Safe Driving Techniques; Driving During Cold Weather - Mitsubishi Mirage 2017 Owner's Manual

Safe driving techniques

Replace your tires before they are heavily
worn out.
On vehicles equipped with a tire pressure
monitoring system, there is a risk of damage
to the tire inflation pressure sensors when the
tire is replaced on the rim. Tire replacement
should, only be performed by an authorized
Mitsubishi Motors dealer.
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Lights
Have someone watch while you turn all the
exterior lights on and off. Also check the turn
signal indicators and high-beam indicators on
the instrument panel.
Fluid leaks
Check the ground under the vehicle after
parking overnight, for fuel, water, oil, or
other leaks. Make sure all the fluid levels are
correct. Also, if you can smell fuel, you need
to find out why immediately and have it
fixed.
Safe driving techniques
Even this vehicle's safety equipment, and
your safest driving, cannot guarantee that you
can avoid an accident or injury. However, if
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you give extra attention to the following
areas, you can better protect yourself and
your passengers:
 Drive defensively. Be aware of traffic,
road and weather conditions. Leave plenty
of stopping distance between your vehicle
and the vehicle ahead.
 Before changing lanes, check your mir-
rors, your blind spots, and use your turn-
signal light.
 While driving, watch the behavior of
other drivers, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
 Always obey applicable laws and regula-
tions. Be a polite and alert driver. Always
leave room for unexpected events, such as
sudden braking.
 If you plan to drive in another country,
obey their vehicle registration laws and
make sure you will be able to get the right
fuel.

Driving during cold weather

 Check the battery. At the same time,
check the terminals and wiring. During
extremely cold weather, the battery will
not be as strong. Also, the battery power
level may drop because more power is
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used for cold starting and driving.
Before driving the vehicle, check to see if
the engine runs at the proper speed and if
the headlights are as bright as normally.
Charge or replace the battery if necessary.
During extreme cold weather, it is possi-
ble that a very low battery could freeze.
WARNING
 The battery gives off explosive hydrogen
gas. Any spark or flame can cause the bat-
tery to explode, which could cause serious
injury or death.
Always wear protective clothes and a face
mask when working with your battery, or
let a skilled mechanic do it.
 Warm the engine sufficiently. After start-
ing the engine, allow a short warm-up
time to distribute oil to all cylinders. Then
drive your vehicle slowly.
 Stay at low speeds at first so that the man-
ual transaxle oil or the automatic transaxle
fluid has time to spread to all the lubrica-
tion points.
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 Manual transaxle can be harder to shift in
cold weather conditions. This is normal
and shifting will get easier as the transaxle
warms up.
 Check the engine antifreeze.
If there is not enough coolant because of a
leak or from engine overheating, add
Mitsubishi Motors Genuine Super Long
Life Coolant Premium or equivalent.