StarTuned October 2014
In this issue: Always Spinning: Variable Displacement A/C Compressors; Be a Door Man; Installing Custom Aftermarket Wheels & Tires; Variable Length Intake Manifold Operation & Maintenance
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Author: Mercedes-Benz StarTuned
Potential Consequences of Installing Custom Aftermarket Wheels and Tires
It’s a good bet that some of your customers consider their Mercedes-Benz vehicles a fashion statement. Maybe they’re wild about some particular wheel and tire combination that’s impractical, maybe even unsafe. What do you do?
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Variable Length Intake Manifold Operation and Maintenance
For most of automotive history, the intake manifold was just an inactive lump of iron or aluminum. Not anymore.
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Be a Door Man
Sensors, actuators, and electronic controls make repairing Mercedes-Benz doors a lot more important to vehicle safety and passenger comfort than in the past. The collision repair technician must deliver not only excellent fit and finish, but also ensure that all electronics function as required by the original equipment specifications.
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Variable Displacement A/C Compressors: Always Spinning
Only after ruling out non-compressor problems can you begin testing the variable displacement compressor itself. Does the swash plate respond to different loads? If not, is it a problem with the compressor, sensor inputs, or with the controller?
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Bumper Tech
The safety sensors are embedded in or attached to the bumper and front grille, which makes bumper repair after a collision very different from the procedures of only a decade ago.
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MOST Definitely, from D2B – What You Need to Know if the Fiber Optics Stop Processing Digital Media
The addition of electronics has turned the average vehicle into a technological marvel, but a Mercedes-Benz is no average vehicle. At the cutting edge of technology since its founding, the company has added fiber optics that allow it to process large amounts of digital media. What do we need to know if it stops doing that?
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Modern Motor Mounts – Part of the Electrical System
Mercedes-Benz has always been an innovator in the automotive industry, and its powertrain technology shows this clearly. But besides the great leaps in engines that have produced the wonderful performance and efficiency of today, has anybody ever given any thought to how those engines are mounted in the chassis? Yes, indeed, and to a larger extent than you probably suspect.
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Why You Should Use Only Genuine Mercedes-Benz Parts
There’s a lot more substance to this topic than you might think — it’s not just marketing hype. The rigorous “Genuine Parts” testing program is especially interesting and relevant to the price/value relationship.
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StarTuned March 2014
In this issue: Connections Come First; VVT: The Best of Both Worlds; Why You Should Use Only Genuine Mercedes-Benz Brake Parts; Certified Collision Centers
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