Do you need to assess your car battery? Finding out your vehicle's battery charge isn't as hard as you may think. You can do so with the assistance of a voltmeter. Just be sure that your ignition isn't on before you begin anything. Then do away with the positive terminal cover for your battery.
Link the red positive lead for the voltmeter to your battery's positive one.
Ford packed the EcoSport with the best performance features that a compact SUV could ask for. The 2.0L Ti-VCT (GDI) engine has enough power to get you where you need to go, while also giving you some of the best fuel economy for any vehicle in his class. Let’s take a look at how they did it.
Most people realize that without a car battery, your vehicle would not start. But what they usually don't know is how that battery remains charged for so ling. That is why we here at Ford of Smithtown of Saint James want to give you the basics about your car's alternator.
Headlights are one of those things that we don't think about until one burns out or they suddenly seem to dim so much that we can't see the road properly at night. Keeping headlights in optimal condition in contemporary vehicles is easy as technology allows us to simply swap out bulbs that burn out without replacing the entire assembly.
The blind spot is that area behind your vehicle and on either side where your side mirrors are incapable of detecting anything. If you are intending to make a turn or change lanes while driving, another vehicle in the blind spot can ruin your day.
Staying safer while driving is much easier with SYNC 3 technology, providing you with a whole range of voice activated features as well as a capacitive touch screen. Whether you want to simply switch the radio station or establish a secure connection to your smart phone through FordPass and use some of your favorite apps on your smart phone with nothing more than your voice.
The founder of Ford Motor Company would be proud of his company’s decision to celebrate this event. Ford is, after all, one of the pioneers of the American auto industry, and by participating in this event, they’re showing that they not only are driven to innovate within the bounds of selling cars, but also are equally committed to fostering community engagement.
The maintenance of an automobile is no easy task but is something that all vehicle owners should carry out routinely to preserve their vehicles for the longest possible time. A regularly cleaned and maintained vehicle will work to its maximum potential and therefore save you extra costs that could be incurred on worn out parts or fixing an overheated engine.
To assess the upkeep of your vehicle, the best way to go about it is by establishing a comprehensive vehicle maintenance schedule...
Keeping yourself safe is a priority when it comes to choosing a vehicle. When it comes down to the 2017 Ford Explorer, you'll see just how many features enable your safety. The offered Blind Spot Information System (BLIS) uses sensors to spot objects beside and behind your vehicle. Cross Traffic Alert is another handy safety BLIS feature that monitors traffic behind you while you're backing out of a parking spot or even your driveway...
For all the innovation out there in the auto industry today, there're still some real blunders, particularly when it comes to infotainment system design. Believe us, here at Ford of Smithtown, we've seen and heard it all. Navigation and maps programs that crash when you leave metropolitan areas, important apps buried deep in menus, and the seemingly ever present issue of touchscreens that take forever to update, the list goes on and on. It almost seems in many cases that other automakers' engineering teams simply ran out of development money and decided to just install Windows 95 on…