TÜV SÜD: staying mobile in severe frost

The weather forecast predicts severe frost over the next days. Now is the last chance to prepare your car for freezing temperatures, especially if you leave your car parked outdoors at night. Frost protection is absolutely vital if you want your car's systems to function and ensure safe and reliable transport. The TÜV SÜD experts give tips on how to stay mobile in freezing temperatures.

Locks, batteries and washer fluid are the first to be affected by frost, especially in cars that are parked outdoors at night, and may put a brake on mobility. Yet frozen door locks, flat batteries succumbing to below-zero temperatures and frozen washer fluid can be avoided through careful maintenance and winter preparations. Throughout the winter, fluids including washer fluid and coolant should be mixed with antifreeze that prevents freezing down to temperatures of minus 20 degrees. If temperatures drop even further – as the weather forecast predicts for some regions – topping up the antifreeze will be necessary. Philip Puls of TÜV SÜD says: "If the windscreen washer fluid or the jets freeze, motorists risk driving blind as windscreens quickly become dirty from road spray and salt on the road. Using a sufficient amount of washer fluid and appropriate anti-freeze will give a clear view and thus ensure safety."

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