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Car
Hyundai Santa Fe
The Hyundai Santa Fe is a type of SUV that has a lot of space inside, making it great for families or trips. It's comfortable to drive and can handle different kinds of weather.
Part
emergency kit
An emergency kit is a collection of useful items you keep in your car in case something goes wrong. It can help you if you have a flat tire or need to fix something quickly.
Term
scan tool
A scan tool is like a computer for your car that helps you find out if there are any problems. It reads codes that tell you what might be wrong with the vehicle.
Term
code reader
A code reader is a tool that connects to your car and tells you if there are any problems by showing codes. You can then look up what those codes mean to understand the issue better.
Part
automatic floor jack
An automatic floor jack is a tool that lifts cars using electricity instead of having to pump it by hand. It makes changing tires much easier and faster.
Car
Nissan Frontier
Car
Nissan 2010 Nissan
The Nissan Frontier is a small truck that can carry heavy loads and is good for driving off the road. The 2010 version has features that make it useful for different activities.
Term
airbag
An airbag is a cushion that pops out to protect you if the car gets into an accident. It helps keep you safe by preventing you from hitting hard parts of the car.
Company
LKQ
LKQ is a company that helps people find car parts, especially for older cars. They have many locations in the U.S. and can help you get the parts you need even if they are hard to find.
Brand
GM
GM stands for General Motors, a large car company in the United States that makes different types of vehicles.
Term
recall
A recall is when a car company asks people to bring their cars back because there's a problem that could be dangerous.
Car
Chevy Silverado 2500
The Chevy Silverado 2500 is a strong truck designed for heavy work, like towing trailers. It's part of a series of trucks made by Chevrolet.
Car
Gmc Sierra
The GMC Sierra 2500 is a tough truck made for heavy-duty tasks, like hauling and towing. It has some nice features that make it comfortable to drive.
Car
Hyundai Elantra
The Hyundai Elantra is a small car that is affordable and good on gas. The 2021 and 2022 versions have some new features that make them safer and more comfortable to drive.
Term
rear view camera
A rear view camera is a small camera on the back of the car that shows what is behind you when you are backing up. It helps you see things that you might not see in your mirrors.
Term
printed circuit board
A printed circuit board is a flat piece of material that helps connect different electronic parts in your car. It makes sure everything works together, like the camera showing what’s behind you.
Part
integrated charging control unit
The integrated charging control unit is a part of electric cars that helps charge the battery properly.
Car
Hyundai Genesis
The Hyundai Genesis is a fancy car that feels very comfortable and has lots of high-tech features. It's designed to compete with other luxury cars but usually costs less, making it a good deal.
Car
Genesis Gv 60S
The Genesis GV60 is a fancy electric SUV that has a lot of nice features and is part of the Genesis brand.
Car
Hyundai Ionic
Part
tire pressure
Tire pressure is how much air is in your car's tires. It's important to keep it at the right level for safety and to make sure your car drives well.
Part
wiper blades
Wiper blades are the rubber parts on your car that wipe the windshield clean when it rains or snows. It's important to replace them when they get old so you can see clearly while driving.
Term
ABS
ABS is a safety feature in cars that helps prevent the wheels from stopping completely when you brake hard. This helps you steer while slowing down, especially on wet or icy roads.
Part
battery
The battery in a car provides power to start the engine and run things like lights and radio. It's important to check it regularly to make sure it works well.
Term
motor oil
Motor oil helps keep the engine running smoothly by reducing friction between moving parts. It's important to check it regularly and change it when needed.
Term
power steering
Power steering makes it easier to turn the steering wheel of a car. Most new cars use electric systems instead of older hydraulic ones, which can be more complicated.
Term
antifreeze
Antifreeze is a special liquid that helps keep your car's engine from freezing in winter and overheating in summer. It's important to have the right amount in your car, especially when the weather gets cold.
Term
Christmas tree lights
When a car has many warning lights on the dashboard, it looks like a Christmas tree with lots of lights. This means there are several issues that need to be checked out.
Car
Volvo XC70
The Volvo XC70 is a type of car that looks like a mix between a station wagon and an SUV. It's known for being very safe and comfortable, which is why many families like it.
Car
Kia Sportage
The Kia Sportage is a small SUV that many people like because it's comfortable and has a lot of cool features. The 2024 version is a hybrid, which means it uses both gas and electricity to save on fuel costs.
Term
shadow gray matte paint
Shadow gray matte paint is a special kind of car paint that looks smooth and not shiny. It makes the car look more stylish and modern.
Term
18 inch dark wheels
18 inch dark wheels are the size and color of the car's wheels. Bigger wheels can make a car look cooler and help it drive better, and dark colors make them look sportier.
Term
turbocharged
Turbocharging is a way to make an engine more powerful without making it bigger. It uses a special device to push more air into the engine, helping it burn fuel more efficiently.
Term
hybrid system
A hybrid system is a mix of a regular gas engine and an electric motor. This helps the car use less gas and be better for the environment.
