5 Tips to Extend the Life of Your Lincoln Tires

You'd be hard-pressed to find a safer vehicle than a Lincoln, but all automobiles undergo wear and tear, and even Lincolns need routine safety maintenance. The experienced technicians at our Lincoln dealership can help to ensure your car remains surefooted, responsive, and safe on the road. more 5 Tips for Keeping Your Lincoln Safe on the Road Inspect Your Brakes Without firm stopping power, any car might rear-end the vehicle ahead or have an even worse accident on the highway. Brakes should always be kept in optimal condition, which requires regular inspections by a qualified technician, routine replacements of brake pads, and a quick response to any signs of brake trouble like grinding brakes or leaking brake fluid. Rotate and Align Your Tires As the only car parts in contact with the tarmac, tires are equally important for road safety. To keep your tires and car firmly holding to the road, you'll need to have them rotated every six months. It's also important to realign crooked tires and have them balanced periodically, too. Above all, make sure the PSI of pressure inside each tire is maintained at the figure stipulated in your owner's manual. This requires monthly air pressure checks. Maintain Your Suspension Your Lincoln rides so smoothly and stably because of a world-class suspension, without which you'd sway and bounce as you drove, which is hazardous. With a yearly suspension inspection, you can ensure no struts, shocks, springs, sway bars, or ball joints are wearing out and about to fail. Maintain Your Car's Essential Fluids Several of the fluids in your car also keep you safe from harm. Insufficient windshield fluid might prevent you from seeing the road in a sudden downpour. Problems due to low or contaminated fluid in the transmission or power steering system can seriously impact handling. Check each of these fluids once a month, and keep them topped up and fresh. Test and Replace Your Battery Electrical failure would pose a safety threat if it robbed you of bright headlights, power steering, or engine output while on the road. Without a strong battery, you might also end up stranded somewhere, exposed to the elements. It's therefore important to test your battery once or twice a year and replace it as soon as it starts to fail. Visit Our Lincoln Dealership for Impeccable Safety Maintenance Nothing beats specialist care when it comes to a luxury vehicle like your Lincoln. As our technicians focus only on Lincolns, including your model, they can detect problems with more certainty, diagnose the causes of faults faster, and ​carry out maintenance and repairs to a much higher standard. We'd love to keep your Lincoln at its best and safest. Come to Biondi Lincoln in Monroeville, PA, today to set up a great service timetable that suits your busy schedule.

With a strong car battery, your Lincoln's engine will switch on like a light, instantly purring and ready to go. If there's any hesitation when you press the starter, your battery may be getting old. Head to your Lincoln dealership for battery service if you notice the following issues. more 4 Signs Your Lincoln Needs a Battery Inspection Hesitant, Clicking Engine Starts When you press the ignition or turn the key, an electrical signal is delivered to the starter solenoid: a switch that connects the battery to the starter motor. If an aging battery is too weak to get the starter going immediately, you'll hear the starter solenoid click but no engine noise. Any delay to the engine turning over, whether there's clicking or not, may indicate a dying car battery. Have it inspected and tested by a technician. Slower, Misbehaving Accessories When a damaged or aging battery grows weak, it will struggle to provide enough voltage to the cabin's many electronic accessories. As a result, you're likely to notice problems with the heated seats, powered windows, stereo, phone charger, air conditioner, and infotainment system all at once. If you suspect this is happening, turn off the engine. Without help from the alternator, the battery will become even weaker, and more of the electronics will fail. That's how you know your battery has a problem. Dim or Flickering Headlights One of the last car parts to falter with a bad car battery is the headlights. For the sake of your safety, your car will struggle to keep power flowing to the headlights until it's no longer possible. With a dying battery, at first, your headlights may grow slightly dimmer and then brighten whenever you accelerate or rev the engine. Eventually, this fluctuating brightness will fade away altogether. Strong Rotten-Egg Smell When a car battery gets seriously damaged by a short circuit, excessive shaking, extreme heat, battery plate sulfation, or something else, it may crack open and start to leak. Battery acid is highly corrosive and smells strongly of rotten eggs. If you catch a whiff of this unpleasant smell, stop the car and pop the hood to check the battery. The battery casing may look damaged. You might also see corrosion on the battery terminals caused by leaking battery acid. A damaged or leaking battery has to be replaced at once. Get Yearly Battery Service at Your Lincoln Dealership for Optimal Performance All drivers should have their car batteries and electrical systems inspected once or twice a year. This allows our technicians to test your battery and make sure it's still fit for use. The best time to do this is before winter, when car batteries need to be at their strongest; many drivers also have their batteries checked for signs of damage in spring. Have your battery tested or replaced today at Biondi Lincoln in Monroeville, PA.

Preventative service is a type of maintenance that protects your vehicle from damage by fixing minor issues before they develop into major ones. As your Lincoln dealership, we want to tell you a few signs you need to visit our service department for a repair. more 3 Signs Your Lincoln Needs Preventative Service at Your Lincoln Dealership Rising Engine Temperature The temperature gauge on your dashboard allows you to see your engine's temperature at a glance. The engine operates most efficiently at high temperatures between 195° F and 220° F, but the temperature must be controlled to prevent damage to sensitive engine components. Your Lincoln has a highly efficient cooling system that uses coolant to absorb heat and transport it to the radiator for removal. It's normal for the engine temperature to rise if you're towing a heavy load or accelerating, but the temperature should drop again as the cooling system speeds up to compensate. If your engine temperature rises for no obvious reason, you could have a coolant leak or a blockage in the cooling system. We'll investigate and fix the issue to prevent any damage. Screeching Brakes Screeching noises from the brakes might sound good in movies, but if you hear them each time you brake, one or more brake pads are worn and need replacement. The brake pads are a crucial part of the braking system, as they have a rough material covering that generates friction against the spinning rotors, which brings your vehicle to a stop. A pad's material covering gradually wears down, and when the material thickness reaches 1/4", the pad needs to be replaced. Pad manufacturers install a metal spike as a warning device inside the material to alert you. The metal spike becomes visible when the pad has worn down, and it will scratch against the rotor, producing a high-pitched screech. We'll replace the worn pads, and the noise will stop. Wiper Blade Replacement Good wiper blades are essential in rain or snow to keep the windshield clear so you can see to drive safely. The blades are made from high-quality rubber to allow them to flex easily and prevent damage to the glass as they clean. As time passes, the rubber loses its suppleness due to exposure to heat, cold, rain, and sunshine, and it can crack. Cracked blades can't effectively clean the windshield, resulting in smears and restricted visibility when you need it most. Additionally, the damaged blades can scratch the windshield glass, potentially causing cracks and the need for a windshield repair or replacement. Our technicians can replace worn blades in minutes to prevent any of these problems. Contact our service department today at Biondi Lincoln in Monroeville, PA, to book your next service.