Top Document: Toyota RAV4 FAQ Previous Document: 3.1.4) What should I expect when Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) engage? Next Document: 3.1.6) What should the fuel economy (Miles per Gallon) be? See reader questions & answers on this topic! - Help others by sharing your knowledge Method 1: Get a conductive strap that bolts to the frame - when you stop, the end contacts the ground and bleeds the charge off the car. These work well, but wear out rather quickly. Method 2: Keep your hand on the edge of the door (or any metal part) as you exit the vehicle. Method 3: Whenever you exit your vehicle, hold your key and make sure that the first thing you touch after you exit is made of metal, and that you touch it with your key first. This will dissipate any static electricity. Method 4: a quick spray of a product such as Static Guard also helps to eliminate the static buildup from rubbing on the cloth seats. (Thanks to Jim Janecek <Janecek@Tezcat.com>) Method 5: Drive naked. Then you won't build up any static electricity between you and your clothes. If you wet your pants, that should dissipate the excess charge as well. <g> Also from Jim Janecek: "You might want to also check the type of tires on vehicle, if they are 'low rolling resistance' tires they may have more of a silicone base instead of a carbon base and this does not allow the static charge that normally builds up on a object moving through the air to disperse through the tires. The silicone base is more of an insulator than the carbon base. Unfortunately, I don't have a list of what tires have the silicone base and what have the usual carbon base in them. I just know that Michelin had a series of 'low rolling resistance' tires that came as factory standard on some recent (2-3 year old) model Hondas and they would not allow the static buildup to bleed off into the ground through the tires, so when you stopped at a toll booth and touched the tollbooth operator, the operator would get a real big shock." User Contributions:Top Document: Toyota RAV4 FAQ Previous Document: 3.1.4) What should I expect when Anti-Lock Brakes (ABS) engage? Next Document: 3.1.6) What should the fuel economy (Miles per Gallon) be? Single Page [ Usenet FAQs | Web FAQs | Documents | RFC Index ] Send corrections/additions to the FAQ Maintainer: Ralph Becker <ralphbATwhoeverDOTcom@NOSPAM.com>
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