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b e t t e r FAMILY
H
o
w
t o c a r e
f o r a c a r
When to teach: ages
1 4 -1 5
Key teaching tool: Your car’s
owner’s manual
Life lesson plan:
► Eve n b e fo re a child
learn s to d rive, g ive him
th e o w n e r’s m an ual an d
p o in t o u t w h e re th e
m a in te n a n c e in fo rm a tio n
is lo cate d .
► T each him y o u r c a r’s
m a in te n a n c e sc h e d u le and
in vite him to jo in y o u on a
ro u tin e s e rv ic e visit. M ak e
su re he k n o w s w h e n flu id s
are ch a n g e d an d tire s g e t
ro ta te d , fo r exam ple.
► C re a te fu n q uizzes to
te s t him on w h a t he learns.
(B o n u s : Y o u m ay p ick up
n eed -to -k n ow in fo a b o u t
y o u r car, to o !)
► H a v e him cre a te a plan
fo r w h a t to d o if th e c a r
b reak s d o w n .
When to teach: ages
1 5 -1 6
Key teaching tool: Tires
Life lesson plan:
► T each him h o w to
ch a n g e an d p ro p e rly
in flate a tire. Y o u r o w n e r’s
m an ual lists th e c o rre c t
tire p ressu re. N o m an u a l?
C h e c k th e insid e o f th e
d riv e r’s-side d oo r.
“ M
o r e t h a n 2 0
p e r c e n t o f a l l c a r s
a r e d r i v i n g o n
u n d e r - i n f l a t e d
t i r e s . W
r i e n t i r e s
a r e n t i n f l a t e d
p r o p e r l y , t h e y w
e a r
o u t m
o r e f l u i c k l y
w
a s t e f u e l , o r c a n
g o f l a t . "
John Neilsen, national director of
approved auto repair for the
Automobile Association of America.
2 1 6 FEBRUARY 2010
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