Avoid Getting Stranded. Follow Our Easy Guide To Replacing Your Car Battery

1. AVOID GETTING STRANDED. FOLLOW OUR EASY GUIDE TO REPLACING YOUR CAR BATTERY

2. The worst thing that can happen to you when you are ready to get home after long day at work is to find your car’s battery is dead. No matter how well you treat your vehicle, car batteries still wear out every few years and need to be replaced. Drained or dead battery is bound to leave anyone frustrated. It is also a sad truth that such issues arrive almost always unexpectedly. There can be many reasons behind a discharged or dead car battery gave. Some of the most common ones are: cold weather, frequent short journeys, excessive strain on the battery and battery age. As per the data, a dead battery is the number one issue behind breakdown service requests by car owners. If you have a dead battery, first step is to buy the correct replacement battery . We recommend getting an authorized car specific battery. Refer to the car’s owner’s manual for the exact battery specifications.

3. Here is how to disconnect a car battery and install a new battery. ▪SAFETY: Use proper handling and safety procedures when working with car batteries. Pull your gear together – safety goggles, gloves, wrench, sockets, lint free rags and owner’s manual. Shut the car engine with parking brakes on. ▪LOCATE THE BATTERY: Check your vehicle owner's manual for the your car battery’s location for unhooking. ▪LOCATE THE TERMINALS: Identify the positive and negative posts and the respective cables attached to each. The positive terminal will be in red and have a + sign while the negative will have a minus sign and is black. ▪NEGATIVE FIRST: Using a wrench, loosen the nut or bolt that secures the negative battery cable to the negative battery post. Remove the negative battery cable from the battery terminal post and move it away from the battery. Next, loosen the nut or bolt that secures the positive battery cable to the positive battery post. Remove the positive battery cable from the battery terminal post and move it away from the battery. ▪REMOVE THE OLD BATTERY: batteries are heavy and weigh upto 15kgs, thus you need to pull it our safely after carefully loosening from the battery holder.

4. ▪PUT IN NEW BATTERY: Clean the terminals of the new battery and the cables completely. Place the new battery in the battery holder and fasten it to its place. Make sure the terminal match the cables. This time, connect the positive terminal first followed by the negative terminal. Apply battery grease on the terminals. ▪SECURE: your battery before trying to start the vehicle, this helps to prevent the battery from moving around while the vehicle is in use. ▪RECYCLE your old battery at a service station or recycling center. It is important to properly dispose off the discarded battery.

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