Term
miles per gallon (MPG)
Miles per gallon (MPG) tells you how far a car can go on a gallon of gas. The higher the number, the less gas the car uses, which is good for saving money.
Term
price
Price is how much money you need to pay to buy a car. Different cars can cost different amounts based on what they are and what features they have.
Car
Honda Fit
The Honda Fit EV is a small, fully electric car that doesn't use gas at all. It's great for city driving and is known for being easy to park and having a lot of room inside for passengers and cargo.
Part
spark plug
A spark plug helps start the engine by creating a small spark that ignites the fuel. If it keeps coming loose, the car might not run well.
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Welcome to AutoCorrect, helping you correct your auto problems. Our host is Coach Charlie Melton, A.S.E. Certified Master Technician.
I'm Jermaine Flood. We are back after the holidays, Coach.
We are back. We are full and we are festive.
Yes, we are festive and because of the festivities...
Well, you know, I come in here and she says, you've seen the decorations. I said, no, I'm not seeing the decorations.
I come in here and it looks like I am in Macy's.
Yes, Macy's. Now that's high class.
That is high class, Coach.
That's because you're high class. That's right.
Well, I tried to make it festive in here. Put up some ornaments, put up some lights, get everybody in the mood.
And my favorite color, blue.
Yes, it's the, we call it the MPB blue.
I love it.
It's the MPB blue in here. So just happy holidays to all.
Merry Christmas.
And I hope, I know it and I hope everybody had a good Thanksgiving. We talked about ours.
Well, you know, Thanksgiving, you know, I think the main thing is that everything that we are thankful for that day that we've been so blessed.
If it's been MPB or it's been in our families or health and our children are, you know, but being thankful is where it's all about.
But guess what? I want to be, people to be thankful for what we do.
That's right.
And donate to keep this show on the, on my mind.
Come on, Coach. It ain't even pledge season.
It is not, but hey.
I love it.
Information.
That's right. That's right. We are thankful for MPB think radio, of course, and thankful for all of our listeners during this holiday season.
And speaking of the holidays, we're talking about auto tips for navigating them.
Well, you know, navigating the holidays can be awful hard. So there's a lot of tips out there and we need to let them know.
Right. And sometimes your GPS is not going to navigate all of them for you.
And I think sometimes your GPS in your head is not going to navigate all of them for you.
Our email address for questions is auto at MPB online.org.
The phone number is 1-877-MPB-RING. That's 1-877-672-7464.
I don't even know why I'm saying that because we've already got two in the queue.
Well, they're ready.
I know we've got two in the queue.
Before I get to Jim and Jackson, because I like his for sure.
And before I get to Bill in the Chauvin County, let me get to my write up about auto tips for navigating the holidays.
So the holidays are all about spending time with friends and family,
which often means traveling in thick traffic or winter weather from celebrating with family to getting closer with friends.
The holidays are one of the best times of the year or for some maybe not the best.
Maybe not the best.
And with all the excitement going on or, you know, the rage.
It's extra important to keep safety at the top of mind.
If you're planning on hitting the road during the holidays,
there's a lot to consider when winter weather or holiday shopping and traveling are in the mix.
You can keep your Yuletide spirits high and everybody safe with tips for navigating this season.
Well, you know, if you're driving or if you're flying, you know, I think so many times as we're traveling,
there's so many things that we really need to know before and before we get on the road.
If it's where to get fuel, if it's planning, where you're going to stop and rest,
or just all the different things that you need to do to your vehicles.
Yeah, it's a list of things.
And we'll get into that list before we do.
Let's get into Jim and Jackson.
He's got a question about a Christmas gift.
It's right on target, Jim.
That is Jim.
You're on with coach Charlie.
Coach, speaking of the holiday seasons, I'm looking for a Christmas gift that's auto related for my son,
something less than a set of tires.
Do you have any recommendations?
He's got a Hyundai Santa Fe.
Well, you know, you always got to think about, does he have the tools to work on the vehicle?
And that is one of the main things.
If you buy somebody a small toolkit that they could keep in their vehicle, that would help so much.
What do you think about that?
I think that'd be good.
Kind of like an emergency kit.
Yeah, kind of like an emergency kit.
Right.
And don't get no cheap tools.
Now, that's don't get anything cheap.
You know, you want to get out there and give him something where he's not going to bust his knuckles and all.
And then he has a variety of tools because on today's vehicles, there are a variety.
But, you know, I always talk about scan tools on this show.
You could get him a scan tool, one of those small card reader code readers, and that would be perfect.
That code reader sounds great.
Yeah.
Yeah, I like that.
And you know what I would have loved as a kid?
Not the hand crank jack lift to change my tire.
I want like the automatic one.
Automatic?
So you're just going to get like a floor jack that just runs off power.
Okay.
I think I'd like that one too.
Right.
Jim, I don't know what your budget is, but I think that one could get a little expensive.
Those are hard to keep in the truck.
Those are hard to keep in the truck, but that code reader, you know, I think everybody should have one of those.
