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If you live in a place where winter brings snow and icy conditions, you need to observe safety for the cold weather months when driving. The last thing you want is for your luxury auto to end up in a snowdrift! For those who live in a warm climate, winter is not a concern, but for others it may be. The Mercedes is generally a vehicle that is designed with rear wheel drive. Those individuals who must drive in ice, snow, sleet, and rain are often not pleased with the rear wheel element of this kind of car. However, there is nothing to fear, as long as your automobile is equipped properly when you purchase it. If you live in an area where winter is long and harsh, you might want to purchase a 4MATIC all-wheel drive Mercedes model. There are various body styles that you can find this model in. Examples that you can choose from include sedans (such as the C, E or S-Class vehicles), SUV's, light trucks, and the E and R-Class crossovers and wagons. The roadsters are not the best option if you live where winter can pack quite a punch. If you are not that enthused about the idea of purchasing an all-wheel drive, you can instead buy a two-wheel drive model, which has a rear wheel drive construction to it. As long as you correctly winterize your two-wheel drive Mercedes, it will handle just fine throughout the months of winter that are ahead for it. The engineers of these fine cars built in traction control on most of the Benz models because they were thinking ahead. They knew that a certain percentage of those who buy these cars, drive them where winter is harsh. Traction control is helpful when it comes to accelerating and decelerating your car. There are some common sense tips you can put to use during the coldest months of the year to keep you and your Mercedes safe on the roads. It is coldest in the early morning hours so if you can avoid being on the highways, then do so. Try to stay on main roads and thoroughfares because they get used more often and are more likely to be plowed more frequently than side roads. The most important step you can take in regards to winterizing your Mercedes is to have good quality winter tires put on it, or high quality all weather tires. It can be confusing to buy winter tires because there are so many options to choose from. Two that really stand out for a luxury vehicle such as this are Goodyear's Eagle Ultra Grip line and Bridgestone Blizzak. In most areas across the United States, you can switch back to all weather tires or summer tires sometime around the middle of April and have them put back on sometimes during the month of November. Having two different sets of tires for the two different seasons is a safe route to take. Interested in buying a quality Mercedes in Reading, PA? Tom Masano Inc. is here to help: http://www.masano.mercedesdealer.com/about_us/mercedes-reading.
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