ADAC Warns Of Dangerous Car Accessories

The ADAC warns of dangerous car accessories. Sun seat pads with wooden balls motorists in an accident can be fatal. But warning system and the "NOS fake" the club are a thorn in the eye.

Who to contact a massage balls in wood takes place threatens to slip in a crash under the belt, the club said. In an accident, That could lead to life-threatening injuries. The ADAC recommends using only seat covers with marks that can be attached slip.

Especially on the Internet, according to the ADAC much unnecessary and dangerous accessories available for the car. The "NOS Fake" is a case in point: The system injects water vapor from the side of the mudguards and simulated by a performance-enhancing nitrous oxide injection prior to the car. Other road users are frightened by the steam, says the Automobile Club. He advises amateur tuners, the finger of "bells and whistles" can be like this - especially since the installation of nitrous oxide dummy is banned in this country.

The use of so-called warning system from the accessory is also risky. Drivers can be the putative helper jam behind her ear. The little assistance systems to alert the driver audibly when his head tilts forward. However, they suggest to the ADAC, according to a false security, because they do not work reliably. In addition, the warning system to respond only to the sinking of the head - then the second would be sleeping already occurred. At the first sign of fatigue, according to the ADAC is only an effective means of accident prevention: do sleep and rest.

The Munich-based auto club also warns against airbag covers, which are offered in part one, to which airbags piece by piece to repair it. "When the cover is damaged, it must renew a professional complete the airbag module," it says in a statement. When individually exchanged covers had not ensured that the open air bags in an accident as required.