These Fall Car Care tips will help prepare your car for winter. It’s important to understand preventative vehicle maintenance. <\/p>\n
Tip 1: Battery<\/strong> Tip 2: Tire Pressure<\/strong> Tip 3: Tire Tread<\/strong> Tip 4: Brake Check<\/strong> Tip 5: Washer Fluid<\/strong> Tip 6: Heating and Cooling<\/strong> Tip 7: Headlights<\/strong> Be sure to use these Fall Car Care tips and to have your preventative maintenance check up to keep your vehicle running smoother longer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Understanding Fall Car Care These Fall Car Care tips will help prepare your car for winter. It’s important to understand preventative vehicle maintenance. Tip 1: Battery Bringing your car in for a battery check can help to determine the car\u2019s battery life. Tip 2: Tire Pressure There are several factors for an accurate tire pressure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2403,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[52,29,35,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-brakes","category-cooling-system","category-whats-going-on"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2400"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2930,"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2400\/revisions\/2930"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courthouseautomotive.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBringing your car in for a battery check can help to determine the car\u2019s battery life.<\/p>\n
\nThere are several factors for an accurate tire pressure reading. Tires that have just been on the road can affect the psi reading. It is always best to test tire pressure when the tires are cold. For every 10 degrees of temperature change, air pressure in a tire decreases 1-2 pounds.<\/p>\n
\nIf you\u2019re looking forward to a brutal winter full of snow and ice, it may be a good idea to check your tire tread. Tire tread can be measured using a tread depth gauge, or you can do the \u201cpenny test\u201d. With the \u201cpenny test\u201d, you insert a penny into the the tire tread grooves with Lincoln\u2019s head facing down. If you can see the top of Lincoln\u2019s head, your tires are considered bald at 2\/32nds of an inch. <\/p>\n
\nIt is important to check brake pads to avoid ruining your rotors. If you hear screeching while breaking, your breaks are in need of a change. Having worn break pads can decrease your stopping abilities and eat away at your rotors.<\/p>\n
\nDO NOT USE WATER in the cold months. It will freeze. Choose a washer fluid that is meant for cold temperatures.<\/p>\n
\nHave your Heating and Cooling checked before the weather changes completely. It\u2019s not just about comfort, but you need heating to defrost windows in the winter.<\/p>\n
\nHave your headlight brightness tested and be sure your bright lights are working properly. You can always have them cleaned to function more efficiently. Fall and Winter mean longer nights and you\u2019ll be needing your headlights more often.<\/p>\n