Heartland Auto Repair
124 N. Mine La Motte, Fredericktown, MO 63645 573.783.5403
Question:
What is a severe service maintenance schedule?
Heartland Auto Repair Answer:
When I was a kid in Fredericktown, Sunday meant having a bath, getting dressed for church and then hanging up my Sunday clothes soon as we got home. Mom didn't have to wash those clothes but once a month or so.
Now, Saturdays were another story entirely: catching lizards, splash contests in mud puddles and crawling through the brush with GI Joe. Those clothes went straight into the laundry basket. My Sunday clothes – easy use. My Saturday clothes – hard use. They required a different laundry schedule. Severe service maintenance schedules are kind of like that for Fredericktown drivers. “Normal” driving has a regular schedule; “hard” driving has a severe service schedule. Service intervals are shorter on the severe schedule.
Most owner's manuals will describe severe service as:
Stop and go driving
Short trips
Low speed driving
Extreme hot or cold
Dusty conditions
Carrying heavy loads
Towing
For most people in Fredericktown, some “severe” driving is part of their everyday routine. You can ask your friendly and knowledgeable service advisor at Heartland Auto Repair about how you drive around the area and see if your routine is closer to the regular or severe definitions and adjust your service intervals for things like oil changes, transmission and cooling system service.
Give us a call.
Heartland Auto Repair
124 N. Mine Lamonte
Fredericktown, MO 63645
573-783-5403
heartlandautofredmo.com