If you are a Honda car owner, we congratulate you for enjoying a smooth servicing experience for each and every part of your car. When it comes to car battery, Honda will suggest you follow the instructions carefully, that are given to you through the owner’s manual. But to know more about the car battery repairs and maintenance, you can go through this article and help yourself in time.

What the Car Battery Does

We were reminded by an experienced mechanic of the Honda service department Petaluma that battery in a car is a part without which nothing will start. It is always the car battery that is responsible for storing in all the energy that is produced by the engine. That itself clearly indicates, that the engine actually relies on the chemical reaction happening inside the battery to get ignited and start the car. It is the amount of electricity produced by the battery that finally makes the car move.

But it is not only the engine but all the other electrical components that can run only on the power of the battery. Once the car engine gets started, is then the role of the alternator in the powertrain compartment that finally initiates the process of supplying the necessary amount of electricity power that is required to run the car. in the process it charges the battery to replenish the electric energy that was used while starting the car.

When Do You Need to Replace the Car Battery?

Though the reasons could be many, but the most commonly observed scenario that can be found, when a car refuse to start is when the battery is dead.  As the car battery starts ageing, the capacity of the battery amps to supply electricity becomes low. It is usually not more than three years, that a car battery is expected to survive. So, the experts recommend get the batteries of the Honda cars checked following the instructions written in the user’s manual.

The car battery that runs all the Electrical components like the headlights, the interior cabin light, the infotainment system, the AC, will not be able to do so, once it is down. So, none of these can start working unless the battery in your Honda car is sound and working. Hence, in the event of any electrical malfunctioning, you have no other choice but to get your car battery tested.

The team of mechanics who run the Petaluma Honda service department concluded with the fact, that if you want to know for sure if your Honda car battery needs an immediate replacement, you need to turn on the warning lights and headlights of your car. It will be still better if you switch in the cabin lights as well. If they seem to be bright and working their usual way, you can still postpone the idea, but if the battery is down and dead, none or most of these lights will not come on, indicating that it needs to be changed right away.

Clare Louise