WINNIPEG — The first big deep freeze of the season has hit Winnipeg and it’s leaving drivers with dead batteries across the city and keeping CAA Manitoba very busy.
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CAA driver James Smith shared three tips with Global News to keep drivers from getting stranded with a dead battery.
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- Maintain your battery. A car battery has a life span of roughly five years. A battery dying is usually one of the first signs that it is reaching the end of its life.
- Bring your car in for a tune up before winter or bring it in regularly for maintenance through the winter season.
- Plug in your car.
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CAA Manitoba completed more than 300 calls by noon on Monday, more than 50 per cent more than the same time on Sunday.
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