I posted this on FB the other day and wanted to share with a larger, more focused audience. When temperatures reach the severe levels they have in the mid-west of late, any maintenance you've forgone will make itself painfully obvious. Namely, your battery. I see a lot of batteries fail at 2 years! And at 4, you better think about getting a new one if you live in extreme temperature areas.
If you do have a decent battery, when you start your car after it's been sitting for several hours, cycle your key from off to on, off to on. Turn your headlights on for a few seconds. This "primes" your fuel system, and the headlights being on will get the juices in your battery kind of stirring before you zap the crap out of it trying to start the engine.
You will usually find a stamp or some other marking that will tell you the age of the battery. If you have any doubts, just about any service station will check it for you for free. I know the local oil change place where I live will check them for free and their batteries have a 4 year replacement warranty.
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