Trained mechanics will be breaking down the basics of car servicing for participants of the new Women on Wheels workshop.
The free workshop in Caroline Springs is a pilot program that aims to provide women with practical guidelines for motoring safety and vehicle maintenance.
Technicians from Lakeside Kia will be on hand to demonstrate basic car maintenance skills from checking and correcting tyre pressures to changing a flat tyre safely and jump-starting batteries.
Kia fixed operations manager Mike Coleman said that the Women On Wheels program will “demystify” mechanical terminology and ensure participants understand the essentials of car servicing.
“Day-to-day vehicle maintenance, motoring and mechanical knowledge are often overlooked when it comes to skill acquisition for women,” Mr Coleman said. “The Women On Wheels program is designed to assist female drivers to become more mechanically literate, and will offer hands-on practical exercises designed to … ensure they operate with self-assurance and confidence when it comes to motoring.”
Service manager Cameron Lord said it was important that all drivers have some knowledge about how to look after their vehicles.
“We hope that the participants will be able to walk into a dealership for a service and when they’re told that they need their discs machined, they can say, ‘Yes, I know what that is and where it is’.”
He said that refresher workshops and programs for learner drivers would be held in the future. Women on Wheels workshops start at 6.30pm on April 18 at Lakeside Kia.
