Have you gone on vacation and left your Mercedes parked for a few days? Did you know that vehicles suffer more breakdowns when they are stopped for a while?
In this article we reveal to you 7 tips to take care of your Mercedes. We will talk about the maintenance and care that you should do to your vehicle if you are going to leave it parked for a few days or you have returned from vacation and want to get it ready again.
1. Find the best place to park it
If you are going to park Mercedes-Benz On the street, the first thing I recommend is that avoid parking near sewersOn cold days and especially in winter, your car's engine giving off heat can be a 5-star hotel for some rodents, and rodents love cable covers. You wouldn't be the first to come back from vacation and find that the rodents have done their thing.
If you still decide to park your Mercedes for a long time on the street, we recommend that before starting the vehicle you knock on the hood or knock it directly in case an animal could be left inside.
2. Protection against inclement weather
If you are going to park the vehicle outdoors, try to protect it with either specific products for the car care or with specific covers for the vehicle.
If you decide to use covers, you should know that there are indoor and outdoor covers.
The inner covers allow the car to “breathe” while the outer covers, normally waterproof, prevent water from seeping through. On the contrary, these covers do not allow the vehicle to ventilate, so sometimes, due to condensation, water can accumulate inside and cause unpleasant odors when we turn on the heating or air conditioning.
Why should I protect the car?
The first reason is because the sun's rays can directly affect the paint of your vehicle, deteriorating it and leaving it dull.
The second reason is that you will prevent bird droppings or resin from depositing on the surface of the car, eroding the varnish layer.
And the third reason is because you will find the vehicle cleaner when you return, especially for those users who park on the street or those who park in covered areas since it will also protect the vehicle from dirt and dust.
3. Turn on the air conditioning
Turn on the air conditioning since the system requires gases and a closed system for cooling that, if not used, ends up deteriorating. Therefore, it is a mistake to never use the air conditioning.
4. Activation of other vehicle auxiliary systems
All drives that have electric motors for their operation should be activated frequently to prevent them from breaking down. Thus, the windows, the windshield wipers, the water jets for the windshield or the turn signals are some of the motors that we should activate to guarantee proper functioning.
5. Start the engine
You should, to the extent possible, ask a friend to start your vehicle at least once a week, reaching normal operating temperatures, this way you will help all the fluids re-lubricate all the moving parts of the engine. .
To do it correctly we should go for a walk around the block, preventing the brakes and other moving parts from seizing.
6. Check tire pressures
If you are going to be without using the vehicle for a long time, you should check the tire pressures and move the vehicle in order to prevent the wheels from locking.
In theory, a vehicle that is going to be stopped for more than two weeks should do so on stands to avoid this damage to the tires.
That's the theory and we already know that nobody does it, for that reason we should at least move the car a few kilometers.
7. Charge the battery
If you have a battery that starts to go bad, I recommend that you change it since when you return you will surely find yourself unable to start the car.
If your battery is well charged you should connect a battery charger.
Nowadays there are smart chargers that allow vehicles to be charged when the battery is low and stop charging when the battery is fully charged, in this way, you will avoid complete discharge of the battery.
You can also disconnect the vehicle's battery, but if the car is going to be stopped for a long time and the battery is not recharged, it will also be damaged.
8. Tank full
Leaving the tank full will prevent the generation of bacteria in diesel vehicles that can collapse the injection systems. In addition, for gasoline cars, having a full tank will help to have less fuel evaporation because the air layer will be smaller and the space for said evaporation to be generated will also be smaller.
As you can see, if you want to guarantee proper functioning when you return from your vacation, I recommend that you follow these points and have a good friend or family member who can help you while you are away.
