1. If your vehicle is due for its regular service, don’t put it off.
2. Check that all the lights and indicators are clean and working properly.
   If your car battery is undependable, replace it as it has to work extra hard in cold weather and it is more likely to fail.
3. Having your air-con system serviced it will help demist your windscreen more effectively.
4. Ensure your windscreen washer bottle is topped up with washer fluid that won’t freeze.
5. Monitor your fluid levels including engine coolant, anti-freeze, oil and brake fluid.
6. Ensure your car’s tyre pressures are correct and keep an eye on tread depth, including the spare – for winter driving they should have at least 3mm of tread. Why not also consider a set of winter tyres.

Keeping your car in good working order is essential for continued reliability, efficiency and safety. It also protects the car’s re-sale value.

To show you how much we want to help you this winter, we are offering a free winter health check to every customer of M25 Audi. The free health check includes: external checks; internal checks; under bonnet checks; brake checks; underbody checks and tyre checks to give you peace of mind for your motoring this winter.

Winter Driving Tips

Hi, from the Aftersales team at Whetstone Audi.

Some top tips to keep you and your car safe this winter. Five practical steps to take. See below.

1. Ensure washer fluid is topped up with fluid able to withstand freezing temperatures. With autumn roads throwing up rain dirt you want to see clearly at all times. We have all experienced that lorry or bus that covers our windscreen with spray from wheels.
2. Wipe your headlights and tails lights with a wet wipe. You’ll be surprised how much better your lights are when they are kept clean. See and be seen!
3. Check you are running correct tyre pressures. Wrong tyre pressures cause premature tyre wear and more importantly, create unstable handling and increased braking distances.
4. Do you have enough tyre tread to stop in time. Tyres that have 3 mm of tread stop 25% quicker than tyres at legal minimum of 1.6mm. How quickly do you want to stop?
5. Does your car have the correct amount of anti freeze for a British winter? Most engine failures we see in the winter are because of low oil level or frozen engines.

Any questions? Please add your comments or questions below.

Alternatively, you can email the Service Team directly. We’d be happy to answer any questions you may have.