Winter Prep
Prepare Your Vehicle for the Winter
With sub-zero overnight temperatures and adverse weather on the horizon for Horsham, PA, is your vehicle ready for reliably safe performance in these winter conditions? We have organized a set of winter preparation tips and can provide your vehicle with the maintenance it needs to prepare it for winter driving.
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Winter Maintenance Tips and Services
We can always assist with your vehicle’s winter maintenance, but your vehicle’s winter preparation should include these:
- Tires – You will need good tires when roads get slippery. You need to inspect tires, including tread depth measurement, to verify sufficient traction and perform an inflation check plus adjustment.
- Heater & Defroster -Be sure to test the heater and defroster to ensure that sufficient heat is provided when temperatures are freezing.
- Windshield Wiper Blades – When snow or icy mix is possible, you will need a good set of wiper blades to clear the windshield. Be sure to inspect windshield wiper blades and replace them if they have lost integrity, the rubber is damaged, or were not replaced in the previous 6 months.
- Winter Blend Windshield Wiper Fluid – Ideal for icy conditions and assisting with removing windshield ice, it is often a good idea for drivers to switch to a winter blend wiper fluid for winter.
- Battery Inspection – Old batteries fail, and sub-zero temperatures can be the nail in an old battery’s coffin. Be sure to get a battery inspection with electrical testing to ensure your battery is in good condition for reliable performance this winter.
- Antifreeze – You should inspect the antifreeze, replenish it as needed, and exchange it if contaminated. This fluid not only cools the engine when running, but it also prevents the water from freezing in sub-zero temperatures.
- Multi-Point Vehicle Inspection – A thorough bumper-to-bumper inspection of all primary systems and parts is an excellent decision to prepare your vehicle for safe winter driving.
- Safety Kit – This is good advice all year but getting stranded in winter raises the safety stakes. A blanket, phone charger, ice scraper, jumper cables, flares, or reflective triangle are recommended to keep inside the car.
Winter Weather Readiness with Chapman Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Horsham
Winter maintenance tips and services are universally accepted by all major auto manufacturers and were established for enhanced driving safety in colder conditions, often defined by slippery road conditions and reduced visibility. You will notice that the maintenance tips target those components that will need to be at their best for safe driving in winter conditions. By keeping these components at their best, you can ready your vehicle for the best performance in slippery sub-zero conditions with adverse weather likely.
