Is Your Car Battery Ready For Wyoming’s Winter Chill

Wyoming's cold weather can cause havoc to your vehicle, especially the battery. Having your battery tested is one way to ensure it's ready to crank when duty calls. Although even doing that isn't a guarantee that it won't be dead, and leave you stranded. Simple mistakes like leaving your headlights or dome light on overnight, combined with the cold weather, can easily drain your battery.

If it happens, it's not a big deal; you'll need to get a jump.

If you purchase a roadside assistance service or have that included on your insurance, you can get a jumpstart that way.

Technology has upped the jumpstart game with portable jumpstarters. These handy devices are battery packs you can charge and keep in your car, just in case your battery dies. This would be a good gift idea for those hard-to-shop-for people.

If you don't have one of those options available, you'll have to ask someone for a jump, or if you have another vehicle, do it yourself. You need to know the proper steps and what order to do them to prevent further damage to your battery or the battery in the vehicle giving you the jump.

The process is simple, but it can be hard to follow if you've never done it or if you've done it and it's been a while. If you have a young or new driver who has never needed to jump a vehicle, it's a good idea to go over the steps in detail so they'll know what to do when they try to start their vehicle, and nothing happens.