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A major element of keeping your car consistently in top condition is taking a consistent proactive approach to maintenance. Part of that process is testing your battery on a regular basis. Testing your battery begins with obtaining a voltmeter, the instrument that tests the health of your car battery.

Place the positive lead from the voltmeter onto the positive battery terminal. Repeat the process with the negative lead and the negative terminal. 

Most drivers wish to stay safe when they jump behind their wheels and hit the roadways everyday. There are many ways for these drivers to achieve this goal, and these include by driving carefully, giving the vehicle needed repairs, and giving vehicle tires the necessary attention. In particular, rotation is a tried-and-tested way for drivers to keep their tire tread wear patterns under control.

Rotating tires after every 5,000 miles of driving is important, but it's also important for drivers to rotate tires in a way that is consistent with their transmission types.  

In the event that you experience trouble while driving your car, there are a few things that you can do to stay safe. One of the things to do to help prevent this from happening is to check your vehicle on a routine schedule. BMW of Nashville can examine everything from your electrical system to the fluids in your car. 

There comes that point in time when you are faced with a damaged tire. This can come in the form of a flat, or you might discover your tire to be in a condition that can result in a blow out or other issue that can be hazardous.

If you find yourself in this position, then it helps to find a place where you can go to get serviced. We at BMW of Nashville recommend any place where you can get BMW tires. They are very helpful for your vehicle and you could even get a deal depending on the…

Like any other vehicle that you may own, you will need to properly maintain your BMW. This could be done by bringing your vehicle to BMW of Nashville or another service center at your earliest convenience. When you bring your vehicle in for service, it will be examined by a trained BMW technician.

This is important because you want to feel good that service will be performed accurately the first time. If there are any issues with your vehicle, it is critical that they be fixed in accordance with brand standards.  

The cold temperatures of winter have arrived. Is your car ready? Heading into the season, you will want to make sure that your vehicle is ready to handle the rigors of the extreme weather conditions.

Because winter brings shorter days, you will want to make sure that your headlights are functioning at optimum levels. Be sure to fix any broken bulbs and to clean the exterior of the lighting house so that you will be assured that the road in front of you will always be properly illuminated. 

Shopping for brakes have to be every bit as careful as shopping for the vehicle itself. There are plenty of factors that you have to consider for your brake pads. This is to ensure that you are buying the right pad and not wasting any money on something that is not going to work the way you need it to.

While the way you are driving is a factor for your brake pads, other factors include the type of vehicle and tires you have. If your brake pads are a match for these factors, then you have the right products…

Motor oil is one of those car components whose simplicity hides just how important it is to the function on your car. Its purpose is to keep vital parts lubricated so that your vehicle continues to run as it should. Learning about motor oil and its viscosity can better help you achieve this goal.

The main job of oil is to keep parts lubricated and viscosity plays aids in this. Viscosity measures oil's resistance to flow. Lower viscosity oil flows faster than higher viscosity oil. As such, it is best used in the winter months because cold weather thickens…

Your battery does not actually power your vehicle's internal and external lights, windows, sound system, defroster, and many other powered features of your vehicle. Surprisingly, it's your alternator. Your battery only provides the initial burst of electrical power to start your car.

The alternator is a part that contains a belt-controlled pulley, and it is bolted on the main engine block. While an engine runs, the spinning pulley causes the alternator to generate the required electricity for many vital engine functions. 

If you own a voltmeter, you have everything you will need in order to test the battery in your car. Before you can test the battery, you must turn off the ignition in the car and make certain the vehicle’s lights are off. Before connecting the voltmeter to the car battery, check to see if there is any corrosion on the battery terminals. Remove the corrosion with a wire brush or terminal cleaning tool.

Connect the positive cable (red) from the voltmeter to the positive end of the battery. Connect the negative cable (black) from the voltmeter to the…