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What Are the Ten Essential Items to Keep in Your Car?

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It is important to keep essential items in your car for quick intervention in case of a flat tyre, dead battery, etc. But what are the 10 useful items to keep in your car? Here is a list: 1) A fluorescent jacket is mandatory to wear if you exit the car to perform any intervention. 2) Snow chains. 3) A warning triangle to place on the road if you are performing an intervention. 4) Jump leads to connect your vehicle with another if the battery is flat. 5) A basic first aid kit with tissues, plasters, dressings, etc. 6) Spare bulbs for headlights. 7) A tyre changing kit and a spray for wheel nuts, useful when you need to change a wheel. 8) Cable ties, pliers, and screwdrivers. 9) A glass breaker or seatbelt cutter, useful for self-defence. 10) A torch.

Updated on 22 July 2026 by ScegliAuto

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How to Replace the Battery on a Honda Vision 110

To replace the battery on a Honda Vision 110, you need to remove the front fairing of the motorcycle, located directly under the front headlamp. To loosen this panel, unscrew the two screws found at its top, just below the handlebar. Once these screws are loosened, lever under the panel to detach it, gaining access to the battery underneath: this battery must be removed from its housing by unscrewing the fixing screws and disconnecting the power cables, replacing it with a new one.

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