jeanie Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Hi people. Recently the battery of my Beetle is gone down. My friend told me to maintain the battery properly in cold weather. But Why one does needs a good battery in cold weather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sufi Posted December 4, 2014 Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Basically in cold weather, the cranking load on the battery is much more compared to the summers. Because the weather is cols, the oil in the engine gets thicker and thus the cranking time goes high. If in that case, the battery of your car is low or let’s say the voltage is less than 12.45v, your battery needs urgent attention. If you ignore your battery then it will surely ditch you on the middle of the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Oh, I see! So it means the voltage should be minimum 12.45v in winters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sufi Posted December 5, 2014 Report Share Posted December 5, 2014 Exactly. If it is less, than you can recharge it using the portable car battery charger or by running your car every day for like 20 min. at40mph. Even that helps in maintaining your car battery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanie Posted December 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2014 Thanks dude. That was really new to me. Appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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