For days.
Heavy snowfall in many places in Hubei.
What should I do if my car window freezes?
Never pour hot water! Don't break it with your hands!
The main cause of car glass icing.
After the person leaves the car, there is still hot air in the car, so that the car glass is still hot, and the snowflakes melt first when they fall on the glass.
As the snow melts, the temperature inside the car gradually decreases, and when the temperature inside the car is the same as the temperature outside the car, the snow melted on the glass begins to freeze.
Do not use hot water to clear snow from the body.
In the morning, many car owners are in a hurry to go to work and want to quickly clear the snow on the car, so they pour hot water on the car, which is very harmful to the vehicle.
Damaged car paint: Car paint is the protective layer of the car, and pouring hot water on it can cause damage to the car paint.
Broken glass: If your car glass freezes in the winter, pouring hot water on the car glass at this time will cause the glass to crack.
How to clear snow from the car body.
Start the car and heat the body: Start the car first and turn on the hot air, the purpose is to warm up the car in advance, and at the same time let the temperature rise as soon as possible.
Use snow removal tools: If there is a special snow removal tool, such as a snow removal shovel, it can be used to remove snow from the vehicle. If you don't have special tools, you can use items such as cardboard shells, or plastic scrapers, but be careful not to scratch the paintwork.
Remove snow carefully: For larger snow, you can use a duster or snow removal tool to pat it off first and then wash it with warm water. For the snow on the car window, you can first use a duster to remove most of the snow, and then use a softer rag to wipe it off, and gently wipe it to clear the snow on the glass.
Pay attention to the way of snow removal: do not use hot water to pour the body, the correct way is to use a duster to pat off the snow first, and then wash it with room temperature water.
What should I do if the door is frozen?
The car door is frozen, this situation is not easy to solve, you can only use warm water to pour the icy place, or wipe with warm water, after the door is opened, wipe all the residual water dry, otherwise the door crack will be thicker ice.
What should I do if my car window or windshield is frozen?
The first thing to do is to warm up the car, and then shovel the snow off the body and glass, and the engine is almost hot during the time of shoveling the snow. At this time, enter the car, turn on the heater, set the front windshield mode, turn on the rear windshield heating, and the ice and snow will melt after a few minutes.
Tip: Rubbing raw onions on your windows and windshield the night before frost will keep your car safe from frost and ice.
Another way to avoid freezing is to cover the windshield with a rubber bath mat.
What should I do if the rearview mirror is icy?
If your car has heated mirrors, this problem is easy to solve. If you don't have it, you have to prepare a bottle of water and pour it on the rearview mirror, and the ice will melt quickly. Then wipe it with a dry cloth, if it really doesn't work, prepare a discarded bank card, scrape it in one direction, don't use too much force.
Tip: You can put a plastic bag over the mirror and fix it with a rubber band or clip.
What should I do if the wipers freeze?
After finding that the wiper is frozen, do not break it or pour it with hot water, otherwise the wiper will be deformed and the glass will crack easily. The correct way is to turn on the air conditioner after the car is hot, adjust the wind direction to the position of the front windshield, and wipe the windshield wipers with a soft cloth dipped in alcohol.
Alcohol prevents the wipers from freezing on the glass, so even in the coldest weather, this trick definitely works.
What to do if the door lock is frozen.
When encountering this phenomenon, the best thing to do is to use a hair dryer to aim at the lock cylinder and blow hot air, which can be opened in a while. Or use a lighter to heat the car key, and then gently insert the hot key into the keyhole, and the ice of the keyhole will melt when exposed to the heat.
What should I do if the handbrake freezes?
When you make sure there are no obstacles in front of or behind, engage in first gear or reverse gear, and gently press the accelerator to try to move back and forth. If the effect is not good, you can also use a jack to prop up the rear wheels of the vehicle separately and kick the rear wheels with your feet.
What should I do if my tires freeze?
Don't get hard when the tires are frozen, use a shovel to remove the ice first, and be careful not to damage the tires. Then, using the handbrake described above, engage in first gear or reverse, and gently press the accelerator or idle to try to move the vehicle back and forth.
Be careful when parking at night in winter.
Parking in snow is a problem in itself, try to park in the underground parking lot, there is really no suitable place to park in the open field, if the car is parked under the tree, if there is too much snow on the tree, in case the branch falls on the car is a lot of damage!
Secondly, don't stay in a place where the snow melts and there is water on a snowy day, it is easy to freeze the wheels, which may cause the wheels to deform when starting!
Wash your car in time after heavy snowfall.
Generally, after heavy snowfall, many car owners do not wash their cars, and want to wait until sunny days to wash, here is a reminder: do not ignore the problem of vehicle cleaning after rain and snow, because even if the body snow is cleared, it is still impossible to completely remove the erosion of residual substances on the car paint.
In addition, the snow on the road also has an erosive effect on the tire, if not cleaned in time, it is easy to change the original physical properties of the tire, accelerating aging!
After washing the car after snow, dry the car in time, open the doors and windows, and wipe the water traces in time to prevent the residual water from freezing in the door cracks, window cracks and rearview mirrors. If it freezes, you can drive the car to the basement, garage and other places with a slightly higher temperature, and it will naturally dissolve after ten minutes.
*: Released in Hubei.