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10 Essential Things To Keep in Car You Must Know!

ByTsukasa Azuma-October 30, 2024

Below are 10 essential things to keep in car you must always have!

There’s a saying which could sum up everything about life: ‘Hope for the best and prepare for the worst.

It applies to all fields of our lives, including our cars. Let’s say you’re looking forward to a fun trip in your nice car. You’ve been planning this trip for months! On D-Day, you pack up what you’ll ‘need’ for the trip and off you go.

About 60 kilometers out of town, you realize that the car is overheating, you forgot to check the water levels. As a result, you spend two or three hours by the roadside, desperately waiting for help.

Your trip is ruined. That’s just one example of the many things that could go wrong on the road. Therefore, it is always important that you be prepared.

10 Necessary Things to Keep in Car 

The 10 things to have in your car below can help you save time, reduce discomfort or even save your life when an emergency situation happens.

1. First Aid Kit

Essential things in car – First Aid Kit

First object in the list of things to keep in car is a First Aid Kit. As you know the most important thing is your life, health and wellbeing.

Therefore, it is very important that you have a first aid kit, in case you or another person gets involved in an accident while on the road.

A basic first aid kit may contain: plasters in a variety of different sizes and shapes – small, medium and large sterile gauze dressings. It should also have a pair of scissors (or razor blades) and a good amount of cotton.

2. Repair Kit

Talking about essential things to keep in car, we have to take a look at a repair kit. A repair kit or service kit is a set of items used to repair a device, commonly comprising both tools and spare parts.

It comprises various sizes of spanners, duct tape, screw drivers, etc. This will come in handy when you need to do a simple repair job on your car.

3. Jumper Cables

Essential things in car – Jumper Cables

Next, Jumper Cables are things you should always have in your car. They are used to “jump start” an engine when the battery runs out.

You connect them from your battery to the terminals of another car’s (working) battery. So, this makes it possible for you to start your engine. This is applicable to petrol engines.

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4. Car Manual

You should keep the car manual in the dashboard. It shows blueprints (images and illustrations) about everything in the car.

This can be helpful in case you want to fix something, say a flat tire. It shows you the bolt sizes and the internal arrangement of systems.

5. Spare Tyre

It’s important to always have a spare tyre. (Photo: CFJ)

There are countless times that a motorist encounters a flat tyre on the road. Just about every driver has ever experienced it.

That’s why it’s important to always have a spare tyre. There’s always a space provision in which you can fit a spare tyre. It is normally in the hatch or at the bottom of the vehicle. In SUVs, it is at the back, always.

6. Fire Extinguisher

Ten things you must always have in your car. (Photo: Cars)

I know what you’re thinking, in all your life of driving, you have never encountered a fire. But who knows? It could happen today or tomorrow or next week.

You can have a small fire extinguisher to put out localized fires that would otherwise spread out and cause more damage.

7. Clean towels

Things you must always have in your car. (Photo: Mechanic)

Another essential things you should keep in your car are clean towels. Keeping some clean towels in the car will ensure that the interior is clean at all times.

You can also use them during repair, cleaning surfaces and dirt. You should have about at least three in your car at any given time. An alternative to clean towels is clean rags. They can serve the same purpose.

8. Bottled Water

Water is one of 10 essential things to keep in car. (Photo: Mechanic)

Yes, water! They say water is life. We can use water for a wide scope of things. Of course, you can use it for quenching your thirst. God knows a lot of time in the cabin of a car can be dehydrating.

Besides, you can use it for cleaning surfaces. For example, one can top up their water levels in case the engine is overheating.

In conclusion, you should always keep about 5 liters of bottled water in your car.

9. USB Phone Charger

You can never foresee the possibility of your phone losing charge. You might forget an application is open and your battery is out in an hour or two.

Therefore, you need to keep a USB phone charger in your car at all times. In case you are stranded, you’ll be able to call for help.

10. Identity Card

Last but not least in the list of necessary things to keep in car is your identity card. An identity card tells people who you are, what you do and where you come from.

You must always carry one, in case you’re involved in an accident and paramedics want to contact your family.

So, there you go. Keep the above things in your car, at all times, and you can face any kind of challenge on the road.

They may not completely solve the problem at hand, but they’ll keep you on the road until you can find a repair shop.

Watch the video from Real Man Real Style to see more important things you should keep in your car!

Did you enjoy our article? Give us feedback if this article was helpful for you and keep reading on us to update more car maintenance tips everyday.

Tsukasa Azuma is an awesome car blogger of Car From Japan. He owns a car repair shop at downtown Osaka, and he put all that experience to good use in his sharing posts. Tsukasa’s blog is one of the best resources for information about keeping your favorite imported car running smoothly. Moreover, because of being passionate to learn about the recent happenings in auto industry, he doesn’t only provide great car maintenance tips, he also always updates latest trends in among car brands and share them in his own interesting viewpoint.

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