1. Check your car’s tire pressure and rotate the tires ifneeded. It is important to keep your tires properly inflated toavoid tire blow-outs. Rotating your tires can help extend the lifeof your tire tread.

2. Take your car to the mechanic for a tune-up.

3. In the summertime your car’s coolant can reach 250 degrees F.This means that your car could overheat. While you have the car infor its tune-up, make sure that the mechanic checks the radiatorfor any leaks or cracks. If needed, have the radiator flushed andnew coolant added. If the coolant level is low, have them addcoolant to the right level for your car.

4. The air conditioner should be inspected for any worn ordamaged belts. It would be better to have it checked now than tohave it possibly stop working while on a trip.

5. Have the oil changed in your car.

6. Your braking system’s temperature goes up with the hotweather. This can cause your brake pads to wear quicker. Beforegoing on a summer trip, have your brakes checked to see how wornthey are and replace them if necessary. It is much better to takepreventive measures than to have your brakes go out while travelingon vacation.

7. Prepare an emergency kit for your car including a flashlight,a bottle of motor oil, windshield wiper fluid, a bottle of coolant,tire inflator, jumper cables, a toolkit, roll of paper towels,bottles of drinking water, trail mix or granola bars, a first aidkit, and your cell phone.

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