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That Tiny Slot Beside Your Shifter Has a Job Most Drivers Never Discover

A dead battery is annoying in any parking space. It becomes considerably more awkward when the car is nose-first inside a garage and the tow truck needs it in Neutral. The brake pedal feels normal.

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The “B” on Your Hybrid Shifter Does Not Mean Battery, Boost or Better Economy

Park, Reverse, Neutral and Drive need little introduction. Then there is B. It sits on the shifter of many hybrids looking important but refusing to explain itself. Battery seems like the obvious

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That Second Floor Mat Is Not Extra Protection. It Can Trap the Accelerator

Winter rubber mats are excellent at catching snow, salt and the gray slush that somehow finds its way into every corner of a car. The temptation is to place them directly over the carpet mats alrea

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Car News
Police Secretly Disabled This Lamborghini Urus Before the Driver Even Started It

The driver of this Lamborghini Urus likely thought he had one more escape left in him. Instead, the chase ended before the engine had a chance to shine. According to Yonkers Police, officers quietly f

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“Sealed for Life” Does Not Mean Your Transmission Fluid Is Immortal

There was a time when checking automatic transmission fluid involved a dipstick, a rag, and five minutes under the hood. Now the dipstick has vanished. The filler may be buried beneath the car, the fl

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How to Report Identity Theft

Volvo's Belgian factory could soon be doing more than building Volvos. As European manufacturers search for ways to make better use of underused production lines, and Chinese automakers look for l

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Your Dashboard Is Lit. The Back of Your Car Might Be Completely Dark

Picture a gray car on a gray highway just after sunset. From the front, everything looks normal. Its white daytime running lights are glowing, the dashboard is lit, and the driver has no reason to sus

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That Red Oil Can Is Not an Oil Change Reminder. It Is a Stop-Driving Warning.

There are dashboard lights that can wait until the weekend. A low washer-fluid warning, for instance, is hardly a reason to abandon a grocery run. The red oil-can symbol is not one of those lights.

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Why Your Car Switches On the Air Conditioning When You Ask for Heat

It is a cold morning. The windshield is cloudy, the cabin feels like a refrigerator, and the defrost button has just been pressed with all the optimism available before coffee. Then the A/C light come

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A Clean Title Can Still Hide a Flooded Car: Here Is Where the Water Leaves Clues

A used car with gleaming paint, freshly shampooed carpets, and half a dozen pine-scented air fresheners may look beautifully prepared for sale. Or it may be trying much too hard. Flood-damaged

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