It boils down to getting three things: application-specific repair information, proper tools, and a little practice with working aluminum alloys or using new welding equipment on the various grades of high strength steel.
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?
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.
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?
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.
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?