So you don't have to run down to AutoZone or Advance and then they tell you all these different things.
So that's that would be one I would like.
Thanks so much, Coach.
So welcome.
Thank you, Jim, for giving us a call.
That was good.
And then look, there's another tip for packing things like bringing along a cell phone charger.
Or cell phone things to charge your phone with like prep things.
But just make sure it fits your phone.
You know, they are these, I've seen these phone chargers out there that have four or five different ends on them.
Those are the ones to get because you may be with a different group of people with different phones and they all need to charge.
I've got that in my car.
So I think that's a good tip.
And never have a passenger.
I'm always waiting on somebody to need to charge their phone.
You're just waiting for somebody to get in and say, hey, use this.
Right.
And then look, you know, I was thinking a first aid kit.
Yes, everybody should have a first aid kit.
And you know, what you need to do if you're going to get a first aid kit, make sure it's up to date.
You know, sometimes it has different medicines in there that are expired and you never check it.
But make sure it's up to date.
It has bandages and has anything that you need that would help you in an emergency.
Right, right.
Now, before we get to Bill in a show of accounting, if I don't know if all the women's cars are like this, but I know mine is like this,
I literally have clothing just in case I get into an emergency.
Well, we know that you...
Like hoodies and...
Well, that's one thing that you need to have if you're going on a trip or something like that.
Or if you just going out by yourself that you need to have worn clothing in there,
especially if it's wintertime, have you extra jacket, extra jacket towels that may be a blanket in the back.
You know, just something that you could keep warm because things happen and you could get stranded and you don't make sure that you could layer up.
That's right. That's right.
I feel like a baby hoarder, but I know it's all going to come into play one day and I'm going to need it.
I would hate to see the inside of your car.
Yes, you would.
I open the door and everything starts falling out.
Yes, you would.
Yes, you can sit in the front seat. Give me a minute.
Just scoot everything over.
Right. Push it on the floor.
Bill in the Choba County is on the line.
Question about a 2010 Nissan Frontier.
Bill, you're on with Coach Charlie.
Yeah, this isn't really right on topic, but I'll buy it for myself as a president if I can find it.
Okay, so I have this Nissan pickup 2010 and the passenger side seat.
The electronics don't hook up to the airbag.
I took it to the dealership and they said they don't have that old of a seat and they don't know anybody who does.
So I'm wondering how do I find somebody who does or should I just make sure that they have their seat belt on and he can drive like that?
Well, when you start thinking about looking at older parts, you're right.
Dealerships do not hold parts that are like 10 or 15 years old.
They quit making them because they no longer use them on those vehicles.
But what you can do, you can go to, I'm going to give you a name of a company.
It's called LKQ.
It's either LKQ or LQK, but they have parts for all makes and models of vehicles and you can call them and they're all over the United States and you can call them and they will find that part for you.
And they're pretty reasonable, you know, and for to get that seat, you know, because all those, the only thing is your airbag and all is not working right now because of the seat itself.
So make sure that if you got one that all the wire harness and everything fits the vehicle that you have and they can take care of that because there are many, many places.
And even if you get on the internet, California has so many different vehicles out there that there's a lot of salvage yards out there that you could probably find anything you wanted out in California from a salvage yard.
Because what they do, they take a lot of these wrecked vehicles that insurance and this and this is where a lot of these wrecked vehicles go from insurance is they go to these salvage yards and there's nothing wrong with the seats that, you know, it might get crushed on one side.
So you could look at that's the way I would start looking. Type in there what you need and it will show up somewhere.
So are those salvage yards in California going to have websites or otherwise?
Yeah, just type in the search engine, what you're looking for and they'll pop up and they'll be all over the place.
Okay, great, great information. Thank you very much.
Yes, sir.
GM.
GM is issuing a recall for more than 132,000 Chevrolet and GMC heavy duty heavy duty pickup trucks over an issue with the tailgate which may unexpectedly unlatch while the vehicle is in park.
It happened already though, coach.
Yeah, we had that several months ago where they did have a recall where they was having problems. You know, that must be that six different position tailgate that something could go wrong.
Yeah, I remember I remember us talking about that one. So effective vehicles in this one include if it may been the same ones model year 2024 Chevy Silverado 25 hundreds and 3500 trucks.
I feel like I've said this before groundhog day GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 trucks with power unlatching tailgates.
Water may enter those tailgates in these vehicles and come into contact with the gate release switch, possibly causing a short circuit and an unlatched tailgate increases the risk of cargo exiting the vehicle, which has happened to me before not from my vehicle,
but almost on me and becoming a road hazard increasing the risk of a crash. The automakers advising owners to check those tailgates.
Make sure they're closed and latched prior to driving. Dealers are replacing the exterior touchpad switch assemblies as necessary for free.
Yeah, the last one was 1500s and they were putting a cover over the sensor in the back. Remember that they were the switch because water was getting into that sensor.
Boy, you've got to remember like it.
