Use these tips to prepare your car for winter weather
WE'LL BE
>>> GOOD TO SEE YOU, STEVE.
BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN SO
UNSEASONAL FOR OUR WEATHER
PATTERNS HERE, THIS MAKES IT
DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE TO WIN
THIZE WIN WINTERIZE THEIR
CARS.
>> YES.
YOU MAY NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO TO
MAKE YOUR CAR SAFE.
>> FIVE THINGS THAT PEOPLE MUST
DO.
NUMBER ONE?
>> WASHER FLUID.
IT HAS A DEICER IN IT.
SO WHEN THE WINDSHIELD GETS
FROSTY, IT HELPS MELT IT.
YOU KNOW HOW WINDSHIELD WIPERS
CAN GET TORE UP.
THIS MAKES IT MORE SLUSHY SO
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE WITH
THAT LITTLE HOLE, WHICH IS
DANGEROUS.
THIS IS ANTIFREEZE, IF YOU HAVE
ANY ISSUES WITH YOUR RADIATOR,
YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK YOUR
ANTIFREEZE.
IT WILL KEEP THE ENGINE FROM
FREEZING.
WE'LL BE DOWN INTO THE 20s.
IT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR
CAR IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE
PROPER COOLANT AND ANTI-FREEZE
IN IT.
>> THE BATTERY.
IF THE BATTERY IS OUT, WE HAVE
NOTHING.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
IT IS A CHEMICAL REACTION THAT
REACTS SLOWER.
IF THE CARS THAT WE HAVE TODAY,
THERE ARE A LOT OF ELECTRONICS
ON THEM.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET YOUR
BATTERY TESTED.
IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED
IN OVER A YEAR, GET IT CHECKED.
>> AND IT DOESN'T COST YOU
ANYTHING?
>> CHECKING IT DOESN'T COST
ANYTHING.
>> WHEN IT GETS THIS COLD,
SHOULD WE WARM UP OUR CARS MORE
THAN WE USUALLY DO OR NO?
>> THERE ARE DIFFERENTING
OPINIONS ABOUT THAT, I THINK
FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, LET'S GET
THE CAR WARM AND THE WINDOWS
CLEAR.
>> AND YOU MENTIONED WINDSHIELD
WIPERS.
>> WE FIND WE HAVE TERRIBLE
WINDSHIELD WIPERS IS WHEN WE
NEED THEM.
IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD THEM
CHANGED IN A WHILE, IT MAY BE A
GOOD TIME TO GET NEW ONES ON
THERE.
>> HOW OFTEN SHOULD PEOPLE
CHANGE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS?
>> IT DEPENDS.
IF YOU PARK YOUR CAR OUTSIDE,
YOU NEED TO DO IT FREQUENTLY.
IF YOU PARK INSIDE, PROBABLY
ONCE A YEAR.
YOU'LL KNOW WHEN IT IS TIME TO
DO IT.
>> AND IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO
HAVE THESE ITEMS IN YOUR CAR.
>> YES.
YOU NEED THE SCRAPER TO GET THE
FROST OFF AND A FLASH LIGHT.
THESE ARE JUST FOR TRACTION.
A LITTLE KITTY LITTER AND SALT
THAT YOU MAKE ICE CREAM WITH.
>> AND YOU THROW IN YOUR
DRIVEWAY OR WHEREVER YOU PARK
YOUR CAR?
>> YES.
IT HELPS YOU GET TRACTION SO
YOU CAN GET MOVING AGAIN.
>> ANOTHER PIECE OF ADVICE FOR
PEOPLE?
>> TAKE YOUR TIME AND BE
CAUTIOUS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU
DO THE SAFE THINGS SO YOU CAN
SEE THE ROAD.
IT YOU'RE NOT SURE, I WOULD NOT
GO OUT AND DRIVE.
>> MAKE SURE ALL OF THIS STUFF
IS COVERED IN YOUR WINTERIZING