Your car is important to you, and you need to take care of it. You might not know too much about cars, but want to become better educated on their care and repair. If this is true, then you have found a great article on how you can do some simple car maintenance.

You should always have an emergency kit available in your vehicle. You should put together a kit that includes the tools you need to change a tire, charge your battery and put more gas in your tank. Add some blankets, a flashlight and some batteries in case your car breaks down at night.

Know your auto manual very well, or at least dog ear important pages. This can help prevent a trip to the auto shop if you can fix the issue yourself. You can even find that reading the manual can help you fix the issue.…