to experience premature deterioration transmission.

Here are ways or tips that can be applied to automatic transmission car owners:

Adjust lubricant used with the specifications required by the vehicle manufacturer. Usually special transmission lubricant packaging marked with ATF (Automatic Transmission Fluid).

Regularly check automatic transmission oil storage tubes, should not lack or excess by looking at the minimum and maximum marks. When a shortage of oil, resulting in less transmission properly lubricated, causing friction that can cause damage. When the excess, usually there will be effects will be felt heavily in the car accelerates.

Consider seriously schedule oil changes, must be in accordance with the user guide. Usually the oil changes done every 40,000 km, but there is also an oil change in the length of the 30,000 km 20,000 km.

Move the gear lever to position N when the car stopped at the traffic light to prevent wear. Do not use the D while the brake pedal. It will accelerate the wear of the components associated with the system or automatic transmission work. At the park the vehicle, the brake pedal and pull handbrake. Then move the gear lever to the P position so that the wheels locked safe, then turn off the engine.

If there is damage, it must be admitted that the automatic transmission treatment is more difficult than the workshop manual and not all can handle it. So, to be clear better check directly to the specific transmission repair shop that handles automatic transmission car manufacturers or authorized repair shop.

Finally, use the special lubricant Pennzoil offering quality automatic transmission, the ATF II E. This lubricant is specially formulated to meet the needs of a modern automatic transmission specifications. ATF II E provides protection against high temperature oxidation better friction on a more stable gearshift. And, protection at lower temperatures is excellent.