Getting Your Volkswagen Ready for the Winter Season in New Port Richey, FL

Winter can throw a lot of curveballs at you and your car while you’re driving. This includes the weather, low temperatures, and other challenges that need to be met before you can drive safely. That’s why it’s a great idea to winterize your car or prepare it for the coming winter with various services that will ready it for all the challenges winter can face. At Volkswagen of New Port Richey, we provide those services for your Volkswagen.

Our Top Ten Services for Winterizing Your Car

Brake Inspection: Making sure your brakes can handle wet and frozen roads is always a good idea before winter comes, so we’ll look over everything that might need attention in your brake system.
HVAC Inspection: Your HVAC systems keep you warm, so it’s best to make sure they can keep doing that once the cold arrives. We’ll pay special attention to the heater, defrost, seat warmers, and steering wheel warmers.
Windshield Crack and Chip Inspection: As cold weather can worsen windshield flaws, you should have your windshield checked for such flaws before winter comes.
Battery Inspection: We’ll look at your battery, tray, connections, and serpentine belt to make sure everything’s working as it should.
Tire Inspection: We’ll look at your tires’ tread and pressure, as well as switch your tires for snow tires should you request it.
Battery Testing: This makes sure your battery can handle startup throughout the whole winter. We want you to be able to start in the cold without needing a jump or a tow.
Check/Replace Engine Coolant and Antifreeze: Antifreeze is the part of your coolant that keeps the coolant system from freezing over, so you must have plenty of fresh coolant fluid ready to cool your engine in the winter.
Check Windshield Wiper Blades: To preserve your visibility, you should check to see if your windshield wiper blades are up to the task of winter precipitation.
Change Washer Fluid: Winter blends of windshield washer fluid are essential to prevent freezing.
Prepare a Roadside Safety Kit: Our experts can help you know what’s best to keep in your roadside emergency kit.