Car maintenance booklet for the glovebox: print, fold and staple

This car maintenance booklet is an undated record you make on your own printer, then fold into 24 small pages covering services, oil changes, tire care, fill-ups and repairs. Everything is laid out two pages to a side on landscape sheets and already sits in saddle-stitch sequence, so you print on both sides, fold the pile down the middle and add staples.

The download is a 15 page PDF in two versions. With the US Letter file you end up with half letter pages that use miles and gallons. With the A4 file you get A5 pages (148 x 210 mm) that use kilometers and liters. It arrives instantly, and nothing is mailed to you.

How the car maintenance booklet keeps your service history in reach

No more digging for old receipts. The folded book is small enough to stay in the glovebox, so details like the VIN, the right tire pressures, your oil type and the sizes of wipers or filters travel with you to every garage visit, and you can jot down a service, an oil change or a fill-up on the spot. On the service schedule page, the intervals your manual recommends sit right beside the date a job was last done and the date it comes due again.

Since every booklet page takes up precisely one half of the sheet, scissors are never needed. Page 1 prints beside page 24, page 2 beside page 23, and the numbers fall into order once you fold. For a stressful day on the road, the breakdown page and the accident page keep the key numbers and details together. The included map of each sheet and the double-sided printing guide show which pages land on the reverse of which, and how to try a test print first.

Who this glovebox car log is for

• Drivers who like a paper service history kept in the glovebox rather than in a bulky binder
• First car owners and new drivers still learning what to check and how often
• Households with several cars, who can print a separate booklet for each one
• Anyone planning to sell a car one day and wanting a neat, dated record of each service and repair

Design, sizes and printing

• Clean, minimalist style: crisp white pages and soft blush pink accents that are light on ink
• Generous margins all around, so a home printer will not clip anything
• US Letter file: half letter booklet pages in miles and gallons, printed two to a side on landscape 11 x 8.5 in paper. A4 file: A5 pages (148 x 210 mm) in kilometers and liters, printed two to a side on landscape A4 paper. The saddle-stitch order is already set, so nothing needs cutting
• Undated, so you can begin whenever you like and print a new booklet once this one fills up
• Pink fold marks on each sheet, a number on each page of the booklet and marks showing where to staple at the center spread

Inside the car maintenance booklet: 15 PDF pages

1. 1Cover listing the contents and what the booklet holds, with space to write your name and your vehicle
2. 2Printing help that explains which PDF pages and sheets make up the booklet, how the sheets fit together, double-sided settings, a tip to print a test sheet, steps for manual duplex and a box to note your own printer settings
3. 3Imposition and duplex guide with a map of every sheet showing what lands on the front and the back of each of the 6, a five step routine (print, stack, fold, staple, check), advice on stapling if you have no long reach stapler, ideas for storing the finished book in your glovebox, and lines to record each booklet you print
4. 4 to 15The booklet for your glovebox, 24 pages in half letter or A5 size across 6 sheets. Cover: contents, plus lines for the vehicle and whose it is. Vehicle details: model, make, color and year, a 17 box VIN, the plate number, engine, which fuel it takes, purchase date, odometer reading at purchase, who sold it, insurer, policy no., claims line, renewal date, dates for registration and inspection, plus notes on the spare key, the wheel lock key, the fob battery and any roof rack or tow hitch. Specs and sizes: a fluid table with type and capacity for motor oil, coolant, brake, transmission, power steering and washer fluids, tire size with pressures, battery group size, CCA rating and the date it was fitted, a parts table (oil filter, air filter, cabin filter, wiper blades, bulbs, spark plugs) and a note on where to look up each spec. Service schedule: 14 typical jobs, from oil and filter changes and rotating tires to brakes, coolant, plugs and the timing belt, plus 3 empty rows. Each row has an interval by distance or by months, when it was last done, when it is next due, and space for your mechanic's notes. Service log, 4 pages: 21 lines a page for the date, mileage reading, the work, the shop and the cost, then a page total and when the next service is due. Oil change log, 2 pages: type of oil, capacity and filter, 15 lines a page (date, odometer, amount of oil, cost, next due), a table for top-ups and a reminder on checking the oil level. Tire pressure checks: recommended values plus an 18 line table covering each of the four tires, the spare and how much air you added. Tire record: size, which season, purchase of new tires, rotations, balancing and alignment, tread depth tire by tire and where the off-season set is kept. Fuel log, 3 pages: 23 lines a page for date, odometer, distance, volume in gallons or liters, price per unit, total paid and MPG or L/100 km, with the formula, totals per page and an average. Repair record, 2 pages: room for 4 repairs with the date, odometer, shop, the problem, what was done, which parts were replaced, costs for parts and labor plus the total, warranty and how you paid. Car costs: 18 lines for insurance, parking, registration, tolls and other costs, with a yearly total for each category. Seasonal checks: lists for winter prep, summer prep and road trip prep, 12 checks you add yourself, and the dates you did them. Warranties and recalls: a table of warranties, notices and recalls, and where the paperwork is kept. Roadside emergency: 5 calm steps for a breakdown, numbers to call, a 10 item kit checklist, and notes on the spare tire or repair kit. Accident notes: date, time and place, the other driver's details, the police report number and officer, witnesses, a description of what happened and which photos you took. Shops and questions: a table of contacts, questions to ask at the next visit, and any sounds, smells or warning lights. Back page: notes

What you download

• Folded Car Maintenance Booklet in US Letter, a 15 page PDF
• Folded Car Maintenance Booklet in A4, a 15 page PDF
• Read Me First, a brief printing guide (PDF)

How to download and print

• Check out with PayPal, a debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Your download page opens as soon as the payment goes through.
• We email the same private download links to you, so you can download your files again later.
• Open the PDF in a free reader such as Adobe Acrobat Reader and print at 100% or Actual size.
• Print only the pages you need, as often as you like, for your own personal use.

Good to know

• The PDF is designed to be printed on both sides and folded. It is not a hyperlinked digital planner, and paper and a stapler are not included.
• You are buying a digital file. Nothing physical is sent.
• Colors may look a little different on your screen than on paper.
• For your personal use only. Sharing, reselling or passing the files on is not allowed.
• Digital files cannot be returned. If a file will not open or print properly, email us and we will help quickly.
• This booklet is for keeping records, and it does not give mechanical or safety advice. Intervals, fluids, pressures and part sizes vary from one vehicle to the next, so always go by your owner's manual and the advice of a qualified mechanic.
• Printers align the reverse side slightly differently, so try one sheet on plain paper before you print the full booklet.

How this was made

Designed and written by PetiteDiary. AI tools helped draft parts of the text, and some background scenes in the preview images were created with AI. Every page was designed, reviewed and checked before release.

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