Maintenance of vehicles in winter Preparing for start-up and reasonable warm-up of vehicles

【Owner's home car knowledge】In winter, due to the low temperature, the protection of the various parts of the vehicle has become particularly important, and the debate among car owners about whether the vehicle needs to be warmed up and how to warm it up has never stopped. Which one is the argument? Right? How the hell do we do it?

Regarding the correct method of starting and warming up the car, it is first necessary to clarify that preparations before starting and warming up the car before driving are both necessary, but the degree of warming up needs to be controlled. Insufficient or excessive warming up has disadvantages.

●Preparation before starting the vehicle

For models with manual transmission, check whether the gear has been placed in neutral before starting, so as to avoid damage to the starter motor or drive away caused by starting with gear. When the vehicle is started, it needs to rely on the power of the battery to drive the starter motor and then drive the engine. At this time, the battery needs to output a large current, which is also the moment when the battery consumes the most in the entire working cycle, so try to turn off the lights on the car before starting. Large-scale electrical appliances such as audio and air conditioners ensure that the power of the battery can be fully output to the starter. This is not only to protect the battery, but also necessary to make the starter work more easily.

●Do not start the engine directly

After getting on the car, insert the key into the key door. Do not start the vehicle in a hurry. You should first turn the key door to the position where the power is turned on. At this time, all the warning lights on the instrument panel will light up. After it goes out, it means that the self-check of the system is completed (there should be only three warning lights that are normally on at this time, the battery warning light, the handbrake light and the seat belt warning light). At this time, you can turn the key to the "START" position to start engine.