Do not exceed the vehicle load specified in the manual. Overloading causes damage to the front suspension components, bending of the rear axle beam, premature tire wear, body vibration, and loss of vehicle stability. The weight of the load with the luggage rack installed on the roof of the vehicle must not exceed 50 kg without exceeding the payload.
The soft suspension of the car absorbs vibrations well even when driving fast on uneven roads. However, sharp impacts can deform the axles of the lower arms and damage other parts of the chassis of the car. Therefore, when driving on such roads, do not develop high speed.
Regularly check the condition of the ball joint protective rubber boots and the steering rod joint protective caps. If the boot or cap is damaged, water and dirt will penetrate the joint, causing increased wear and tear. Replace a damaged boot or cap with a new one.
For lubricating units and assemblies, filling the fuel tank, use materials recommended by the manufacturer.
Failure to comply with this recommendation will result in premature failure of the vehicle units. It should be especially remembered that AI-93 gasoline, colored orange-red, is leaded. Leaded gasoline is poisonous. Therefore, do not allow it to come into contact with your skin, clothing, interior upholstery, or perform any work that could result in leaded gasoline or its vapors getting into your mouth.
Do not engage the starter while the engine is running. This may cause damage to the pinion gear teeth or flywheel.
It is not allowed to move the car from a place using the starter. Start the car in first gear, with the parking brake lever fully lowered. Remember that exhaust gases are poisonous. Therefore, the room where the engine is started and warmed up must be well ventilated.
In cold weather, before turning on the windshield wipers, make sure that the brushes are not frozen to the glass. Failure to follow this recommendation may lead not only to the breakage of the brushes, but also to the failure of their electric drives.
Do not operate the vehicle with the low oil pressure indicator light on. The light may come on at minimum crankshaft speed in idle mode. When the speed increases, the light should go out. Lighting of the light in operating engine modes indicates insufficient pressure in the lubrication system.
Never allow the engine to operate at a crankshaft speed at which the tachometer needle is in the red zone of the scale. A tachometer needle in the yellow zone signals that the crankshaft speed is approaching the maximum permissible one.
Operating tires at pressures other than those recommended will result in premature wear and tear, as well as reduced vehicle stability and control.
Always keep the battery terminals and clamps clean and their connections secure. Remember that oxidation of terminals and clamps, as well as their careless connection, cause sparking at the point of unreliable contact, which can lead to failure of the vehicle's electronic equipment. For the same reason, it is not allowed to check the generator's performance with the engine running by removing the clamps from the battery.
When installing the battery on the vehicle, make sure that the wires are connected in accordance with the polarity indicated on their ends and the battery terminals (the positive terminal is larger than the negative one).
When charging the battery directly on the car from an external power source, be sure to disconnect it from the generator. The battery is connected to the terminal "30" of the generator with a positive wire (tip "+").
In a variant version, cars can be equipped with a contactless ignition system (CIS). Due to the fact that CIS is a high-energy ignition system, it is not allowed to start the engine using a spark gap, and with the engine running, disconnect the high-voltage wires and check the high-voltage circuits for a "spark", as this can lead to burnout of high-voltage components and failure of the ignition system.
If the "CHECK ENGINE" light comes on while the engine is running, this does not mean that the engine must be stopped immediately; the controller has backup modes that allow the engine to operate under conditions close to normal. However, the cause of the lamp lighting should be determined by a service facility as soon as possible.
The engine of a car with a fuel injection system with a catalytic converter and an oxygen concentration sensor works properly if only unleaded gasoline is used. The use of leaded gasoline will quickly disable these elements (neutralizer and oxygen concentration sensor), smoky exhaust appears and fuel consumption increases sharply.
The neutralizer may also fail in the event of misfires in the ignition system, since in this case clean fuel will enter the neutralizer and the temperature in it will increase sharply, which will cause cracks in the ceramic block. Therefore, regularly perform all maintenance work on the ignition system prescribed by the service book.
Since the catalytic converter is very hot, make sure that there is no dry grass or other flammable material under the catalytic converter when parking the vehicle (rags, shavings, etc.).