Mercedes-Benz StarTuned

Second Time Around

Aug 2012

Secondary air systems are designed to help the catalytic converter get up to operating temperature faster. When the system develops a problem, the ME control unit is capable of defining the fault. It’s our job to figure out the cause.

Scan Tools

Aug 2012

Is your choice of diagnostic tooling in collision repair helping or limiting you?

Getting the MOST (Mercedes-Benz)

Aug 2012

Nowhere is technological sophistication more evident than in automotive entertainment systems. These days, a Mercedes-Benz has so much more than a radio and CD player. Interconnectivity with peripherals, DVD, GPS, and Navigation make a lot of information available to the vehicle’s occupants. How do we keep this going?

Are You Ready for Carbon Fiber Repair?

May 2012

Carbon fiber parts will be in certain 2012 Mercedes-Benz production series vehicles

Temperate Climate

May 2012

With summer coming, you’d better be sure you’re up-to-date on Mercedes-Benz A/C service so you can keep your customers in the Temperate Zone.

ABC Service Baselines

May 2012

Some practical points on the fundamentals.

The ABC’s of a Taut Suspension

May 2012

Mercedes-Benz has always been synonymous with agile handling, a stable feel, and compliant suspensions. Active Body Control is one way the company brings these attributes into modern times.

Throttling Away

May 2012

Mercedes-Benz’s pursuit of safer vehicles incorporates individual systems working in concert to control speed, handling, and stopping. One critical part of this is the Electronic Accelerator. Here’s how it works and how to fix it.

Floating on Air

Feb 2012

Although Mercedes-Benz offers a hydraulic suspension system (Active Body Control, or ABC), there’s an alternative. AIRmatic suspension doesn’t need hydraulic fluid, or a belt-driven high-pressure pump to maintain a level stance. Vehicles so equipped float on a cushion of air, so how do we keep them afloat?