SafeTstop Machine
Get a SafeTstop test at Progressive Auto Care
A SafeTstop check can provide you with peace of mind – knowing your brakes, wheel alignment and suspension are keeping you safe. The printed report with date and time is easy to understand and will alert you if your vehicle needs adjusting. Other TESTS miss many of these adjustments, so be sure to work with the best – just ask!
The benefits of a SafeTstop check:
- Knowing your vehicle will stop straight and effectively in an emergency situation
- Enhance tyre life
- Maximise fuel economy
- Test for optimum suspension performance
- Detects dangerous side to side and front-to-rear brake imbalances that can cause a vehicle to lose control.
Are your brakes really safe?
You never know when you will need to stop in a hurry. Most of us trust that our car’s brakes will work effectively when we really need them to, and rely on regular service inspections to check that they are in good working order. Every workshop will ‘check’ your brakes, but very few can actually ‘test’ your brakes. This is where the SafeTstop testing centres are different.
You can trust your family’s safety to a SafeTstop test. It provides an added safety check that goes beyond a general inspection and road test to scientifically test your braking capacity and ensure maximum stopping performance
Increase your tyre life and fuel efficiency
The SafeTstop test includes an electronic tyre wear check that not only adds to your car’s safety but can save you money. SafeTstop tests your wheel alignment on both front and rear axles and the actual drag from your tyres on the road surface.
Having your wheels correctly aligned ensures you have the right amount of ‘rubber on the road’ therefore reducing the wear and tear on your tyres which means you don’t have to replace them as often. Correct alignment also means better fuel consumption.
Brake and SuspensionFacts
"Checking" brakes is usually part of a service...
But what does that tell you? Brakes save lives when they work correctly. Your car will NOT stop properly in an emergency if each wheel is not braking properly. Test each wheel so you KNOW your brakes are 100%.
The front to rear and side to side brake balance of your car will affect emergency stopping
A car must have the front to rear and side to side brake balance correctly adjusted.
Incorrect wheel alignment affects tyre wear
It is important that the wheels of your car travel straight on the road, otherwise tyres wear unevenly and don't last.
Handling of your car is affected by the suspension
Avoiding a crash usually means stopping or swerving suddenly - which depends on how well the suspension works.