Your Summer Driving Tips?

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  1. Check the level of your coolant. If necessary, fill with a 50/50 mix of coolant and water.

  2. Check the tension of your serpentine belt. Tighten it if it is loose in order to provide proper power to your A/C compressor and your alternator.

  3. Unless you have a maintenance-free battery, check the level of the electrolyte in the battery. More batteries fail in hot weather than in cold weather.

  4. Leave the car windows open slightly when parking the car.

  5. Leave Fido at home, since just a few minutes in a parked car could be fatal to him.

  6. Park in the shade whenever possible.

  7. If it appears that your engine is overheating, pull over immediately, shut off the engine and don’t open the radiator cap.

  8. Check your tire pressure. Tires that are underinflated are more subject to blowout at high speeds in the summer than in the winter.

And, last but not least–

  1. DON’T warm up the engine!