Guides

How to use the kit, and what each thing will and will not do.

Our guides are published at the foot of the product each one is about, so the advice sits next to the thing it describes.

At the roadside

Changing a wheel safely, jacking points, loosening nuts before you lift, the star pattern, and space saver pressures and speed limits.
Choosing and using a jump starter, how to connect it, keeping it charged, and what a repeatedly flat battery is telling you.
Getting tyre pressures right, where to find your car's figures, why you check them cold, and why the sidewall number is not the one you want.
What to keep in the boot, why light matters most, and what to do if you break down on a motorway.

Reading fault codes properly, where the port is, what a code actually means, and why clearing codes before an MOT can fail you.
Using a timing light, what ignition timing is, working safely near a running engine, and what the tool cannot do on a modern car.

Loading a roof bag safely, finding your roof load limit, packing light things high, and re-checking the straps.
Frost, sun and windscreen covers, why frost forms on glass, and fitting a cover so it works.
Cleaning a car interior properly, working top down, the seams and rails, and keeping the filter alive.
Closing the seat gap, why the gap exists and the real risk of reaching for something while driving.
Keeping a car tidy, placement, and securing a bin so it cannot reach the pedals.

If your question is not answered in one of those, email us at theteam@myautoshop.co.uk and we will answer it directly.