Cold Drives Ahead: How to Prepare Your Car for Winter

Winter’s on its way here—and along with seasonal festivities and alluring scenery comes snow-covered roads and icy surfaces that demand special maintenance from your vehicle—but where do you begin? After all, you want to help your vehicle cruise as safely as possible for the upcoming months and there’s no denying the chilled climates complicate the process. No need to panic though, as our team is here to guide you with winter car care tips to help keep your drives on point. Start today by scheduling your Kia maintenance at Lupient Kia of Brooklyn Park near Minneapolis, MN.

Sticking with the Basics: How to Maintenance Your Kia Vehicle

The cold weather isn’t an excuse to skip maintenance—especially since temperatures in Minnesota easily drop below freezing, which requires giving your oil special attention to help ensure your fluids flow properly—some vehicles can require a special weight of oil to help prevent your compositions from changing, which helps ensure your motor cranks when you start your car in the early morning.

Next, you’ll want to pay special attention to your tire tread, as you’ll need all the grip you can get to help you remain in command when you cruise over icy roads or snow-covered surfaces. If you want to play this one safe, you can even opt for special winter tires which are built to drive over snow to help you keep control of your ride. Also, check your tire pressure often, as the chilled temperatures will cause your tires to drop psi levels faster than usual, which can become dangerous when you need to make a sudden stop.

To further help ensure your car starts in the mornings and evenings, ask our technicians to check your coolant levels. If your radiator or fluids freeze, your motor struggles to crank, which can prevent your car from starting.

Keeping Your Power Levels (and Warmth) Up: What to Check

During the winter, your battery requires constant attention, as the cold temperatures can change your battery fluids and even prevent it from starting. So, have our technicians check your power source to help ensure your battery is ready for the winter—and for safe measure, keep a pair of jumper cables and a battery charger handy in case the climate gets too cold for your car to start.

Next, you’ll want to make sure your heating works to help you get cozy as you commute around the Bloomington, MN, area in comfort. Also, remember that your climate controls impact your defroster controls, which come in handy as your windows fog over this winter. For potential worst-case scenarios, keep an emergency kit in your vehicle with blankets and jackets to help you get warm if you get stranded or your car battery fails.

Smooth Cruising for the Winter: Start in Brooklyn Park, MN

Ready to get your ride ready for the winter? Schedule your maintenance and auto repairs at Lupient Kia of Brooklyn Park near St. Paul, MN. Our team also aims to assist you in any way possible, from helping you find the right size of tires for your Kia Sorento to answering questions as they pop up—it’s only the start of how we put your first.