Attention! Are your car mats safe?

With the development of China's current situation, there are more and more cars, and road traffic is getting worse. Car owners should pay more and more attention to their own safety issues and pay more attention to a series of products on cars.
Car mats seem to be an inconspicuous thing, in fact, in real life plays a vital role. On the one hand, because it is close to the accelerator, brake, clutch and other positions of the car, if the choice of foot pads is not reasonable, it is likely to affect the effectiveness of the brakes, thereby affecting people's lives. On the other hand, if you choose a bad material The toxic smell released by car mats seriously endangers the health of family members.
Case 1. I believe everyone has seen a news report "Car mats are very important and dangerous when used improperly". In January, the Camry in Dongguan caused a serious traffic accident due to the use of unsafe foot pads (hitting five other cars and breaking a tree). The driver's driving was affected by the displacement of a foot pad under the driver's feet, resulting in out-of-control and successive collisions with five cars. Many people speculated about the cause of this traffic accident, and the result was unexpected. It turned out to be a traffic accident caused by the use of unsafe car mats.
2. the case, a new car owner reported that his new car was suddenly not in gear. The master did not find any mechanical abnormalities after getting on the bus for a try, but quickly found the cause of the "failure. It turned out that the owner put the extra-large and thickened foot pad in the car, which caused him to be unable to fully step on the clutch every time he stepped on the clutch, so it was difficult to shift gears.
Both of these cases show that the choice of car mats is very important. Another point is that the choice of car mats often does not attract enough attention from car owners.
Car mats are roughly divided into the following categories:
1. It is dangerous to lay multi-layer foot pads
In order to facilitate cleaning, some car owners will lay a layer of rubber, PVC and other easy-to-clean foot pads on the foot pads made of fabric materials. According to an online survey, the probability of the occurrence of double-layer foot pad displacement is very high. The laying of the double-layer foot pad makes the upper foot pad unable to be fixed and prone to displacement events. Because the foot pads are very new, so the owner is often more likely to neglect, the probability of accidents greatly increased.
2. Deformed foot pads should be replaced in time
The use of a certain number of years of foot pads will generally appear deformation phenomenon, such as four corners tilt. The upturned position of the foot pads is easy to jam the accelerator or brake. Some unkown owners have not even replaced their foot pads for several years, which is very dangerous! After using for a period of time, the owner should check whether the foot pad has been deformed, and the owner of the deformed foot pad should replace it immediately.
3. It is not acceptable to reverse the front and back, front and back
Some styles of foot pads are very similar to the front and back, and the car is mainly carefully identified. The reverse of the front and back of the foot pad not only can not play the role of dustproof and non-slip, but also can not be firmly fixed, and even interfere with the pedal. Front and back upside down laying are also prohibited.
4. Choose the foot pad that matches the model
The shape of the driving side floor varies from model to model. In order to better fit the contour of the side floor of the car, the owner should choose a special car type, and try to avoid choosing a general-purpose foot pad.
5. Ensure that the foot pad will not hinder the use of the pedal
When laying the foot pads, ensure that the foot pads on the driving side will not affect the use of the accelerator and brake pedals. Manual transmission vehicles also include clutches.
6. Ensure that the foot pads are firmly fixed
The new models are already equipped with foot pad fixing bolts. When installing, be sure to use the fixing bolt to fix the foot pad firmly. For the old models without foot pad fixing bolt, the owner can choose to make his own fixing glue when installing to ensure that the foot pad will not shift.
7. Ways to Avoid Pedal Stuck
In addition to improper use of the foot pad may cause the pedal to be stuck, some unfixed sundries in the car may roll in the car or even jam the pedal, causing accidents. Passengers in the back seat should also be careful not to put water bottles and other objects on the floor of the back seat, because the back seat of many models is connected to the bottom of the front seat, and may slip under the driver's pedal when braking suddenly.
When carrying out maintenance at ordinary times, you can ask the maintenance worker to help check the pedal. If any of the pedals are found to be loose, astringent and other problems, it is necessary to debug or replace the relevant parts in time.
Xiaobian remind, in addition to the above mentioned shape and size to match, in the purchase of foot pads should also pay attention to the following points:
1. Dirt resistance/easy cleaning
Although most car owners don't have to wash their cars by themselves, I want to say that dirty car mats really not only affect people's visual effects, it is also a place to hide dirt. If it is not cleaned in time, it will also Greatly affect people's health. Therefore, for their own health to choose an easy to clean foot pad.
2. No peculiar smell
In a variety of foot pads, there are many low-quality foot pads in order to reduce costs, the use of chlorinated paraffin and other chemicals, and the material itself is also very poor, so there will be a great odor, especially now in summer, the temperature is high, the taste is pungent, great harm to the body, but also easy to cause motion sickness. Therefore, in any case, you can't buy a car mat because it is cheap, and you need to go to a regular shopping mall.
3. No flame retardant material
Car mats are a place that most car clubs ignore. Some car mats contain flammable substances such as wool and foam. Sometimes fires occur due to cigarette butts that accidentally fall. Therefore, it is necessary to buy foot pads with excellent fire resistance, which not only insures life, but also is an effective measure to prevent the "spontaneous combustion" of cars in the future.