On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:59:50 +0000, Clive George wrote:
Lada manuals told you to turn the headlamps on prior to starting the car if
it was very cold in order to warm the battery up enough to provide juice for
the starter motor.

Funny thing is, I've always done that. It's a habit I've always had, and
I have a feeling it derives from kid logic - even as a boy I could
appreciate that turning a car engine over took a lot of juice, so my
kid-theory went that turning everything non-essential off would be helpful.

Of course in practice it makes no difference except possibly in some very
extreme situations, but it's a habit that I just can't seem to shake :-)

cheers

J.