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Prepare Your Car for Back to School in Warwick, RI

With the new school year approaching in the Warwick area, now is the ideal time to get your car ready. Proper vehicle maintenance will ensure your car is safe and reliable for school commutes, carpools, and shuttling kids to activities. Bring your vehicle to our service center at Bald Hill Kia in Warwick and let our expert technicians get your vehicle in top shape.

 

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Spring Car Care and Maintenance

Spring means nice weather that's perfect for a drive. Why not drive your car to Bald Hill Kia and catch up with spring maintenance? A vehicle could operate much safer and more efficiently when the owner brings it up to date with routine service, including oil, filter, and coolant changes.

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Compact Spare Tires And Full-Size Spare Tires Explained

You are likely to have a spare tire that can save you having to call a tow truck in case of a flat. However, you should know whether you have a compact spare tire or a full-size spare tire. Knowing the difference is extremely important.

A compact spare tire is also known as a "donut." These small tires are not designed for highway driving. You should only use these compact spare tires to drive to a location where you can get a full-size spare tire. A full-size spare tire is the exact same size as your other tires. With a…

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Replacing Your Windshield Wiper Blades

Your windshield wipers are lifesavers. While you may take them for granted, just imagine taking a drive in the rain without them - that doesn't sound like much fun, does it? However, many folks don't know how to go about caring for their windshield wipers, or even when it might be time to replace the wiper blades.

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Angles of Your Vehicle

Sometimes, your vehicle might give you information about your car that you wouldn't ordinarily notice. An alignment is one of the things that your car might need if you drive over a lot of potholes in Warwick, RI or if you're in a car accident. There are certain angles that your vehicle needs to sit at, and when they are off, then you might notice a vibration while driving or your car pulling to one side.

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Stay on Top of Your Cooling System at Bald Hill Kia

Servicing your cooling system is something that you need to do every few thousand miles whether it’s just typing the coolant off or performing a coolant flush. When you bring your vehicle into our dealership we will perform a full inspection on your vehicle to ensure that all components of the cooling system are functioning properly.

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The Function of an Engine Timing Belt

The timing belt plays a starring role in the operation of a car engine. The timing belt connects the camshaft and the crankshaft and synchronizes the work these two other engine elements. The camshaft operates the valves while the crankshaft manages the pistons.

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Safe Driving in Cold Weather: How to Make a Winter Survival Kit

You must take steps to ensure your safety and that of your family when driving in adverse weather conditions in Warwick or wherever life may take you. As part of your efforts to make driving safer you need to make a winter survival kit for your car.

Your winter survival kit needs to be comprehensive, according to Bald Hill Kia. It needs to include such items as a snow shovel, extra winter clothing, warm blankets, drinking water, and nonperishable snacks. Your car's winter survival kit should have a complete set of common first aid supplies. 

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