Understand the car, then you can drive it well.

Author: Wu Ziping
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: In the eyes of many, a car is a very complex machine. But as a driver or owner, if you don't understand the car, you can't drive it well or maintain it properly, and you'll be clueless when encountering problems and malfunctions. Of course, as a car user, you don't need to know the car's structure as thoroughly as an automotive engineer. However, gaining some understanding of the car's structure and working principles can make driving and maintenance easier, helping you grasp why the car should be driven this way, why maintenance should be done this way, and how to handle problems. It's like this: even though we're not computer engineers, we all know that hard drives are used to store files, network cards, and dial-up software are used to go online. This is because only then can we use the computer to save files, chat online, send and receive emails, and more. This book uses numerous analogies, vivid explanations, and plain language to tell readers what cars are all about, how to protect their beloved cars in daily life, how to care for them when they malfunction, and how to handle them correctly in special situations.