The Latest News for Chicago Volvo Drivers from Patrick Volvo Cars

As the days grow shorter and the temperatures begin to drop, fall is the perfect time to focus on your Volvo's tire maintenance. This season brings its own unique challenges, from wet roads to falling leaves, and ensuring your tires are in top shape is essential for safety and performance. Here’s a comprehensive guide to fall tire maintenance for your Volvo.

Maintaining your Volvo Car is a year-round practice, but it becomes especially important when the seasons change. As the seasons change, so do the requirements placed on your car.

We’ve put together a list of preventative maintenance tips you should keep in mind as the temperatures change. 

Winterizing Your Volvo: Be Prepared for Unpredictable Weather

It’s important to look after your Volvo to keep all its parts and systems in good working order. Our team of car service and repair professionals is well-versed in all things related to the Volvo brand and maintenance. Below are some of the most essential services Patrick Volvo Cars has to offer. 

Now that the warmer weather has arrived, let’s talk summertime tire etiquette.

As the temperatures drop more and more in ChicagoLand, the weather conditions will only worsen as well. It’s important to know if your vehicle has been outfitted with the proper tires for the season. We at Patrick Volvo Cars have fielded a lot of questions about what the differences are between all-season and winter tires. In our latest blog, we outline the major differences between the two and which ones would be best for you.

If you notice your vehicles’ tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) going off more during the winter, it’s probably because air contracts when it’s cold. This causes the pressure within your car’s tires to drop between one to two PSI for every 10 degree drop in the temperature. These kinds of things are important to measure because as it gets colder, you could potentially see your TPMS light illuminate more and more as the seasons go on.