StretchLearn Course

Stop guessing about your car — and stop overpaying for it

The core maintenance every driver should know, with the exact intervals, fluids, tools, and steps that keep a car safe, reliable, and out of the repair shop.

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Beginner9 hr 15 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

A single missed oil change or an ignored warning light can turn a $40 service into a $4,000 engine replacement. This course walks you through your owner's manual schedule, the fluids and parts you can check in your driveway, and the roadside skills every driver needs. You will finish able to keep a simple maintenance log, change a tire in the dark, judge what is safe to DIY versus when to book a mechanic, and walk into a shop without being upsold.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Decode your owner's manual maintenance schedule and build a mileage-based service log

Check engine oil, coolant, brake, power-steering, transmission, and washer fluids correctly and safely

Inspect tire tread, set pressure to the door-jamb spec, and rotate tires on a set schedule

Change a flat tire safely using the jack, lug wrench, and spare from your own vehicle

Interpret common dashboard warning lights and decide which mean stop now versus service soon

Apply a DIY-versus-mechanic rule and avoid common shop upsells using a parts-and-labor checklist

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Know Your Car: The Manual, the Schedule, and the Log

Learn to read your owner's manual and maintenance schedule, gather a basic tool and supply kit, and set up a simple log so nothing important gets missed.

3 lessons

Decoding Your Owner's Manual and Service ScheduleContent · 45 min

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Your Driveway Tool and Supply KitContent · 40 min

LMS Access

Building a Simple Maintenance LogContent · 40 min

LMS Access

Module 2

Module 2: Fluids: The Lifeblood of Your Car

Learn to safely check and top the fluids that keep an engine alive — oil, coolant, brake, power steering, transmission, and washer fluid — and recognize what their condition tells you.

3 lessons

Checking and Topping Engine OilContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Coolant, Brake, and Power-Steering FluidContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Transmission Fluid, Washer Fluid, and Spotting LeaksContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 3

Module 3: Tires and Brakes: Where Safety Lives

Master the maintenance that most directly keeps you safe — tire pressure and tread, rotation, and recognizing brake wear — then learn to change a flat with confidence.

3 lessons

Tire Pressure, Tread, and RotationContent · 50 min

LMS Access

Changing a Flat Tire SafelyContent · 55 min

LMS Access

Recognizing Brake Wear and Battery HealthContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Module 4

Module 4: Warning Lights, Smart Repairs, and Staying Ahead

Decode the dashboard, decide what is safe to DIY versus when to book a mechanic, avoid common shop upsells, and adjust your care to the seasons.

3 lessons

Reading Dashboard Warning LightsContent · 45 min

LMS Access

DIY or Mechanic? Avoiding UpsellsContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Seasonal Care and Building the HabitContent · 45 min

LMS Access

Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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