Car in winter: What scratch me the scratch?

Fine out is in winter who calls a house with parking heater. Or in a pre-estimated electric car can rise — or at least garage parking is. All of these preserves that on cold winter days with fingers to have to take the ice scraper to free the car washes from the testimonies of the frost.

Commandment threatens

An annoying duty for which one should take time, as the ADAC advises. Just scratching a little sucking hole is not enough, warns the club. Who restricts itself to such a narrow viewing window, risks ten euros. And if the restricted perspective comes to an accident, this can affect liability and comprehensive insurance coverage. Even if another road user was at the crash — for example, because he has disregarded the right of way — it is possible that a joint liability is detected. It points out the HUK-Coburg insurance.

Important: All slices must be completely checked. In addition to the windshield so as well as the side and the rear window. And that too is not everything yet. So the marks have to be unrestricted to be readable, which means they are free from the snow. The same applies to spotlights, bonnet and vehicle roof. Because falling snow quantities or even ice creams must neither affect their own view nor jeopardize the following traffic.

Dirt particles like Schmirelpaper

Back to ice scratch: Here it comes to technology — and on the tool. The ADAC recommends that to avoid too intensive pressure as well as wild scratching. Otherwise, the slices and even the varnish could take damage because dirt particles show a dangerous emery paper effect. The best choice represents a stable plastic scratches, of metal shabbier is not advised. Entailed sprays are practical and effective, but not the best solution from the environmental view.

In addition to the ice scraper, a whisk, a cover foil for the windshield and a door locking teeter for winter equipment, the latter is meaningfully to be kept outside the car. In addition, the windshield wiper water should be added with sufficient antifreeze.

Warm running is prohibited

That the warming of the engine is forbidden, should have spoken around. Such do not only emit exhaust gases, but also noise. Infringements are covered with up to 80 euros.