Here is a list of items you should avoid leaving in your car when it’s cold:
• Laptops- Condensation and colder climates can have a negative impact on your laptop. A frozen laptop could suffer damage to the LCD screen; significantly weaken the battery, and you could lose all of your data.
• Children or Pets- Just like leaving a child or a pet in a hot car in the middle of summer is dangerous, so is leaving them in a cold car in the middle of winter. A car interior can become like a refrigerator in cold temperatures and can literally freeze them to death.
• Never leave your medicine in the car. Even though most medications state that they need to be stored in a cool, dry place, the interior of your car during freezing temperatures is actually too cold. The low temperatures can weaken your medicine’s properties and reduce their effectiveness.
If you’re diabetic, leaving your insulin in a cold car could cause it to lose its effectiveness, too.
• Your smartphone. Regardless of the brand, smart phones are designed to function properly between 32-95 degrees Fahrenheit. Anything out of this range could cause failure.
• Beverages. When temperatures drop below 32 degrees, beverages like water, juice or soda will begin to freeze. A frozen liquid that exceeds the capacity of the container it’s being stored in could result in rupture and an unpleasant mess.
• Guitar. A guitar’s neck and strings can be strained if left in cold temperatures. To avoid this, loosen up the guitar’s strings to release tension before it gets too cold.
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