Recalls, I was just telling you that I had a couple recalls even on my wife's car that year old recalls are out there that were steady getting more and more because the manufacturers, I think it's just like, you know, you always say a doctor is practicing.
I reckon the automotive industry is practicing and seeing what's going to work as well.
And now is the time to get that ready too for the holiday. So if you see a recall out there, take your car by because that's what I'm going to end up doing today.
Well, it's free, but the only problem is any type of recall, it takes time to fix it. Just make sure that you have another way of transportation because it may take two or three hours for them to fix it.
Okay, okay. Well, that is one of those recalls. The next one coaches less than a week after a recall affecting its Ionic five and Ionic six electric vehicles over a damaged charging unit.
Hyundai is recalling more than 226,100 examples of its Elantra sedan and Santa Fe SUV for a faulty rear view camera.
Those include model year 2021 to 22 Elantras Elantra hybrids Santa Fe's and Santa Fe hybrids as well as model year 2022 Elantra ends and Santa Fe plug in hybrids.
That camera in these vehicles may fail to display due to a damaged printed circuit board, reducing visibility and increasing the risk of a crash as a fixed dealers are replacing that rear view camera for free.
Well, you know, I was adjusted by rear view mirror the other day on my car and that's how I could see.
I know it. I know it. That's the one recall that maybe you don't have to like run.
That is that one. And they never say like this could increase. Well, no, they did it. I guess the visibility. So again, some of the windows are small now. So I guess that is a visibility.
Well, maybe if you're a millennial and you're not used to looking out.
You don't stick your head out that window out the mirrors on the side. Maybe you do need to go get that fixed right off. Yes.
Don't look at that display screen. It will increase the risk of your crash. That's right.
Okay, finally in recall news.
Hyundai, the luxury arms, Genesis and sister brand Kia are issuing new recalls for more than 208,000 electric vehicles due to a potential issue with the integrated charging control unit.
The ICC you may become damaged and stop charging the 12 volt battery, which can result in a loss of full drive power. It's not the first time such recall has been issued.
The first was in March. So effective vehicles in their model years include 22 to 24 Hyundai Ionic 523 to 25 Hyundai Ionic 623 to 25 Genesis GV 60s 23 to 24 Genesis,
Genesis Electrified GV 80s and 22 to 24 Kia EV 6s. The issue stems from a malfunction in that ICC you which could prevent it from properly charging the 12 volt battery.
Again, if it's not charged, the propulsion system can lose power resulting in a complete loss of drive power and increasing the risk of a crash. That is a way to go quick.
So you just had two recalls, about 200,000 vehicles for Hyundai, because that's the Genesis and all them put together in Kia. That's all Hyundai.
And it's all connected to those electric vehicles.
To electric vehicles.
To resolve the problem of this one, dealers are inspecting and replacing that ICC you and its fuse as necessary.
Oh, no, it does say for free. I was about to say, oh, it will say for free.
Additionally, the ICC you software will be updated like we need a donation to fix this. No, no, no, it's okay.
You can find out if your car is a past recall by going to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's website and inputting your VIN or find their safer car app.
We're talking about auto tips for navigating the holidays. We're also taking vehicle repair questions. And I want y'all to know it doesn't have to do with the holidays.
If it has to do with your car, you're always on topic here.
That's right. Every time.
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Coach, you had some tips of things that we can check for before we go into this big holiday season.
Well, you know, some of these tips that you would check all the time. First thing, like I say, I always talk about your tires.
Make sure they have the right amount of air. You know, it got cold the other day and my wife says we were driving her car.
Her tire pressure light came on. She says, oh, something's wrong. I said, no. I said, the weather changed. That means that the tire pressure changed.
Went over there and we added tires that recalibrated the system and they didn't get back on.
So once again, tire pressure, make sure that you have good tires on the vehicle.
Because like I say, if we're in the winter weather, wet weather, whatever, make sure you have good tires on those tires are good.
And just because those tires have been on that vehicle and you haven't driven it very far doesn't mean those tires are good because they can dry rot.
So make sure that you have good tires on them.
When should wipers? When should wipers are very important at this time of the year?
You know, we just got some rain. It's going to rain some more.
But then when it starts getting cold, that rain starts to freeze and we got snow and ice on the windshield.
That's one of those things that you got to check because you don't want that metal scraping across your windshield because you just tore the wiper off.
Or even if the wiper is like hanging on, it's still not doing the thing.
And the reason why I know, Coach, is because it's on my car right now. I'm sorry.
Wiper blades. Make sure you go get some wiper blades.
And guess what? You can go to any other parts store and they'll put those wiper blades on for free.
So get that taken care of.
As long as you see one of the people smiling because sometimes they look like they want to run away from you and go to the back where the parts are at.
That is true. So you want to make sure you get somebody good that's going to take care of that.
Now, once again, we already talked about making sure that you have first aid kits, a fire extinguisher.
Now, some people do not have fire extinguishers in their vehicle because that's not one of these things that everybody really thinks about.
You may not use it for your vehicle, but there may be somebody out there that's having a fire in their vehicle that you may drive by and that you can stop and help.
