Prepping your car ahead of holiday travel

THAT IS IF YOU ARE FLYING. IF YOU ARE DRIVING TO YOUR DESTINATION, THERE ARE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO MAKE SURE YOU DON’T END UP BROKEN DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. KELLY: WE WANT YOU TO GET EVERYWHERE SAFELY. WLWT NEWS 5’S MEREDITH STUTZ IS LIVE WITH THE CAR CARE CHECKLIST. MEREDITH: IF YOU ARE HEADING OUT TO KROGER FOR THOSE THANKSGIVING WEEK RUNS, IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE. SURE YOUR CAR CAN GET THERE — TO MAKE SURE YOUR CAR CAN GET THERE. WHEN YOU TURN ON YOUR CAR LIKE THIS, IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO LET YOUR CAR SIT FOR A MINUTE OR LONGER, SO ALL THE OIL CAN GET TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO IN THE CAR. IT IS A GREAT REMINDER FOR ME AS WELL. IT IS IMPORTANT TO CHECK OUT YOUR WIPERS WORK AS WELL, AND MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ACTUAL WIPER FLUID IN THEM, NOT LIKE WATER. WE ARE IN COLDER WEATHER. BECAUSE OF THAT COLDER WEATHER, YOU MAY HAVE THAT TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT COME ON. THAT IS NORMAL THIS TIME OF YEAR BECAUSE YOUR TIRES CAN SHRINK. THAT IS WHY IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO HAVE THAT TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED. YOU WANT TO CHECK YOUR BATTERY AS WELL. BE SURE TO HAVE A PROFESSIONAL DO THAT. WE CHECKED IN WITH THE PEOPLE AT AAA, AND THEY SAID IT IS A GOOD IDEA IF YOU ALSO MAKE TIME TO NOT ONLY PACK YOUR SUITCASES, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE TO PACK IN A TRIP TO THE MECHANIC AS WELL. >> STOP BY YOUR NEAREST SHOP, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS AAA, AND HAVE THEM CHECK YOUR OIL LEVEL, YOUR COOLANT LEVEL, YOUR WIPERS, AND YOUR TIRE PRESSURE. THE ONE THING YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO IS TRAVEL ON TIRES WITH LOW TREAD OR WITH AND THE LIGHTS ON YOUR DASHBOARD ON. MEREDITH: REMEMBER THE OLD PENNY TRICK? THAT STILL STANDS. GRAB A PENNY AND CHECK. IF YOU SEE MORE THAN HALF OF LINCOLN’S HEAD, IT IS TIME BIG T — TIME TO GET YOUR TIRES CHECKED. THAT WAY YOU DO N

Prepping your car ahead of holiday travel

It can be worth making a list and checking it twice to save you down the road.

Updated: 2:42 PM EST Nov 21, 2022

As millions of Americans prepare for Thanksgiving travel, AAA estimated more than 50 million people will travel more than 50 miles for holiday visits.Before you hit the road, AAA Bob Sumerel Tire and Service recommends you check your car to protect yourself and your wallet from damage down the road.Hyde Park Manager Larry Patterson recommends people have their cars checked, especially if they have their tire pressure check light come on. Colder weather causes tire molecules to shrink. Patterson said his shop is seeing a week-by-week increase in people coming in needing their tires and batteries checked, especially before a holiday road trip. Patterson also recommends people check their breaks and wipers as well.”You see a lot of things like the wipers starting to freeze over,” Patterson said of winter’s effect on vehicles. “So having a really good set of wipers on the vehicle is important. Having your cooling fluid exchange done this time of year. You want to make sure your cooling system, your oil change, anything like that, they can prevent you from being stuck on the side of a road.”Patterson also recommends people check the oil and tread of their tires before heading out to Thanksgiving dinner.

CINCINNATI —

As millions of Americans prepare for Thanksgiving travel, AAA estimated more than 50 million people will travel more than 50 miles for holiday visits.

Before you hit the road, AAA Bob Sumerel Tire and Service recommends you check your car to protect yourself and your wallet from damage down the road.

Hyde Park Manager Larry Patterson recommends people have their cars checked, especially if they have their tire pressure check light come on. Colder weather causes tire molecules to shrink. Patterson said his shop is seeing a week-by-week increase in people coming in needing their tires and batteries checked, especially before a holiday road trip.

Patterson also recommends people check their breaks and wipers as well.

“You see a lot of things like the wipers starting to freeze over,” Patterson said of winter’s effect on vehicles. “So having a really good set of wipers on the vehicle is important. Having your cooling fluid exchange done this time of year. You want to make sure your cooling system, your oil change, anything like that, they can prevent you from being stuck on the side of a road.”

Patterson also recommends people check the oil and tread of their tires before heading out to Thanksgiving dinner.