battery in winter. Many websites allow you to check their status for free.
Extreme temperatures and advanced vehicle age are the main causes of poor battery health. In Poland, the average age of driving a car on the streets is 13 years old. Until the last frosty days, there is also a pandemic, as a result of which cars are used much less frequently. In addition, many people use them for short distances, so the battery does not have the opportunity to fully charge and there may be problems starting the engine. That is why experts emphasize that in order to avoid breakdowns, it is necessary to regularly check the condition of the battery in a specialized workshop. Many of them provide such a service for free.
– Recently, a whole host of factors have appeared that accelerate wear batterythis. It is worth returning, for example, to summer and hot August, when the heat greatly strained him. batteryy, causing them to self-discharge. However, now, in winter, at low temperatures, problems with starting the engine and breakdowns appear. batterywhat,” Adam Potempa, Key Account Manager at Clarios Poland, tells Newseria Biznes.
This summer, the temperature was definitely above the optimum for batterylevel 20°C. When the aura cools down in winter, it becomes difficult to start them, because it requires more energy. Sometimes the problem occurs after the first night of frost. As a result, winter is the time when the number of failures batterythis and related roadside assistance measures are becoming increasingly popular.
- You can say that batteryThey wear out in the summer and die in the winter,” emphasizes Adam Potempa.
bulky for batteryquarantine was also introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the fact that in the spring there was a ban on movement and cars were not used, electrical receivers (for example, car alarms or keyless entry) in cars were discharged all this time. battery. VARTA estimates that new vehicles require up to 150 electrical consumers to supply electricity, and high energy consumption from batteryand fuel-saving technologies such as stop-and-go systems are also needed.
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– Many people, fearing for their safety, have abandoned public transport and use their own transport for short distances and very occasionally. After starting the car and driving a few kilometers battery it can't charge properly, says an expert at Clarios Poland.
According to data provided by VARTA to the German association ADAC, the condition is unsatisfactory. batterythis is the reason for about 40 percent. all car accidents. This is usually due to the advanced age of the cars. According to the European Association of Vehicle Manufacturers ACEA, the average age of a car in Poland is 13 years, and according to this indicator, Poland ranks 17th in the EU.
“Moreover, many people have put off buying a new one because of the uncertain financial situation. batteryand for later. This means that many cars battery it has long been replaced or not changed at all. Therefore, it is not surprising that most breakdowns on the road occur due to inadequate condition batterya - Adam Potempa is rated. - If battery is in good technical condition, so you don't have to worry about winter. However, even before the pandemic, based on our research, we found that as many as 34 percent. batterythat in Europe is in poor condition.
The expert emphasizes that in order to avoid breakdowns on the road, you should regularly check the condition batterybut. However, due to the advanced electronics in newer vehicles, it is worth having it done at a specialist workshop, because power outages can lead, for example, to loss of data and malfunction of power windows, or the need to reinstall software.
– As part of the testing program batteryVARTA, which we have continued for many years, we link services that carry out free checks as part of routine service activities or at the request of the customer. During such a test, the mechanic checks the condition batterya, charging voltage, condition of the starter and electrical system. The result obtained allows you to make a diagnosis and assess the condition batteryand, possibly, decide on its replacement or the possibility of further use, the expert says.
Free inspection can be carried out at about 2 thousand points throughout Poland. If it needs to be replaced batteryand the old, worn one can be left in the workshop for free.
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