Is there small one?
There are very small fire extinguishers that you can put up under the seat or you can put them in the back and your travel tray back where your tire and all is.
Yeah.
So you can put that back there.
Okay. And we talked about having a emergency tool set.
Okay. You never know when you're going to need a pair of pliers, a screwdriver or anything.
You need to have emergency tool set.
It is just a small one.
You know, when you were, when you would buy a motorcycle or a lawnmower or a four-wheeler, they'd always come with us.
Park leg range.
Come with a little screwdriver.
They'd have something in there.
A little allen wrench or something.
Right. So you want to do the same thing in your car to make sure that you have some tools to work with.
A flashlight is very important.
You got to see in the dark.
You know, if you're changing a tire, make sure you have a flashlight.
One that you can see, not one of these little pocket flashlights.
One of these big flashlights that you can see.
Yeah.
A battery booster.
Make sure you have a little battery booster in there that not, you know, most people don't carry jumper cables anymore.
They carry the little battery booster.
They don't cost that much.
You can get them anywhere from $100 to $300 and they're very, very good.
Okay.
And you can charge them off your phone and off your car today.
So make sure you have one of those in there.
Yeah.
So then you want to make sure we talked about the cell phones.
Okay.
We talked about.
Did we talk about brakes?
Well, you want to check your brakes.
You know, brakes, those are one of those things that you would make sure you check every time you have a service is on your brakes.
Make sure that you can stop.
You know, most vehicles today have ABS.
So there no longer do you have to know how to stop in snow that brakes are going to do it for you.
But you want to make sure that you have good brakes on it.
You know, a young man brought his vehicle to me the other day and he, uh, he says, well, my son's been driving and he's making this just.
I said, it's been making that noise.
I said, now you need a new rotor on that vehicle.
So we had to go in there and put a new rotor in it and the sun's been driving for about 5000 miles like that.
Just tore the whole tear in the whole car.
It became white noise.
It came white noise.
It was masking that ring in the air.
Right.
But you want to make sure you check those brakes, those tires.
You want to make sure your windshield wipers, fire extinguisher, first aid kit, like you said earlier, your battery.
Make sure that your battery is good in your car.
You know, we're talking about recall on batteries, but make sure your battery is good.
Make sure the battery post and the cable ends are clean that they can make a connection in that car.
Right.
Because not you will have trouble down the road.
Right, right.
And then we, you talked a little, you tapped on fluids, didn't you?
Yeah, different fluids in there.
Once again, we should always be checking our motor oil.
Make sure that we have enough motor oil in it.
Pire steering is almost out the door, but most cars are electric.
Pire steering now, but the ones that still out there.
Check the Pire steering fluid.
Check the coolant.
You know, now it's getting cooler and getting cold.
Make sure you got antifreeze in that vehicle.
Make sure that you're prepared for a freezing weather.
Yeah.
Make sure, because for some reason, my car knows when it gets cold.
And right now it looks like the inside of the studio on my dash.
Um, and that's why I have an appointment this afternoon.
Coach, don't look at me.
I don't even want you to go into the vehicle and look any, it's just terrible.
Every light coach I'm telling you, it scared me.
I had to call mama yesterday.
I was like, Oh Lord, I know and she can't do nothing.
I was just like, listen, I just need to talk to somebody because there's a lot happening right now.
I always call that when, when you get all these lights on the thing, I'll say that's always Christmas tree in on me.
You know, cause you think about it.
Christmas tree has all those lights on it.
That's what it looks like.
Man.
When it comes on that.
Man.
Every winter here it comes.
Every winter my car is like cup putt.
And then you don't know exactly what they are.
It's scary.
Yep.
And then they're all yellow.
Can you give me a red one to let me know this is serious?
Well, yeah.
Like why are you all going to be yellow?
You're trying to like soft.
But let me tell you, all those lights may be coming on, but maybe it's only coming on
for one reason.
I know.
I know.
Not for all of them.
I'm hoping.
I'm not, I know it.
I'm going to take it slow with them.
Take it slow.
Listen, coach, before we go to break, I've got to go to Steve and go Shea.
He's got a comment about my bad wipers.
No, I'm playing Steve.
You're on with coach Charlie.
Could use Raynex as well.
Right.
Hey Steve.
Steve, are you there?
I want to talk about your wipers.
Hello.
She needs wipers.
You might not be there.
Steve, you're going to have to give us a call back.
Tell me about your wipers when we come back.
Listen, Les and DeSoto County, I see you.
Charlie, I see you as well.
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Winter weather preparedness day was yesterday coach December 4th.
And my car knew.
Were you prepared?
No, I wasn't.
And all the lights came on.
No, listen everybody though.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in collaboration with the National Weather Service.
And the Mississippi Department of Transportation encourages Mississippians to prepare for the upcoming winter weather season.
It started yesterday in January of 2024 dangerous cold and icy conditions caused 12 fatalities and 29 injuries across the state.
