Wells Garage

🔋 Vehicle Battery Health – Is Yours Ready to Go? 🚗

Your car battery works hard behind the scenes every time you start your vehicle. But like all parts, it doesn’t last forever.

Most vehicle batteries last 3–5 years — and our Canadian weather definitely doesn’t make that any easier. Cold temperatures are especially tough on aging batteries.

⚠️ Signs your main battery might be on its way out:
• Slow engine cranking
• Dim headlights or interior lights
• Electrical features acting up
• Battery warning light on the dash
• You’ve needed a boost recently

If your battery is getting older or showing any of these symptoms, it’s better to test it now than get stranded later.

🚘 Volvo Owners — There’s More Than One Battery!

Many newer Volvos have a support (secondary) battery along with the main starting battery.

This smaller battery helps power:
✔️ Stop/Start function
✔️ Electronics when the engine shuts off at lights
✔️ Sensitive computer systems
✔️ Comfort and safety features running in the background

When the support battery gets weak, you might notice:
• Stop/Start not working
• Warning messages on the dash
• Odd or inconsistent electrical behaviour

Even if the vehicle still starts fine, a failing support battery can cause frustrating warning lights and system issues.

🔧 Good news: We can test both batteries and the charging system to make sure everything is working the way it should.

Don’t wait for a no-start surprise — or mystery warning messages. If your vehicle is a few years old, now’s a great time for a battery health check!

As tire season is coming to a close, we would like to remind our customers that Wells Garage will be closed during the month of July. Please call soon to book any services you may require before we reopen in August.