CAR DAILY INSPECTION CHECKLIST

                            CAR DAILY INSPECTION CHECKLIST     



        For better and safer car driving, you have to do daily inspection of your car.
        Daily inspection of your car consists of 3 stages.
        They are, 1.) Outside the car, 2.) Inside the bonnet, 3.) Inside the car.
              
    A.) OUTSIDE THE CAR
        1.) Around the vehicle : Go around your car and look for any obvious
                                             damages / problems.
        2.) General cleaning  : Clean the car door, mirrors, body parts with a
                                           clean cotton cloth.
        3.) Tyre pressure      : Check and ensure right tyre pressure for every
                                          wheel of your car.
        4.) Hub nuts & bolts : Check the wheel hub nuts and bolts are intact.
        5.) Wheel Chokes     : Remove any stones / particles stuck in between
                                             tyre buttons.
        6.) Spare wheel & jack : Ensure that spare wheel and jack is available.
          
    B.) INSIDE THE BONNET
        1.) Engine oil level       : Check and ensure the engine oil level and its
                                            color is good.
        2.) Brake fluid level      : Check and ensure the brake fluid level is good.
        3.) Battery Electrolyte :  Check the battery electrolyte condition.
        4.) Fan Belt            :      Check the fan belt condition.
        5.) Wiper Water Coolant level : Check the wiper water coolant level.
          
    C.) INSIDE THE CAR
        1.) Seat adjustment     : Adjust your driving seat in such a way that you
                                            are able to comfortably sit and access ABC
                                            (Clutch, Brake, Accelerator), Gear, Steering wheel.
        2.) Mirror adjustment   : a.) Left/Right side 'rear view mirror' adjustment:
                                  Adjust your left side and right side rear view
                                  mirrors in such a way that you can see your car
                                  body and its rear edge in 20% of the mirror,
                                  and road side view in 80% of the mirror.
                                  In the 20 % given for viewing car rear part, align the
                                  mirror to see the tail lamp in middle of that segment,
                                  so that you won't tilt the mirror too much, either facing
                                  the sky or the ground :-)

                                                     20%      80%
                                                  +----+------------+
                                                   |Car |     Road       |
                         Tail lamp seen--> o     |                    |
                                                   |View|     View      |
                                                  +----+------------+
                                               Left / Right Side Rear View Mirror Alignment
                                    
                                   b.) Center 'rear view mirror' adjustment.
                                   Adjust the 'center rear view mirror' in such a way
                                   that you can see the backside windscreen completely
                                   in the 'center rear view mirror'.  Now, your rear
                                   view mirror focuses on the entire backside
                                   windscreen glass there by you can see the vehicle behind.                             
        3.) Seat belt             : Ensure every one is wearing the seat belt.
        4.) ABC Control     : Check Accelerator, Brake, and Clutch is working.
        5.) Hand Brake       : Check handbrake is working fine.
                                          Before moving off, disengage the handbrake.
        6.) Gear lever          : Check whether you are able to change the gears.
        7.) Meter Gauge      : Check the various meters like speedometer,
                                         trip meter, odometer.
                                         Check the gauges like Fuel, Hot and Cold gauges
                                         Check any malfunction indication lights are glowing.
        8.) All doors and windows locked.
        9.) All lights and indicators.
        10.) Documents        : Ensure that you have following 4 documents
                                   while driving in India.
                                     i.)  DL - Driving License
                                    ii.)  RC - Vehicle Registration Certificate
                                   iii.)  Vehicle insurance
                                    iv.)  Pollution under control certificate