Mississippians are encouraged to prepare their families, homes and vehicles for cold temperatures.
Possibly extended power outages and wintry weather.
While Mississippi is not known for the snow, we experience cold and wintry precipitation.
So don't wait for a winter storm to be in the forecast to prepare.
All citizens should prepare by building a disaster go kit that can get them through at least 72 hours without power and in freezing temperatures.
That's coming from the MIMA Executive Director Stephen McCrainy.
They're saying now is the time to prepare and as we enter this season roads and bridges can become treacherous for drivers without warning that weather and extreme cold events can strike anywhere in Mississippi.
And they're urging motorists to always have a plan monitor road conditions and follow guidance from your local weather officials to remain safe.
Well, the really thing is just be prepared, you know, we don't know what the how the weather changes.
They always say if you wait around for a couple hours, you're going to get the weather you want.
And that's what happens in Mississippi from the north to the south rain, snow, ice.
Yeah, we could get any kind of weather here at any time.
A couple of tips winterizing your home store dry season would somewhere that way you can have in case power goes out.
You can have somewhere to have some wood burning, insulate walls and attics.
There is car checklist to like we were saying, they're saying put a windshield scraper in there.
I keep one of them.
An ice scraper, yes.
Oh, you need one little brush or something.
I was going to talk about that just a little bit.
How many times have you seen somebody driving down the road and they're got just one little spot that they can see I love.
Make sure that your heater works and your defrosters work and you get the ice off your windshield and don't pour straight hot water on that windshield.
Yeah, you've said that before.
Everybody remember that during this season.
I know you want to be warm, but your window doesn't, right?
That's right.
It don't want to take and get hot.
It has little crack in it.
It's going to go all the way across.
And then they came through with some of the stuff that we talked about.
Jumper cables, blankets, water, snacks.
I love snacks in the car.
Flashlight with extra batteries, first aid kits, cell phone charger, emergency flares or reflectors.
And then at your go kit for your family.
Include some of those things as well as well as non-perishable food for family and pets.
And if you put snacks in them, make sure you can't reach them right at all because you're going to eat them before you need them.
Put them in the trunk.
Put them in the trunk where you had to get out and go get them.
Cause it's just like Joraine says she likes those snacks.
Right there in the glove box.
Giving him snacks.
So funny.
I love this.
Listen, I'll include a link to this story in our show's podcast description.
Today we're talking auto tips for navigating the holidays.
If I can get the word out, email questions to auto at MPB online.org
or give us a call like Les did in DeSoto County and Warren did in Jackson and Charlie did.
That's 1-877-MPB-RING-1877-6727464.
Let's go to Les in DeSoto County.
He says he can't get into his electric car.
Les, you're on with coach Charlie.
Good morning, sir.
No, it's not an electric car.
It's a Volvo.
It's an XC70.
Year is 2003.
Well, the battery went dead on me.
And I simply can't get into it.
I mean, the automatic lock on the key fob won't work.
I put the key in it.
The key will turn, but it won't engage.
So I simply cannot get into the car.
I need to get into it because I can soon get into it,
pull the old battery, although it's not helped,
and then put a new battery in it.
But how do I get into it?
I don't think a locksmith will be able to help
because the wretched thing is all electric.
I cannot open the tailgate.
I cannot open any of the doors.
I cannot get into it, so I cannot pop the hood
and put a battery onto the jump points
in the engine compartment.
Do you think a locksmith will be able to help
because, as I say, it's all electric?
Yes.
If that key in the key fob, you know,
you have the little key that pops out of the key fob,
do you have one of those?
No, I do not.
I've looked at that.
Also, there was supposed to be a little rubber grommet thing
by the tailgate in the tailgate hatch,
but I don't see one of those there.
I can't find one of those.
Am I going to have to get the dealership out there?
They'll probably be able to get into it inside 30 seconds.
What I would do, I would call the dealership
and tell them that your battery went dead
and that you're trying to get in your car.
How do I get in my car?
And they will tell you how to get in that car with the key
because there has to be a key fob or somewhere
that you could get in that car without electric.
That is one of those manufacturers things
that they have to because the thing is
the dealer can't get in it
if they don't have a locksmith as well.
But I would call the dealer, ask them,
how do we get in the car that the battery went dead?
How do I get in my car?
And then if they tell you how to get in it,
fine.
If not, I would call a locksmith
and let them come get in the car by unlocking it.
They can get in there and they can use the tool
to unlock the lock.
Yeah, I was assuming I could find a coffee
who was doing nothing for an hour.
Ha ha ha ha!
Yeah.
I loved it.
He had me so tickled.
Oh, go ahead.
Okay.
Okay, I'll do that.
There is a locksmith close by.
I'll give them a call.
I'll call the dealership this afternoon
and we'll see what happens.
And just go from there
because they should be able to get in that car somehow.
Unless, hey, they maybe want to sell you another car.
They say, well, we can't get in this
and we're going to sell you another car.
You never know.
Well, I'm too long in the tooth to fall for that one.
Ha ha ha ha!
