Winter battery checks will keep customers satisfied, Bosch advises

Rise of in-car electrical consumers "has enormously increased the stress on the batteries"

Winter battery checks will keep customers satisfied, Bosch advises

According to current statistics from the Auto Club Europe (ACE), problems with the battery have again proved to be the most common cause of car breakdown.

The extensive equipment of modern vehicles with many electrical consumers has enormously increased the stress on the batteries, according to Bosch.

The consumption of air conditioning, seat heating, rear window
heating, start/stop system, driver assistance systems plus servo assistance
of steering and brakes is nowadays far above what the alternator can deliver.

In this situation the car battery bridges the lack of energy.

In addition, the battery is by repeatingly charging and discharging.

Bosch recommends that workshops offer a winter battery check during a customer’s visit.

A Spokesperson said: “If necessary, the battery can then quickly either be charged or replaced.

“In the cold and humid season vehicle batteries are additionally burdened.

“Not only the low temperatures reduce their capacity.

“Winter is also a period of increasing power consumption.

“In fact the rear window, seat heating,lighting system and fan often run
simultaneously and at the highest level.

“At the winter check, the mechanic will quickly find out if a weakened battery has to be replaced.”

When choosing a new battery it is important to consider especially its performance and service life.

With the S3, S4, S5, S4 E(2) and S5 A(3) the Bosch battery programme for workshops contains a particularly wide range of high quality types.

In addition, using the universal battery charger BAT 645, the workshops can reliably charge and test all types of lead-acid batteries.

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