Winter is upon us in the northern regions of America. We leave the gasoline auto slumbering in the shed while we drive the hybrid through the overnight snowfall. It’s a comforting thought the lithium-ion battery will see us home if we run out of fossil fuel. We are free of flat winter starter batteries wherever they are.
But Where Are the Flat Winter Starter Batteries
There’s a possibility an aging starter battery won’t perform if we leave it in the cold for a week. That’s because low temperature is not lead-acid’s friend, and moreover all batteries gradually self-discharge. Flat winter starter batteries are part of life unless we change them before they run down.
Auto rescue services are on standby to receive calls of gasoline motors that won’t turn over. They like to ask a few questions to diagnose the problem before they dispatch a service vehicle. A typical incident begins like this. ‘Please take a look at your starter battery and tell us what you see’ followed by ‘do you know where it is?’
One in Ten Drivers Don’t Know Where the Battery Is
A study by Motoring Research on behalf of a leading insurer found 10% of adults don’t know where their auto starter battery is. We’ll take that as a gesture of faith in the solid, reliable nature of lead-acid battery chemistry. We have a similar experience with the alarm, home, garden, and sports lead batteries we supply.
In case you are wondering where fully-charged and flat winter starter batteries are, most are located on the passenger side of the engine compartment. A small proportion are in the trunk of the vehicle. After you finish reading this, you could consider visiting your auto starter battery while it is in healthy condition.
Then you will have a better idea what to say, when the battery help desk asks ‘please take a look at your starter battery and tell us what you see’.
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