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 Previous issues: (ESPAÑOL)

Number 1 / Sep 28, 2007
  - Which is the proper driving position? (1)
  - Using automatic transmissions
  - What is a vehicle policy good for?
Number 2 / Oct 4, 2007
  - Which is the proper driving position? (2)
  - What to do when the engine overheats
  - Evaluate and train drivers
Number 3 / Oct 11, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (1)
  - How to distribute load in trucks
  - The reasons why road research is necessary
Number 4 / Oct 18, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (2)
  - Tips to conserve the battery
  - Auditing vehicles
Number 5 / Oct 25, 2007
  - How to brake correctly (3)
  - How to maintain tires in good conditions?
  - Managing vehicle risk
Number 6 / Nov 1, 2007
  - How we adjust car mirrors?
  - How to prevent the engine from overheating?
  - Accidents study
Number 7 / Nov 8, 2007
  - Precautions when driving at night
  - Fifth Wheel and King Pin (1)
  - Trip planning, a combining tool
Number 8 / Nov 15, 2007
  - Braking with air brakes
  - Fifth Wheel and King Pin (2)
  - Repair shop audits
Number 9 / Nov 22, 2007
  - The overtake manoeuvre (1)
  - Tire maintenance (1)
  - 24hs driving safely recording
Number 10 / Nov 29, 2007
  - The overtake manoeuvre (2)
  - Tire maintenance (2)
  - Taking responsibility for the hired driving
Number 11 / Dec 6, 2007
  - Driving when it rains
  - Understanding tire markings
  - Access control
Number 12 / Dec 13, 2007
  - Driving with Anti Lock Braking System
  - Coupling system safety
  - Safe driving, Values and Culture
Number 13 / Dec 21, 2007
  - When it's better to avoid driving?
  - Safety chains for coupling systems
  - Management rules and certification
Number 14 / Dec 27, 2007
  - Overspeed brakes' trailers
  - Air conditioning maintenance
  - Where to start from
Number 15 / May 14, 2008
  - Driving Definition
  - Clutch maintenance
Number 16 / May 28, 2008
  - The Attitude's influence when driving
  - Gear box oil
Number 17 / Jun 11, 2008
  - Driving through curves
  - How to choose the best tires
Number 18 / Jun 25, 2008
  - Anxiety effects in driving
  - Maintained shock absorbers, safety vehicles
Number 19 / Jul 10, 2008
  - Driving backwards
  - Prepare your vehicle for cold weather
Number 20 / Jul 23, 2008
  - Sleeping well, better driving
  - Exhaust fumes colour diagnosis
Number 21 / Aug 6, 2008
  - How to ascend and descend slopes safely
  - The engine cooling system
Number 22 / Aug 20, 2008
  - Dysfunctional beliefs in women and men driving
  - Safe Load in Tank Trucks
Number 23 / Sep 3, 2008
  - Driving in the fog
  - Safe lights
Number 24 / Sep 17, 2008
  - Driving in the fog - Second part
  - Hydraulic brakes safe maintenance (1)
Number 25 / Oct 1, 2008
  - Bad habits and their influence in behaviour
  - Hydraulic brakes safe maintenance (2)
Number 26 / Oct 15, 2008
  - How we learn to drive
  - Reducing tire air pressure
Number 27 / Oct 29, 2008
  - Crossing junctions
  - Dangerous alterations and modifications on heavy vehicles
Number 28 / Nov 12, 2008
  - Driving and distraction
  - Common transmission failures
Number 29 / Nov 26, 2008
  - Two different ways of understanding "Driving"
  - Safe lights
Number 30 / Dec 10, 2008
  - Preventing distractions
  - Failures easy to be detected
Number 31 / Jan 14, 2009
  - "Accident", its definition
  - Electronic Stability Control
Number 32 / Jan 28, 2009
  - Fatigue, the driving enemy
  - The steering on vehicles
Number 33 / Feb 11, 2009
  - Perceptual phenomena
  - Steering regulation
Number 34 / Feb 25, 2009
  - Car drivers and bikers, an intelligent coexistence
  - Progress in steering systems
Number 35 / Mar 11, 2009
  - Wrong horn usage
  - How the clutch works
Number 36 / 25 Mar, 2009
  - Driving in snowy roads
  - Clutch maintenance
Number 37 / 8 Abr, 2009
  - Understanding signposting
  - Expiring dates
Number 38 / 22 Abr, 2009
  - Rage control
  - The importance of the engine's torque when driving (1)
Number 39 / 6 May, 2009
  - Can we improve our driving techniques?
  - The importance of the engine's torque when driving (2)
Number 40 / 20 May, 2009
  - Driving and antidepressants, a dangerous combination
  - Correct 4x4 transmissions usage
Number 41 / 3 Jun, 2009
  - The attention degree can be improved
  - Maintenance: the key to extend the engine's service life
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Info Manejo July 10, 2008
 number 19
We are sending you the INFO MANEJO's 19th issue. In this number you will learn how to prepare your vehicle for cold weather and how to drive backwards.

