You Can Help Your Car Battery Survive Winter

Blog Oct 25th, 2024

How Do You Protect A Car Battery During the Winter?

Being prepared for winter is crucial for drivers in Ontario and across Canada. It’s better to prevent problems before they become emergencies – and that goes double for anything regarding the car, truck or SUV you drive daily. Regardless of all the technology packed into modern automobiles, you’re not going anywhere with a weak or dead battery under the hood, especially during the cold winter months. So, how do you protect a car battery during the winter? Our Davey Auto Sales team did a little homework off the clock to bring you some helpful information. Let’s take a look at what they found.

Keep Your Car Warm

Few things are as damaging to a car battery as bitterly cold temperatures. There isn’t anything we can do about winter weather, but vehicle owners can do quite a bit to protect it from the elements. Some basic things you can do include:

Park in a garage
Cover the car, truck or SUV
Turn off lights and unplug chargers/devices

Give It Time to Recharge

Letting an automobile sit idle is terrible for it in general. Being idle during the winter months is even more problematic. The battery will naturally degrade in colder temperatures, and going for regular drives lasting 30 minutes or more will keep the battery properly charged and ready to go.

Replace the Battery On Time

Automotive batteries have an average lifespan lasting between 80,000 and 96,000 kilometres. Knowing the signs that it’s time to replace the battery is crucial to staying out of trouble, especially during the cold weather months when problems are more challenging to deal with. If you notice the following symptoms, it’s time to buy a new battery:

Interior lights are dimmer than normal
Dashboard warning lights are activated
The starter motor struggles to turn over

If it’s time to replace your entire vehicle and not just the car battery, make an appointment with a Davey Auto Sales product expert today.