The winter is the most difficult weather conditions that can drive the car in and the driving problems in winter vary from of the low visibility due to rain, snow and clouds in contact with the surface of the earth and even slip and lack of control over the vehicle due to the snow and frost which consists in the early morning hours. Here, you will know some simple and easy steps that you can take with the onset of winter to avoid these problems and avoid them:
1) Clean your car from inside and outside:
The outer parts of the car are the most likely to be affected by winter weather conditions such as cold, rain and frost so you have to exploit the warm days for processing the vehicle before these cold months. You have to clean the car’s body carefully and cover it with a layer of wax before the first snow and before the temperatures drop to below zero degree. These steps would keep the paint of the vehicle and facilitate the removal of snow and frost from the car.
2) Check the battery and electrical systems:
Cold weather is the enemy of the electrical systems in the car especially the car battery and by taking this point into consideration in addition to the increase of the electrical needs in the winter such as defrosters system, windshield wipers and heating systems because it is necessary to be the car’s battery in its best condition to meet the difficult winter conditions.
3) Examine and change the vital fluids:
Always check the important vital fluids in the car such as engine oil, gear oil, brake oil and coolant water because it will protect your car from any problems you might encounter during the winter conditions.
4) Check the windshield wipers:
The difficult weather conditions in the winter such as snow and heavy rains may cause to reduce the driver’s ability to see while driving and to overcome this problem, please make sure that the windshield wipers are working well.
5) Equip your car with the emergency equipments:
Despite that the presence of emergency equipments is very necessary in all seasons and all circumstances but it is becoming more important in the winter which includes tools such as snow and ice removal tool and remember whenever it is more smoother whenever it maintains the paint of your car more so please try to choose a plastic tool not metal. There are other tools that should be exist in your car during the winter such as folding shovel and a first aid box which is equipped very well in addition to pulling ropes.
6) Check the car tires:
Make sure that your tires is ready to walk in the difficult winter weather conditions by checking the air pressure and make sure that there are no problems at all.