We also invite you to visit our new web site www.infomanejo.com where you will find previous INFO MANEJO issues, in their Spanish and English versions.

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   Driving backwards
The great majority of vehicles are prepared to drive forward, that is why the different mechanisms related to steering and its alignment respond better to this sense of running.

This produces some limitations when driving backwards, obvious difficulties that oblige to turn round, calculate distances through mirrors, plus the reduced rear window surface.

Also, as we perform this maneuver sporadically, our practice is generally not as good as we would want it to be. Therefore, we list some suggestions to take into consideration:

+ Plan the maneuver in advance.

+ If you are not sure if the vehicle passes or not, or if the visibility is not good, do not hesitate in coming out of the car and checking the road state and if the vehicle passes.

+ Regulate the speed with the clutch, preventing to accelerate the engine, and this will give us more control.

+ In case of parking, the great difficulty in this maneuver is after turning, and when trying to straighten back its way. This maneuver can be facilitated by stopping the car and checking that the steering wheel when turning it to check when the wheels are effectively straightened.

+ If you want to continue going backwards, you can turn yourself round, placing one of your hands over the upper central part of the steering wheel and keeping it fixed on that position, as a point of reference of straight wheels. This way we can prevent zigzagging.

+ Do not think in "right" or "left", just think the side where you want to go and in that direction turn the still hand with the steering wheel. To straighten, turn back the hand to the centre.

+ Remember that when driving backwards, the steering does not return and it tends to turn easily, thus we must force it to go back and keep it straight.

+ When you finish the maneuver, and if you are in leveled lands, it's suggested to leave the vehicle with the wheels straight.

+ Any time you can, practice and you will earn safety.

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    Prepare your vehicle for cold weather
When we transit through below 0ºC temperature places it turns necessary to be more careful with some elements of our vehicles:

+ Fill with antifreeze liquid the windscreen washer deposit.

+ Do not use lights, radios or electronic elements with the engine stopped. The battery autonomy when temperatures are below 0º reduces to 20% of the real one, plus the aggravating fact that when it goes dead, the battery water separates from the acid and it freezes. At that point, it is impossible to recover or recharge the battery with the normal procedure.

+ Many manuals suggest that in this kind to situations it is recommended to press the clutch when turning on the engine. Check if your vehicle manual also gives this advice.

+ Bear in mind that when using the hand brake, the brake shoe and the mechanism might block, and the spring mechanisms are not enough to deactivate it.

+ If the door locks freeze, use hot water only.

+ In case it snows, carry with you tyre chains and safety elements in good conditions. Check and learn how to use the chains before having to use them.

+ Before departure, check if the indicators, levels, etc are under the normal values to prevent problems if we have to stop in the middle of a snowfall.

+ If the vehicle is equipped with ABS brakes, bear in mind that when circulating through snow, ice or other low adherence and grip surfaces, braking distances lengthen to prevent wheels blocking. In this case the brake must not be pumped, it should be pressed continuously.

+ If the windscreen is frozen, use antifreeze or alcohol, but never use hot water because it could break the crystal.

+ Try to have the fuel deposit full, the rear axle will be heavier and more stable and you will have heating a longer time in case the vehicle can not move.


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