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Severe Driving in Orangeville

Last Updated: Jul 01, 2025

Owner’s manuals have schedules for preventive maintenance. Orangeville drivers can check on things like oil changes, transmission service and so on. They say you should change your oil every so many kilometers or after so many months. Orangeville drivers understand this very well. What they may not know is that there are actually two service schedules: the regular schedule and the severe service schedule. The kilometer and time intervals are lower on the severe service schedule.

Now when you hear “severe service”, you may think it doesn’t apply to you because you don’t feel your driving conditions are severe or extreme – it’s just normal everyday driving. So let’s list some of the conditions that manufacturers classify as severe so that Orangeville drivers can make the judgment on their own driving.

• Most trips are less than six kilometers.
• Most trips are less than 16 kilometers and outside
Orangeville temperatures are below freezing
• You drive in very hot weather in Ontario
• Driving at low speed most of the time around the Orangeville area (under 88 kph)
• Stop and go driving
• Operating your vehicle in dusty, polluted or muddy
Orangeville conditions
• You tow a trailer, regularly carry heavy loads or carry a car-top carrier

Most of us Orangeville drivers operate under severe driving conditions at least some of the time. How do we know which car maintenance schedule to follow?

Carefully think about your driving conditions and decide if you should do your preventive maintenance closer to the severe service recommendation or the regular recommendation. Of course, your GREEN TREE AUTO CARE service advisor can help you with your decision.

Stop by or give us a call.

GREEN TREE AUTO CARE
580 Riddell Road
Orangeville, Ontario L9W 5H3
(519) 940-5402
greentreeauto.ca


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