Table of contents: Guide built on the system ↓ Maintenance and preventive care ↓ Prevention according to the… ↓
The manual in your hands is a guide to all the components and mechanisms of the car. It explains how the mechanisms work and how you can best service and care for your car. You will see: repairing your car yourself is an activity that brings pleasure and saves money. If you have the necessary know-how, some malfunctions turn into a mere trifle, since sometimes a few minutes are enough to get the car running again.
Guide built on the system
Each chapter of this Manual has sections on "Theory", "Maintenance" and "Repair".
Theory: Here you will find information about the mechanism and its operation. In addition to detailed descriptions, you will also find in this section a technical dictionary with theoretical information about special problems.
Maintenance: A detailed manual with step-by-step explanations of all operations. Pictograms indicate the time required to perform the operation, the level of difficulty and the existing risks to your safety and the environment. Photos clearly explain the work process and the problems that arise.
Repair: The work steps are presented in the same way as for car maintenance work. Practical tips help you diagnose faults and difficulties. The Repair section often contains a fault index, which lists possible faults, their causes and how to fix them.
A technical dictionary puts everything in its place: concise and precise explanations of terms, principles, and relationships.
Step-by-step instructions allow you to carry out all maintenance and repair operations with the book in hand. It indicates what you need to apply efforts to and what to watch out for.
The ideal assistant in case of breakdown "List of faults" helps you systematically study the faults and breakdowns of your car. In addition, here you will find advice on how to eliminate this or that fault.
Practical advice for car enthusiasts: Here you will find information on how to quickly and effectively determine the cause of the malfunction and solve the problem.
Maintenance and preventive care
On the next page you will find the maintenance schedule. It is based on the maintenance schedule that car manufacturers provide to their branded service stations. In addition, this schedule contains some preventive maintenance operations for those units that the traffic police pay attention to during a technical inspection. If you are not sure whether you will be able to perform the corresponding operation in a timely manner and thoroughly, refer to the relevant sections of our reference book. The pictograms, the meaning of which is explained below, will tell you what work you can do yourself and where the participation of a specialist from a service station is required.
Prevention according to the reference book: list of operations
At the beginning of this guide we have included a list of preventive operations that will help you perform routine maintenance, prepare your car for winter or technical inspection. It indicates which operations you need to perform and where in the Manual you can find their description. It is best to make a copy of the list of required operations and mark the completed items with check marks.