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How to Jump Start Another Car

If you drive with an older battery in your car, you may be risking the chance of getting stuck on the road with a dead battery. A cheap battery may only last one year, which is why it’s important to check the rating and duration of your battery by comparing online. In any case, you can simply jump-start your battery to get back on the road. However, you should take your vehicle into the shop right away.

Jump-starting a vehicle takes about 15 minutes and requires a set of jumper cables. Before attempting to jump-start your car, you should…

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Read Our Tips to Reduce Glare When You are Driving

Driving just after sunrise and just before sunset can be a hazardous time for motorists because of the glare caused by the sun. Not only does this pose a risk for automobile accidents, it also makes it dangerous for pedestrians, such as cyclists and children on their way to the school bus. Read our tips about how you can reduce glare when you are driving during these times.

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What is an Infotainment System?

In-car entertainment systems have been around since the early 2000s, but they've risen to prominence lately because of the new touch-screens, app interfaces, and vehicle diagnostics, as well as driver safety features. It's making it easier for drivers to get where they are going without getting into accidents as well.

This is thanks to the new camera systems that integrate with the infotainment system. 

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We loaded up our Volvo at Atlanta's only Certified Organic Farmer's Market!

A Volvo Filled with Organic Produce is a Happy Volvo

 

What are you doing Saturday morning?

We love spending Saturday mornings at Morningside Farmers’ Market browsing, sampling, and ultimately filling up the back of our Volvo with a nourishing haul of food for the week. Vising the market gives us an opportunity to connect with neighbors, keep our money in the local economy, and feel good about the values we are sharing with our families.
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Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographer Joins Forces with Volvo

Volvo thought of an enterprising new way to show off the Volvo XC60's safety features. It teamed up with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and artist Barbara Davidson for an innovative project featuring the onboard security cameras of the new Volvo XC60.

According to Volvo, this is the first time a photographer has used a car as a camera. Davidson took about 30 photos through the lenses of the car's on-board safety cameras to capture life on the streets in Copenhagen from a very different perspective. Her work was displayed at...

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Car Battery Replacement Tips

Certainly, the car battery gives your car that “going power” to start and powers a lot of the equipment, headlights, stereo, windshield wipers, and more. Of course, there are a few things that you could do to make sure that you do not have to worry about a faltered battery issue. It begins with a few basic steps. Here is more on the subject...

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Why Regular Tire Rotations Are Important

Many people understand that when their vehicle’s tires inevitably wear out, they will need to get replaced. Fewer drivers, however, may realize that they can increase their tires' life and traction by allowing them to wear out evenly over time. This is one of the key purposes of a tire rotation.

Routine tire rotations involve having each of your car’s tires moved to a different wheel from its current position...

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New Volvo XC60 Adds Three Advanced Driver Assistance Technologies

For those in the Chamblee area with an eye on reliable driver safety technologies, Volvo has continued to prove their strength as premium choice for semi-autonomous enhancements. With the all-new Volvo XC60, to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, drivers can experience automatic steering assistance and support in the form of the updated City Safety, Oncoming Lane Mitigation, and Blind Spot Information System - all of which go to great lengths in order to ensure their safety.

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Volvo V90 is Coming to America

When thinking about the Volvo brand, several words coming to mind. For most people, these words probably include "safety," luxury," and "wagons." That's right, wagons. With more than six decades of wagon heritage behind it, Volvo is preparing to launch the much-anticipated Volvo V90 wagon in the United States later this year. Making its North American debut at the 2017 North American International Auto...

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