But don't you fall for no criminals.
You better not go blowing no grills.
That's true. You could call one.
Miss, I've been in criminal law for 30 years.
Oh, you got him on dust wheel down there.
Hey, ain't you close to, you're into soda, right?
Yes.
Well, you're close to Memphis.
Ha ha ha ha!
Les, thank you.
I could be close to anywhere,
but if the call won't go,
I might as well be the other side of the moon.
That is true.
Les, I loved it.
Thank you so much.
Oh, and I have a costume you might think is quite seasonal.
Come on, tell me.
You need to find a song by Chris Rhea
and it's called Driving Home for Christmas.
Driving Home for Christmas.
Okay, I've got it. I've got it, Les. Thank you, babe.
Thank you.
Anyway, thank you for your help.
Thank you, sir. You have a great holiday.
You too, you too, Les. He was great.
And then his accent, he said wretched.
That's right.
I love it.
Okay, listen, let's stay on the phone lines, coach.
We've got Charlie on the line.
He's got some talk about gadgets and batteries.
Charlie, you're on with your namesake.
Coach Charlie.
Yes, thank you.
You know the good part of it.
I'm going to say this.
What's the good part about that caller
as I was sitting here listening?
They got you on the outside.
Of what? On the outside of what, Charlie?
Of his car.
Oh.
So he's not locked on the inside.
That's it.
He's on the outside.
I love it.
He's on the outside looking in.
That's it.
That's it.
Charlie, what you got, man?
Well,
my wife just got to do with
sometimes females know how to do things
that men don't know how to do.
I have a daughter.
I've got my wife.
She grew up on a phone.
There was four girls, no boys.
So she had to learn how to do
other things.
There was no boys.
So when I was a daughter, became 12 years old,
I insisted that she be
trained how to
drive and connect battery cables.
So
we started on the ride in line practice.
So when she got off in college,
one of her classmates
accidentally left the life phone
and they was looking for somebody
to come jump the car off.
All guys and no guys
18, 19, 20, 21
knew how to do it.
Some of the females went to say,
do you know a guy who know how to,
someone who know how to
connect cable to a car and jump it?
She said yes.
She said, what is it?
She said, you're looking at them.
You're looking at them right here.
I can do it.
She went out there
with no problem, hooked the cable
and they said, how did you find it?
She thought I was taught when I was
20 years old.
My mom taught me.
But now, I'm going to say this,
as you were saying there,
when she went off to college,
I gave her a miniature
tool set and I told her,
always keep this in your car.
It's not going to do you any good in your room.
That's right.
You're right about that, Dad.
You think about teaching our young
kids and our young adults
how to do the basics
on a car where they don't get
stranded just like you said with a battery
going dead, how to jump it off,
have a mini tool kit in there, how to use them.
That is what basic
things need to be taught to our children
today that are not being taught because
I hate to tell you they're on that video
all the time.
It's digital.
This last thing before we go.
If you go to Walmart,
this is only in there
around Christmas time.
There is a 3
in 1
little cute gadget
tool and
they get a huge supply in
and they sell them for about 10 bucks.
It's a hammer,
it's a screwdriver
and it's a pair of scissors
all in one.
And those things sell out
like hotcakes.
I know what you're talking about.
As a matter of fact, I got two of them now
sets that have a hammer, screwdriver, it has
all kinds of little things on it
that you could use if you needed it.
Charlie, thank you so much for that.
He's gone. But happy holidays, Charlie.
Merry Christmas.
I love Charlie's. Charlie's are always
car guys.
That's right.
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It's Southern Remedy Kids and Teens
with Dr. Morgan McLeod. I'm Jermaine
Flood our expert. It's Coach Charlie
Melton ASC certified master
technician. It's time for
his tip of the week. You know
as we're talking about holiday
traffic and just want to make sure that hey
when you're out there that you slow down
you have patience, you look for
the other guy, you just make sure that
you're the one that's not causing the
accident and the one that's not going to
be an accident being very defensive
driver. That's right and before we get
to Warren and Jackson and Paul in Diamond
Head since we were just talking about
cell phones and children or cell
phones and like I like to call it
all children meaning 0 to 99
because everybody thinks that they
can drive with your smart
phone in your hand. Please
do not text and drive.
No texting and driving. Please
avoid distractions like
fiddling with the music or eating
or putting on mascara
or you know what I'm saying things like
that. Well there's so many things that we do in our car
that we take for granted that we just
do it and that's all distractions.
Right. Make sure
you are smart with
that phone people please.
If you have the ability to go wireless
or speakerphone or whatever
to make it easier you really don't have to
text and drive. You really do not.
Like I promise you it's not that serious
especially if like
injury or death is on
the other end of the text. I always look this way
here. When we didn't
have cell phones you couldn't get a hold
of me so why you want to
get a hold of me now. Right.
It can wait. Now here's a good thing about
your cell phone. You can plan
your drive with the
travel app that way it can make your drive
easier. I'm not saying not use your cell
phone at all. You know but certain
things are good for that drive.
