Feature Articles

Understanding Mercedes-Benz Brakes

Understanding Mercedes-Benz Brakes

Where safety is concerned, what’s more important than brakes? And now, of course, lots of sophisticated electronics are involved in stopping a vehicle. We need to keep up to speed on the systems that help cars slow down, yet not lose sight of the basics.

Aluminum: From Bauxite to Beautiful

Aluminum: From Bauxite to Beautiful

Working with this light metal in collision repair isn’t really more difficult than working with steel. It’s just different. Learn how to deal with those differences in a professional manner and you’l be ready when an aluminum-intensive Mercedes-Benz rolls into your shop.

SDS Evolves: XENTRY

SDS Evolves: XENTRY

Using a sophisticated self-diagnostic system makes your life a lot easier provided you know the exact options and systems the car actually has. That’s where XENTRY comes in.

Let’s Get Into Gear

Let’s Get Into Gear

Whether it’s the government mandating higher fuel economy standards, or customers demanding greater performance and smooth shifting, Mercedes-Benz has always risen to the challenge. For almost a decade, 7G-Tronic transmissions have been an important part of that response, so they are starting to require service. Here’s what you need to know.

Setting Up Your Shop

Setting Up Your Shop

For every person who wants to start building race cars, there is a different style of getting the job done…We’re not going to tell you which is better, but we will share with you what we’ve done ourselves. And, we’ll cheerfully tell you that we’ll be doing it differently in two months because, just like you, we’re still learning and improving…With that, let’s explore some of the things we’ve learned and you can sort through them and see if any of them will work for you in your shop.

The Stuff You See

The Stuff You See

Our man Greg relates some egregious examples of the things that can be done wrong during the building of a high-performance engine. You’ll learn a lot of interesting stuff here.