When it’s cold, everything sucks. Your main goal is to take precaution to
ensure optimal warmth. That means,
shoveling the car out of snowy oblivion, making lunches on a cold tiled kitchen,
bundling up the kids and warming up the car as quickly as possible. We feel your pain, as a matter of fact, we
share it, because there’s nothing worse than freezing your butt off in single
digit degree weather. In today’s blog,
we’re providing tips on getting warm as quickly as possible with quick tips
from the car gurus. Enjoy!
First, winterize your car. Use winter-weight oil and anti-freeze to
perform better in the winter and maintain your battery. Be sure your battery is in goof working order.
Start your car normally and be patient.
Now, let your windows defrost by putting the setting on high, letting your car
idle for ten minutes. To help control
humidity and dampness on your windows run the blower on the floor to keep your
carpeting dry, when not needed to defrost your windows. This will prevent your
windows from steaming up on the inside.
Today's engine and fluid technology is
designed to start working as soon as you turn the key (or at lease once your
windshield is defrosted). Not only does idling waste gas and cause pollution,
it can actually cause damage to your vehicle.
If you're faced with severe winter
conditions, you may want to consider a block heater, which warms the engine, or
a battery warmer. A battery loses power as the temperature goes down, so
warming it gives it that extra boost.
Cheers!
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