How to Prepare Your Volvo for Winter in Colorado Springs

Learn How to Best Winterize Your Vehicle This Year

The winter weather is fast approaching. Isn't it time you prepared? Colorado winters can be pretty long and cold. But it's not just you or your family that you want to worry about this cold season - you should also be prepping your Volvo for winter! Whether you drive a new Volvo or you've had yours a while, if you're not sure what you can do to best optimize your vehicle for a cold Colorado winter, let us help! Here are some helpful tips for winterizing your Volvo from all of us here at Bob Penkhus Volvo Cars.

Winterizing Your Vehicle: Here's What You Need to Know

There are many things you can do to winterize your Volvo in or around Fort Carson; these tips will get you well on your way to ensuring your vehicle is well-prepared for whatever weather this winter brings.

Change Your Oil

Changing your oil is a good thing to do regularly every season. But this winter, you should strongly consider using a winter-friendly engine oil (read: a thinner engine oil that's less viscous). So bring your Volvo to us for an oil change, and we'll make sure it's well taken care-of just in time for winter weather.

Check Your Antifreeze and Freon

Your Volvo's cooling system helps it maintain a kind of automotive homeostasis during every season, preventing it from overheating or freezing on-the-road in Larkspur. And your car's cooling system relies heavily upon coolant (aka antifreeze) to make this happen. So check your antifreeze levels to be sure you're in good shape this winter. Check your freon, too, so you can use your A/C along with your defroster to keep your window from fogging up when precipitation occurs and winter humidity rolls in.

Check Your Battery

Your Volvo's battery experiences extra strain during extreme temps - winter weather included. Check your battery to make sure it's holding a charge and is in good shape this winter. If not - then it's time for a new battery.

Check Your Brakes and Tires

The brakes on your Volvo are essential to helping you stop safely. The tires help you maintain traction over wet, snowy, or slushy roads in Monument. Make sure both are in good condition this winter, and replace them if they're not. Also - we highly suggest upgrading to a dedicated set of winter tires for optimal traction over snowy, slushy, and icy roads.

Check Your Wiper Blades

Your car's wiper blades help you see clearly when it's raining or snowing. As such, they're very important to the safety of you and your passengers as you travel from Woodland Park to Colorado Springs and back this winter. Make sure your wipers are not too worn out and work well - optimally before winter hits.

Pack a Winter Emergency Kit

Sand bags. Jumper cables or a battery tender. Bandages. Blankets. Nonperishable snacks or meal replacement bars. These are just some of the items you want to pack when you prepare a roadside emergency/first aid kit that you'll keep in your vehicle this winter.

Let Us Inspect and Winterize Your Volvo: Schedule Winter Service Now

Not sure where to start with regard to winterizing your Volvo this winter? Contact us to schedule service and we'll be glad to winterize your Volvo for you! Alternately, if you'd like to upgrade your vehicle to something newer, safer, and more rugged this season - maybe a new Volvo SUV or wagon with AWD - we're happy to help you find and finance the perfect Volvo for your unique needs. What's more, all of us here at Bob Penkhus Volvo Cars wish you joyous and safe winter season!