What documents should be brought for the first car maintenance?

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VanBrielle
07/29/25 6:50pm
The items required for the first maintenance include: driver's license; maintenance manual; warranty manual; owner's ID card; vehicle's driving license; vehicle purchase invoice, and vehicle registration certificate to the designated first maintenance institution for the vehicle's first maintenance. Important note: Make an appointment with the 4S store in advance. The first maintenance refers to the initial maintenance after the new car has been driven, and the specific time varies depending on the car, usually after driving 1000 to 3000 kilometers. The car needs to participate in the first maintenance in time, neither in advance nor delayed. The realization of the first maintenance marks the end of the car's running-in period, and it can be driven according to the standard load and normal speed required by the car. The time for the first car insurance is calculated according to the date of car collection. There are two indicator values for the first maintenance time: mileage and time. Whichever comes first is the standard. The first maintenance items include: oil change, oil filter replacement, cleaning of the air filter, checking whether various oil levels are normal, checking whether the generator belt and wiper blades are damaged, checking whether the tire pressure is normal, and checking whether the tires are damaged or bulging, etc. Required time: It takes about 2 hours to complete all the work. The most important thing for the first maintenance of a new car is to change the oil and oil filter. When changing the oil, the oil filter must be replaced together. When choosing the oil, you must refer to the "Vehicle Use and Maintenance Manual", as different models have different specifications for the oil to be used. Maintenance precautions: Do not rinse the interior of the car body with water: Many people will organize and clean the car by themselves during holidays, rinsing the body with water and scrubbing with a cloth. Here, it needs to be reminded that the interior of the car body does not need to be directly rinsed with water. If the floor mats are dirty, you can use a vacuum cleaner, or take them out, brush them with detergent, dry them, and then put them back. There are many through holes in the grooves under the rubber mats on the floor of the cab. After water enters, it will not dry by air, but will flow through the through holes to parts such as the gearbox for erosion and corrosion. The good practice is to clean with a vacuum cleaner and then scrub with a cloth to prevent water accumulation. Do not mix different brands of antifreeze: When the antifreeze in the car is insufficient, it is recommended that you drain the antifreeze as soon as possible and add the same brand of antifreeze from the beginning. Because the chemical functions of antifreeze of different brands are quite different. Various functional anticorrosives will corrode other functional anticorrosives. Different brands of antifreeze use different anticorrosives. Do not mix them to avoid unnecessary trouble. Do not lubricate tire bolts and nuts: When the bolts on the running car are rusty, they are usually oiled so that they can work normally again. In order to prevent the bolts and nuts on the wheels from rusting, some people apply lubricating oil to the bolts and nuts, but this brings necessary risks to safe driving. When the car is driving at high speed, the bolts and nuts are simply lifted or even dropped, causing driving failure. When promoting the EFI car, there is no need to step on the accelerator: The promoter of the EFI car is different from that of ordinary cars. Its fuel injection control device can actively adjust the fuel supply according to the temperature and working conditions of the promoter, making the promoter smoothly promoted.
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