TOP 3 reasons why your car does not miss the winter – House

After an unusually hot summer and a hot autumn, Latvia was hit by frost, even reaching minus 10 degrees at night. It is often difficult to start a car, to different degrees, and the reasons may vary depending on the engine of the machine. Volkswagen commercial vehicle representatives share the most common reasons for a dummy diesel engine and its solutions.

1. An insufficiently charged or worn battery

Every car owner, in anticipation of the winter, must examine the battery carefully, making sure that it is in working order and sufficiently charged. Cold operation is difficult because the engine oil degrades in less degrees and the battery has to overload. In winter, equipment that is not as up-to-date during the warm-up period – heating system, heated seats and additional lighting – is most commonly used – because winter is the darkest time of the year. , which speeds up the unloading of the battery. Especially for the operation of different equipment, it is advisable to disclose drivers who regularly travel short distances during which the discharge of the battery increases. It is often drivers who have to travel daily in the city, especially in case of heavy congestion. Therefore, when driving for short distances, it is advisable to turn off equipment that consumes less energy in order to leave more power from the generator on the battery. It is essential to take into account such details as excessive discharge of the battery can be irreversibly damaged. It's time to think and have the time to recharge the battery – it takes up to 24 hours to fully charge the truck at the right conditions and temperatures – usually a car or garage.

What about a damaged battery? The discreet sign is the car's increasingly annoying start or inability to start it completely. In this case, the battery will probably have to be replaced. The performance of the battery can be checked with a special tester. If such a tester is available to the driver, this can be done continuously or go to the car service.

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