{"id":98380,"date":"2022-11-29T09:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T14:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/?p=98380"},"modified":"2022-11-30T09:35:14","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T14:35:14","slug":"check-out-these-expert-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-car-for-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skillscompetencescanada.com\/en\/check-out-these-expert-tips-on-how-to-prepare-your-car-for-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Check out These Expert Tips on How to Prepare Your Car for Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Decades ago the idea of winter ready was a simple tune-up, a tire rotation and an oil change with winter oil, and maybe some bottles of the gas line antifreeze. We all made it to our destinations but nowadays is it enough? What can we do to be better prepared for the winter season?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Purchase a Snowbrush<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> (it could be either a brush or a snow rake) and ensure you have an additional one that you can use as a back-up ice scraper.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Get a windshield ice and snow cover<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Learn how to place the wipers into the service position to easily de-ice and clean.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Buy DOT conforming tires<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> that bear the mountain snowflake pictogram and have the tire pressures adjusted to the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audi.ca\/ca\/web\/en\/customer-area\/winter-wheels-and-tires.html?partner_id=\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">manufacture<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> specifications (added bonus if tires are filled with 100% nitrogen).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Obtain a four-wheel alignment<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to make sure your contact patch is at its most efficient and that your tires will endure.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Get a battery and charging system test<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Obtain these additional items<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">: booster cables, thermal blanket, block heater and a tow strap.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Follow these tips to achieve a great standard of winter preparedness and truly make it the most wonderful time of the year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Submitted by: Shannon LeBel, Learning Technology Specialist, Volkswagen Group Canada<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decades ago the idea of winter ready was a simple tune-up, a tire rotation and an oil change with winter oil, and maybe some bottles of the gas line antifreeze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":98381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[234],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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