Best Practices for Maintaining Your Car When You're Not Driving it Often

During this time of social distancing, the driver's seat of your ride has gotten cold and you haven't felt the roar of your engine in some time. While it's great that you're staying home to keep yourself and others safe, your car could be suffering from being too sedentary. To make sure your ride doesn't waste away in your driveway, Toyota of Orlando is here with some helpful tips for maintaining your car when you're not able to drive it often.

Maintaining Your Ride

Check Your Tires Often

Your tires are already prone to deflating depending on their age and wear pattern. But, if left sitting for too long, your Orlando Toyota tires could be deflating right from under your nose. For maintaining your car, we recommend checking your tires a few times a week to make sure they aren't losing pressure. Use a working tire pressure gauge to get an accurate reading. 

Start it Every so Often

While your engine can stay sedentary for a long period of time, your battery can't. It maintains its charge by self energizing when you drive and staying sedentary could cause it to die if left long enough. We recommend starting your Orlando Toyota car every so often to make sure the battery is still holding a charge and functions properly. 

Fill Up Your Tank

Keeping a full tank for maintaining your car is important to prevent compromising the engine. Your car's fuel tank can accumulate condensation if left sitting partially empty for too long and that could cause issues the next time you try to start your Orlando Toyota car. Make sure to fill up your engine before you leave it in the driveway for an extended period of time. 

Park in the Shade

Living in Orlando, we know how brutal the sun can get and what it can do to your car. Properly maintaining your car means you should find a covered parking spot to leave your ride to prevent paint damage and UV wear. This could make or break your vehicle's paint, dashboard, and seats if they're made of leather. If you can't find shade for your ride, use a sunshade to protect what you can. 

Still have questions or need a professional to maintain your car? Visit Toyota of Orlando today. Our auto service department is open and ready to take care of your ride. You can book an appointment online and find us at 3575 Vineland Road.