Maintenance

Properly washing and cleaning your car in winter helps fight grime, such as salt and sand, which can lead to corrosion and rust.

The recommended tool for removing snow and ice from your car is a foam brush.

One indication that the power-steering fluid level should at least be checked is if the steering wheel becomes harder to turn or you hear a whining noise coming from the power-steering pump.

A car battery can freeze, but it takes truly extreme temperatures for it to happen to a fully charged battery.

To keep your car in good shape, every two to three weeks is a good rule of thumb for how often you should drive your car.

Each type of tire has strong points and weak ones, and none is probably ideal for every situation or time of year, so it pays to know their strengths and weaknesses.

If you live in a place where the temperature never gets down to freezing, you might be able to get by with plain water in place of windshield wiper fluid.

The “L” was a staple position in early cars with automatic transmissions (which date from the 1940s), and it had some very practical purposes back when brakes weren’t as good.

Vehicles have an adjustment screw or bolt on the headlight assembly for adjusting headlight height, and some also have a screw for horizontal aim.

How long spark plugs last varies with different cars and different types of spark plugs.