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Many owners of prestigious sedans and crossovers install preheaters or autorun systems on their “iron horses”. However, these certainly useful gadgets can do a lot of harm and
Let’s start with preheaters, which are often installed as standard on premium crossovers. Or their owners do it of their own accord for convenience. With the onset of winter, drivers begin to use this “extra” intensively and immediately get into trouble. One morning the battery “settles down” and the car refuses to drive. Or maybe there is another option. After the car has warmed up, the driver turns off the engine and after a while tries to start it again. But all attempts are in vain: the battery is “empty”.
Why is this happening? The fact is that the preheater consumes a lot of battery power. After all, several electric motors are installed in it, which are necessary to pump fuel and antifreeze. In addition, the electronic control unit also works on electricity. And if the device is “advanced” and warms up the interior, then another fan is added to this kit.
In other words, there are plenty of powerful consumers. And if the battery is too low or too old, an attempt to start the engine after warming up will end in failure. In addition, the starter needs energy to turn the crankshaft, which is nowhere to be found.
There are situations when after a week of such warm-ups, a completely new battery sits down. The reason lies in short trips in which he does not have time to recharge. At the same time, powerful consumers such as headlights, heaters and multimedia devices operate at full capacity.
In addition, we can remember the problems with autorun that Haval crossovers had. The “Chinese” were on fire and the fires started in the back of most of the cars. The reason is in the fuel hoses, which were doubled and burst in the cold, after which gasoline began to drip from them.
This was of course a very extreme situation and the manufacturer launched a recall. However, the sediment of history remained. And now the owners regularly check the condition of the fuel lines, or do not use auto-start at all in severe frosts.
Let’s start with preheaters, which are often installed as standard on premium crossovers. Or their owners do it of their own accord for convenience. With the onset of winter, drivers begin to use this “extra” intensively and immediately get into trouble. One morning the battery “settles down” and the car refuses to drive. Or maybe there is another option. After the car has warmed up, the driver turns off the engine and after a while tries to start it again. But all attempts are in vain: the battery is “empty”.
Why is this happening? The fact is that the preheater consumes a lot of battery power. After all, several electric motors are installed in it, which are necessary to pump fuel and antifreeze. In addition, the electronic control unit also works on electricity. And if the device is “advanced” and warms up the interior, then another fan is added to this kit.
In other words, there are plenty of powerful consumers. And if the battery is too low or too old, an attempt to start the engine after warming up will end in failure. In addition, the starter needs energy to turn the crankshaft, which is nowhere to be found.
There are situations when after a week of such warm-ups, a completely new battery sits down. The reason lies in short trips in which he does not have time to recharge. At the same time, powerful consumers such as headlights, heaters and multimedia devices operate at full capacity.
In addition, we can remember the problems with autorun that Haval crossovers had. The “Chinese” were on fire and the fires started in the back of most of the cars. The reason is in the fuel hoses, which were doubled and burst in the cold, after which gasoline began to drip from them.
This was of course a very extreme situation and the manufacturer launched a recall. However, the sediment of history remained. And now the owners regularly check the condition of the fuel lines, or do not use auto-start at all in severe frosts.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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