Certain things are not. The thing I like about the driving app
is you can go speakerphone on it.
Well most vehicles today have a
touchscreen and you put the waves
app on there and it
tells you everything. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So
there's good things to do with the phone in a
car and also make sure you keep
a cell phone charger that way you can make
an emergency call if needed.
So there's some tips about smartphones
and cars but let's go to the
phone lines before we
get into more holiday
driving and winter weather tips for this
season. Let's go to Warren and Jackson. He's
got a question about electric cars.
Warren you're on with coach Charlie.
Hey I was just
wondering I have a friend that has kids
and he's into battlebots and
you know racing his model car
I don't know if this is possible
or not. Could you make model
cars that had a gasoline engine?
Well you know
the model cars and all used
to have that real small gasoline engine
in them. Okay like a little airplane
engine you remember those? I did
not know that. Okay yeah they used to have
the little you know the little
engines that they had put in them for model cars
and airplanes and stuff like that
that were that people used
to race and everything else with those cars.
Wow. Okay well
it sounds good I'll let him know about it.
Now that's been years ago now and I'm
sure it's updated but they when I was
a kid they had those all the time and they
were just really small little gasoline
engines. Uh huh.
Okay. Alright. Thank you.
Thank you. Thank you so much. Let's go to
I think it's Paul and Diamond Head
Paul you're on with
Coach Charlie. Hey Coach
hey I've got a
2012 Honda Fit it's got
330,000 miles on it and I have
a spark plug that keeps
unscrewing it's done it like three times
now. What are my
options? What you could do there
okay it sounds like that the threads
may be a little stripped on there
what you could do I would get
a sleeve now you
can get a sleeve that can go in that
spark plug hole and you
could go ahead and get some kind of
sealing and make sure that sleeve stayed in
there and the spark plug could go down
that sleeve and you'd have no problem whatsoever.
It's a sleeve. Yeah.
Does it have a specific name?
Uh well we just
I just used to call them sleeves
for the spark plug holes because what they would do
they used to be anti-spark
filing
sleeves where they wouldn't fall out
you know if you had an engine that was burning
oil a lot you could put that sleeve
it was called anti-filer
okay and you could probably
find you're not gonna find it I would go somewhere
like Napa or something like that you're not gonna find it at
auto events or events auto or
nothing like that or auto zone you're going to go to Napa
okay I'll give it a try.
Thank you very much. Merry Christmas.
Thank you Paul. Okay let's
get back to this holiday season
before we get out of here I've got a few
I wanted to say before we go
so avoid traveling during the
holiday rush hours
the reason why I want to say this is because I live down
Lakeland past dog
and I would like everybody to kind of thin out
thin out a little bit
but you only got a thing what is
the rush hour what time are people leaving
I don't know if you leave early
early you're okay
but if you start leaving eight nine ten
o'clock traffic for days yeah
I don't know I don't know just
try to not get in that rush
try to not do that okay here's
another thing that I liked
practice winter driving
I love I know people love snow
but you down here we don't
drive in it every day or
ice so make sure
that if you haven't done it
when it happens take a
little test drive around
the driveway
well that's
what I was saying earlier
that most vehicles have ABS now
and ABS helps you
with that winter driving
because it puts pressure on the
tires it breaks the tires where
it needs it so it will not spin
and then with seventy nine million
people that you said were on the road during
the holidays this during Thanksgiving
this past holiday
make sure you
you know what you're doing out there
plan your
gas stops and your rest stops
make sure you know the time you're going to stop
don't get tired behind the wheel
I said because you get tired behind
the wheel you're not only putting yourself in danger
but you're putting a lot of other people in danger as well
do that and two big things
please drive sober get a designated
driver and make sure
you protect your car from break-ins and theft
leave no
valuables on the seat or where they
can be seen if you're shopping
make sure you put them in the trunk
make sure everything is where a thief
cannot see it that's right
y'all be smart about it this holiday season
holiday driving it's going to be fun
it is it's going to be a great time
listen that'll wrap us up for today's
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About this episode
Navigating the holiday season can be tricky, especially when it comes to vehicle safety and preparedness. Coach Charlie Melton shares essential auto tips for winter driving, including checking tire pressure, ensuring wiper functionality, and having emergency kits ready. The episode features listener questions about holiday gift ideas for car enthusiasts and advice on dealing with vehicle recalls. With a focus on safety during holiday travels, the hosts emphasize the importance of being a defensive driver and staying prepared for winter weather conditions.
Original notes
Original Air Date: 12/5/2024
The holidays are all about spending time with friends and family — which often means traveling in thick traffic or winter weather. From celebrating with family to getting together with friends, the holidays are one of the best times of the year! And with all the excitement going on, it’s extra important to keep safety at the top of mind. If you’re planning on hitting the road during the holidays, there’s a lot to consider when winter weather or holiday shopping and traveling are in the mix. Keep Yuletide spirits high and everybody safe with these Auto Tips for Navigating the Holidays.
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