How to get there by car from the sea: preparing for the long road

Move to warmer climes its course - an exciting experience when the trip itself becomes part of the holiday. No one bothers to stop in the most unexpected places and explore the surrounding area and enjoy the road.

Riding on a good highway is easier than in the city. But if at home we know all the dangerous places, then get to the sea always have on unfamiliar roads.

We have prepared a checklist that needs to be done before the trip: check which systems in the vehicle as comfortably stay in the cabin, and what life hacking will help to reach the sea with pleasure.

Check the condition of the machine

The main law of a long journey: if something can go wrong, it will break. If approaching maintenance time and you expect to get back from a trip and go straight to the station, then forget about these calculations and ride service in advance. It must be done for two or three weeks before the departure date.

Check the basic system and the fluid

The first step before you travel, inspect the brakes and the engine:

1. The brakes should not be worn, even 60% of the resource is not enough. It is better to change the pads and put new brake hose to replace cracked.
2. Brake fluid should be replaced too (unless you have not done this recently). It is better to be safe than to run into trouble on the road.
3. The same applies to the engine oil. Just top up is possible, if you have prepared the car to fly and has not dashed with oil many kilometers. In any case, better to replace at rest or in your favorite service at a discount, than in an unknown workshop in the middle of the road.
4. Check how much oil is left in the gearbox.
5. If some of the anthers are damaged, they should definitely be replaced and at the same time pay attention to the site, which they defend: one anther is broken, the node under threat.

Pay attention to cooling

Summer trips to warmer climes - the test of heat. So be sure to check multiple vehicle systems:

1. Sockets, which are fed with coolant. They must be in excellent condition.
2. Belts on the engine fan. If the mileage of the car more than 60 000 km, better replace the belt.
3. Coolant level.
4. Radiator. It before the trip is best to wash out (say at a service station to have done). If you forget about this, you may regret it.

Inspect wheels

Measure the tire pressure and inflate them to the level that is recommended by the manufacturer.

At the same time check whether the tire was erased. 1.6 mm - this minimum tread depth required by the rules, but it is an indicator, which can only get to shop for new tires. On bald tires have nothing to do on the roads, which are often far from ideal. Wheels should be replaced in a couple of weeks before the trip to check them in.

Check everything in the cabin

When checking the car, do not forget about what is in the cabin. In the end, it is you in it will have to spend many hours.

Adjust the radar detector

Radar detector does not need to break the rules with impunity. Especially if this is a good detector. Neoline X-COP 4100 - Assistant to the unfamiliar road, which is easier to focus on the new highway. He warns of the security cameras, which are usually installed in the most challenging for the driver's seat. So that parts of the route, where it signals the need to be careful.

Buy the device with GPS. Such a detector and the distance to show the dangers, and the site with the "Avtodor" determines and posts DPS will warn.

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Neoline X-COP 4100 is adjusted so that the driver has always been focused on the road. For example, you can disable alert when you drive slowly to 40 km / h: this speed and so makes all difficult sections.

In addition, you can make your own mark on the GPS: mark of the road as a danger zone. When you come back, Neoline X-COP 4100 will signal and warn that difficult to come part of the way.

You can set the maximum speed at which the drive on the highway, and if it is exceeded, the radar detector will warn about it. So you will be sure to stay within the rules, even if dreaming, behind the wheel.

Set the DVR

He needed a long way in not only to foul someone. I have not been lucky enough to be on the track, which is not the first year repair. Road signs on it are unpredictable: some dismantled, some simply inundated with piles of building materials and debris. Drivers do not know about it, as opposed to the traffic police, which are located in the most "dangerous" sites. The sign can not be seen, as well as to prove that without the registrar.

The long journey, choose the device that will remove the roads and roadsides. we recommend Neoline Wide S39.

It gives a clear picture, even if the light changes quickly when the road passes through a tunnel or dive under the bridge when the dusk and some lights are not working. In the dark, the lens automatically changes the filter and removes a clear black-and-white image.

Provide a review

Navigate you still will not be on the image on the display of the DVR, though Neoline Wide S39 it big.

Check the condition of the windshield and wipers. Go with cracks a bad idea to go with a poorly working wipers - even worse.

Buy summer wiper fluid or add to a regular pair of liquid drops water for dishwashing. This will help to deal with nasty contaminants: hundreds of midges, which will certainly remain on the glass.

Take care of air

Air travel has to be clean and cool.

Ahead dusty and busy roads. Replace the pollen filter, so as not to breathe all that fills the street.

Check the air conditioning system before leaving, because to roll in the heat with the windows wide open - bad idea. Hot air does not cool the interior, but the dust swallowed.

Gather everything you need

This checklist is not universal. Still, much depends on where you are going, on what and for how long are going to stay on the road. We are talking about the minimum that must be in the car if you want to pass more than one day:

1. Documentation.
2. A spare set of keys.
3. Spare wheel.
4. Warning triangle.
5. Jack.
6. Pump.
7. Key.
8. Repair kit for tires.
9. Cable.
10. First aid kit.
11. Fire extinguisher.
12. Spare bulbs for headlights and lamps.
13. Set of tools.

For road life hacking

Plan your route

Be sure to bring the card on paper. Electronics better and more convenient, but the road - a road, a smartphone can bring in the most inopportune moment. And according to the law of meanness everything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

It would be great if you look ahead, where you can stop and spend the night, and also noted on the map, in which cities have service centers serving your brand of car.

Make stocks

Take plenty of water, especially if there is no air conditioning. It will need more and to wash their hands wet wipes do not always help, but they need to be bigger.

For snacking take something that does not deteriorate in the sun: muesli bars, dry food, hard fruits, breads. Chicken, eggs, and other pleasures of travelers try to stops.

find travel

Need to go at least two of us, with the second well to be able to drive a car. Spend a day behind the wheel - a tough job, and the road to the sea can take several days. Therefore, check the documents again: insert the second driver in the insurance.

If the driver is alone, set the time, during which he will be behind the wheel. And in any case, do not exceed the limit.

Tired man behind the wheel - a terrible danger on the road. Therefore, the driver must sleep well and about once per hour stop to stretch your shoulders and back.

Select a location for the power

The main sign of a good roadside cafe - a string of trucks, lined up in a parking lot truckers. Retrieved experience. If the place chosen truckers, then there can be tasty, safe and inexpensive meal.

Prepare clothes and shoes

Drive the car better in the closed and light clothing. Shoes should sit tight on the leg. Choose shoes, sneakers, but in any case, not flip-flops. This is a dangerous shoes, which at any moment could slip off the legs and hide under the pedal.

Be sure to take the road reflective vest. Worth a penny, it does not take place, but if at dusk will have to leave the car on the side of the road or on the road, will be indispensable.

Record playlists

In order not to be distracted by perescholkivanie radio stations and do not worry, when the connection to the road go haywire.

Make emergency reserve

Bring the stock of money. They should be so much so that you can get home without a car. Just in case.

Tell me how you are preparing for a long journey.