| Welcome to Winter! Snow, ice, and cold can be | | | | radiator flushed and refilled; and your engine well |
| especially challenging to the body and mind, as well | | | | tuned. One of the biggest contributors to a car |
| as to important items in your life, including your | | | | not starting is the battery. If it is old and needs to |
| car. Is your vehicle ready for winter? If not, there | | | | be replaced, do it now before you take that long |
| are some things you can do to help ensure that | | | | trip.Look at the windshield. Besides obvious cracks |
| your car will start on cold mornings and survive | | | | in your windshield which you can have replaced, |
| even the nastiest winter weather.Check under the | | | | make certain that the wiper bay is free of debris. |
| hood. Make sure that your battery and all of its | | | | Ice and snow can freeze your wipers in place |
| connections are clean and fastened; hoses and | | | | making them completely ineffective. Never pour |
| belts securely in place; your oil and oil filter | | | | hot water on a windshield to remove ice. |
| changes up to date; your air filter clean; the | | | | |