Top 5 car break down tips

Keep calm and maintain composure

It’s stressed that in case you happen to face a car break down on your Uganda self drive adventures, pull over gently at the shoulders of the road, away from heavy traffic. Don’t panic as this may lead to making a wrong decision such as bad breaking or sharp turns leading to further accidents.

Switch on the double indicators/hazard lights

The hazard lights button is indicated on with a double triangle shape colored in red. Switch it on to alert other drivers about your situation so that they can help you or move on in line to their routes.

Signal for help

Deploy the triangle reflectors 2 meters in the front of the vehicle and 2 meters at the back in order to make the car visible to other road users so as to get helped. This also helps other road users not to bump into you. You can also wear a reflector vest.

Analyze the problem

Start by checking for the obvious break down issues such as flat tyres, temperature rise, overheating, running out of gas, low battery voltage and so many other issues.

Contact assistance

The most vital car break down tips is that you get to contact your Uganda car rental company immediately you get any mechanical issue on the road. Let them know the status of the car so that they get you the needed roadside assistance.

The other vital car breakdown tips in case you get an accident on the road include monitoring the warning signs, practicing the basic fixes such as changing tires, tightening the battery terminals, inspect car fluids such as oil, water levels and coolant.