How To Take Care Of Your Car During 21-Day Coronavirus Lockdown

Car owners must understand the fact that it is extremely important to take preventive measures to protect your car during this time.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on March 24, announced a 21-day nationwide lockdown and it also means that your car would be sitting idle all this while. Car owners must understand the fact that it is extremely important to take preventive measures to protect your car during this time. As your cars would be on a hibernate mode for the next few weeks, here are some tips and tricks that you can practice to make sure your vehicle remains smooth and in good condition when things get back to normal: 1. The first and most important thing is washing your car and not letting dirt accumulate. If your car cleaner is not coming, you should take this initiative yourself and give your car a thorough clean before putting it in storage. Clean the exteriors well with a car shampoo and also give the interiors a good scrub. 2. If you have a garage then use it as keeping your car stored there for the duration will be beneficial. It always is a better option as the car and its paint is protected and your vehicle is not exposed to sun, rain and other external matters. 3. Another tip is to fill your car's fuel tank as then during the storage there would not be any moisture getting stored inside the fuel tank. 4. If you do not use your car for many days then your car battery could be the first thing to not work. Fortunately modern cars have no issues if the days of you not driving it is roughly three weeks and that will not die the battery out. However either you start the car every few days and just drive it for a few meters or disconnect the battery if you are planning on doing that. Else you can also use a trickle charger. 5. Tyres are indeed a big issue if your car is standing for many days because the weight of the car makes it lose air. You can fill the tyres with the right air pressures before keeping it on storage and once in a while drive it back and forth. It is important to keep the tyres rotated. 6. You can also disconnect the handbrake and instead put on tyre stoppers or do not park it in an incline. Putting the handbrake on for a long time affects the brakes and instead of that you can leave the car in gear. 7. The best tip is of course to keep the car covered with a good car cover as that will keep dirt at bay. Choose a good quality car cover with tough fabric which prevents scratches on your car.