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[Sir Tigger KC]

How do you prepare your car for winter? 

Here's how they do it in Siberia! 

[TheBoy]

I put the ice scrapper in the car.  Do I need to do anything else?

(Well, I also started to strengthen the screenwash about 2 months ago, and have reset the tyre pressure to be 1-2 PSI under the handbook figure (normally run about 1 PSI higher).  Also chuck a warm blanket in the cars, a snow shovel, gloves and a hat etc.  If it gets proper snowy, I chuck a load of junk in the boot for weight).

[countrywoman]

I turn the heated seat on------------Yeti is 4x4 with a diff lock.

[LC0112G]

Put the winter tyres on yesterday, and slung the snow chains in the boot. Off to an Alp this weekend, if we can evade all the strikes and power cuts here and in French France.

[Doctor Gollum]

I turn the heated seat on------------Yeti is 4x4 with a diff lock.

Presumably the diff lock is a switch that makes the ESP switch on the rear diff, rather than an actual diff lock

[Doctor Gollum]

Topped up the screen wash

[ronnyd]

Defrosted mine with a fan heater so i could take SWMBO up the West Suffolk hospital for a blood test. 

[Andy B]

Topped up the screen wash

That's a good idea ..... maybe I should have sorted the Smart's screen wash earlier as the engine is a bit far away to defrost the pipework when frozen - as it probably already is 

[dave the builder]

Do you all want me to fit MY winter tyres 
that way it will be nice and sunny and warm for weeks 

[Rangie]

Ordered a new battery for the Subaru.

[Doctor Gollum]

Do you all want me to fit MY winter tyres 
that way it will be nice and sunny and warm for weeks 

Go for it

Still need to change the oil on mine and it is due a check underneath...

Ten degrees and sunny works