Is warming up your car essential or an insignificant practice? To answer this question, let’s start with older car models that have carburetors. Owners of these cars definitely need to do the warm-up for a while before driving off. The reason is that these cars have a manual choke cable that needs to be pulled prior to starting for the subsequent smooth running.

However, many cars nowadays don’t require this practice thanks to the technology advancements, namely air temperature sensors, air pressure sensors, coolant temperature sensors and other inputs. This set of inputs is provided to the onboard computer system when the engine is ignited - a process known as "open loop".

During the open loop, the car does a warming-up session. In the meantime, the computer urges the engine to make up for the inputs taking part in warming up. When this process is completed, the engine goes into the closed loop; therefore, the engine is warmed up. Correspondingly, you don’t need to warm up your car manually since the engine has done it itself, so you can drive right away once the engine comes into power.

In short, to answer the question of how long should you warm up your car before driving, you just need to check whether your car has a carburetor which is commonly found on older models. Otherwise, if your car is a modern one, it is likely that the advice of warming up the engine is not necessary to be followed.

Hope this post is helpful for you.

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This one is also useful: How to start the engine without using the cable!

Link here: https://naijauto.com/safe-driving/how-to-start-the-engine-with-a-dead-battery-without-using-jumper-cable-697

1. Manual cars
Taking advantage of hilly terrain
As its name has said it all, this method requires a hilly terrain on which we push our vehicle with the help of others (and of course, push down the hill, not vice versa).

When you make sure to have sufficient assistance from others, get behind the wheel, get your vehicle in gear and try to maintain a speed of 5 mph down the hill. While doing this, loosen your brake, release the handbrake at the same time and press the clutch for the vehicle to roll. Next, turn the key in the ignition while still keeping the clutch depressed.

In case the car remains inactive, use the clutch to get down to the second gear, then press on the accelerator while the key is turning in the ignition. This method will definitely work, believe me!

Using the battery charger
This method comes handy for those cars whose battery is dead on a plain terrain. All you need to do is find an AC plug to replenish your battery for some hours by attaching the charger to it (yes, you heard it, some hours, so if time is not for you, this is not advisable).

Using solar charger
You can also make use of the solar energy to start your engine by lay your solar panel on the car's dashboard. Next, plug the panel into the car's lighter point. Doing this, you’re charging the dead battery, so you can start your engine again.

2. Automatic car
To start an automatic car, the only one feasible practice that is pretty similar to the manual one is, taking advantage of the inclined terrain. And, all you need to do is also to copy steps you should do in a manual vehicle.

for automatic cars? I never knew this oh

obekediamondfuto:
for automatic cars? I never knew this oh

It depends on your car model years & how modern it is. If the engine goes smooth without warming up, then u don't need to I think. But for old models, esp for manual, warming up is good for a smooth ride.

carsnazi:


It depends on your car model years & how modern it is. If the engine goes smooth without warming up, then u don't need to I think. But for old models, esp for manual, warming up is good for a smooth ride.

I wasn't referring to the warm up


I meant the "starting the car with a dead battery "

obekediamondfuto:


I wasn't referring to the warm up


I meant the "starting the car with a dead battery "

Oh, sorry bro! I mistook it

Warming up the engine in a modern day car isn't mandatory. However on a very cold night , it doesn't hurt to allow the engine reach operating temperature before driving. All in all, warming or no warming it doesn't remove anything from the engine.

carsnazi:
This one is also useful: How to start the engine without using the cable!

Link here: https://naijauto.com/safe-driving/how-to-start-the-engine-with-a-dead-battery-without-using-jumper-cable-697

1. Manual cars
Taking advantage of hilly terrain
As its name has said it all, this method requires a hilly terrain on which we push our vehicle with the help of others (and of course, push down the hill, not vice versa).

When you make sure to have sufficient assistance from others, get behind the wheel, get your vehicle in gear and try to maintain a speed of 5 mph down the hill. While doing this, loosen your brake, release the handbrake at the same time and press the clutch for the vehicle to roll. Next, turn the key in the ignition while still keeping the clutch depressed.

In case the car remains inactive, use the clutch to get down to the second gear, then press on the accelerator while the key is turning in the ignition. This method will definitely work, believe me!

Using the battery charger
This method comes handy for those cars whose battery is dead on a plain terrain. All you need to do is find an AC plug to replenish your battery for some hours by attaching the charger to it (yes, you heard it, some hours, so if time is not for you, this is not advisable).

Using solar charger
You can also make use of the solar energy to start your engine by lay your solar panel on the car's dashboard. Next, plug the panel into the car's lighter point. Doing this, you’re charging the dead battery, so you can start your engine again.

2. Automatic car
To start an automatic car, the only one feasible practice that is pretty similar to the manual one is, taking advantage of the inclined terrain. And, all you need to do is also to copy steps you should do in a manual vehicle.

u mean u can jerk start an automatic transmission car?

I think yes

chuka5000:


u mean u can jerk start an automatic transmission car?

It’s like waking of from sleep, and you are asked to get to do a hard day’s job. You will breakdown!

You need to put on your car for atleast 5-10 mins for the oil to circulate properly for easy transmission.

Yes

Do I need a car, right now?

May Allah grant us the best in both worlds!

The engineers in the house.
Oya help us

As I do push up every morning before I get up I know it's useful to warm your car before driving

Damnnn niggarrrr
Isoright...

Put on my intellectual cap and blazing my morning weed while reading between lines or rather as i perused through the op write up

I must confess this write up is not devoid of intellect

Yes more than necessary

Warming up your car improves combustion, fuel economy and performance. The engine's cooling system uses a thermostat to maintain its most efficient temperature range.

Auto experts today say that you should warm up the car no more than 30 seconds before you start driving in winter.
"The engine will warm up faster being driven,"

Its very important...You could like to check my signature

it's Ur choice
everybody with their ways

It is

The Experts should tell us, we have many of them here on Nairaland.

Yes na. The same way u warm up before match..

Sure.

Ok

Yea very very neccessary

carsnazi:


Hope this post is helpful for you.

Source https://naijauto.com/car-maintenance/is-it-necessary-to-warm-up-your-car-before-driving-off-654[color=#990000][/color]

very good question as i'm someone who challenges this that have existed just because i want to know the reason why we do what we do .

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Nice question.

Interesting


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