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Contents: getting to know your vehicle: things every driver should know, preventive maintenance: A Monthly Under-the-Hood Check, the Way to Your Car’s Heart Is through Your Toolbox, What Makes It Go? The Inner Secrets of Your Car Revealed!; powering Up with Air, Fuel, and Fire: the Electrical System: Your Car’s Spark of Life, keeping Your Electrical System in Tune, the Traditional Fuel System: The Heart and Lungs of Your Car, keeping Your Fuel System in Tune, diesels For Dummies, from Horses to Hybrids: Alternatively Powered Vehicles; staying Cool and In Control: the Cooling System Up Close, keeping Your Car from Getting Heartburn, Oil: Keeping Your Car Young and Happy, It’s the Brakes!, be a Buddy to Your Brakes and Bearings; smoothing the Ride: Steering and Suspension, Tires and Transmissions: steering and Suspension Systems Smooth the Way, how to Keep Your Car from Getting Sore Feet: Tires, Alignment, and Balancing, take the Drive Train: Understanding and Maintaining Your Transmission without Losing Your Mind; staying Safe and Dealing with Emergencies: staying Safe on the Road, troubleshooting Leaks, Squeaks, Smells, and Strange Sensations, what to do if your car drops dead or won’t start, when all else fails: Finding and Dealing with a Good Mechanic; helping your vehicle look its best: keeping your Vehicle Clean and Beautiful, Bodywork: Getting Rid of Dings, Dents, and Other Hard Knocks; the Part of Tense: the Ten Most Important Preventive Maintenance Measures, ten “Eco-Logical” Ways to Save Fuel.