Do not fight the elements and learn to live with them at the wheel. We show you the best tricks to keep your car ready in winter, we give a “workshop” video on how to put the chains and, last but not least, we teach you exercises to drive on ice, snow or heavy rain.

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Sure you think you’d know a hurry to escape the snow or ice, but are you sure you know exactly what to do at all times?

According to a study of highway, one third of drivers do not know how to react to adverse weather driving situations. Make the test that we offer below and see if you are part of that percentage.

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1. – In a patch of ice at low speed How should we act if we make an unexpected turn to avoid an obstacle?

  • Turn the steering wheel gently while accelerated slightly to have more grip.
  • Turn the wheel quickly while we stand on the brakes using the ABS thoroughly as possible.
  • c) Turn the steering wheel while gently step on the clutch fully.

2. – Circling the five seats occupied, and a cold outside environment What is the best way to prevent fogging of the windows?

  • Place the heater on full and direct airflow to the windshield.
  • Connect the air conditioning, turn up the heat until a comfortable temperature and direct airflow to the windshield.
  • Turn the heat to maximum and turn the air recirculation button.

3. – What tires are more likely to occur the phenomenon of “aquaplaning”?

  • In the front as they are found first “wall” of water.
  • In the later because they are the most downloaded ranging in weight.
  • In all four at once because everyone goes through the same site.

4. – Under a cloud not too thick or heavy rain When it will be necessary to use the rear fog lights?

  • At night, because that is when there is less visibility.
  • During the day, because the luminosity is higher and reduces the visual range of lighting position.
  •  It is not necessary in any of the cases raised.

5. – If a curve in dealing with rain, we noticed that the car slides off the understeer-front-How should we act to facilitate the recovery of the correct path?

  • Turn the cap toward the direction of the curve and accelerate smoothly to facilitate the work of the front.
  • Hold the steering wheel in the same position and gently lift off the throttle, even slowing slightly to regain the path.
  • Give a strong swerve while braked aggressively to reposition the car on the curve.

6. – Under a heavy snowfall the vehicles that have preceded us have done a “ruts” in the snow on the road How should we act?

  • Always circulate with the wheels in the ruts marked to avoid bumping that may occur when trying to get out of these.
  • We will leave ruts as soon as possible to provide better grip on the virgin snow.
  • We can indistinctly circular inside by outside the ruts as the grip is identical.

7. – Going down a steep snow found that despite braking heavily and act the ABS the vehicle speed increases progressively What can we do to stop?

  • Depress and release the brake repeatedly to increase braking capacity by allowing the wheel to turn freely and do a few moments until the car stops.
  • Pull the parking brake to lock the rear wheels and cause lateral slippage which will make it easier to stop by increasing friction.
  • To direct the car to an area of ​​deep snow, turning the whole address on one side and cut off contact while braking heavily. The snow that accumulates in front of the wheels rotated and locked stop us.

8. – How to act when he suffered an aquaplaning?

  • Give a swerve quickly to get out as soon as possible from the pond water.
  • Brake firmly to reduce speed and recover the drainage of the tires.
  • Hold the wheel firmly to avoid charges of trajectory corrections and lift off the throttle slightly to keep it at the point of gas.

9. – What pressure should be to drive on snow?

  • The manufacturer’s recommended are suitable for any season.
  • More casualties than normal to increase the contact surface with asphalt rubber.
  • More high than normal to increase the section of the drainage channels of the banda of tread.

10. – If we move on with a front-wheel drive vehicle on wet roads, no stability control and a curve begins to address the rear skid-oversteer-How should we act?

  • Maintaining the same line of wheel and brake smoothly to regain grip.
  • Turn the steering wheel in the direction in which the rear wheels skid and brake gently to slow down.
  • Turn the steering wheel in the direction in which the rear wheels skid and accelerate aggressively to increase grip in the rear.

11. – Driving along a snowy road with a fairly uniform thickness, approaching a bridge over a watercourse which is also curved What precautions should we take?

  • No special because as the snow remains unchanged uniform adhesion.
  • No special because air passing under the bridge there is snow on will be softer and more grip.
  • Reduce speed before the bridge, as air passing under the bridge, the snow can hide there on a sheet of ice.

12. – Driving along a snowy road without chains we placed a steep slope How should we act?

  • REDUCING speed and put a higher gear to avoid wheel spin.
  • Increase the speed slightly, choosing an intermediate rate of change that we avoid changing in full up and keep the gas to less than half-way and steadily throughout the climb.
  • Reduce speed to low gear and accelerate strongly once we started the slope keeping the revs high.

13. – In case you have to put chains Where should they be placed?

  • In the four wheels so the adhesion is uniform.
  • In the rear axle to avoid landslides of the rear.
  • In the driveshaft since the function of the chains is to provide the motricity necessary.

14. – Circling under a very thick fog How should we act?

  • will connect the lighting and fog will reduce the vehicle speed closer to the center of the roadway to avoid obstacles on the sides.
  • will connect the fog lights will reduce the speed and bringing the vehicle to the right margin if there trying to lead us by the white line that marks the driveway.
  • will connect the lighting and fog will reduce vehicle speed by placing the center of our lane.

15. – When driving in the rain in a vehicle without ABS we are withholding our lane without enough room to stop what can we do?

  • will turn back to back even blocking the wheels so that the inevitable collision occurs at the slowest speed possible.
  • will turn back as much as possible to reduce speed in a straight line, then release you completely stop dodging the vehicle stopped on the shoulder, back to stop time, as in the shoulder, have the car straight.
  • will turn back to background even with the wheels locked dodging the vehicle stopped by either the right or left without lifting your foot off the brake to stop any time soon.
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