As of: March 23, 2024, 4:53 a.m
By: David Holzner
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Dirt, heat and mess.
Anyone who drives a lot knows the problems of driving.
Ten tips that you won't find in any user manual.
For many people, the car has become an integral part of everyday life.
It's only logical that you want to be as comfortable, clean and pleasant as possible on your own four wheels.
But as the number of miles on the clock increases, so does the dirt, mess and problems.
If you drive a lot and far, these tips can make your life easier.
Ten life hacks for the car.
Clever tips for the car: 1. Fridge in the glove compartment
Your car's glove compartment may contain a feature that many people are not aware of.
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It can get very hot in a car in summer.
Unless you transport a cool box in the car, drinks you bring with you quickly become warm and inedible.
What many people don't know is that your car may have an improvised mini-fridge.
Open your glove box and see if there is a small wheel inside with a fan or cooling symbol.
If so, turn it up.
The air conditioning system now blows cold air into the glove compartment and cools everything you store in it.
Life hacks for driving: 2. Note your sitting position with adhesive tape
Anyone who shares their car with other drivers is probably familiar with this problem.
Before driving off, the seat must first be adjusted correctly.
This can be annoying.
Sometimes it even takes several tries to find the usual position.
This tip can help: Put your seat in the desired position.
Next, use a strip of tape to mark the fixed part under your seat that never moves.
Then stick another strip on your seat in the same position.
From now on, before you set off, all you have to do is bring the strips of tape together to achieve your favorite position.
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Tips when it's hot in the car: 3. Avoid a hot steering wheel
When the sun shines through the windshield in summer, the car's fittings heat up.
The steering wheel can also become so hot that just touching it can be uncomfortable.
You can't think about driving off at first and you have to wait until the steering wheel cools down.
To avoid this, there is a simple but clever tip.
After parking, simply turn your steering wheel 180 degrees.
This means the top side is at the bottom and doesn't get as hot.
Before you drive off, turn your steering wheel back up and have a pleasantly warm surface.
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Paper clip trick for the car: 4. Do-It-Yourself fragrance dispenser
If you want to do without scented trees and other accessories but still want a pleasant scent in your car, this tip is recommended.
Take a small wooden paper clip.
Drizzle with essential oils of your choice and attach the clip to the ventilation opening.
The air flow in the car distributes the scent evenly and creates a pleasant atmosphere.
5. Muffin tin in cup holder
The cup holders in a car are used for more than just storing water bottles or coffee containers.
Many drivers collect coins, parking tickets, candies or other things in them that there is no other space for.
A lot of dirt and dust can collect.
If you want to save yourself the work of cleaning the interior of your car, use this tip.
Simply line the cup holders with paper muffin cups.
This means you stay clean and still don't lose their purpose.
6. Cat litter for oil stains
A car needs oil to keep the engine running smoothly.
However, every now and then it happens that a car leaks and the lubricant drips onto the parking space in your garage entrance.
But oil stains are easy to fix.
As
T-Online.de
explains, you only need cat litter or sawdust.
To do this, put the cat litter on the oil stain.
Leave it on the stain overnight to completely absorb the oil.
The next day, sweep away and discard the litter or sawdust.
If the oil stain has dried, liquefy it before removing it.
This can be achieved with grease-dissolving aids such as turpentine, dishwashing liquid or mineral spirits, as
T-Online.de
further explains.
7. What to do with the waste?
Anyone who travels by car often and for a long time usually has a lot of provisions with them.
Drinks, snacks, sweets.
Once these have been eaten, you are usually faced with a problem: what to do with all the rubbish?
Whether it's packaging or leftover food, most of the time the rubbish just ends up on the passenger seat or on the floor.
Use this tip to keep your car clean.
Use a trash can.
You don't necessarily have to buy one, you can also improvise.
A larger yoghurt pot that has been washed out beforehand does the same thing.
This means you can collect the rubbish in one place and dispose of it easily at the next rest stop.
8. Hold drinks with a roll of tape
If you don't have a suitable cup holder, or they're all already occupied, use this improvised solution: A roll of tape can also hold your soda cans or bottles.
Place the roll in a free space on your shelf.
Alternatively, you can also place the roll of tape on the passenger seat.
However, you should be careful when braking abruptly or turning sharply.
In general, it can be useful to carry a roll of tape in your car.
You never know when you might need them.
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9. Organize the trunk
For many people, the trunk of a car is an extended storage room in which many things collect over time.
Before you want to transport larger things, you first have to make space.
Avoid this by keeping your trunk tidy and structured right from the start.
Use boxes for this.
Divide the trunk into different sections and transport groceries, tools or sports equipment separately.
This way you can find everything quickly and save space.
10. Avoid electric shock
It has probably happened to most drivers.
You get out of the car, close your door and get a mild electric shock.
The friction between your clothing and the seat gave you a static charge.
As Paul Weiß, professor at the Chair of High Voltage Technology and Electromagnetic Compatibility at the University of Kaiserslautern, explains to the
Rheinische Post
, this can be avoided by holding on to the vehicle's mass while getting out.
The electricity that hits us when we get out of the car is static electricity.
Therefore, touch the window frame, for example.
This will reduce the static charge and allow you to get out with peace of mind.